Random Reading : The Dispossessed

Friends Reader's Digest, September 2025 issue introduced some good books. One of them was "The Dispossessed", a novel by Ursula K LE Guin. I'm not a reader of novels. But somehow the 10 line intro in the Digest pierced through my thoughts. So sharing the Amazon link and description. M G Warrier A Books The Dispossessed https://amzn.in/d/0bjrnnlT The Dispossessed The novel features the development of the mathematical theory underlying a fictional ansible, a device capable of faster-than-light communication, which can send messages without delay, even between star systems. This device plays a critical role in the Hainish Cycle. The invention of the ansible places the novel first in the internal chronology of the Hainish Cycle, although it was the sixth to be published. Amazon description One of the very best must-read novels of all time - with a new introduction by Roddy Doyle 'A well told tale signifying a good deal; one to be read again and again' THE TIMES 'The book I wish I had written ... It's so far away from my own imagination, I'd love to sit at my desk one day and discover that I could think and write like Ursula Le Guin Roddy Doyle' 'Le Guin is a writer of phenomenal power' OBSERVER The Principle of Simultaneity is a scientific breakthrough which will revolutionize interstellar civilization by making possible instantaneous communication. It is the life work of Shevek, a brilliant physicist from the arid anarchist world of Anarres. But Shevek's work is being stifled by jealous colleagues, so he travels to Anarres's sister-planet Urras, hoping to find more liberty and tolerance there. But he soon finds himself being used as a pawn in a deadly political game. B Bhagavad Gita Today Bhagavad Gita 17.3 In this stanza, Gita states that a person's faith matches their inner nature , meaning that whatever a person believes, that is what they become. Sanskrit Verse सत्त्वानुरूपा सर्वस्य श्रद्धा भवति भारत।श्रद्धामयोऽयं पुरुषो यो यच्छ्रद्धः स एव सः॥ ३॥ Transliteration sattvānurūpā sarvasya śraddhā bhavati bhārataśraddhā-mayo 'yaṁ puruṣho yo yac-chhraddhaḥ sa eva saḥ Word Meanings sattva-anurūpā: According to one's existence or inner nature sarvasya: Of everyone śraddhā: Faith or deep conviction bhavati: Becomes / takes shape bhārata: O son of Bharata (Arjuna) śraddhā-mayaḥ: Full of faith / made of faith ayam: This puruṣhaḥ: Living entity / person yaḥ: Who yat-śhraddhaḥ: Having whatever kind of faith saḥ eva saḥ: He is indeed that / they become that very thing Translation "O son of Bharata, the faith of every person conforms to their inner nature. A living entity is made of their faith; as a person's faith is, so indeed they become." Meaning and Lesson Lord Krishna explains in the Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (Chapter 17: The Divisions of Faith) that faith is not just a casual opinion. It is the core foundation of human character. Whatever a person deeply believes, values, or worships shapes their actions, habits, and ultimate destiny. C Bonus 'Quit when it's done' : Man who failed JEE, UPSC & RPSC now earns Rs 60 LPA+ at Coursera https://share.google/5mbD3YkH6abaDt9vl