In Nagler’s book: The Search for a Nonviolent‚ the author expresses his views on nonviolence and many different topics relevant to world peace. Nagler‚ when talking about nonviolence‚ mentions the importance of practicing mindfulness and having inner peace. He mentions through his book that this is the way towards nonviolence. Nagler states (2004) that “our thoughts‚ our speech‚ and our outer behavior have a nonviolent effect on the world” (pg.44). Gandhi’s nonviolent movement in India is a great
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The twentieth century was shaped by scientists‚ leaders‚ civil rights workers‚ entertainers‚ and so many more. Throughout the last half of the 20 century‚ many leaders have come to power to create great change in their nations. Such leaders as Ayotollah Khomeini‚ And Mahandas Gandhi has led their nations to independence by nationalism and civil obedience. From genocide of the Africans to abolishing westernization‚ some kf these changes have had positive as well as negative effects on their nations
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The Contribution of Patanjali’s Yoga Suta When we speak of Yoga the first thing in mind is the posture‚ the breaths‚ the exercise. Yoga is commonly associated with flexibility and its complex postures. It is also associated with breathing excercises and meditation. But this is not always the case. There is more to Yoga than just the exercise. For those who studied Indian Philosophy‚ Hinduism or Indian culture and history‚ Yoga is not just all those things; it is something more. So what is Yoga
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God". Thus‚ Satya (Truth) in Gandhi’s philosophy is "God". Nonviolence Although Mahatama Gandhi was not the originator of the principle of non-violence‚ he was the first to apply it in the political field on a huge scale.The concept of nonviolence (ahimsa) and nonresistance has a long history in Indian religious thought and has had many revivals in Hindu‚ Buddhist‚ Jain‚ Jewish and Christian contexts. Gandhi explains his philosophy and way of life in his autobiography The Story of My Experiments with
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Mesopotamia and the Indus civilization are two great civilizations with different aspects to their development. The Indus civilization had a long-lasting effect that is seen today by the name India‚ which was taken from the name Indus. They both have famous scriptures‚ the Rgveda for Indus‚ and the Epic of Gilgamesh in Mesopotamia which influences the civilization. They also have two different developments of their language‚ the Semitic language in Mesopotamia and Proto-Indo European(PIE) and Proto-Indo
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Greatness of Ashoka BY SINDHURA CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. Development 3. Biography 4. Ashokas Dhamma(Dharma) 5. Specialties of Ashokas Dhamma 6. Universalism 7. Measures taken in propagating Dhamma 8. Administration of Ashoka 9. Conclusion 10. Bibilography Introduction In 304 BC‚ the second emperor of Mouryan dynasty‚ Bindusara brought a soul into the world .He was named as Ashoka Bindusara Mourya. His mother was Dharma and he had several older half brothers. Born and brought
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India of my Dream The radioactivity of an exploded bomb may linger for years and centuries‚But it can never ever equal radioactivity that my nation India has emitted and emits my life.Radioactivity that does not destroy but builds. Such is my nation‚ my pride‚ my India- the abode of mighty Himalayas‚land of saints‚seers and sadhus‚ birth place of shri mad bhagvad geetaji and other purana and upnishads‚crade of religion of Hinduism‚Jainism and Buddhism. India had many great personalities like mahatma
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ideological leader of India during the years of the independence movement for India‚ to gain freedom from Great Britain. He introduced the notion of Satyagraha which is resisting oppression by making use of of mass civil disobedience‚ while remaining ahimsa or nonviolent. His guidance in the course of his teachings and examples helped India achieve independence from Great Britain and inspired many other people of various cultures to seek out their civil rights and freedom from those who oppress them
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Christianity Key Words: Agnostic - A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God. Theist - Belief in the existence of a god or gods‚ especially belief in a personal God as creator and ruler of the world. Atheist - a person who disbelieves or lacks belief in the existence of God or gods. Church - a building used for public Christian worship. Denomination - a recognized autonomous branch of the Christian Church. Infinite - limitless or endless
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Religion is a particular response to dimensions of life considered sacred‚ as shaped by the institutionalized traditions. Religion is a complex and an indescribable subject that many have studied. Many scholars have posed questions of where religion has come from‚ why people believe in religion‚ why it is so important‚ and how can we understand it better. There might not be concrete answers to these questions. It is extremely difficult to describe what religion looks like‚ but in many cultures‚ religion
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