both. Mainly I will be focusing on each’s approach to liberation. In Buddhism this is often referred to nirvana‚ and moksha in Hinduism. References will be made to three primary forms of these religions. Hinduism will have references to the Bhagavad Gita‚ and the “Vision of Krishna’s Totality.” Buddhism will have references taken from the classic form known as Theravada Buddhism. The Vision of Krishna’s Totality reads as an epic poem in my eyes. It focuses on three main characters Lord Krishna
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problems using a sanskrit quote ’shariram byadhimandiram’ --- the body is the temple of diseases. Ironically‚ Vivekananda used to emphasise greatly on physical strength and is known for the shocking statement ’Better to play football than read the Gita’. One of the perennial problems that Vivekananda lived with was chronic insomnia and in a letter to Shashi Bhushan Ghosh dated May 29‚ 1897‚ he confided "I never in my life could sleep as soon as I got into bed." The previous year‚ Vivekananda
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CONTEMPORARY INDIAN THINKERS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA 2. VIVEKANANDA 3. SHAIKH MUHAMMED IQBAL 4. RABINDRANATH TAGORE 5. MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI 6. KRISHNACHANDRA BHATTACHARYYA 7. AUROBINDO GHOSE 8. SARAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN 9. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTHI 10. RAJNEESH CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION When we speak about Contemporary Indian Philosophy‚ we refer to the pro and post Independence period which is known as the Indian
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Teachings and philosophy of Swami Vivekananda stressed on different aspects of religion‚ education‚ character building as well as social issues pertaining to India. Vivekananda was a Hindu monk from India who played significant role in introducing Vedanta to the Western world and also reviving and redefining certain aspect of the religion within India. Rabindranath Tagore commented about Swami Vivekananda and his teachings‚ "If you want to know India‚ study Vivekananda. In him everything is positive
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Zorba interview You just have to know more about the happy company‚ Zorba. Zorba Studio has about 6 different courses and 8 distinctive therapies for people with stress related problems. Sarvesh Shashi‚ 23‚ CEO of the company is now considered as one of the most successful and youngest CEOs in South India and he told us that they are planning to expand to hundred studios in the next three years. Sarvesh also said that their basic objective is in spreading happiness to the world. We caught up with
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John Q. Yoga Class Karma Yoga Presentation Karma Yoga What is Karma yoga? Karma means “action” or “work” so Karma yoga means “Union of actions” (what goes around comes around) Karma Yoga is taking responsibility for all of our actions‚ physical‚ mental and spiritual actions. It also means to perform work to the best of our ability and awareness‚ without being overly attached to the outcome. Its knowing you can control what lie inside of you but the the things around you. So you adapt your
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In this world of over seven billion souls‚ sometimes we feel the absence of one man and then suddenly we find that he is there in all men. That is our Indian famous monk Swami Vivekananda. He is regarded as the patriot saint of modern India. He was the greatest gift of God to the Indian society. His inspiring personality was well known both in India and America during nineteenth century. He was the India’s spiritual ambassador in America to create a bond between East and West. His original name
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Power of Common Man Common man term is coined by great cartoonist R K Laxman in his daily cartoon strip‚ "You Said It" in The Times of India. Over time‚ the common man has represented the hopes‚ aspirations‚ troubles and perhaps even foibles of the average Indian. Mr. Laxman once said of his Common Man‚ "I would say he symbolises the mute millions of India‚ or perhaps the whole world‚ a silent spectator of marching time." Most of us are common man and most of us would agree that being a common
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Ambition is a strong desire to achieve something in life. A person without any ambition is like a boat without rudder. Having an ambition needs continuous efforts towards achieving it. One cannot achieve anything if one just day dreams and does nothing. A strong will-power and determination will carry a person forward against all obstacles. Different people have different ambitions. Some aim to become teachers‚ soldiers‚ artists‚ politicians‚ doctors‚ engineers etc. Some try to amass wealth and
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Hinduism Scripture I chose Chapter 2 of the Bhagavad-Gita. This chapter is set in a battlefield where a war between the Kaurava’s and Pandava’s armies is about to take place. Just before the war begins Prince Arjuna sees that in both armies family members are present‚ both sides are made up of “fathers‚ grandfathers‚ teachers‚ brothers‚ uncles‚ sons‚ grandsons‚ in-laws and friends." Arjuna is overcome with grief and tells Krishna‚ who has taken the form of his charioteer‚ that he has no desire to
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