limitations of space‚ time‚ and matter through realization of the immortal Absolute (Fisher 2002). The Hindu religion has many priests and religious rituals. Some of these rituals include‚ yoga. There are four main yogic paths; raja‚ jnana‚ karma‚ and bhakti. Raja yoga‚ attempts to attain the highest consciousness using physical postures and breathing exercises. The goal is to make the mind absolutely calm and clear. Jnana yoga “the way of wisdom”‚ addresses the rational mind by asking one self “Who am
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(Tamil Chittar)". According to Kamil Zvelebil‚ there are some features which are typical for all or almost all siddhars as a body of thinkers. • First‚ in sharp opposition to the bhakti tradition‚ they refuse to allow themselves be carried away by idol worship in particular temples. • Second‚ in contrast to bhakti which emphasizes passionate devotion to God‚ the siddhar emphasize knowledge‚ yoga practice‚ and character‚ moral behavior‚ right conduct. Anger‚ lust and egoism are the worst sins
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comprises eighteen chapters of a total of 701 Sanskrit verses. On the battle-field of Kurukshetra‚ Lord Krishna talked with Arjuna‚ revealed the profound‚ sublime and soul-stirring spiritual truths and expounded to him the rare secrets of Yoga‚ Vedanta‚ Bhakti and Karma. All the teachings of Lord Krishna were subsequently recorded as the Bhagavad Gita by Sri Bhagavan Vyasa. According to Prabhupad‚ (1986)‚ The Bhagavad-Gita‚ a sacred Hindu text‚ is a popular source of knowledge and wisdom for the global
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Krishna‚ either in the form of Vasudeva‚ Bala Krishna or Gopala‚ can be traced to as early as 4th century BC.[13][14] Worship of Krishna as svayam bhagavan‚ or the supreme being‚ known as Krishnaism‚ arose in the Middle Ages in the context of the bhakti movement. From the 10th century AD‚ Krishna became a favourite subject in performing arts and regional traditions of devotion developed for forms of Krishna such as Jagannatha in Odisha‚ Vithoba in Maharashtra and Shrinathji in Rajasthan. Since the
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meditative people‚ there is raja yoga‚ the path of mental concentration. For rational people‚ there is jnana yoga‚ the path of rational inquiry. For naturally active people‚ there is karma yoga‚ the path of right action. For emotional people‚ there is bhakti yoga‚ the path of devotion ritual “(Fisher 81). Yoga is taught as a mean of salvation. In conclusion Hinduism is a very complex religion to understand. One of the things I found very interesting about Hinduism is that they believes in multiple gods
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Islamic and Hindu Kingdoms • In 451 C.E‚ white Huns from central Asia invaded India and disrupted the gupta administration • Turkish people known as the Mughals extended their authority and their empire to much of the subcontinent. The quest for centralized imperial rule • In northern India‚ politics became chaotic and nomadic Turkish speaking peoples from central Asia took advantage of that unsettled state of affairs to cross the Kyler pass and force their way into India • Nomadic people
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The English word "love" can refer to a variety of different feelings‚ states‚ and attitudes that ranges from interpersonal affection ("I love my mother") to pleasure ("I loved that meal"). It can refer to an emotion of a strong attraction and personal attachment.[1] It can also be a virtue representing human kindness‚ compassion‚ and affection—"the unselfish loyal and benevolent concern for the good of another".[2] It may also describe compassionate and affectionate actions towards other humans‚
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DANCE ELEMENTS RELATED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL STORIES INTRODUCTION OF KATHAK The word ‘Kathak’ comes from the root katha‚ which means story- telling. Literal meaning of the word kathak is related to katha‚ the art of story-telling‚ “Katha Kahe So Kathaka Kahave”‚ which means “one who tells a story is a story-teller”. According to M. Monier Williams‚ Katha denotes conversation‚ story‚ speech‚ tale or fable. Katha also means to ‘ sing in praise’‚ ‘to say or inform something’. Thus‚ kathakars were originally
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Paper - I 1. Sources: Archaeological sources:Exploration‚ excavation‚ epigraphy‚ numismatics‚ monuments Literary sources: Indigenous: Primary and secondary; poetry‚ scientific literature‚ literature‚ literature in regional languages‚ religious literature. Foreign accounts: Greek‚ Chinese and Arab writers. 2. Pre-history and Proto-history: Geographical factors; hunting and gathering (paleolithic and mesolithic); Beginning of agriculture (neolithic and chalcolithic). 3. Indus Valley Civilization: Origin
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and the rich cities of Yangtze delta from politics to the study of texts. 8. Mirabai: An aristocratic Hindu mystical singer and devotee of lord Krishna from Rajasthan and one of the most significant figures of the Sant tradition of the Vaishnava Bhakti movement. 9. Sikhism: A monotheistic religion founded during the 15th century in the Punjab region‚ by Guru Nanak Dev which continued to progress with ten successive Sikh gurus. 10. Copernicus: A renaissance astronomer and the first person
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