HISTORY OF BHAKTI MOVEMENT The Bhakti movement originated in ancient Tamil Nadu. The Nayanmars and the Alvars played a major role in the Bhakti movement. It began to spread to the north during the late medieval ages when north India was under Islamic rule. The Hindus were converting in large numbers‚ especially the lower castes. The reason for this was that Hinduism had no solution for the centuries old caste system which had become stagnant and exploitative over the time.[1] The Bhakti movement was
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The Medieval Period saw the rise of devotional movements led by Ramanuja‚ Ramananda‚ Tukaram‚ Guru Nanak‚ Surdas‚ Chaitanya‚ Mirabai‚ Tulsi Das and many other saints. BHAKTI MOVEMENT The foundation of the Bhakti Movement was laid in South India between the 7th and 12th century AD. Several factors favoured the rise of Bhakti Movement: (a) Hinduism became more ritualistic and dogmatic and was ridden by caste system‚ which alienated the lower castes; (b) Both Buddhism and Jainism preached extreme
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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (12 January 1863–4 July 1902)‚ born Narendra Nath Datt was an Indian Hindu monk. He was a key figure in the introduction of Indian philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga to the western world and was credited with raising interfaith awareness‚ bringing Hinduism to the status of a major world religion in the late 19th century. He was a major force in the revival of Hinduism in India and contributed to the notion of nationalism in colonial India. He was the chief disciple
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More on ¡¥The Matrix¡¦ There are two kinds of people in this world: One who have seen the movie ¡¥The Matrix¡¦ and its sequels and the other kind who haven¡¦t. Although the movie derives heavily from Vedantic and Buddhist philosophies‚ never before the concept of ¡¥Virtual World¡¦ or ¡¥Mithya Jagat¡¦ so beautifully picturised. Everyone now believes that the Matrix does exist and Indians have been knowing this since ancient times in the form of ¡¥Maya¡¦. Whether it is controlled by machines or
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What is the essence of Bhagavad Gita? One of the main scriptures which explains the true relationship between God and human beings is known to be the Bhagavad Gita. It teaches how to live happily‚ and shows the path for reaching the Divine destination. No one has to be a certain faith in order to truly understand this scripture‚ which is the main reason why it works wonders to better ourselves in this society. The Gita teaches us more than just life lessons‚ it teaches us how to free ourselves
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influence physical health. Yoga is an example of Mind-Body Medicine. Yoga‚ as we know it today‚ is the result of complex evolution that has been going on for at least 5000 years. The history of Yoga generates from the Archeological findings from the cities Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa‚ which revealed a portrait of a human being or god meditation in what looks like a Yoga posture. Yoga is believed to be derived from the Inus-Saravati people dated to 3000 to 5000 B.C. Vedic Yoga is the oldest written records
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YOGA ANGELS TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL A Practical Guide for Teaching Yoga to Kids‚ Tweens and Teens Subhadra Griffiths CONTENTS 6 9 11 13 Preface Introduction Yoga Angels Yoga Program Apprenticeship Program Yoga Angels Basics 17 19 21 Definition of Yoga Asana: The Third Limb of Yoga Comparison of Teaching Children
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The origins of Yoga may date back to pre-vedic Indian traditions. The earliest accounts of yoga-practices are to be found in the Buddhist Nikayas.[8] Parallel developments were recorded around 400 CE in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali‚[9] which combines pre–philosophical speculations and diverse ascetic practices of the first millennium BCE with Samkhya-philosophy. Hatha yoga emerged from tantra by the turn of the first millennium.[10][11] Gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west‚[12] following
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been in the skate‚ surf‚ and snowboard business for over 20 years when he took a commercial yoga class that was offered in Vancouver. Wilson found the results to be thrilling. He quickly was immersed in the idea of making his yoga experience the best possible. He believed the clothes that were being used for yoga were not the most appropriate. They made him sweat and weren’t very easy for the maneuvers yoga required. This would lead to the beginning of Wilson’s success. From Wilson’s passion for
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