The English word ‘Symbol’ owes its origin to the Greek word‚ ‘Symbolon’ meaning ‘a sign’ by which one knows or infers a thing. Swami Swahananda‚ in one of his articles states that‚ “a symbol‚ typifies‚ represents or recalls something by possession of analogous qualities or by association in the fact or thought”1. Human beings use symbols so much so that it has become an innate tendency in them. In due course‚ symbols began to be used to interpret more and more abstract things‚ thoughts‚ human
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My School Routine Life is an interesting adventure worth living. I enjoy every bit of my life and enjoy things around me such as‚ beautiful landscape‚ budding flowers‚ green scenery‚ wonders of science seen in different forms‚ marvels of city life‚ the leisure of free time‚. Though much of my daily school is routine-based‚ yet the variety and diversity of daily existence make my daily school routine an exciting adventure. Every person on the planet has his own life and obligations. A lot of people
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World Religions: Hinduism Lisa M. Gardner Hum 130- World Religions Axia College of University of Phoenix There are various religions in this world. Several are indigenous religions that have been passed down from generation to generation and remain unchanged by the people. Hinduism is one of the oldest known religions dating back in time. Though Hinduism lacks a uniting belief system there are aspects that define the Hindu religion‚ cultural and societal influences
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Eliot’s Views of Sexuality as Revealed in the Behavior of Prufrock and Sweeney "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" tells the story of a single character‚ a timid‚ middle-aged man. Prufrock is talking or thinking to himself. The epigraph‚ a dramatic speech taken from Dante’s "Inferno‚" provides a key to Prufrock’s nature. Like Dante’s character Prufrock is in "hell‚" in this case a hell of his own feelings. He is both the "you and I" of line one‚ pacing the city’s grimy streets on his lonely
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just as when we sit in meditation to escape from our world or ourselves we do not benefit ourselves‚ but only when we sit in one pointed attention do we gain from the practice. The Platform Sutra exhorts us to practice‚ saying that to recite the Dharma without practice is “like an illusion or phantom.” (Yampolsky‚ 1967‚ pg 146) Yet the Buddha himself declared: “The Pure Land of the Western Paradise is far‚ far from here. You must pass 100‚000 lands‚ and even 8‚000 more regions‚ in order to reach
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IMMORTAL VALUES Swami Chinmayananda Civilization flourishes with the promotion of culture‚ but when the cultural values deteriorate‚ the civilization of a society breaks down‚ as we have known from the fall of the Egyptian‚ the Greek and the Roman civilizations. The great religious masters of India‚ using their own ingenious efforts‚ have time and again revived the philosophical and religious values for which India stood and thereby arrested the deterioration of the culture. When culture deteriorates
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In the Mahayana Buddhism perspective compassion is an essential virtue. In a pursuit to minimize suffering and obtain inner peace‚ having compassion for nature‚ and the every other living being is a course to enlightenment due to the belief that all things are connected. Because of an unselfish perspective the belief of Mahayana Buddhism ensures that all reach enlightenment. Buddhism is one of the world’s religions. It is based on the teachings and experience of Siddhartha Gautama who became known
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Buddhism is one of the oldest and greatest religions of our world. It originated in the life and teachings of Siddhartha Gautama‚ an Indian Prince. Although he taught primarily in southeastern India‚ it spread to Central Asia‚ Southeast Asia‚ China‚ Korea‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. Its teachings stress achieving enlightenment and escaping the cycle of life‚ death‚ and rebirth‚ which generate suffering. After his Awakening‚ or epiphany‚ he discovered the Four Noble Truths that would
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of Satygraha‚ which essentially encourages one to not strive for a single‚ selfish goal but to actively fight injustice and to act ethically at all times. It is thought that through following the Satygraha one would be able to reach their highest dharma. Three of the main ideas (or Yamas) within this philosophy are the teachings of Ahimsa‚ Asprushyatanivaran and Aswda. Through these ethical disciplines Gandhi assisted in the progression of the modern development and expression of Hinduism. The practice
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Political correctness has gone too far The "Politically Correct" movement’s purpose is to bring historically condescending terms‚ offensive music and art‚ and controversial educational content to an end and replace them with more positive and less-offending references. Offensive and demoralizing efforts are wrong‚ but the censorship and deletion of words and phrases that do not contain the intention to demoralize are taking political correctness too far. Politically correct (or "PC") antics have
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