two great thinkers embody the age-old duel between monism and dualism. Despite having grown up in front of similar backdrops‚ each man responded in a different way—forming two distinct philosophies. The foundation of Gandhi’s thoughts was the Advaita Vedanta. Gandhi believed Brahman alone was reality— everything else was non-existent. Like Shankara‚ he was a monist. Furthermore‚ of the three yogas discussed in the Bhagavad Gita‚ Gandhi viewed jnana‚ spiritual insight‚ as the most important. Karma
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Swami Vivekananda‚ known in his pre-monastic life as Narendra Nath Datta‚ was born in an affluent family in Kolkata on 12 January 1863. His father‚Vishwanath Datta‚ was a successful attorney with interests in a wide range of subjects‚ and his mother‚ Bhuvaneshwari Devi‚ was endowed with deep devotion‚ strong character and other qualities. A precocious boy‚ Narendra excelled in music‚ gymnastics and studies. By the time he graduated from Calcutta University‚ he had acquired a vast knowledge of different
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Narendra Nath Datta 12 January 1863 Calcutta‚ India | Died | 4 July 1902 (aged 39) Belur Math near Calcutta | Nationality | Indian | Founder of | Belur Math‚ Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission | Guru | Ramakrishna | Philosophy | Vedanta | Literary works | Raja Yoga‚ Karma Yoga‚ Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga | Prominent Disciple(s) | Alasinga Perumal‚ Swami Abhayananda‚ Sister Nivedita‚ Swami Sadananda | Influence on[show] | Quotation | Come up‚ O lions‚ and shake off the delusion
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later gave birth to six popular schools of Hindu philosophy and final versions of Puranas‚ Tantras and other sectarian literature were developed (200-750 AD). Development of six popular schools of religious thought‚ establishment of Shankara’s Advaita Vedanta and the decline of Buddhism are the main landmarks of this period (750-1000 AD). The Medieval Period saw the rise of devotional movements led by Ramanuja‚ Ramananda‚ Tukaram‚ Guru Nanak‚ Surdas‚ Chaitanya‚ Mirabai‚ Tulsi Das and many other
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and was the founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He is considered by many as an icon for his fearless courage‚ his positive exhortations to the youth‚ his broad outlook to social problems‚ and countless lectures and discourses on Vedanta philosophy. Contents | 1 Biography of Swami Vivekananda | 1.1 Birth and Early life | | 1.2 With Ramakrishna | | 1.3 Wanderings in India | | 1.4 In the west | | 1.5 Back in India | | 1.6 Death | | | 2 Principles and Philosophy
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(astika‚ those systems that recognize vedic authority) of Hindu philosophy. The major text of this Vedic school is the extant Samkhya Karika. There are no purely Sankhya schools existing today in Hinduism‚ but its influence is felt in the Yoga and Vedanta schools. Samkhya is an enumerationist philosophy that is strongly dualist. Samkhya philosophy regards the universe as consisting of two realities: Purusha (consciousness) and Prakriti (phenomenal realm of matter). They are the experiencer and the
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12‚ 1863–July 4‚ 1902)‚ born Narendranath Dutta[2] was the chief disciple of the 19th century mystic Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder of Ramakrishna Mission.[3] He is considered a key figure in the introduction of Hindu philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga in Europe and America[3] and is also credited with raising interfaith awareness‚ bringing Hinduism to the status of a world religion during the end of the 19th century.[4] Vivekananda is considered to be a major force in the revival of Hinduism in
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National Youth Day is celebrated in India on 12 January on the birthday of Swami Vivekananda. In 1984‚ the Government of India declared and decided to observe the birthday of Swami Vivekananda (12 January‚ according to the English calendar) as a National Youth Day every year from 1985 onwards. To quote from the Government of India ’s communication‚ ’it was felt that the philosophy of Swamiji and the ideals for which he lived and worked could be a great source of inspiration for the Indian Youth
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Annomeka Nesadurai Word Count: 1593 260633427 RELG 252 001 Teaching Assistant Julia Stenzel Section: 004 The Question of Self and Dharma for a Hermit At the mere age of 20‚ Christopher Knight parked his brand new 1985 Subaru Brat car and he walked away from the rest of society. For nearly 30 years‚ Knight lived in the North Pond forest in Central Maine‚ in isolation and seclusion from the rest of society. In Finkel’s “The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit‚” through a Hindu perspective
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Ram Mohan Roy‚ Indian Social Reformer Ram Mohan Roy was born in an rich family in the 1774. He is also known as ’The Father of the Bengal Renaissance’. As a student he studied Persian‚ Arabic and Sanskrit languages. In his youth he had differences with his father about his religious views. He eventually came to Varanashi and expectedly studied the English language. His father died in 1803 and the same year he published his first book `Tohfat-ul-Mohiddin` in which he criticized idol worship and declared
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