HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Roots of Indian Culture in Sindhu Saraswati Civilisation The Saraswati Civilisation A fresh study by a group of international scientists peesh confirms the dominant role of Saraswati river in sustaining the so-called Indus Valley Civilisation. [28] A new study titled‚ ‘Fluvial landscapes of the Harappan civilisation’‚ has concluded that the Indus Valley Civilisation died out because the monsoons which fed the rivers that supported the civilisation‚ migrated
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Kelli Smith Professor Erickson PHI2010 – 415049 November 20‚ 2014 The Conscience: The Ethical Inner Voices of Socrates and Arjuna Each of us has an inner voice with which we make ethical decisions. Our moral values are both learned and instinctive. The word conscience is defined as “the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong; a feeling that something you have done is morally wrong” (merriam-webster.com). Our conscience allows us to act‚ or not
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The idea of reincarnation derives from the Bhagavad-Gita. There are three four verses imparticular‚ the first one talk about the soul not ever being born or dying that it is always alive and it is therefore the body which dies. "It (the self) is not born‚ and It does not die; nor is it ever that this One having been nonexistent becomes existent again. This One is birthless‚ eternal‚ undecaying‚ ancient; It is not killed when the body is killed." - Gita Ch. 2 Verse 20 The second verse related to
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for God. “Neither the multitude of gods nor great sages know my origin‚ for I am the source of all the gods and great sages. A mortal who knows me as the unborn‚ beginning-less great lord of the world is freed from all delusion and all evils” ("Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 2 - Verses 9 & 10.”). But the thorough study of Hinduism reveals it a polytheistic religion; indeed most of Hindus
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OCS/WOCS Book Assignment - “Warrior Ethos/On Sheep‚ Wolves‚ and Sheepdogs” by Steven Pressfield/LTC (RET) Dave Grossman 1a. “The Warrior Ethos embodies certain virtues—courage‚ honor‚ loyalty‚ integrity‚ selflessness and others—that most warrior societies believe must be inculcated from birth” (Pressfield 3). 1b. “Their only response to the wolf‚ though‚ is denial‚ and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain” (Grossman 4). In these examples we look at the warrior in
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Task 1 The kshātriyas in the Mahābhārata possessed all of the heroic traditions by displaying the glorification and idealization of power through violent means by individual warriors‚ or a class of warriors (such as the warrior class of kshātriya‚ specifically) in their pursuit of re-gaining their kingdom through violent and heroic battle. Arjuna‚ who belongs to the kshātriya caste (the warrior caste) and third of the Pandavas (the “good” side‚ the protagonists) displays his unparalleled ability
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Sierra Bychowski Urja Patel Damaris Period 5 AP world history 12/3/2012 Hinduism Hinduism is a religion that began in India thousands of years ago. It is the oldest‚ most complex and world’s third largest religion. The term Hindu derived from Sanskrit name for Indus river. It meant that those who lived on one part of the Indus river. Hinduism is a mixture of religious‚ philosophical‚ cultural ideas and practices that originated in India. Hinduism is one of the most unique religions. It
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Shad Darshana - Six systems of Vedic Philosophy Philosophy is a worldview‚ as represented by the Sanskrit darshana‚ derived from the verbal root drish‚ "to see". Generally speaking‚ the modern Philosophical approach seeks to find an objective vantage point from which to analyze and properly order the many subjective perspectives which constitute what is then termed "reality". The Indian approach‚ by contrast‚ has sometimes been called a subjective attempt to find the ultimate objective. While
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purna-avatara or full incarnation of the supreme god Vishnu.[7][8] Krishna is often described and portrayed as an infant or young boy playing a flute as in the Bhagavata Purana‚[9] or as a youthful prince giving direction and guidance as in the Bhagavad Gita.[10] The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.[11] They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child‚ a prankster‚ a model lover‚ a divine hero and the supreme being.[12] The principal
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Eastern religions are typically described by those religions that are practiced in areas like China‚ India‚ Southeast Asia‚ and Japan. Eastern religions are also polytheistic‚ whereas Western religions are monotheistic in that only one God is worshipped. Western religions are those religions that are practiced in most other countries outside of the East. Just a few of the Eastern religions that are followed in India are Buddhism and Hinduism. Buddhism is based on dharma where the goal is to liberate
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