Indian culture. Disillusioned with their materialistic lives‚ they turn to India for solace and peace. The wisdom of our ancient epics like the Ramayana and the Mahabharata serves as a beacon light to the seekers of spiritual bliss. In the Bhagavad Gita‚ Lord Krishna tells how every human being can come to live the subtle philosophical principles laid down in our scriptures in the actual day-to-day life. Lord Buddha taught us to follow the ‘Middle Path’ by exercising control over the passions
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MIRABAI: Meerabai (c. 1498 – c. 1557 AD) (the word ’bai’ in Rajasthani is an informal term commonly used to refer a girl) was a princess Hindu mystical and a devotee of Lord Krishna from Rajasthan. She was one of the most significant figures Sant of the Vaishnava bhakti movement. Some 1‚300 pads (poems) commonly known as bhajans (sacred songs) are attributed to her. These are popular throughout India and have been published in several translations worldwide. In the bhakti tradition‚ they are in
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History of the Indian caste system From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Indian society has consisted of thousands of endogamous clans and groups called jatis since ancient times. The Brahminical scriptures and texts tried to bring this diversity under a comprehensible scheme which hypothesised four idealised meta groups called varna. The first mention of the formal varna Indian caste system is in the famous Purusha Sukta of the Rigveda‚ although it is the only mention
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MOHI JAIN RESERCH SCHOLAR MONAD UNIVERSITY HAPUR TOPIC: Business Ethics and Human Values[->0] Contents: 1. Abstract 2. An overview of business Ethics 3. Meaning of Business Ethics 4. Ethics in Religion 4.1 Hindu Ethics 4.2 Tirukkural 4.3 Buddhist Ethics Guidelines to Good Conduct 4.4 Arthaśāstra- the Ethics of Economics 5. Gandhiji’s Experiences with Ethics 6. The Buzz Word in Business World 7. The
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Trimurti literally means‚ “having three forms”‚ and refers to the gods Brahma‚ Vishnu‚ and Shiva. In Hinduism‚ the Trimurti reveals concepts of birth‚ life‚ and death and represents the Supreme Being. The Trimurti is portrayed as a three-headed figure with the faces and qualities of the three gods. This three-headed figure represents creation‚ preservation‚ and destruction‚ which are unified together to symbolize one Supreme Being. These three gods are equally essential for all aspects of life because
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immoral is just another way of worshiping idols. You can be sure that people who behave in this way will never be part of the kingdom that belongs to Christ and to God." Ephesians 5:5 (CEV). "Hell has three gates: lust‚ anger‚ and greed." (Bhagavad-Gita‚ "Song of God") The most toxic of these three are anger and greed. There is no fire like greed and no crime like hatred. In this world today‚ unfortunately there are too many people who are guilty of all three sins. July 2005‚ International
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CULTURE OF INDIA Independence Day = 15th Aug 1947 In India‚ Republic Day honors the date on which the Constitution of India came into force–on 26 January 1950–replacing the Government of India Act (1935) as the governing document of India. Incredible India is the name of an international marketing campaign by the Government of India to promote tourism in India in 2002 to a global audience. Tourism is a major industry in India and the Ministry of Tourism launched a campaign to promote Incredible
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The Prominence of Vishnu and his Avatars Between the Vedic and Epic periods‚ the divinity known as Vishnu underwent a cosmic change. In the Vedas‚ Vishnu was a minor solar god who was closely associated with Indra‚ in which he was rarely mentioned and was submissive to the king of the gods. By the time of the epics of the Mahabharata and the Ramayana‚ Vishnu had greatly risen in importance and power in the world of the gods. Vishnu is now known as "The Preserver" among the three books of the
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INTRODUCTION: World is becoming multi-faith day by day. There isn’t any single country in the world occupied by the people of a single belief. Each country has different faiths in the form of minorities and majorities. People of different communities are living with each other around the world and coming closer day by day. This is an era of globalization which calls for “interfaith awareness and understanding”. A basic understanding of the diverse range of cultures‚ faiths and their histories has
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This can be observed in the texts such as the ‘Epic of Atrahasis’‚ ‘Bhagavad Gita’ and the ‘Upanishads’.It can be further observed as huge amount of significance is placed on social structure as seen in the ‘Codes of Hammurabi’ and the ‘Caste System’‚ which serves as a functioning element of society. Despite many similarities
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