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 passionate praise of Lord Krishna. In most of her poems she has described her unconditional love for her Lord. She has tried to give the message that Krishna bhakti is the best way to live life as it helps us forget
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Marginalities: An Anthology of Indentified Dalit Writings. Delhi: Manohar‚ 2004. Nimbalkar‚ Waman. Dalit Literature : Nature and Role. Trans. Prof. Vandana Pathak and Dr. P.D. Nimsarkar. Nagpur: Prabodhan Prakashan‚ 2006. Omvedt‚ Gail. “Caste and Bhakti Movement: The Case of Tuka and Varkaris.” Summer Hill: IIAS.Vol. XIV‚ Nos.1-2‚ 2008. Savio‚ G. Dominic and M. Rosary Royer. “Cultural Aesthetics in Bama’s Annachi.” Ed. Mohit K. Roy. Atlantic Critical Review. Vol.8‚ No.3‚ July-Sep.‚2009. New Delhi:
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freedom). This is the experience of one’s innermost being or soul" (Taylor‚ 2006). The paths of yoga include different styles‚ teachings‚ and traditions that bring their own changes yet they all complement one another. The four main paths are Karma‚ Bhakti‚ Jnana‚ and Raja. Each is suited to a different temperament or approach to life. All the paths lead ultimately to the same destination - to union with Brahman or God - and the lessons of each of them need to be integrated to attain true wisdom. Karma
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ll saa iva_aa yaa ivamau>yao ll That is knowledge which Liberates! Dear friends‚ do you know the meaning of this famous “Sanskrit” quotation? I’ll explain it to you. Generally we call vidya to everything which gives some knowledge. There are many types of vidya which we can learn in this world. Among these‚ one is अध्यात्म विद्या. And according to the scriptures “अध्यात्म विद्या” alone liberates the human being. One can get Mukti from this world‚ Because of knowing & experiencing the अध्यात्म विद्या
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discipline is karma yoga that is working for supreme. The second discipline is Janna yoga that is realizing the supreme. The third way to achieve salvation or moksha is Raja yoga that is meditating for supreme and lastly is Bhakti yoga that is serving supreme with loving devotion. Bhakti yoga is most acceptable yoga to attain salvation and visit to Chardham certainly helps in realizing it. These are four major pilgrimages that is why it is called Chardham.They begin with Yamunotri‚ Gangotri‚ Kedarnath
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101) Many believe that to achieve moksha will take many lifetimes of upward-striving incarnations are required to reach this transcendence of earthly miseries. (Fisher 77) There is four different types of yoga‚ raja yoga‚ jnana yoga‚ karma yoga‚ and bhakti yoga. Depending on what type of person you are and what type of life that you want to live‚ shows what type of yoga you should practice. Raja
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Question : 1. Discuss the statement of Lord Acton that “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely”. Give an example to argue your answer. (more or less 500 words) 2. How does media coverage of communal conflict in Indonesia recently influence your views on power and how power may be used to attain political objectives? Give example for your answer. (more or less 1000 words) Answer : 1. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power tends to corrupt absolutely”
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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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The Yajur Veda is related to yajna‚ which is not just sacrifice‚ but also means creative reality. The mantras (verse with archetypal meanings) of the Rig Veda are adapted to certain melodies and this collection is named Sama Veda‚ and the Atharva Veda deals with the peace and prosperity of human society and is concerned with the daily life of man. Vedic ritual is preserved in literary texts called the Brahmanas. The main division of the contexts of these extensive texts is twofold – the ritualistic
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India has always been considered as a mysterious world with wide variety of interesting traditional values that was created all along the history line of India‚ from the big and complex things like philosophy schools of India to the daily’s things like the lamp in Diwali festival. So what has made India the way it is now with the blooming yet mysterious beauty from the richness in its culture? Well‚ here is a saying from the former Minister of India – Sir JAWAHARLAL NEHRU – to show the idea of Indian
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