CONTEMPORARY INDIAN THINKERS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1. RAMAKRISHNA PARAMAHAMSA 2. VIVEKANANDA 3. SHAIKH MUHAMMED IQBAL 4. RABINDRANATH TAGORE 5. MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI 6. KRISHNACHANDRA BHATTACHARYYA 7. AUROBINDO GHOSE 8. SARAPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN 9. JIDDU KRISHNAMURTHI 10. RAJNEESH CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION When we speak about Contemporary Indian Philosophy‚ we refer to the pro and post Independence period which is known as the Indian
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Over the course of the semester we have studied four religions: Judaism‚ Islam‚ Hinduism‚ and Buddhism. I learned a lot about each religion and have more knowledge to the different religions. Overall‚ I found Hinduism the most interesting out of the four we studied. Many people do not know a lot about Hinduism; however India has the largest population in the world of Hindu’s. The reasons I find Hinduism interesting compared to the other religions is because it is so different than my religion
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Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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practice one finally attains sanctity and liberation (moksha or mukti). Broadly speaking‚ the celibate holy life (brahmacarya) which leads to liberation is a path of self-purification by which the effects of negative karmas are avoided. The Hindu Yoga traditions hold various beliefs. Moksha may be achieved by love of Ishwar/God (see bhakti movement‚ see Mirabai)‚ by
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In this world of over seven billion souls‚ sometimes we feel the absence of one man and then suddenly we find that he is there in all men. That is our Indian famous monk Swami Vivekananda. He is regarded as the patriot saint of modern India. He was the greatest gift of God to the Indian society. His inspiring personality was well known both in India and America during nineteenth century. He was the India’s spiritual ambassador in America to create a bond between East and West. His original name
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Axia College Material Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the Web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the Web site‚ provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary‚ list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two
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adults can go to get fit and healthy: Agincourt Recreation Center Located at 31 Glen Watford Drive‚ this facility offers yoga classes for seniors ages 60 and over on Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon. During class‚ seniors will learn various poses and relaxation and breathing techniques that will enhance their flexibility and strengthen and tone their muscles. Doing yoga will also help encourage mindfulness in a senior. They will become mindful of their body as well as their emotions and thoughts
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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The Hindu Religion hold the belief that through yoga‚ forms of meditation people can live spiritually enlightened. Yoga is thought to help people build a bond with the Divine. The Hindu people believe that meditating through yoga‚ the union between the person and the Divine can actually be perfected! There are several different types of yoga‚ each type having their own specialties. Those specialties may consist of; healing‚ balance‚ breathing‚ strength‚ endurance‚ and mental and physical enlightment
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Is it appropriation if the culture from which the practice came wishes to spread its effects to all people‚ help them rebalance their lives‚ and become closer to God? Maybe not‚ but it is also questionable whether or not this is what popular yoga practices in the United States has
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