ASAS Mysore B.Sc Visual Media Nirmal‚ Vishnu Menon 0ctober 13 ‚2014 [ The Timeless Vedas ] A brief description on Vedic literature‚ its structure and content. The Timeless Vedas Compiled by Nirmal and Vishnu Menon B.Sc Visual Media ASAS Mysore Preface The Vedas are divine and eternal. The Vedas are truly considered to be boundless repository of “knowledge par excellence”. Ours is a humble effort in briefing about Vedas. An attempt like this is similar to sipping handful
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO HINDUISM RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY Swami Vivekananda’s Contributions to Hinduism SWAMI BHAJANANANDA wami Vivekananda was a prince among monks. He was a Sannyasin of the highest order‚ a Paramahamsa Parivràjakàchàrya‚ who dwelt constantly at the superconscious realm. In the hymm Sukàshtaka‚ there occurs the line‚ nistraigunye pathivicharatàm ko vidhir ko nishedhah—‘What injunction or prohibition can apply to an illumined soul who moves freely on the transcendent
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2. Religion in the Ancient Orient Religion for the people in the Ancient Orient was very important. Each people had its own religion: there were monotheistic and polytheistic religions. The Egyptians had several gods they believed in. The most famous ones are: - Ra: it was the beginning of everything‚ and the hawk-headed god of sun who is holding a Sun disk - Shu and Tefnut: they are the children of Ra; Shu is the god of dryness‚ Tefnut is the god of humidity - Osiris and Isis: they are
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Diwali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Deepavali‚[1] popularly known as the "festival of lights"‚ is an important five-day festival in Hinduism‚Jainism‚ and Sikhism‚ occurring between mid-October and mid-November. For Hindus‚ Diwali is one of the most important festivals of the year and is celebrated in families by performing traditional activities together in their homes. Deepavali is an official holiday in India‚[2] Nepal‚ Sri Lanka‚ Myanmar‚Mauritius‚ Guyana‚ Trinidad & Tobago‚ Suriname
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find his identity and achieve Nirvana‚ Siddhartha experiences three different aspects of life‚ the intellectual world‚ the material world‚ and the spiritual world. Siddhartha’s journey begins with him leaving home and the life of the “Son of the Brahman” (5) with his friend Govinda to become Samanas to learn all they can from them. During his time with the Samanas‚ Siddhartha has his first epiphany‚ and says he has “grown distrustful” (14) of their teachings‚ so he and Govinda part from the ascetics
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to seek unity and identity with a universal principle; while theistic mysticism seeks unity‚ but not identity with God. The ultimate expression of monistic mysticism is perhaps best displayed in the Upanishads of India‚ as in the concepts of “I am Brahman” (the all-pervading principle) and tat tram asi “that thou art‚” meaning that the soul is the eternal and Absolute Being. Monistic mysticism is also found in Taoism‚ which seeks unity with Tao‚ the ineffable way. Theistic mysticism‚ unity with God
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Chapter 7 Passages from the Text Comments & Questions “He had tasted riches‚ had tasted lust‚ had tasted power; nevertheless he had still remained in his heart for a long time a Samana; Kamala‚ being smart‚ had realized this quite right. It was still the art of thinking‚ of waiting‚ of fasting‚ which guided his life; still the people of the world‚ the childlike people‚ had remained alien to him as he was alien to them” (75). (C) In the movie‚ A Walk to Remember‚ by Nicholas Sparks‚ the main
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individuals practicing the faith. Religion assists in developing a foundation of these characteristics of tranquility. This idea is supported in the Bhagavad-Gita‚ “Supreme joy comes to the yogi of calm mind and tranquil passion‚ who has become one with Brahman and is wholly free of evil” (741). The Gita reflects the views of Hinduism‚ but this feeling is universal to most religions. In The Epic of Gilgamesh‚ King Gilgamesh was not especially religious‚ as supported by his
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release “from the limitations of being an individual (Molloy 85).” Moksha can be obtained by accepting one’s limitations and overcoming certain restrictions. When one achieves moksha‚ it results in the end of rebirth‚ individuality is gone‚ and only Brahman remains. Alternatively‚ Buddhism achieves liberation through nirvana; the existence beyond worldly boundaries. When Jains finally liberate themselves from rebirth‚ their spirits go to live in the highest realm‚ thought to be at the very top of the
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The teachings of the Hindu have evolved over the years and are mainly based on the teachings from Vedas. However‚ in present times‚ Hindus have little acquaintance with the Veda. “The Hindu religion teaches people to believe in one God named “Brahman‚” but they still worship other Gods and Goddesses as a manifestation of him.” (Madan‚ pg. 520-527) Although Hinduism does not have a founder‚ a revealed book or set of fundamentals of belief and practice‚ it is practiced by billions and considered
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