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    Imagine gathering in a city with thousands of others protesting the government when all of a sudden tanks come rolling through the city and open firing on the crowd of protesters. These people were using Gandhi’s practice of nonviolence in order to achieve a higher goal. Gandhi believes that passive resistance is the way to better ourselves and our government. Passive resistance though has many rules to it in order to fully work‚ but sometimes you need violence and force‚ not Passive Resistance to

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    Having been formed in the same general region‚ it is not surprising that the religions of Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ Sikhism‚ and Hinduism have some similarities. The basic philosophical ideals that Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism share are the beliefs in a system of karma‚ a cycle of rebirth‚ and the goal of ultimate liberation which leads to the end of the rebirth cycle and peace to the soul. However‚ the way that each religion goes about these shared philosophies and have other beliefs that set

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    The article first gave a detailed background of the Bhagavad Gita from the epic Mahabharata. It discussed the war waged upon relatives‚ the Pandavas and the Kauravas. It exhibits the prowess warrior Arjuna‚ a member of the Pandavas and belongs to the ksatria (warrior class)‚ would somehow doubt and think about neglecting his obligations‚ due to the unbearable fact that he has to kill his own flesh and blood. But God somehow enlightened him‚ through the words of his good friend Krishna (one of the

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    Iliad and Odyssey- stories were written by ancient Greeks to tell stories of heroism; to inspire their people. stories of morality and character. By having Odysseus punished repeatedly in the Odyssey‚ it was thought by the Greeks to provoke a sense of humility and shame instead of pride based on Greek heroes‚ to have Greek citizens harbor a sense of humility and humbleness instead of pride and nobility and power. For all intensive purposes‚ they were told for entertainment; and to possibly pass on

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    through priests‚ but also the 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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    Love for Krishna

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    This is also known as manifestation. This paper will focus on one of the most popular avatar‚ Krishna (Krsna) and the devotion to him. “The Krsna avatara is immensely popular in Hinduism‚ undoubtedly due to the influence of the Bhagavad Gita.” (Rodrigues 2006:203)The Bhagavad Purana is known as Puranic text which mainly focuses on bhakti‚ unlimited devotion to the divine. This text saw rapid growth with the “Bhakti Movement” in South India. Alvars‚ tamil poets travelled around the world singing songs

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    Rama and Lord Ram

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    patient to cure him. 8. Goal is to please the Lord: For Bharat‚ he wanted to stay in the forest which was easier than to return and rule the Kingdom but he did it to please Lord Ram. 9. Lord is the Proprietor: Bhoktaram Yajna tapasam (Bhagavad Gita 5.29). Bharat was ruling the kingdom on Lord Ram’s behalf by keeping the Paduka’s on the Throne. We are only caretakers‚ He is the real proprietor‚ He can give and take away. The Caretaker acts according to the will of the owner. 10. Anybody

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    Informative Speech By:Amber Samworth Topic: Yoga General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about yoga. Thesis Statement: I want my audience to be informed about what yoga is‚ its history‚ and why it has become so popular in recent years. Introduction I. (Open w/impact) According to Ann Pizer‚ a Yoga Alliance Certified Instructor‚ in an article last accessed on September 18th 2007‚ for Yoga.About.Com. “Yoga means “union” in Sanskrit‚ the language of Ancient India

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    Scriptures and Rituals of Christianity and Hinduism Hinduism and Christianity can both be similar and very different religions depending on what viewpoint they are examined from. C.S. Lewis was converted from atheism and while doing so he sought out knowledge about different religions. He narrowed his choices to Hinduism or Christianity. “Religions are like soups‚ he said. Some‚ like consommé‚ are thin and clear (Unitarianism‚ Confucianism‚ modern Judaism); others‚ like minestrone‚ are thick and

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    T S Eliot’s poem ‘To the Indians who Died in Africa’ is an interesting Eliot piece. It is not often you read a poem by Eliot which refrains from striking the grand pose. He tended to invoke the giant issues of human soul every time he penned a poem‚ except of course‚ when he wrote those cat poems. But this is a puzzlingly small-aimed poem. A bit advise not grand wisdom‚ I guess. That this poem in imbued in the war and empire atmosphere is obvious. What he has to say to the Indians is funnily passive

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