suffering; the only way to rid yourself of this suffering is to let go of your desire. We need to stop killing innocent animals and start protecting them. When you feel the suffering of every living thing in your own heart‚ that is consciousness. – Bhagavad Gita
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Human beings changed dramatically from the introduction of the cultivation of plants and the domestication of animals. Nomadism was differing away from the norm‚ and the idea of residing in a permanent settlement was quickly becoming the norm. Supportive and growing villages where humans farmed instead of hunting and gathering was the standard. A surplus of food provided a dramatic increase to the population‚ and urban settlements formed. The introduction of agriculture to human beings essentially
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Rig Vedic hymns; the Epic Period during which the Ramayana and Mahabharata were composed; period of Sage Vishvamitra‚ in whose reign a majority of the Vedic hymns were composed; the Yajur and Atharva Vedas were composed around 2400 BC; the Bhagwad Gita was compiled between BC 500-200; Nyaya‚ Sankhya‚ and Brahma Sutras were recorded‚ which later gave birth to six popular schools of Hindu philosophy and final versions of Puranas‚ Tantras and other sectarian literature were developed (200-750 AD).
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“Heroism‚ power‚ determination‚ and resourcefulness‚ courage in battle‚ generosity and leadership are the natural qualities of the work for the ksatriyas.” – Bhaktivedanta Swami‚ Bhagavad Gita 18.44 Within the Vedic tradition‚ there exists a culture of varnashrama dharma. This is a culture that takes into consideration every individual psychophysical nature. One is classified according to their main propensities of their work‚ and not the type of birth status that they hold. This Varnashrama dharma
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Ethics: Its relation with Indian Scriptures and Business Sachin Kapoor1 Dr. Navkiranjit Kaur Dhaliwal2 Introduction “Business ethics‚” a subject that for years has been low profile in business publications and business school curriculum‚ has suddenly gained status. The word “ethics” was once considered irrelevant by corporate loyalists‚ but now discussion of it is increasingly seen as not only important but also as critical to a company’s success. Till
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Indus Valley Region near India and Pakistan while the actual word ‘yoga’ was first used around 1‚500 B.C.E.” B. Preclassical yoga - third century B.C.E. 1. most famous and beloved texts 2. The Bhagavad Gita 3. meaning “The Lord’s Song” 4. blending action and devotion C. Classical yoga - second century C.E. 1. Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 2. first systematic presentation
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Dharma. These rules state how this person shall lead his life. They state that each person must follow their Dharma at all costs. For example if their Dharma tells them to kill someone then it is acceptable to that person. A passage from the Bhagavad Gita explains this best through this passage "It is better to do one’s duty badly than to do another’s well". Dharma varies from class to class in the caste system. The rules get stricter and stricter as one goes up the class system. The caste system
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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda‚ his earlier name was Narendranatha Dutta was born on 12th january 1863‚ the auspicious day of Makarasankranthi. His father‚ Viswanatha Dutta was a lawyer. Mother Bhuvaneshwari Devi considered her son as a gift of the Lord Shiva. From the childhood days itself he has a deep desire to help others. As Naren grew‚ his sharp intellect and spirit of inquiry began to raise many doubts about the existence of God. The meeting with Sree Ramakrishna changed Naren’s
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Religion as a whole is the most sacred tradition known to man since the world began. Religion can be broken down into many different forms from polytheism‚ monotheism‚ tribal religions‚ ancestral worship‚ and so on. After that many groups began to determine their own set of beliefs and that became a doctrine for the many religions we are familiar with today. Every religion has many differences and similarities. Throughout this essay‚ I will be comparing and contrasting several traditional religions
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oldest of all living religions. It was not man-made and is based on a set of dogmas. Unlike Islam or Christianity‚ it was not started as a system. It was developed by the teachings of such teachers as Avataras‚ Rishis‚ Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ the Gita and Itihasas. Hindus fundamentally believe that there is a peculiar and mysterious spiritual force that guides them. Hinduism is a religion of freedom. It allows absolute freedom from the rational mind of man. It never requires any limits
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