INTRODUCTION: World is becoming multi-faith day by day. There isn’t any single country in the world occupied by the people of a single belief. Each country has different faiths in the form of minorities and majorities. People of different communities are living with each other around the world and coming closer day by day. This is an era of globalization which calls for “interfaith awareness and understanding”. A basic understanding of the diverse range of cultures‚ faiths and their histories has
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1. Hinduism 72 -113 2. Buddhism 128 – 155 Hinduism Hinduism has also been the source of three other religions. (Jainism‚ Buddhism‚ Sikhism) The word Hindu comes from the Sanskrit name for the river Indus‚ Sindhu. Hindu may refer to a great variety of religious beliefs and practices‚ it generally applies to the religion of the people of India. “Hindus‚” Indians who did not convert to Islam 7th to 15th century C.E‚ Hinduism flourished in much of Southeast Asia and still survives on the Indonesian Island
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Significance of Personality Development for a Student – Pramod Kumar Recently‚ a student approached me seeking help to resolve his personal problems. He was finding it difficult to concentrate during classes and scoring even pass marks in the exams had become a herculean task. A casual enquiry revealed that he was almost starving and severely malnutritioned because of his dislike for the hostel mess food. He would skip breakfast‚ eat sparingly at night and satisfy his appetite instead at
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the Pandava princes‚ the Mahabharata contains much philosophical and devotional material‚ such as a discussion of the four "goals of life" or purusharthas (12.161). Among the principal works and stories that are a part of theMahabharata are the Bhagavad Gita‚ the story ofDamayanti‚ an abbreviated version of the Ramayana‚ and the Rishyasringa‚ often considered as works in their own right. Traditionally‚ the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. There have been many attempts to unravel
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their themes from the Vedas. The Upanishads‚ however‚ seem to be more along the lines of allegories that give a fleshy quality to the religion rather than a very dry and out of touch feel that can be found in other religious texts. Lastly‚ the Bhagavad-Gita is a collection of teachings that are based on the conversation between Arjuna‚ a soldier for one of two warring families‚ and Lord Krishna‚ who appears as Arjuna ’s charioteer. In these conversations the two discuss everything from the purpose
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Kelli Smith Professor Erickson PHI2010 – 415049 November 20‚ 2014 The Conscience: The Ethical Inner Voices of Socrates and Arjuna Each of us has an inner voice with which we make ethical decisions. Our moral values are both learned and instinctive. The word conscience is defined as “the part of the mind that makes you aware of your actions as being either morally right or wrong; a feeling that something you have done is morally wrong” (merriam-webster.com). Our conscience allows us to act‚ or not
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development of the plot in the drama “Gulp and Gasp”. • Enlisted are: the golden key‚ Lord Septic‚ the railway station‚ the rose petals‚ as well as the saying “Hell has three gates: Lust‚ Anger and Greed” adapted from the holy Hindu scripture – Bhagavad Gita. The Golden Key – The Focal Point of the Poster Surface Level Figurative Level A two-edged sword Represents the doorway to richness and wealth‚ as it enables one to open the New Station Locker containing Represents the pathway to freedom bag
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Gerald Augustin 01/29/2013 world religion Chapter 3 Reflection The varieties of Hinduism perhaps began over four thousand years ago in an ancient‚
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Bhoi‚ Poet-prophet of Mahima dharma‚ who wielded his pen against the prevailing social injustice‚ religious bigotry‚ and caste discrimination. With his firm belief in one God‚ one society‚ one religion‚ he led this movement from Khaliapali Ashrama. The goal of his mission is "Jagata Uddhara" (liberation of entire world). The 19th century in India was a period of decadence and disintegration that warranted religious and social reform. Mahima Dharma emerged as a Yuga Dharma (religion of the age) at a
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OCS/WOCS Book Assignment - “Warrior Ethos/On Sheep‚ Wolves‚ and Sheepdogs” by Steven Pressfield/LTC (RET) Dave Grossman 1a. “The Warrior Ethos embodies certain virtues—courage‚ honor‚ loyalty‚ integrity‚ selflessness and others—that most warrior societies believe must be inculcated from birth” (Pressfield 3). 1b. “Their only response to the wolf‚ though‚ is denial‚ and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn and disdain” (Grossman 4). In these examples we look at the warrior in
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