etc while Nirguna bhakti is simply worshipping the brahman aspect of Krishna. Nirguna bhakti means w/o material qualities ie.pure devotion. Pure bhakti is never Saguna because it comes from God’s internal potency-“Svarupa Sakti” Source(s): Bhagavad Gita. Though if one tries to practise Nirguna Nhakti‚ we cannot directly reach ’Nirguna Bhakti’ without practicing Saguna upasana. With a form and attributes when we worship God with bhakti‚ it constitutes Sagunopasana. When you are able to meditate
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Julie Harkin Mrs. Smith World Religions November 28 2017 The Knowledge of Saraswati "The mind acts like an enemy for those who don’t control it" by the Bhagavad Gita. This quote is demonstrating how it is up to an individual to take control of their thoughts. People were given the gift of thought by the goddess Saraswati‚ she is the goddess of music‚ art‚ knowledge‚ wisdom and learning. She gave her people the ability to learn and gain knowledge
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Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was one of the first and strongest advocates of Swaraj (self-rule) and a strong radical in Indian consciousness. His famous quote‚ “Swaraj is my birt right‚ and I shall have it!” is well remembered in India even today. Coming from a father who was a schoolteacher and a Sanskrit scholar‚ young Tilak was a brilliant student who graduated from Deccan College in Pune in 1877. Tilak was among one of the first generation of Indians to receive a college education. He took
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pantheism‚ etc. | God is the one True Creator. God has always existed‚ none existed before him and will exist forever. He transcends life and death. Surah Al Ikhlas (Chapter 112 in Al Quran) states this. | Scriptures: | Vedas‚ Upanishad‚ Puranas‚ Gita. | The Quran and the Hadith. | Means of salvation: | Reaching enlightenment by the Path of Knowledge‚ the Path of devotion‚ or the Path of Good Deeds. | Correct belief‚ Good deeds‚ Prayer‚ Dua‚ Repentance‚ Fasting‚ Jihad An-nafs (Struggling against
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What are we to make of Gandhi’s life? How should we judge this homespun-wearing politician-saint‚ the man who brought down an empire by preaching brotherhood and nonviolence? At the very end‚ with his beloved India reaping its own destruction‚ Gandhi considered himself a failure. But his place in history is secure‚ and it does not diminish his greatness to point out that in some respects‚ he had failed. He had spent his life working toward the achievement of independence for India without violence
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The movie Hacksaw Ridge‚ written by Robert Schenkkan and Andrew Knight and directed by Mel Gibson was in my opinion a really good movie‚ especially knowing that the movie based was on a true story. I knew that you could be a conscious objector but I never knew that you could refuse to use a weapon. What is interesting to me is that in 1945 you would not think that someone would go against the norm and especially in time of war when it is a requirement to fulfill the duty of handling a weapon. In
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Sacred Texts? Shruti (“heard”) – oldest‚ most authoritative: Four Vedas (“truth”) – myths‚ rituals‚ chants Upanishads - metaphysical speculation Plus other texts Smriti (“remembered”) – the Great Indian Epics: Ramayana Mahabharata (includes Bhagavad-Gita) Plus others What do Hindus believe? One impersonal Ultimate Reality – Brahman Manifest as many personal deities True essence of life – Atman‚ the soul‚ is Brahman trapped in matter (“That art thou”) Reincarnation – atman is continually born
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with DCT is the problem of how one determines which religious tradition has it right. To "which God" and the related religious texts should I look? Allah‚ Yahweh‚ the Christian Trinity‚ Brahma? The Qur’an‚ the Torah‚ the Christian Bible‚ the Bhagavad Gita? How does one determine which "God" is the "true God?" A second‚ and related problem‚ is that even if we can be sure that we have correctly identified the sacred text that in fact contains God’s commands for moral living‚ we still have to properly
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Early life and background of mahatma gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi[3] was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar‚ a coastal town which was then part of the Bombay Presidency‚ British India. His father‚ Karamchand Gandhi (1822–1885)‚ who belonged to the Hindu Modh community‚ served as the diwan (a high official) of Porbander state‚ a small princely state in the Kathiawar Agency of British India.[4] His grandfather was Uttamchand Gandhi‚ fondly called Utta Gandhi. His mother‚ Putlibai‚ who came from
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Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. (May 2009) This article needs additional citations for verification. (June 2009) This article possibly contains original research. (June 2009) The Philosophy and Spiritualism of Sri Aurobindo is a theory of evolution detailed in Sri Aurobindo’s "The Life
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