Effects of Eastern Religious Traditions on a Society DaVonna Jones‚ Esmeralda Rangel‚ Justin Eoff‚ Cliff Martin‚ Thomas Sawyer REL/133 World Religious Traditions I University of Phoenix February 25‚ 2010 Eastern Religious
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SRIMAD BHAGAVAD-GITA The Hidden Treasure of the Sweet Absolute Editor: The dearmost disciple and associate of The King of Spitirual Teachers Of Vaishnava Ontology Vaishnava-siddhantacharya-samrat Jagad-guru Prabhupada Sri Srimad Bhaktisiddhanta Saraswati Goswami Maharaja Om Visnupada Paramahamsa Parivrajakacharya-varya Sarva-sastra-siddhanta-vit Astottara-sata-sri Srimad Bhakti Raksaka Sridhara Deva Goswami Maharaja Rendered into English by Tridandi Bhiksu Sripad Sagar Maharaj Assisted
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Hinduism‚ Buddhism‚ Jainism‚ and Sikhism. The people‚ as well as the food in the culture are thought to be Godly. If food is wasted‚ it is considered a bad habit. The policy on money is strict in regard to money because it is thought to be bad karma when money is lent on
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IMPACT OF INDIAN CULTURE ON WORK-ETHOS Prologue: “Such an historical concept … cannot be defined according to the formula genus proximum‚ differentia specifica‚ but it must be gradually put together out of the individual parts which are taken from historical reality to make it up.” --Max Weber‚ ‘The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism’ (New York: Scribner’s Press‚ 1958)‚ p. 47. Introduction In the homo sapiens’ race for wealth and power -- economic‚ industrial and military
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shared concepts‚ recognisable rituals‚ cosmology‚ shared textual resources‚ and pilgrimage to sacred sites. Hindu texts are classified into Shruti ("heard") and Smriti ("remembered"). These texts discuss theology‚ philosophy‚ mythology‚ Vedic yajna‚ Yoga‚ agamic rituals‚ and temple building‚ among other topics.[12] Major scriptures include the Vedas and Upanishads‚ the Bhagavad Gita‚ and the Agamas.[13][14] Sources of authority and eternal truths in its texts
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These include the belief that the highest authority is the Vedas‚ which are the oldest Indian sacred texts; the Brahmans or the priests are the highest class ; reincarnation‚ which is the soul that transmits from one body to a next at death and karma‚ which determines the destiny of a person‚ both in this life and the next. Most Hindus are followers of a God or Gods. Some follow Vishnu‚ who is considered the protector of the world‚ some follow Shakti and others Shiva‚ who is one of the
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all part of reaching nirvana and enlightenment. Yoga is also another important aspect of relaxation. It is “a series of postures and breathing exercises practiced to achieve control of the body and mind‚ tranquility‚ etc.”(“Yoga.”). Once the body and mind are controlled‚ you can then‚ again‚ connect with your inner self. For some‚ yoga works better than meditating. Some can’t stop their mind from running a million miles an hour in meditation‚ so in yoga‚ the series of movements along with methods of
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Service Is the Highest Sadhana Avatars (divine incarnations) of God are engaged in seva (service) that is why Avatars happen. Hence‚ when you offer seva to mankind‚ the Avatars will naturally be pleased and you can win Grace.1Seva is the highest sadhana (spiritual discipline)‚ for God Himself takes human form and comes down to serve mankind and lead it to the ideals it has ignored. Therefore consider how delighted God will be when man serves man 2We are familiar with the concept of an Avatarwhen
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betraying and killing for simple desires instead of for ones own good. By being this ignorant‚ the karma of a human being just begins to keep on piling up‚ like it is mentioned in the Gita‚ "Your own karma‚ born of your own nature‚ will drive you to do even that which you do not wish to do‚ because of your delusion" (18:60 p.60). Being caught up in this delusion and all the surrounding bad karma that floats around leads to being stuck in the endless cycle of reincarnation and having no enlightenment
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Agama and Tantra of Hinduism Agamas and Tantras are a class of literature that come under Sruthi and thus very sacred and to be followed without any deviation. References to the Agama tradition are found in Atharvaveda hence some of these literatures are as old as Vedas but bulk of the literature is from the later period when temple worship became more popular. Like all other Hindu literature this was also transferred from generation to generation by aural tradition. Agamas are called Sadhanasastras
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