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    may have the control over his spirit and he may choose to receive a good karma‚ but his dharma contradicts and requires him to somehow disobey his self. In addition‚ according to Krishna‚ if he will withdraw from action‚ it is thus an act of self-delusion and the renunciation of moral and social responsibility. Krishna said that he [Arjuna] ’…must learn to endure fleeting things- they come and go!" (2nd teaching: 14). He is convincing him to "fight the battle" (2nd: 18) and so if "he has courage

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    Ganesha is India’s cutest god. He has the head of an elephant on which is perched a dainty tiara. Four podgy hands are joined to a sizeable belly with each hand holding its own symbolic object. One has a trishul‚ or a trident‚ the second‚ an ankush‚ or goad made from his very own broken tooth. The third hand elegantly holds a lotus. The fourth has a rosary (which is sometimes replaced by modaks‚ his favourite sweet) The devotees of Ganesha are known as ’Ganapatyas’‚ and the festival to celebrate

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    Lord Krishna speaks not as Krishna the being‚ but as the Super Soul or Paramaatman‚ the Consciousness that is untainted. Every one of us for that matter is the same as the Absolute Soul. The individual Consciousness is like the air inside a pot; whereas the Universal Consciousness is like the all pervading air. The air that is inside the pot takes the shape of the pot. However it is not different from the air out side. Similarly the Soul inside a being is the same as the Universal Soul. But the

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    lower castes can reach the grand state of nirvana (Jeste and Vahia 198). Prior to the Bhagavad-Gītā‚ this possibility seemed unachievable to Hindus excluded from the Brahman caste. Numerous teachings are showcased throughout the text in the advice Krishna gives to Arjuna‚ leading Arjuna to the correct decision concerning his dilemma over whether or not to fight his brethren. By following these lessons‚ individuals of the lower class can climb the Hindu social ladder‚ giving followers of Hinduism similar

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    various different reasons. The most detailed cases described by the author are of cases in which the plaintiff is accusing the so-called cult of brainwashing the person into joining; seen in cases such as George v. ISKCON (International Society of Krishna Conciousness) as well as Molko and Leal v. The Unification Church [Richardson (1990): 3‚ 8]. The foremost problem that this presents is whether or not brainwashing is a successful practice that members of sects or “cults” use to bring in new members

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    Yamuna The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना)‚ sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা‚ Hindi: जमुना‚ Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna‚ is the largest tributary river of theGanges (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6‚387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand‚ it travels a total length of 1‚376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366‚223 square kilometres (141‚399 sq mi)‚ 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin

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    explore his idiosyncrasies with the help of witty language is both engaging and entertaining. Once swami’s father dictates arithmetic problem. Rama has ten mangoes with which he wants to earn fifteen annas. Krishna wants only four mangoes. How much will Krishna have to pay? Now read description of swami’s state of mind swaminathan gazed and gazed at this sum‚ and every time he read it‚ it seemed to acquire a new meaning. He had the feeling of having stepped into

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    named Arjuna on the brink of war. He seeks counsel on how to approach this situation since he does not know what his best course of action is and fears that the wrong action will affect his karma and ultimately his reincarnation. His counsel‚ Lord Krishna‚ is actually the god of the Hindu religion and tells Arjuna the Hindu approach to this situation. Like the Torah‚ the Gita maps out a method of moral conduct for a follower to live by. However these methods are different in that the Torah enforces

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    Three Paths in Hinduism

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    There are three paths in Hinduism - the path of knowledge‚ the path of devotion and the path of action. The topic to be discussed in this paper is the path of devotion‚ or ’bhakti’ in Sanskrit. Devotion is defined as‚ "love‚ loyalty‚ or enthusiasm for a person‚ activity‚ or cause" (Google Definitions). In the case of any religion‚ specifically Hinduism‚ this devotion is towards a God or number of gods and realizing that they are not just there to be worshipped but will also protect you and help you

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    Marathi Manual Language and Culture 1 Prepared by: Kelsea David Natalie Hardage Crista Lindsey Texas State University class of 2011 Academic Advisor Rahul Charkraborty 2 This manual was prepared to assist speech-language pathologists in their effective treatment of people with speech and language disorders who are bilingual or multilingual speakers of English and Marathi. This is‚ by no means‚ an exhaustive treatise of Maharashtrian culture or language but the information found here

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