1 June 2013 – Daily Current Affairs 1) Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad cleared a proposal to bana commonly used pain-killer 36 years after this drug was banned inthe US. What is the name of this drug‚ which is usually sold over the counter even though it is a prescription drug? – Analgin (Analgin is known to cause a severefall in the number of white blood cells and is banned in a large number of countries including not only developed ones such as theUS‚Canada‚ Australia and New Zealand
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dharma‚ and according to their law everyone is assigned to a role within the caste system. The Mahabharata is all about achieving your sacred duty‚ or suffering the consequences of failing to accomplish your task. One specific example of this is when Arjuna is struggling with attacking and killing who he considers close friends and family during the war. However Krishna is there remind him that it is his dharma to carry out his role as a warrior. Most of the main characters belong to this warrior caste
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Living in the world but not being of the world‚ on the surface this seems like an oxymoron‚ but this is a critical part of two of the major world religions. Many Christians live with the attitude of being in the world but not of the world‚ but this is not the only religion that follows this idea. People who follow the religion of Hinduism also have a version of this idea‚ to live in the world but not be of it. However‚ these two religious translation of the same idea is not the same at face value;
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the Generalissimo of the Kaurava forces. The lone dissenting voice was that of Karna who was suspicious Bhishma’s partiality for the Arjuna. After a heated exchange of words‚ Karna left the camp‚ and did not take part in the war till Bhishma’s death. The battle ebbed and flowed as the days progressed. Bhishma wrought great havoc on the Pandava forces‚ with only Arjuna able to withstand his attack. On the tenth
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battle that people have to tend within themselves. Arjuna hard has time accepting the fact that he has to fight against his family. That is main dilemma in chapter one how can he kill his own family? That is when spirituality comes into play. He does want to go against his religion‚ but at the same time he finds himself momentarily questioning it. Lord Krishna tells Arjuna that Contacts with matter make us feel heat and cold‚ pleasure and pain. Arjuna‚ you must learn to endure fleeting things- they
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Duncan Guarino James Joiner PHI150 Mar 26‚ 2013 Krishna’s World View The Bhagavad Gita uses the conversation between Pandava Prince Arjuna and his guide Lord Krishna to portray Hinduism world view and Krishna’s view on the different fundamental questions. When he’s facing a war‚ Arjuna is guided by Krishna to be a selfless leader‚ and dedication to the cause. Origin‚ this fundamental question focuses on why is there something rather than nothing. One important aspect of the Krishna world
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Krishna as a Transformational Leader James MacGregor Burns (1978) first introduced the concepts of transformational and transactional leadership in his treatment of political leadership. According to Burns‚ transformational leaders offer a purpose that transcends short-term goals and focuses on higher order intrinsic needs. Working for a Transformational Leader can be a wonderful and uplifting experience. They put passion and energy into everything. They care about you and want you to succeed
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As the world grows more connected‚ religions confront a challenge in trying to secure their fundamental beliefs against the opposition of other faiths. Two of these religions‚ Christianity and Hinduism‚ respond with an inclusivist view that acknowledges that pieces of the truth can be found in other faiths‚ but maintains that the whole truth only exists within the confines of their own. However‚ the faiths differ in that Christian inclusivism is more closed‚ only recognizing the truth in other faiths
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soldiers and airmen. The purple of heart is the oldest award still given. The first badge of military merit was awarded on may 3‚1783 to sergeant Elijah Churchill. In 1780 Churchill successfully led a attack on the British forces and destroyed a British supply fort and took 300 prisoners a year later he was the only one wounded in a successful raid on the British stronghold on long island. The modern Purple heart medals first recipient in 1932 is unsure because so many were given out
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Renunciation and Asceticism The practice of asceticism and renunciation is central to the understanding of South Asian religions‚ such as Hinduism‚ Buddhism and Jainism. Orthodox views about ascetic practices are plagued with the thinking that the renouncers are the ones that give up work or in other words‚ the discipline of action. Typically‚ renouncers are merely seen as people dressed up in saffron clothes‚ wandering hither and thither on a pursuit to salvation (Olivelle 271). These views
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