beginning by knowing yourself. “To thine own self be true.” “Self-defense” is both an instinct and a legal right. 2 3 Indian social climate 5th c. B.C.E. Brahmins serve as top of caste system Perform rituals for sake of upholding cosmic dharma Brahmins become to of fixed caste system Status was birthright‚ not achieved Response Groups of ascetics leave householder lifestyle Become “forest dwellers” engaged in spiritual disciplines aiming for liberation (moksha) 4 moksha Literally
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The Ramayana - Valmiki The Ramayana is an epic and it tells us about the life in India a long time ago (1000 BCE). The hero‚ Rama‚ lives his whole life by the rules of dharma and people believed he was heroic because of that. Rama was the perfect little son and later on in his life‚ the ideal husband to his wife Sita. Sita was the ruler of Aydohya. Prince Rama was the eldest of four sons and was to become king when his father retired. His stepmother‚ however‚ wanted to see her son Bharata‚ Rama’s
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This article is about a general set of beliefs about life‚ purpose‚ etc.. For other uses‚ see Religion (disambiguation). "Religious" redirects here. For a member of a Catholic religious institute‚ see Religious (Catholicism). Page semi-protected Religious activities around the world Religions by country Africa[show] Asia[show] Europe[show] Middle East[show] North America[show] Oceania[show] South America[show] Religion Portal v t e Part of a series on Spirituality
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Soft power helped leaders of the Mauryan Empire gain legitimacy because they encouraged strong morals in their people. The Mauryan Empire was primarily composed of India and other parts of South Asia and was founded by Chandragupta around 322 BCE. Chandragupta proceeded to lead the empire by using Arthasastra. The Arthasastra was a written guidebook about how to properly lead an empire. and one requirement of the Arthasastra was for a King to provide for the people who were unable to provide for
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KARMA and REINCARNATION Navigate: Ashram| Gurudeva | Newspaper | Church | Temple | Resources | HHE | Himalayan Academy Home Page The twin beliefs of karma and reincarnation are among Hinduism’s many jewels of knowledge. Others include dharma or our pattern of religious conduct‚ worshipful communion with God and Gods‚ the necessary guidance of the Sat Guru‚ and finally enlightenment through personal realization of our identity in and with God. So the strong-shouldered and keen-minded rishis knew
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Gandhi’s Philosophy of Nonviolence With Gandhi‚ the notion of nonviolence attained a special status. He not only theorized on it‚ he adopted nonviolence as a philosophy and an ideal way of life. He made us understand that the philosophy of nonviolence is not a weapon of the weak; it is a weapon‚ which can be tried by all. Nonviolence was not Gandhi’s invention. He is however called the father of nonviolence because according to Mark Shepard‚ “He raised nonviolent action to a level never before
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India’s first Vice President‚ Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan‚ said “Hinduism is not just a faith. It is the union of reason and intuition that can not be defined but is only to be experienced. Evil and error are not ultimate. There is no Hell‚ for that means there is a place where God is not‚ and there are sins which exceed his love.” (Hinduism‚ 2008). The Hindu religion focuses on four key pieces that lead one to salvation – personal gods‚ karma‚ reincarnation‚ and moksha (spiritual liberation). In
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been kings. The Brahmins are considered ritually pure and are held to very high moral standards. The priests are responsible for performing the ritualistic cleansing of the altar for sacrifices. All of this is done to please the gods and maintain dharma‚ or morality and tradition (Kinnard‚ 2010). Jewish religious leaders are called Rabbis. They are responsible for overseeing rituals and ceremonies‚ teaching‚ and interpreting the Torah. In Hebrew‚ rabbi means teacher. The other leaders within
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a number of existences in the earthly world Karma: Force generated by a person’s actions that determine how the person will be reborn in the next life A person’s current status isn’t an accident but a result of what they have done in the past Dharma: Divine law Yoga was used to achieve oneness with god “When all the senses are stilled‚ when the mind is at rest‚ that‚ say the wise‚ is the highest state. ” Hinduism came from a lot of human like gods and goddesses Hundreds of dieties: Three
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to communicate “shared” experiences‚ and disclose something about the world. For example‚ take the analogy of the Wheel of Dharma in Buddhism. Literally‚ it is an image of a wheel with eight spokes; while there is not much to do with this information in an objective sense‚ by analyzing the wheel abstractly‚ a lesson lies in its midst. The eight spokes on the Wheel of Dharma represents the Noble Eightfold Path outlined in the teachings of Buddha and additionally refers to the endless cycle of rebirth
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