around the late 1800’s. Its influence on America and American culture and its peoples has been pervasive and varied. It was first introduced to mostly Christian America at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair at The Parliament of the World’s Religions by Swami Vivekananda (Guthrie 2). Since that time his descendants have grown so as to include indigenous Americans as well as many new arrivals from all over the world. Hinduism has impacted American culture in the areas of religion‚ literature‚ music‚ and
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2. Subtler is Madhyama or Upanshu‚ a whispered sound with no audible effect. It is a middle range of sound as the name suggest. It is a midway between the grossest nada and the subtle nada. In nadanusandhana practice the aim is to hear with sounds associated with more subtle levels. 3. As one moves within‚ one experiences Pashyanti or Manasi. Pashyanti means ‘seen by the mind’s eye.’ and Manasi means’ mental’ These are mental sounds which is considered more nearer to the mind than the ear. It is
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under the leadership of Swami Sahajanand Saraswati who had formed in 1929 the Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha (BPKS) in order to mobilise peasant grievances against the zamindari attacks on their occupancy rights. Gradually the peasant movement intensified and spread across the rest of India. All these radical developments on the peasant front culminated in the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) at the Lucknow session of the Indian National Congress in April 1936 with Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
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Leonard Theological College Subject : Introduction to Christian Doctrines Topic : Asian Faces of Jesus Christ: A Postcolonial Period Submitted by : Thakor Ankur R. (BD III) Introduction: Christological reflection starts with the faith experience of the living Christ. Though “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday‚ today and forever” (Heb 13:8)‚ our experience varies according to the person who experiences him and the social-context of the experience. The experience of a mystic is different from
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At a moment in you life you may catch yourself looking in the mirror and not be happy with what you see. Would you take it to the next step and go under the knife just to change that? Many people have considered plastic surgery a must because of how uncomfortable they are with their bodies‚ and it has became social norm in the generation that we live in. Although there are some side affects to plastic surgery‚ some people don’t realize that there is many ways it can help. Some people take it
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Mirabai Biography Mirabai was a great saint and devotee of Sri Krishna. Despite facing criticism and hostility from her own family‚ she lived an exemplary saintly life and composed many devotional bhajans. Historical information about the life of Mirabai is a matter of some scholarly debate. The oldest biographical account was Priyadas’s commentary in Nabhadas’ Sri Bhaktammal in 1712. Nevertheless there are many aural histories‚ which give an insight into this unique poet and Saint of India.
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Summary: The first Seminar of the Girl-Child in the Islamic Republic of Iran was held on the 23 and 24 January 1995 The seminar organised by the Bureau of Women’s Affairs of the Presidential Office in collaboration with UNFPA and UNICEF‚ was held in the Tehran Center for Artistic Creations A four day exhibition was held along with this seminar‚ presenting the works of the girl children and the various activities of the different girl-child organisations This seminar which was opened by a message
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WORK IS WORSHIP‚ WORSHIP IS NOT WORK Parminder Kaur Abstract: Work means action which involves effort and exertion; It is the essence of life. No action means no life. Worship means giving reverence to some power. All enjoyment‚ all achievement and all progress come from this magic word ’work ’. It is the primary thing around which whole life revolves. It also means the realization of God. Blessed is the person who has found his work and he needs no other blessings. Work spares us from evils
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Religion under Globalisation Author(s): P. Radhakrishnan Source: Economic and Political Weekly‚ Vol. 39‚ No. 13 (Mar. 27 - Apr. 2‚ 2004)‚ pp. 1403-1411 Published by: Economic and Political Weekly Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4414836 . Accessed: 17/10/2013 11:47 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars
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These features make the Renaissance in Kerala differ from other areas in India. A unique peculiarism in Christianity-The activities of Christian Missionaries and the conversion among Dalit People. It happened in this background that the ‘Vaukunda Swami Movement’. Sree Narayana Movement’ the activities of Ayyankali and Vaikam Sathyagraha‚ took their origin‚ Religious conversions have directly or indirectly‚ influenced all renaissance movements. But it was P.R.D.S. alone that faced the identity crisis
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