the god for deeds they wanted the gods to repeat‚ such as the release of rain on the earth" (Srauta Sacrifice 76). Often sacrifices dealt with the natural aspects in life‚ the things the people could not control on their own. In The Katha Upanishad‚ Nachtketa asks the King of Death for the secret of morality. "Ask for cattle‚ elephants‚ horses‚ gold‚" says the King of Death (Burke 39). Nachtketa declines these offerings so that he may obtain the knowledge of immortality. The King of Death
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Introduction Writer Octavio Paz Of Mexico‚ visited India in 1951 as an employee of the Mexican embassy‚ as Mexico tried to develop their relations with India after it gained independence in 1947. On receiving his transfer letter in Paris‚ where he was formerly employed‚ Paz gives us an insight in his essay that he was devastated to leave Paris. After an elaborately modern and intellectual description of Paris as a city that appealed the dream of the west‚ Octavio Paz insists that the news of his
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onslaught of hostile wintry weather. Like the previous poem of Vivekananda there is also an undercurrent of Vedantism in this one. In his essays and letters Vivekananda seems to be like a practitioner of practical Vedantist. Mere reading of texts of Upanishad will not hold any good for human being but all have to take recourse to Vedanata to grow strong at heart and at the same become compassionate and sympathetic towards the whole humanity. Each and every being on earth has the divinity within and that
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Ancient Indian Astronomy and the Aryan Invasion Theory T.R.S. Prasanna Department of Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Indian Institute of Technology‚ Bombay Mumbai - 400076 June 16‚ 2011 Revised November 4‚ 2011 Astronomical references in ancient Vedic (Brahmana and Samhita) texts do not support the Aryan Invasion Theory as proposed by western Sanskrit scholars more than 150 years ago. We have examined this issue and present a comprehensive analysis relating to the key
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SWAMI VIVEKANANDA Life and Teachings Published on the occasion of 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda BRAHMACHARI AMAL RAMAKRISHNA MATH AND RAMAKRISHNA MISSION Belur Math‚ Howrah District • West Bengal 711202‚ India Published by The General Secretary Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission Belur Math‚ Howrah District West Bengal 711202‚ India. © All Rights Reserved November 2011 153000 This book is being published with financial assistance from the Ministry of Culture‚ Government
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Analytical study of the artwork by Anupam Sud. The art of printmaking‚ as we know it today‚ is an artistic method appreciated for its unique technical qualities and its immense vocabulary as a specialized field of fine art. Printmaking is the process with which a wide range of materials and diversity of techniques are associated‚ which offers the artist varied possibilities for experimentation. Anupam Sud was born in 1944 at Hoshiarpur in Punjab. She passed her Diploma in Fine Art from the College
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“The spiritual quest and conquest in Paulo Coelho’s selected novels”. ABSTRACT This study argues that the spiritual quest is rooted in our biological‚ psychological‚ linguistic‚ and social nature. ’Quest’ speaks to the deepest desires of what it means to be human but also of what it means to be alive for all living‚ sentient organisms. It is about flourishing‚ about well-being in the fullest sense‚ about thriving. The quest is not‚ as most have believed‚ a rare mystical experience‚ but a frequent
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Siddhartha by Herman Hesse Even though the main character of Herman Hesse’s novel shares the same name as the prophet Siddhartha Gotama (a.k.a. Buddha) they ARE NOT the same person. Herman Hesse borrowed heavily from both Hindu and Buddhist philosophy to create a tale of one man’s quest for truth and enlightenment. In addition‚ some of the events in the life of the prophet Siddhartha parallel the life of Hesse’s character Siddhartha. Some might go so far as to call the novel a legend—based in
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World Religions 1/31/14 Most religions are patriarchal. -Institution led by men that intend to represent “father figures.” -Women are mostly seen as supporting figures. -Women are usually supporting social causes. Negative aspects of religion: -deaths and wars -unethical and misguided -political power‚ groups of followers are able to effect political progress. -may split rather than unify -routinization of charisma leads to a focus on the outside rather than inner spirituality
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during the 20th century. Nevertheless‚ the influence of classical ideas in many humanities disciplines‚ such as philosophy and literature‚ remains strong; for example‚ the Gilgamesh Epic from Mesopotamia‚ the Egyptian Book of the Dead‚ the Vedas and Upanishads in India and various writings attributed to Confucius‚ Lao-tse and Chuang-tzu in China. History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study‚ history refers to the study and interpretation of
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