13% of the globes population. It is the leading organized religion in Nepal‚ India in Sri Lanka. The United States alone has about 1 million followers. The characteristics of the Hinduism long history‚ way of life‚ symbolic meaning and the popular yoga practice makes this religion very unique. Hinduism history is built on a theological system of morality. It consists of “thousands of different religious groups that have evolved in India since 1500 BCE” (B.A. Robinson‚ par.1). The majority of Hinduism
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moksha will take many lifetimes of upward-striving incarnations are required to reach this transcendence of earthly miseries. (Fisher 77) There is four different types of yoga‚ raja yoga‚ jnana yoga‚ karma yoga‚ and bhakti yoga. Depending on what type of person you are and what type of life that you want to live‚ shows what type of yoga you should practice. Raja
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Gerald Augustin 01/29/2013 world religion Chapter 3 Reflection The varieties of Hinduism perhaps began over four thousand years ago in an ancient‚
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Upanishads and the Bhagavad-Gita. Karma – what we do today would determine our future Moksha – stage of high spiritual freedom- no longer bounded to life or death. Ways to achieve Moksha: a) Nyaana (knowledge/enlightenment) b) Karma (deeds/efforts) c) Yoga(discipline/training) d) Bakti (praying/meditating) Hindu Ethics Dharma(responsibilities)-duties/responsibilities must be done well Ahimsa(love)-there should not be cruelty on animals /humans Dhruthi(bravery_brave
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Bhagvad Gita‚ one of the most important books in the Mahaabbharata‚ certain elements must be analyzed and recognized as critical to understanding the complex religious and social system that is Hinduism. These elements include karma‚ reincarnation‚ yoga‚ and dharma. Beginning with karma‚ we must first identify what it is before we relate it to Hinduism. Karma is the moral law of cause and effect‚ maintaining that every act has a moral consequence. In the Bhagvad Gita‚ there are two concepts to
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animals like the tiger‚ bull‚ goat‚ and snake‚ and Peepul and Neem Trees. Some say that they also worshiped four-armed deity gods like Lord Brahma and Lord Vishnu. The standing deities suggest Jain Yogis in the posture of Kayotsarga also known as Yoga. The art and architecture of the Indus Valley was all made by the people who lived there. Most of the art was found on Harappan sites but were destroyed in the 19th century. Houses‚
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Sahaj marg (The Natural path)‚ a form of Raja Yoga‚[1][2][3] is a heart-based meditation system.[4] The essential features of Sahaj Marg system are Meditation‚ Cleaning and Prayer. The "cleaning" of impressions (called samskaras) is claimed to be unique to this method. Meditation is on the "mere supposition of divine light" in one’s heart and it is done for 30 – 60 minutes every morning. Cleaning is done to remove the accumulated grossness in oneself. It is undertaken in the evening after the day’s
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decided to do yoga . Downloading from the Internet various allowances ‚ revealing detail multilateral aspects of this amazing Indian teachings ‚ with drawings‚ which have been shown asanas ‚ postures ‚ bestowing body strengthening ‚ mental clarity and enlightenment of the soul‚ I enthusiastically set to work. For the three months studying this ancient science of Indian sages ‚ I am far advanced‚ and achieved some progress towards attainment of the highest wisdom . I paid doing yoga all my spare time
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Abstract Meditation is an element of every major spiritual tradition in the world. Recently‚ it has come in for increased attention in North America. Meditation is mental exercise of techniques of concentration‚ contemplation and abstraction‚ regarded as conducive to heightened spiritual awareness or somatic calm. Meditation is a way to bring the mind to stillness and tranquility while offering an internal balance‚ mental collectedness and acute awareness of the present. : Meditation
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shackles)‚ to cook‚ clean and service her husband. Many of the teaching show that women were linked to attachment. Within the Hindu culture attachment should not be a part of life. The Hindu teaching show that being attach holds you from reach moksha‚ yoga‚ and your true destiny. Looking back at how
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