Ambedkar and Gandhi on the Bhagwat Gita The Bhagwat Gita is regarded as the most sacred religious book in Hinduism. It is also considered to be a book of ethics‚ championing eternal moral values. It has been translated into various languages. Great thinkers and political leaders‚ both in medieval and modern period‚ have been inspired by this book and have also written commentaries upon it. The objective of this paper is to compare the contrasting views of Gandhi and Ambedkar on the Bhagwat Gita
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practice one finally attains sanctity and liberation (moksha or mukti). Broadly speaking‚ the celibate holy life (brahmacarya) which leads to liberation is a path of self-purification by which the effects of negative karmas are avoided. The Hindu Yoga traditions hold various beliefs. Moksha may be achieved by love of Ishwar/God (see bhakti movement‚ see Mirabai)‚ by
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In this world of over seven billion souls‚ sometimes we feel the absence of one man and then suddenly we find that he is there in all men. That is our Indian famous monk Swami Vivekananda. He is regarded as the patriot saint of modern India. He was the greatest gift of God to the Indian society. His inspiring personality was well known both in India and America during nineteenth century. He was the India’s spiritual ambassador in America to create a bond between East and West. His original name
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adults can go to get fit and healthy: Agincourt Recreation Center Located at 31 Glen Watford Drive‚ this facility offers yoga classes for seniors ages 60 and over on Mondays from 11 a.m. to noon. During class‚ seniors will learn various poses and relaxation and breathing techniques that will enhance their flexibility and strengthen and tone their muscles. Doing yoga will also help encourage mindfulness in a senior. They will become mindful of their body as well as their emotions and thoughts
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Thoughts‚ ideas and values practised for generations come together to form a culture. The cultural values practised through generations create a tradition. Thoughts of one generation differ from those of the other and so do the values. So‚ a conflict of two generations is inevitable. Whenever a new idea tries to assert itself at the cost of something that has been followed conventionally‚ and the new idea claims to be progressive‚ we say that tradition is becoming an obstacle to progress. The question
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be saved (time.com). Out of those survivors five-hundred-twenty-five people claim to have an out of body experience other wise known as OBE or some other type of Near Death Experience. Less than half of these cases can be proven. People that have a NDE are commonly diagnosed as AWARE (AWAreness during REsuscitation). Some things to consider with AWARE are what it is‚ what happens‚ and experiences while having an OBE. The common definition of death is a moment in which a person is either dead or alive
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through experience have seemingly profound importance that what is obtained through books. I personally believe that the practical knowledge gain through experience is highly essential to survive in this metropolitan world where everyone is in a rat race. There is a famouse english saying that ’map is not the teritorry’. This also emphasises the same fact mentioned above. Of course‚ what we gain through books also have importance to some extent. Illustrating this point‚ we cannot experience the history
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mind cannot progress in spiritual path unless it discovers the Self. The discovery of the Self is possible by self-control achieved through the withdrawal of sense organs from their respective objects. Yoga can be attained by striving hard to utilize the conserved energies for the Divine purposes. Yoga is the science of religion. Meditation is said to be the best among all the paths of spirituality. Meditation is a deliberate act by which the seeker strives to keep his thoughts channelized into one
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books‚ web sites‚ the media‚ personal experience‚ authorities or some other- do you consider most trustworthy‚ and why? In this essay I will be looking at the statement above in relation to the problems of knowledge‚ using where appropriate my experiences as a knower. To determine which source of knowledge one can claim to be the most trustworthy one would have to define them all first. The proposed sources are: books‚ websites‚ media‚ personal experience and authorities. After I have defined each
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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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