physical‚ spiritual and mental exercise of yoga – one of the six schools of Hindu philosophy. With 800+ temples spread across the United States‚ festivals such as Holi‚ the spring festival of colors‚ is today celebrated in open areas (cordoned by police and city council officials) of major cities such as Texas‚ New York and California – often with the American public invited to unite with Hindus in celebration. Another sensitive example; the legendary Kama Sutra. Although wrongly considered to be
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disappointment and unhappiness. Intimacy‚ social support and love on the other hand will increase our emotional sharing and will enhance the process of healing. Yoga is a powerful system which coordinates our scattered feelings‚ inner peace and relations with others in a systematic way so that we become aware of many things inside us. Yoga techniques are based on the stretching principle which would
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BEAMING FACETS OF SANSKRIT “This (i.e. Panini’s) grammar‚ which dates from somewhere round 350 to 250 BC‚ is one of the greatest monuments of human intelligence. It describes with the minutest detail‚ every inflection‚ derivation and composition‚ and every syntactic usage of its author’s speech. No other language‚ to this day‚ has been so perfectly described. L. Bloomfield‚ Language : p.11 “The Romans……
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VARANASI Varanasi‚ or Benaras‚ (also known as Kashi) is one of the oldest living cities in the world. Varanasi`s Prominence in Hindu mythology is virtually unrevealed. Varanasi was variously known as Avimuktaka‚ Anandakanana‚ Mahasmasana‚ Surandhana‚ Brahma Vardha‚ Sudarsana‚Ramya‚ and Kasi.Mark Twain‚ the English author and literature‚ who was enthralled by the legend and sanctity of Benaras‚ once wrote : "Benaras is older than history‚ older than tradition‚ older even than legend and looks twice
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Four Yogic Paths and Jainism ******* REL 133 2011 James Finch Four Yogic Paths and Jainism | Jnana Yoga | Karma Yoga | Bhakti Yoga | Raja Yoga | Jainism | Explain the Meaning of the Name | Jnana is defined per Sanskrit as to learn or experience. | Karma is defined as an action or work. Only secondarily is it defined as a result of a deed. | Bhakti is defined as love or devotion. | Per Sanskrit raja is defined as king or royal‚ as the mind is perceived as the king of the psyche. | One
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ethical text of ancient India. As an episode in India’s great epic‚ the Mahabharata‚ The Bhagavad Gita now ranks as one of the three principal texts that define and capture the essence of Hinduism; the other two being the Upanishads and the Brahma Sutras. Though this work contains much theology‚ its kernel is ethical and its teaching is set in the context of an ethical problem. The teaching of The Bhagavad Gita is summed up in the maxim "your business is with the deed and not with the result." When
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intelligent Prakriti co-operate to serve the end. This union disturbs the equilibrium of gunas and evolution starts. There is no real contact of Purusa and Prakriti‚ as they are two different opposite and independent entities. It is only the proximity of Purusa‚ only the fact that Purusa is near to Prakriti (sannidhimatra)‚ which is sufficient to disturb the equilibrium of gunas and lead to evolution. The second explanation for disturbance of equilibrium is‚ there is semblence of contact between
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THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN MODERN INDIA The Changing Role Of Women In India The Changing Role of Women in India Women in India are beginning to follow the direction that the women of the Western world took more than eighty years ago; demanding treatment as human equals. However‚ it has become more and more evident as the revolution ages that Indian women may have to adapt the Western feminist method to their very traditional and religious culture. India has different complications that put the development
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2011 A Literature Review on the Impact of Yoga Way of Life on the Reduction of Job Burnout of Managers Sangeetha Vinod Sudhakar B sangeetha.vinod@manipaldubai.com sudhakar@manipaldubai.com Manipal University‚ Dubai "Burnout is the biggest occupational hazard of the 21st century‚" Job burnout is debilitating psychological condition which has serious repercussions for an individual’s personal health as also on the organizational effectiveness. Yoga way of life has direct relevance to address the
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reincarnation through karma. Judaism’s beliefs are rooted from the Old Testament’s account for the ten commandments‚ as well as their Messiah one day coming into to Israel where the Jews reside. The practices or laws of sorts from Hinduism consist of “yoga‚ meditation‚ worship (puja)‚
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