Religion And Dharma

Author : RS
Publisher : Notion Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021-01-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781636697253

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The I: Dharma versus Religion by RS Pdf

The word Dharma, derived from the root ‘Dhr’ of the Sanskrit language, is an axis of every entity in the universe, is a resultant force of the Supreme Soul in the action performed devoid of attachment, inspires unity in diversity, and is a result of the action in the form of a reward from the Supreme Soul. The individual rises above anger, malice, self-love, physical knowledge and evil and sees life as a mirror by following Dharma. Time touches every aspect of life and forces all material objects to change. Even words and languages do not remain untouched. Dharma is narrated as religion and has become a sign of social evils, whereas religion is a penal form of the I for its physical knowledge and has characteristics of segregation. The word Dharmnirpekcha means ‘not in favor of Dharma’ and signifies being against the Creator of the universe and shows lunacy and ignorance. Just with proper address and direction, one can reach the destination. The appropriate language and adequate texts help to solve lexical misconceptions. The author redresses the simple identifications of the literal myths generated by the influence of time and many unresolved queries like ‘who am I, body or Soul’, ‘what is the form of the I’, ‘how can one control the mind’, ‘does God exist’, ‘does the Supreme Soul exist in a personal form like you for you’, ‘the difference between Dharma and religion’, ‘how the varna system changed to caste’ and much more in search of the truth of words misapprehended for centuries.

Author : Ithamar Theodor,Yudit Kornberg Greenberg
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781498512800

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Dharma and Halacha by Ithamar Theodor,Yudit Kornberg Greenberg Pdf

This work provides an anthology of close textual readings and examinations of a wide range of topics by leading scholars in interreligious scholarship and Hindu-Jewish dialogue, offering innovative approaches to categories such as ritual, sacrifice, ethics, and theology while underscoring affinities between Hindu and Jewish philosophy and religion

Author : Veena R. Howard
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-08-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781786732125

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Dharma by Veena R. Howard Pdf

Dharma is central to all the major religious traditions which originated on the Indian subcontinent. Such is its importance that these traditions cannot adequately be understood apart from it. Often translated as "ethics," "religion," "law," or "social order," dharma possesses elements of each of these but is not confined to any single category familiar to Western thought. Neither is it the straightforward equivalent of what many in the West might usually consider to be "a philosophy". This much-needed analysis of the history and heritage of dharma shows that it is instead a multi-faceted religious force, or paradigm, that has defined and that continues to shape the different cultures and civilizations of South Asia in a whole multitude of forms, organizing many aspects of life. Experts in the fields of Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh studies here bring fresh insights to dharma in terms both of its distinctiveness and its commonality as these are expressed across, and between, the several religions of the subcontinent. Exploring ethics, practice, history and social and gender issues, the contributors engage critically with some prevalent and often problematic interpretations of dharma, and point to new ways of appreciating these traditions in a manner that is appropriate to and thoroughly consistent with their varied internal debates, practices and self-representations.

Author : Sister Nivedita,Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
Publisher : Advaita Ashrama (A publication branch of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math)
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788175058552

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Religion and Dharma by Sister Nivedita,Advaita Ashrama (A Publication House of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math) Pdf

This book comprises the essays written by Sister Nivedita in the early years of the twentieth century to uplift and arouse the young men and women of India so that they can fulfil the great destiny which the author saw was awaiting them in the days ahead. Some of these essays will seem prophetic to present-day readers. Published by Advaita Ashrama, a publication house of Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math, the essays in this title deal mainly with the general principles of individual and social growth and have a great value for India in her present state when she has entered the third millennium with the conscious awareness of the great role she ought to play in the present world scenario marred by religion-political conflicts and tension.

Author : Sister Nivedita
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-25
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0331931702

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Religion and Dharma (Classic Reprint) by Sister Nivedita Pdf

Excerpt from Religion and Dharma Some readers may wonder at the implied antithesis in the title between an English and a Sanskrit word which are frequently taken to be practically identical in meaning. D/zarma, however, is a word that to the Hindu has a larger and more complex significance than that of Religion as commonly used among us. It in cludes the whole social conception of law and conduct and worship. D/zarma is the force or principle that binds together; the union of traditional thought and faith, of common custom, loyalty, and understanding, that makes of society an organic or religious unity. This patience, this steadfastness, this sincerity, Sister N ivedita wrote, isdfiarma - the substance, the self-ness, of things and of men. 1 She preferred to translate the word as the National Righteousness, and on the whole perhaps that' is as close to an equivalent term in English as we may hope to achieve. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Pankaj Jain
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317151609

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Dharma and Ecology of Hindu Communities by Pankaj Jain Pdf

In Indic religious traditions, a number of rituals and myths exist in which the environment is revered. Despite this nature worship in India, its natural resources are under heavy pressure with its growing economy and exploding population. This has led several scholars to raise questions about the role religious communities can play in environmentalism. Does nature worship inspire Hindus to act in an environmentally conscious way? This book explores the above questions with three communities, the Swadhyaya movement, the Bishnoi, and the Bhil communities. Presenting the texts of Bishnois, their environmental history, and their contemporary activism; investigating the Swadhyaya movement from an ecological perspective; and exploring the Bhil communities and their Sacred Groves, this book applies a non-Western hermeneutical model to interpret the religious traditions of Indic communities. With a foreword by Roger S Gottlieb.

Author : Patrick Olivelle
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 501 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9788120833388

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Dharma by Patrick Olivelle Pdf

This is the first scholarly book devoted to the study of the term dharma with in the broad scope of Indian cultural and religious history. Most generalizations about Indian culture and religion upon close scrutiny turn out to be inaccurate. An exception undoubtedly is the term dharma. This term and the notions underlying it clearly constitute the most central feature of Indian civilization down the centuries, irrespective of linguistic, sectarian, or regional differences. The nineteen papers included in this collection deal with many significant historical manifestations of the term dharma. These studies by some of the leading scholars in the respective fields will both present a more nuanced picture of the semantic history of dharma by putting contours onto the flat landscape we have inherited and spur further studies of this concept so central for understanding the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent.

Author : Ira Helderman
Publisher : UNC Press Books
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781469648538

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Prescribing the Dharma by Ira Helderman Pdf

Interest in the psychotherapeutic capacity of Buddhist teachings and practices is widely evident in the popular imagination. News media routinely report on the neuropsychological study of Buddhist meditation and applications of mindfulness practices in settings including corporate offices, the U.S. military, and university health centers. However, as Ira Helderman shows, curious investigators have studied the psychological dimensions of Buddhist doctrine for well over a century, stretching back to William James and Carl Jung. These activities have shaped both the mental health field and Buddhist practice throughout the United States. This is the first comprehensive study of the surprisingly diverse ways that psychotherapists have related to Buddhist traditions. Through extensive fieldwork and in-depth interviews with clinicians, many of whom have been formative to the therapeutic use of Buddhist practices, Helderman gives voice to the psychotherapists themselves. He focuses on how they understand key categories such as religion and science. Some are invested in maintaining a hard border between religion and psychotherapy as a biomedical discipline. Others speak of a religious-secular binary that they mean to disrupt. Helderman finds that psychotherapists' approaches to Buddhist traditions are molded by how they define what is and is not religious, demonstrating how central these concepts are in contemporary American culture.

Author : Nivedita Sister
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : History
ISBN : 1022016555

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Religion and Dharma by Nivedita Sister Pdf

Delve into the intersection of Eastern and Western religions through a series of essays by one of India's most prominent thinkers and activists. Sister Nivedita expounds on topics such as karma, reincarnation, self-realization, and the universality of spiritual experience, drawing on her background in Hinduism and her encounters with Christian and Buddhist traditions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (Jagatguru Sankaracharya of Kamakoti)
Publisher : World Wisdom, Inc
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781933316482

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Introduction to Hindu Dharma by Chandrasekharendra Saraswati (Jagatguru Sankaracharya of Kamakoti) Pdf

Camille Gardner is trapped in the middle when a unique Southern town collides with the 'outside world' and big oil.A talented negotiator, Camille Gardner agrees to take on one last field assignment for her uncle before she settles down to pursue her real passion---working at an art gallery. But she'd rather be anywhere than Samford, Louisiana, the small southern town where she once spent the worst weeks of her life.To fulfill the obligation she feels to her uncle, Camille needs to entice a group of rural landowners to sell their mineral rights---and allow use of their precious water for the drilling of natural gas. Instead, she finds herself drawn to the local folk art created by those same landowners and attracted to Marsh Cameron, the attorney representing the landowners.The charming residents and the traditions of this small community leave Camille conflicted about her family obligations---and her own plans for the future. Perhaps she needs to give Samford a second chance.'Christie populates her story with a varied cast of Southern small-town characters. Her tendency for unresolved suspense is occasionally unsettling, but, overall, her stories have enough warmth and humor to keep her readers coming back for more.' --- CBA Retailers + Resources

Author : M. K Gandhi
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789352618354

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Hindu Dharma by M. K Gandhi Pdf

Hindu dharma contains Mahatma Gandhi’s views on various aspects of the Hindu religion, culture and society. 'These are both critical as well as constructive, and thus inspire the reader to be a better Hindu and a better citizen of India and the world.

Author : Richard Madsen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520252288

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Democracy’s Dharma by Richard Madsen Pdf

This title explores the remarkable religious renaissance that has reformed, revitalized and renewed the practices of Buddhism and Daoism in Taiwan. Madsen connects these developments to Taiwan's transition to democracy and the burgeoning needs of its new middle classes.

Author : Wendy Doniger
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-03-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780300235234

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Against Dharma by Wendy Doniger Pdf

An esteemed scholar of Hinduism presents a groundbreaking interpretation of ancient Indian texts and their historic influence on subversive resistance Ancient Hindu texts speak of the three aims of human life: dharma,artha, and kama. Translated, these might be called religion, politics, and pleasure, and each is held to be an essential requirement of a full life. Balance among the three is a goal not always met, however, and dharma has historically taken precedence over the other two qualities in Hindu life. Here, historian of religions Wendy Doniger offers a spirited and close reading of ancient Indian writings, unpacking a long but unrecognized history of opposition against dharma. Doniger argues that scientific disciplines (shastras) have offered lively and continuous criticism of dharma, or religion, over many centuries. She chronicles the tradition of veiled subversion, uncovers connections to key moments of resistance and voices of dissent throughout Indian history, and offers insights into the Indian theocracy’s subversion of science by religion today.

Author : Sister Nivedita
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1952
Category : Dharma
ISBN : OCLC:462794005

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Religion and Dharma by Sister Nivedita Pdf

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : Franklin Classics
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2018-10-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0342382519

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Sanâtana Dharma by Anonymous Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.