The ' The Butter Thief ' Of Swami Ramsvarup And From The Textbook World Religions

The common ground of religions in the world is that they claim the existence of god/gods who holds the power beyond human ability. Each religion explains its existence in their own unique ways and implement it to people’s lifestyle. The film, 330 Million Gods, seeks to understand the Hinduism way of explanation. This documentary mainly focuses on the Hindu concept of divine, religious practices, and the stages of life. Also, the documentary illustrates how Indian lifestyle blends into its religion in the big cities – city of Benares and rural areas – village of Bhith Bhagwanpur. The most interesting points of this film presents to me are the idea of many gods with different sets of ability, how the Hindus practice the religion, and the concept

Genesis, a text in the Hebrew Bible, and The Bhagavad Gita, a dated Hindu poem, are both influential classic texts that tell the accounts of two powerful Gods, who share a similar agenda. Although they are similar deities, each has a different way to influence the world. It is apparent in the text that Krishna seems not to care about what acts one commits in the material world, but rather if one person fulfills his or her spiritual duty to him; his concept of spiritual duty is to have complete reverence and idolization of him and him only. Unlike Krishna, in Genesis, God’s main goal is to have humankind refrain from evil and do what is righteous by following commandments. In addition, even though both gods display themselves in a self-glorifying

The measures Rama takes in defeating Vali in The Ramayana demonstrate his imperfections and negligence towards his own ethics and alter the way he is portrayed as a “perfect man”. After Vali finished ruminating about who could possibly be at fault for his defeat, he sees Rama’s name engraved on the arrow that had pierced him and proclaims, “Rama, the Lord of culture, breeding, discrimination, and justice. How could you do this? You have destroyed the firm basis of your own virtues” (Narayan 100-101). Vali distinctly demonstrates the anger and confusion he feels towards Rama. He knew that Rama was widely considered to be a perfect man who possessed the clearest of minds, and the greatest morality, justice, and integrity. However, when Rama cowardly hid behind a tree and killed Vali,

In Dennis Covington’s book Salvation on Sand Mountain and David Haberman’s Journey Through the Twelve Forests: An Encounter with Krishna, we get two very different experiences of researches stepping into a world of different religion and perspectives than their own. While both Haberman and Covington focus on a certain religion and the traditions of its followers, Haberman does a better job with presenting an accurate representation of Hinduism and the Braj pilgrimage. This is because Covington’s book delves too deeply into his personal journey and opinion without explaining any details or history of Christianity and the snake-handling, while Haberman gives the reader history of Hinduism and the significance of the Braj pilgrimage.

Religion is one of the most controversial and complex concepts created and practiced throughout the ages. Those who do not have much knowledge about religion may believe that every belief, ritual, practice, and god is the same. Fortunately, this is not true and there is a vast amount of differences among eastern and western religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Christianity. In essence, this paper should discuss the differences between eastern and western religions regarding the path to god, judgement day, and the nature of worship.

The Ramayana focuses more on the need to obey and respect each other and one’s rightful duties. These dharmic beliefs focus on relationships. Lord Ram must obey his father, King Dasaratha, in his decision to take away his inheritance of the throne and must respect that decision. Although no one except for the new king, Bharata‘s, mother wanted him to leave and convinced the King that he must fulfil his oath he made to her many years ago. Rama strove to be the perfect son thus fulfilling his duty of obeying his father’s wishes. Even as Bharata begged him to take his place as ruler instead, Rama denied it on the basis that he had to obey his father and follow his every word.

We will start with the main character of the book Rama. Rama has many karma events that happens throughout the book, one being that he followed the golden deer into the woods even thought his brother Lakshmana told him not to and the result was that his wife was kidnapped. He was not there to help her because he was following the golden deer ( pg ). Another example of karma in Rama’s life is when he killed, Vila, the brother of and at the time the monkey ruler because of this Rama was able to have an army of monkey help him search for his wife ( pg ). A final example in Rama’s life is when

In the beginning of The Ramayana, Dasaratha decides to hand over the throne to his ever-beloved son, Rama. Naturally, Kaikeyi is happy for her stepson, until the hunchbacked maid Manthara convinces her that the throne truly belongs to Bharatha, Kaikeyi's son by blood. Manthara prompts Kaikeyi to envision a future with Rama as the king - a future where Kaikeyi will no longer have any status. In the patriarchal world of The Ramayana,

     Hinduism and Christianity are two religions that have been around for thousands of years. These religions have developed philosophies on certain subjects that can be compared in order to show their similarities and differences. Some of the main subjects that can be reflected upon are the paths to

“Dharma is knowledge prominently directed to the achievement of desired happiness here (i.e. in this life) and hereafter by means of appropriate actions”. (Khan, Benjamin. The Concept of Dharma in Valmiki) Rama and Krishna have been set as perfect exemplars of Dharma in the texts of Ramayana and Mahabharata respectively. They are considered to be the reincarnations of God Visnu, a Supreme Being, and supposedly lived their lives according to the Dharmic (or right) way of life. However, the stories of Rama and Krishna in the texts include some of their actions, which are questionable to the act of Dharma. This may lead one to question Ram and Krishna as true exemplars of Dharma.

Hinduism and Buddhism are both eastern traditions with much to say about the human condition as well as the reason human beings exist at all. In some ways they are different while also being similar in other ways. In this essay, those differences will be discussed and the similarities examined for their message. In conclusion, we will examine what these two faiths offer to the human beings of the twenty-first century.

On Sunday, February 21, Billy and I joined Arjun's father in his trip to the Hindu temple in Orlando—we had to wake up earlier than usual for a Sunday but it was for good cause. We arrived at the temple in Orlando just before 10AM for a prayer service that was difficult to

The theme of dharma can be found throughout the Ramayana. Rama, firmly committed to duty, is meant to be a near perfect representation of dharma (though he stumbles in a few places, as I will explore in the next paragraph), an example to strive toward. Here, though, I will examine examples within the text of adharma, and through examining what not to do, find out more about what to do. I will focus mostly on the actions of three characters: Kaikeyi, Soorpanaka, and Ravanna. But first I will examine one of the more questionable actions taken by our hero.

Dharma is the duty that people must fulfill in order to achieve their life’s purpose. In the Hindu religion, it is what guides the followers’ life choices and actions. Only the utmost just decisions and choices will lead down the path of obtaining dharma. At first glance, the Indian epic, The Ramayana, is a love story about a prince who is banished to the forest and an evil creature subsequently kidnaps his wife. However, it serves a much greater purpose in the Hindu culture. The Ramayana serves as a guide to living a life of moral righteousness. Rama and Sita are role models of how men and women should interact with each other and with society. There is multiple times throughout the epic that Rama faces morally difficult decisions that he flawlessly surpasses, a feat that his human peers surely would not have had the mental strength to accomplish. Rama is the supreme example of how to live a moral life. Rama’s dharma is to destroy evil, and throughout the book the difficult choices he makes and the heroic actions her performs are what guide him in his quest to fulfill his duty. Other characters in the epic, such as Ravana, are faced with the same moral dilemmas and chose incorrectly, which ultimately lead to their demise. Rama’s profound greatness is a result of his ability to place dharma above all other humanly desires and personal interests.

In the story of Ramayana, Lord Rama is considered the embodiment of dharma; dharma is not just a set of do and don’t or a simplistic evaluation of good and evil. Sita explains, “Three sins must be avoided if one is to live perfectly in dharma…my love [Lord Rama], dharma is, most of all, peace [by following the path of righteousness]” and further explaining, “Dharma is a subtle thing. One can be true to it only if one’s mind is entire without desire” (163-164). She explains way of right living and putting one’s mind truly to it; dharma is the eternal law of cosmic order, an enlightened way of living for humanity. Throughout the story, there are difference examples showing dharma: the right way of living. First example is when Lord Rama