Upanishads

the Shruti scriptures were passed down through generations and then preserved into Sanskrit, also Shruti is heard or revealed to sages in their highest state of consciousness. They also include the Four Vedas, Samhitas, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, and Upanishads. As for Smriti, it means “that which is remembered- traditions”. Smriti it has two parts, the essence form Shruit’s and human thoughts for a particular time and place. Some of the more important texts are: Bhagavad Gita, Dharma Shastras, Epics,

Society and government in our day and age is much more secular than it has been for most of human history. In fact, many countries, such as the United States of America, even have laws built into their governments’ constitutions establishing a barrier between religion and government. But throughout humanity’s past, it was quite common across many diverse societies for religion and politics to overlap; religion often influenced politics and politics often used religion for practical purposes. In the

Shah Jahan Prince Khurram was 35 years of age when he ascended to the throne as Shah Jahan, or “King of the World.” Succeeding Jahangir in 1627, Shah Jahan appreciated the backing of experienced administrators and officials - like his father Asaf Khan - who were left-over from the past ruler. Shah Jahan, notes Hambly, resuscitated Akbar 's arrangement of squeezing southward against the autonomous Muslim Sultanate of the Deccan. At the same time the greater part of his development campaigns were

Meera bai was born in khudki, Rajasthan in the 16th century; she was the daughter of Ratan Singh and the grand-daughter of Rao Dooda, the ruler of Merta a small state in Marwar. When she was born it was predicted that she is born for higher things and she will be well known in history because of her achievements. When she was small she was gifted the idol doll of Lord Krishna by Saint Raidas Ji and he told her that he is her husband, she falls in love with the idol and accepts Lord Krishna as her

Rebirth in its essence is a religious belief. Each religion has a different outlook on rebirth; the seemingly endless cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. “Millions of people worldwide believe in reincarnation or cyclic rebirths based on "transmigration" of the human soul from one physical body to another” (Shahzad, 2010). Some religions refer to rebirth in terms of the body and soul whereas others only one or the other. Reincarnation is the process which your soul or being continues until the

REBUILDING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ON KASHMIR BY HINDUS Nitin Chandel Department of History Ph.D. Research

CHAPTER 45 Ahimsa: To Do No Harm Exploring the Cardinal Virtue of Noninjury in Thought, Word & Deed B y S at g u r u S i vaya S u B r a m u n i ya S wa m i H a. manivel indu wisdom, which inspires humans to live the ideals of compassion and nonviolence, is captured in one word, ahimsa. In Sanskrit, himsa is doing harm or causing injury. The “a” placed before the word negates it. Very simply, ahimsa is abstaining from causing harm or injury. It is gentleness and noninjury, whether physical

Hinduism Introduction Hinduism - stands for the faith and the way of life most of the people who live in India.      Hinduism is such an ancient religion that it had many types of beliefs and religious practices. Around 1750 BC Aryan invaders from central Asia settled in North - West India and introduced their own religious ideas.      Slowly the Hindu came to accept the idea of the existence of an eternal supreme being. They called this being, Brahman. Hindus also worship different

“Nearly everyone has some conception of religion. In fact, sometimes it appears that there are as many definitions of it as there are people” (Schmidt 9). Not only does each person have his or her own way of defining religion; each person has his or her own way of practicing religion. Studying these different practices can be difficult. There have been many people who have studied religion and through many different methods. While some people share similar findings, each person has his or her own

Abstract: The symbiotic relationship between powers of mythical stories to assist transformational change in human lives. The purpose of this research paper is to explore the power of myth in transforming human lives, it establishes patterns in the human psyche affects the way of thinking as myths unveil various subjects, ideas, and challenges. Each one of us bears countless stories inside ourselves of our own lives and all its happenings. Therefore, each being is a natural narrator. Everybody tells