Excellence In Life

Excellence In Life
Author: Om Prakash Shukal
Publisher: Gyan Publishing House
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2007-10-30
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9788121209632

In late 1980s, I was controlling a large staff, which had their own personal problems, but slowly the staff members started approaching me for guidance, though this was not part of my official duty, as such , in the beginning I was reluctant to render any advise, but I found that if the problems are not sorted out in a sympathetic manner, then this leads to loss of output and at times, even led to accidents. As such , I started given tips and encouraged them to solve their problems in their own ways. This helped many and issues were solved amicably. To render better service, I started referring many books on human affairs and psychology. The study increased my knowledge base and I gained good experience. All the time, I was preparing notes and slowly the notes became bigger and bigger. The formation of a book has started and further research was done to improve upon it. Based on my experience and interaction with the people, the notes were grouped under four aspects: Religious, Spiritual, Scientific and Materialistic and how one achieves progress in these aspects. Excellence in life is a reference book, where subject matter has been arranged in a logical manner as civilizations developed in a different parts of the world. I hope that the readers will be benefited out of this book and they will develop confidence in tackling the problems, as they arise in life. Soon world would become a happier place to live in and harmony will prevail amongst all. Book is only a beginning and not the end.

Sri Ram Charit Manas

Sri Ram Charit Manas
Author: S. P. Ojha
Publisher: Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Total Pages: 180
Release: 2003
Genre: Rāma (Hindu deity) in literature
ISBN: 9788171820719

The Many Faces of a Himalayan Goddess

The Many Faces of a Himalayan Goddess
Author: Ehud Halperin
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0190913606

Hadimba is a primary village goddess in the Kullu Valley of the West Indian Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, a rural area known as the Land of Gods. As the book shows, Hadimba is a goddess whose vitality reveals itself in her devotees' rapidly changing encounters with local and far from local players, powers, and ideas. These include invading royal forces, colonial forms of knowledge, and more recently the onslaught of modernity, capitalism, tourism, and ecological change. Hadimba has provided her worshipers with discursive, ritual, and ideological arenas within which they reflect on, debate, give meaning to, and sometimes resist these changing realities, and she herself has been transformed in the process. Drawing on diverse ethnographic and textual materials gathered in the region from 2009 to 2017, The Many Faces of a Himalayan Goddess is rich with myths and tales, accounts of dramatic rituals and festivals, and descriptions of everyday life in the celebrated but remote Kullu Valley. The book employs an interdisciplinary approach to tell the story of Hadimba from the ground up, or rather, from the center out, portraying the goddess in varying contexts that radiate outward from her temple to local, regional, national, and indeed global spheres. The result is an important contribution to the study of Indian village goddesses, lived Hinduism, Himalayan Hinduism, and the rapidly growing field of religion and ecology.

Redemptive Encounters

Redemptive Encounters
Author: Lawrence A. Babb
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 1986
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780520076365

In this comparative study of three modern religious movements, Lawrence A. Babb argues that thematic continuities exist between traditional Hinduism and its widely divergent modern expressions.

Unspoken History of India of Six-Thousand Years

Unspoken History of India of Six-Thousand Years
Author: Anand Mohun Sinha
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2011-02-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1452097690

An evolved civilization existed in India, much before the advent of Roman, Greek, Egyptian or Chinese civilizations in this world. And, yet, India is the only country among them, which went into subjugation, in the last millennium. This book gives an insight into its reasons. It also brings out, why Indians are brilliant individually, but collectively, they belong to a third world country. It dwells on their strength and weaknesses developed over 6000 years, which remain unspoken or spoken in disguise. Also, it reflects on the reasons why great men like Shiv, Ganesh, Hanuman and Krishna, who were born just like Christ, Mohammed and Buddha were consigned into mythology. The readers may find much rationality in its bold attempt to reveal the harsh truth. It also provides thought-provoking solutions, to ponder and act.

Beyond Kaliyug

Beyond Kaliyug
Author: Anand Iyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2017-01-07
Genre:
ISBN: 9781520322803

Why do people kill for religion? Why do Muslim Refugees in Europe kill their host populace? Why do people cry for the implementation of a religious order (Sharia) in a host country, when they have fled a country ruled by Sharia?How do we deal with terrorism?Is there a hope for humankind or is this Kaliyug the end of all?This book points to a possible bright future that we may have.Sometime in a previous dark age (Kaliyug), the Hindu or Vedic system created a cycle that could support 33 crores humans or 330 million human beings and brought in the last Sat Yug (Golden age). This was followed by other ages or yugas and there is an ancient belief that humanity travels in a cycle, which is characterized by the Sat yug (or Golden age), Treta Yug (or � golden age), Dwapar yug (or � Golden age) and finally the Kaliyug (from � golden to near complete darkness or a dark-age). This book presents in layman terms the concept of the four Yugas.The book will shock you at times and you may be in disagreement with many things said in this book. But that is the purpose of this book. It has to challenge you (at least in some small way) into thinking about things differently.From SatYug onwards, each Yug is a gradual 25% decline. SatYug from 100% to 75%, Treta yug from 75% to 50% and Dwapar from 50% to 25%, and finally the Kaliyug from 25% to almost total darkness. We never come to total darkness as there are many societies and each is in their own smaller cycles. And then there is this move from near 0% to 100%! BAM! From Kaliyug to SatYug!This book focuses on some key principles that will take us from the present Kaliyug to the next Sat Yug. To study the transition to Sat yug, we study the dark age and some of the forces that pull society to the dark age. These forces and their impact can be mapped in a dark age map (of each society). This map shows the net impact of the dark forces in a society.Then there are also some people who are in a Golden age or Sat Yug. So the net effect is always never allowing humans to go to total darkness. But an area that is in a SatYug can be impacted by dark forces. We can draw a parallel to terrorist attacks in peaceful neighbourhood's. We also see some concepts to stop the terrorist incidences in Europe and America being presented here. These may themselves seem radical steps, but times are radical.The Kaliyug is finally a phase when we move from the near darkness to the golden age. And there are many points of time that are good 'points' to start this transition. The earliest appearing from anywhere within the next 200 years.By following certain guideline principles, human society can grab this opportunity to leapfrog into the next Sat yug.This book is a positive outlook at those possibilities.

Units of Measurement

Units of Measurement
Author: S. V. Gupta
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2020-06-23
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3030439690

This book delivers a comprehensive overview of units of measurement. Beginning with a historical look at metrology in Ancient India, the book explains fundamental concepts in metrology such as basic, derived and dimensionless quantities, and introduces the concept of quantity calculus. It discusses and critically examines various three and four-dimensional systems of units used both presently and in the past, while explaining why only four base units are needed for a system of measurement. It discusses the Metre Convention as well as the creation of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, and gives a detailed look at the evolution of the current SI base units of time, length, mass, electric current, temperature, intensity of illumination and substance. This updated second edition is extended with timely new chapters discussing past efforts to redefine the SI base units as well as the most recent 2019 redefinitions based entirely on the speed of light and other fundamental physical constants. Additionally, it provides biographical presentations of many of the historical figures behind commonly used units of measurements, such as Newton, Joule and Ohm, With its accessible and comprehensive treatment of the field, together with its unique presentation of the underlying history, this book is well suited to any student and researcher interested in the practical and historical aspects of the field of metrology.

Stories of Fourteen Manus and Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu

Stories of Fourteen Manus and Ten Incarnations of Lord Vishnu
Author: Hseham Amrahs
Publisher: Mahesh Dutt Sharma
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2024-01-06
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Swayambhuva Manu ruled the earth for years. The subjects were happy and prosperous in their kingdom. They wrote 'Manusmriti', which is not found in its original form today. Lord Vishnu is the supreme worshiped deity of the Hindus. His glory has been described in detail in religious texts. There is a description of Lord Vishnu taking twenty-four incarnations for the welfare of the people. Among these, 10 incarnations are considered especially important and completely dedicated themselves to the betterment of the world. Lord Rama and Krishna are two such human incarnations of Lord Vishnu, who lived their lives like ordinary human beings and set exemplary examples for humans.

Forgotten Memories

Forgotten Memories
Author: Dr. D. D. Sinha
Publisher: Princeps Publishing
Total Pages: 127
Release: 2022-06-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8194979196