Samskriti

Samskriti
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 352
Release: 1988
Genre: Christianity
ISBN:

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Author: M. G. Chitkara
Publisher: APH Publishing
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2004
Genre: Hinduism and politics
ISBN: 9788176484657

The Volume Deals With The Organization, The Ideology And The Role Of Rss In The Cultural Reguvination Of Hindu Society In India. It Talks About The Founder And His Successors In Building Up The Organization. Has 28 Chapters Dealing With Various Factors And The Contributions Of The Rss.

KARMA Its Applicability And Relevance In Day-To-Day Life

KARMA Its Applicability And Relevance In Day-To-Day Life
Author: LALJEE VERMA
Publisher: One Point Six Technologies Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 197
Release:
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9352016149

Every act is part of the karmic process; bound to have its effect. Karma is considered the all-pervading, universal law of existence. It perhaps finds its greatest relevance in the sentient minds of humans. The karma doctrine cannot be viewed from a religious standpoint; it is relevant to all, regardless of sect, community or beliefs. No one can claim to live life without performing an action – from simple life sustaining activities to highly complex scientific or spiritual enquiry. What we do dictates what we get in this life...and the next…and the next…till we are freed of our karmic burden. Genetic and transmigrating influences are, even today, subjects of research and discussion. The quantum and quality a living being brings from previous karma, if any, is a matter of intense debate, as is the effect that actions may imprint on our conscience. Deliberation on contentious issues is basic to human nature and has been part of human discourse from the dawn of civilisation. The attempt to define karma has consumed immense mental resource over the millennia, along with the search to understand the essential meaning of life. In the vast literature which exists on the subject, pundits from almost every society and religious group in the world, have attempted to explain the significance and validity of karma, or its lack. Though karma is basic to life, its purport remains veiled; deeply relevant yet poorly understood. Self awareness is a feeling of being in the universe; a substance dot in a life-process on the platter of existence, in the paradigm of time and space

Awaken Bharata

Awaken Bharata
Author: David Frawley
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9388271025

Today there is a new battle going on over the 'idea of India', with some groups questioning if there ever was any real nation called 'India' prior to the British rule. Challenging this notion are those who claim that India has a profound national and cultural heritage since ancient times and was one of the main centres of civilization in the world, with its own characteristic ideals and practices born of dharma and yoga. The Constitution speaks of India that is Bharata, proclaiming this ancient name for the country. If we look at India as Bharata, the idea of the country and its unique identity and history become clear. Awaken Bharata is a plea for that eternal India to awaken and reclaim its esteemed place as the guru of nations, expressing once more its vast civilizational ethos. The book encourages a new vision of the country, linking its magnificent past with a more brilliant future. It emphasizes the role of a new 'intellectual kshatriya'-intellectual warriors of dharma-to challenge the inimical forces seeking to deny or displace India's great civilization.

At the Feet of a Himalayan Master Volume 1

At the Feet of a Himalayan Master Volume 1
Author: Prakash Keshaviah
Publisher: Lotus Press
Total Pages: 345
Release: 2010-02
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 8188157627

There are very few first-hand accounts available to us about living with a Himalayan Master. This book offers unique contributions on the inner development and external lives of those who lived around him. This book fortells of human potentials that may be available to us all, of a purpose to our lives, and of realms of inner development that can easily be overlooked in the pace and diversions of modern life.

Samskruthi (Culture)

Samskruthi (Culture)
Author: Ramaswamy S (TR)
Publisher: Prism Books Private Limited
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2019-01-12
Genre:
ISBN: 9386506793

God of Desire

God of Desire
Author: Catherine Benton
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2006-06-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0791482618

God of Desire presents Sanskrit tales of the Indian deity Kāmadeva as he battles the ascetic god Śiva, assists the powerful goddess Devī, and incarnates as the charming son of Kṛṣṇa. Exploring the imagery and symbolism of the god of desire in art and ritual, Catherine Benton reflects on the connection of Kāmadeva to parrots, makaras (gharials), and apsarases (celestial nymphs), and to playful devotional rituals designed to win his favor. In addition to examining the Hindu literature, Benton also highlights two Buddhist forms of Kamadeva, the demonic Māra, who tries to persuade the Buddha to trade enlightenment for the delights of a woman, and the ever-youthful Mañjuśri, who cuts through ignorance with the bodhisattva sword of wisdom. Tales of Kāmadeva from the Hindu and Buddhist traditions present desire as a powerful force continually redefining the boundaries of chaos and order and gently pulling beyond the ephemeral lure of passionate longings.

Orissa Society of Americas 34th Annual Convention Souvenir

Orissa Society of Americas 34th Annual Convention Souvenir
Author:
Publisher: Odisha Society of the Americas
Total Pages: 298
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

Orissa Society of Americas 34th Annual Convention Souvenir for Convention held in 2003 held at Princeton, New Jersey re-published as Golden Jubilee Convention July 4-7, 2019 Atlantic City, New Jersey commemorative edition. Odisha Society of the Americas Golden Jubilee Convention will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey during July 4-7, 2019. Convention website is http://www.osa2019.org. Odisha Society of the Americas website is http://www.odishasociety.org

Religious Individualisation

Religious Individualisation
Author: Martin Fuchs
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 1086
Release: 2019-12-16
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110580934

This volume brings together key findings of the long-term research project ‘Religious Individualisation in Historical Perspective’ (Max Weber Centre for Advanced Cultural and Social Studies, Erfurt University). Combining a wide range of disciplinary approaches, methods and theories, the volume assembles over 50 contributions that explore and compare processes of religious individualisation in different religious environments and historical periods, in particular in Asia, the Mediterranean, and Europe from antiquity to the recent past. Contrary to standard theories of modernisation, which tend to regard religious individualisation as a specifically modern or early modern as well as an essentially Western or Christian phenomenon, the chapters reveal processes of religious individualisation in a large variety of non-Western and pre-modern scenarios. Furthermore, the volume challenges prevalent views that regard religions primarily as collective phenomena and provides nuanced perspectives on the appropriation of religious agency, the pluralisation of religious options, dynamics of de-traditionalisation and privatisation, the development of elaborated notions of the self, the facilitation of religious deviance, and on the notion of dividuality.