Articles related to "Brahmacharya"



Brahmacharya Ashram Or The Student Stage
The human life span is divided into four ashrams or stages. Brahmacharya Ashram is the first stage in which the student receives spiritual instruction.
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Celibacy
An examination of celibacy -- its role in Buddhist practice and spiritual practice in general.
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The Four Ashrams or Life Stages
The human life span is divided into four ashrams. These are Brahmacharya, Grahasta, Vanaprastha and Sanyasa. The Vedas define a specific purpose for each ashram.
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Yamas: Yoga's Thou-Shalt-Nots
The first half of the "Ten Commandments" of Yoga, the Yamas are a series of five things that each yogi must strive to abstain from. Harming, lying, stealing and ...sex?!
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Ask: Is it True? Kind? Necessary?
Speaking mindfully is as simple as cultivating the habit of first asking "Is it true? Is it kind? Is it Necessary?". How Yoga's Yamas and Niyamas support this philosophy.
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Glossary A to B
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with A to B.
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Priyavrata’s Dilemma
Priyavrata wanted to spend his life in worship. Manu wanted him to become king. Brahma then explained the concept of Varnashram to the reluctant prince.
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Nirvana - Liberation
Nirvana - Liberation from the fetters
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Yoga's Yamas and Niyamas
Road Map to Enlightenment: unraveling the Sanskrit behind the first two branches of Patanjali's Eightfold path from the Yoga Sutras.
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