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Yeats on The Upanishads
W.B. Yeats teamed with Swami Shree Purohit to release an English translation of the ancient Indian epics, The Upanishads. This book, "The Ten Principle Upanishads," focuses on the major Upanishads of the epic, and through Yeats' translation, Westerners can more easily understand the wisdom of the East.
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Creation in the Upanishads
The universe is a manifestation of God. All matter contains innate divinity and evolution is the process of realizing that divinity.
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Ethical Objectives in Upanishads
The Upanishads state that the prime objective of the human race is to become one with God. To do this we must not get caught in the web of temporary finite sensual pleasu
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Introduction to the Upanishads
The Upanishads represent knowledge obtained by sitting down near the feet of a guru, the focus of which is more the inner soul than the external reality.
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Samhitas, Brahmanas, Upanishads
The Samhitas contain simple hymns; The Brahmanas involve complicated rituals whereas The Upanishads take religion beyond liturgy.
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Evolution and Hinduism
Hinduism, like most religions, has a creation myth. Its similarity to what happens in Evolution is remarkable along with other Hindu concepts about things like time.
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The All-pervasive Atma
Prajapati teaches Indra about what the Atma is, by telling him what it is not.
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The Humbling of Indra
Indra in his arrogance wants to build the greatest city ever. He is humbled when he learns that he is just one in a long line of Indras.
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Brahm, Atma and God
The Atma and Brahm are the same. When visualized as existing within the self it is called Atma. When visualized as external to the self it is called Brahm.
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Chakra-Based Spa Treatments
Chakras are sources of energy located along the spinal cord that govern specific organs and bodily systems. Chakra-based holistic spa herapies work to heal the whole body
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Atma as the Universal Consciousnes
By starting with the purpose of life and reasoning backwards the ancient seers derived the nature of the Atma and its relationship to the mortal self.
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Creation in the Puranas
Two stories of creation of the universe from the Puranas are narrated. The Brahm manifests itself as Brahma, who then proceeds with the work of creation.
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Creation in the Riga Veda
According to the Riga Veda the One Supreme God did not create the Universe by fashioning it from preexisting material, but transformed himself into the Universe.
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The Supreme Being in Hinduism
The perception of the Supreme Being in Hinduism has changed according to the nature of the enquiry and the needs of the society.
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Vedas: Purpose & Structure
Each of the four Vedas, Riga,Yajur, Sama and Atharva, has a different focus. This compilation was done by Veda Vyasa.
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The Puranas
The main scriptures in Hinduism are the Vedas and Puranas. The Vedas contain the phlosophy, whereas the Puranas contain the mythology. In paricular the Puranas have a wealth of information on creation, cosmology, time cycles, incarnations of Gods and the genealogy of legendary kings. The Puranas complement the Vedas by describing the concepts in a simple manner with the help of tales and parables. The two epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata, are also popular sources of mythological information.
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Glossary Q to S
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with Q to S.
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Glossary T to Z
Writing on Hinduism necessitates the use of non-English words that occur often need to be explained. This glossary explains words beginning with T to Z.
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The Itihasas and the Puranas
The Itihasas and the Puranas are full of stirring mythological narratives of avatars of the Supreme Being.
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