Bhakti

Globalization has a wide role to play worldwide. It has left back its footprints at every sphere of life. Not only in India, but the interchange of world views and ideas have resulted in a major transformation of the lifestyle and living standard of people globally. Indian culture is no bar to this transformation process. Our deep rooted traditions and customs have loosened up their hold with the emergence of globalization. India has a rich cultural background and pride of its culture is famous…

Hinduism is a belief that can suit a large variety of people. Based on personality type or choice, a person can select his or her individual path to God through four types of yoga: Bhakti, Jnana, Karma, and Raja. At any point in time when they a parishioner feels as a form of yoga is no longer guiding them to enlightenment, he or she can choose a different yoga of his or her choice in order to further himself or herself on the path to reach Atman. Although Hinduism has a general outline for…

The three religions I will be comparing are Christianity, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Each of these religions has similarities on their views on basic human needs and questions about the world they live in. All of the religions of the world have different ways of approaching things, but at the same time these religions have similar ways of approaching things in life. For me personally, I have been brought up in a Roman Catholic household. As a Catholic Christian, I want to see the similarities…

bearable, while some were not. My grandmother stayed with me at the hospital everyday. On other days, my mother would go home and come back because she can’t sleep in hospitals. Kyle came everyday before and after school. My friends Ann Leigh and Bhakti from band came one day, while one day a really close friend of mine came, Carlos. I stayed in the hospital for almost a week. My grandmother and mother took me to my dads house and from then on he took care of me. I was on bed rest for a…

Conflict: an analysis of how the World Religions traditions have been known to handle conflict Conflict can arise in many different forms, within different people or groups. Based on people’s origins there are several places to look at conflict and its resolution such as religion. In Hinduism and Judaism, both religions are forced to resolve conflict in various areas, but most prominently with invading peoples and ideologies. Both religions have been known to handle this conflict in a similar…

Taylor Creighbaum 6th Hour Chapter 14 -Empires in Europe expanded via maritime -Brazil was under the Portuguese and European colonies over most of Americas -Geographical position of Europe put it in a better position than Asia because it was closer to new continent -Merchants wanted Asian wealth with no middle man between -Colonies offered a new start for poor or unfortunate Europeans and escape from their old society -Native American rivalries helped Europeans defeat one another -Native…

Possession is a challenging topic to dissect. From one end of the world to the other, from one point in the past to the present almost every culture/civilization has recorded accounts of possession. The perception of these various possession accounts, however, can be described as polar opposites of each other. Some cultures view possession as a positive experience to connect humans with the divine, no matter what divine matter they call their God. While others believe all types and forms of…

of an ideal work culture to maximize labour productivity and welfare. Bhagavad Gita is the divine song of Lord Krishna. It occurs in the Bhishma Parva of Mahabharata. It consists of 18 chapters of a total 700 verses on various subjects like Dharma, Bhakti, Karma, Yoga and Vedanta. The teachings of Gita are applicable to the entire mankind irrespective of caste, creed, and age. It provides ways of fulfilling all duties and roles, in the most peaceful and skillful manner, hence it is rightly…

Ramakrishna, was a Hindu religious leader and a founder of religious thought that became the Ramakrishna Order. Ramakrishna also known as Gadadhar Chatterji or Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya claimed to have had the same experiences as brahman and he is often referred to as the first Hindu saint (“Ramakrishna”). Ramakrishna and his disciples were the first followers of the religious thought ramakrishna order. The Ramakrishna order follows unselfish work, love of god, knowledge, and awakening of…

the Upanishads are essential. The texts came from Vedic tradition, but reshaped Hinduism with philosophical knowledge, Real knowledge is considered one of the three paths to salvation. The last step to salvation, according to the Bhagavad Gita, is Bhakti, or devotion. It is basically devotion to God and the aim to please Him rather than do things out of fear or the desire to be noticed or rewarded. It is sometimes viewed to be the easiest way for everyday people to achieve a liberated and…