Brahman

Contents 1. Introduction 2. Worship 2.1. Experience 2.2. Deity 3. Life Cycle 3.1. Marriage 3.2. Death 4. Festival 4.1. Diwali 4.2. Holi 5. Performance 5.1. Ramlila 5.2. Ramayana 5.3. Durga 6. Gurus 6.1. Anand ma 6.2. Radha 7. Caste system 7.1. Dalit 7.2. Brahmin 8. Diaspora 8.1. Pittsburg 8.2. Hindu 9. Identity 9.1. Militant Hinduism 9.2. Tolerant 9.3. Hindu Hinduism 9.4. Interlogue 10. Conclusion 1. Introduction The book is a collection of 12 essays on different walks of Hindu life…

COLONIAL HISTORIOGRAPHY The systematic history writing in the Indian subcontinent started with the coming of the Europeans, who, for their administrative compulsions were required to know the land and its inhabitants whom they were going to rule. But the history produced by them was always imbued with the notions of oriental despotism and self-sufficient village economy, the main characteristic of which was the changelessness from the earliest times to the coming of colonial rule. Hence, all the…

reader find verity in dealing of complexity. Test is also multisided and working at different levels, the story moves from France to London, as well as Himalaya to Bengal. The title of the novel is symbolic. The chessmaster is an emblem of God (Brahman or Creator) and the game of chess is symbolic of the world (Jagat or Sansar). The moves made by the chessmaster are symbolic of the conduct of the drama of life (Lila). It is well-known fact that moves in the game of the chess cannot be predicted…

Religion and Social/Political Institutions In every tradition there exists a religion, a system of belief beyond the grasp of man. Human beings have a desire for a supreme being, something they acquire through religion. Religion serves the purpose of quenching man’s thirst to be good and peaceful thereby creating some order. It does not matter how or when the development of man began, his overwhelming urge to worship has formed and will continue to give rise to more kinds of religious behaviors.…

There are over seven billion people, according to the World Meters, who have the ability to pick 270 or more religions. Religion does not have a universal definition, rather individuals define religion according to their religion preference. According to Oxford English dictionary, religion is defined as a “a particular system of faith and worship and a pursuit, interest, or movement, followed with great devotion.” I defined religion as the worship or belief in a supreme being with a community…

Amma, the woman, is a Syrian Christian, identified as upper caste Christians, almost equivalent to Brahmans. Velutha, the male hero, too is a Christian, but the identity that marginalizes and in the end murders him is that of a Paravan, a Dalit. The story makes it clear that caste among Christians is as much a determiner of life chances as among ‘Hindus’…

For Hinduism prime reality is one Supreme-Being Brahman who is both immanent and transcendent. What is the nature of the world around us? For Christians God created the world according to his wish and there were no sufferings in the beginning it was beautiful with full of love. But since Adam and Eve…

Rudraksha replied, “Gods also destroy the yajna of the rishis just like demons. They send apsaras as obstacles to disrupt the sadhna of rishis. You know about Vishwamitra. Menaka, Rambha… Madhurya got scared hearing my open criticism of gods. The teacher might get angry and might kick me out of the ashram once he finds that out. As a residential student of the ashram, I should not be against the gods, who the rishis pray day and night. Madhurya was my classmate. I am impressed by his endless…

an Indian temple when he entered as a Christian. Not only did he disregard it in this way though, he also entered without removing his shoes which is something that even the faithful Hindu’s must do. He was then chased down and beaten by several Brahman priest who held him down, removed his shoes and chased him away. Later on they get held up in Clacutta and taken to court over the matter and both Mr. Fogg and Passepatout are charged for the deeds that Passepartout had done. Then they are made…

rebirth consists in the elimination of our attachment to routine life itself (Sharma 29). Hindus view every living thing to be undergoing this cycle of reincarnation known as samsara. Once they are released from this cycle, their souls merge with Brahman, a single “world soul” that is the foundation of all physical matter, energy, time and space, and being in itself, following their…