Guru

the elders of their respective house. The naiks make decisions about new recruits as well as on disputes and those who violate community rules. A Guru is a senior member of the hijra 's and a teacher to a Chela (disciple) and is the one that controls the work for the Chela 's, be it "ritual performances, prostitution, or asking for alms"(Pg. 43-44) Guru 's act as surrogate parents to the Chela 's and keep a household organized, clean, fed, and employed. For example on page 45 there is a hijra…

Walk the Walk and Talk the Talk: Transformational Adventures in India Real yoga is about transformation. http://www.yoganonymous.com/how-yoga-helped-one-man-move-past-addiction It’s not about mastering the Ashtanga intermediate series, or holding pincha mayurasana. While not simple, true transformation may be even harder to grasp. If you’re in limbo, you may need to follow the footsteps of rishis, in India, to seed your metamorphosis. I’ve been practicing yoga for 40 years, but I didn’t get my…

An awkward gay man looking for love, decides to seek help from a gay matchmaking guru, but then falls for his mentor. BRIEF SYNOPSIS Tim Gilberto (20’s) is a gay doctor looking for love. He tries speed dating, but this doesn’t work. He’s awkward and his friend Curran (20’s) suggests that Tim get help from a gay matchmaking, guru. Curran believes the mentor can help Tim become a better gay man. Tim is resistant to the idea, but after he’s suspended at work, he seeks to change his life. Tim…

In The Second Shepherd 's Play, and Shudraka 's The Little Clay Cart two different attitudes toward children emerge. Both are based strongly in religious custom, emphasize the importance of a child 's potential, and demonstrate how both societies greatly depend on the success of their children. However, Hinduism and medieval Christianity differ greatly in many aspects, such as a child 's role in the family and community, the education of their children, and how their child 's gender will impact…

Historical Narrative Rāhula’s story My dear students, I have gathered you all today to tell you a story. Of course, not an ordinary made-up one that we usually tell around the fire, but my story. The story of how my father was enlightened. The story of how I rejected the foul beliefs of Hinduism, how I stopped believing in the Brahman, and how I started living the life I do today as a monk. I, Rāhula, will tell you the story of my humble beginnings. When I was a young boy, I knew very little…

site has changed an insane amount. But what wouldn’t change in a decade? As a girl who started making videos discussing makeup, hair, nail polish, and “all things girly” as my 15 year old self described it, I became known as a ‘beauty guru’ on Youtube. A beauty guru, back in the day (2010), was a makeup tutorial-making, product junkie who most likely owned 37 too many Mac eyeshadows and offered tips and tricks on you guessed it, all things beauty. Let’s dissect the evolution of the beauty…

deities, and significantly expands the bodhisattva pantheon. Vajrayana ritual and devotion employs mantras, mandalas , and other rituals. Much emphasis is placed on the role of the guru in the Vajrayana; these are religious teachers who have mastered the philosophical and ritual tradition. “The Tibet translation of guru is "lama," and the various Tibetan schools of the Vajrayana trace long lineages of gurus who serve both as religious and political leaders (the Dalai Lama is the most well known…

It 's a steaming task to scribe a literate piece of work after the society supposedly living on the fabric of innovation has contorted the entirety of its ethos through one political election. That being said, it 's foolhardy to encompass a society so handcrafted on the fable of autonomy while the larger duality seems to serve the exact anti-thesis-- As surprising it is to hear, we live in an America catered to the bigotry of Trump and his supporters. As repulsive as he may be, our voices are…

To start off, this religion was founded by Guru Nanak, a man raised in Hindu faith who belonged to the Kshatriya caste. Following his usual trip to the river to meditate and remaining there for 28 days, he returned filled with the spirit of God, was enlightened and began his quest to share his views…

“The main objective of education is to becomed responsible, productive and useful members of the society. Knowledge skills and attitudes are built through learning experiences and opportunities created for learners in school. It is in the classroom where learners can analyze and evaluate, their experiences learn to doubt, to question, to investigate and to think independently.” (CBSE manual 2009 p.1.). Thus, all round development as stated, one of the purposes of education implies optimization…