Moksha

use it to lose weight and some do it to tone and shape their bodies. Yoga is a multifunctional practice that has an unending list of benefits. Thousands of years ago Yogis were known to practice Yoga for several years in the Himalayas to attain “moksha” which is liberation or salvation from the chakra of…

The Kama Sutra is one of the most popular ancient Indian texts today, known widely for its erotic content and plethora of sexual positions. Contrary to western popular perception, the Kama Sutra is not exclusively a sex manual; it presents itself as a guide to a virtuous and gracious living that discusses the nature of love, family, life, and other aspects pertaining to pleasure-oriented faculties of human life. The Kama Sutra, an ancient Indian text compiled by Vatsyayana, is a guide to all…

Karma is a term that figures the great deeds and terrible deeds of a man's over a wide span of time activities which will decide their destiny in future. In Hinduism Karma is principally centered around one's dedication and religious activities while in Buddhism any activity will decide karma be it; physical, mental or verbal. Hinduism trust that divine beings can fix karma or the karma is controlled by god's eagerness to rebuff a man or not but rather in Buddhism karma will exist until the…

In the Buddhism religion, there is a Caste system. The Caste system is broken up into 5 different levels. These levels indicate what your Dharma will be for that life. Dharam is your duty you must fulfill while in that life. For example, the highest caste is the Brahmins. These people are typically lighter-skinned and are priests. The lowest possible caste is the Untouchables. The untouchables are the only people that will touch a dead body and even human waste. Untouchables must wear bells or…

Religious tolerance and freedom are hindered as a result of ignorance, and by building an understanding of the core message of some of the world’s major religions and what its followers hope to attain from it can help bridge cultures together, despite their personal beliefs. The reality of spiritual existence goes past that of human understanding. In the study of the worlds most practiced religions you can clearly recognize they all circulate some of the same basic principles. Religions have…

Literature and Traditions. Smrti texts represent the remembered, which is the literal translation of the word. Therefore the Smrti texts include much of the poetic literature, epics, the texts on the four goals of human life (Dharma, Artha, Kama, Moksha) and the six Vedangas that govern language, astronomy and rituals. Smrti is the text of remembrance and therefore its key functions in the initial stages was to supply highly precise expressions to capture facts, principles and ideas. 2) Śruti is…

The Purpose of Life: Christianity The Purpose of life is perhaps the most philosophical question ever asked throughout history and in many religions. Religions like Christianity have provided what they believe is the answer. The different denominations of Christianity may well have different interpretations of the meaning of life, however Christianity does share a common belief, which is to have a spiritual relationship with God. The Bible does not directly inform or specifically outline what…

Film Comparison The two films, Enlighten Up and Naked in Ashes show the two different sides of yoga in the eastern and western cultures. Nick Rosen is an unemployed journalist who comes along with Kate Churchill, a filmmaker, in order to see what happens when a novice is exposed to the practice of yoga. Santosh Giri, a 14-year old boy from India who is training for the life of a yogi. Together, Nick Rosen and Santosh Giri illustrate the two different spectrums of yoga in the world today. Nick…

One of the most diverse regions in the world when it comes to religious beliefs is Eastern Asia. There are many different religions that are found in East Asia and some of them tend to be quite similar to other notable practices. For example, Daoism is not only very significant to the people of China, but it also has many similarities with religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism. With that being said however, there are also multiple differences among these practices. The history of Daoism dates…

Pascal’s wager is one of Blaise Pascal’s, a 17th century French philosopher and mathematician, most famous works. It is included in the work titled Pensees (thoughts) and was published posthumously in 1670. According to Pascal one cannot come to the knowledge of God’s existence through reason alone, therefore one should live life as if God does exist, and if he does indeed exist then we have gained heaven. If god doesn’t exist, then we have lost nothing. Although let’s just say god does exist,…