Sanskrit

Views of Swami Vivekananda on Education Swami Vivekananda’s views on Education deals with self development, character development, should build self reliance and confidence, education of masses, medium of instruction, and education for downtrodden people and so on. 1. Education for Physical and Mental Development Physical education helps the child for self-realisation or character building and how to make our body strong. Physical education also helps the child in attaining a complete…

NIYAMA Niyama is the second stage in the raja yoga. The five rules of Niyama are in the form of Do’s. They are the attitudes we need to take toward ourselves. The rules are: 1. Cleanliness ( Sauca ) 2. Contentment ( Santosa ) 3. Austerity ( Tapas ) 4. Self-study or Introspection ( Svadhyaya ) 5. Devotion to the Supreme Lord ( Isvarapranidhana ) 1.4.1.3. ASANAS: (YOGIC POSTURES) In the Yoga sutras of Pathanjali, asana means "to be seated in a position that is firm, but relaxed".…

1) Before WW1, Germany was bellicose, absolutist and arbitrary; a country striving to proclaim its position in the world. By 1914, Germany was Europe’s most dominant nation both in economics and in military force. But prior to the Welfare in 1918, Germany was impotent to import or export goods which confined various commerce. Raw materials and foods were really limited as the war continued. As a result of WW1, Germany was financially broke; they had to pay off utmost compensation to Allies…

Many different civilizations have impacted history throughout time. The most evolutionary times of these civilizations were between 600 B.C. and A.D. 1200 when they began to organize institutions and characteristics. These “defining and long lasting civilization patterns shaped by belief systems, including philosophies and religions, can be understood as classicism.” The base of classicism can also be seen as the expansion of societies into civilizations. There are five classical civilizations…

Introduction The rise of Imperial Liberalism in Britain led to dramatic change within many nations throughout the nineteenth century through the expansion of British Empire abroad, as well as other forms of encounters between British colonisers or conquerors and its vassal states. There has always, however, been a double aspect to such expansions. This gives clear attention to liberalism 's ability to negotiate difference in a context of empire and to inspire the audiences through the analysis…

The third foundation is mindfulness of mind or consciousness. The "mind" in this foundation is called citta. This is a different mind from the one that thinks thoughts or makes judgments. Citta is more like consciousness or awareness.Citta is sometimes translated "heart-mind," because it has an emotive quality. It is a consciousness or awareness that is not made up of ideas. However, neither is it the pure awareness that is the fifth skandha. Another way of thinking of this foundation is…

During a woman 's life, one of the most exciting and extraordinary roles to go through is pregnancy. Being pregnant is a very intimate experience for several women; during this period a woman 's life goes through many new challenges and may encounter possible problems. Everybody acknowledges that a healthy pregnancy demands special care especially since the woman’s body goes through tremendous changes. A healthy diet followed by moderate exercise is critical and recommended by doctors, as it…

Buddha is a savior Minimizes metaphysics Elaborates metaphysics Minimizes ritual Emphasizes ritual Practice centers on meditation Includes petitionary prayer 3. The Intuitive approach of Zen 3a. read 3b. the words Zen and Ch’an originate from the Sanskrit word Dayana, this is the meaning of meditation. 3c. the teachings of Zen are connected to Gautama by the refusal to speculate, and just like Gautama; everything is in words, and also they are in connection through…

Perhaps, no other medium has had such a prodigious impact on the recollection of history and societal structure and formulation than writing. When it was first introduced, it was clear that people could grasp its value, thus they took the necessary steps to grind through the process of developing it into a usable mechanism upon which to benefit their livelihood. In essence, writing was the catalyst that caused normal people groups to not only become civilizations with laws and governance, but…

Zen Buddhism began in 6th century China where it is known as Ch’an. Zen was brought by a South Indian monk who arrived in China around 520 CE. The philosophical development of Zen is found in the Lankavatara Sutra which was composed in India in the fourth century. It is a sutra of Mahayana Buddhism, the sutra is a narration of the Buddha and the bodhisattva known as Mahamati. Through Zen’s evolution in China it was impacted by Taoist beliefs which are shown in Ch’an’s significant importance…