Vedanta

beliefs were the Hindu monists who say that the cosmos is sacred or participates in a single divine principle. The Vedanta Society in New York was founded by Vivekananda after attending the Parliament of Religions in 1983. This society attracted many members of the artistic community and even the French actress Sarah Bernhardt and the English novelist Aldous Huxley. The purpose of Vedanta society is the promotion of singularity capable of articulating this unified doctrine. The philosophy of…

How Yoga Has Influenced India So Far What is yoga? “Yoga” is union – the one that connects your mind, body, and soul at once. The term yoga (derived from the word “yuj” of Sanskrit) is used for connection of the individual soul with the universal spirit. Usually, by yoga, people understand some kind of physical exercise that involves stretches, twists, and deep breaths. However, it has a far broader horizon than most people’s imagination. It is an essential science aspect, which contains in…

Gideon Rosen beautifully articulates the role that culture plays in presenting values and that by recognizing and integrating those values, it gives meaning to our lives. I believe culture does fill our lives with wonderful things while integration of cultural values is not always by choice or by recognition of its value. Most often, values are integrated into our lives without recognition by following customs that give meaning to our actions and behavior. Moreover, the recognition of these…

This book is an introduction to one of the oldest and more persistent methods to understand and decipher the maps of our personal destiny. It is an ancient science called Jyotish (Jyot = Light, Ish = God). Jyotish — the Light of God — is part of Vedanta, the millenary Vedic philosophy of India, which deals with all kinds of knowledge. Jyotish is part of the Vedic treatises that deal with the eyes, the light and inner vision. Jyotish, the Light of God, is also the precursor of modern astrology,…

J.D. Salinger: A Broken Man, A Beautiful Artist "I'd just be the Catcher in the Rye and all. I know it's crazy, but that's the only thing I'd really like to be" (Salinger 173). These words reflect me and my life almost to the dime. Probably because I wrote 'em and all. Actually, a lot of the things I wrote could be about me. A war not only broke me, but became the vessel that spawned my artistic ability. The combined exposure to traumatic events, plus problematic situations from youth, caused…

Hinduism and Buddhism are one of the oldest beliefs that have ever been known. Both started in India around 2500 years ago, and originated in the northern part of India. Buddhism was founded in 563 B.C.E by Siddhartha Gautama. Siddhartha, who was born and raised in a wealthy family, believed that humans will suffer as long as they breath. He left his wealthy life behind and started looking for the truth of enlightenment. Buddhism is not a religion, it is a way of thinking that changes the way…

Religion is a very big subject that many people talk about and have their own way of thinking. Buddhism and Hinduism are the most two biggest religions in the Eastern world. There are many things to these religions that are important. Loren Eiseley had his own way of thinking. He made books and was into the history of science. He admires and believed in the work of Charles Darwin, so Eiseley believed in the science of things. Buddhism first emerged in the 5th century BCE, and is thought to…

Arjuna needed a lot of advice from Krishna, and this book is about how Krishna enlightens Arjuna. Sri Krishna talked with Arjuna and revealed “profound, sublime and soul-stirring spiritual truths, and expounded the rare secrets of Yoga, Vedanta, Bhakti and Karma” (Gita). All of Krishna’s teachings were meant for the benefit of all humanity as “guidance for their daily life, spiritual upliftment, and self-realization” (Gita). Basically, the Bhagavad Gita is meant for all people throughout…

The online dictionary defines ethics as “the moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behavior.” I believe ethics is needed for mankind. It is our means of deciding what route to take in life. Without a foundation of ethics, one’s actions would be arbitrary and purposeless. Foundation of ethics can also be called your guiding principles in life because if you do not have what to live by, then there is no point to your existence on earth and there would be no way to work towards a goal.…

According to the Oxford Dictionary, yoga is defined as “a Hindu spiritual, and ascetic discipline, apart of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.” Yoga was first introduced in ancient India around the sixth and fifth century, and soon traveled westward by the late nineteenth and twentieth century. In Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, they all teach yoga as a “spiritual discipline” which are…