Hinduism Lexicon on B

From backbiting to buddhi chitta.

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Every year, I eagerly await the month of Ramzan. Fasting and praying during the month prepares me to move closer to God. Fasting is not restricted to food and drink; it includes distancing oneself from negative attributes like hypocrisy, covetousness, falsity, backbiting and envy, among others.

Surprisingly and fortunately, the after-effects of this regulated and sanitised lifestyle adopted during Ramzan lingers for several months afterward, enabling one to work towards greater control over one's actions.

(See also: Ramzan, Indian Festivals, Spiritual Guidance, God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

backbiting: Speaking maliciously or slanderously about a person who is absent.

(See also: Backbiting, Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)

Serve, Love, Give

Become a Karma Yogi and work for the well-being of the world. You must do universal service in order to attain the state of being one with the universal consciousness.

From "Easy Steps to Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda.

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Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, offers an extensive programme of reform and spiritual elevation to all Muslims to help remould their entire being.

Since human beings tend to frequently lose touch with their inner world, Islam has provided for a substantial provision for an annual "workshop" in the form of siyam or Roza. This trains and equips us to reach out to the inner self, by firmly dealing with any moral laxity and indiscipline.

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Samanya Dharma is the general Dharma or law for all men. Varnasrama Dharmas are special Dharmas which are to be practised by particular castes and by men in particular stages of life. The Samanya Dharmas must be practised by all, irrespective of distinctions of Varna and Asrama, creed or colour. Goodness is not the property of any one class, creed, sect or community. Every man should possess this virtue.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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The Samanya Dharmas must be practised by all, irrespective of distinctions of Varna and Asrama, creed or colour. Goodness is not the property of any one class, creed, sect or community. Every man should possess this virtue.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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What is Dharma? Dharma is so called, because it holds; Dharma alone holds the people, etc. The word Dharma is derived from the root Dhr - to hold - and its etymological meaning is - that which holds - this world, or the people of the world, or the whole creation from the microcosm to the macrocosm.

Dharma is generally defined as - righteousness - or - duty. - Dharma is the principle of righteousness. It is the principle of holiness. It is also the principle of unity.

Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda

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Arthashastra (also spelt Arthasastra) is an ancient Indian treatise on economics and politics written sometime between the 4th century BC and 150 AD by the 'kingmaker' Chanakya (also known as Kautilya or Vishnugupta) during the early years of the Mauryan Empire. Arthashastra - Themes. Arthashastra is most simply translated as Economics. Literally, it is variously translated from the Sanskrit as Science of Wealth, Science of Material Gain or Science of Poli ...

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• Arthashastra - Themes
• Arthashastra - Books of Arthashashtra
• Arthashastra - The Rajarishi
• Arthashastra - Duties of the King
• Arthashastra - Internal Strife
• Arthashastra - Comments on Vices
• Arthashastra - Training of a future King
• Arthashastra - The training of a Prince

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Œ::For the former M/S Anna Karenina, see M/S Regina Baltica Anna Karenina (Анна Каренина) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy that was first published in 1877. The novel initially appeared serially in the periodical Ruskii Vestnik ("Russian Messenger"), but Tolstoy clashed with its editor Mikhail Katkov over issues that arose in the final installment. Consequently, the ...

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• Anna Karenina - Synopsis
• Anna Karenina - Thematic overview
• Anna Karenina - Other themes
• Anna Karenina - Anna Karenina and Tolstoy's Confession
• Anna Karenina - Film adaptations
• Anna Karenina - Trivia

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Sin has been a term most usually used in a religious context, and today describes any lack of conformity to the will of God; especially, any willful disregard for the norms revealed by God is a sin. The word is from the old English synn, presumed to be from Germanic *sun(d)jō (lit: "it is true"). [1] It is recorded in use as early as the 9th century. The most common formal definition is an infraction against religious or moral l ...

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• Sin - Etymology
• Sin - Jewish views of sin
• Sin - Jewish conceptions of atonement for sin
• Sin - Hebrew Concept of Sin
• Sin - Christian views of sin
• Sin - In General
• Sin - Roman Catholic Views
• Sin - Eastern/Oriental Orthodox Views
• Sin - Protestant Views
• Sin - Christian teachings on Atonement or the Remedy for Sin
• Sin - Muslim views of sin
• Sin - Hindu views of sin
• Sin - Atheist views of sin
• Sin - Notes and references

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The Báb · Abdu'l-Bahá Kitáb-i-Aqdas · Kitáb-i-Íqán The Hidden Words Administrative Order The Guardian Universal House of Justice Continental Counsellors Spiritual Assembly Haifa · Akká Shiraz · Baghdad Bahá'í History · Timeline Bábís · Shaykh Ahmad Táhirih · Quddús · Badí' Shoghi Effendi Rúhíyyih Khanum Unity of humanity Unity of religion Gender equality Universal education Science and religion Auxilliary language Symbols · Humor · Laws C ...

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• Bahá'í Faith - Relation to other religions
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• Bahá'í Faith - Persecution
• Bahá'í Faith - The Covenant
• Bahá'í Faith - Demographics
• Bahá'í Faith - Teachings
• Bahá'í Faith - Summary
• Bahá'í Faith - Social principles
• Bahá'í Faith - Mystical teachings
• Bahá'í Faith - Study and worship
• Bahá'í Faith - History
• Bahá'í Faith - The Báb
• Bahá'í Faith - Bahá'u'lláh
• Bahá'í Faith - `Abdu'l-Bahá
• Bahá'í Faith - Bahá'í administration
• Bahá'í Faith - Current plans and focus
• Bahá'í Faith - Laws
• Bahá'í Faith - Places of worship
• Bahá'í Faith - Calendar
• Bahá'í Faith - Symbols
• Bahá'í Faith - Involvement in society

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Society for Creative Anachronism - Politics. As with any human organization, personalities can clash. Some people have had bad experiences with local groups or individuals, which colors their impression of the organization as a whole. Within the organization, it is worth remembering that the Society was founded by veterans of science fiction fandom. The same sort of cliques, backbiting and big-frog-in-the-small-pond machinations and behavior with regard to ...

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Society for Creative Anachronism, Society for Creative Anachronism - Description, Society for Creative Anachronism - Persona, Society for Creative Anachronism - Events, Society for Creative Anachronism - Combat events and wars, Society for Creative Anachronism - Arts and sciences, Society for Creative Anachronism - Coronations and investitures, Society for Creative Anachronism - Demos, Society for Creative Anachronism - Practices, Society for Creative Anachronism - Activities, Society for Creative Anachronism - Garb Costume, Society for Creative Anachronism - Armed Combat, Society for Creative Anachronism - Bardic arts, Society for Creative Anachronism - Heraldry, Society for Creative Anachronism - Cooking, Society for Creative Anachronism - Calligraphy, Society for Creative Anachronism - Dance, Society for Creative Anachronism - Scope, Society for Creative Anachronism - Kingdoms, Society for Creative Anachronism - Peerages, Society for Creative Anachronism - Royalty, Society for Creative Anachronism - History, Society for Creative Anachronism - Shortcomings / Criticism, Society for Creative Anachronism - Politics, Society for Creative Anachronism - Authenticity, Society for Creative Anachronism - SCA Armoured Combat sometimes called heavy weapons combat

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Main article: Taarab Taarab is a popular genre descended from Islamic roots, using instruments from Africa (percussion), Europe (guitar), Arab Middle East (oud and qanum and East Asia (taishokoto). It is sung poetry and are a constant part of wedding music, and is associated with coastal areas like Lamu and Zanzibar, as well as with neighboring Kenya. Taarab is often said to have an Egyptian origin, due to the long-term popular of the Ikhwani Safaa Musical Club. While the Egyptian influence is undeniable, coastal East Af ...

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Music of Tanzania, Music of Tanzania - Mtindo, Music of Tanzania - Taarab, Music of Tanzania - History of Tanzanian popular dance music dansi, Music of Tanzania - Reggae and hip hop, Music of Tanzania - Hotel pop

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Islam sees sin (dhanb ذنب) as anything that goes against the will of Allah. Muslims believe that God is angered by sin and punishes some sinners with the fires of Hell (jahannam), but that He is also the Merciful (ar-rahman) and the Forgiving (al-ghaffar), and forgives those who repent and serve Him: Say: "O my Servants who have transgressed against their souls! Despair not of the Mercy of Allah: for Allah forgives all sins: for He is Oft-Forg ...

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Sin, Sin - Etymology, Sin - Jewish views of sin, Sin - Jewish conceptions of atonement for sin, Sin - Hebrew Concept of Sin, Sin - Christian views of sin, Sin - In General, Sin - Roman Catholic Views, Sin - Eastern/Oriental Orthodox Views, Sin - Protestant Views, Sin - Christian teachings on Atonement or the Remedy for Sin, Sin - Muslim views of sin, Sin - Hindu views of sin, Sin - Atheist views of sin, Sin - Notes and references

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The clash of opinion between the 11 and 12 Group commanders was left unresolved by Leigh-Mallory and Park's commander, Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, commanding officer RAF Fighter Command. This was a crucial failure of leadership at a critical point in the battle. Relations became acrimonious, with Park demanding the Duxford squadrons be used to protect his 11 Group airfields while Leigh-Mallory insisted his Big Wing be unleashed to deliver a knockout blow on the Luftwaffe. Bader's tendency to freelance across southern E ...

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Big Wing, Big Wing - Big Wing vs Park's approach, Big Wing - Did the Big Wing work?, Big Wing - Clashing personalities, Big Wing - Big Wings After The Battle of Britain, Big Wing - Further Reading

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The laws of the Bahá'í Faith primarily come from the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, known in English as "The Most Holy Book". Most are applied by individual Bahá'ís, as a matter of free choice. Some may be enforced to some degree by the administrative order, while others are dependent upon the existence of a predominantly Bahá'í society, which is expected to gradually come into being. Bahá’í laws are expec ...

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Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'í Faith - Relation to other religions, Bahá'í Faith - Distinction, Bahá'í Faith - Persecution, Bahá'í Faith - The Covenant, Bahá'í Faith - Demographics, Bahá'í Faith - Teachings, Bahá'í Faith - Summary, Bahá'í Faith - Social principles, Bahá'í Faith - Mystical teachings, Bahá'í Faith - Study and worship, Bahá'í Faith - History, Bahá'í Faith - The Báb, Bahá'í Faith - Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Faith - `Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'í Faith - Bahá'í administration, Bahá'í Faith - Current plans and focus, Bahá'í Faith - Laws, Bahá'í Faith - Places of worship, Bahá'í Faith - Calendar, Bahá'í Faith - Symbols, Bahá'í Faith - Involvement in society

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The novel, set among the highest circles of Russian society, is generally thought by the casual reader to be nothing more than the story of a tragic romance. However, Tolstoy was both a moralist and severe critic of the excesses of his aristocratic peers, and Anna Karenina is often interpreted overall as a parable on the difficulty of being honest to oneself when the rest of society accepts falseness. Anna is the jewel of St. Petersburg society until she leaves her husband for the handsome and charming military officer, Count V ...

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Anna Karenina, Anna Karenina - Synopsis, Anna Karenina - Thematic overview, Anna Karenina - Other themes, Anna Karenina - Anna Karenina and Tolstoy's Confession, Anna Karenina - Film adaptations, Anna Karenina - Trivia

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According to the Strauss and Howe theory, history goes through four types of recurring turnings, or eras, which always repeat in the same order, analogous to seasons. The first turning is a conservative High, a conformist and prosperous era in which institutions are stable after the success of a major war (the Era of Good Feeling, the Victorian Era, the 1950s). The second turning is a spiritual awakening filled with idealism, in which young people scrap convention for religious discovery (Ben Franklin's Great Awakening, the Transcendental Aw ...

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Strauss and Howe, Strauss and Howe - Works, Strauss and Howe - Turnings, Strauss and Howe - Archetypes, Strauss and Howe - Anglo-American Generational History, Strauss and Howe - Criticism, Strauss and Howe - Bibliography

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Sutch also defeated a joint Plaid Cymru/Green Party candidate at the bitter Monmouth by-election and almost beat the ruling Conservative Party's candidate at the Islwyn by-election later on - but by this time the OMRLP were organised enough to make coming in fourth the norm in by-elections in England and Wales. The credit for this must lie with John Tempest, a former Liberal/Liberal Democrat press officer and election agent (and co-founder of the award winning Bradford Soup Run charity for the homeless). Together with friend and OMRLP ...

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Official Monster Raving Loony Party, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Sutch's early political activity, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Formation of the Official Monster Raving Loony Party, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Candidates and party manifesto, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Divisions within the Loony Party, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Split leads to Raving Loony Green Giant Party, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Stuart Hughes's electoral successes, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Loonies embarrass Social Democrats, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Serious attempts to gather votes, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Sutch's death and after, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Second split: the Rock'N'Roll Loony Party, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Non-Loonies who nevertheless claimed to be, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Councillor defects to BNP, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - 2005 general election, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - York Branch terminal split, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - 2005 school mock elections shock, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - The current status of the OMRLP, Official Monster Raving Loony Party - Quotation

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