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Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Book
Book: The scriptures; learning or gaining understanding; revelation that can only come from God or man's wisdom; acquired information;...
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Faith:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Faith
faith: Trust or belief. Conviction. From the Latin fides, "trust." Faith in its broadest sense means "religion, dharma....
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Ramayana: Vedic Hindu Scriptures
Dictionary On Ramayana
Ramayana "The most ancient Sanskrit epic poem, written by the sage Valmiki. It is estimated to have been composed about 500 B.C.,...
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Vedas: Vedic Hindu Scriptures
Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas Veda is a generic name for the most ancient Indian sacred literature, i.e. the Rg-veda, Yajur-veda, Sama-veda and Atharva-veda. ...
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Mahabharata: Vedic Hindu Scriptures
Dictionary On Mahabharata
Mahabharata "[The Mahabharata] is...probably the longest single poem in the world's literature. Traditionally the author of the p...
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Fundamental Darkness:
Buddhism
Enlightenment Dictionary On Fundamental Darkness
Fundamental darkness (Jpn.: gampon-no-mumyo) Also, fundamental ignorance or primal ignorance. The most deeply rooted illusion i...
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Tiruvasagam:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Tiruvasagam
Tiruvasagam: (Tamil) "Holy Utterances." The lyrical Tamil scripture by Saint Manikkavasagar (ca 850). Considered one...
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Meaning Of Dreams: Dream Works
In the stillness of the night, when not a sound breaks the hushed silence, they timorously creep into your mind. Fragile, flittering form...
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Buddhism: Basic
Buddhist Dictionary
Buddhism: Basic
Buddhist Dictionary
A
basic dictionary of Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like
" Buddhism "...
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Zen Buddhism: Zen
Buddhist Dictionary
Zen Buddhism: Zen
Buddhist Dictionary
A
dictionary of Zen Buddhism terms. Please note that all words in grey like
" Buddhism "...
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Saiva Agamas:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Saiva Agamas
Saiva Agamas: (Sanskrit) The sectarian revealed scriptures of the Saivas. Strongly theistic, they identify Siva as the Supreme Lord, i...
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Smriti:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Smriti
smriti: (Sanskrit) "That which is remembered; the tradition." Hinduism's nonrevealed, secondary but deeply revered s...
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Inspiration:
New Age Spirituality
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Inspiration
Inspiration The belief that human actions of extraordinary insight, worth or power are due to inspiration - an inflow of psychic force...
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Veda:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Veda
Veda: (Sanskrit) "Wisdom." Sagely revelations which comprise Hinduism's most authoritative scripture. They, along with the A...
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Dove:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Dove
Dove Bird symbols play a prominent part in cosmogonic systems. In the Biblical deluge, as a blend of cosmic and precosmic allegories, ...
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Shruti:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Shruti
shruti: (Sanskrit) "That which is heard." Hinduism's revealed scriptures, of supreme theological authority and spiri...
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Sanskrit:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit (Sanskrita): (Sanskrit) "Well-made; refined, perfected." The classical sacerdotal language of ancient India...
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Tantra:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Tantra
tantra: (Sanskrit) "Loom, methodology." 1) Most generally, a synonym for shastra, "scripture." ...
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Sexuality:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Sexuality
sexuality: Hinduism has a healthy, unrepressed outlook on human sexuality, and sexual pleasure is part of kama, one of the four goals ...
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Three Worlds:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Three Worlds
three worlds: The three worlds of existence, triloka, are the primary hierarchical divisions of the cosmos. - ...
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Sanskrit:
Indian Hindu Dictionary On Sanskrit
Sanskrit: that which is well, or completely, done. The oldest language of mankind; the language of the original Hindu scriptures, deve...
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Ammon-ra:
Spiritual
- Theosophy
Dictionary On Ammon-ra
Ammon-Ra (Greek) Amen-Ra (Egyptian) When the princes of Thebes had conquered all rival claimants to the sovereignty of Egypt and estab...
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Vedas:
Sanskrit Dictionary On Vedas
Vedas:
The most sacred scriptures of the Hindus and the ultimate authority of the Hindu religion and philosophy. They were arranged b...
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Patanjali:
Spiritual Yoga
Dictionary Iii On
Patanjali
Patanjali: The author of Yoga Sutras, the foremost scripture on Raja Yoga, The Yoga of meditation and mind control. He lived aro...
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Mantra:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Mantra
mantra: (Sanskrit) "Mystic formula." A sound, syllable, word or phrase endowed with special power, usually drawn fro...
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Sutra:
Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Sutra
Sutra An aphorism; a thread of suggestive words or phrases summarizing religious and philosophical instruction. In buddhism, ...
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Amshaspands:
Spiritual
- Theosophy
Dictionary On Amshaspands
Amshaspands (Pahlavi) Also Amshaspends. The seven bright and glorious ones, Pahlavi version of the Avestic Amesha-Spenta. They refer t...
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Shruti:
Indian Hindu Dictionary On Shruti
Shruti [shru = to hear]: the Holy Scriptures that were heard by the ancient rishis through direct revelation; the Vedas.
(See...
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Tapas:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Tapas
tapas: (Sanskrit) "Warmth, heat," hence psychic energy, spiritual fervor or ardor. 1) Purificatory spirit...
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Aher:
Theosophy Dictionary On Aher
Aher (Hebrew) To be after, behind, secondary, another; the plural 'aherim, especially when used in conjunction with 'elohim, means &qu...
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Mahavakya:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Mahavakya
mahavakya: (Sanskrit) "Great saying." A profound aphorism from scripture or a holy person. Most famous are four Upan...
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Covenant Theology:
New Age
Spirituality Dictionary On Covenant Theology
Covenant Theology A system of Christian theology that views God's dealings with man as covenants rather than dispensations (periods of...
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veda:
Sanskrit
Dictionary On veda
Veda:
the sacred scriptures of the Hindus
(See
also: Veda ,
Body
Mind and Soul)
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Evolution
And Involution: Vedic Philosophy - Theory Of
Evolution And Involution
Theory of
Evolution and Involution: The Sankhya adopts the theory of evolution and involution. The
cause and effect are the undeveloped a...
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Matha:
Indian Hindu Dictionary On Matha
matha: monastery, seminary; one of the four centers established by Adi Shankaracharya for the preservation of the four Vedas and other...
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Tree:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Tree
Tree A variant of the cross or tau, to be considered in connection with the serpent which is wound round it. The two together symboliz...
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Varna:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Varna
- varna: The four varnas are as follows. - brahmin (brahmana): "Mature, evolved soul." Scholarly, pious souls of excep...
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Mahabharata:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Mahabharata
Mahabharata: (Sanskrit) "Great Epic of India." The world's longest epic poem. It revolves around the conflict betwee...
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Hinduism And Sanskrit Dictionary
A dictionary with common spiritual words from Hinduism and Sanskrit. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...
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Papa:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Papa
papa: (Sanskrit) "Wickedness; sin, crime." 1) Bad or evil. 2) Wrongful action. 3)&nbs...
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Baha'i:
New Age
Spiritual Dictionary On Baha'i
Baha'i A way of life originating in Persia during the 19th century, stressing radical monotheism, prophets, and scriptures
(...
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Heaven:
A
Christian Theological Dictionary On Heaven
A
Christian theological definition of Heaven according to CARM - The Christian
Apologetics & Research Ministry:
" He...
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The Ten Sepheroth:
New Age Spirituality
Dictionary On
The Ten Sepheroth
The ten Sepheroth (emanations) Kether. Crown - Top of Head Hochma. . wisdom -Right Brain Binah. . Understanding - Left of Brain Hesed...
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Deva:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Deva
deva: (Sanskrit) "Shining one." A being living in the higher astral plane, in a subtle, nonphysical body. Deva is al...
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Meaning Of Dreams In Islam: Reflections On The Dream Traditions Of Islam
Meaning of Dreams in Islam
Few Western dream researchers have any familiarity with the rich dream traditions of Islam. The Muslim faith ...
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Theodice, Theodicy:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Theodice, Theodicy
Theodice, Theodicy [coined from Greek theos god + dike justice] A vindication of divine justice; a system or method of intellec...
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Hivim, Chivim:
Spiritual Theosophical
Dictionary On
Hivim, Chivim
Hivim or Chivim (Hebrew, Jewish). Whence the Hivites who, according to some Roman Catholic commentators, descend from Heth, so...
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Codex Nazaraeus:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary On
Codex Nazaraeus
Codex Nazaraeus or the Book of Adam (i.e., of man or humanity); the chief sacred scripture of the Nazarites and of the Mandaeans or Na...
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New Age
Spirituality: The Roots Of The New Age Movement Š Part I
The New Age movement
is hardly novel! Its philosophy is rooted in ancient traditions, often based on
mystical experiences, each within a ...
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Gabriel:
New Age Spirituality
Dictionary On
Gabriel
Gabriel In Jewish and Christian sources, an archangel, best known in Christianity for the announcement to Mary that she was to bear Je...
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Homas: The Different Steps In A Homa And Their Significance
Detailed description of how a Homa is performed. During a homa, various rituals are performed successively in order to activate various e...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
Buddhism: Buddhist Scriptures
The Buddhist canon of scripture is known in Sanskrit as the Tripitaka and in Pali as the Tipitaka. These t...
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The
Vedas: Divine
Scriptures Of Ancient India - The Vedas
The
Vedas
The Vedas
are the Divine scriptures of ancient India and in modern times can be traced as
least as far back as 12,OOO B....
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Eighteen Puranas:
The Eighteen Puranas: In The Hindu Scriptures
The Eighteen Puranas: There
are eighteen main Puranas and an equal number of subsidiary Puranas or
Upa-Puranas. The main Puranas are: Vis...
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Sraaddha: Prayer For The Dead - Why Scriptures Are Read To A Dying Man?
Man takes birth in this world with a definite purpose. It is not for mere sensual enjoyment that man is born in this world. The goal of l...
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Purva Mimamsa: Hindu Philosophy - The Purva Mimamsa
Purva Mimamsa or
Karma-Mimamsa is an enquiry into the earlier portion of the Vedas, an enquiry
into the ritual of the Vedas or that porti...
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Basics Of Hinduism: Do Hindus
Have A Bible?
Basics of Hinduism: Do Hindus
have a Bible?
Our
"Bible" is called the Veda. The Veda, which means "wisdom,"
is compr...
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Inner Music: The Divine Music Within Us
Divine music, when you experience it,
brings with it intense and lasting bliss. How can one who has heard this divine
melody describe it ...
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Vedanta
Philosophy: The Vedanta Schools Of Philosophy
The Sutras or
aphorisms of Vyasa are the basis of the Vedanta philosophy. These Sutras have
been variously explained by different comment...
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Life And Death: How To Identify A Modern Saint
Many people study religious scriptures profusely - which is a good thing. But they feel that the 'scriptural word' is enough. That is ...
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Purusharthas: Dharma, Artha, Karma And Moksha - The
Purusharthas
Purusharthas,
Dharma, Artha, Karma and Moksha
Purusha means human being
and artha means object or objective. Purusharthas means objectiv...
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Vedanta
Philosophy: Hindu Philosophy - Vedanta Philosophy
Uttara Mimamsa
or the Vedanta philosophy of Vyasa or Badarayana is placed as the last of the
six orthodox systems, but, really, it ought ...
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Life And Death: Metallurgy Of The Soul: Back To Nature
Studying Jain holy scriptures, I found I could draw a parallel between the behaviour of matter or non-living substance and the soul wh...
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Islam: The Four
Phases Of Islamic Thought
Islam: The Four Phases of Islamic
Thought
Islamic thought, Shariah and Fiqh as it exists
today has metamorphosed through various pr...
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Life And Death: All That Exists Is Total Awareness
Scriptures by themselves cannot make a person enlightened. They give knowledge, not wisdom. But the Ashtavakra Gita is different. This...
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Buddhism: Introduction To Buddhism
Buddhism is a philosophy and/or religion based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama (Sanskrit; in Pali, Siddhattha Gotama),...
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Buddhism Schools: The Three Main
Branches Of Buddhism
Buddhism Schools: The three main
branches of Buddhism
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools
that can be roughly grouped into three t...
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Self-realisation: Cosmic Vision Alone Reveals The Truth
True realisation takes place on knowing and seeing God in His transcendental form. It is a metaphysical experience within the human bo...
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Vaiseshika: Hindu
Philosophy - The Vaiseshika
The Vaiseshika
system takes its name from Visesha or particularity which is the characteristic differentia of
things. The aphorisms of Ka...
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Yoga Postures: What
Is Proper Exercise - 12 Basic Yoga Postures
Although there are many
Asanas (8,400,000 according to the scriptures) the practice of the 12 basic
yoga postures brings out the essence ...
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Buddhism: Buddhism After The Buddha
Buddhism after the Buddha
Buddhism spread slowly in India until the
powerful Mauryan emperor Asoka converted to it and actively s...
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Hinduism
And Science:hindu View On Science, Knowledge And Education
Hindu
view on Science, Knowledge and Education
Hindu scriptures recognize two types of knowledge: the lower
knowledge and the higher kn...
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Buddhism: Buddhist Mandala Sand
Painting
Mandala Sand Painting
According to Buddhist
scripture, mandalas (geometric designs symbolic of the universe) constructed
from sand trans...
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Spiritual Awakening: Two Streams Of Future Probability
Kiara Windrider is a therapist, poet, astrologer, healer, explorer of mystic and shamanic paths and the author of the award-winning book ...
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Secular Writings: Secular Writings In The Vedic Scriptures
The Subhashitas
are wise sayings, instructions and stories, either in poetry or in prose.
Examples are Bhartriharis three centuries of ve...
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Knowledge:
Vedic Philosophy - Knowledge
Knowledge: All knowledge implies four conditions:
(i) the subject or the Pramata, the cogniser, (ii) the object or the Prameya,
(iii) the...
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Yoga Vasishta: Vedantic Wisdom In The Yoga Vasishta
The Ramayana is the story of Rama. But more
significantly, the epic provides a peephole into Vedantic wisdom on the nature
of existence, ...
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The
Subhashitas: The Subhashitas In The Hindu Scriptures
The Subhashitas
are wise sayings, instructions and stories, either in poetry or in prose.
Examples are Bhartriharis three centuries of ve...
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Hindu
Scriptures: A Full Overview Of The Hindu And Vedic Scriptures
Sanskrit literature can be classified
under six orthodox heads and four secular heads. The six orthodox sections form
the authoritative s...
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Love And Happiness: Message Of Control, Charity And Compassion
The Upanishads are records of the thoughts and teachings of ancient Indian sages who lived in forest hermitages. They are among the ol...
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Jainism: Let Truth Prevail
The Jain philosophy of Anekantavada (multitude beliefs) tells us that there are no absolute theories or formulae that can describe realit...
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Hinduism: Introduction To Hinduism
Introduction
to Hinduism
Statistically,
there are over 700 million Hindus, mainly in Bharat (India), and Nepal. Hinduism is referred to ...
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Jaina Kalpasutra: Jaina Kalpasutra - A Visual
Treat
Jaina Kalpasutra - A Visual Treat
The Kalpasutra is held in great
honour especially by the Svetambara sect of Jainism. A work in Prakrit...
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Hinduism: What Is
Hinduism?
What is Hinduism?
I will answer it simply, first by first asking if you ever heard
of a religion called Jordanism? No, you haven't. But ...
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Jainism: Malli Woman Tirthankar
One of the several stories narrated in the sixth anga of the Jain scriptures is about Malli. Malli was the only woman among the twenty-fo...
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Body Mind And Soul: Mind Is Matter - Nurture It
Results of recent studies published in the British Journal of Psychiatry pronounce that diet has a direct bearing on the behaviour of ...
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Ramayana: Raghunath Ki Kahani - Epic For All
Time
Raghunath ki Kahani - Epic for All
Time
The Ramayana is one of the most
popular epics of India. Ramayana-lovers are to be found all over...
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Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Headline Text
Buddhism, a religion and philosophy from ancient India, is based on the teachings of the Buddha, SiddhÄrtha Gautama, of the Shakyas. His...
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Kama: Hinduism Kama
Kama
Kama in a wider sense
means desire and in a narrow sense, sexual desire. Hinduism prescribes
fulfillment of sexual passions for the...
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John Calvin: Encyclopedia Ii - John Calvin - Writings By Calvin
Calvin published several revisions of his Institutes of the Christian Religion ā a seminal work in Christian theology that is still rea...
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Consciousness: The Dual
Nature Of Our Consciousness
The Dual Nature Of Our
Consciousness
All things that have consciousness may be divided into
two categories - those that move and others ...
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Dharma: Hinduism Dharma
Dharma
Dharma is a very complicated word, for which there is no
equivalent word in any other language, including English. Dharma actuall...
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Church Of Christ: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Christ - Hermeneutics
A closer look at the Church of Christ requires an understanding of its historically accepted hermeneutic. This hermeneutic is often summa...
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Galileo Galilei: Encyclopedia Ii - Galileo Galilei - Church Controversy
Psalms 93 and 104, and Ecclesiastes 1:5 speak of the motion of celestial bodies and the suspended position of the earth. Galileo defended...
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Buddhism: Encyclopedia Ii - Buddhism - Buddhist Religious Philosophy And Branches
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools that can be roughly grouped into three types: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. Of the Nikaya sch...
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Gandhara: Encyclopedia Ii - Gandhara - Gandharan Proselytism
Gandharan Buddhist missionaries were active, with other monks from Central Asia, from the 2nd century CE in the Chinese capital of Loyang...
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Hinduism Dictionary: Spiritual Dictionary On Hindusim From R-z
A Hinduism dictionary with the most common spiritual words from P-Z. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritu...
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Spiritual Dictionary: Spiritual Hinduism Dictionary
A spiritual dictionary of the 280 most common words in Hinduism. Also see these links: Hinduism, Spirituality, Enlightenment, Spiritual D...
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Site Map: Site Map Archives D-j
Map over all archives. See also: Sacred Space, Sacred Places, Power Places, Enlightenment, Spiritual Growth, Meaning of Dreams, Yoga, May...
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