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Table
Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Table
Table: Altar; spiritual food that is consecrated; priestly communion with God and one another; covenant; needs being met; place of sur...
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Kundalini:
Kundalini Dictionary
Kundalini Dictionary
Dictionary over terms related
to kundalini and kundalini awakening. Please note that words in grey like
" Kund...
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Yajna:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Yajna
yajna: (Sanskrit) "Worship; sacrifice." One of the most central Hindu concepts - sacrifice and surrender through act...
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Prapatthi:
Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Prapatthi
prapatthi:
prapatthi. Surrender to the Lord, unflinching devotion.
(See
also: prapatthi , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, ...
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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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Sharanagati:
Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Sharanagati
Sharanagati the process of surrender; a collection of songs by Bhaktivinoda Thakura; the name of an ISKCON farm in Ashcroft, British C...
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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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Surrendering: Surrender, The Only Real Freedom
The struggle in a human being is always that he thinks freedom means getting somewhere. But wherever you go, you will not be free. Spir...
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Grace:
Hindu -
Hinduism Dictionary On Grace
grace: "Benevolence, love, giving," from the Latin gratia, "favor, goodwill." God's power of revealment, a...
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Love And Happiness: Surrender The Ego, Attain Happiness
In today's fast-changing world, materialism and stress have become part of our everyday lives. We are constantly looking for answers: ...
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Tantra: Tantra
In Depth
Tantra
Tantra is
the state of feeling that there is no other person that is not ourselves.
Tantra is the balance of the vibrant yin-yan...
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Peace Of Mind: Relax And Surrender With Suryayog
Suryayog or Sun-meditation is one of the most rewarding and natural of all human activities, says Swami Surya Jowel. It produces wonde...
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What Dreams May Come: Encyclopedia - What Dreams May Come
What Dreams May Come is a 1998 drama film, starring Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Annabella Sciorra. Max von Sydow also appears. ...
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The Guru Principle: Total Surrender To The Guru Principle
The Guru Gita says: ''If Shiva is angry with you, the guru will take care of you, but if the guru is cross with you, even Shiva will n...
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Awareness: Be Aware Of Thought, Word And Action
We acquire knowledge, but we lack awareness. Awareness arises when knowledge accompanies action. Mere acquisition of knowledge does no...
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Praying With Emotions: Surrender To God With True Prayer
.Prayer can perform miracle. There is no better meditation technique than sincere prayer. "We may love God as a parent, as...
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Hinduism: Hinduism
Lexicon On B
Hinduism Lexicon on B
From backbiting to buddhi
chitta.
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Metaphysical Techniques: Havan And Yagya: Procedure For Purification
Havan is a procedure of eradicating inner imperfections prevalent in our being. This procedure has all the healing techniques incorpor...
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Venus Transit: Opening The Doorway To The Heart Of Venus
This article have much info about the upcomning Venus Transit and it also includes actual prayers you can use at the Venus Transit.
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Patanjali: Yoga Philosophy And The Patanjali Yoga Sutras
Yoga Philosophy explained thru the Patanjali Yoga Sutras. The roots of Yoga can be traced back roughly 5,000 years to the Indus Valley ci...
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Harmonic Concordance Perspective: November 8th Lunar Exclipse Grand Sextile
Harmonic Concordance: An astrological perspective on the Harmonic Concordance.
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Love And Happiness: True Love Uplifts The Human Spirit
It is now fashionable to ask: Why do we say "falling" in love and not "rising" in love? We "fall" in lov...
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Krishna And Kaliya: Good Fights Evil - Krishna And
Kaliya
Krishna and Kaliya: Good fights
Evil - Krishna and Kaliya
It is a universal law: If we have
ego, we will suffer. If we are arrogant, aga...
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Manifesting: Prosperity Consciousness And Manifesting Exercises
To
begin today to develop greater prosperity consciousness, you can:
Determine
those things you love spending money on and relish...
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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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Life And Death: The Way To Overcome Sorrow
It can happen to anyone. Destiny can strike suddenly, changing your life forever. God has plans for everyone. The wisdom and k...
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Life Transforming Affirmations: Transcending Your Limits
Now that you have become aware of the power inherent in affirmations and of the potency with which they can influence individual lives...
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Hindu Worship: An Introduction To Hindu Worship
There is no
reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas give
descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses...
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Spirituality And Relationships: Relationship As A Spiritual Pathway
Some people have the idea that if they are really interested in spiritual awakening they should no longer focus on relationships, and yet...
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Patanjali Yoga: Patanjali
System Of Yoga
The sage Patanjali postulated an
eight-fold system of spiritual yogic practice for achieving the divine goal. It
comprises:
Yam ...
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Life And Death: The World Is A Stage
"All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances...” wrote Wil...
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Dnyaneshwar: Dnyaneshwar's Gita Has Popular Appeal
Sant Dnyaneshwar realised that the Gita's teachings could be read and understood only by a small Sanskrit-knowing elite. Dnyaneshwar, ...
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Relationships: Addictive Love Relationships
There
are two fascinating qualities that can enter into our lives or the lives of
those we care for at any moment: love and addiction. At...
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Spiritual Awakening: Self Inquiry And The Multidimensional Self
Kiara Windrider gives a background to how humanity and its consciousness was created and how it devleoped to what is now.
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Meditation Experiences: Meditation
Experiences According To The Ashtanga Yoga Tradition With Commentary On
Patanjali's Yoga Sutra - Part Ii
Meditation Experiences by
Sarasvati Buhrman PhD - Part II
Sometime after 350 B.C. a great yogi
sage wrote the "Yoga Sutra". Th...
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Hindu Yoga: The Four Paths Of Hindu Yoga
The four main
spiritual paths for God-realisation are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Raja Yoga and
Jnana Yoga. Karma Yoga is suitable for a man...
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Buddhism: Prayers In Buddhism
It is commonly believed that Buddhism involves long hours of meditation and is devoid of elaborative pujas (prayers) and ceremonies assoc...
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Kundalini
Faq: What Is Kundalini? (part Ii Of Iii) -
This FAQ gives a background on the phenomenon of kundalini. Part
II of III.
In Part II: 1) Can I just use kundalini yoga simply t...
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Love And Happiness: The Path Of True Love Is Never Smooth
A regular at religious discourses, I've often found followers of one guru or faith criticising other gurus, teachers and devotees, bec...
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Love And Happiness: Why Small Things Can Shatter Happiness
Who doesn't want to be happy? We all desire happiness. We pursue pleasures systematically through life - it comes as naturally to us a...
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Bhakti Yoga: Lasting Happiness Through Bhakti Yoga
To attain jitendriyata is to achieve full control over
ones senses. This leads to what is called God-realisation. In this controlled
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Stress: Redesign Your Life, Get Rid Of Stress
Stress in its
various kinds physical stress, emotional stress and intellectual stress, is a
disease of modern times. It afflicts people...
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Faith: Are You A Monkey Or A Kitten? - About Faith
Our ancient rishis identified among men and women two contrasting attitudes towards life. While some of us worry, ever anxious about s...
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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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Yoga Schools: The Different Schools Of Yoga
The different yoga schools simply adhere to different applications of inner discipline, all of which ultimately lead to the liberation of...
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Chakras:
Ajna Chakra (agnya)
Chakras:
Ajna Chakra (Agnya)
Ajna,
"the third eye," is where, as the Bible notes, "thine eyes
become single," where ...
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Love And Happiness: Krishna's Ras Leela Is Not An Orgy
The ras leela - the frenzied and uninhibited dance of the gopi s with Krishna - never becomes an orgy. Why? The obvious answer would b...
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Bastille: Encyclopedia Ii - Bastille - Storming
Main article: Storming of the Bastille.
The confrontation between the commoners and the ancien régime ultimately led to the people of Pa...
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Suryayog: Surya, The Healer And Energiser
Suryayog is a dynamic spiritual yoga which brings us in tune with nature and the inner self. We are drawn towards eternal light, from ...
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Suffering: Redemptive Power Of Suffering
Many questions arise concerning the role of suffering. These questions include: How is there suffering in a world created by a good Go...
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The Mind: Stopping The Mind’s Chatter
The nature of the mind is to accumulate. A gross mind wants to accumulate things; an evolved mind wants to accumulate knowledge. When ...
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Peace Of Mind: Divine Inspiration Of Narada Bhakti Sutra
Sage Narada had the knack of bringing about social change and spiritual growth wherever he went. Adored and respected by Lord Krishna,...
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Life Transforming Affirmations: Practical And Powerful Affirmations
Do not think your mind is in control of you. YOU are in control of your mind! YOU use your mind. YOU can stop thinking those old thoug...
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Bhakti Yoga: Krishna's Choice - Bhakti Yoga
The Bhagavad Gita has been universally hailed by the learned as truly reflecting the essence of all the Vedas. Its depth, richness and...
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Metaphysical Techniques: Communicating With Divinity
One tends to remember God, when one thinks he needs the Almighty the most i.e. at a time of difficulty. Most of the problems and diffi...
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Soma And
Ananda:
The Flow Of Soma
Soma and
Ananda
The Vedic
ritual reaches its climax in the Soma offering, in which specially prepared
plant juices are offered into the...
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Meditation: Meditation
Experiences According To The Ashtanga Yoga Tradition With Commentary On
Patanjali's Yoga Sutra
Meditation
Experiences by Sarasvati Buhrman PhD - Part I
Sometime
after 350 B.C. a great yogi sage wrote the "Yoga Sutra". Th...
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Kundalini
Awakening: Kundalini Awakens
Kundalini Awakening
When Rob told me my Kundalini had been
awakened, I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. The awakening o...
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Raja Yoga: The Eight
Limbs Of Raja Yoga
Compiled by the Sage
Patanjali Maharishi in the Yoga Sutras, the Eight Limbs are a progressive
series of steps or disciplines which purif...
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Lent: Time To Fast, Forgive And Give - About Lent
Lent, commencing is the 40-day period of preparation before Easter. For Christians worldwide, it is a time for repentance, fasting and...
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Hindu Beliefs: Four
Facts Of Hinduism
Four Facts of Hinduism
About Karma, Reincarnation, Dharma and Worship.
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Mary Mother Of Jesus,: Madonna - A Life Of Supplication
Two images of Mary have dominated the Christian consciousness through the years. One is that of the Madonna, whom artists depict as ho...
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Love And Happiness: Insatiable Appetite For The Seventh Jar
Once a messenger walking past a tree heard a voice say: "Will you accept seven jars full of gold?" The messenger looked arou...
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Spiritual Growth: Total Liberation - No Place For Gender
We face many challenges on the path to liberation. We also have an ego to deal with. I am often asked: "Are these challengers dif...
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Sundarkand: All’s Well That Ends Well - Sundarkand
Sundarkand forms part of Ramcharitmanas of Goswami Tulsidas which is commonly known as Tulsi Ramayana. It is the essence of the Ramcha...
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Alchemy: The Emerald Tablet And The Emerald Formula
The Emerald Tablet is an ancient artifact that reveals a profound spiritual technology, which has survived to this day despite centuries ...
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Battle Of Berlin: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Berlin - Background
At the start of 1945 the Eastern Front had been relatively stable since August 1944 in the aftermath of Operation Bagration. Romania and ...
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Work As A Spiritual Practice: Bless Outside For Happiness Inside
"May all beings be happy" is a beautiful blessing that SN Goenka, a great teacher of the Buddhist Vipassana meditation, expr...
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Battle Of Fort Sumter: Encyclopedia - Battle Of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–13, 1861), a relatively minor military engagement at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Caroli...
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Siege Of Jerusalem 1187: Encyclopedia Ii - Siege Of Jerusalem 1187 - The Siege
Negotiations were carried out between Saladin and Balian, through the mediation of the Yusuf Batit, one of the Eastern Orthodox clergy, w...
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Planetary Shakti Mantras: Special
Planetary Mantras, Name And Shakti Mantras
Special Planetary Mantras, Name
and Shakti Mantras
The following are the name (nama)
mantras for the planets as preceded by their Shakti...
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Conquest Of Death: How Yoga Is A Way Of Conquering Death
All are terribly afraid of death. No one wants to die. Even intellectual persons who have grasped the idea that the Soul is Immortal and ...
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Harmonic Concordance: A Bird's Eye View
Harmonic Concordance: An overview and perspective on the Harmonic Concordance.
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Basavanna: Basavanna Tried To Democratise Faith
Basaveswara was a 12th century spiritual master in Karnataka. Popularly known as Basavanna, he propagated moral, ethical and spiritual...
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Law Of Tithing: The Power Of Giving And The Law Of Creation
What would you say if I told you that you single-handedly have the power to end poverty on this planet? Well... you do. One commonly know...
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Faith And Belief: Faith: Staircase To God
Yours faithfully - A letter ends there. However, faith is the beginning of the human quest for self-discovery and the Absolute. Faith ...
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Benjamin Mcculloch: Encyclopedia Ii - Benjamin Mcculloch - Civil War
Texas seceded from the union on 1 February 1861, and on 14 February, McCulloch received a colonel's commission from Jefferson Davis, with...
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Meditation Techniques: Osho Gourishankar Meditation
This meditation is a unique combination of breathing, looking, letting go and witnessing. Looking at the light with soft gaze is so re...
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Irish Rebellion Of 1798: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Rebellion Of 1798 - Aftermath
Pockets of rebel resistance remained in Wexford with the last rebel group under James Corocoran, veterans of the battle of New Ross, not ...
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Life And Death: Freedom From Exile
Destiny and the dynamics of living often remove us from the place we belong to, from what we refer to as our hometown. Living away, we...
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Battle Of Thermopylae: Encyclopedia Ii - Battle Of Thermopylae - Battle
When scouts initially informed Xerxes of the size of the Greek force, and of the Spartans who were performing preparations which included...
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History Of Guatemala: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Guatemala - The Ten Years Of Spring
In 1944, General Jorge Ubico's dictatorship was overthrown by the "October Revolutionaries", a group of dissident military officers, stud...
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Móric Beňovský: Encyclopedia Ii - Móric Beňovský - Benyowsky's Family
Father: Samuel Beňovský, from the noble Beňovský family. At the time of Móric's birth, he was an Austrian colonel.
Mother: Rozália ...
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Billy The Kid: Encyclopedia Ii - Billy The Kid - Biography
Little is known about McCarty's early childhood but he was probably born in New York City. His parents were almost certainly of Irish des...
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Peace
Of Mind:
Stress-free Action Brings Peace And Joy
Action
is imperative for success and progress because otherwise, inactivity takes over
and leads to devolution. Activity, however, can ge...
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Peace Of Mind: Para Vidya, Path To Eternal Bliss
Para vidya alone can show us the path to eternal bliss. Mundane knowledge, which produces 'intellectualism"cannot confer wisdom o...
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1982: Encyclopedia - 1982
1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
1982 - Events.
1982 - January.
January 6 - William Bo...
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Aghora: Unleash Your Energy - Run With The Wolves
Today is International Women's Day. Around the world, in conferences and debates, ways to 'improve' women's lot and empower them will ...
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Peace Of Mind: Of Freedom, Fate And Free Will
We seem to be free, to do that which we choose and not that which is chosen for us; but possibly, the freedom may be illusory; in fact...
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Jainism: Mahavira - An Emperor Of The Inner Kingdom
Once a famous king came to lord Mahavira - his name was Prasenjit. He came to Mahavira and said, "I have everything that this world can o...
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Seven Immortals: The Seven Eternal Values
In the Indian tradition there are seven immortals: Aswathama, Bali, Vyas, Hanuman, Vibhishana, Kripacharya and Parashuram. They symbol...
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Channelling: Understanding Channelling
Channelling or medium ship is quickly taking root more in the western world than in the eastern; though it has been silently practiced in...
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Imam Husain: Husain's Sacrifice To Uphold Truth
Today is the martyrdom day of Imam Husain, grandson of Prophet Mohammed. In 61 Hizrat (680 AD) a battle took place at Karbala, Iraq, o...
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Guru: Encyclopedia Ii - Guru - Guru In Hinduism
The importance of finding a guru who can impart transcendental knowledge (vidya) is one of the tenets of Hinduism. One of the main Hindu ...
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Mark Antony: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark Antony - Supporter Of Caesar
In 54 BC, Antony became a member of the staff of Caesar's armies in Gaul. He again proved to be a competent military leader in the Gallic...
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Hirohito: Encyclopedia Ii - Hirohito - World War Ii
In the immediate aftermath of the war, many believed that the Shōwa Emperor was an evil mastermind behind the war while others claimed t...
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Constitution Of Japan: Encyclopedia Ii - Constitution Of Japan - Historical Origins
Constitution of Japan - Meiji Constitution.
The Constitution of the Empire of Japan of 1889, more commonly known as the Imperial or Mei...
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Purushottam Das Tandon: Encyclopedia Ii - Purushottam Das Tandon - Controversies
Purushottam Das Tandon - Religious Tolerance.
Several controversies and contradictions abound in the life of Purushottam Das Tandon. Wh...
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Samurai: Encyclopedia Ii - Samurai - Samurai In Popular Culture
Jidaigeki (lit. historical drama) had been a staple on Japanese movies and TV from the beginning. It usually features a samurai with a ke...
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George S. Patton: Encyclopedia Ii - George S. Patton - World War I
At the onset of the USA's entry to World War I, General Pershing promoted Patton to the rank of Captain. While in France under the Third ...
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Bawa Muhaiyaddeen: Encyclopedia Ii - Bawa Muhaiyaddeen - Quotes
The prayers you perform, the duties you do, the charity and love you give is equal to just one drop. But if you use that one drop, contin...
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