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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Indian philosophy |  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Maths as Tool to Attain
Mukti - Sacred NumbersSacred Numbers: Maths as Tool to
Attain Mukti
"I bow to that glorious Lord of the Jainas, who
as the shining lamp of the know-ledge of numbers made to shine whole of the
universe", said Mahaviracharya in Ganita Sara Sangraha. Few know
that ancient Jain scientific thought is a rich source of Indian scientific
heritage. The grand Jain spiritual tradition and its masters broadly influenced
Indian thought and rationality in three key areas: Atomism, non-absolutism
and mathematical concepts including the theory of numbers. As realists, a
satisfactory explanation for the origin of the material world was
important to Jain philosophers.
Read more here: » Jainism: Maths as Tool to Attain
Mukti - Sacred Numbers |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Holy Days in Hinduism - Guru PurnimaGuru
Purnima:
THE
FULL moon day in the month of Ashad (July-August) is an extremely auspicious
and holy day of Guru Purnima. On this day, sacred to the memory of the great
sage, Bhagavan Sri Vyasa, Sannyasins settle at some place to study and
discourse on the thrice-blessed Brahma Sutras composed by Maharishi Vyasa, and engage
themselves in Vedantic, philosophical investigation.
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
Read more here: » Guru
Purnima: Holy Days in Hinduism - Guru Purnima |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Reinterpreting Vaastu In
India we must be grateful that the core beliefs, theoretical rigour and
application of the Vaastu Shastras are still
available, though in a depleted form. From the study of texts, dialogues with
practitioners and field application of the concepts I have been able to
reconstruct the overview of the Vaastu Shilpa Shastras and
give a guideline for present day application. There is a great deal of
resistance and deep feelings of distrust from the trained designers in the
'modern institutesÕ toward the assumptions and symbolism of the traditional
paradigm. It is almost as if they feel threatened that their hegemony would be
displaced. Are their fears valid? Is the basis of the Vaastu Shastras questionable
in its present day application? Is it a meaningless mumbo jumbo in the
'scientificÕ climate of today?
Read more here: » Vaastu Shastra: Reinterpreting Vaastu |
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scriptures of ancient India - The VedasThe
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.C. a lthough it is generally accepted tat the
Vedas appear at different times of the cosmic creation forte benefit of human
society. They are considered to be the revelations of the Divine nature, and
its relationship within and without us. "Mantra" is the term used to
mean Divine sound vibration or the word of God. There are teachings of mantras
(hymns), teachings of ritual, theology, and philosophy at the root of all the
vedic sciences. The point of all is the knowledge of the soul called "atma
vidya", being our real "self" and separate and distinct from the
material body , and the material world which surrounds us.
Read more here: » The
Vedas: Divine
scriptures of ancient India - The Vedas |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: The three main
branches of BuddhismBuddhism Schools: The three main
branches of Buddhism
Buddhism has evolved into myriad schools
that can be roughly grouped into three types: Nikaya, Mahayana, and Vajrayana.
Of the Nikaya schools, only the Theravada survives. Each branch sees itself as
representing a true, original teachings of the Buddha, and some schools believe
that the dialectic nature of Buddhism allows its format, terminology, and
techniques to adapt over time in response to changing circumstances, thus
validating dharmic approaches different from their own.
Read more here: » Buddhism Schools: The three main
branches of Buddhism |
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Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig VedaThe Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig
Veda
Some scholars have claimed that the
Babylonians invented the zodiac of 360 degrees around 700 BCE, perhaps even
earlier. Many claim that India received the knowledge of the zodiac from
Babylonia or even later from Greece. However, as old as the Rig Veda, the
oldest Vedic text, there are clear references to a chakra or wheel of 360
spokes placed in the sky. The number 360 and its related numbers like 12, 24,
36, 48, 60, 72, 108, 432 and 720 occur commonly in Vedic symbolism. It is in the
hymns of the great Rishi Dirghatamas (RV I.140 - 164) that we have the clearest
such references.
Read more here: » Vedic Origins of the Zodiac: The
Hymns of Dirghatamas in the Rig Veda |
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| | |  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional
PoemsIslam and Hinduism: Symbiotic
Mysticism In Devotional Poems
Few have heard of the mystic poems
Brahma Prakash or Dasa Avatar by the mediaeval Muslim saint Pir Shams. Both are
famous ginans of South Asia's Ismaili community, sometimes also known as Khojas
or Aga Khanis in popular parlance.
Ginans are hymn-like poems of
spiritual import. They are revered by the faithful in deep veneration as
repositories of wisdom and spiritual knowledge, and as transmitting the
essential teachings of the Holy Qur'an in the vernacular. Composed in Sindhi,
Gujarati, Hindustani and Punjabi among other subcontinental languages, the
oldest are ascribed to the pirs or saints who first preached Ismaili Islam
in India nearly 1,000 years ago.
Read more here: » Islam and Hinduism: Symbiotic Mysticism In Devotional
Poems |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Hindu
Festivals - The Holi
FestivalHoli:
IN
DAYS of yore, there were communities of cannibals in India. They caused much
havoc. They threatened the lives of many innocent people. One of them was
Holika or Putana. She took immense delight in devouring children. Sri Krishna
destroyed her and thus saved the little children. Even today, the effigy or
figure of Holika is burnt in the fire. In South India, the clay figure of Cupid
is burnt. This is the origin of the great festival of Holi.
From Hindu Fasts & Festivals by Sri Swami Sivananda.
Read more here: » Holi: Hindu
Festivals - The Holi
Festival |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Celebration
of the Mother PrincipleGod as Mother: Celebration
of the Mother Principle
Durga Puja is to Bengal what Ganesh
Chaturthi is to Maharashtra - an occasion to celebrate, worship, bond together,
to get festive, to exhibit one's artistic abilities, and all in the name of the
Divine Mother.
Relating to God as Mother forges a personalised
relationship, strengthening the bond between bhakta and bhagvan, as between a
child and mother. Celebrated as Navratri in other parts of India, these nine
nights are devoted to the worship of the Divine Mother - some do it through
dancing the Garba or Dandiya Raas as in Gujarat, and some do it through
austerities and fasting.
Read more here: » God as Mother: Celebration
of the Mother Principle |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: The Philosophy And Significance Of
Idol-WorshipThere
is no reference to worship of idols in the Vedas. The Puranas and the Agamas
give descriptions of idol-worship both in the houses and in the temples.
Idol-worship is not peculiar to Hinduism. Christians worship the Cross. They
have the image of the Cross in their mind. The Mohammedans keep the image of
the Kaba stone when they kneel and do prayers. The people of the whole world,
save a few Yogis and Vedantins, are all worshippers of idols. They keep some image
or the other in the mind.
The
mental image also is a form of idol. The difference is not one of kind, but
only one of degree. All worshippers, however intellectual they may be, generate
a form in the mind and make the mind dwell on that image.
Excerpt
from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
Read more here: » Hindu
Worship: The Philosophy And Significance Of
Idol-Worship |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Moksha - Break Free from Fear of Death
Death perhaps is the only certainty in this world. Yet, the fear of death stalks most people. Literature - western and Indian - regards the fear of death as an intriguing and ubiquitous part of human life. We know we are mortals, yet we are afraid of the inevitable. We know we will die one day; yet we continue to behave as though we believe we are going to live forever. In Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Caesar is surprised to find that people are frightened of death, which is after all an end that comes when it will. A similar spirit pervades the renowned dialogue between the Yaksha and Yudhishthira in the Mahabharata.
(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death
and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)
Read more here: » Life and Death: Moksha - Break Free from Fear of Death |
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| | | |  |  |  | Indian philosophy: I, Me and My Self - Lone Indulgences
Why do children refer to themselves by name rather than in the first person singular? If you were disembodied in one location and reconstructed in another, would you still be yourself? What about that tune you were humming when you morphed? We may still be a long way from Star Trek, but scientists in Australia have recently managed to teleport a beam of light. 'I' has literally been the bugbear of religion, philosophy and science, across all cultures. Conceptions of the self invariably lead us down slippery slopes of exploration into the nature of identity, and possibly ethnicity.
(See also: The Self , God and Religion,
Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind
and Soul)
Read more here: » The Self: I, Me and My Self - Lone Indulgences |
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|  |  |  | Indian philosophy: Are the souls different from God?Hinduism, Soul and God
There are several theories in Hinduism to explain this and no one
knows for sure which one is correct. Besides it is all very confusing, as
confusing perhaps as the theory of relativity by Einstein. According to one
approach the whole universe is one self same reality. There is no distinction
or duality between God and the soul except in our perception. God and the soul
are one and the same. There is nothing like a soul separating itself from God
and then entering the body as a separate entity. The soul has never been
separated from God and would never be. The same Supreme Self acts as individual
souls without undergoing any change or division. This is the Advaita or non
dualistic school of philosophy.
Read more here: » Hinduism,
Soul and God: Are the souls different from God? |
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