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If we accept that the basic ethical purpose of Karma is to behave responsibly, and that the tenet of Karma may be simply stated 'if you do good things, good things will happen to you - if you do bad things, bad things will happen to you', then it is possible for us to identify analogs with other religions that do not rely on Karma as a metaphysical assertion or doctrine. Karma does not specifically concern itself with salvation - it is just as important within a basic socio-ethical stance. However, as a mechanic, Karma can be identifi ...

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Karma, Karma - Karma in the Dharma-based religions, Karma - Hinduism, Karma - Buddhism, Karma - Analogs of Karma - God the judge, Karma - Western interpretation, Karma - New Age and Theosophy, Karma - Psychology

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The problem of Hell is a variant of the problem of evil, aimed specifically at religions which hold both that: An omnipotent (all-powerful), omniscient (all-knowing), and omnibenevolent (all-loving) God exists. Some people will be consigned to Hell forever, and will be eternally tortured. Problem of Hell - The debate. While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity of the punishment, if Hel ...

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• Problem of Hell - The debate
• Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice
• Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice
• Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance
• Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions
• Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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The afterlife (or life after death) is a generic term referring to a continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. This article is about current generic and widely held or reported concepts of afterlife. See also: Underworld, for a comprehensive catalog of specific traditions about afterlife. Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief. Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belie ...

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• Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief
• Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment
• Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation
• Afterlife - Related studies
• Afterlife - Criticism
• Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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Protestant Reformation - Roots and precursors: 14th Century and 15th Century. Anti-hierarchical movements: Catharism, Waldensianism, and others Avignon Papacy ("Babylonian Captivity of the Church"), Avignon, Great Schism John Huss, John Wycliffe, William Tyndale Northern Renaissance Unrest in the Western Church and Empire culminated in the Avignon Papacy (1308–1378), and the papal schism (1378–1416), excited wars between princes, uprisings among the peasants, and widespread conce ...

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Protestant Reformation, Protestant Reformation - History and origins, Protestant Reformation - Roots and precursors: 14th Century and 15th Century, Protestant Reformation - 16th century, Protestant Reformation - Humanism to Protestantism, Protestant Reformation - Religious Influences for the Reformation, Protestant Reformation - The Radical Reformation, Protestant Reformation - Lutheranism adopted by the German Territorial Princes, Protestant Reformation - English Reformation, Protestant Reformation - Political Reformation, Protestant Reformation - Early Puritan Movement, Protestant Reformation - Resources, Protestant Reformation - Scholarly secondary resources, Protestant Reformation - Primary sources in translation, Protestant Reformation - Online Resources

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The chanting of the Divine Name or nama japa has an important place in bhakti tradition. Nama japa can be in the form of japa or stotra. Japa is silent repetition of a mantra while stotra is uttered out loud.

The sahasranama stotra is perhaps the most popular of all stotras. There are sahasranamas of most of the deities of the Hindu pantheon of which two have attained great popularity. These are the Lalita Sahasranama in praise of the Divine Mother and Vishnu Sahasranama in praise of the Lord conceived as Vishnu.

(See also: Sahasranama , God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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Many questions arise concerning the role of suffering. These questions include: How is there suffering in a world created by a good God who cares for and loves His creation? For the Christian the quintessential question is why does God’s plan include the suffering and death of His own Son? Paul sees the death of Christ not only as a propitiatory or vicarious sacrifice, but as a colossal cosmic occurrence.

(See also: Suffering , God and Religion, Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

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• Christian communism - Brief History
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• Christian communism - True Levellers
• Christian communism - Christian communists
• Christian communism - Thomas J. Haggerty
• Christian communism - Controversy
• Christian communism - Communism or Communalism
• Christian communism - Free will
• Christian communism - Government
• Christian communism - Establishing Christian communism

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• Paul of Tarsus - Life
• Paul of Tarsus - Early life
• Paul of Tarsus - Conversion and early teachings
• Paul of Tarsus - Consultations with the Apostles
• Paul of Tarsus - Founding of churches
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• Paul of Tarsus - Christianity as mystery religion
• Paul of Tarsus - Paul as usurper of the Apostles
• Paul of Tarsus - Gnostic
• Paul of Tarsus - Paul as inclusionist
• Paul of Tarsus - New Perspective on Paul
• Paul of Tarsus - Agent of Rome?
• Paul of Tarsus - Notes

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• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Titles given to Mary
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• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Mary in The Qur'an
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Christian and Muslim beliefs about Mary
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Immaculate Conception of Mary
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Mary's age
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Virgin birth of Jesus
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Theotokos Mother of God
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Perpetual virginity
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Dormition and Assumption
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Religious attitudes towards Mary
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Veneration of Mary: Divisions Among Christians
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Joint Anglican/Roman Catholic document
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Non-Abrahamic worship of Mary
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Mary and Shakespeare
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Portrayals
• Mary, the mother of Jesus - Footnotes

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• Twelve Apostles - Gospel According to St. John
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• Twelve Apostles - Beloved Disciple
• Twelve Apostles - Saul/Paul
• Twelve Apostles - Jesus
• Twelve Apostles - Barnabas
• Twelve Apostles - James the Just
• Twelve Apostles - Twelve Disciples/Apostles of Christ in the Book of Mormon
• Twelve Apostles - Others
• Twelve Apostles - Later Christianizing apostles
• Twelve Apostles - Apostles Today

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• Dispensationalism - History
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• Dispensationalism - People

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Catholic theology tends to avoid questions of the possibility of the salvation of mankind or upon its appropriateness (according to Catholic belief, since God has done as such, it must be both possible and appropriate). Catholic theology believes that after God had freely determined to save the human race, He might have done so by pardoning man's sins without having recourse to the Incarnation of the Second Person of the Most Holy Trinity. Still, the Incarnation of the Word is believed to be the most fitting means for the salvation of man, a ...

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Salvation in Catholicism, Salvation in Catholicism - Salvation of the Human Race, Salvation in Catholicism - Christ as Teacher, Salvation in Catholicism - Christ as King, Salvation in Catholicism - Christ as Priest, Salvation in Catholicism - Individual Salvation

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While Hell has traditionally been regarded as a punishment for wrong-doing or sin in life, the problem arises primarily from the severity of the punishment, if Hell is indeed seen as eternal torture. However, the view of hell as "punishment" is not universal. For example, the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics see it as a condition brought about by, and the natural consequence of, free rejection of God's love. The debate mostly focuses on whether God would want to allow a situation where some people are consigned to Hell forever. Th ...

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Problem of Hell, Problem of Hell - The debate, Problem of Hell - Issues of Justice, Problem of Hell - Hell as a choice, Problem of Hell - The argument from ignorance, Problem of Hell - Denying the assumptions, Problem of Hell - Bibliography

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An introduction to Vedanta.

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

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Practising yoga regularly imparts great benefits. Among them are improved concentration and clarity in mind. But in the more advanced stages of yoga practising comes benefits like mind and psychic control. When thoughts are experienced just as thoughts, not as reality itself, then the path to freedom which yoga promises begins to unfold naturally. And that path is as sweet as a perfectly ripe mango.

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Many people believe in an afterlife. It is generally described as a non-verifiable and non-falsifiable belief within a religion, because it is generally accepted as beyond the experiential knowledge or casual accessibility of most people (see esoteric knowledge). As a result, the popular mind relies on various sources for concepts about afterlife, arranged below in presumed order of reliability: Testimony of individuals who claim experiential knowledge of facets of afterlife by having died and then been sent back to thi ...

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Afterlife, Afterlife - Afterlife as a belief, Afterlife - Afterlife as an individual existence, Afterlife - Afterlife as reward or punishment, Afterlife - Afterlife as reincarnation, Afterlife - Related studies, Afterlife - Criticism, Afterlife - Philosophical arguments

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• Holy Orders - Judaism
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• Holy Orders - Humanist
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Max Weber was – along with Karl Marx, Vilfredo Pareto and Émile Durkheim – one of the founders of modern sociology. Whereas Pareto and Durkheim, following Comte, worked in the positivist tradition, Weber created and worked – like Werner Sombart, his friend and then the most famous representative of German sociology – in the antipositivist, idealist and hermeneutic tradition. Those works started the antipositivistic revolution in social sciences, which stressed the difference between the social sciences and natural sciences, especial ...

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Max Weber, Max Weber - Life and career, Max Weber - Weber and German politics, Max Weber - Achievements, Max Weber - Sociology of religion, Max Weber - Sociology of politics and government, Max Weber - Economics, Max Weber - Works, Max Weber - Attacks from conservatives

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Hesychastic practice bears some superficial resemblance to mystical prayer or meditation in Eastern religions (Buddhism, Hinduism and Sufism, compare with yoga), although this similarity is often over-emphasized in popular accounts and is generally rejected by actual Orthodox practitioners of Hesychasm. The practice may involve specific body postures, and be accompanied by very deliberate breathing patterns. However, these bodily postures and breathing patterns are treated as secondary by both modern Athonite practitioners of Hesychasm (e.g. ...

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Hesychasm, Hesychasm - Hesychastic practice, Hesychasm - Gregory Palamas: defender of Hesychasm

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