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The Upanishads are records of the thoughts and teachings of ancient Indian sages who lived in forest hermitages. They are among the oldest religious scriptures in the world. All of them are preoccupied with the quest for knowledge of the Self. Isa Upanishad is a compact and highly poetic scripture. It contains all the quintessential teachings of all the Upanishads. When asked to condense his life's message in three words, Gandhiji said: "Renounce and enjoy". This is the dictum in the very first stanza of Isa Upanishad: "All this - whatever moves on earth - should be enveloped by the Lord. Fortify yourself through this renunciation. Do not covet anybody's wealth; to whom does wealth belong?
(See also: Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond,
Body Mind and Soul)
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Agamas in the Hindu ScripturesThe Agamas : Another class
of popular scriptures are the Agamas. The Agamas are theological treatises and
practical manuals of divine worship. The Agamas include the Tantras, Mantras
and Yantras. These are treatises explaining the external worship of God, in
idols, temples, etc. All the Agamas treat of (i) Jnana or
Knowledge, (ii) Yoga or Concentration, (iii) Kriya or
Esoteric Ritual and (iv) Charya or Exoteric
Worship.
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami
Sivananda
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the Hindu ScripturesA Sutra or an
aphorism is a short formula with the least possible number of letters, without
any ambiguity or doubtful assertion, containing the very essence, embracing all
meanings, without any stop or obstruction and absolutely faultless in nature.
Excerpt from
All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
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ScripturesThe Six
Darsanas are the
intellectual section of the Hindu writings, while the first four are
intuitional, and the fifth inspirational and emotional. Darsanas are schools of
philosophy based on the Vedas. The Agamas are theological. The Darsana
literature is philosophical. The Darsanas are meant for the erudite scholars
who are endowed with acute acumen, good understanding, power of reasoning and
subtle intellect. The Itihasas, Puranas and Agamas are meant for the masses.
The Darsanas appeal to the intellect, while the Itihasas, Puranas, etc., appeal
to the heart.
Excerpt from
All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
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Dictionary on Aitreya Upanishad
Aitreya Upanishad It belongs to the Rg Veda. It is considered as one of the principal Upanisads and concerns with imparting the knowledge of the Self (atman) as the unequalled substance of the universe, that He is pure consciousness, that he also has become everything from Indra and Prajapati down to the lowest and last in creation.
(See also: Aitreya Upanishad , Hinduism,
Vedic Scriptures, Yoga, Body Mind and Soul)
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| | |  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The UpanishadsWhile the Upanishads are indeed classed within the fold of the "Vedas," their actual importance to Hindu thought has far exceeded that of possibly any other set of Hindu scriptures, and even resulted in the Bhagavad Gita, which is a self-proclaimed yoga upanishad. Thus, they deserve a look that is independent from the samhitas and brahamans, whose excessive ritualism the Upanishads famously rebelled against. They form Vedanta and ...
See also:Hindu scripture, Hindu scripture - The Vedas, Hindu scripture - The Upanishads, Hindu scripture - Post-Vedic Hindu scriptures, Hindu scripture - The Bhagavad Gita, Hindu scripture - The Puranas, Hindu scripture - Other Hindu texts Read more here: » Hindu scripture: Encyclopedia II - Hindu scripture - The Upanishads |
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Hinduism Dictionary on Tirumantiram
Tirumantiram: (Tamil) "Holy incantation." The Nandinatha Sampradaya's oldest Tamil scripture; written ca 200 bce by Rishi Tirumular. It is the earliest of the Tirumurai, and a vast storehouse of esoteric yogic and tantric knowledge. It contains the mystical essence of raja yoga and siddha yoga, and the fundamental doctrines of the 28 Saiva Siddhanta Agamas, which in turn are the heritage of the ancient pre-historic traditions of Saivism. As the Agamas themselves are now partially lost, the Tirumantiram is a rare source of the complete Agamanta (collection of Agamic lore). Its 3047 verses were, as legend has it, composed in a rather extraordinary way. Before writing each verse, Tirumular would meditate for an entire year, then summarize his meditation in a fourline Tamil verse. He did this for 3,000 years! The allegory is said to mean that 3,000 years of knowledge is compacted in this one book. The text is organized in nine parts, called tantras, summarized as follows: 1) basic rules of religious morality; 2) allegorical explanations of Saiva mythological stories; five powers of Siva, three classifications of souls; 3) a complete treatise on raja yoga; 4) mantras and tantras; 5) the essential features of the Saiva religion; the four forms of Saivism, four stages, unorthodox paths, conduct to be avoided; 6) the Sivaguru, grace, renunciation, sin, penance, jnana, worthy and unworthy persons; 7) siddha yoga, more on grace, mudras, control of ida and pingala, worlds reached by different classes of yogis after death, refinements of yoga, the satguru; 8) essential theology: five sheaths, eleven states, three padarthas (Pati-pashu-pasha), 36 tattvas, four states of consciousness, three malas, three gunas, ten karanas, etc.; 9) the fruits of realization, liberation, jnana, Siva's dances, meeting of the guru. See: Tirumurai, Tirumular.
(See
also: Tirumantiram ,
Hinduism,
Body Mind and Soul)
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Ritual Pancha
MahayajnasThere are five
great daily sacrifices that are to be performed by every householder. They are:
Brahma Yajna,
called also Veda Yajna, sacrifice to Brahman or the Vedas or the sages; Deva Yajna, sacrifice to the celestials; (iii) Pitri
Yajna, sacrifice to
the manes; Bhuta Yajna, sacrifice to all the creatures; and Manushya Yajna, sacrifice to men.
Excerpt from
All About Hinduism by Sri Swami Sivananda
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Mahayajnas: The Hindu
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Hinduism Dictionary on Veda
Veda: (Sanskrit) "Wisdom." Sagely revelations which comprise Hinduism's most authoritative scripture. They, along with the Agamas, are shruti, "that which is heard." The Vedas are a body of dozens of holy texts known collectively as the Veda, or as the four Vedas: Rig, Yajur, Sama and Atharva. In all they include over 100,000 verses, as well as additional prose. The knowledge imparted by the Vedas is highly mystical or superconscious rather than intellectual. Each Veda has four sections: Samhitas (hymn collections), Brahmanas (priestly manuals), Aranyakas (forest treatises) and Upanishads (enlightened discourses). The Samhitas and Brahmanas (together known as the karmakanda, "ritual section") detail a transcendent-immanent Supreme-Being cosmology and a system of worship through fire ceremony and chanting to establish communication with the Gods. The Aranyakas and Upanishads (the jnanakanda, "knowledge section") outline the soul's evolutionary journey, providing yogic-philosophic training and propounding a lofty, nondual realization as the destiny of all souls. The oldest portions of the Vedas are thought to date back as far as 6,000 bce, written down in Sanskrit in the last few millennia, making them the world's most ancient scriptures. See: Aranyaka, Brahmana, shruti, Upanishad, Vedanga.
(See
also: Veda ,
Hinduism,
Body Mind and Soul)
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Modern geocentrism - Catholic geocentricityThe interpretation of scripture by the Church fathers is asserted by the geocentrists to be unanimously in favor of a geocentrist position. The early Church Fathers such as Augustine and Origen argued against the heliocentrism of the pagan Greeks well before Copernicus' time. Modern geocentrists often quote these works which seem to admonish that scriptural references about geocentrism not be interpreted as allegorical or phenomenological since such an interpretation could lead to the appearance that ...
See also:Modern geocentrism, Modern geocentrism - Overview of modern geocentrism, Modern geocentrism - History of modern geocentrism, Modern geocentrism - Biblical references, Modern geocentrism - Catholic geocentricity, Modern geocentrism - The modern scientific point of view, Modern geocentrism - There is no special position., Modern geocentrism - The cosmic microwave background radiation determines the only special velocity., Modern geocentrism - The inertial frame is the only special rotation., Modern geocentrism - Non-falsifiability of geocentrism, Modern geocentrism - Modern geocentrism and astronomical observations, Modern geocentrism - Gamma ray bursts, Modern geocentrism - Quantization of redshifts, Modern geocentrism - Forms of modern geocentrism, Modern geocentrism - The observations, Modern geocentrism - Geocentrism based on classical gravitation, Modern geocentrism - Geocentrism based on a rigid aether, Modern geocentrism - Geocentrism based on a radically different cosmology Read more here: » Modern geocentrism: Encyclopedia II - Modern geocentrism - Catholic geocentricity |
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Kama in a wider sense
means desire and in a narrow sense, sexual desire. Hinduism prescribes
fulfillment of sexual passions for the householders and abstinence from it for
the students and ascetics who are engaged in the study of the scriptures and in
the pursuit of Brahman.
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|  |  |  | Scriptures: The Puranas in the Hindu ScripturesStudy of the Puranas, listening to sacred recitals of
scriptures, describing and expounding of the transcendent Lilas of the Blessed
LordŃthese form an important part of Sadhana of the Lords devotees. It is most
pleasing to the Lord. Sravana is a part of Navavidha-Bhakti.
Kathas and Upanyasas open the springs
of devotion in the hearts of hearers and develop Prema-Bhakti which
confers immortality on the Jiva.
Excerpt from All About Hinduism by Sri Swami
Sivananda
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Aum - Origin.
Found first in the Vedic scriptures of Hinduism, Aum has been seen as the first manifestation of the unmanifest Brahman (the single Divine Ground of Hinduism) that resulted in the phenomenal universe. Essentially, all the cosmos stems from the vibration of the sound 'Aum' in Hindu cosmology. Indeed, so sacred is it that it is prefixed and suffixed to all Hindu mantras and incantations. It is undoubted ...
See also:Aum, Aum - The Significance of the Symbol Om, Aum - Aum in Hindu tradition, Aum - Origin, Aum - Philosophy of AUM, Aum - Om in Jain tradition, Aum - Om in Buddhist tradition, Aum - Om in Sikh tradition, Aum - When you pronounce AUM:, Aum - Some quotations from Hindu scriptures regarding AUM, Aum - Other traditions interpretations and understandings Read more here: » Aum: Encyclopedia II - Aum - Aum in Hindu tradition |
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| | |  |  |  | Scriptures: Encyclopedia II - Shoko Asahara - Aum Shinrikyo: the DoctrineThe doctrine of Aum Shinrikyo is based on original Buddhist sutras (scriptures), known as the Pali Canon. Besides the Pali Canon, Aum Shinrikyo uses other texts, such as Tibetan sutras, Yoga-Sutra by Patanjali and Taoist scriptures. The sutras are studied together with comments, written by Shoko Asahara himself. The learning system (kyogaku system) has several stages, similar to university education: only those who complete a preliminary stage can move on and advance to further steps if they successfully pass the examination. The collection of publi ...
See also:Shoko Asahara, Shoko Asahara - Early years, Shoko Asahara - Relentless religious search, Shoko Asahara - Birth of Aum Shinrikyo, Shoko Asahara - Aum Shinrikyo: the Doctrine, Shoko Asahara - Tokyo subway gas incident accusations and trial Read more here: » Shoko Asahara: Encyclopedia II - Shoko Asahara - Aum Shinrikyo: the Doctrine |
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Hinduism Dictionary on Shruti
shruti: (Sanskrit) "That which is heard." Hinduism's revealed scriptures, of supreme theological authority and spiritual value. They are timeless teachings transmitted to rishis, or seers, directly by God thousands of years ago. Shruti is thus said to be apaurusheya, "impersonal," or rather "suprahuman." Shruti consists essentially of the Vedas and the Agamas, preserved initially through oral tradition and eventually written down in Sanskrit. Among the many sacred books of the Hindus, these two bodies of knowledge are held in the highest esteem. For countless centuries shruti has been the basis of philosophical discussion, study and commentary, and this attention has given rise to countless schools of thought. It is also the subject of deep study and meditation, to realize the wisdom of the ancients within oneself. Most mantras are drawn from shruti, used for rites of worship, both public and domestic, as well as personal prayer and japa. It is a remarkable tribute to Hindu culture that so much of shruti was preserved for thousands of years without alteration by means of oral instruction from guru to shishya, generation after generation. In the Veda tradition this was accomplished by requiring the student to learn each verse in eleven different ways, including backwards. Traditionally shruti is not read, but chanted according to extremely precise rules of grammar, pitch, intonation and rhythm. This brings forth its greatest power. In the sacred language of shruti, word and meaning are so closely aligned that hearing these holy scriptures properly chanted is magical in its effect upon the soul of the listener. See: Agamas, smriti, Vedas.
(See
also: Shruti ,
Hinduism,
Body Mind and Soul)
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