A vow (Lat. votum, vow, promise; see vote) is a transaction between a person and his/her/its deity whereby the former undertakes in the future to render some service or gift or devotes something valuable now and here to his use. The vow is a kind of oath, with the deity being both the witness and recipient of the promise. For an example see the Book of Judges. Also, see the Bodhisattva vows. The god is usually reckoned to be going to grant some special favor to his votary in return ...

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Wedding vows are promises made by the bride and groom to each other during a wedding ceremony. In Western culture, these promises have traditionally included the notions of unselfishness ("love, comfort, keep"), faithfulness ("forsaking all others"), unconditionality ("for richer or for poorer", "in sickness and in health"), and permanence ("as long as we both shall live", "until death do us part"). See also marriage. Other related archivesceremony, faithfulness, marriage, wedding

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In the Bodhisattva vows (sometimes called the Bodhisattva Precepts) of Mahayana Buddhism, the bodhisattvas take vows stating that they will not realize or attain Nirvana until all sentient beings have done so. This four-part vow is made out of compassion and the bodhisattva devotes his/her powers to helping others attain Nirvana. Buddhist lay persons may take the bodhisattva vows in order to initiate their spiritual journey. The following table of the four ...

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Breaking Past Life Vows and Pacts

Many of us have had past lives in monastic environments, religious orders, secret sects and so on. Some of us will have made strong vows in the name of God with much emotion and determination, believing that they were right, and perhaps they were for us at that time. A vow made with strong intent carries over into other lifetimes unless a time limit is specified, which is usually not the case. We may have made vows of chastity, celibacy, poverty, silence, suffering, cleanliness, purity, everlasting love or of vengeance against someone who hurt or tricked us. All these prior vows are limitations that can constrict our souls and restrict our freedom.

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Buddhist Quotes: The Unsurpassed Buddha Way

Good friends, recite in unison what I say: ‘I vow to save all sentient beings everywhere. I vow to cut off all the passions everywhere. I vow to study all the Buddhist teachings everywhere. I vow to achieve the unsurpassed Buddha Way.

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What do we generally do when we want to get something done, or want to expel something unnecessary, unnatural or repugnant? We take a vow and feel immensely satisfied in the bargain. But we forget that taking a vow is quite an unintelligent act.

When we vow not to do something, it simply means we have not understood certain underlying truths, or are unaware of the workings of our unconscious. It is an act of suppression that can turn into a strange and poisonous repression as well.

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Amitabha's forty-eight vows were made by the primary Buddha of the Pure Land school of Buddhism. Also known as The Vows of Samantabhadra of the Mahavaipulya Buddha they list all the criteria under which Amitabha would refuse enlightenment. A blunt summary is: none of the three paths of suffering (Hell, Animal and Hungry Ghost). no deaths into the three evil realms (Hell, Animal and Hungry Ghost). anybody not be of the colour of genuine gold (an attribute of a buddha). any difference in in ...

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Neo-Buddhism is a modern Buddhist revivalist movement in India. As a popular movement, Neo-Buddhism began on October 14, 1956 when B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th century's most prominent Untouchable converted to Buddhism along with nearly 400,000 of his followers. Neo-Buddhism - Origins. At the beginning of the 20th century, Buddhism was all but dead in India, the land of its origin. Certain tribal groups in Bengal continued to follow Buddhism, as did peoples in Ladakh and Sikkim where Tibetan culture was influen ...

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Tapasya is the principle and practice of physical and spiritual austerity and discipline to achieve a particular aim. A Sanskrit word, Tapasya is literally an personal endeavor of discipline, undertaken to achieve a goal. It is usually applied in religious and spiritual terms, but can be applied to any field or context. One who undertakes a tapasya is a Tapasvin. Monks and gurus in Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism practice tapasya as a means to purify and strengthen their devotion to Go ...

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Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 - December 6, 1956) has been called the most prominent Indian Untouchable leader of the 20th century. He was born in Mhow of Madhya Pradesh state in central India, the fourteenth child of parents who belonged to the very lowest stratum of Hindu society, known as Untouchables or Dalits. He helped spark a revival of Buddhism in India, a movement which is now known as neo-Buddhism. B. R. Ambedkar - Education. Ambedkar's father who hailed from the Ratnagiri district in Mah ...

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A congregation is a religious institute of Roman Catholics in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken. See also. Catholic order ...

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Apocatastasis is a Greek word that means: 1) Restoration, re-establishment, renovation 2) Return to a previous condition 3) (Astronomy) Return to the same apparent position, completion of a period of revolution. Apocatastasis has a special meaning in the Christian theology: it is the doctrine of the ultimate reconciliation of good and evil. Apocatastasis maintains that all moral creatures -- angels, humans, and devils -- will eventually come to a harmony in God's kingdom. It is based on the ...

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Obedience is the willingness to follow the will of others. Obedience is often associated with social dominance and submission. Some animals can easily be trained to be obedient by employing operant conditioning that places the human being in the role of a dominant animal. Other animals do not respond well to such training. Obedience schools exist to condition dogs into obeying the orders of human owners. Humans have been shown to be surprisingly obedient in the presence of perceived legitimate authority figures, a ...

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A congregation is an assembly of people for a given purpose. Examples of congregations include: Congregation (worship) - the members of a church or synogogue Congregation (Roman Curia) - an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church Congregation (religious) - a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken Congregation (university) - a ...

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A remix of "Vow" called 'Torn Apart', made by Garbage themselves, was included on the b-side to the UK and US pressings of the Vow single. Another unknown remix of "Vow" was used for a Sky Sports TV advertisment in late 1997. ...

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"Vow" was written and recorded at Smart Studios during the 1994 sessions for the debut album. It was one the first songs Shirley Manson worked on and the first song completed. "Vow" is a dark and vengeful little beast arriving on the roar of vicious feedback and echoing guitar with a jewel of a hook that lasts until the end, where the screetching drowns out the words. Garbage guitarist Duke Erikson claims not to even recall which settings he had or even which equipment his guitar was plugged into, but once the feedback loop that was used to great effect on Vow had started he knew he "had to let ...

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"Vow" was first performed live at Garbage's first gig in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 5 November 1995. "Vow" has been performed regularly throughout the band's four world tours. It has also been performed acoustically in concert a number of times. On live performances Shirley often ad-libs lyrics from Patti Smith's "Revenge"—usually the lines "I feel upset, so let's do some celebrating. I gave you a wristwatch, baby. You wouldn't even give me the time of day. Don't leave me no space in your little boat, you ain't gonna need, no, you ain't gonna ne ...

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"Vow" was submitted to the UK compilation CD series 'Volume' in September 1994, simply because it was the only song the band had finished. After the song was picked up by LA radio station KROQ, and UK Radio 1 DJs Steve Lamacq and John Peel, and subsequent interest in the song, the band felt it only right to put it out as their debut single. In the UK it was issued in March 1995 through the Discordant label on 7" vinyl only. All 1,000 copies were snapped up. In the US it was issued in June 1995 through Almo Sounds and reached No. 97 on ...

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The promo video for "Vow" was shot in LA in May 1995 with director Samuel Bayer. It was set in a gold sheet draped room while the band played to Shirley Manson's up-front presence and a bald man writhed on the floor under strobe-lights. Shirley later claimed to regret the shades she wears in this video. During the takes for the promo video, the band were playing live for the first time, and they were enjoying the experience, which subsequently inspired them to start thinking about actually tou ...

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