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Books, videos and apps to promote introductory learning across Dharmic heritage, ideas, thoughts and practice.
Books, videos and apps to promote introductory learning across Dharmic heritage, ideas, thoughts and practice.
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What is Dharma?
What is Dharma?
What is Dharma? Dharma has been defined as righteousness, moral conduct, and religion, and can be thought of as the responsibilities associated with living a good life. Each person has a slightly different Dharma that is outlined by their Varna that is a result of their tendencies (gunas), their stage of life (ashram), and their personal calling in life (svadharma). Together, these three aspects make everyone's Dharma unique!
The Hindu Belief System Dharma, Karma, and Moksha
The Hindu Belief System Dharma, Karma, and Moksha
Religious Texts Of India - Introduction To Hindu Scriptures | Culture Express
Religious Texts Of India - Introduction To Hindu Scriptures | Culture Express
Hindu texts are manuscripts and historic literature related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. A few texts are shared resources across these traditions and broadly considered as Hindu scriptures. These include the Vedas and the Upanishads. Scholars hesitate in defining the term "Hindu scripture" given the diverse nature of Hinduism, many include Bhagavad Gita and Agamas as Hindu scriptures, while Dominic Goodall includes Bhagavata Purana and Yajnavalkya Smriti to the list of Hindu scriptures.
Discovering Sacred Texts: Hinduism
Discovering Sacred Texts: Hinduism
Discover the diversity and richness of Hinduism, from the ancient oral tradition of the Vedic texts, the colourful stories of the Ramayana and Mahabharata, and the ways in which gods and goddesses are worshipped today.
Understanding Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism
Understanding Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism
Searching for a truth and vision beyond the immediate, yielding to the need to find a power that animates all living things and their surroundings, man invented religion. Religion gave meaning to his existence.
Samsara and Moksa | Swami Sarvapriyananda
Samsara and Moksa | Swami Sarvapriyananda
The discourse begins with a summary of how samsara and karma arise. This is followed by profound reflections on the path of Moksa: a wise way of looking for happiness which is capable of taking us beyond mere pleasure-seeking to the highest goal of Liberation.
Religious Texts Of India - The Bhagvad & Other Gitas | Culture Express
Religious Texts Of India - The Bhagvad & Other Gitas | Culture Express
The Bhagavad Gita often referred to as simply the Gita, is a 700-verse Hindu scripture in Sanskrit that is part of the Hindu epic Mahabharata.
Religious Texts Of India - Buddhist Tipitakas | Culture Express
Religious Texts Of India - Buddhist Tipitakas | Culture Express
The Tripitaka (Tipitaka in Pali) is the earliest collection of Buddhist teachings and the only text recognized as canonical by Theravada Buddhists.
What is Moksha | मोक्ष क्या है
What is Moksha | मोक्ष क्या है
In Indian religions and Indian philosophy, moksha also called vimoksha, vimukti and mukti, means emancipation, liberation or release. It connotes freedom from sansara, the cycle of death and rebirth. In the psychological sense, moksha connotes freedom, self realization and self-knowledge. In Hindu traditions, moksha is a central concept and included as one of the four aspects and goals of human life; the other three goals are dharma (virtuous, proper, moral life), artha (material prosperity, income security, means of life), and kama (pleasure, sensuality, emotional fulfillment). Together, these four aims of life are called Puruṣārtha in Hinduism.
Purushartha - The Four Aims Of Life
Purushartha - The Four Aims Of Life
The Gita's Message
The Gita's Message
The story of the Bhagwad Gita is the story of Indian civilisation itself. In the history of this holy book lies the history of many sages, poets, and storytellers. We bring you a brief history of the Gita in this Epified Original.
Moksha - Freedom from Life and Death
Moksha - Freedom from Life and Death
We have told you about Karma and how it guides the course of an individual life takes. Now we bring you a brief account of how Karmic cycles affect a soul's longer journey across eternity.
Hindu scripture overview | World History | Khan Academy
Hindu scripture overview | World History | Khan Academy
An overview of the important religious texts in Hinduism including the Vedas, Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita.
Introduction to Hinduism - Full
Introduction to Hinduism - Full
Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami, publisher of Hinduism Today Magazine, reads his Publisher's Desk article from the April/May/June 2009 issue. The article is a hour-long introduction to Hinduism.
What are Shastras?
What are Shastras?
Indian Conception of Law: Rta and Dharma
Indian Conception of Law: Rta and Dharma
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