Hinduism and Caregiving
Hinduism is a minority religion in America accounting for 0.7% of the total population (Religious Landscape Study, 2014). Hinduism is a strictly personal religion and, unlike other religious traditions, has no standard form of worship (Johnsen, 2009). For example, some Hindus meditate, others pray and some combine meditation and prayer with physical exercises as in some forms of yoga. Most Hindus have a small wooden shrine or an alcove in their homes set aside for offering devotional worship (Bhaskarananda, 2002).…...
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Research Related to Indonesian Theatre
In Indonesia, like other parts of the world, in the beginning theatre has functions for: calling ancestor’s spirits, picking up ancestor’s spirits and coming to the stage, calling good spirits to push away the bad spirits, for example, for healing sick people, and to remember their ancestor’s greatness by performing braver and heroic plays. Even until now, these functions still exist in traditional Indonesian theatre.In Indonesia, there are three types of theatre found; traditional theatre, classical theatre and modern theatre.…...
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A Book About Values That are Always Relevant
We all know about Mahabharata, the consequences the wrongdoers pay when they tried to harm the dignity of a woman which led to the Kurukshetra War that continued for 18 days. This book was Mahabharata from the same woman's perspective, the woman who was called Drapaudi, which I cheered for. In this grand epic for me, she was a mysterious character. It starts with her birth from the fire, which led to her also being known as ‘Yagyasaini’, who has…...
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Five Mistakes In The Hindu Mythology
India is a land of culture, the pristine ground of Spirituality. Hinduism is the oldest and the third largest religion in the world. The majority of the population in India are Hindus. Hindu mythology is found in texts like the Puranas, Vedic literature, and the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The epics like Ramayana and Mahabharata are the traditional histories and the storehouses of Hindu heritage. Though we have many things to learn from our epics, if we deeply look into…...
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Mahabharata: The enigma of War and the Paradox of Dharma
The Mahabharata, a Hindu epic about a great war is also known as the Kurukshetra War. The decisive war was fought between two groups of cousins, the Kauravas, and Pandavas; in a struggle for dynastic succession to the throne of Hastinapura. This war that is also revered as ‘Dharmayuddha’ (war waged for Dharma) was fought on Kurukshetra or 'Dharmakshetra' (the 'field of Dharma”), or field of righteousness; a site chosen due to the belief that sin committed on this land…...
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Principles of Management as Prescribed by the Mahabharata
Western management philosophy may have created prosperity – for some people for some time at least - but it has failed in the aim of ensuring betterment of individual life and social welfare. It has remained by and large a soulless edifice and an oasis of plenty for a few in the midst of poor quality of life for many. It does not give a sense of fulfillment what an individual desires at the end. (Aids Foundation of Bill Gates…...
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