Sanskrit words and phrases

I felt the heat of the sun shinning through my window, I covered my face with a pillow even though I knew it was time to get up. I slowly rolled out of bed, splashed my face with cold water, got my gear on, and headed out the door. A couple days a week I would arrive early to the studio to sit and observe the “early risers” stretch their way through their practice. I sat in the back of the small, dimly lit room, that smells subtly of lavender. The heat gave the brick covered walls and wooden floors

Kumarsambhav :the birth of war god Kumārasambhava is a Sanskrit epic poem by Kālidāsa; the first eight cantos (sargas) are accepted as his authorship [1], the last nine may be later additions. The period of composition is uncertain, Kalidasa is thought of as having lived in the 5th c. AD. Kumarsambhava is widely regarded as one of Kalidasa's finest works, a paradigmatic example of Kāvya poetry. The style of description of spring set the standard for nature metaphors pervading many centuries of Indian

JANAVASABHA SUTTA (DN 18) The Buddha is staying at the Brick House in Nadika, where he also stayed in the Mahaparinibbana Sutta. You will recall that the Buddha foretold the rebirths of many people in that community. This sutta elaborates that story, as the previous sutta elaborated Ananda’s objection to the Buddha dying near Kusinara. As Walshe points out in a footnote, the Magadhans were not mentioned initially. Ananda points this out as a defect, since many Maghadans were Buddhist, including

Comparing and Contrasting Early Buddhism and the Bhagavad Gītā Early Buddhism and the Bhagavad Gītā have a wide array similarities and differences. Both Buddhism and the Gita deal with an inner struggle. We see Arjuna dealing with the struggle of whether or not he should murder his family in order to obtain a kingdom. In Buddhism, we see the inner struggle as the quest to find nirvana and the pain that is the very act of living. Although there are some similarities, the differences between Buddhism

Initially, Jnana stood out due to the implication that Moksha can be achieved using knowledge. Intrigued, I was under the impression that this meant to use facts to understand parts of life that are complicated or that cause stress. Much to my surprise, I came to the realization that the knowledge they speak of is not fact, but a way of thinking. Regardless of this hiccup, this path to Moksha still displayed relevancy to my lifestyle. Jnana yoga caught my attraction because I was operating under

The Five Yamas of Hatha Yoga Yoga is a discipline both involving physical and mental control that originated in India. The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit word, "yug", meaning union and it means the joining of the individual spirit with the universal spirit. The type of yoga known as Hatha Yoga, ("Ha"- sun, "tha"-moon) is what is most commonly practiced and this yoga involves the path of the mind and body and is the most physical. There are eight limbs or steps of Hatha Yoga, the first

different paths. One path is the Jnana or better known as “Way of Knowledge”. In this path which from what I have learned is that those who practice it uses the rational mind rather than trying to transcend it by concentration practices. In my own words this means that the person believes that instead of focusing straight ahead that

It is through this precious human life and birth that we can free ourselves from ignorance and see how things really exist. From Sanskrit: TAN = To expand, TRA= tool, instrument. TANTRA can be seen as a technology or tool for expansion of consciousness and alertness. TANTRA does not reject our objects of attachment or life conditions, but transforms how we relate to them. This is what

Challenge Centers By: Jordan Becht I chose to complete questions 1, 4, and 7. 1. The country that I chose was Brazil. The information that they provided for the exports commodities and the import commodities did not contain the percentages, therefore, I will just list the information that the CIA World Factbook did provide. Export Commodities Transport equipment Iron ore Soybeans Footwear Coffee Automobiles Import Commodities Machinery Electrical and transport equipment Chemical products

Existence Could Be Unbearably Demanding Existence could be filled with excitement and fun! For a lot of, though, existence can also be filled with challenges and demands, and this may lead to worry. These conflicting conditions create stress, and also, since there's a restriction as we are able to handle, the strain could be intolerable. Because it is, there's no fast solution or pill that you could take which will take away the stress. Smart males of old have therefore come to the conclusion that