The New Brahmas

Author : David Weir
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791486400
Total Pages : 185 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brahma in the West written by David Weir and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining William Blake's poetry in relation to the mythographic tradition of the eighteenth century and emphasizing the British discovery of Hindu literature, David Weir argues that Blake's mythic system springs from the same rich historical context that produced the Oriental Renaissance. That context includes republican politics and dissenting theology—two interrelated developments that help elucidate many of the obscurities of Blake's poetry and explain much of its intellectual energy. Weir shows how Blake's poetic career underwent a profound development as a result of his exposure to Hindu mythology. By combining mythographic insight with republican politics and Protestant dissent, Blake devised a poetic system that opposed the powers of Church and King.

Author : Swami Achuthananda
Publisher : Relianz Communications Pty Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0975788337
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ascent of Vishnu and the Fall of Brahma written by Swami Achuthananda and published by Relianz Communications Pty Ltd. This book was released on 2018-08-27 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Hindu mythology, Brahma has a lifespan of 100 years. That may appear way short for a god of Brahma’s standing . (He is the creator of our solar system.) But Brahma and Hindu gods do not follow our traditional 24-hour clock. They represent time in cosmic units of yugas and kalpas. If you don’t understand any of these terms, that’s ok. A kalpa, for instance, is defined as a day of Brahma and translates to 4.32 billion human years. In fact Brahma has a lifespan of 311 trillion years! We explain these colossal timescales, as we introduce Brahma in this book. You will learn that Brahma initially was the supreme deity of Hinduism, but he could not hang on to his position for long. A judgmental lapse is said to have caused his downfall. With Brahma’s descent, Vishnu rose to power. Today, in the Hindu pantheon, Vishnu is a prominent god, and has a following of more than 700 million devotees, who are occasionally identified by the U-shared marks on their foreheads. With a focus on Vishnu and Brahma, we continue our journey beyond the Vedic era. We begin by examining a popular creation myth in which Brahma emerges from the navel of a sleeping Vishnu and starts crafting the world. Further on, we explore the churning of the milky ocean, a crucial event in Hindu mythology and one of the rare occasions when gods and demons collaborated (instead of fighting) to search for the nectar of immortality. Many precious things—and surprises—came out this quest, including Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth and consort of Vishnu. We also get to know a critical insight into our ancestry. According to Hinduism, we are all related and descendants of Manu, the father of human race. While this book focuses on Brahma and Vishnu, there will be occasional detours when we pause to look at art and architecture. In particular, we’ll look at Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world. Guess what? The fact that Angkor Wat is located outside India has dented Hindu pride from time immemorial. We’ll also peek at ancient paintings from a mythological perspective, especially the unique genre of miniature paintings called ragamala that combines art, music, and poetry. A remarkable shift in worship took place during this period. Bhakti became a major form of worship and pervaded Hindu society forever. If you are unfamiliar with bhakti, then nothing exemplifies bhakti (devotion) more than the dancing-and-chanting Hare Krishnas.

Author : Shree Ghatage
Publisher : Anchor Canada
ISBN 13 : 0385672551
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brahma's Dream written by Shree Ghatage and published by Anchor Canada. This book was released on 2010-08-20 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written with exceptional grace and empathy, Brahma’s Dream explores the richness of relationships and the mystery of how one life is defined through its connection to others. Set in Bombay amid the turbulence of India’s surge towards independence, Brahma’s Dream tells the story of thirteen-year-old Mohini, an unforgettable character whose medical problems set her apart from the world around her, and give her a wisdom and special place in it. Mohini suffers from a rare form of anemia that gradually diminishes her physically but increases her understanding of life in a way incomprehensible to those who move more easily through it. Under her kind, wry gaze, a family, a city, and a country convulse with idealism and hope. Through Mohini the reader encounters the extraordinary characters who live in her family home, Koleshwar Nivas. Vishnupant, Mohini’s grandfather, is a forward-thinking professor of history who has devoted his life to making sense of India’s past so that the country might fulfil the promise of its future. Keshav, Mohini’s father, who, while embracing the prospect of independence, is eager to hold on to any progress made through British rule. But for both men Mohini is the centre of the universe, as she is for her devoted mother, Kamala, who has sacrificed the intimacy of her marriage to care for her child, and Vasanti, Mohini’s aunt who, having lost the chance at a life beyond the confines of family, looks to her remarkable niece for comfort and understanding. The lives of the Oek family are lived against the backdrop of the confrontation between a far-flung empire and the diminutive Mahatma Gandhi. A joyous and moving novel, astute and reflective, Brahma’s Dream explores the Hindu belief that all life and all events are only a part of a vast continuum, and that momentous political and social change, birth, marriage, and even death, are only a twinkling in the eye of a god.

Author : Lewis Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brahma Fowl written by Lewis Wright and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : L. C. R. Norris-Elye
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brahmas and Cochins written by L. C. R. Norris-Elye and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Feather written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walliss
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351742450
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brahma Kumaris as a ‘Reflexive Tradition’ written by John Walliss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title was first published in 2002. Drawing on primary research on the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University, a millenarian New Religious Movement of Indian origin, this book examines the status of tradition in the contemporary world through a critical engagement with the recent social theory of Anthony Giddens on the emergence of a post-traditional society. Wallis examines both the ways in which forms of tradition not only persist but also flourish in the contemporary world and also the manner in which such traditions are drawn on and (re)created by individuals in their ongoing construction of self-identity. Illuminating some of the difficulties encountered when social theory is applied to 'the real world', this book also offers a way of theorising about the status of contemporary religiosity that does not refer directly to the notion of secularisation.

Author : Immanual Joseph
Publisher : Createspace
ISBN 13 : 1484115252
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Brahma's Maze written by Immanual Joseph and published by Createspace. This book was released on 2014-07-25 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Brahma's Maze is a gripping tale of revenge and redemption. Tarun is a brilliant young scientist with promise of a perfect future. A quiet visit to his hometown turns into a nightmare when he loses everything he values -his wife, family and sanity - to the callousness of a derelict society and the greed of its vile reprobates. Out of the ashes of his despair, Tarun arises to avenge his past. Armed with the tools of his dark science and the loyalty of a powerful warlord, he embarks on a dangerous journey into the city's cruel underworld. In a cat and mouse game of life and death, Tarun is awoken to a world he never before knew existed. But time is running out and the tables are turning, and the maze he has built for his enemies is fast sucking him in...

Author : John Murdoch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Brahma Samaj and Other Modern Eclectic Systems of Religion in India written by John Murdoch and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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