The death of indulgence was the moment of my awakening. The nature of indulgence makes human life miserable day and night. I realize that even though a human is mortal; he can gain immortality by avoiding indulgence. Still, why was I devoid of the vision of the Brahman?
Beautiful waves of emotion were rising in my heart. The rejected heart was bathing in the selfless streams of love. The darkness of the night was not making me helpless. I was not scared of the death anymore. I was gradually realizing the greatness of the god and the nothingness of mine. I lost my arrogance. I was looking forward to the freedom from my animal instinct by indulging my life in divine thoughts.
Gautama was my ultimate confusion and Indra was my ultimate infatuation.
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When will be the divine moment of your arrival?
I have started the trip to make sure I am right to see Rama. I was gradually climbing the seven steps of self-control. I was sure of seeing my dear Rama. I started looking for Rama in the wonderful play of the delightful nature by rejecting my instincts
My conscience was filled with devotion, compassion and love for everyone including enemies. I took the vow from the ever-giving nature. I started painting the tender feet of Rama everywhere. I gave up my shyness and lassitude and concentrated on the pleasantry. How can I ignore the frown of time? How can I make Rama appear whenever I wish? I didn't have that power. I waited patiently for the right moment
I was worried that walking on a burnt down earth will be painful for him. Hence, I cushioned it with my tender essence of my body. I spread the fragrance of my youth all over the path. I know that the earth will be fertile if my body becomes part of it after.
I became a part of the vine hiding the sun by my dense dark hair, assuring his rest under the shade. I offered my breath to the branches, to the flowers which might become a sweat on his beautiful forehead. As vapor I rose to the sky from the earth. I became warm rain drops again thinking that he might need cooler
When the customary time for practice of meditation had passed, Godiva rose. It was now evening.¨ (Hesse 5-6). Siddhartha´s actions represent the last step, Right Contemplation, of the the Holy Eightfold Path. Meditation self-teaches the practitioners to clear their minds of
One day while in the streets of Hackney, feeling lost and sorry for myself, I heard the pleasant sounds of singing. I had not heard such a cheerful and loving sounds since I stoped going to Sunday school. I followed the sound of the voices...
My life so far has been like a good hiking path. A path that is winding and twisting and encompassed with plenty of beauty. A path that is lined with trees like angels protecting you from the mysteries in the deep forest and that keep you rooted on the path you are destine to take. One that is filled with deep troughs and the most beautiful peaks you could ever image. Sometimes the path is rocky and hurts the soles of your feet until they crack and bleed, but other times it’s covered with a soft green moss that lifts your steps and revives your spirits. Through the last 17 years of my life, I have traveled that path and endured every step. I have gone into the dark abyss of the trough and have found in it the most precious grace of light. As I have gotten older I have come to recognize that the scary and shaky steps of my path have indeed been “fearsome blessings” (Buechner, 92).
Throughout the article there are essentials between the views of Clement IV and Albert of Mainz on the practice of selling indulgence compared to Luther’s views. All articles speak upon sins and how they should be handled. The Bull of Unigenitus and The Machinery of Indulgence both share similarities on the viewing of practicing indulgence while believing innovation and reformation and having the thought of reconstruction old inherited traditions. Besides, Martin Luther opposes indulgence. He feels as if we should commence sins how the church utters and repent and do it the traditional way. Also,people should benefit social stability and the maintenance of the status quo and inherited traditions which is shown in The Ninety Five Thesis. Analyzing all articles i feel as if they all support different things throughout the biblical text. The objectives are the same, just different meanings.
Biologically and emotionally, our hearts are more complex than many of us are aware of. They pump blood throughout our body, let us feel emotions, and is unrestrained to a multitude of possibilities. Brian Doyle in his essay “Joyas Voladoras” states “so much held in a heart in a lifetime. So much held in a heart in a day, an hour, a moment” to explain the numerous feelings the heart constantly expresses in every human and animal’s body. It can go from feeling love and happiness to sadness and despair within seconds. With the use of this essay, Doyle is conveying to his readers the immense possibilities of emotions that all of our hearts can hold.
warmth of the sunset through the blossomed trees. If she were a boy, she could achieve her parent’s approval; s...
Siddhartha, after realizing that the Brahmins will not aid him in achieving his ultimate goal, joins the Samanas. This brief stay wit...
However, this spiritual path includes the sacrifice that we must surrender fully to the Spiritual Self. Although Ramana himself received the Grace of Enlightenment at an exceptionally young age, we must not think that this path is very easy. Enlightenment is a mystical phenomenon that cannot be known in advance. All we can say is that it will not happen until we are spiritually mature for it. This usually requires a long time filled with meditation and the spiritually focused lifestyle described
...of the Indian culture, however it shares some ideas with Homer’s view of Odysseus. Both figures become idealized and just like Odysseus Rama holds the idea of self restraint. “Rama knows what is right, his gurus have taught him self-restraint. He is grateful, truthful, and honest, and as the king’s eldest son, he deserves to be prince regent.” (867) He holds his own righteousness on another level, separate from any other being. This ability enables him to be the perfect example of what it means to follow one’s Dharma and to complete it. His views on how others perceive him helps demonstrate the idea of no boundaries and always being on your best behavior. In the Indian culture, these ideas were greatly valued and expressed correctly through this text. Even the idea of good triumphing over bad generates the culture’s thoughts on how to live in their society.
How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophy, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endevoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! - Great god! His yellow skin scarcely...
The rainy season was giving me a bath. Sun's rays were drying up my hair while the wind was decorating it. Wildflowers were decorating my head. The grass flowers painted my feet. I was getting my clothes, decoration, food, and grace from nature. I was the daughter of nature whose echoes were responding to my call for my mom. The plants in the garden, the streams in the forest, animals, and birds were my friends and playmates. I understood their languages, and they also understood mine. Otherwise, how can they offer me everything I
A calm crisp breeze circled my body as I sat emerged in my thoughts, hopes, and memories. The rough bark on which I sat reminded me of the rough road many people have traveled, only to end with something no one in human form can contemplate.
The story of Rama, a main character, has impacted the literary imagination for Indian and Asian culture. It is a fiction of good versus evil and clearly reveals a variation of oral dispersion. The Ramayana of Valmiki is embedded in Hindu tradition and includes characteristics of Western epics similar to Achilles’ story. One of the Hindu principles seen in this work was the concept of dharma; a life lived with moral righteousness. The story endures in its use of dialogue and description that builds an epic tale of rescue and redemption. Valmiki’s Ramayana has long been thought to offer positive models to follow a path of righteous living that has been used throughout the Oriental history.
Many people find theology a very esoteric field of study, and Christian doctrine regarding the life of the soul can seem quite difficult to comprehend for non-Christians and Christians alike. The conceit in “A Drop of Dew,” which employs common images and processes straight from the natural world, enables Marvell to sum up a commonly held view of the soul’s journey with creativity and cleverness. Its symbolic elements also help Marvell to evade avoid sounding either preachy or pedantic. It is this mastery of the conceit and other devices of figurative language, so delicately and feelingly demonstrated in “On a Drop of Dew,” that has made Marvell an enduring figure in the world of poetry.
The sunset was not spectacular that day. The vivid ruby and tangerine streaks that so often caressed the blue brow of the sky were sleeping, hidden behind the heavy mists. There are some days when the sunlight seems to dance, to weave and frolic with tongues of fire between the blades of grass. Not on that day. That evening, the yellow light was sickly. It diffused softly through the gray curtains with a shrouded light that just failed to illuminate. High up in the treetops, the leaves swayed, but on the ground, the grass was silent, limp and unmoving. The sun set and the earth waited.