Introduction
Devotional sentiments of love towards Lord Krishna are much talked about by great saints in India even today. According to the Hindu scriptures, devotion to Lord Krishna is a way to attain His Divine abode. India is a religious country where true saints instilled devotion towards Lord Krishna or Lord Rama or any other Goddess in the hearts of many people. Mira is one of those true saints. Mira spread Krishna consciousness through her love and devotion towards Shri Krishna in her poems.
Mira was a great saint and devotee of Lord Krishna. Her place in the religious history of our country is unique. She is also known as Bhakta Mira. Mirabai is an important figure in medieval Hindi literature. She rose above the normal customs and
Devotion to Shri Krishna emerges as one of the most popular type of devotion in Hinduism. Krishna is the reincarnated human form of God, the God of all Gods. Devotional followers are drawn to Lord Krishna because of his beauty, kindness and personal magnetism, as well as His overwhelming affection for all living creatures. These are the main attributes that encourage lesser beings to strive to attain Divine love and Bliss.
Mira expressed in her poems that Shri Krishna and Bliss are synonymous words. Every person in the world desires only Bliss. In other words he is a servant of Bliss and therefore unknowingly a servant of Shri Krishna. It is only by devotional practice that the heart becomes pure and then one can attain the Divine love of Lord Krishna. It is impossible to attain the divine qualities such as truth, non-violence, etc. without the purification of heart. She perceived Lord Krishna in all objects of the world- animate as well as inanimate- perfecting her spiritual life.
Although the Supreme Personality, God, cannot be grasped by the greatest senses, mind and intellect, yet that unknowable and invisible God can be fully known and seen by that fortunate soul who is graced by Him, with His Divine power. Mira was one such fortunate
Kabir adopted the profession of a weaver from his father and married, but he was a man of a serious and sober mood and thus, spent a great deal of time in solitude and meditation. Jagadguru Ramanandacharya initiated him in the Bhakti cult. The entry of Kabir into the Bhakti movement helped in bringing about reconciliation between the Muslims and the Hindus. Kabir was free from religious prejudices as he was attached to both the religious communities. Kabir followed the path of Bhakti, mysticism and the sufi tradition.
Saint Kabir was a man of independent thoughts and broadly criticized the evils of both Hinduism and Islam. Kabir had both Hindu and Muslim disciples. Kabir believed in the oneness of God, irrespective of the innumerable names by which man addressed Him. Kabir believed in purity of life and complete surrender to God.
Kabir opposed the caste system, idol worship and untouchability of the Hindus. He also opposed the meaningless rituals and orthodoxy of the Muslims. He became as idol of brotherhood for Hindus and Muslims. Kabir raised his voice against child marriage and sati. He never suggested to renounce the world and live in the forests and hills for search of true knowledge or attainment of God. Instead he laid stress on earning a livelihood through hard-work, performing all the duties as a family member while leading a noble, honest and dedicated
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she was of pure and perfect form and after he kisses her, his ideal perfect
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...under the Gupta Empire. In the 16th century in Bengal, a sect of erotic mysticism was founded. This celebrated the union of Krishna and Radha in a Tantric theology heavily influenced by Tantric Buddhism.
While Baba attempts to live his life according to the Afghan saying, “Life goes on, unmindful of beginning, end.crisis or catharsis, moving forward like a slow, dusty caravan of kochis [nomads]” (Hosseini 356), Amir strays from this traditional perspective. Baba chose to continue his life unmindful of his past, while Amir, eventually decides to confront him. Although both Baba and Amir have acted immorally, the choices they make find redemption affect the success of their individual attempts. In the novel, Amir’s quest for atonement is more effective than Baba’s because he acts virtuously, while his father, acts selfishly. Ultimately, Amir is the more successful of the two because, in opposition to Baba, he seeks holistic atonement and is willing to make sacrifices to achieve redemption.
To begin, Mother Teresa stands as a strong activist from India, who deserves recognition for her tremendous actions. Mother Teresa, founder of a religious group of nuns in Calcutta, India, devoted her life to aiding sick and poor people throughout the world. I see Mother Teresa as an important figure to depict, since she dedicated her life to helping other and even inspired others to do the same. Born in war-torn Albania, Mother Teresa survived her childhood and at 19 joined the Sisters of Loreto in India. She served with missionary order of nuns for 20 years, until she had a realization of her life’s mission. She found that she needed to help the poor and sick. So, Mother Teresa descended into the slums of Calcutta and began the Sisters of Charity. From there, she led the Sisters of Charity in ministering to the sick and hungry by giving them much needed food and live. Mother Teresa received local reconviction; but in 1969, after a documentary on her work, she became a celebrity and was deemed a modern day saint. Mother Teresa used this to increase awareness of her work, thus benefiting the poor and sick further. She gave speeches all over the world emphasizing the struggle of the poor. Before her death, Mother Teresa had met a large number of world l...
Mother Teresa was a global icon and loved by millions and millions of people. She was one of the greatest humanitarian in this world; A simple definition of humanitarian is someone who cares for the poor (“Kids”). Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910. She was born in Albania in a town named Uskup. During that time the town was under the Ottoman Empire rule. It was not until after many years later that the name was changed and government ruling also. The new name of the town was Skopje and governs under the Republic of Macedonia. The name that was given to her at birth was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu (“Mother Teresa-Facts”).
Islam is a religion that is based on the submission oneself to the will of God, who is called Allah. Muslims are the people believe in that, regardless of their culture, background or ethnicity. It is believed that God’s prophets brought a message for the people to worship one God without intermediaries and that prophet Muhammad was the end of G...
Most of Southern Asia is centered upon one religion, it’s Hinduism. With 900,000,000 followers, there are 780,000,000 in India. That’s an insane amount of people, and they all believe and practice this religion. There are many aspects and guidelines that you must follow in order to receive the fullest achievement and not be a disgrace to the people. The following will be what Hinduism is, the rules and elements, and their way of life.
Serving her Savior, Mother Teresa touched thousands of lives, for the glory of Christ. She founded numerous centers internationally for the care of the unloved, rejected, and undesirable. Mother Teresa truly followed her life verse, feeding the hungry, caring for the sick, and loving the unwanted. Moving to India to live among the poorest of the poor, Mother Teresa showed a selfless love that the world continues to marvel. Her remarkable legacy continues to inspire the world in Christian love.
Rajas is the mode of passion is born of cravings and desires, so the being is bound by material furtive actions. “Greed and constant activity, excessive projects, cravings, restlessness,” arise when Raja is the ruling mode (Mitchell 159). Actions done in the heat of passion can lead towards unplanned outcomes or even misery. Those in the mood Raja live on the earthly planets. When a being dies in the mood of passion, he birthed into life among those who are engaged in furtive activities on the earth. Since the being is so fixated on sexual acts, and achieving his desires, he becomes attached to the material life.
In Hindu ideology, culture, and thought, Krishna is revered as a lighthearted and exuberant deity who is eternally at play with himself. As the master of play, the master of līlā, Krishna is said to delight in the elements of his own nature symbolically through his cosmic and earthly divine interaction with his śaktis manifested as a dance with the gopīs. This abstract relationship truly unfolds with an understanding of the nature of Krishna with respect to his līlā, an analysis of the four modes of devotion, or bhāvas, through which the devotee may approach Krishna, and, as an example, with a look into the most intimate kind devotional relationship attainable with Krishna using his relationship with the gopīs and with Rādhā as a module.
...re humorous form of satire within his novel, Kabir’s satiric works take on a more serious note. While Kabir was illiterate and therefore unable to compose his oral works, his work was still able to be recorded and spread throughout India, making him one of the most popular and quoted poet in India for the last thousand years. While Kabir also had many other types of works, it was his satire that allowed him to deliver his opinion on religion and the society he lived in. According to the Norton Anthology of World Literature, “He [Kabir] is likely to have been persecuted equally by orthodox Hindus, conservative Muslims, and political authorities for his outspoken criticism of society and organized religion.” Kabir had a strong opinion against organized religion and the ascription of human characteristics to God that took away from the purity of God in Kabir’s eyes.
What made Mirabai's devotion to Krishna so deep? This is perhaps a question we will never find the answers to. Was it the spiritual devotion taught to her as a child? Perhaps it the many deaths of loved ones she had to endure. This question can be argued, however something that may not be argued is that she had a strong devotion to her Lord. She cut social ties, risked being murdered, and stood through both public and family criticism. Not much is certain about Mirabai, nor her life, however what is certain is that she dedicated her life to Krishna. She dedicated her life to getting to know the Lord. Today Mirabai is noted as a great devotionalist, poet, and her songs are sung throughout different parts of India.
Evidence from her residence in the Indian village of Calcutta reveals that she sympathized with the poor and the vulnerable people in the society. Although she had conducted other voluntary missions before, the love for human beings was revealed when she decided to live among the poor people in the village of Calcutta. Her compassionate nature was largely derived from the teachings of Jesus Christ. For example, one of the many articles on Mother Teresa observed that Mother Teresa was on several occasions heard quoting the teachings of Jesus Christ. One of the quotes that she referred to was “Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me” (Emilie 3). The foregoing reveals that she was ready to treat vulnerable human beings in a manner that upheld their