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...lers living in splendid isolation; the opulence and intrigue of a Muslim Royal Court; the machinations of a sinister cult of Kali; the horrors of the Indian Mutiny: are the themes woven into the rich backcloth of ?THE CURSE OF KALI?. In this turbulent setting are a man and a woman whose destinies are inextricably linked, their love yearning to flower despite every obstacle...

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...on? Could they foresee that that same Company would influence more than 200 years of British and Indian history and found the greatest Empire the wo... ...n. ‘I was tied to a tree by my friends who wanted to play our favourite game of Settlers and Red Indians. I was the youngest, so they decided I sho... ...rs and Red Indians. I was the youngest, so they decided I should be the “Settler” captured by the Indians.’ Rosita knew this game, which the childre... ...and will be able to give you, materially, all that I could not. You will also be able to help the Indians, themselves, by your skill as a doctor, a c... ...ia. Sir Cameron was a tall, gaunt-faced man with a leathery tanned skin from his years under the Indian sun. His wife, Lady Cameron, was nearly as ... ... Patel through the villages and remembered that he was not a Hindu but a Parsi, one of the oldest religions in the world. His people, the Arab physi... ...2 and because they had never proselytised, had no religious conflict with any of the other Indian religions. Helen knew that the Parsis with their f... ...rst time, how the British had been able to gain control over such a vast and ancient country. The religions alone were divisive:- Hindus believing i...

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... Index, he thought, would be a great help to all students of the Sacred Books of tile East, and of the greatest value for the study of the history of religions....

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...F THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST COMPILED BY M . WINTERNITZ PROFESSOR OF INDIAN PHILOLOGY AND OF ETHNOLOGY IN THE GERMAN UNIVERSITY OF PRAGUE WITH... ...ANASI PATNA CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE • Vll INTRODUCTORY NOTE Xl LIST OF RELIGIONS REPRESENTED IN THE S. B. E. XV LIST OF" THE TRANSLATORS XV KEY ... ... the East include all the most important works of the seven non-Christian religions that have 'exercised a profound influence on the civilization of... ...a profound influence on the civilization of the continent of Asia. Of the Indian religions the Vedic-Brah­ manic system here claims twenty-one volume... ...und influence on the civilization of the continent of Asia. Of the Indian religions the Vedic-Brah­ manic system here claims twenty-one volumes, Budd... ... Muller for the first time placed the historical and comparative study of religions on a solid foundation. But with that large view of the aims and ... ...as been most successfully accom­ plished by the compiler, now Professor of Indian Philology and of Ethnology in the German University of Prague. The... ...ion of the subject under various heads. Thus, in the article on Agni, the Indian god of fire, the material relating to that deity is arranged under ... ...er. The volume, in fact, constitutes a handbook for the study of Oriental religions as far as represented by the Sacred Books of the East. By saving...

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.... Since that time, humanity has occupied itself with developing monotheistic religions, and later on, science. Both were created to answer man’s mo... ...arnessing them into a daily routine; 2. Diminishing and suppressing them. Most religions use the first option, “tagging” each act with a reward. To m... ...hose plan, and for what purpose. When they are not satisfied with the answers religions offer, they seek them from other disciplines. The main diffe... ... not be able to see it on the outside. As an example, she uses a story about Indians who stood on the ocean shore and looked at Columbus’s armada a... ...at Columbus’s armada arriving. She says that it is commonly believed that the Indians could not see the ships, even though they were looking straigh... ...s, even though they were looking straight at them. Dr. Pert explained that the Indians couldn’t see the ships because they didn’t have a similar pree... ...t! Thus, Colum- bus’ armada existed only in the minds, the inner Kelim of the Indians who saw it and reported it. There is no such thing as an outsid... ...its mission. Laitman’s scientific method provides individuals of all faiths, religions, and cultures with the precise tools necessary for embarking...

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... is heir to his throne. Her radiance is of all languages, all speech and all religions. She changes the winds of time and unchains all ethereal melodi... ...n her eyes, where her gentle touch could even melt me in the icy frost of an Indian winter. I would die outright for her love, for that lovely face to... ...f God.” R “Her radiance is of all languages, all tongues, all speech and all religions.” R “Her sweetness is a gift from God as it is a gift to the pl...

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... plan, and for what purpose. When they are not satisfied with the answers religions offer, they seek them in other disciplines and teachings. Chap... ...e to see it on the outside. As an example, she uses a story about how the Indians first discovered Co- - lumbus’ ships. She says that it is commonly ... ...s. She says that it is commonly believed that when the ships arrived, the Indians could not see them, even though they were looking straight at them... ...even though they were looking straight at them. Dr. Pert explains that the Indians couldn’t see the ships because they didn’t have a model of such sh... ...s, Colum- - bus’ armada existed only in the minds, the inner Kelim of the Indians who saw it and reported it. There is no such thing as an “outside w...

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...ing, preparing for a time yet to come. In 1958 I met Maria, a lovely West Indian lady who became my first full-time girlfriend. There had been other... ...hom were in sync with either the rhythm of their excited hearts, the West Indian Steel Drum Band, the roving Dixieland Jazz En­ semble, or the moveme... ...ment compensation. Illiteracy is a problem which affects all ages, races, religions and colors. Literacy volunteers dedicate a portion of their time...

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...Buddhist - Christian Dialogue The Parliament of the World’s Religions, December 2-9, Melbourne, Australia Sunday, December 6, 2009, 11:30am–1:00pm The program of the Parliament paraphrased this workshop in such words as those below. Its four papers stimulated much interest and f...

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...Beside a riverbed, an old man sits lost in his thoughts; he is SEATTLE, Chief of the Suqamish Indians. He remembers his boyhood when his grandfather foretold him of his destiny, when he was told of the Web Of Life and his duties as it's protector. The Web of Life, they believe, is the symbiotic connection that exists ...

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...d offset a stern presence. Seattle, Chief and spiritual leader of the Suquamish Indians, was dressed regally with his full chieftain bonnet gently s... ...nd witness a day of reconciliation be­ tween the United States and the Suquamish Indians. A day that marks the beginning of a new relationship ... a ... ...sity. He was also required to maintain a rigorous teaching schedule in American Indian Culture and Artifacts. In addition, he had contracted to fini... ...cy, the red tape, and the Federal indifference to the plight of the reservation Indian took its toll. She finally resigned with a feeling of hopeles... ...igned with a feeling of hopelessness, and took a job as the curator of a small Indian museum in the Puget Sound area. She missed being able to help... .... Confused, Aaron chose the only possible path he saw, he became an atheist. If religions, he concluded, created so much hatred, then it was better ...

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...What Is Religion? 1Buddhism 16Christianity 59Mysticism 118A Chorus Of Powers: American Indian Belief 176The Sacred Land: Australian Aboriginal Religion 238Conclusion 277References 293The Collected Works Of Carl Jung 299...

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...ity of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1953. The Spiritual Legacy of The American Indian, by Joseph Epes Brown. © 1982 by Joseph Epes Brown. Reprinted by per... ...k, 1972. The paper by Paul Radin “The Religious Experiences of an American Indian” was published in Eranos 18-1950, © Eranos Foundation, Ascona, Switz... ...Mechanism In Mysticism Contrasting Viewpoints A Chorus Of Powers: American Indian Belief 176 Orenda Deity And Pantheon Time, Space, Direction Dream An... ...studied at UTS) to teaching the history of pre-Christian civilizations and religions. It was not long before I discovered Carl Jung’s book Symbols of ... ...istian doctrine, and his excursions into the conceptual worlds of oriental religions, particularly Buddhism. These I found very helpful in unders- tan... ...time and time again in this book, particularly in the chapters on American Indian and Australian Aboriginal beliefs. Analysis “in Jung’s manner” is no... ... from their suffering. By this term “religious attitude” I do not mean the religions and philosophies THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION viii of the past or pre... ... a century since the idea took hold that it might be possible to study the religions of the world in a systematic and, hopefully, unbiased manner. One... ...University of Florida, a specialist in the philosophical bases of American Indian thought, has kindly contributed Chapter 5, “A Chorus of Powers: Amer...

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... in our series aimed at a sixth-grade audience. It covers the period from 1850 to 1947, when India was colonized by the British.,As our readers know, Indian history in Western textbooks for children is appallingly inaccurate and skewed toward the strange. This segment continues our effort to rectify that, to give well-researched lessons that tell the true story of India's ...

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... importance of temples there and the need for more youthful leadership. Anita Raina Thapan of Vermont tells of her unusual life as the daughter of an Indian Army officer and a French colonial civil servant. Her mother adopted Hinduism and inculcated its values into Anita, values she shares along with her discover of the Chinmaya Mission. Swami Nilhilanand of Barsana Dham i...

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...sly in nearby India. So our driver didn’t need to cow- tow to the bulls as Indian chauffeurs must do. My earlier impression of Indian drivers was tha... ...rk, but at least a hemisphere! But if China can do it and the upper class Indians can do it, there is hope for us. Let‘s look at India for a minute.... ...o farm often switch to the fruits and vegetables that the more prosperous Indians now demand. But with few refrigerated trucks and freight cars, the... ...or are being swallowed by the skyrocketing inflation rates while the rich Indians buy more companies and run with the rich of the globalized world. ... ...ology so that it became a leader in the world. A problem was that so many Indians with superior educations opted to leave for more comfortable count... ...orget the problems of immigrating people with different values, different religions, lower educational attainment and less respect for the homeland. ... ...least the days of the Greeks and Romans. The Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions may not have reduced the activity, but certainly they pushed it u... ...t reduce population and increase education. In many lands the predominant religions fight this need. Islam, Catholicism and the Church of Jesus Chri... ...olerance can only go so far. ―But back to our beliefs. As in other religions salvation can be gained through charity, knowledge and similar p...

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...ilized standards.” Ex-President of India, the late K. R. Narayanan The New Indian Express, Saturday, 12 Nov. 2005 K.R.Narayanan was a lauded he... ...or six decades, he powerfully influenced the course of politics in the South- Indian state of Tamil Nadu. His ideology and struggle to attain ration... ...rom their native religion, Dalits would top that list. They convert to other religions because they find Hinduism to be very oppressive and they st... ...ts is dominant even today in the public and private spheres of life. Prior to Indian independence, Dalits where not even allowed into temples. Ev... ...e Dalits continue to remain in their same state, without converting to other religions. R 6 : Untouchability This concept is closely intercon... ...12.1973) was a social revolutionary who influenced the politics of the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu for half a century. Periyar, literally mean... ...riends P.Varadharajulu Naidu and C. Rajagopalachari persuaded him to join the Indian National Congress led by Mohandas Gandhi. In 1919, he joined th... ...by Brahmins and our religious leaders, they have been forced to take up other religions. They are our brothers. They are not from Jerusalem or Arabi... ... feel in their hearts and on what basis they say such things. People of other religions like Muslims, Christians and Parsis can walk in the streets....

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...ze 22 Benin 23 Bermuda 25 Bhutan 26 Bolivia 27 Botswana 28 Brazil 30 British Indian Ocean Territory 31 British Virgin Islands 32 Brunei 33 Bulgaria 34... ...rgentine(s); adjec- tive Argentine Ethnic divisions: 85% white, 15% mestizo, Indian, or other nonwhite groups Religion: 90% nominally Roman Catholic (... ...an(s); adjective Aruban Ethnic divisions: 85% mixed African; remainder Carib Indian, European, Latin, and Oriental Religion: 82% Roman Catholic, 8% Pr... ...ast systems with 6 AM, 693 FM, 910 TV stations; 1 INTELSAT (for Atlantic and Indian regions); 3.72 million telephones (45.9 per 100 popl.) Defense For... ...nes (23.2 per 100 popl.); 2 AM, 1 FM, and 2 TV stations; 1 Atlantic Ocean, 1 Indian Ocean, and 1 ARABSAT satellite stations; tropo- spheric scatter an... ...ivisions: 98% Chinese, 2% other 108 Religion: 90% eclectic mixture of local religions, 10% Christian Language: Chinese (Cantonese), English Infant mo... ...testant 76.8 million, Roman Catholic 52.7 million, Jewish 5.7 million, other religions 5.0 million; 60% of the population have a religious affiliation...

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... population with space age communication, a global economy, and a myriad of religions and philosophies that divide our human brotherhood into millio... ...philosophers and saints who have preceded us. “But I want to see how religions that are often violently competitive live in peace when I visi... ...00 would have been much better off. But then by halfway through my trip the Indian economic miracle had increased by tenfold the Indian per capita i... ...r friendly. Obviously today not everyone looks to religion for their values. Religions can give us a certainty that we all would like, but history is... ...lims fought them both and each other. History seems to be nothing more than religions and wars, and religions were the instigators in many of those w... ...ve at the comfort level of the average person in Bangladesh. Thirty average Indians use fewer resources than one American. So what is called ‘the car... ...rget ethnic and religious cleansing. Between 100,000 and a million American Indians were killed by the good Christian invaders. In Australia 300,000 ... ...n, not to mention Osama bin Laden, have championed earlier visions of their religions as the salvation of the world. “Several elected Afric... ...ause the poor and uneducated would most likely not be given licenses. Poor Indians and sub-Saharan blacks would obviously be targeted.” Chet had ...

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...1965, the British educated leader led a population of Chinese, Malays and Indians to develop one of the top economies in the world. Without natural ... ...rica and Asia, your country is busy antagonizing one of the world‟s major religions. We look to survive and prosper. Is that wrong Commander? ... ...ur natives, we were never ethnically pure. Like Singapore we were Chinese, Indians and Malays. We have always had our fair share of Europeans and Ame... ...r desirability, we give preference to Asians, particularly to Chinese and Indians. It has been obvious throughout history that we all want our famili... ...tury. It is no surprise that these are Third World areas dominated by the religions of Abraham.” —“Certainly the short sighted leaders in tho... ...m women had been warriors and business people, like Mohammed‟s first wife. Religions tend to protect the status quo of the society, even as it shifts... ... and women in her wake. Islam, like Christianity, is not anti-women. Both religions have merely been tools of the tornado of tradition. And like a t... ...icked up by the politicians and businessmen in every country. Chinese and Indians often abandoned their practical and colorful vestments for the sto... ...an learn new skills. “Globalization has given more English speaking Indians more jobs in a number of areas, from technical computer support to...

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...th their forks in their right hands, Europeans with the fork in the left. Indians may eat with their right hands, Chinese with chop sticks. No need f... ...bout them. ―Few Jews, Christians, Hindus or Muslims change their religions. Few democrats want a totalitarian dictatorship. And while total... ...such as ‗Pure Land‘ Buddhism believe in a hereafter like the monotheistic religions. While each may believe deeply in his or her God, and may even be... ...nclusion from those who have experienced it? The holiest adherents to most religions have had similar mystical experiences--the Hindu who has united ... ...ravel. ―It has long puzzled me why the common brothers in your western religions have fought so violently among themselves for so long. Can't the... ...ans in North America were generally pantheistic, while the South American Indians were generally panentheistic. Yet the Cherokees were monotheistic. ... ...sm has pantheistic elements in its beliefs. It was probably influenced by Indian and Persian pantheism. 76 ―Uniting with God is called a ... ...ook for evidence for them. We find that evidence in the scriptures of the Indian and Persian cultures. A Jew, a Christian or a Muslim would immediat... ... Africans, 30% for Bangladeshi. 13% for Pakistani, and 5% for Chinese and Indians. It seems that the longer the ethnic group had lived in the UK, t...

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...iver’s head wobbled on its axis. Theo was about to insist when the young Indian explained: ‘See, in the country of my parents we do not really beli... ...ratic piles. Next was a street magician who seemed to be demonstrating the Indian rope trick. A coil of rope ascended vertically from a basket and he... ...lieve that Hoomans invent imaginary lines like that?’ ‘And all those crazy religions when we were hitchhiking…’ ‘They each thought they were the only ... ...Taj Mahal. Theo opened it and found a programme for the touring All Star Indian Circus, which was playing in Jerusalem that night. The programme wa... ...his dry patch of stones and sand without ever knowing why. Even today the religions still f ght to control the ancient city of Jerusalem, each adapt... ...owns Elephants and a Passage to India bits. Think of all the wars, the mad religions. Think of Mustafa rejected by everyone because he had one extra ... ...nd there was a merry gleam in its eyes. Behind the elephant’s head sat an Indian dancer dressed in thin silk shawls. There were golden bangles aroun... ...Jerusalem?’ Theo asked from his seat behind Raj’s ears. ‘Tcssh! All those religions f ghting over one place – and all certain that they’re right. In... ...as the golden orb sank into a f ery bed. On the screen Theo could see the Indian coastline wasn’t far off. The captain reckoned they’d be there by e...

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...orship of burning pyres and dead volcanoes and pyramids of stone is where our religions comes from The more Hominids made tools, the more they use... ...plain, common-sense fact about the origin of all myths, cultures, traditions, religions, and beliefs. The true domination, true ability of super... ... at the beginning; was romantic to say the least. What if the North American Indians tried to do it? Or the Irish…? Oops, I forgot…that attempt i... ...ing horses, they became incredibly warlike. So did the North American plains Indians. War is usually a manifestation of accumulated power. Regardl... ...ic cultural and religious beliefs: they only try to change other cultures and religions to conform to theirs. How can you expect any civilized perso... ...umulative effect? The end result? Nothing Positive What are all the old religions composed of? A lot of rules and no mercy. What are all gove... ...aking them scapegoats… putting all of their cultural shame onto the American Indians and using this psychological projection as an excuse to do ever... ... resemble what it originally started out as. A bunch of sneaky hi-jinks that Indian villages played on each other before Europeans came. And spoile... ...ly stand up and say: ‘I cannot tell a lie. I stole the whole idea from the Indians. But they stole it back. Now; I have no idea of where the re...

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... the ages - have kept their dignified distance from such carnal matters. These are religions of "heaven" as opposed to Islam, a practical, pragmati... ...to Islam, a practical, pragmatic, hands-on, ubiquitous, "earthly" creed. Secular religions - Democratic Liberalism, Communism, Fascism, Nazism, S... ... to control Central Asian energy resources and to extend its influence towards the Indian Ocean. Two Saudi Arabian oil companies were also involved... ... wished to construct roads accessible for tanks to cross through Afghanistan to the Indian Ocean. This might also explain his characteristic opportu... ...ies (Iran, India and Afghanistan). His peace initiatives in Kashmir were stalled by Indian arrogance, and the West turned a cold shoulder to its old... ... bumper cotton and wheat crops in 2000. Pakistani citizens had as many durables as Indians. Definitely not an HIPC, Pakistan is an emerging middle-... ...PI) Also Read The EU and NATO - The Competing Alliances The Skoda Model The Czechs' Indian Gambit Europe's Four Speeds Switching Empires Eastern Adva...