Moksha is freedom from the cycle of birth and reincarnation. It's the prize at the end of the very long Hindu road. To explain, as a person's soul, called atman in Hinduism, passes through the cycles of life and reincarnation, it is supposed to learn freedom from the need of anything...
samsara - (Hinduism and Buddhism) the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth caste - (Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus; stratified according to ritual purity jati - (Hinduism) a Hindu caste or distinctive social group of which there are thousands throughout ...
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But there was little evidence of social distancing in place on Thursday as bathers jostled at the riverbank. Devout Hindus believe bathing in the waters of the Ganges absolves people of sins, and during the Kumbh Mela brings salvation from the cycle of life and death. "It feel...
Word Hinduism is derived from the riverSindhuwhich was pronounced by Persians asHindu, The region of the Indus valley is calledHindustan, and thus the religion of theIndus valleyis called Hinduism. Goal of life: To attain self-realization ...
We apply the four stage life cycle model from Hinduism which identifies the major stages in an employee's career as well as the important HR functions in each stage. We then develop a framework that positions training and development and knowledge transfer as an important competitive advantage....
a constant cycle of birth, life, death and rebirth. During this cycle, a soul reincarnates in several forms and can become human, animal or even a divine being. The ultimate goal for Hindus is to gather enough positive karma to liberate themselves from the cycle of samsara and free their...
[7]so as to break the cycle of life and death. One is recommended to perform actions without attachment, so that its fruit or impression does not add to the baggage of one's own karma. When one performs detached actions, he only performs action as long as his previouskarma phalais not...
final stages of enlightenment, the kundalini shakti rises to meet Shiva at the crown chakra as the disciple finally achieves Nirvikalpa Samadhi. At the end of the cycle of Universe, Shiva again becomes active and destroys the structures of the old Universe to make way for rebirth and renewal....
The various sects of worshippers of Vishnu pray to him in different ways. For some, the goal of religious devotion (bhakti) to Vishnu is liberation (moksha) from the cycle of birth and death (samsara). For others, it is health and prosperity in this life, good crops, success in busines...