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  • ...he major branches of the Yoga system that teaches the practical aspects of spiritual life. Yoga means the union of the jīva (the individual soul) with [[Param� ==Teachers of Hathayoga==
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  • ...isciple. Along with [[Pañcaśikha]], the disciple of Asuri, the three great teachers have put the system on [[a]] firm foundation. The Mahā[[bhārata]]<ref>Mah ...time and much effort for his guru [[Kapila]] to awaken him to the path of spiritual life.
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  • ...] of the [[Upaniṣads]]. In a more technical sense, it means upāsanā or the spiritual discipline connected with meditation and [[worship]] of the Divine Mother i ==Teachers of Śrīvidyā==
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  • ...n CE 1017-1137.</ref> considered as his ‘jñānaputra’,<ref>Jñānaputra means spiritual son.</ref> was Kurukeśa. He was also known as Tirukkurugaippirān Pillān.
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  • ...ognized in [[Buddhism]], based on the level or degree of enlightenment and spiritual capacity achieved, namely: ...hahood with their own efforts, without any predecessor to act as guides or teachers, and instead of depending upon any previous Buddha, discovers the secret of
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  • These impurities of mind, which act as ‘[[ari]]’ or an enemy in the path of spiritual evolution, are generally classed into six varieties and are called ‘ari� ...century A. D.) deal with the methods of eradicating them. According to the teachers of [[bhakti]] or devotion, these six passions can be eliminated by nāmajap
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  • ...propagated the sect of [[bhakti]] or devotion to God, as the best means of spiritual evolution. Purandaradāsa was a pioneer in this field. He lived in A. D. 14 ...]]<ref>[[Vyāsatirtha]] lived in A. D. 1447-1539.</ref> for initiation into spiritual life. The sage readily obliged and gave him the new name Purandaradāsa.
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  • ...ṛṅgerī Pītha enjoyed a period of eminence with flourishing scholarship and spiritual attainment. == '''Scholarship and spiritual attainments''' ==
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  • The main purpose of the harikathā is to spread moral, ethical, religious and spiritual ideas among the masses. This is done through the recitation of interesting ...ainly due to the methods of mass education adopted by the religio-cultural teachers of medieval and post-medieval era. One such method is the harikathā practi
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  • ...line of teachers and phalaśruti.<ref>Phalaśruti is known as eulogy of this spiritual wisdom.</ref> Vijñānabhikṣu<ref>Vijñānabhikṣu belongs to the 16th c
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  • ...nly in [[Sanskrit]], Urdu and Persian but also in Vedānta, under competent teachers like Dharmārām and Bābā Nagīnsimha Vedī in Gujaranwala. ...trong physique he also advocated exercising the body as equally import for spiritual life and service towards mankind. He died by drowning in the river [[Gaṅg
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  • ==Spiritual Journey throughout the Country== ...In his sojourn through Nepal, he came across Gopālayogi, a highly evolved spiritual soul. He trained him in the [[yoga]] techniques of [[Patañjali]]’s aṣ
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  • ...died by the Brāhmaṇa for the sake of the knowledge of truth, for acquiring spiritual merit for himself and for extending help to humanity; by the Kśatriya for ...s came mainly from the Brāhmaṇas and it is mainly from this class that the teachers, research scholars and missionary doctors were recruited.
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  • ...minatory logic. This is a primary difference in the pursuit of sastras and spiritual practice. ...dition claims its origin in the eternal. In every tradition the lineage of teachers is given a salutation. For instance here is the salutation sloka of advaiti
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  • '''PART V: SPIRITUAL IDEALS OF HINDUS''' [[Ideals and Values/Jnana Spiritual Knowledge | Jnāna: Spiritual Knowledge]]
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  • Vedāntic scriptures and their commentaries depict two paths of sādhanās or spiritual disciplines to the mokṣa. They are: Cittaśuddhi and aṣṭāṅgayoga are the spiritual disciplines accepted as the aids to practice jñāna and bhakti.
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  • * Guidanace from a competent [[guru]] is a must in the spiritual path ...1469-1539) and [[Dādu]] (CE 1544-1603). These are the two more well-known teachers of the Bhakti Movement.
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  • ...the guru, worship of the linga, reverence for the ''jangama'' or Vīraśaiva teachers, wearing of the sacred ''rudrāksa'' (rosary), use of the holy ash sacred t
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  • ...me when the student takes the oath of initiation. To make this a moral and spiritual binding, the teacher had to take vow, on the occasion of taking oath of ini ...e a sinner and my knowledge shall go fruitless." This was the vow taken by teachers at that time.
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  • ...owledge to society at large and to educate all people in the techniques of spiritual life in order to check the imbalance of values in life and to achieve real The Vedic scriptures state that spiritual life begins when one inquires into the nature of the absolute truth, the Su
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