An honour for me to join all of you on this day: The Indian Navy marks YogaDay. Sept-Oct — Programme de retraites http: Today is the 1st-ever International YogaDay! Join a global event near you — details: Why World Bank praise for a profit-making education firm in Kenya was a bad idea http: I wish all the best to my brothers and sisters of Darjeeling.
We want the Hills to keep smiling. His Holiness the Dalai Lama graces the conclusion of Tibetan religious conference http: Gita — Abend Eintritt: It is an important tenet of the religions that originated in ancient India Hinduism, Buddhism and especially Jainism. Ahimsa is a rule of conduct that bars the killing or injuring of living beings. It is closely connected with the notion that all kinds of violence entail negative karmic consequences.
The extent to which the principle of non-violence can or should be applied to different life forms is controversial between various authorities, movements and currents within the three religions and has been a matter of debate for thousands of years. Though the origins of the concept of ahinsa are unknown, the earliest references to ahinsa are found in the texts of historical Vedic religion, dated to 8th century BCE.
Though meat-eating and slaughter of animals are criticized by some Hindu texts, other texts present counter-arguments in support of ritual sacrifice. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada emphasized the importance of ahinsa. Mahatma Gandhi applied ahinsa to politics, by his non-violent satyagrahas.
Here, the dates of our next concerts in Reunion Island: Born in Mauritius of Indian parents he is the 4th generation in the island call the paradise of the Indian Ocean. Subhash Dhunoohchand was inspired by his father, late Balram Dhunoohchand to learn the precision beats of the tabla, which he began playing when he was Subhash Dhunoohchand is the disciple of Pt S. Saxena and has played with great musician like, Pt. In the mids Subhash founded Cosmic Sound, an indo jazz fusion music group. An astonishing marriage of traditional Indian sounds and jazz, it deservedly received strong reviews.
For this European tour Subhash is travelling with his son Sumesh on tabla, Bharati on vocal, Bruno Chane Kane on electric guitar from France and Nandkumar on bass tabla. We are also performing with some indian music musicians from London. A dedicated fusionist with both an uncanny ear for melody and an innate talent for complex rhythms, Subhash Dhunoohchand always seems to be one step ahead of his electronic.
Yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahra, dharana, dhyana and samadhi are the eight limbs of yoga. Ahimsa, satya, asteya, bramacharya and aparigraha are the five yamas — The yoga sutras of Patanjali, 2. In the classical yoga system described by Patanjali more than two thousand years ago, the first stage or limb, as they are generally called of yoga is Yama ethical disciplines and of these, Ahimsa is the first.
The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. In Jainism it refers to the sum total of all activities—mental, verbal and physical. Raja Yoga, compiled in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, and known simply as yoga in the context of Hindu philosophy, is part of the Samkhya tradition. Yoga and Buddhism are sister traditions which evolved in the same spiritual culture of ancient India. They use many of the same terms and follow many of the same principles and practices. For this reason it is not surprising that many of us born in the West, particularly after an initial exposure, are apt to regard Yoga and Buddhist teachings as almost identical.
We may want to combine their teachings or practices accordingly, as if there were no real differences between them. The differences that have existed between the two systems historically, which have kept them apart as separate traditions, are less obvious to us in the West than are their commonalities. Or those who study one of these traditions may be inclined to see the other as a borrowing from it. Those who study Buddhism may find so much similarity in Yoga that they suspect a strong Buddhist influence on Yoga.
Those who study Yoga may find so much similarity in Buddhism that they see a strong yogic influence on Buddhism. However, the tendency to find commonality between these two great spiritual traditions is not limited to the West. Swami Vivekananda, the first great figure to bring Yoga to the West, examined the Buddhist Mahayana scriptures Sutras and found their key teachings and those of Vedanta that he followed to be ultimately in harmony.
In recent years with the influx of Tibetan refugees into India, including the Dalai Lama, there has been a new dialogue between the two traditions that is bringing about greater respect between them. Tibetan Buddhists often appear at Hindu religious gatherings and partake in all manner of discussions. Nor is the attempt to connect the two traditions limited to modern times. Various synthetic Hindu-Buddhist teachings have existed through history. Buddha himself was born a Hindu and some scholars have argued that Buddhism as a religion apart from Hinduism did not arise until long after the Buddha had passed away.
A Shiva-Buddha teaching existed in Indonesia in medieval times, and for many Tantric Yogis it is difficult to tell whether they were Hindus or Buddhists. Buddha became accepted as an avatar of Vishnu for the Hindus during the medieval period, and most Hindus still consider that we live in the age of the Buddha-avatar. Most Hindus accept Buddha as a great teacher, even if they do not accept all Buddhist teachings.
Fu ll Arti cle: However, great Yogis such as Gorakshanath are following the system of Sadanga Yoga which has been stated by him in his book Goraksha Paddhati 1. This System avoids Yamaand Niyama. The justification given by those Yogis is that if you obtain mastery in meditation, your whole lifestyle gets changed in such a way, that you automatically start following the Yama and Niyamawhich are the necessary rules and individual rules of conduct respectively. These six aspects of Yoga are: According to the Nath Cult it is most important that the aspirant should purify his body completely.
This has been stated in detail in Gheranda Samhita l. This is a total purification of all important and vital organs of the body such as stomach, small intestines, large intestines, nasal passage, food pipe, eyes, cars, throat, etc. After this the cult says that the aspirant is in a position to undertake all the steps of Yoga. The next step in other Yoga systems is the learning of physical postures.
However, after learning all the important postures, the aspirant has to practise the most essential posture viz. For all the future Sadhanas this is considered to be the basic and important posture. The detailed description of this posture is given by Jnaneshvara in his sixth chapter of Jnaneshvari and also by a number of books of Nath Cult. They say that this posture is a must for all the aspirants. However, Patanjali says that you can sit in any convenient posture you like. The importance of a Guru or Master is maximum in Nath cult. Their every book or Shastra starts by remembering or bowing with great reverence and respect to the Guru Adinath or Shiva or Shankara.
The Nath cult says that the human body consists of certain most essential centres or vital points and voids Akasha. They say that one who is not aware of these essential centres is not a Yogi. They are six Chakras, sixteen vital points, two Laksyas concentration points , five voids, all situated within the human body.
Such type of discussion is not found in Patanjala Yoga Darshana. Nath cult says that the human body is just like a beautiful house which is having nine doors. It is formed out of five essential elements and each element is having its own deity. The nine openings are two eyes, two nostrils, two ear holes, mouth, excreta outlet, and sex organ.
Every aspirant has to understand these things. In Patanjala Sutras we do not find this. The Nath Panth, in their various books as mentioned above, gives a detailed description of the seven chakras, their exact location in the body, their properties and functions etc. Jnaneshvara has not given the description of these chakras for the reason that he wanted to restrict his interpretation to the verses of Bhagavad-Gita.
At the base of the spinal cord and at the centre of the line which connects sex organ and the excreta outlet is situated the first chakra which is known as Muladhara Chakra. Slightly above the sex centre and below the naval centre the second chakra is situated which is known as Svadhisthana Chakra. The third is situated near the naval centre and is called Manipura. The fourth one is situated near the heart centre and is known as Anahata Chakra. The fifth is situated at the throat centre and is known as Visuddha Chakra. It must be noted that all these chakras are situated in the Shushumna Nadi which passes through the spinal cord, which again passes through Vertebral Column.
These are extremely subtle points and may not be structural and cannot be located by any sophisticated instrument available. Here come the limitations of modern science. The sixth chakra is situated on the forehead and between the centre of the two eyebrows. This is known as Ajna Chakra. The seventh and the last chakra is situated in the centre of the brain in its uppermost portion.
Patanjali does not mention any such thing in his Yoga Sutras. According to Nath Cult there are Out of these ten Nadis are important. Out of these three are most important. They are known as Ida, Pingula and Shushumna. Ida is known as Chandra Nadi and is passing through the left side of the vertebral column. Pingula is known as Surya Nadi and is passing through the right side of the vertebral column.
Shushumna Nadi is passing through the spinal cord and is known as Agni Nadi. He does mention a few Nadis like Kurma Nadi. But the detailed description is absent. The concept of Prana has been studied in maximum details in Nath Cult. Each one is situated in a specific part of the body. Each one is having specific purpose and function in the body. When we take the air inside our body, it gets bifurcated into ten branches.
This is just like a stream of water which starts from the Himalayan Mountains and gets bifurcated into several branches and each branch becomes a river and is given a separate name. Present medical science is not in a position to locate these ten different types of airs. This type of description is not found in Patanjala Sutras. Everyone can experience this with slight practice. In a period of one day, that is twenty-four hours, we take That means this type of sound which is known as Mantra, is being continued in our body for that many number of times If the aspirant observes this mentally and consciously, this becomes a great Sadhana.
This Sadhana is being given very great importance in the Nath Cult.
The most important aspect of the Yoga Sadhana of Jnaneshvara is the activation of the Kundalini Shakti. This is a Tantric Sadhana of the Nath Cult. Jnaneshvara has given a detailed account of this process in his sixth chapter. This is a practical application of the philosophy of Nath Panth. They say that the whole universe is created out of the energy of Shiva or Mahashiva or Adinatha.
They call it Shakti or cosmic energy. This energy is occupying the whole universe. The smallest portion of this energy is known as Kundalini, and the energy which is present in the entire universe is known as Maha Kundalini. This energy is present in human beings in potential form Supta Shakti. The Yogis who have experienced this energy, say that this is like a serpent and is situated at the end of the Shushumna Nadi in a coiled form, in three and a half coils, position. This means that whatever exists in the universe also exists in the human being in the subtle form. Nath Cult and their great masters like Gorakshanath have devised various ways and means to activate this energy.
Saint Jnaneshvara has described one method of activating this energy. This method has been stated in almost all the books of Hatha Yoga and Natha Panth and some Upanishads. The detailed description is available in the sixth chapter of Jnaneshvari. That is why we find in Jnaneshvari all these systems of Upasana. The ultimate stage of realisation or Moksha as per this colt is the union of Shakti with Shiva. Hence the aspirant initiated in this cult has to activate this energy and allow this energy to go through all the six chakras gradually.
The place of Shiva is considered to be in the last chakra which is known as Sahasrara. In the ultimate stage, Sadhaka has to transfer this energy to this last chakra. This is supposed to be the point of union of Shakti with Shiva. One who is successful in this process, is supposed to be a great Yogi. A number of spiritual powers known as siddhis are at his disposal in that stage. A number of examples are available in the ancient Shastras about the Yogis, who were successful in obtaining this highest stage.
Jnaneshvara had experienced the above union with Shiva and hence he is known as Maha Yogi. In Nath cult there is a great importance of a Gun or Master. He is given the same importance as is given to their ultimate Guru Adinath. That is why Jnaneshvara is giving maximum importance to his Guru Nivrittinath and is mentioning his name in Jnaneshvari at a number of places. Not only that, he gives the entire credit of writing this book to Nivrittinath.
Their philosophy says that the aspirant can get the ultimate experience of truth or Shiva only with the continuous guidance of Guru or the Master. We find that every book of Nath Panth starts after bowing to Guru. In this cult we find a mystic and esoteric act of the transfer of spiritual energy from the master to the initiated aspirant and the act is known as Shaktipata. With the tremendous powers of the master, he can activate the Kundalini energy of the disciple.
This transfer, he can do by touching a specific part of his body or simply by looking at him. This transfer of energy can be done on the aspirant who is at a great distance from the master. This is a peculiar mystical act. Cognitive liberty, or the "right to mental self-determination", is the freedom of an individual to control his or her own mental processes, cognition, and consciousness.
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He worked and guided many followers to spread the Swaminarayan Sampraday. The scriptures too show this as evidence. In the scriptures of the Swaminarayan Sampraday it was noted that Gopalanand Swami has been mentioned a few times as the incarnation of Akshar as stated by Swaminarayan.
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Gopi Krishna 30 May — 31 July was a yogi; mystic; teacher; social reformer; and writer. Gorakhnath also known as Goraksanath, estimated c. Gorantla Venkanna — was a well-known philanthropist, lover and patron of Sanskrit language. Gradualism, from the Latin gradus "step" , is a hypothesis, a theory or a tenet assuming that change comes about gradually or that variation is gradual in nature and happens over time as opposed to in large steps.
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The guru—shishya tradition, or parampara "lineage" , denotes a succession of teachers and disciples in traditional Indian culture and religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism and Buddhism Tibetan and Zen tradition. Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla born 19 August is an Argentine musician, film composer and producer. The bill, long title "To provide for the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes" is a bill that would authorize the exchange of 5 acres of land in the Los Padres National Forest for unspecified lands owned by the White Lotus Foundation.
A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. Yankee Hankie at time Hanli Prinsloo is a South African freediver, speaker, writer and ocean conservationist. Haridwar district also spelled as Hardwar is a district in the state of Uttarakhand, India.
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A health professional, health practitioner or healthcare provider sometimes simply "provider" is an individual who provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to people, families or communities. This article provides a brief overview of the health systems of the world, sorted by continent.
HealthifyMe is an Indian digital weight loss platform that provides fitness services. Henry David Thoreau see name pronunciation; July 12, — May 6, was an American essayist, poet, philosopher, abolitionist, naturalist, tax resister, development critic, surveyor, and historian. Yoga and Herizen F. High Mowing School is an independent private, co-educational, day and boarding school, located in Wilton, New Hampshire, in the United States.
Hill Valley is the fictional town in California as shown with the clock that serves as the setting of the ''Back to the Future'' trilogy and its animated spin-off series. The Himalayan Institute of Yoga Science and Philosophy is an international non-profit organization, which promotes yoga and holistic health through yoga retreats, residential programs, health products and services, media publications, and humanitarian projects. Hindi Granth Karyalay is an Indian publishing house and specialized book store dealing in books pertaining to Jainology and Indology in English, Hindi, Sanskrit, Prakrit and Apabhramsha.
Hindu refers to any person who regards themselves as culturally, ethnically, or religiously adhering to aspects of Hinduism. Jyotisha or Jyotishyam from Sanskrit, from "light, heavenly body" is the traditional Hindu system of astrology, also known as Hindu astrology, Nepalese Shastra, Indian astrology, and more recently Vedic astrology. Hindu denominations are traditions within Hinduism centered on one or more gods or goddesses, such as Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. Hindu nationalism has been collectively referred to as the expressions of social and political thought, based on the native spiritual and cultural traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
Hindu texts are manuscripts and historical literature related to any of the diverse traditions within Hinduism. Hinduism is an Indian religion and dharma, or a way of life, widely practised in the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism in England is the third largest religion in the country, with over , followers as of the Census. Hinduism is practised mainly by migrants from South Asia,mainly from Nepal. There are Yoga centres in Macau who are engaged in carrying out religious activities. There is relatively little history of active practice of Hinduism in Romania, although many prominent Romanian thinkers have had an interest in Hindu thought, and since the Romanian Revolution of there have been some converts.
The earliest evidence of Hinduism in Tanzania is from the 1st millennium AD when there was trade between East Africa and Indian subcontinent. Hinduism has a long historical influence in the Philippines, but recent archaeological and other evidence suggests Hinduism has had some cultural, economic, political and religious influence in the archipelago.
Hinduism is a minority religion in the United States; American Hindus in accounted for an estimated 0. The reception of Hinduism in the western world begins in the 19th century, at first at an academic level of religious studies and antiquarian interest in Sanskrit. A hippie sometimes spelled hippy is a member of a counterculture, originally a youth movement that began in the United States during the mids and spread to other countries around the world.
Historical Vishnuism as early worship of the deity Vishnu is one of the historical components, branches or origins of the contemporary and early Vaishnavism, which was subject of considerable study, and often showing that Vishnuism is a distinctive worship — a sect. The history of Bengal includes modern-day Bangladesh and West Bengal in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent, at the apex of the Bay of Bengal and dominated by the fertile Ganges delta.
Vegetarianism is an integral part of most schools of Hinduism although there are a wide variety of practices and beliefs that have changed over time. History of Hinduism denotes a wide variety of related religious traditions native to the Indian subcontinent notably in modern-day Nepal and India. The development of concepts, beliefs and practices related to hypnosis and hypnotherapy have been documented since prehistoric to modern times.
Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo, The Han dynasty BCE — CE , founded by the peasant rebel leader Liu Bang known posthumously as Emperor Gaozu ,From the Shang to the Sui dynasties, Chinese rulers were referred to in later records by their posthumous names, while emperors of the Tang to Yuan dynasties were referred to by their temple names, and emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties were referred to by single era names for their rule. Holistic education is a philosophy of education based on the premise that each person finds identity, meaning, and purpose in life through connections to the community, to the natural world, and to humanitarian values such as compassion and peace.
Hollyhock Lifelong Learning Centre is a not-for-profit educational institute dedicated to lifelong learning and cultural transformation through courses, conferences and community. The horse stance sometimes called horse riding stance is an important posture in Asian martial arts and takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse.
Howard Goldman born is an American author, management consultant, executive performance coach, speaker and travel blogger. Heidi Hudson Leick born May 9, is an American actress, known for her role as villainess Callisto in the television series Xena: Hugger Mugger Yoga Products is one of the oldest designers and manufacturers of yoga products. Hugo Strange is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly as an adversary of the superhero Batman. Hui Lan Zhang is an internationally recognized yoga teacher, popularly known as Wai Lana in the West.
The human knot is a type of contortion pose performed by frontbend contortionists. Hypermobility, also known as double-jointedness, describes joints that stretch farther than normal. Hypotension is low blood pressure, especially in the arteries of the systemic circulation. Iatromantis is a Greek word whose literal meaning is most simply rendered "physician-seer," or "medicine-man".
In philosophy, idealism is the group of metaphysical philosophies that assert that reality, or reality as humans can know it, is fundamentally mental, mentally constructed, or otherwise immaterial. Igor Anvar Kufayev p; born January 5, , is a Russian British artist, yogi and spiritual teacher.
Articles arranged alphabetically related to India or Indian culture include: List of India-related topics People are listed by their first names. Indian-Indonesian relations refers to the bilateral relations of India and Indonesia. India—Lithuania relations refers to the international relations that exist between India and Lithuania. The bilateral relations between India and Taiwan have improved since the s despite both nations not maintaining official diplomatic relations.
India—United States relations or Indo-American relations refers to the international relations that exist between the Republic of India and the United States of America. Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are Americans whose ancestry belongs to any of the many ethnic groups of the Republic of India. Indian Arts consists of a variety of art forms, including plastic arts e. Indian cuisine consists of a wide variety of regional and traditional cuisines native to the Indian subcontinent. Indian philosophy refers to ancient philosophical traditions of the Indian subcontinent.
Indian religions, sometimes also termed as Dharmic faiths or religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent; namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism. Indian Uruguayans form a small expatriate community consisting mostly of businessmen, Indian employees of TCS and some Catholic nuns. There is a small community of Indians in Argentina who are mainly immigrants from India and the neighboring countries in South America and the Caribbean with Indo-Caribbean influence i. Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Suriname and some of whom were born in Argentina and are of Indian heritage.
There is a small community of Indians in Taiwan consisting mainly of immigrants and expatriates from India. Indo-Aryan migration models discuss scenarios around the theory of an origin from outside South Asia of Indo-Aryan peoples, an ascribed ethnolinguistic group that spoke Indo-Aryan languages, the predominant languages of North India. Swami Vivekananda, the nineteenth-century Indian Hindu monk is considered as one of the most influential people of modern India and Hinduism.
Yoga and Inner Engineering: Inner peace or peace of mind refers to a deliberate state of psychological or spiritual calm despite the potential presence of stressors. Integral yoga, also called supramental yoga, is the yoga-based philosophy and practice of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother Mirra Alfassa. Integrated Movement Therapy IMT is an individual and group therapy approach that combines speech-language pathology, behavioural and mental health counseling with the practices and principles of yoga. Intention tremor, also known as cerebellar tremor, is a dyskinetic disorder characterized by a broad, coarse, and low frequency below 5 Hz tremor.
International Day of Yoga, or commonly and unofficially referred to as Yoga Day, is celebrated annually on 21 June since its inception in The International Journal of Yoga is a peer-reviewed open access medical journal published on behalf of the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation. Interpretation of Schizophrenia first edition, is a book by Italy-born American psychiatrist Silvano Arieti in which the author sets forth demonstrative evidence of a psychological etiology for schizophrenia.
Ioan Gyuri Pascu also credited as Ioan Ghiurico Pascu, Gyuri Pascu and Ghyuri Pascu; August 31, — September 26, was a Romanian pop music singer, producer, actor and comedian, also known for his participation in the comedy troupe Divertis and for his activity in Romanian cinema and television. Ior Bock originally Bror Holger Svedlin; 17 January — 23 October was a Swedish-speaking Finnish tour guide, actor, mythologist and eccentric.
Atheism and agnosticism have a long history in India and flourished within the Sramana movement. Ahuiateteo or Macuiltonaleque were a group of five Aztec gods of excess and pleasure. Al-Farabi known in the West as Alpharabius; c. Albert Frederik Gerhard Hanken 9 October , Hillegersberg, - Amstelveen, 21 December was a Dutch mathematician, inventor, and Emeritus Professor of systems theory at the University of Twente, known for his contributions to the field of systems theory and social analysis.
Albert Schweitzer, OM 14 January — 4 September was a French-German theologian, organist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. Mysticism and Aldemaro Romero Jr. Saint Alda or Aldobrandesca c. Aldous Leonard Huxley 26 July — 22 November was an English writer, novelist, philosopher, and prominent member of the Huxley family. Aleister Crowley born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October — 1 December was an English occultist, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist, and mountaineer. Cagliostro was an Italian adventurer and self-styled magician.
Alex Grey born November 29, is an American visionary artist, author, teacher, and Vajrayana practitioner. Alexander Masovianus, in full: Alexander Ioseph Masovianus born 26 February is an American comparative religionist and spiritual thinker. Alexandra Feodorovna 6 June — 17 July was Empress of Russia as the spouse of Nicholas II—the last ruler of the Russian Empire—from their marriage on 26 November until his forced abdication on 15 March The Alexandrian school is a collective designation for certain tendencies in literature, philosophy, medicine, and the sciences that developed in the Hellenistic cultural center of Alexandria, Egypt during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
Alexandru Averescu 3 April — 2 October was a Romanian marshal and populist politician. Alexandru Macedonski also rendered as Al. Macedonski, Macedonschi or Macedonsky; March 14, — November 24, was a Romanian poet, novelist, dramatist and literary critic, known especially for having promoted French Symbolism in his native country, and for leading the Romanian Symbolist movement during its early decades.
Alfred Deakin 3 August October was an Australian politician who served as the second Prime Minister of Australia, in office for three separate terms — to , to , and to Ali Akbar Rashad born is an Iranian philosopher and Islamic scholar who pioneered the Ibtina Theory, a theory for explaining the process and mechanism of "religious knowledge" formation. Aliran Kepercayaan is an official cover term for various, partly syncretic forms of mysticism in Indonesia. Alojz Gradnik August 3, — July 14, was a Slovenian poet and translator.
Saint Aloysius de Gonzaga, S. An altered state of consciousness ASC , also called altered state of mind or mind alteration, is any condition which is significantly different from a normal waking state. Alternative medicine, fringe medicine, pseudomedicine or simply questionable medicine is the use and promotion of practices which are unproven, disproven, impossible to prove, or excessively harmful in relation to their effect — in the attempt to achieve the healing effects of medicine.
The scientific consensus is that alternative therapies either do not, or cannot, work. In some cases laws of nature are violated by their basic claims; in some the treatment is so much worse that its use is unethical. Alternative practices, products, and therapies range from only ineffective to having known harmful and toxic effects. Alternative treatment is not the same as experimental treatment or traditional medicine, although both can be misused in ways that are alternative.
Alternative or complementary medicine is dangerous because it may discourage people from getting the best possible treatment, and may lead to a false understanding of the body and of science. Alternative medicine is a highly profitable industry, with a strong lobby. This fact is often overlooked by media or intentionally kept hidden, with alternative practice being portrayed positively when compared to "big pharma". Regulation and licensing of alternative medicine and health care providers varies between and within countries.
Despite laws making it illegal to market or promote alternative therapies for use in cancer treatment, many practitioners promote them. Terminology has shifted over time, reflecting the preferred branding of practitioners.. Therapies are often framed as "natural" or "holistic", in apparent opposition to conventional medicine which is "artificial" and "narrow in scope", statements which are intentionally misleading.
Promoting alternative medicine has been called dangerous and unethical. Alvin Langdon Coburn June 11, — November 23, was an early 20th-century photographer who became a key figure in the development of American pictorialism. Tengku Amir Hamzah Jawi: Ameer Minai or Amir Meenai Urdu: Amos Bronson Alcott November 29, March 4, was an American teacher, writer, philosopher, and reformer. Ana Castillo born June 15, is a Mexican-American Chicana novelist, poet, short story writer, essayist, editor, playwright, translator and independent scholar.
This article describes some views of notable Orthodox Jewish figures who supported anarchism, as well as various themes within the scope of the Orthodox Jewish tradition or among the practicing Orthodox Jews that are generally considered important from the anarchist worldview. The Nile Mosaic of Palestrina. Egypt has had a legendary image in the Western world through the Greek and Hebrew traditions. The influence of wine in ancient Greece helped Ancient Greece trade with neighboring countries and regions.
Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC and continued throughout the Hellenistic period and the period in which Ancient Greece was part of the Roman Empire. Mesopotamian religion refers to the religious beliefs and practices of the civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia, particularly Sumer, Akkad, Assyria and Babylonia between circa BC and AD, after which they largely gave way to Syriac Christianity.
Andrew Harvey born is a British author, religious scholar and teacher of mystic traditions, known primarily for his popular nonfiction books on spiritual or mystical themes, beginning with his A Journey in Ladakh. Angelus Silesius 9 July , born Johann Scheffler and also known as Johann Angelus Silesius, was a German Catholic priest and physician, known as a mystic and religious poet. Angus William MacLise March 14, — June 21, was an American percussionist, composer, poet, occultist and calligrapher, known as the first drummer for the Velvet Underground.
Mysticism and Anne C. Anthony Braxton born June 4, is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist who is known in the genre of free jazz. Anthroposophy is the philosophy founded by Rudolf Steiner that postulates the existence of an objective, intellectually comprehensible spiritual world, accessible to human experience through inner development. Antonietta Meo December 15, — July 3, was an Italian girl who may become the youngest person on the way to Sainthood who is a confessor not a martyr ever canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.
Antonin Gadal — was a French mystic and historian who dedicated his life to study of the Cathars in the south of France, their spirituality, beliefs and ideology. Aphrodite is the ancient Greek goddess of love, beauty, pleasure, and procreation. The Apocalypse of Zephaniah or Apocalypse of Sophonias is an 1st-century pseudepigraphic Jewish text attributed to the Biblical Zephaniah and so associated with the Old Testament, but not regarded as scripture by Jews or any Christian group.
Apophatic theology, also known as negative theology, is a form of theological thinking and religious practice which attempts to approach God, the Divine, by negation, to speak only in terms of what may not be said about the perfect goodness that is God. Apples appear in many religious traditions, often as a mystical or forbidden fruit. Arab culture is the culture of the Arabs, from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea. Archeosofica is a school of esoteric Christianity founded by Tommaso Palamidessi in in Rome.
Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. Arkana Publishing or Penguin Arkana or just Arkana is a publishing imprint of Penguin Group of mainly esoteric literature. Arnold Geulincx 31 January — November was a Flemish philosopher. Deikman September 27, — September 2, was a clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology and Human Givens.
Mysticism and Arthur J. Arthur Machen 3 March — 15 December was a Welsh author and mystic of the s and early 20th century. Ascetical theology is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection. Rabbeinu Asher ben Meshullam was a Jewish theologian and Talmudic scholar who lived at Lunel in the second half of the twelfth century CE.
Asociality refers to the lack of motivation to engage in social interaction, or a preference for solitary activities. An astrological age is a time period in astrologic theology which astrologers claim parallels major changes in the development of Earth's inhabitants, particularly relating to culture, society, and politics. Astrology and astronomy were archaically treated together astrologia , and were only gradually separated in Western 17th century philosophy the "Age of Reason" with the rejection of astrology. Attrell Stephen Cordes, Jr. May 15, — June 17, , also known by the stage name Prince Be, was an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer.
Aus den sieben Tagen From the Seven Days is a collection of 15 text compositions by Karlheinz Stockhausen, composed in May , in reaction to a personal crisis, and characterized as "Intuitive music"—music produced primarily from the intuition rather than the intellect of the performer s. Australian Skeptics is a loose confederation of like-minded organisations across Australia that began in The Austrian Crown Jewels Insignien und Kleinodien is a term denoting the regalia and vestments worn by the Holy Roman Emperor, and later by the Emperor of Austria, during the coronation ceremony and other state functions.
The Pauline epistles are the fourteen books in the New Testament traditionally attributed to Paul the Apostle, although many dispute the anonymous Epistle to the Hebrews as being a Pauline epistle. Apte and Monier-Willams that, among its many uses, in some Indian religions indicates a type of mystic or saint who is beyond egoic-consciousness, duality and common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for standard social etiquette.
The Christmas season, also called the festive season, or the holiday season mainly in the U. Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus. New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. New Year's Day, also called simply New Year's or New Year, is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar.
Tarot was created by Paul Foster Case, founder of B. Baalei Shem in Hebrew meaning "Master of the Name", refers to a historical Jewish occupation of certain kabbalistic rabbis with knowledge of using names of God in Judaism for practical kabbalah healing, miracles, exorcismStudies in East European Jewish Mysticism and Hasidism, Joseph Weiss, Littman Library: Barakhamba, also known as Barakhamba Monument, is a 14th-century tomb building from the Tughlaq period that is located in New Delhi, India.
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison September 14, — April 24, was an American journalist, essayist and memoirist. William Benjamin Basil King — was a Canadian-born clergyman who became a writer after retiring from the clergy. Beautiful Losers is the second and final novel by Canadian writer and musician Leonard Cohen. The Beguines and the Beghards were Christian lay religious orders that were active in Northern Europe, particularly in the Low Countries in the 13th—16th centuries. Bells from the Deep: Faith and Superstition in Russia, is a documentary film written and directed by Werner Herzog, produced by Werner Herzog Filmproduktion.
Ben 10 often referred to as Ben 10 Reboot is an American animated superhero action-comedy television series and a reboot of the Cartoon Network series of the same name. Benedetta Carlini — was a Catholic mystic and lesbian nun who lived in counter-reformation Italy. Mysticism and Benedict M. Benjamin Lee Whorf April 24, — July 26, was an American linguist and fire prevention engineer. The Bent Spoon Award is an award given by Australian Skeptics, "presented to the perpetrator of the most preposterous piece of paranormal or pseudoscientific piffle".
Bertold of Regensburg c. The aspects of Bertrand Russell views on philosophy cover the changing viewpoints of philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell — , from his early writings in until his death in February Bhagat Pipa, born in Malwa region of north India east Rajasthan , was a Rajput king of Gagaraungarh, who abdicated and turned into a sant and Hindu mystic poet of the Bhakti movement. Bhikhan Lal Atreya — was an Indian writer and scholar, known for his writings on the Hindu scripture, Yogavasishtha. Bilete de Papagal was a Romanian left-wing publication edited by Tudor Arghezi, begun as a daily newspaper and soon after issued as a weekly satirical and literary magazine.
Bilocation, or sometimes multilocation, is an alleged psychic or miraculous ability wherein an individual or object is located or appears to be located in two distinct places at the same time. Biodynamic agriculture is a form of alternative agriculture very similar to organic farming, but it includes various esoteric concepts drawn from the ideas of Rudolf Steiner — Biodynamic wines are wines made employing biodynamic methods both to grow the fruit and during the post-harvest processing.
Birgit Zotz born 7 August is an Austrian writer, cultural anthropologist and an expert on the subject of hospitality management studies. Black Beauty is a American film adaptation of Anna Sewell's novel by the same name directed by Caroline Thompson in her directorial debut. Robert Rebadow is a fictional character from the television series Oz, a drama series on HBO that portrays a maximum security prison and follows the lives of the inmates in the prison. Raju , Idealistic Thought of India, Routledge,, page and Conclusion chapter part XII In major schools of Hindu philosophy, it is the material, efficient, formal and final cause of all that exists.
For dualism school of Hinduism, see: Clooney , Hindu God, Christian God: Kathryn McClymond and Sandra Dwyer , Georgia State University, pages 18—35 It is the pervasive, genderless, infinite, eternal truth and bliss which does not change, yet is the cause of all changes. Brahman as a metaphysical concept is the single binding unity behind diversity in all that exists in the universe. Brahman is a Vedic Sanskrit word, and it is conceptualized in Hinduism, states Paul Deussen, as the "creative principle which lies realized in the whole world". Brahman is a key concept found in the Vedas, and it is extensively discussed in the early Upanishads.
Stephen Philips , Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Brahman is discussed in Hindu texts with the concept of Atman Soul, Self , personal, impersonal or Para Brahman, or in various combinations of these qualities depending on the philosophical school. In dualistic schools of Hinduism such as the theistic Dvaita Vedanta, Brahman is different from Atman soul in each being.
Michael Myers , Brahman: A Comparative Theology, Routledge,, pages — In non-dual schools such as the Advaita Vedanta, Brahman is identical to the Atman, is everywhere and inside each living being, and there is connected spiritual oneness in all existence. An Introduction, Motilal Banarsidass,, pages 19—40, 53—58, 79— Brazilian painting, or visual arts, emerged in the late 16th century, influenced by the Baroque style imported from Portugal. Brian Brendon Talbot Cleeve 22 November — 11 March was a writer, whose published works include twenty-one novels and over a hundred short stories.
Brian Hines born October 7, is an Oregon writer and land use activist who fights development of farm and forest land in Oregon, US. Bridget of Sweden — 23 July ; born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta heliga Birgitta , was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband of twenty years. Bruce Alan Wagner born March 22, is an American novelist and screenwriter based in Los Angeles known for his apocalyptic yet ultimately spiritual view of humanity as seen through the lens of the Hollywood entertainment industry.
Buddhist modernism also referred to as Modern Buddhism, modernist Buddhism and Neo-Buddhism are new movements based on modern era reinterpretations of Buddhism.
Bursa Mehmed Tahir Bey was a Turkish writer, researcher, soldier especially well known for his biography and bibliography containing "Ottoman authors", a source book encyclopedia which still continues to be regarded as a basic reference. The Byzantine civil war of —, sometimes referred to as the Second Palaiologan Civil War, was a conflict that broke out in the Byzantine Empire after the death of Andronikos III Palaiologos over the guardianship of his nine-year-old son and heir, John V Palaiologos. Byzantine literature is the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its borders.
Cabala alternately Kabbala h or Qabala h may refer to one of several systems of mysticism. The Church of England commemorates many of the same saints as those in the General Roman Calendar, mostly on the same days, but also commemorates various notable often post-Reformation Christians who have not been canonised by Rome, with a particular though not exclusive emphasis on those of English origin. Canadian art refers to the visual including painting, photography, and printmaking as well as plastic arts such as sculpture originating from the geographical area of contemporary Canada.
Candy is a novel written by Maxwell Kenton, the pseudonym of Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, who wrote it in collaboration for the "dirty book" publisher Olympia Press, which published the novel as part of its "Traveller's Companion" series. Cannabis in Egypt is illegal, but its use is a part of the common culture in the country for many people. Archives is a sequence of five science fiction novels by Nobel Prize in Literature-winning author Doris Lessing which portray a number of societies at different stages of development, over a great period of time.
In Christian theology, cardiognosis literally Knowledge of the Heart is a special charism that God confers on some saints. Carl Kellner 1 September — June 7, was a chemist, inventor, and industrialist. Caroline Myss pronounced mace; born is an American author of numerous books and audio tapes, including five New York Times Best Sellers: Caryll Houselander 29 September — 12 October was a lay Roman Catholic ecclesiastical artist, mystic, popular religious writer and poet. Caspar David Friedrich 5 September — 7 May was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation.
Castletownroche is a townland, village, and civil parish in the barony of Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland. Blessed Catherine of Racconigi, T. Dominic, who is recognized for being a mystic and a stigmatic. Cecilia Ferrazzi — 17 January was a Counter-Reformation Catholic mystic whose life was extensively involved with the establishment and maintenance of women's houses of refuge in seventeenth century Italy.
Celtic Reconstructionist Paganism also Celtic Reconstructionism or CR is a polytheistic reconstructionist approach to Celtic neopaganism, emphasising historical accuracy over eclecticism such as is found in many forms of Neo-druidism. In Christianity, cessationism is the doctrine that spiritual gifts such as speaking in tongues, prophecy and healing ceased with the apostolic age.
Chabad philosophy comprises the teachings of the leaders of Chabad-Lubavitch, a Hasidic movement. The Chalabioghlou mausoleum, also known as Sheikh Barragh mausoleum, is a historical octagonal mausoleum in the city of Soltaniyeh, in the Zanjan Province, in Iran. Chandramukhi is one of the pivotal characters in the Bengali novel Devdas by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
Changdev Maharaj also commonly referenced in ancient texts as Changa Deva, Changadeva, or simply Changa was a mystical yogi turned saint who is believed to have lived in the village of Vateshwar along the banks of the Tapti River for 1, years. A chant from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing" is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones.
Charles Augustus Tulk — was an English Swedenborgian and politician. Charles de Condren, Cong. January 17, , was a French mystic of the 17th century, and is considered a leading member of the French School of Spirituality. The Chaste is a fictional heroic mystical martial arts enclave appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Charles Bufe, better known as Chaz Bufe, is a contemporary American anarchist author. Appearances of Argentine Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara — in popular culture are common throughout the world. Chinese Wand Exercise is an obscure ancient exercise system, related to the martial art Kung Fu.
Throughout its history chiropractic has been the subject of internal and external controversy and criticism. Christian Bernard born 30 November , F. A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity, identified by traits such as a name, organisation, leadership and doctrine.
Christian mysticism refers to the development of mystical practices and theory within Christianity. In 16th-century Christianity, Protestantism came to the forefront and marked a significant change in the Christian world. Sister Christina Ebner, O. Christophe Antoine Gerle c.
Christopher Melchert is an American professor and scholar of Islam, specialising in Islamic movements and institutions, especially in the ninth and tenth centuries C. Christopher Walton — 11 October, was an English businessman, known as a writer on theosophy. Chromotherapy, sometimes called color therapy, colorology or cromatherapy, is an alternative medicine method, which is considered pseudoscience. The invisible church or church invisible is a theological concept of an "invisible" body of the elect who are known only to God, in contrast to the "visible church"—that is, the institutional body on earth which preaches the gospel and administers the sacraments.
Bernard of Clairvaux though that term is also used of the Franciscan Order in Poland and Lithuania ; or as White Monks, in reference to the colour of the "cuccula" or white choir robe worn by the Cistercians over their habits, as opposed to the black cuccula worn by Benedictine monks. The original emphasis of Cistercian life was on manual labour and self-sufficiency, and many abbeys have traditionally supported themselves through activities such as agriculture and brewing ales.
Over the centuries, however, education and academic pursuits came to dominate the life of many monasteries. Cistercians who did not observe these reforms became known as the Cistercians of the Original Observance. Bernard of Clairvaux entered the monastery in the early s with 30 companions and helped the rapid proliferation of the order. The keynote of Cistercian life was a return to literal observance of the Rule of St Benedict. Rejecting the developments the Benedictines had undergone, the monks tried to replicate monastic life exactly as it had been in Saint Benedict's time; indeed in various points they went beyond it in austerity.
The most striking feature in the reform was the return to manual labour, especially agricultural work in the fields, a special characteristic of Cistercian life. Cistercian architecture is considered one of the most beautiful styles of medieval architecture. Additionally, in relation to fields such as agriculture, hydraulic engineering and metallurgy, the Cistercians became the main force of technological diffusion in medieval Europe.
The Cistercians were adversely affected in England by the Protestant Reformation, the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII, the French Revolution in continental Europe, and the revolutions of the 18th century, but some survived and the order recovered in the 19th century. Claire Ferchaud May 5, - January 29, , in religion Sister Claire of Jesus Crucified was a French visionary and mystic, whose claims were ultimately rejected by the Catholic Church. Claude Rex Nowell November 2, — January 29, , also known as Corky King, Corky Ra, and Summum Bonum Amon Ra, was the American founder of Summum, a c 3 , philosophical and religious organization that practices a modern form of mummification.
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David Deida born March 18, is an American author who writes about the sexual and spiritual relationship between men and women. David Tacey is an Australian public intellectual, writer and interdisciplinary scholar. Dead Again is the seventh and final studio album by Type O Negative, released before the death of frontman Peter Steele. The Defenders is a set of fictional superhero groups with rotating membership appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Degenerate art Entartete Kunst was a term adopted in the s by the Nazi Party in Germany to describe modern art.
Denis the Carthusian — , also known as Denys van Leeuwen, Denis Ryckel, Dionysius van Rijkel or other combinations of these terms , was a Roman Catholic theologian and mystic. Desolate North is the debut studio album by the funeral doom metal band Celestiial, first released by Bindrune Recordings on June 6, A devotional song is a hymn which accompanies religious observances and rituals. A Diaspora Jew Hebrew: Did God Have a Wife?: Mysticism and Did God Have a Wife? In social science, disenchantment Entzauberung is the cultural rationalization and devaluation of mysticism apparent in modern society.
Divine language, the language of the gods, or, in monotheism, the language of God or angels is the concept of a mystical or divine proto-language, which predates and supersedes human speech. In Christian theology, divinization deification, making divine, or theosis is the transforming effect of divine grace, the spirit of God, or the atonement of Christ. Doctor of the Church Latin doctor "teacher" is a title given by the Catholic Church to saints whom they recognize as having been of particular importance, particularly regarding their contribution to theology or doctrine.
Domenico Pellegrini Giampietro August 30, in Brienza, in Basilicata — June 18, in Montevideo was an Italian academic, economist, lawyer, politician, and in his final years journalist. Dorin Liviu Chubby Zaharia September 25, — December 3, was a Romanian musician, composer, poet, essayist, and philosopher. Dormammu is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dorothy Bryant was an American novelist, playwright, essayist and feminist writer.
Dream Harder is an album released in credited to The Waterboys, but recorded by Mike Scott with session musicians. Dumfries Academy is one of four secondary schools in Dumfries in south west Scotland. Dutch-language literature comprises all writings of literary merit written through the ages in the Dutch language, a language which currently has around 23 million native speakers. Edward Morgan Forster 1 January June was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist.
Eastbourne is a town, seaside resort and borough in the non-metropolitan county of East Sussex on the south coast of England, east of Brighton. Eastbourne College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils aged 13—18, in the town of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. The term Ecofeminism is used to describe a feminist approach to understanding ecology.
George Alexander Aberle, known as eden ahbez April 15, — March 4, , was an American songwriter and recording artist of the s to s, whose lifestyle in California was influential in the hippie movement. Edgar Cayce March 18, — January 3, was an American clairvoyant who answered questions on subjects as varied as healing, reincarnation, wars, Atlantis, and future events while claiming to be in a trance. Edmund Kiss — was a German pseudo-archaeologist and writer best known for his writings on Tiwanaku in Bolivia.
Mysticism and Edward L. The Eight-Circuit Model of Consciousness is a hypothesis by Timothy Leary, and later expanded on by Robert Anton Wilson and Antero Alli, that "suggested eight periods and twenty-four stages of neurological evolution". Elektra Natchios is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Eleven Naqshbandi principles or the "rules or secrets of the Naqshbandi", known in Persian as the kalimat-i qudsiya "sacred words" or "virtuous words" , are a system of principles and guidelines used as spiritual exercises, or to encourage certain preferred states of being, in Naqshbandi Sufi schools of mysticism.
The Blessed Elizabeth of Reute, T. Ellen Organ or "Little Nellie of Holy God" August 24, — February 2, was an Irish child, venerated by some in the Roman Catholic Church for her precocious spiritual awareness and alleged mystical life. Emanuel Swedenborg born Emanuel Swedberg; 29 January — 29 March was a Swedish Lutheran theologian, scientist, philosopher, revelator and mystic who inspired Swedenborgianism. He is best known for his book on the afterlife, Heaven and Hell Swedenborg had a prolific career as an inventor and scientist.
In , at 53, he entered into a spiritual phase in which he began to experience dreams and visions, beginning on Easter Weekend, on 6 April It culminated in a 'spiritual awakening' in which he received a revelation that he was appointed by the Lord Jesus Christ to write The Heavenly Doctrine to reform Christianity.