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83Walking a Chartres Labyrinth: An Unexpected Journey to Peace
The Cathedral in Chartres, France is famous for its labyrinth. A Chartres-style labyrinth is uniquely available at Christ Church in Blacksburg, in Virginia's New River valley. A rewarding walk along the Christ Church labyrinth is described.
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84Truth-what it is
August 9, 2009 Basic ideas from Ancient Indian Philosophy-Duel of Brahman and Maya I continue with cultural and philosophical discussions. I want to describe some of the basic ideas from ancient Indian philosophies. I will also describe some...
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76THE VEDIC AGE
One of the most confusing and contradictory aspects of Hinduism is its plethora of Gods, rituals and apparently conflicting doctrines. This has been the plank used by critics of Hinduism and which when...
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74Pole star will not be a Pole star forever
Due to precession, the pole of the celestial sphere (the sphere we imagine on which the stars are fixed to study) describes a circle of radius 23o 27’ about the pole of the ecliptic once in a period of about 25,870 years. Therefore every star in the path of the celestial pole will have the chance of being the pole star at different periods. So today’s pole star will not be a pole star forever.
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76Is Sanskrit The Language of Gods?
Sanskrit lovers say that Sanskrit is the language of Gods, and so it is eternal, i.e. it exists from beginning of the universe. But is the language God's own language? And does it exist from the time immemorial?
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75PIONEERS OF AYURVEDA
PIONEERS OF AYURVEDA Ancient Indian medicine has a hoary past and traces its origin to more than 2500 to 3000 years. Some of the pioneers were legendary figures, and not much is known about them, for they believed...
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74Vedas : Introduction and Meaning
Glory of Vedas What are Vedas? Simply understand that Vedas are the collection of Hindu religious hymns composed during 3000 BC. garner of Indian It is considered as the wisdom archive of philosophy and religion. Since I am a Hindu I have my own...
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79Sanskrit Language Facts
This article reveals many facts about Sanskrit language. Although the Sanskrit lovers think that it was a popular language in ancient India, it was never spoken by common people
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79Q&A about Hinduism
The Rig-Veda is considered to be the most important of the Vedas. It contains over 1,000 hymns to the Aryan gods which reveal the basic mythology of the Aryan religion. The Upanishads are the philosophical...
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72A roll of the dice: A short history of the die and dice games
Example of 19th Century bone dice. I would have to say that the most that I ever used to think about dice and using or playing with them would have to be way back in my Elementary School and High School days and my time spent playing a wide number...
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