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BS Murthy Bhagvad-Gita: Treatise of Self-help

Philosophy
English
16900 Words
Ages 16 and up
1109
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Bhagavad-Gita is the most beautiful, perhaps the only true philosophical song existing in any known tongue’ – so opined William von Humboldt, who wrote seven-hundred verses in its praise. Though it is a matter of consensus that Bhagvad-Gita in the present length of seven hundred slokas has many an interpolation to it, but no meaningful attempt has ever been made to delve into the nature and extent, not to speak of the effect of these on the Hindu society at large. The methodical codification of interpolations carried out here, for the first time ever, puts the true character of Gita in proper perspective. Identified here are hundred and ten slokas of deviant nature and or of partisan character, the source of so much misunderstanding about Bhagvad-Gita, the book extraordinary, in certain sections of the Hindu fold. In the long run, exposing and expunging these mischievous insertions is bound to bring in new readers from these quarters to this over two millennia old classic besides altering the misconceptions of the existing adherents. In this modern rendition, the beauty of the Sanskrit slokas is reflected in the rhythmic flow of the English verse of poetic proportions even as the attendant philosophy of the song that is Bhagvad-Gita is captured in contemporary idiom for easy comprehension. Contents Introduction Awe Unfounded All about Interpolations Chapters Arjuna’s Dilemma All about Life Theory of Action Practical Wisdom Art of Renunciation Practice of Restraint Know the Spirit Cycle of Creation The Sacred Secret Discern the Divine Nature of Omnipresence Doctrine of Faith Field and Farmer Proclivities to Know Art of Liberation Frailty of Thought Science of Devotion Thy Looking-glass [more]

Keywords: Bhagvad Gita, Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Indian philosophy, Krishna, Asian philosophy, Body and soul, Sanskrit epics, Hindu epics, Indian epics, Hindu philosophy, Body mind and soul, Gita, Bhagawad Gita, Sanskrit Classics, Indian classics, Hindu classics, Religion and spirituality [more][Less]

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Jen Wesolowski Help, Im the worst kind of damsel in distress.

Short Story
English
10065 Words
No Age Recommendation
879
0

A girl ungoing a bitter love quarrel then trying to make sense of who she now is, and [more]

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juicie I can't Help Falling in Love with You

Juvenile Fiction
English
4179 Words
No Age Recommendation
456
8

What is it with this boy always teasing you on the playground? Could your mother really be right [more]

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John Damocles Smith QUIET PLEAS -Calls for help which went unanswered

Humor
English
346 Words
No Age Recommendation
395
2

A very short piece of fiction. This is a serious-sounding story with a comic twist at the end [more]

Keywords: john damocles smith, wordplay, short story, quiet pleas

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Stefanie Fein Can´t help falling in love with you: Chris

Drama
German
121632 Words
Ages 16 and up
847
6

Chris ist ein junger Mann, der alles für seine Freundin Lisa tut. Doch was, wenn der erste Eindruck täuscht? Was wenn Chris in Wirklichkeit eine Frau ist und dieses Geheimnis wahren muss um zu leben? Und was passiert wenn sie die Liebe zum falschen Zeitpunkt entdeckt? Chris macht seit ihrem siebten Lebensjahr alles was ihr befohlen wird. Sie wurde dazu ausgebildet und arbeitet darauf zu irgendwann ihre Freiheit zu bekommen. Über die Liebe hatte sie nie nachgedacht, was soll sie nun also tun, nachdem sie wie eine Welle über ihr eingeschlagen hat? [more]

Keywords: Drama, Gender Bender, Liebe, Gang, Romantik

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Rev. Dr. Karen Adrien Osbey Atkins, PhD Queen Elizabeth II, Your Old Colony The United States Of America Needs Help.

To plead with you to reverse more than two centuries of history and bring your former colonies back into the fold.

History
English
571 Words
No Age Recommendation
95
1

Dear Queen Liz (if I may be so presumptuous), I write with a simple purpose -- to plead with you to reverse more than two centuries of history and bring your former colonies back into the fold. This request doubtlessly comes as something of a shocker, but my reasoning is simple. Present goings-on prove that we cannot sensibly manage our own affairs. Turn the clock back to the reign of George II, your great-great-great-great-great-etc. grandfather. In 1776, when the 13 colonies declared their independence, many of those living here believed this action to be precipitous and foolish. During the first years of the new republic, some leading figures in the Federalist Party argued that independence was a mistake. They pined for monarchy as the only way to restore stability in a country they judged as immature. The 1794 Jay Treaty, which gave England much of what it wanted in order to avoid another war, revealed the depth of the party's attachment to the home country. While it has taken us a long time to realize it, those Federalists knew what they were talking about. What was seen as the great American experiment-the belief that we could form the first democracy in modern times -- turns out to be a failure. Two hundred forty years ago, a band of disgruntled colonials dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston harbor. That tea party became an iconic event in our history, a tale told to every American schoolchild. Today's Tea Party, which counts scores of federal officeholders as members, sees itself as the righteous heir to that movement. But while the colonists were at least partly in the right (you and I, Liz, can debate that point at another time), today's Tea Party is nothing more than a gang of extortionists who are holding the country for ransom. Am I exaggerating how bad things are? Hardly. Consider what the inmates are doing in the nation's capital. There, the Republican snollygosters and ultracrepidarians -- that's fancy language for Ted Cruz and his blind-sheep followers -- are running the show. The fact that barely one American in five approves of the GOP doesn't faze these radicals. They have simply shut shop -- what's even worse, they agitate against raising the debt ceiling. When a Florida Congressman Ted Yoho, a large-animal veterinarian with a name worthy of a Dickens character, insists that not paying our bills will "bring stability to the world markets," you begin to sense how truly wretched is the state of our politics. [more]

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Priya Kumari IDENTIFY YOURSELF

Only you can help yourself

Self-Help
English
4002 Words
Ages 12 and up
106
0

If you are tired with your circumstances and want some motivation then this book is for you. I wrote this book when I was myself facing a similiar situation and I thought that there would be millions of other people who could be stuck like me, So why shouldn't I help them and express my opinion as well.This book is all about finding a purpose in life, so that you won't have to regret it later, it will give you some motivation to carry on no matter where you are stuck. I hope people of all races and all ages will find this book useful. [more]

Keywords: Self help, motivation, purpose, courage, self motivation, guide to self help

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