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SELF IMPROVEMENT

    Self improvement   A Simple Self Improvement Technique Nowadays, there is a growing interest in self-development and self-help techniques. There is an increasing number of books, articles and websites related to these topics. It seems that people are wandering within them, to find...   How to Build Self-Confidence in 8 Steps Why is confidence so important? This is important because it gives you courage, self-esteem and assertiveness. When confidence is there, you are not afraid to take risks and try new things...   You Can't Always Change Circumstances, But You Can Change Your Attitude I am sure that there are some situations and circumstances in your life that you would like to change. It's often easy enough to make a change, but we tend to let laziness, slowness or fear get in our way... how to stop thinking negative thoughts Do you often find yourself thinking negative thoughts? Does the thought that you might fail bother you? Are you worried th

Nalanda University - world oldest Campus

Nalanda University one of the oldest University of India Nalanda university ,first  was takshilaUniversity which was now present in Pakistan. Nalanda the name of an ancient centre of higher learning in Bihar, India . The site of nalanda is located in India state of Bihar about 95 kilometres, south - east of Patna and was a Buddhist centre of learning from 427 to 1197 CE. Nalanda University flourished under the patronage of the Gupta empire in the fifth and sixth century and later under Harsha the empire of kannauj. At its peak the school attracted scholar and students from near and far with some travelling from Tibet, China, Korea and Central Asia. (History) History studies indicate that the University of nalanda was established during the reign of Gupta empire KumarGupta. However after the decline of guptas the most notable patron of the underline the was Harsha the seventh century empire ofkannauj . Xuanzang (also

Adi shankaracharya - Detail Study

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(Adi shankaracharya) Adi Shankaracharya As we talk about his birth date ,there are Several different dates had been proposed for shankara . 509-477 BCE   ,   44-12BCE   ,   680 CE But 788-820CE .This was proposed by early 20 th scholar and was accepted by great scholars such as Max muller , Mac donnel, Pathok , Deussen and others. (Early life) Shankara,   as he was known before becoming a great teacher, was born into a poor Brahmin family at kadai , present day Kerala,India His parents sivaguru and Aryamba , offered their prayer to Lord Shiva requesting to bless them with the child their prayers was soon answered in the form of baby boy hence many considered shankara as, he was Avatar of Shiva. Shankar was educated by his mother ,as he lost his father when he was just “seven” , Aryamba played a  key role in teaching Vedas and upanishads  too young Shankar. Shankaras upanayanam , the   invitation into student life, had to

Bhakti Movement detail study

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             (Bhakti  Movement)         Bhakti movement is very important movement which runs from 8th to 16th century in which different- different great personalities had come and spread their teachings. Firstly the movement start from South and move towards north when it reach to North, as you all know Muslim invasion had done ,when Muslim invasion had done the movement take trun and   spread all over the north and also gone to Asia. (Movement) An   important landmark in the cultural history of medieval India was the silent revolution in society brought by a galaxy of social religious reforms revolution known as the bhakti movement. The movement which responsible for many rites and rituals associated with worship of God by Hindus, Muslims ,Sikhs of India subcontinent for example kirtan at Hindu temple ,guruwali at dargah by Muslim and singing of gurbani at gurudwara are all derived from the bhakti movement of mediaeval India 800 to 1700.