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The Things We Believe In

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Hindu Priest Beliefs help define who we are and what we want to become. Some may see as guidance how their standard of living. In Hindu culture, some see their spiritual pathways as Brahmin or Atman. Brahmin is a principle in which "God appears as the universe" while Atman is "god can be seen in all of us"(4:14-4:38). Hindu Deities In the video Hindu Spiritual Pathways , Hindu follow the Pathway to God that is best for them. There are 4 types of pathway suited for different type of lifestyle you prefer. Bhakti ideal is "to use everything you can in daily life to link to God" and Raja involves "owns reasoning and thought to find God". While Jnana uses "knowledge to link with God" such as learning from the Hindu text or understanding yourself and Karma Yoga involves finding God through "action such as seeing God through every living thing they across/encounter" (4:55-12:08). In the video Hindu Spiritual ...

Comparison of Bresnan Chapter 1: India Before the Vedas and Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization

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Harappan Site Taking by AIS In the book " Awakening " by Patrick S. Bresnan, the author had many similar and unfamiliar details compared to the video  Indus: The Unvoiced Civilization . In the book, it emphasize the caste system of how "India is famous for its caste system" (Bresnan 13). While the video didn't mention the caste system but had information about how the people migrated to the region and how they identify themselves. Indus Valley Map The two sources treated the engineering system topic different from how one is helpful towards the region while the book highlighted the drainage system.  First of all the book emphasized the background of the engineering of the city. In the book, the "the cities, were constructed mostly of mud and fired brick" which were a high level of engineering for the time era(Bresnan 7). While the video mainly emphasizes the water systems of how resourceful they were. But the book did reveal that the ...