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Values from Mahabharata

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Values from Mahabharata Mahabharata, one of the two great epics of India, will remain apt to human even today. Although the Mahabharata mostly focuses on war, there are many life lessons and philosophies to be learned from it. Every character we meet in our life reflects some character of Mahabharata. Some as Krishna, some as Sakuni, some as Karna, everyone around us remembers some Mahabharata character. To that extent, Mahabharata plays an important role in our lives. In this part, we can see who are the characters who gave compelling life philosophies in Mahabharata. Krishna's advice to Arjuna, who hesitated to fight against his brothers before the start of the war, is celebrated and well reversed text by the people of the world as the Bhagavad Gita. What Krishna is saying is that sometimes one has to stand up to one's family to save dharma. Any war must first have a plan, going into war without a plan will only lead to failure. Krishna’s role in Mahabharata teaches us th...

Lessons from life of Great Indian Saint Swami Vivekananda

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Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda Introduction: Swami Vivekananda born Narendranath Datta was an Indian Hindu monk, spiritual leader, and social reformer; who played a significant role in the growing Indian nationalism of the 19th and 20th centuries. He was born on 12 January 1863, in Kolkata and his birthday is observed as a national Youth day. He is the founder of Ramakrishna math and Mission in Calcutta, which is still working towards helping the poor and needy. He was a man of wisdom and a very simple human being. He is very excellent in his studies. He has got vast knowledge of different cultures. He always uses to travel to the Western world spreading Hindu philosophy and introducing Indian heritage, culture, and philosophy to the West. He is known for his golden thoughts. He once gave a brief speech representing India and Hinduism in Chicago at the Parliament of the World's Religion. His introductory speech, beginning with "Sisters and brothers of America", earne...