Rishabh Dev 9th Vishnu Avatra

Rishabh Dev 9th Vishnu Avatra

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Rishabh Dev

Lord Vishnu in his ninth incarnation as Rishabh Dev was born to king Nabhi and Marudevi. His mother Marudevi was the daughter of Indra. He attained that state of Paramhansa (an ascetic of highest order who has controlled his anger) which is an uphill task. He was given the title of 'Jin' which means a ' a knower'. His followers are known as Jains.

'Jain Dharma' is an ancient dharmic religion from India that prescribes a path of non-violence for all forms of living beings in this world. Its philosophy and practice relies mainly on self effort in progressing the soul on the spiritual ladder to God consciousness. Any soul which has conquered its own inner enemies and achieved the state of supreme being is called jina

Rishabha was born to King Nabhi Raja and Queen Marudevi at Ayodhya in the Ikshvaku clan.

According to Jain beliefs, Rishabh existed before civilization developed.

He taught people agriculture, tending of animals, cooking, and more. He had one hundred and one sons.

His eldest son - Bharat - was a chakravarti king - the conqueror of the known world. In the later part of his life he retired to become a monk and attained moksha. Since he became a siddha, he is occasionally worshipped.

According to the Jain beliefs, India was named Bhārata-varsha or Bhārata after him.

His second son was Bahubali, whose statue stands at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka as well as at Karkala.

Marudevi mother of Adinath was the first person to achieve moksha - even before Rishabh himself.

Rishabh's grandson Marichi's soul later became Mahavira

He attained 'Kevalgnan' or infinite knowledge at Palitana and attained liberation (Moksha) at Ashtapad mountain in Himalayas.

Jaina tradition identifies Rishabha (also known as Adhinath) as the First Tirthankar of this declining (avasarpini) kalachakra (time cycle). The first Tirthankar, Rishabhdev/ Adhinath, appeared prior to the Indus Valley Civilization.

There are five basic ethical principles (vows) prescribed. The degree to which these principles must be practiced is different for renunciant and householder. Thus:

Non-violence (Ahimsa) - to cause no harm to living beings.

Truth (Satya) - to always speak the truth in a harmless manner.

Non-stealing (Asteya) - to not take anything that is not willingly given.

Celibacy (Brahmacarya) - to not indulge in sensual pleasures.

Non-possession (Aparigraha) - to detach from people, places, and material things.

Ahimsa, "Non-violence", is sometimes interpreted as not killing, but the concept goes far beyond that. It includes not harming or insulting other living beings either directly or indirectly through others. There can be even no room for thought to injure others, and no speech that influence others to inflict harm. It also includes respecting the view of others (non-absolutism and acceptance of multiple view points).

Satya, "truthfulness", is also to be practiced by all people. Given that non-violence has priority, all other principles yield to it, whenever there is a conflict. For example, if speaking truth will lead to violence, it is perfectly ethical to be silent. Thiruvalluvar in his Tamil classic devotes an entire chapter clarifying the definition of 'truthfulness'.

Asteya, "non-stealing", is the strict adherence to one's own possessions, without desire to take another's. One should remain satisfied by whatever is earned through honest labour. Any attempt to squeeze others and/or exploit the weak is considered theft. Some of the guidelines for this principle are:

Always give people fair value for labor or product.

Never take things which are not offered.

Never take things that are placed, dropped or forgotten by others

Never purchase cheaper things if the price is the result of improper method (e.g. pyramid scheme, illegal business, stolen goods, etc.)

Brahmacarya, "monastic celibacy", is the complete abstinence from sex, which is only incumbent upon monastics. Householders practice monogamy as a way to uphold brahmacarya in spirit.

Aparigraha, "non-possession", is the renunciation of property and wealth, before initiation into monkhood, without entertaining thoughts of the things renounced. This is done so one understands how to detach oneself from things and possessions, including home and family, so one may reach moksa.For householders, non-possession is owning without attachment, because the notion of possession is illusory. The reality of life is that change is constant; thus, objects owned by someone today will be property of someone else in future days. The householder is encouraged to discharge his or her duties to related people and objects as a trustee, without excessive attachment

Jains have an ancient tradition of scholarship and have the highest degree of literacy in India. Jain libraries are the oldest in the country

Jainism regards every living soul as potentially divine. When the soul sheds its karmic bonds completely, it attains God-consciousness. It prescribes a path of non-violence to progress the soul to this ultimate goal.

Jinas are spiritually advanced human beings who rediscover the dharma, become fully liberated and teach the spiritual path to benefit all living beings. Practicing Jains follow the teachings of 24 special jinas who are known as Tirthankaras "

Jainism encourages spiritual development through reliance on and cultivation of one's own personal wisdom and self-control (व्रत, vrata). The goal of Jainism is to realize the soul's true nature. "Samyak darshan gyan charitrani moksha margah", meaning "true/right perception, knowledge and conduct" ( known as the triple gems of Jainism) provides the path for attaining liberation (moksha) from samsara (the universal cycle of birth and death). Moksha is attained by liberation from all karma.

The main Jain prayer (Namokar Mantra) therefore salutes the five special categories of souls that have attained God-consciousness or are on their way to achieving it, to emulate and follow these paths to salvation.

Another major characteristic of Jain belief is the emphasis on the consequences of not only physical but also mental behaviours

Every living being has a soul.

Every soul is potentially divine, with innate qualities of infinite knowledge, perception, power, and bliss (masked by its karmas).

Therefore, regard every living being as yourself, harming no one and be kind to all living beings.

Every soul is born as a celestial, human, sub-human or hellish being according to its own karmas.

Every soul is the architect of its own life, here or hereafter.

When a soul is freed from karmas, it becomes free and god-conscious, experiencing infinite knowledge, perception, power, and bliss.

Right View, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct (triple gems of Jainism) provide the way to this realization. There is no supreme divine creator, owner, preserver or destroyer. The universe is self-regulated and every soul has the potential to achieve the status of god-consciousness (siddha) through its own efforts.

Navakar Mantra is the fundamental prayer in Jainism and can be recited at any time of the day. Praying by reciting this mantra, the devotee bows with respect to liberated souls still in human form (Arihantas), fully liberated souls (Siddhas), spiritual leaders (Acharyas), teachers (Upadyayas) and all the monks. By saluting them, Jains receive inspiration from them for the right path of true bliss and total freedom from the karma of their soul. In this main prayer, Jains do not ask for any favors or material benefits. This mantra serves as a simple gesture of deep respect towards beings who are more spiritually advanced. The mantra also reminds followers of the ultimate goal, nirvana or moksha.

Non-violence (Ahimsa) is the foundation of right View, the condition of right Knowledge and the kernel of right Conduct. Non-violence is compassion and forgiveness in thoughts, words and actions toward all living beings. It includes respecting views of others (Non-absolutism).

Jainism stresses on the importance of controlling the senses, as they are the gateway for creating soul's attachments and aversions to non-living matter.

Limit possessions and lead a pure life that is useful to yourself and others. Owning an object by itself is not possessiveness; however attachment to an object is. Non-possessiveness is the balancing of needs and desires while staying detached from our possessions.

Enjoy the company of the holy and better qualified, be merciful to those afflicted and tolerate the perversely inclined.

Four things are difficult for a soul to attain: 1. human birth, 2. knowledge of the law, 3. faith in the law, and 4. practicing the right path.

It is important not to waste human life in evil ways. Rather, strive to rise on the ladder of spiritual evolution.

The goal of Jainism is liberation of the soul from the negative effects of unenlightened thoughts, speech and action. This goal is achieved through clearance of karmic obstructions by following the triple gems of Jainism.

Jains mainly worship idols of Jinas, Arihants and Tirthankars, who have conquered the inner passions and attained God-consciousness status. Jainism acknowledges the existence of powerful heavenly souls (Yaksha and Yakshini) that look after the well beings of Thirthankarars. Usually, they are found in pair around the idols of Jinas as male (yaksha) and female (yakshini) guardian deities. Even though they have supernatural powers, they are also wandering through the cycles of births and deaths just like most other souls. Over time, people started worshiping these deities as well.

Lord Rishabha / Adinath: 1st Tirthankar, first king of Ayodhya kingdom (earlier known as Vinita City), whose seals are being discovered from Indus civilisation remains. He founded Jainism in this cycle.

Gayatri Mantra

Om Bhur Bhuva Svah

Tat Savitur Varenyam

Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi

Dhiyo Yo Nah Prachodayaat

OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI

We meditate on that Supreme effulgence of the Radiant Being

The Indwelling Controller and Director of all Things

May He stimulate our Intellect entirely (to realize the Truth)

Hindus explained

Hinduism is a religion, which does not have any founders because the word Hindu was created by the British East India Company to describe all non-Abraham religions of India. The word itself is non-Sanskrit and is associated with geography rather than beliefs or religions. The Persians, Arabs, and Turks referred the people living by the Indus River as Hindus. The word Hindu was first documented by the Mogul rulers, who invented taxation laws to impose on those that did not practice Islam. From the rat worshipers to the meditating yogis following the teachings of the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts; everyone was addressed by the Moguls as Hindus. Later, the British East India Company added "ism" to the word to collectively define the religions of India as Hinduism. Subliminally, this was done to insult and discredit the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts. In modern times the corrupt politicians of India and radical groups such as Hindutva keep the foreign word Hindu alive by inventing lies about the origin of the word. Thus ignorance continues to lives on.

If one separates the different beliefs and religions of India accordingly, one could easily discover the founder or the founders of many different sects of Hinduism. For instance the rat worshiping Hindu sect of the Karni Mata was founded in the later period of 1500's by the descendants of Karni Mata, a Hindu priestess. Whereas the belief system that has no founder or founders is linked with the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts.

The philosophy of the Vedas was orally passed down by the yogis from generation to generation in the form of songs and around 2000BCE - 1500BCE the Vedas was written into four categories. The philosophy of the Vedas is "Eternal" (or "Sanatan" in Sanskrit). Just like no one founded gravity, Newton simply discovered gravity and defined the laws of gravity similarly no one founded the belief associated with the Vedas. The yogis such as Vashishta and Vishvamitra attained enlightenment and wrote their experiences in poetic riddles with rituals and rules. The contents of the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts are powerful; and the yogis deliberately wrote them in riddles with rituals and rules to protect such power from getting into evil possession. Anyone just reading the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts can spend their lifetime and fail to understand the philosophy within; per contra those that study and attain enlightenment may glance at any verse at once from these ancient texts and understand every word. Hence, those in search of enlightenment studying these rules or "Laws" (or "Dharm" in Sanskrit) eventually attain enlightenment and become "Eternal" or "Sanatan." Those that study the teachings of the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts are following an ancient order that has no founder or founders and is known as the "Eternal Law" or the "Sanatan Dharm."

Recently, Hindus have written on 8 types of Hindu marriages summarized from a text called "Manu Smriti." Some bloggers are linking these marriages to the ancient era of the Vedas period. These Hindu writers are either lying or they do not know what they are talking about because these were 8 different ways of consummating unions, both formal and informal, performed around 200BCE - 200CE by good and bad citizens of the region. Some of these ways had more in common with pillaging, slavery, and rape than wedding practices. Although "Manu Smriti," which translates in English as "common man writings," is in Sanskrit; it is not part of the "Sanatan Dharm" beliefs and related customs. Very much like people without credibility today types and tweets on the internet, "Manu Smriti" most likely came in existence in a similar way. Like any material typed by common bloggers may contain errors, "Manu Smriti" is full of flaws. One of the famous types of marriages in the "Sanatan Dharm" is known as "Svayamvar" and none of the 8 ways of weddings briefed by Hindu bloggers mentions this. This further confirms that the ancient order of the "Sanatan Dharm" differs from Hinduism and is not part of any related sect followed by Hindus.

Although Hindus claim the Vedas, the Upanishads, and associated ancient Sanskrit texts to be part of their religion, they do not follow the teachings. One example is the practice of Hindu caste system, which directly defies the teachings of the Vedas. Many Hindus living in western countries have recently started claiming that Jesus Christ was a Hindu or Jesus Christ went to India to learn from Hinduism. Basically, a Hindu will lie, invent myths, or say anything to suggest that "Hinduism is the oldest religion without any founder or founders."

Therefore, Hindus are not part of this ancient order of the "Sanatan Dharm," which has no founder or founders regardless of their claim that the "Sanatan Dharm" is another name for Hinduism. One either studies the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the associated ancient Sanskrit texts to follow the ancient order of the "Sanatan Dharm" or they practice Hindu caste system along with traditions such as Hindu arranged marriages, which displays more Islamic influence, and that is a "Hindu way of life!"

Bhima's son Gadotkach like skeleton found

Bhima's son Gadotkach like skeleton found

Is it Real or Not? - Find out below after reading this Hoax News....

Recent exploration activity 1n the northern region of India uncovered a skeletal remains of a human of phenomenal size. This region of the indian desert is called the Empty Quarter.

See the photo and note the size of the two men standing in the picture in comparison to the size of the skeleton!!

A very small article on this was published in Times Of India- Mumbai edition on 22-Apr-2004.

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The discovey was made by National Geographic Team (India Division) the support from the indian Army since the area comes under the jurisdiction of the Army.

The exploration team also found tablets vdth inscriptions that stated that our Gods of Indian mythologicalyore, Brahma", had created people of phenomenal size the like of which He has not created since. They were very tall, big, and very powedul, such that they could put their arms around a tree trunk and uproot it.
They were created to bring order among us since we were always fighting with each other. One of he sons of Bhima of the Pandava brothers is also thought of to have been carrying these genes. Later these people, who were given all the power turned against all our Gods and transgressed beyond all boundaries set. As a result they were destroyed by God Shiva.

The Geo Exploration team believes these to be the remains of those people.

Govt of India has secured the whole area and no one is, allowed to enter except the NatGeo personnel.



On September 16, 2000, Steve Westin of our staff was a guest at the site outside Hyde Park, New York, where the Paleontological Research Institution and the Cornell Department of Geological Sciences are excavating the skeleton of a mastodon.

The image first surfaced in October 2002 as an entry in a Photoshop contest run by Worth1000.com. It was created by altering an actual photo of a Cornell University excavation of a mastodon skeleton.


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Indian civilisation '9,000 years old'

Indian civilisation '9,000 years old'

By Rajyasri Rao in Delhi

Marine scientists in India say an archaeological site off India's western coast may be up to 9,000 years old.

The revelation comes about 8 months after acoustic images from the sea-bed suggested the presence of built-up structures resembling the ancient Harappan civilisation, which dates back around 4,000 years.

The Harappan civilisation is the oldest in the subcontinent.

Although Palaeolithic sites dating back around 20,000 years have been found on the coast of India's western state of Gujarat before, this is the first time there are indications of man-made structures as old as 9,500 years found deep beneath the sea surface.

Search impeded

Known as the Gulf of Cambay, the area has been subject to a great deal of archaeological interest due to its proximity to another ancient submerged site - Dwaraka - in the nearby Gulf of Kutch.

Harappan remains have been found in India and Pakistan

But investigations in the Cambay region have been made more difficult by strong tidal currents running at around two to three metres per second.

They impede any sustained underwater studies.

Marine scientists led by the Madras-based National Institute of Ocean Technology said they got around this problem by taking acoustic images off the sea-bed and using dredging equipment to extract artefacts.

A second round of investigations was conducted about three months ago.

'Glorious past'

The Indian Minister for Ocean Technology, Murli Manohar Joshi, told journalists the images indicated not only symmetrical man-made structures but also a paleo-river, running for around nine kilometres, on whose banks all the artefacts were discovered.

Experts say submerged pottery may offer a clue

Carbon dating carried out on one of these artefacts - a block of wood bearing the signs of deep fissures - suggested it had been around since about 7,595 BC.

Mr Joshi said his ministry planned to set up a multi-disciplinary group to look into what this discovery really meant and what relation it might have to other ancient sites in the area.

Critics say the minister, who has been in the eye of a storm recently for attempts to Hinduise school history textbooks, may well be presenting these archaeological discoveries as proof of India's glorious and ancient past.

But others say only further scientific studies can tell whether such a claim can be made at all.

Indian civilisation '9,000 years old'

Krishna’s Dwarka:Archeologist S.R. Rao’s speech( English mp3)

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Bangalore based Dr. S.R. Rao, a living legend, now at 84, but once an active, high profile archeologist who discovered Indus valley civilization site of Lothal, who bravely excavated Siddhpur’s Rudramahel site against all the odds, who successfully accomplished underwater excavation to discover Lord Krishna’s Dwarka city’s remains in Arabian Sea for 11 years, was in Ahmedabad recently to deliver a lecture and to share his knowledge about Lord Krishna’s submerged capital city Dwarka.

DeshGujarat.Com recorded his speech in which he presented some important aspects of his Dwarka discovery.

Mr. Rao has handed over a project to the government of Gujarat for building an underwater museum in Arabian Sea at Dwarka. He says that it would be interesting for people to actually see Lord Krishna’s Dwarka city’s fort wall and other remains under the water.
Salute to Mr. Rao for whatever he has done for Gujarat and for what he still intends to do.

Dwarka

Secrets of the Monkey God

There are thousands of Hindu religious books; scriptures, the books of the ancient and modern saints, books by the great devotees and philosophers. In addition, there are innumerable poetry and prayers of the different Gods, written by the saints in Sanskrit or their regional language. There are also prose and prayers written by uneducated village devotees in their own language (dialect). Not a single book depicts 100% of Hinduism, nor any single book is recommended to all Hindus to read and worship daily. Hindus are democratically given liberty to choose a holy book for the individual purpose. Most liked Hindu God Lord Krishna has Himself advised to go beyond the books to understand God. Upanishada (The knowledge part of the Veda) say that the speech (the words) come back (becomes unable) along with the searching mind; (when one tries to describe God). This means God is beyond words. Words have limited meaning, scope, strength and jurisdiction or explaining power; hence words can’t reach up to God. God is infinite. The books which are necessarily and merely the words are purely human imaginations. No holy book in the world irrespective of its belonging to any sect or religion can take a devotee to God. This is evident from the experience. Billions of people are praying God and reading holy books or even living as per guidance of holy books since thousands of years. How many of them have understood God or seen God? The meaning of Hinduism is search into the knowledge of God that ends in self realization. It is not an organized movement of people under the name of God headed by religion makers, their disciples, followers and priests having holy books fitted in their heads in such a way that there would not be space available for free thinking of God. Adwaitism is finer and has the greater value than the monotheism. Adwaitism gives right to people to choose a form of God which they like most, though there is only one God incarnated in many names and forms. For example, the women like God to be a woman. Why should she worship a masculine God? There are instances that the women could not concentrate on God because God was supposed to be masculine. Adwaitism, has given a right to women to worship God in the woman form if they so desire. Worshiping favorite form gives more happiness and nearness to God is the experience of the people in the world.

Hanuman or the Monkey God is the form of God that was extremely popular in Asia and all the Eastern countries, and still it is being worshipped in many countries. There are many stories attached to the birth, bring up, youth and finally as a messenger of God Prabhu Ramchandra , published in millions of books. The author does not think it possible to give all the stories of Hanuman in this small article. Further, the Guru of the author has taught him that stories of God, depicting God or personifying God like God walked, God spoke, God ordered, God had given commandments, God advised, God asked, God did, God created etc. are the stories for strengthening faith and devotion, not for the knowledge of God or attaining God. However, the readers who are interested in knowing more about Monkey God in details may kindly visit the following pages, where lot of information is available.



The author’s view is to disclose more details here for the information of the devotees and admirers of the Monkey God. Identity of the Monkey God is traditionally passed by Guru to his most liked disciple who then becomes Guru himself. Those secrets could not be disclosed by any Guru anywhere. The intention of the author is to explain as to how the animal monkey was selected by the ancient seers to represent God. In India a few more animals are personified. Among them most popular is the Elephant God, Ganesh. Ganesh idols were found in the archeological excavation in many countries, substantiating that the God was popular not only in India but in so many other countries. Ganesh with the elephant head is supposed to be the God of intelligence. Narsimha is the Hindu God with the lion head. Narsimha killed the mighty demon Hiranykashyapu is the story in old scriptures. Narsimha God is comparatively less popular than Hanuman and Ganesh. All these animal Gods have heads of the animals and the human body from the neck down up to feet. This indicates that what differentiates human from the animal is the head; the activities of the lower parts are almost same.

Almost all Hindu Gods have weapons in their hands and stories depict that they killed the demons. Demons represented the bad thoughts called bad “Vritti”. Though in Indian mythological pictures the demons are illustrated with big teeth, nails and big bodies, never such a big size people were in existence. Demons were often named after the bad qualities of the human being, like Mhaisasur demon represented idleness and lack of intelligence, Narkasur was a demon who represents the tendency of making the house and public area dirty, Bakasur was a demon eating too much and talking nonsense continuously etc. The demons were killing the gentle and god fearing public in almost each and every story.

this world is an illusion

Ofcourse this world is an illusion....We've grown our entire life thinking it is real, feeling the sense of truth, that THIS is infact real. Why??? Why do we think that??? Cause it has been that way our entire life....we have become comfortably numb. Everyone worries about how they look and what they wear. We watch mtv all day wasting this thing called life. No one believes no more. We have all become clones, zombies, robots. We have been programmed to not look outside the box. YES! this world is an illusion! One who does not believe that isnt ready for it yet...isnt ready to except the truth. So, yes we are in a dream.....now how do we escape it?? How do we know when we are REAL??? There are many different ways to escape....YOU are the one who has to choose.....Meditation??? Spirituality?? Death??? NO matter what u choose there is a way....believe....faith.....one way or another you will one day FREE YOUR MIND. Instant Message me on AOL to learn more and free yourself...


Wow, that's a tough question; one over which the greatest minds have struggled throughout history!

Not surprisingly, the Question of Reality is one of the core "problems" of Philosophy/metaphysics, along with the Question of Truth and of Certainty. So how can one know what is real; whether what is perceived is actual or simply a construct of one's mind? This was famously answered, of course, by "I think, therefore I am" (Descartes), the riddle of Schrodengers Cat, and considered in a roundabout way in pop-culture by the film The Matrix. You exist, because you are *aware* that you exist, and reality exists because it is observed. You may be certain of nothing, other than that you exist. Everything else is taken on faith with varying degrees of certainty.

I don't think it's possible to know, in an absolute sense, what the "correct" interpretation of the physical world is. After all, when I perceive the color blue, is it the same as everyone else's perception? Same goes for the taste of particular foods, or a sound. (Could that explain individual preferences?) [side note: Those who have had their hearing restored with cochlear implants report hearing familiar sounds "differently" than before. Which perception is "correct"?] Our perceptions are particular and integral to our Self. IOW, dependent on who we are -- there is no universal truth other than that available through mathmatics and the derivitave sciences which is why math is so important, powerful, and beautiful. It allows for a system of modeling and interpretation of the world in a way that is neutral of interpretation (the neuronal 'metadata') and provides absolutes.