THE HUMAN AS RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR: A Search into the Religious and Secular Ideologies of Our Time
"The earth is like honey to all beings and all beings are like honey to the earth. The shining immortal person who lives in the earth lives in your body" (Br. Up. II.5.1). "The Lord God formed man from dust and breathed into him his spirit and man became a living being" (Gen. 2:...
| Published in: | Journal of Dharma |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2004
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Journal of Dharma
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Difference between Religion and Ideology
B BJP Ideology in Religion and Politics / RSS B Religious Ideology as a Political Phenomenon B Religion and Secular Ideologies B Religion B Religion and Ideology B Critical Review of Hindutva Ideology B Religionless Secular Ideologies B Secular Ideologies of Our Time |
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| Summary: | "The earth is like honey to all beings and all beings are like honey to the earth. The shining immortal person who lives in the earth lives in your body" (Br. Up. II.5.1). "The Lord God formed man from dust and breathed into him his spirit and man became a living being" (Gen. 2:7). These two texts from the Hindu and the Christian traditions show how a human person is both mundane and divine. The human being is born of the earth and at the same time participates in the divine nature. He/she is a wonderful combination of the earthly and the heavenly. This is the reason why the humans feel a constant tension between these two poles of their existence. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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