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    Obwohl die Philosophie des integralen Yoga während Aurobindos Rückzug aus der Politik und seiner Umsiedlung nach Pondicherry reifte, könnte sie als eine Evolution aus seiner früheren Lebensphase als revolutionärer Nationalist betrachtet werden, da in beiden Phasen seine Philosophie von einer Sensibilität für die Harmonie zwischen individueller Befreiung und sozialer Einheit bestimmt war. Als revolutionärer nationalistischer Denker verkörperte seine Vision von Einheit und Ganzheit das Ideal der N…Read more
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    In everyday life, people cognize many objects. A question thus arises, how do we cognize an object? Do we cognize and identify an object through its observable (secondary) or universal (primary) features? According to the Nyāya School, we cognize an object through its “universal features”, as they manifest in each constituent of the object. Due to these universal features, we identify an object with a name. Further, Naiyāyikas said that when we cognize an object, our cognition will not be regard…Read more
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    Buddhists endorse the concept of human actions and their consequences as they uphold the doctrine of karma. However, they deny the existence of a ‘permanent self’. Few questions arise in this regard. If a permanent self does not exist then who guides a person to decide the course of an action? How does a person choose to perform an action of the many alternatives in a situation? Who takes responsibility for the consequences of an action? This paper attempts to answer these questions by reinterpr…Read more