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What is nivritti marg according to the shastras?
According to the Nyāya-vaiśeṣika philosophy, Nivṛtti refers to the withdrawal from wordly activity:
Dharma presents two aspects, that is, under the characteristic of Pravṛtti or wordly activity, and ...
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What is nivritti marg according to the shastras?
Swami Ranganathananda Ji quotes Adi Shankaracharya in introductory remarks to the Gita commentary.
Śaṅkara gives a comprehensive philosophy of life at the human stage of
evolution with a view to ...
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Is it true that people who are cremated in Kashi get Moksha?
Kaashi is very famous for the Sangamam of river ganga and other tributaries.
Actually the word cremation is not apt. In Kashi, the ashes of Divine COWs after their death must be foresaken as humans ...
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Is it true that people who are cremated in Kashi get Moksha?
Dying in Kashi is enough to earn liberation; see my answer here. Quoting from the Same Garuda Purana verse, 16.114:
He who, expecting to die, leaning his home, dwells at a sacred bathing-place, or ...
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Do people who are born in dwija castes did lots of virtues in their previous lives?
It is absolutely true. Hence this birth utilises the happiness out of early beings and materials of existence.
The twice born tries to enjoy/ appreciate varieties of beings on Earth and is not going ...
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