Innovative Gurus: Tradition and Change in Contemporary Hinduism

Lucía, Amanda

doi:10.1007/s11407-014-9159-5

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“…The effort to distance themselves, then, seems linked to a conception of religion as something ritualistic, hierarchical, and anti-modern. Lucia (2014) also highlights that neo-Hindu cases are varied: there are both those who advocate the value of tradition, that is, the importance of returning to the original or authentic, and those who catalyse a complete break with the traditional. Whether conventional or innovative, traditions need to reconfigure themselves to maintain their relevance to contemporary audiences.…”

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Life of yoga and Neo-Hinduism: identities and belongings

Ladeira,

Bastos

2024

Sociol. Antropol.

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This article addresses the themes of embodiment of tradition and the building of new religious identities by the case study of a Vedanta group in Rio de Janeiro. From the historical context of the transnational movements that have propagated practices and beliefs of Hindu origin, we present the interlocutors’ religious identifications and lifestyles. We then discuss the tensions and contradictions involved in the discourses, to some extent ambiguous, about autonomy and belonging. The data collected in the field reveals the meanings of a life of yoga and the different levels of engagement with the Hindu tradition and its practices and rituals. Beyond the notion of conversion, we argue that the construction of this neo-Hindu identity not only involves restrictions and adaptations to traditional precepts, but also a creative experience of transformation through the choice of certain prescriptions, identifications, and behaviours.

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Section: Hindus Without Religion: the Challenges Of Declaring Oneself...mentioning

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Life of yoga and Neo-Hinduism: identities and belongings

Ladeira,

Bastos

2024

Sociol. Antropol.

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“…Gurus affect every aspect of the life of devotees by the ritualization of desired behavior. They can start new healthy traditions, modify existing ones that are distracted, and discontinue those that are no longer relevant in the present time (Lucia 2014). Gurus work as role models for their followers.…”

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A Reinterpretation of Hindu Spirituality for Addressing Environmental Problems

Awasthi

2021

Religions

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Global environmental change is a serious threat to our existence and requires immediate actions from every dimension of our efforts. The cultural pathway has much potential to address environmental problems because it is expected to promote environment-friendly behavior in people. However, its implementation on the ground requires a wise coordination of the cultural and scientific ways of thinking. Hinduism has great potential to embrace environment-friendly behavior due to its receptivity to change and tendency of adopting and theologizing new developments. However, due to the presence of a wide gap between theoretical philosophy and actual practices, the potential of environmental sensibility, inherent in Hindu spirituality, could not be harnessed. Here, I reinterpret the key concepts of Hinduism in the light of modern scientific wisdom for their synchronization with current challenges. I identify some solutions for promoting environment-friendly practices in Hinduism through the coordination of science and culture.

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“…Even those seemingly “secular” meditation practices not necessarily movement‐related, such as heart rhythm meditation (Bair & Bair, ), loving kindness meditation, or TM where one gets into a meditative state by focusing on a mantra, have religious roots. TM has roots in Hinduism (Lucia, ), HRM has some roots in Universal Sufism in the teachings of musician and mystic Hazrat Inayet Khan (), and both loving kindness and mindfulness meditation have roots in Buddhism (Brown, ). Several scholars have noted that such practices lose something when they are separated from the traditions where they originated (Brown, ; Surmitis et al., ), and that they are even more effective if approached as spiritual practice.…”

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The Landscape of Mindfulness and Meditation in Adult Education: A Partial Prescription (and Critique) for Lifelong Learning and Well‐Being

Tisdell

Riley

2019

New Dir Adult Contin Educ

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1 This chapter provides an overview and critique of the mindfulness and meditation literature in popular culture, adult education and health care, and provides discussion based on both experience and the literature for teaching and learning for well-being.Mindfulness and/or meditation are a part of many adult education settings. Sometimes one or the other of these related concepts is the main curriculum of an educational activity; other times it is simply incorporated into a larger course as a context-setting activity. Consider the following scenarios based on real activities that we have heard about, been a part of, or experienced:

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Innovative Gurus: Tradition and Change in Contemporary Hinduism

Cited by 12 publications

References 29 publications

Life of yoga and Neo-Hinduism: identities and belongings

Life of yoga and Neo-Hinduism: identities and belongings

A Reinterpretation of Hindu Spirituality for Addressing Environmental Problems

The Landscape of Mindfulness and Meditation in Adult Education: A Partial Prescription (and Critique) for Lifelong Learning and Well‐Being

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