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Africa is considered as a potent partner of India. The history conveys that Africa and India have always functioned side-by-side in crucial worldwide issues. The new Modi Government is anticipated to sustain the preservation of that spark, and the strengthening of the friendship that sticks both the economies together as partner with a new approach to Africa.
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strong man, a visionary, a determined leader waving his hands giving a sense of satisfaction that commitments would now be fulfilled. He is the Man, the 15th Prime Minister of India, H.E. Mr. Narendra Damodardas Modi. Mr. Modi made history on Friday 16th May, 2014 with an astounding victory in the general election, and was sworn in as India's 15th Prime
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Minister at an open-air ceremony attended by over 4,000 guests on 26th May, 2014. As the captain of the ship, how is he competent to steer the ship to different heights nevertheless rough the sea may be? What brands him distinct from others? Beliefs in India for the new government are sky-high. Positive hope could be made
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1. The Honorable panel at the podium (From L-R): H.E. Ms. Gennet Zewide, Ambassador of Ethiopia, Mr. Dinkar Khullar, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, H.E. Mr. François BALUMUENE, Ambassador of The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Dean of the African Heads of Missions and H.E. Mr. Jonathan Wutawunashe, Ambassador of Zimbabwe and Dean of The Diplomatic Corps in India
2. Ambassador & Dean H.E. Mr. François BALUMUENE, conveying his valuable wishes
4. African Unity: A beautiful display of African Flags
5. Launch of the Africa Day Special Supplement produced by THE TIMES OF AFRICA 6. Mr. Dinkar Khullar addressing the invitees with an enlightening speech
3. The respected Ambassadors in conversation (From L-R): H.E. Mr. Mohammed-Hacène Echarif, H.E. Mr. Jonathan Wutawunashe, H.E. Ms. Gennet Zewide and H.E. Eng. John W.H. Kijazi
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Faculties of a
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he soul is a living or a sentient being. It is said to be conscient or living because it can think and reflect; it can experience pleasure and pain, so also bliss and peace; it can bestir itself and make efforts and actions – good or bad. A soul has three faculties – mind, intellect and predispositions. Mind is the thinking faculty of the soul. It is the mind that imagines, thinks and forms ideas. The thought process is the basis of all emotions, desires and sensations. It is through this faculty that, in an instant, thoughts can be projected to a distant place, past experiences and emotions can be relived or even the future can be anticipated. It is the mind that experiences the variations of moods. The mind is a faculty of the metaphysical soul, not be confused with the heart or the brain. Intellect is used to assess thoughts. This is the faculty of understanding and decision-making which stands out as the most crucial faculty of the three. With the deepening and broadening of the intellect, clear understanding and the realization of the knowledge becomes natural, and the power to decide and reason becomes clear. It is the intellect which remembers, discriminates, judges and
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exercises its power in the form of will. Predispositions (called Sanskaras in hindi) are the “impressions” or “subconsciousness” which is the record of all the soul’s past experiences and actions. Sanskaras can take the forms of habits, talents, emotional temperaments, personality traits, beliefs, values or instincts. Every action as an experience either creates a sanskar ( this is how a habit begins) or reinforces an old one. Whatever impression is etched in the soul remains within it, forming a complete archive of all the experiences that the soul has had. When we speak of defects, specialties or virtues, we are referring to the sanskaras. The sanskaras are the basis of the soul’s individuality.
Seat of the Soul
The soul is located in the middle of the forehead in between the two eyebrows. This is the seat of the soul. The brain is the “control-room”. Just as a driver controls the car using different parts of the mechanism seated at one place, the soul employs the brain to control the body. Brain is the machine by means of which the soul thinks, remembers, receives messages from or gives directions to the sense-
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organs. The brain is the meeting place of all nerves, which carry sensations from all parts of the body to brain which functions like a control-room and makes the body to work. It is in the brain that the soul, through the nerves, puts the body to work and experiences physical sensations, pleasure and pain or happiness and sorrow. But, the brain is separate from the soul, brain is a complex thing made of matter whereas the soul has the life-principal or consciousness.
Nature of Soul
A soul is a tiny, metaphysical, conscient point of spiritual light. There are a finite number of souls. Each soul is eternal. They were never created, and will never be destroyed. Each soul is unique. We are all souls, unique and different and remain so eternally. As such, souls are invisible to the naked eyes, but one can experience its presence. A soul has no gender. The intrinsic nature of the soul is that of love, peace, happiness, truth, bliss, purity. Therefore, souls always desire for experiences of these qualities. These are the qualities that naturally emerge when the soul is aware of itself, or in other words, is soul-conscious. Follow us on
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