India

Reaching Enlightenment

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July 12th 2008
Siddhartha set out on his journey. He had been kept sheltered for a long period of time by his father, locked away in a palace and unaware of all of suffering that occurs on this Earth. One day, Siddhartha knew he had to set out and actually she what was occurring. He journeyed and came back knowing what reality was and what he must do. He gave up his posh lifestyle, became a monk, meditated, ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more