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In this book, we analyze the psycho-social consequences faced by Indian American children after exposure to the school textbook discourse on Hinduism and ancient India. We demonstrate that there is an intimate connection—an almost exact correspondence—between James Mill’s colonial-racist discourse (Mill was the head of the British East India Company) and the current school textbook discourse. This racist discourse, camouflaged under the cover of political correctness, produces the same psychological impacts on Indian American children that racism typically causes: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a phenomenon akin to racelessness, where children dissociate from the traditions and culture of their ancestors.


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Padarthabhāvana

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Padarthabhāvana literally means becoming aware of objects through others.

When the seeker reaches this state, he is not aware of padārthas or objects whether they are inside or outside himself and has to be made aware of them by others. The reason is that his mind is always dwelling on his Self. In this final state, the seeker’s consciousness transcends all duality and is well-established in the ātman or the Self.


References[edit]

  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

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Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti

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