Brahmacarya, gārhasthya, vānaprastha and sanyāsa are the four āśramas we find in the tradition. Among these, the fourth one is the most important because it deals with mōkṣa(a state where there is no sorrow or rebirth). In tradition, we find six types of it. We have an extensive detail in the 108 upanishads with commentary by upanishad brahmendra.
Colonial Discourse and the Suffering of Indian American Children is now freely available.
| We examine the impact of the current colonial-racist discourse around Hindu Dharma on Indians across the world and prove that this discourse causes psychological effects similar to those caused by racism: shame, inferiority, embarrassment, identity confusion, assimilation, and a detachment from our cultural heritage. |