to me
Hello Wisdom from World Religions Participant,
I
would like to welcome you to βWisdom from World Religions: A Free
Online Course.β You are registered for the session running from August 13, 2018 through September 21, 2018. The course begins on Monday, August 13, 2018. To account for time differences in our global course, the learning elements (LEs) will generally become available at 5 PM EDT or UTC-5 on the day before the date given in the syllabus.
Here are some suggested actions that you can take on August 13, 2018 to get started in the course:
- Go to the Getting Started section of Week 1 under My Courses on the Wisdom from World Religions website (https://wisdomfromworldreligions.com).
- Open The First Things To Do In This Course to take your initial steps.
- Watch the orientation video.
- Access the syllabus or keep it somewhere convenient.
- Familiarize yourself with the plan of daily activities in Daily Course Activities.
- Take
the pretest, which will measure your general knowledge of the worldβs
religions. Donβt worry about the gradeβ60% is passing for this and all
tests in this course, and everyone who completes it will be able to go
on to take the rest of the course, regardless of grade.
- Go
to your preferred Discussion Group (Seeker, Proficient, or Adept) under
Community, read the short description of each of the three groups, and
choose your preferred group (you can change groups at any time as you
like!):
- Post
your first message in which you introduce yourself and let us know your
name and country of residence, the reason you’re taking the course, and
what you hope to get from the course.
- Please
read the Troubleshooting and FAQs section directly above the Getting
Started section in Week 1 for help on some of the common issues that can
occur at the beginning of the course.
Cordially,
Professor Kenneth Rose and the Wisdom from World Religions Team
Thank you Professor Kenneth Rose and the Wisdom from World Religions Team
Awaiting for :
- Open The First Things To Do In This Course to take your initial steps.
- Watch the orientation video.
- Access the syllabus or keep it somewhere convenient.
- Familiarize yourself with the plan of daily activities in Daily Course Activities.
- Take
the pretest, which will measure your general knowledge of the worldβs
religions. Donβt worry about the gradeβ60% is passing for this and all
tests in this course, and everyone who completes it will be able to go
on to take the rest of the course, regardless of grade.
- Go
to your preferred Discussion Group (Seeker, Proficient, or Adept) under
Community, read the short description of each of the three groups, and
choose your preferred group (you can change groups at any time as you
like!):
- Post
your first message in which you introduce yourself and let us know your
name and country of residence, the reason you’re taking the course, and
what you hope to get from the course.
- Please
read the Troubleshooting and FAQs section directly above the Getting
Started section in Week 1 for help on some of the common issues that can
occur at the beginning of the course.
With Kind Regard
Yours Faithfully
Jagatheesan Chandrasekharan
http://sarvajan.ambedkar.org
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THE BLESSED NOBLE AWAKENED ONE -THE TATHAGATA
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The Sun Deity’s Prayer for Protection
Thus have I heard:
On one occasion the Blessed
One was living near Savatthi at Jetavana at Anathapindika’s monastery.
At that time Suriya, the sun deity, was seized by Rahu, Lord of Asuras.
Thereupon calling to mind the Blessed One, Suriya, the Sun deity,
recited this stanza:
i. “O THE BLESSED NOBLE
AWAKENED ONE, the Hero, thou art wholly free from all evil. My adoration
to thee. I have fallen into distress. Be thou my refuge.”
Thereupon the Blessed One addressed a stanza to Rahu, Lord of Asuras, on behalf of Suriya thus:
ii. “O Rahu, Suriya has gone
for refuge to the Tathagata, the Consummate One. Release Suriya. The THE
BLESSED NOBLE AWAKENED ONE -THE TATHAGATAS radiate compassion on the
world (of beings).
iii. “O Rahu, swallow not the
dispeller of darkness, the shining one, the radiant and effulgent
traveler through the sky. Rahu, release Suriya, my son.”
Thereupon Rahu, Lord of
Asuras, released Suriya, and immediately came to the presence of
Vepacitta, Lord of Asuras, and stood beside him trembling with fear and
with hair standing on end. Then Vepacitta addressed Rahu in this stanza:
iv. “Rahu, why did you suddenly release Suriya? Why have you come trembling, and why are you standing here terrified?”
“I have been spoken to by
the THE BLESSED NOBLE AWAKENED ONE -THE TATHAGATA in a stanza
(requesting me release Suriya). If I had not released Suriya my head
would have split into seven pieces. While yet I live, I should have had
no happiness. (Therefore I released Suriya).”
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