Marga Sentence Examples

Apart from a few leading writers - such as Jacob of Edessa, the anonymous historian whose work has passed under the name of Dionysius of TellMahre, Thomas of Marga, Dionysius Bar *alibi, and Barhebraeus 3 - there are not enough names of interest to make it worth while to continue our chronological catalogue.

Biography, Monastic History, eec. - Besides the important work by Thomas of Marga (q.v.) the following deserve special mention.

Sahdona, who was a monk in the Nestorian monastery of Beth `Abhe (the same to which Thomas of Marga belonged two centuries later) and afterwards a bishop early in the 7th century, wrote a biography of and a funeral sermon on his superior Mar Jacob who founded the monastery, and also a long treatise in two parts on the monastic life, of which all that survives has been edited by P. Bedjan (Paris, 1902).

In the beginning of the 8th century David of Beth Rabban, also a Nestorian monk, wrote, besides a geographical work, " a monastic history, called The Little Paradise, which is frequently cited by Thomas of Marga."

That the ascetic ideal was by no means wholly extinct is evident from the Book of Governors written by Thomas, bishop of Marga, in 840 which bears witness to a Syrian monasticism founded by one Awgin of Egyptian descent, who settled in Nisibis about 3 50, and lasting uninterruptedly until the time of Thomas, though it had long been absorbed in the great Nestorian movement that had annexed the church in Mesopotamia.

In New York City there is a center for Ananda Marga meditation yoga--the only such center in the United States.

Ananda Marga is a holistic lifestyle approach to wellbeing that began in 1955 in India.

Ananda Marga was developed by Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar as not only a series of yoga poses, but an entire way of life.

Ananda Marga includes a series of 42 yoga asanas that are meant to be practiced once, or preferably twice, a day.

The important elements of the Ananda Marga lifestyle extend far beyond the yoga practice to include community service and education.

The essence of Ananda Marga lies in the use of tantra within a yoga philosophy and lifestyle.

The practice of Ananda Marga yoga and meditation is designed to become part of a complete lifestyle.

One of the goals of Ananda Marga meditation and yoga is to bring the students and practitioners into a new lifestyle in which they help the general community.

In this way, Ananda Marga has the power not only to enrich your own life, but also to enrich the lives of those around you by you helping them, which can further enhance your life.

Ananda Marga meditation yoga is taught and practiced in one main studio in North America in particular, in New York City.

These local centers host Ananda Marga events periodically; the frequency of such events depends on the size of the center and the amount of people in the region who stay up to date with this group and philosophy of lifestyle.

For those outside New York City, the Ananda Marga Foundation maintains a website where local studios can be found that offer either classes on a regular basis or sporadic workshops.

In the most active of yoga schools that teach Ananda Marga classes and philosophy, weekly or bi-weekly Ananda Marga classes exist.

Since Ananda Marga is an entire philosophy and lifestyle, creating a home practice can be the best way of practicing this type of yoga of all.