Previously, I compared and contrasted the Buddhist concept of padhana with the Islamic concept jihad. Both words can be translated as struggle, striving, or endeavor; but get there via different idioms. Padhana can be very literally rendered as ‘for stabilizing.’ It is specifically a practice for stabilizing the mind in wholesome states. This is similar [...]
From September 29, 2007; newly updated Last edited by robin on September 24, 2010 at 7:03 am
I am told that the word jihad can have different meanings in different contexts. Evidently, the word jihad is a kind of action or verbal noun called an infinitive. It literally means ‘he struggles.’ In spoken Arabic it simply means struggle — any sort of strenuous effort, endeavor, or striving. Some take it, in a [...]