Sentence examples for worship vows from inspiring English sources

While some traditions of bhakti radically speak out against ritual, devotion in ordinary life is usually embedded in worship, vows, and pilgrimages three major elements within practical Hinduism.

Yet another legend has it that the sage (rishi) Bhringi had vowed to worship only one deity and so failed to circumambulate and prostrate himself before Parvati.

However, the sage Bhringi had vowed to worship only one deity, Shiva, and ignored Parvati while worshipping and circumambulating him.

If I join a church, I am vowing to worship God and love my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ even when it's not convenient or fun.

Yet certain expressions of bhakti are far more confrontational than others in their criticism of caste, image worship, and the performance of vows, pilgrimages, and acts of self-mortification.

The church is part of a tiny but growing movement among liberal houses of worship around the nation making similar vows.

Also, check with your officiant to ensure you're actually allowed to read your own vows, as some houses of worship require marrying couples to recite set vows. 2. Decide whether you'll say the same vows or not.

After a period of silent worship, the couple stood and recited their own vows.

Renewal of vows ceremonies can take place in houses of worship.

In another instance, while passing the Deodar Forest, Parvati notices sages who worship Shiva and have emaciated their bodies with fasts and severe vows.

Moore has vowed revenge on Republican incumbents who don't worship at his antitax altar -- he calls them "Republicans in Name Only," or "Rinos" -- and unseating Specter, he says, is his top priority.