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35 Cards in this Set
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Kāma |
pleasure (food, sex, etc.)
One of the four goals of human life. |
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Artha |
material success (prosperity, wealth, income security, etc.)
One of the four goals of human life
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Dharma |
Duty, virtue (esp. civic)
One of the four goals of human life
First step on path to renunciation |
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Moksha |
Liberation, freedom (esp. from Samsara)
One of the four goals of human life
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aśrama |
stage of life (there are four, which culminate in moksha) |
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Samsara |
realm of suffering
brahman + maya = samsara (ultimate reality without realization of the self leads to suffering) |
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Karma yoga |
work w/o attachment to result discipline and union b/w individual and brahman |
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bharti yoga |
love, devotion to God |
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Jnana yoga |
knowledge, realization of oneness |
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Atman |
True innermost self (connected to Brahman) |
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Brahman or Brahma (neut.) |
The Ultimate Reality |
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Eight Limbs of Raja Yoga |
* Yama – ethical restraints (the don'ts)
* Niyama – ethical observances (the dos) * Āsana – a posture that one can hold for a period of time, staying relaxed, steady, comfortable and motionless * Prāṇāyāma – conscious regulation and exercise of breath * Pratyāhāra – mastery of sensory organs, withdrawal of the senses from external objects * Dhāraṇā – concentration, introspective focus, one-pointedness of mind * Dhyāna – meditation * Samādhi – the quiet state of complete forgetfulnessblissful awareness of external world and the physical
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Jiva |
Individual ego (think of persona; mask) Not as "deep" as Atman |
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Kali Yuga |
Age of Discord (at the end of ages)
Greatest opportunity for good |
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Maya |
mystic power of creation, illusion, ignorance |
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Saguna Brahman |
Qualified Ultimate (w/characteristics) |
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Nirguna Brahman |
Unqualified Ultimate (w/o characteristics) |
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Samsara |
world cycle (cycle of suffering caused by maya) |
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Sat Chit Ananda |
Infinite Being, Infinite Consciousness, Infinite Bliss |
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Tam Tvam Asi |
The self is part of the ultimate reality |
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Avatara |
incarnation (or descent) of a deity to earth |
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Kali |
The Terrible Mother Manifestation of Shakti Goddess of Time, Change, Power, Destruction |
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Krsna (Krishna) |
God of Play incarnation of Shiva on Earth According to Bhagavad Gita, comes to earth once per age |
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Lila |
play (theater, sport) description of all reality |
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Linga or Lingam |
symbol of Siva energy and potential of siva (creation) |
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Murti/Vigraha |
image that can contain deity (used in puja) |
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Puja |
Ritual of welcome to Murti w/deity Involves: welcoming, bathing, food offering, feet washing, adornment/clothes flowers hymn singing inquiries into well-being a farewell |
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Sakti (Shakti) |
Goddess of Energy embodiment of energy, motivation of all action manifested as Kali/Parvati |
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Siva or Shiva |
The destroyer deity, one of the great forms of god "He who carries away" |
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Yoni |
Aniconic fertility symbol of vagina, and of Devi |
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Dharma |
cosmic, social, and moral order |
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Four Stages of Life |
Student, householder, retiree, renunciator |
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Four Stations of Life |
Brahmin (priests) Kshatriyas (kings/rulers, warriors&soldiers) Vaishyas (cattle herders, agriculturists, businessmen, artisans and merchants) Shudras (service providers/laborers)
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Raja Parba |
menses (menstruations) of the earth festival |
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Sannyasin |
renouncer seeks moksha through ascetic living
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