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What is the "Law of Karma?"
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We will get what we choose
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Define "Samsara"
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Reincarnation
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Define "Jiva"
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Soul
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Define "Maya"
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The perceived universe that all people are stuck in before becoming enlightened. The cycle for Samsara.
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Dialectic of the "four wants"
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1) Pleasure
2) Worldly success 3) Duty 4) Liberation (Moksha) |
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Path of Desire
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Renunciation (Sannyasa)
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What is meant by "Atman is Brahman"
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Atman and Brahman are the individual souls, and are completely identical before and after liberation
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Define: Sat, Chit, Ananda
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Sat- infinite being
Chit- infinite consciousness Ananda- infinite joy |
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Who are the Manifestations of God (or Gods)
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Creator- Brahma
Preserver- Vishnu Destroyer- Shiva |
Creator, Preserver, Destroyer
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Define "Veda"
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Curses and Blessings
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What are "Upanishads"
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A set of Hindu writings
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What are the four stages of life?
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Student, Householder, Forest Dweller, Sannyasin (Renounced order of life)
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What is "Bhagavad-Gita?"
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Song of God
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Who is the original form of the lord?
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Krishna (Nirguna)
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Who is Ramakrishna?
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A hindu saint that is considered to be an incarnation of God (Krishna)
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What is the Hindu caste system?
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Seers (Brahmin)
Administrators Producers Followers Outcaste (Pariahs=untouchables) |
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Who is the most worldly known Hindu?
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Believed in passive resistance
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What is "Sanskrit"
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An ancient, sacred language
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What are the four paths to Atman (mental/spiritual)?
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Jnana yoga for reflective folks
Bhakti yoga for emotional folks Karma yoga for active folks Raja (Royal) yoga for experimental folks |
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What is the famous position for Hatha yoga"
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The lotus position, which porvides bodily discipline
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