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28 Cards in this Set
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Devi |
Feminine divine *men need all three- education, wealth and might |
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Sepoys |
Indians working for the British Army |
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Karma |
Spiritual impurity due to action, keep us bound to this world (good and bad) |
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Brahma |
The creator God |
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Shruti/Heard |
Oldest most authoritative: *Four Vedas- myths, rituals, *Upanishads- metaphysical specualation |
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Shiva |
God of constructive destruction (the transformer)
*appears as shiva nateraj, lord of the dance of creation
* and his wife, Parvati and son Ganesha ( elephant headed remover of obstacles) |
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Smriti/Remembered |
The great Indian epics: *Ramayna *Mahabharan (includes Bhagavad-Gita) |
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Vishnu |
Preserver God *Incarnates as ten avatars (descents) including: Rama- featured in the Ramayna Krishna- featured in Mahabharata *each shown with his consort |
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Puja |
Making offering to and decorating the deity image |
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What did it give birth to? |
Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism |
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Sacred texts |
Vedas |
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The cast systems |
1. Priestly 2. Warrior 3. Merchant 4. Untouchable |
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Karma Yoga |
Path of action through selfless service *release built up karma without building up new Karma |
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How many types of Yogas are there? |
Four! |
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Jnana Yoga |
The path of knowledge *understanding the true nature of reality and the self |
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Raja Yoga |
The of meditation |
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Bhakti Yoga |
The path of devotion |
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Guru |
Spiritual teacher *especially helpful for Jnana and Raja yoga |
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The stages of life |
1. Student 2. Householder 3. Retired 4. Renunciant |
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Four duties of life |
1. Pleasure 2. Success 3. Social Responsibilities 4. Religious Responsibilities |
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Purpose of the four Yogas |
Seeking union with the divine |
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Darsan |
Seeking the deity *not idol worship |
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Prasad |
Taking the divine within your own being through eating of food shared with deity |
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Reincarnation |
Atman is continually born into this world, lifetime after lifetime *break free from reincarnation |
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Brahman |
One impersonal ultimate reality |
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True essence of life |
Atman the soul, is trapped in matter *"the art thou" |
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Began around |
The Indus River Valley civilization |
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Ultimate goal (Mokash) |
Release Atman and reunite with the divine *becoming as one with Brahman |
