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43 Cards in this Set
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Sruti
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What is heard
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Smriti
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What is remembered
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Texts
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Sruti and Smriti
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Vedas
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Knowledge passed down orally
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Rig Vedas
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Hymn Knowledge
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Yajur veda
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Ceremonial Knowledge
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Sama Veda
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Chant Knowledge
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Atharva Veda
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Knowledge by teacher usually to ward off spirits
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Brahmanas
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Explanations of sacrifice
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Aranyakas
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Forest treatises
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Upanishads
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sitting near teacher
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Smriti
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The law code of Manu
The Epics of Mahabharata |
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Brahman
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Ultimate and basic essence of cosmos
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Atman
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"Soul" within you that is part of Brahman
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Tat Tvam Asi
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“That art thou” speaks of the underlying oneness of all things
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Maya
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Illusion people live in
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Karma
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Cause and effect, direction or rebirth
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Samsara
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Wheel of rebirth (World)
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Moksha
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Liberation
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Dharma
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Righteous law associated with social order
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Rita
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Cosmic Law
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Caste System
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Brahmin – priest
Kshatriya – warrior – noble Vaishya – merchants Shudra – peasants Dalit – Untouchables (Ghandi called them Harijan or “children of God”) |
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Stages of life
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Bramacharin – student, spends time laying religious foundation for life (8-20 yrs old)
Grihastha – householder, person fulfills demands of society by raising children (20 yrs old) Vanaprastha – retiree, individual may retire somewhat to spend time on religious matters (when grandchildren arrive) Sannyasin – renunciate, only after retirement, it is optional, a man may choose to leave his family (as long as wife is cared for) and live as an ascetic, begging for food pilgrimage to sacred sites or join an ashram (religious community) |
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Goals of Life
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Kama – pleasure
Artha – economic security Dharma – social and religious duty (most important |
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Mahabharata
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Story about Pandu's five sons.
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Jñaña Yoga
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Knowledge Path
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Karma Yoga
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Action yoga
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Bhakti Yoga
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Devotion yoga
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Raja Yoga
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royal yoga
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Sadhanas
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Many Techniques of Meditation
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Tantrism
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spiritual path emphasizing initiation, esoteric rituals and sexual symbolism
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Kundalini
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concept coming from Tantrism, offers help toward the goal of meditation
Uses the body and all its energies to reach higher consciousness Seven psychic centers (“chakras”) |
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Hatha Yoga
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“force yoga” combination of physical exercise and breathing
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Trimurti "Triple form"
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-Creation
-Preservation -Destruction |
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Brahma
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Creative force that made universe but is least cared for
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Sarasvati
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Chief wife of Brahma
Goddess of speech, art, music, etc |
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Vishnu
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-Preserver
-God of love, benevolence, forgiveness, love of play and tricks - ten avatars |
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Lakshmi
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Chief wife of Vishnu
Goddess of wealth, fertility, and victory |
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Shiva
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-Destroyer
-re-creation |
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Shakti
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-Sheer life force,splendor, and power
-The great mother -form of shiva |
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Parvati
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Nature at it's gentlest and loveliest
- form of Shakti (shiva) |
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Kali
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-Most Feared
-world of change,time,and appearance -kills out of mercy |
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Ganesh
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-Overcomer of obstacles
-Symbol of strength |
