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38 Cards in this Set
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Ahimisa
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"Nonharm"
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Ashram
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Spiritual community
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Atman
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Spiritual essence of individual
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Avatar
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Earthly embodiment of deity
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Bhagavad Gita
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A religious literary work about Krishna
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Bhakti
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Devotion to deity or ghuru
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Bhakti Yoga
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Spiritual disciple of devotion to deity or guru
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Brahma
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God of creation
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Brhaman
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Spiritual essence of the universe
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Brahmin
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Member of priestly castle
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Caste
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One of the major social classes sanctioned by Hinduism
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Devi
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"Goddess" or "Great Mother"
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Dhyana
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Meditation
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Durga
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"Awe inspiring"; mother-goddess
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Guru
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Spiritual teacher
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Hatha Yoga
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Spiritual disciple of postures and bodily exercises
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Jhana Yoga
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Spiritual disciple of knowledge and insight
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Kali
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"Dark", a form of Devi, goddess associated with destruction and rebirth
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Karma
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The moral law of cause and effect that determines direction of rebirth
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Karma Yoga
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Spiritual disciple of selfless action
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Krishna
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A god associated with playfulness
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Kundalini Yoga
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A form of raja yoga that envisions the individual's energy as a force capable of being raised from the center of the body to the head, producing joy
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Mantra
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A short sacred phrase, often chanted or used in meditation
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Maya
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"Illusion"
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Moksha
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"Liberation"
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Monism
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One God, one universe; all divine
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Puja
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Offerings and ritual in honor of deity
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Raja yoga
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The "royal" disciple of meditation
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Rama
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A god and mythical king; a form of Vishnu
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Samadhi
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State of complete inner peace, resulting from meditation
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Samsara
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The everyday world of change and suffering leading to rebirth
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Sannyasin
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A wandering holy man
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Shiva
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God associated with destruction and rebirth
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Trimurti
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"Three forms" of the divine-Brhama, Vishnu and Shiva
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Upanishads
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Written meditations on spiritual essence of universe/self
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Vedas
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Four collections of ancient prayers/rituals
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Vishnu
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God of preservation and love
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Yoga
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A spiritual discipline; method of perfecting one's union with the divine
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