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22 Cards in this Set
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Ashram
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Spiritual community
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Atman
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Soul
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Avatar
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Incarnation of deity
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Deva
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Deity
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Guru
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Spiritual teacher
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Karma
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Cause and effect
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Prana
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Life force
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Samsara
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Temporal existence; birth, life, death; finite, worldly cycle
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Sutra
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Hindu verses
"Truth is one, The sages call it by different names." - Rig Veda |
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Yoga
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"union" with true self
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Yoga (1) Hatha
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physical, asanas
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Yoga (2) Bhakti
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devotion
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Yoga (3) Jhana
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knowledge
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Yoga (4) Karma
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action
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Yoga (5) Raja
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path of mental concentration
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Brahman
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Supreme Reality
Infinite, eternal, includes goddesses and gods, everything "water-->liquid, solid, gas" |
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Siva
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Creator and destroyer of life/world
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Vishnu
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Sustainer of life
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Vedas
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Ancient Hindu scriptures, complex, many sections
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Rama
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hero of Hindu epic "perfect man"
compassion, courage, devotion Vishnu avatar |
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Krishna
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Avatar of Vishnu
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Mahatma Gandhi
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Leader of Indian independence from British rule
Great spiritual teacher "great soul" |
