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37 Cards in this Set
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ahimsa
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"nonharm", "nonviolence"
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ashram
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A spiritual community.
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Atman
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The spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
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avatar
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An earthly embodiment of a 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 a deity or guru.
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bhakti yoga
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The spiritual discipline of devotion to a deity or guru.
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Brahma
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God of creation.
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Brahman
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The spiritual essence of the universe.
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brahmin
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Member of the priestly caste.
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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"; the Divine Feminine, also called the Great Mother.
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dhyana
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Meditation
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Durga
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"Awe-inspiring", "distant"; a mother-goddess, a form of Devi.
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guru
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A spiritual teacher.
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hatha yoga
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The spiritual discipline of postures and bodily exercises.
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jnana yoga
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The spiritual discipline of knowledge and insight.
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Kali
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"Dark", a form of Devi; a goddess associated with destruction and rebirth.
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karma
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The moral law of cause and effect that determines the direction of rebirth.
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karma yoga
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The spiritual discipline of selfless action.
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Krishna
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A god associated with divine playfulness; a form of Vishnu.
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kundalini yoga
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A form of raja yoga that envisions the individual's energy as a force that is capable of being raised from the center of the body to the head, producing a state of 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"; what keeps us from seeing reality correctly; the world, viewed inadequately.
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moksha
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"Liberation" from personal limitation, egotism, and rebirth.
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monism
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the philosophical position that all apparently separate realities are ultimately one; the belief that God and the universe are the same, and that the universe is divine.
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puja
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Offerings and ritual in honor of a deity.
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raja yoga
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The "royal" discipline 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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A 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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A god associated with destruction and rebirth.
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Trimurti
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"Three forms" of the divine -- the three gods Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva.
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Upanishads
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Written meditations on the spiritual essence of the universe and the self.
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Vedas
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Four collections of ancient prayers and rituals.
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yoga
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A spiritual discipline; a method for perfecting one's union with the divine.
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