Eastern Religious Traditions

Question 1

kama

Answer 1

• desire and the pursuit of pleasure (both physical and emotional)
• 64 arts of love
• God of desire

Question 2

Bhakti love

Answer 2

• devotion, praise and worship, take a leap of faith and do your duties
• Opens up room for women, a woman they do not have access to resources, however, with the new beliefs they can make offerings and prayer, the devotional love is a way to become more liberated
• Open to women and servants

Question 3

prema love

Answer 3

The ultimate union with the divine – Prema bhakti
Dance of divine, a tale of “becoming” (ontological), Krishna dances with each gopis “alone”, human beings are always in a state of becoming

Question 4

metta love

Answer 4

• loving, generosity and compassion
  Loving-kindness
• Must start with yourself in order to love someone else
• Choosing the better side – acting with love or acting with ill will

Question 5

seva

Answer 5

• Service
• Acting in service
• Preparing food together
• Clean up day
• Distributing food together
• And other forms of service - where people come together