Hinduism - BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS Flashcards

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BRAHMAN

Saguna Brahman

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Form and can be pictured

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BRAHMAN
Nirvana Brahman
+ QUOTE

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Divine consciousness, no form/shape (OM represents)

‘He moves and he moves not. He is far, and he is near. He is within all and outside all.’

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BRAHMAN

Bhagavan

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Supreme being existing in world of deities and spirits

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DIVINE
Upanishad 391 (how many gods)
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Seeker asks wise man

Even though 100s deities, only one supreme being

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BRAHMA

Brahma creates…

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‘Space and light, air and fire and water… the moon… the rain and all herbs that grow upon earth’
- Upanishad

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BRAHMA

Who he is

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‘Brahma was… the creator of all… from him comes all life’
- Upanishad

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VISHNU

Sending

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‘Whenever there appears on earth a decline of righteousness… I send myself to birth’
- Bhagavad Gita

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SHIVA

What he does

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‘He watches over all beings and rules over their creation and destructions’
- Upanishad

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COSMOLOGY

Who knows?

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‘Who verily knows and who here can declare it, whence it was born and whence comes this creation?’
- Rig Veda

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ATMAN

Everlasting

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‘Atman the Spirit of vision, is never born and never dies… he does not die when the body dies’
- Upanishad

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ATMAN

Salt

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Salt in bowl overnight

- Upanishad

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PERSONAL VIRTUE

Different paths

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‘There is the path of joy, and there is the path of pleasure. Both attract the soul. Who follows the first comes to God; who follows pleasure reaches not the end. The two parts lie in front of man. Pondering on them the wise man chooses the path of joy; the fool takes the path of pleasure’
- Upanishad 

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PERSONAL VIRTUE

Duties

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‘It is better to perform your own duties in life poorly than perform another person’s well.’
- Bhagavad Gita

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SANATANA DHARMA

Personality

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‘Be friendly and compassionate, released from ego selfishness, patient, hate not any being, the same in pain and happiness’
- Bhagavad Gita

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SANATANA DHARMA

Disciplined

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‘The disciplined who stay content with thoughts and mind on Me intent… is dear to Me’
- Bhagavad Gita

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VARNASHRAMA DHARMA

Varnas

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‘In priests and soldiers, artisans and servants, in all these their actions are distributed by Inborn Qualities’
- Bhagavad Gita