Hinduism - BELIEFS AND TEACHINGS Flashcards
BRAHMAN
Saguna Brahman
Form and can be pictured
BRAHMAN
Nirvana Brahman
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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.’
BRAHMAN
Bhagavan
Supreme being existing in world of deities and spirits
DIVINE Upanishad 391 (how many gods)
Seeker asks wise man
Even though 100s deities, only one supreme being
BRAHMA
Brahma creates…
‘Space and light, air and fire and water… the moon… the rain and all herbs that grow upon earth’
- Upanishad
BRAHMA
Who he is
‘Brahma was… the creator of all… from him comes all life’
- Upanishad
VISHNU
Sending
‘Whenever there appears on earth a decline of righteousness… I send myself to birth’
- Bhagavad Gita
SHIVA
What he does
‘He watches over all beings and rules over their creation and destructions’
- Upanishad
COSMOLOGY
Who knows?
‘Who verily knows and who here can declare it, whence it was born and whence comes this creation?’
- Rig Veda
ATMAN
Everlasting
‘Atman the Spirit of vision, is never born and never dies… he does not die when the body dies’
- Upanishad
ATMAN
Salt
Salt in bowl overnight
- Upanishad
PERSONAL VIRTUE
Different paths
‘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 
PERSONAL VIRTUE
Duties
‘It is better to perform your own duties in life poorly than perform another person’s well.’
- Bhagavad Gita
SANATANA DHARMA
Personality
‘Be friendly and compassionate, released from ego selfishness, patient, hate not any being, the same in pain and happiness’
- Bhagavad Gita
SANATANA DHARMA
Disciplined
‘The disciplined who stay content with thoughts and mind on Me intent… is dear to Me’
- Bhagavad Gita
