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Hinduism - PRACTICES Flashcards

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WHY WORSHIP

Practicing yoga, Astanga yoga

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‘ With upright body, head and neck, lead the mind and it’s powers into thy heart; and the OM of Brahman will then be thy boat with which to cross the rivers of fear’
- Upanishad

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WHY WORSHIP

Finding God in heart

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‘When a man knows God he is free’

- Upanishad

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WHY WORSHIP

Chanting mantras/meditations

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‘There are two ways of contemplation of Brahman in sound and in silence’
- Upanishad

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WHY WORSHIP

Story - Gajendra

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King turns into elephant (Gajendra)
Croc attacks G, about to eat
Vishnu hears G reciting mantras learned in previous life
V sweeps down on giant eagle to save (takes to vaikuntha - spiritual world)

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HOW WORSHIP
Bhakti, devotion
(2x quotes)

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‘I cherish from that earnest soul the love that makes the offering’

‘Bear in mind, with love to me, revere me, sacrifice, I promise you will come to Me, for you are dear to me’
- Bhagavad Gita

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HOW WORSHIP

Puja

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Giving respect and honour

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HOW WORSHIP

Arati

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Offering of light to dirty, through murti

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HOW WORSHIP

Bhajan/kirtan

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Devotional songs/hymns to God, sung during worship

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HOW WORSHIP

Japa

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Way to chant mantras; counting through different names of deity

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HOW WORSHIP

Viewing with respect a holy image and receiving blessing

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Darshan

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HOW WORSHIP

Fire sacrifice to god Agni

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Havan

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GURUS

Pearl and diver

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‘The pearl is… in the sea. The diver brings it up. No one else has the power to do this.’
- Guru Kabir

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TEACHERS

Hindu teacher/wandering holy man

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Sadhu

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TEACHERS

Last stage of life, give up possessions

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Sannayasin

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TEACHERS

Holy man, teacher of scripture, ascetic

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Swami

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KUMBH MELA

Story - churning of oceans

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Celestial bird Garuda flys with jar of nectar immortality during quarrel
Four drops fell and landed at sites of pilgrimage
Water of Ganges transformed to nectar immortality

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ENVIRONMENT

Flower and fruit, god present in all life

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‘In the unfolding of his own nature he makes all things blossom into flower and fruit’
- Upanishad

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ENVIRONMENT

Creator, ever living, present in all

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‘He [God] is the Creator of all, ever living in the mystery of his creation.’
- Upanishad

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ENVIRONMENT

All is Brahman, natural sequence

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‘All this universe is in truth Brahman. He is the beginning and end and life of all.’
- Upanishad

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ENVIRONMENT

Krishna recommendation, vegetarian

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Krishna recommends eating pure foods, eg. fruit, veg, grains and milk products

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COW PROTECTION

Ghandi

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‘The central fact of Hinduism is cow protection’

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CHARITIES

Gift from good

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‘The Gift derived from Good seeks no returning grace, but gives because ‘it must be done’ to worthy ones and time and place.’
- Bhag. Gita

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