Hinduism quotes Religious life Flashcards
Quotes for varna system
“The four varnas are created by Me”
“When the duties of each varna are followed, the world is harmonious
“if untouchability lives, Hinduism dies” Gandhi
“my fight against untouchability is a fight against the impurity in humanity”
“Brahmins must practice wisdom, Kshatriyas valor, Vaishyas trade, and Shudras serve others.”
Quotes for Ashramas
“Renounce all attachment, surrender to Me, and I will liberate you from all sins.”
“A person should engage in the duties of their ashrama, for these duties purify the soul.”
“far better to do ones duty ill than anothers well”
Quotes for sanatanadharma
“SanatanaDharma is the law of the eternal truth, based on the nature of all living beings.”
“be friendly and compasionate hate not any being”
Quotes against opression of dalits
“I call them Harijans, children of God, and I am determined to remove untouchability from Hinduism.”
“If untouchability lives Hinduism dies”
“I am a touchable by birth an untouchable by choice”
“I was born a Hindu, but I will not die a Hindu.”
Quotes for ahimsa
“Ahimsa is the highest Dharma.” Gandhi
“hate not any being”
“as many hairs as the slain beast has so often will he who killed it without a lawful reason suffer a violent death in future births”
“non violence is a powerful and just weapon” martin luther King”
Quotes for satyagraha
“Satyagraha is the weapon of the strong. It does not believe in the use of force. It believes in the truth and the power of non-violence.”
“Satyagraha is a weapon of the strong
Hindu terms for the varnas
Brahmins
Kshatriyas
Vaishyas
sudras
Hindu terms for ashramas
Brahmacharya
Grishastha
Vanaprathsa
Sannyasin
