M4 HINDUISM-The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit Flashcards
To distinguish ones
own limitation and
the possibilities of
his/her importance.
EMBODIED SPIRIT
A person must quest for
“ABSOLUTE TRUTH”
HINDUISM
Started 4,000 years ago,
known as Sanatana
Dharma or the eternal
tradition/way
HINDUISM
That a person’s soul and
the Brahman (Absolute
Soul) might become
one.
ABSOLUTE TRUTH
WHEN DID GOD CREATED SOUND?
AFTER THE UNIVERSE’S EXISTENCE
Roots of the universe
and everything that
exists, continues to hold
everything together.
AUM (OM)
WHAT IS MAN’S DUAL NATURE?
SOUL
THE BODY UNDERGOAS A SERIES OF BIRTH AND DEATH
TRANSMIGRATION
THE SOUL PASSES FROM ONE CREATURE TO THE OTHER
METEMPSYCHOSIS
A LAW OF ACTION, REWARDS OR PUNISHMENT TO ALL BEINGS
KARMA
Considered as an illusion; An obstacle to an individual’s realization of one’s real self; Goes through a transmigratory
BODY
ULTIMATELY REAL; ETERNAL; BOUND BY THE LAW OF KARMA; TEMPORARILY ENCASED IN BODY
SOUL
A continuous cycle
which the soul is reborn
over and over again.
SAMSARA
Salvation is attained
by freeing oneself
from constraints of
the human condition.
LIBERATION
BEING FREE FROM VARIOUS CONSTRAINTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF LIFE
EMANCIPATION
THE TOTAL REALIZATION BY THE INDIVIDUAL OF SPIRITUAL NATURE AND THE TRANSIENT CHARACTER OF THE BODY
ENLIGHTENMENT
ENLIGHTENED STATE; FOUND ONESELF ONE WITH BRAHMAN (Creator of the Universe God of Creation)
MOKSHA
To overcome ignorance
and desires; It is the one that leads
out of the samsara (cycle of life, death, and rebirth.)
ULTIMATE MOKSHA
Achieved on the
realization of unity
with the Brahman
TRUE DESTINY
Everything is an illusion
and the only real is the
Brahman
EVERYTHING IS TRANSITORY (TEMPORARY)
SELF OR ‘I’ ITSELF IS ALSO AN ILLUSION
CORRELATIVE BELIEF
LAST CHAPTER OR PARTS OF THE VEDAS
VEDANTA
COLLECTION OF HYMNS AND OTHER RELIGIOUS TEXT WRITTEN IN INDIA
VEDAS
THE REAL SELF OR BREATH OF AN INDIVIDUAL, KNOWN AS GREAT SELF
ATMAN
KNOWLEDGE OR AN UNDERSTANDING AND REALIZATION OF ATMAN
VIDYA
4 STATES OF PURUSHARTHAS (PRIMARY VALUES)
DHARMA, ARTHA, MOKSHA, KAMA
KNOWN AS DUTY; DISCOVERY OF ONES OWN PURPOSE
DHARMA
KNOWN AS WEALTH; MATERIAL WELFARE AND PURSUIT OF THE MEANS TO SURVIVE
ARTHA
KNOWN AS PLEASURE
KAMA
KNOWN AS LIBERATION; GETTING OF THE SAMSARA-Full awakening to
real nature and total
liberation from
suffering.
MOKSHA
NECESSARY FOR MAN’S MEANS TO SURVIVE AND FLOURISH
WEALTH AND PLEASURE
VIRTUES; ASSOCIATED IN SHOWING WITH HIGH STANDARD BEHAVIOR
DUTY AND LIBERATION
