Solution: Yoga Flashcards
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Karma Yoga: The path of action
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Live in accordance with the dharma “duty”
- Know your duty and perform it as a result you get good karma
- When young we marry, when old we renounce al l desire
- If Kshatriya you rule, if Sudra you serve
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Jnana Yoga: The path of knowledge
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Combine mental and physical techniques
- Meditation and poses merge the aman (soul) with the Brahman (all reality)
- Ex: Vedas: Hymns and ritual instructions
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Bhakti Yoga: The path of devotion
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Show devotion to Gods through prayer, sacrifice, festivals
- Shiva, Vishnu, Ganesh, and Kali are some pan Indian god
- Ex: Bhagavad-Gita (“Song of the Lord”)