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Varnashram Flashcards

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What does Varnashrama mean?

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varnashrama means sustainably posperous

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Varnashrama consists of which two words?

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varna and ashrama

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What is Varna?

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varna is your occupation based on your talents and tendencies (doctor or teacher)

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What does Ashram mean?

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stage of life

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What does the system of Varnashrama teach us?

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who we are, where we belong and how to be happy in this life and next

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What are the four fields of work?

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ideas
governance
resources
artristy

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Give examples of Artistry

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chef
artist
singer
photographer

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Give examples of Governance

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police
firefighter
paramedic
doctor

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Give examples of Ideas

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authors

scientist

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Give examples of resources

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business owner

celebrity manager

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What happens when people work in the wrong field for them?

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creates
individual
and
societal
harm
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What traits do people in Artistry have?

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  • don’t have plans/direction
  • fail to see long term
  • don’t care about systems
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What traits do people in Ideas have?

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  • tend to be too forgiving
  • too detatched from profit
  • don’t like too much attention
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What traits do people in Governance have?

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  • subvert knowledge for political purpose
  • only concerned for helping people
  • can’t follow authorities
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What traits do people in Resources have?

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  • corrupt truth for profit
  • have laws/policies catered to the rich
  • automate art; remove uniqueness
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What are the 6 kinds of wealth?

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. virya(vitality)
. sri(beauty)
. jnana (knowledge)
. yasha (honour)
. aishwarya( money/power)
. vairagya( renunciation)
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What type of character are Artistry people?

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creative, serve others, work hard

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What type of character are Governance people?

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ability to make decision, open minded,honest, straightforward, determined, courageous, ethical

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What type of character are Resources people?

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trustworthy, happy to give, able to make money, team players, ability to discriminate, courageous, ethical

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What type of character are Ideas people?

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self-less, renouncers, wise, knowledgeable, seeing everything equally, truthful, clean

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What are the Advantages of knowing your Varna?

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you know where you belong so you can focus your effects and get speftic qualifications

allows you to mix with like minded and allows you to share ideas and get inspired

you became happy because you are properly situated

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What are the Disadvantages of knowing your Varna?

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might create competition and separation

it creates inequality

might feel confused if they belong to more than one category

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What does Competition do?

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maintains good quality

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What does Cooperation do?

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creates harmony

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25
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What does Commonalities do?

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cultivates respect

26
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What do Checks and Balances do?

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maintain order and stability

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Competition + Cooperation + Commonalities + (Checks and Balances) =

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sustainable prosperity

28
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What part of the body represents the sudras?

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legs

29
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What is the corrupted version of the original Vedic system?

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caste system

30
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What quality most represents a Brahman?

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compassion

31
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What quality most represents a Ksatriya?

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loyalty

32
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What is the main responsibility for a householder?

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to provide for there family

33
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What is the main responsibility of a sannyasa?

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to renounce the world

34
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What is the Sanskrit name for a householder?

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krinistiysta

35
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What does Janma mean?

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Ones birth

36
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What does the term Varnashrama mean?

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Varna - field of activity

Ashrama - Stage of life

37
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What is ideas in sanskrit?

A

brahmanas

38
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what is governance in sanskrit

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kshatriyas

39
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what is resources in sanskrit

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vaisyas

40
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what is artistry in sanskrit

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sudras

41
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what body part is ideas?

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head

42
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what body part is governance?

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arms

43
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what body part is resources?

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stomach

44
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what body part is artistry?

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legs

45
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what is the caste system?

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a caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth.

46
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what does spontaneous Varnashram mean?

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spontaneous varnashram is the basis of this system is wealth and influence and not founded upon any spirtual teaching whatever.

47
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What is corrupted Varnashram?

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corrupted varnashram provides material wellbeing for select groups and is founded upon misconceptions and devoiations of the original Vedic system

48
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what is original Varnashram?

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this system is a social structure based on spirtual principles of equality, respect and selfess to one another and god

49
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What does varna mean

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4 fields of work people can go into according to attitude and aptitude

50
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What does Ashram mean

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4 stages of life most people go through regardless of their job

51
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What are the 4 ashrams? stages of life

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brahmcarya= learn student life
grihasta=earn household life
vanaprasta=turn retired life
sannyasa=return renounced life

52
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Describe the varnas and their purpose in life?

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governance
artistry
ideas
resources

53
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Describe the 4 ashrams and their purpose?

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vanaprastha retired life is to put greater emphasis and spirtual life.

brahmacarya student life is a period of training.

sannyas renounced life is time to focus

grihasta household life is time to serve others

54
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What does Kshatriya mean

A

governance

55
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What does sudra mean

A

artistry

56
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What does brahmana mean?

A

ideas

57
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What does vaisya mean

A

resources

58
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Whats the reason for Vanaprastha

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retirement from family life and greater emphasis on spirtual
try to reach Moksha

59
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Whats the reason for Brahmacarya

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training in spiritual knowledge, character and practical skills

60
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Whats the reason for Sannyasa

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complete renunciation and dedication to self-realsation

61
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What’s the reason for Grihasta?

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engagement in family duties and services to the other three orders
this is the second stage of life the individual will marry and raise a family

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