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- Artha
- Worldly Success
- Ahtman
- The Hindu concept of the individual self or soul, it is a spark of the Divine and reincarnates
- Asanas
- Yogic positions to master the body
- Bhagavad-Gita
- "Song of God" -- Part of an epic poem (Mahabharata); one of the most popular sacred scriptures for HIndus
- Brahma
- The four-headed, four-armed aspect of God representing creation, he is frequently grouped with Shiva and Vishnu; The CREATOR
- Brahman
- Ultimate reality; the one, absolute God of Hinduism; all other "Gods" are merely aspect of Brahman
- Brahmins
- The caste system of seers, priests, & teachers
- Dharma
- Responsible duty
- Ghandi
- First name Mohandas, also known as Mahatma (ADD MORE)
- Ganesha (Mandir)
- Hindu form of God representing fortune, wisdom, prudence; Shivas son; deity of businessmen/women; Elephant head man
- Harjan
- "Gods people" - Ghandis title for the Untouchables
- Ishta
- A Hindus adopted form of the divine or chosen ideal
- Jiva
- The soul
- Kama
- Physical pleasure
- Kama Sutra
- Hindu religious text serves as a guide for mature sexuality; SEX
- Karma
- The Hindu principle of cause and effect; teaches that each action reacts upon the doer; present state is a consequence of the past
- Krishna
- 8th physical incarnation of the Hindu-god form Vishnu; young hero & lover; human
- Kshatriyas
- Caste of warriors & administrators
- Lotus Position
- Sitting positions where legs are crossed to allow the heel of each foot to be placed atop the opposite thigh; intended to help the user gain control over the BODY but not the senses according to C.T.
- Mahatma
- "Great Soul"
- Mantra
- Sacred prayer or incantation repeated over and over
- Moksha
- Liberation; final stage in Hinduism
- Nirguna Brahman
- God without attributes; "not this, nor that"
- Puja
- Hindu form of worship, often practiced twice daily; Offering of fruit flowers, incense, etc... to honor the Gods; "give back what the Gods have given you"; may be performed in a temple, or a shrine at home
- Rama
- 7th physical incarnation of the Hind god-form Vishnu; young prince; human
- Rishis
- Inspired sages who tradition says "heard the humns of the gods and translated them into Vedas"
- Saguna Brahman
- God with attributes
- Sanskrit
- Language of Hinduism originating in 1500 B.C.E; language of the sacred scriptures
- Samsara
- Cycle of reincarnation until soul reaches moksha
- Sannyasin
- Fourth stage of life; describes when an individual has attained liberation and returned to the world; not attached to things of the world
- Sati
- Unfortunate practice of burning a widow with her dead husband; once common but has been forbidden since 1829
- Shiva
- Energy force of God; portrayed as cosmic DESTROYER; grouped with Brahma and Vishnu
- Shiva Nataraja
- Dancing Shiva; depecited with four arms and dancing circle of flames
- Shruti
- Hinduisms authoritative revealed texts; include four Vedas, Brahmanis, Upanishads; mainly philisophical
- Shudras
- Caste of followers, servants, and unskilled workers
- Smritti
- Hinduisms less authoritative religous texts, contain traditions and often read more than shrut; include ramayana, the puranas, and the mahabharata
- Vedas
- From the word "Veda" meaning knowledge; four documents are ancient Hindu scripture written durin gthe Vedic Age, from 1500 to 1200 BCE; written by rishis
- Yoga
- Derived from the word "yoke", can be any one of the several methods of training designed to lead to integration or union, or to gain control over the mind and body in order to reflect on the path of enlightenment; there are FOUR: JNANA, BHAKTI, KARMA, RAJA
- Vaishyas
- Caste of producers and skilled craftsmen
- Vishnu
- PRESERVER; represents divine love; two avatars are Krishna and Rama; images are frequently blue to represent the heavens (the sky) and the rain
- Maya
- Cosmic illusion brought about by divine power (NONDUALISM)
- Lila
- The play of the divine in its cosmic dance; God's play
- OM or Aum
- Symbol (ADD MORE)
- Samadhi
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- Ahimsa
- Hindu ideal of complete nonviolence; belief is foundatino of Gandhi's resistence philosophy against British (DONT CONFUSE WITH SATYAGRAHA)
- Mahabharata
- Hindu Scripture (ADD MORE)
- Satyagraha
- "holding to the truth"; was used by Ghandi to describe the religous and political tactics that he used aginst the British (NONVIOLENCE)
- Neti...neti
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- Marga
- Yoga
- Vedanta
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- Sankhya
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- Aryans
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- Upanishads
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- Japam
- The practice of repeating Gods name over and over and over (like the energizer bunny... it keeps going and going)
- Monotheism
- Religion with one God
- Ennui
- Boredom
- Responsible or ethical duty
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- Ego
- Persona (personality)