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Hinduism
Because it is such a large and old
religion there is a lot of truth
Darshana’s
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Six schools of thought in Hinduism
All Darshana’s center around the belief in the Veda’s as scripture
Vaisheshika
– Everything is made up of atoms, all atoms are divinely connected
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Nyaya
– Logic, nothing is acceptable unless it is in accordance with reason and experience
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Sankhya
– The relationship between divine consciousness and matter
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Mimamsa
– Rituals are the only path to Moksha
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Yoga
– Quieting the mind through an eight limb system, balance of life leads to moksha
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Vedanta
– Most influential today, you can become better than you are in the next life through
meditation, devotion, selfless service, good works
Key Terms
• Sanatana Dharma- Hinduism or the Eternal
Truth
• Moksha/Nirvana/Brahma- Oneness with
divinity
• Karma- What goes around comes around
• Guru- a higher level in the Caste system, a
teacher
Yoga: East v. West
• True Yoga is less about the asana, or posture,
and mostly about the devotion, or an inward
spiritual quest towards enlightenment
through focus and meditation
Divinity
• Monotheistic and Polytheistic
• Rig Veda I.164.46: Ekam sat vipraha bahuda
vadanti. Truth is one, the wise call it by many
names.
• Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu
Hindu “Scripture”
• Ancient religious writings
• Truths given to ancient sages and wise men
– Vedas and Agamas, Upanishads, the epics, the
Puranas, lawbooks and other philosophical texts
Reincarnation, Karma, and the Caste
System
• The soul is eternal
• You reap what you sow
• What you reap in the previous life can be
sown in this life
Caste System