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Hinduism Because it is such a large and old religion there is a lot of truth Darshana’s • • • 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 • Nyaya – Logic, nothing is acceptable unless it is in accordance with reason and experience • Sankhya – The relationship between divine consciousness and matter • Mimamsa – Rituals are the only path to Moksha • Yoga – Quieting the mind through an eight limb system, balance of life leads to moksha • 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