hindu practices Flashcards
(17 cards)
‘One who builds…
‘One who builds or helps to build a beautiful temple
for the Lord will be freed from all sinful reactions
and enter the Vaikuntha planets’
Puranas
‘The Gods always…
‘The Gods always play where the groves are near,
rivers, mountains and springs”
Brhat Samhita
‘The sikhara is…
‘The Sikhara is the deity’s head, the sanctum is his neck, the mantapa is the stomach’
Vastu Shastra
‘The human body…
‘The human body is the temple of God’ Rig Veda
Bhakti is described as
‘Pure love of a devotee’ Puranas
‘Whatever the…
‘Whatever the zealous soul may offer… I willingly accept for it was given with love’ Gita
‘People may…
‘People may worship me in any form they wish. The form doesn’t matter to me; only the quality of the love which is expressed” Gita
‘It is much more…
‘It is much more difficult to focus on God as the unmanifested than God with form due to human beings needing to perceive via the senses’ Gita
‘The cows…
‘The cows have come and have brought us good fortune’ Rig Veda
‘protect trees…
‘Protect trees, trees will protect you’ Vedas
‘The earth…
‘The earth is my mother, I am the earth’s son.’ Artharva Veda
‘Dharma..
‘Dharma exists for the welfare of all beings’
‘Treat your…
‘Treat your mother as God’ Upanishads
‘Air, fire…
‘Air, fire, water, earth, planets, all creatures, directions, trees, plants, rivers and seas, they are all organs of Gods body. Remembering this, a devotee respects all species.’ Puranas
‘after creating…
‘after creating the universe He entered into every object created’
‘By realising..
‘By realising God, one is released from all fetters’ Vedas
‘completely abandoning…
‘completely abandoning all self initiated means for your salvation, take refuge in me alone. I will release you from all your negative karma.’ Gita
