Hinduism Flashcards
(33 cards)
What are the three types of worldly success
Wealth, fame, power
What is Atman
The self
What is Brahman
God
What is the literal meaning of the term yoga
To unite (body and mind)
What are the four types of yoga?
Jnana
Bhakti
Karma
Raja
Raja yoga?
Meditation
Karma yoga
Find God through work
Bhakti yoga
Love and devotion
Jnana yoga
Knowledge
What are the four stages of life
Student, householder, retirement, Sannyasin
What are the five castes
Brahmin, Government, farmers, servants, untouchables
What did Gandhi rename the untouchables?
Gods children
Who is the creator God
Brahma
Who is the preserver God
Vishnu
Who is the destroyer God
Shiva
What is Samsara
In the cycle of life, death, and rebirth
What is the law of karma
Moral law of cause-and-effect
What are the words of Ramakrishna?
He must love God in all sorts
Did Gandhi think the Gita justified war
No, inner war
What is the heart of the gita’s message
To see the lord in every creature and act accordingly
Which verses did Gandhi say hold the key to the entire Gita
2:54-2:72
What is in verse 2:54-2:72
They renounce every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart
Renounce all selfish desires and break away from the ego
Krishna was an incarnation of which God
Vishnu
Who was Arjuna
A warrior about to go into battle