Hinduism - PRACTICES Flashcards
(22 cards)
WHY WORSHIP
Practicing yoga, Astanga yoga
‘ With upright body, head and neck, lead the mind and it’s powers into thy heart; and the OM of Brahman will then be thy boat with which to cross the rivers of fear’
- Upanishad
WHY WORSHIP
Finding God in heart
‘When a man knows God he is free’
- Upanishad
WHY WORSHIP
Chanting mantras/meditations
‘There are two ways of contemplation of Brahman in sound and in silence’
- Upanishad
WHY WORSHIP
Story - Gajendra
King turns into elephant (Gajendra)
Croc attacks G, about to eat
Vishnu hears G reciting mantras learned in previous life
V sweeps down on giant eagle to save (takes to vaikuntha - spiritual world)
HOW WORSHIP
Bhakti, devotion
(2x quotes)
‘I cherish from that earnest soul the love that makes the offering’
‘Bear in mind, with love to me, revere me, sacrifice, I promise you will come to Me, for you are dear to me’
- Bhagavad Gita
HOW WORSHIP
Puja
Giving respect and honour
HOW WORSHIP
Arati
Offering of light to dirty, through murti
HOW WORSHIP
Bhajan/kirtan
Devotional songs/hymns to God, sung during worship
HOW WORSHIP
Japa
Way to chant mantras; counting through different names of deity
HOW WORSHIP
Viewing with respect a holy image and receiving blessing
Darshan
HOW WORSHIP
Fire sacrifice to god Agni
Havan
GURUS
Pearl and diver
‘The pearl is… in the sea. The diver brings it up. No one else has the power to do this.’
- Guru Kabir
TEACHERS
Hindu teacher/wandering holy man
Sadhu
TEACHERS
Last stage of life, give up possessions
Sannayasin
TEACHERS
Holy man, teacher of scripture, ascetic
Swami
KUMBH MELA
Story - churning of oceans
Celestial bird Garuda flys with jar of nectar immortality during quarrel
Four drops fell and landed at sites of pilgrimage
Water of Ganges transformed to nectar immortality
ENVIRONMENT
Flower and fruit, god present in all life
‘In the unfolding of his own nature he makes all things blossom into flower and fruit’
- Upanishad
ENVIRONMENT
Creator, ever living, present in all
‘He [God] is the Creator of all, ever living in the mystery of his creation.’
- Upanishad
ENVIRONMENT
All is Brahman, natural sequence
‘All this universe is in truth Brahman. He is the beginning and end and life of all.’
- Upanishad
ENVIRONMENT
Krishna recommendation, vegetarian
Krishna recommends eating pure foods, eg. fruit, veg, grains and milk products
COW PROTECTION
Ghandi
‘The central fact of Hinduism is cow protection’
CHARITIES
Gift from good
‘The Gift derived from Good seeks no returning grace, but gives because ‘it must be done’ to worthy ones and time and place.’
- Bhag. Gita
