Hinduism quotes Flashcards

(22 cards)

1
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When a man…..

A

Knows god he is free

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2
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Do everything you have to do….

A

Not with greed, not with ego not with lust but with love, compassion and humility

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3
Q

There are 2 ways of Contemplation…..

A

Of Brahman In sound and in silence

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4
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In truth ….

A

Brahman is all

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5
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I am of Brahman ….

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You are of Brahman, all this is Brahman

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6
Q

He is within all…

A

He is outside all

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7
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One may amass wealth with hundreds….

A

Of hand but one must distribute it with thousands of hands

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8
Q

From him comes…..

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All life

(Brahman)

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9
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He watches over…..

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All beings and rules over their destruction

Shiva

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10
Q

Whenever there appears on earth ….

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A decline of righteousness and an uprising of unrighteousness I send myself (Vishnu)

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11
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He was Ravana …..

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The peerless the invincible

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12
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You have violated dharma…..

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And punishment will come to you more quickly than you think

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13
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By working without attachment….

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One attains God

karma yoga(path of selfless action)

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14
Q

Offer to me with love…..

A

A leaf a flower

Bhakti yoga (path of devotion)

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15
Q

Purify the heart….

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By controlling the mind

Astanga yoga (path of meditation)

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16
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Nothing is so sublime….

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And pure as spiritual knowledge

Jnana joga (path of knowledge)

17
Q

Far better to do one’s duty(your own duty)…..

A

imperfectly than to do another’s
duty perfectly.

18
Q

The meaning of our self is…..

A

not to be found in its separateness
from God and others, but in the ceaseless realisation of yoga.

19
Q

Hinduism is not….

A

a religion; it is a way of life

20
Q

We may not be….

A

God, but we are of God

21
Q

The Atman is……

A

never born and never dies

22
Q

The pearl is found in the oyster, and the oyster……

A

is in the sea. The diver brings it up. No one else
has the power to do this