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What does Varnashrama mean?

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varnashrama means sustainably posperous

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Varnashrama consists of which two words?

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varna and ashrama

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What is Varna?

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varna is your occupation based on your talents and tendencies (doctor or teacher)

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What does Ashram mean?

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stage of life

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What does the system of Varnashrama teach us?

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who we are, where we belong and how to be happy in this life and next

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What are the four fields of work?

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ideas
governance
resources
artristy

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Give examples of Artistry

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chef
artist
singer
photographer

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Give examples of Governance

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police
firefighter
paramedic
doctor

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Give examples of Ideas

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authors

scientist

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Give examples of resources

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business owner

celebrity manager

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What happens when people work in the wrong field for them?

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creates
individual
and
societal
harm
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What traits do people in Artistry have?

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  • don’t have plans/direction
  • fail to see long term
  • don’t care about systems
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What traits do people in Ideas have?

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  • tend to be too forgiving
  • too detatched from profit
  • don’t like too much attention
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What traits do people in Governance have?

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  • subvert knowledge for political purpose
  • only concerned for helping people
  • can’t follow authorities
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What traits do people in Resources have?

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  • corrupt truth for profit
  • have laws/policies catered to the rich
  • automate art; remove uniqueness
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What are the 6 kinds of wealth?

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. virya(vitality)
. sri(beauty)
. jnana (knowledge)
. yasha (honour)
. aishwarya( money/power)
. vairagya( renunciation)
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What type of character are Artistry people?

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creative, serve others, work hard

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What type of character are Governance people?

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ability to make decision, open minded,honest, straightforward, determined, courageous, ethical

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What type of character are Resources people?

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trustworthy, happy to give, able to make money, team players, ability to discriminate, courageous, ethical

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What type of character are Ideas people?

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self-less, renouncers, wise, knowledgeable, seeing everything equally, truthful, clean

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What are the Advantages of knowing your Varna?

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you know where you belong so you can focus your effects and get speftic qualifications

allows you to mix with like minded and allows you to share ideas and get inspired

you became happy because you are properly situated

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What are the Disadvantages of knowing your Varna?

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might create competition and separation

it creates inequality

might feel confused if they belong to more than one category

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What does Competition do?

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maintains good quality

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What does Cooperation do?

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creates harmony

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What does Commonalities do?
cultivates respect
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What do Checks and Balances do?
maintain order and stability
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Competition + Cooperation + Commonalities + (Checks and Balances) =
sustainable prosperity
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What part of the body represents the sudras?
legs
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What is the corrupted version of the original Vedic system?
caste system
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What quality most represents a Brahman?
compassion
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What quality most represents a Ksatriya?
loyalty
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What is the main responsibility for a householder?
to provide for there family
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What is the main responsibility of a sannyasa?
to renounce the world
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What is the Sanskrit name for a householder?
krinistiysta
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What does Janma mean?
Ones birth
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What does the term Varnashrama mean?
Varna - field of activity | Ashrama - Stage of life
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What is ideas in sanskrit?
brahmanas
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what is governance in sanskrit
kshatriyas
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what is resources in sanskrit
vaisyas
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what is artistry in sanskrit
sudras
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what body part is ideas?
head
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what body part is governance?
arms
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what body part is resources?
stomach
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what body part is artistry?
legs
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what is the caste system?
a caste system is a class structure that is determined by birth.
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what does spontaneous Varnashram mean?
spontaneous varnashram is the basis of this system is wealth and influence and not founded upon any spirtual teaching whatever.
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What is corrupted Varnashram?
corrupted varnashram provides material wellbeing for select groups and is founded upon misconceptions and devoiations of the original Vedic system
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what is original Varnashram?
this system is a social structure based on spirtual principles of equality, respect and selfess to one another and god
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What does varna mean
4 fields of work people can go into according to attitude and aptitude
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What does Ashram mean
4 stages of life most people go through regardless of their job
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What are the 4 ashrams? stages of life
brahmcarya= learn student life grihasta=earn household life vanaprasta=turn retired life sannyasa=return renounced life
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Describe the varnas and their purpose in life?
governance artistry ideas resources
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Describe the 4 ashrams and their purpose?
vanaprastha retired life is to put greater emphasis and spirtual life. brahmacarya student life is a period of training. sannyas renounced life is time to focus grihasta household life is time to serve others
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What does Kshatriya mean
governance
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What does sudra mean
artistry
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What does brahmana mean?
ideas
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What does vaisya mean
resources
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Whats the reason for Vanaprastha
retirement from family life and greater emphasis on spirtual try to reach Moksha
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Whats the reason for Brahmacarya
training in spiritual knowledge, character and practical skills
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Whats the reason for Sannyasa
complete renunciation and dedication to self-realsation
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What's the reason for Grihasta?
engagement in family duties and services to the other three orders this is the second stage of life the individual will marry and raise a family

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