Hinduism Mind Map

Hinduism Mind Map

Ring Cheung

Adrienne Lee

Sharon Lee

Beliefs about God

both immanent and transcendent, both Creator and Unmanifest Reality

the world's most ancient scripture

• one, all-persuasive Supreme Being
• divinity of the four Vedas
• The universe undergoes endless cycles of creation, preservation and dissolution
• divine beings exist in unseen worlds
• a satguru is essential to know the Transcendent Absolute
• no religion teaches the only to walvation above all others

temple worship, rituals, sacraments and personal devotionals create a communion with these devas and Gods

personal discipline, good conduct, purification, pilgrimage, self-inquiry, meditation and surrender in God are also important

all genuine paths are facets of God's Light, deserving tolerance and understanding

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Worship - to whom? How?

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• venerate the Agamas
• go to the temple contributing devotion and prana
• be open to the blessings of the Deity
• go on a pilgrimage to different temples
• follow disciplines of yoga and meditation
• follow Lord Ganesha who leads Saivites to Lord Murugan and finally to the Supreme God, Siva

Practices- Rituals

Reference

Kauai's Hindu Monastery: https://www.himalayanacademy.com/

Hinduism

4 stages over the course of your life based on age:

Brahmacharga: Takes place during school years,

Focused on gaining knowledge and developing character

Grastha: Middle years

Focused on worldly pursuits and personal/family matters

Vanaprastha: When your children reach adulthood

Time of increased focus on spiritual things; and

Sanngasu: Last years of life

Elders might abandon the world entirely for a life of thought

Atman

"The soul; the breathe; the principle of life and sensation". Atman refers to our real selves, beyond our ego and false selves. It is also known as our 'spirit or 'soul'.

This relates to the idea of reincarnation, because this eternal being can inhabit different physical bodies.

Samsara

Scriptures- Bhavad Gita

The process in which the soul is reborn over and over again as it inhabits a new physical body. Samsara is full of dukkha (sorrows) and causes misery in our world. This is why Hindus strive for the place of enlightenment, a place with no individual desires and suffering.

-Means the The Song of the Bhagavan

-700 verse scripture

-Part of the Hindu Epic Mahabharata

-Hindu Sacred Text

-Ascribed to Sage Ved Vyasa

-5th century BCE to 2nd century BCE as possible range of composition

Key Concepts

Reicarnation

The natural process of birth, death, and rebirth. It is also known as the sould's path to Godness. After death, the physical body of the person is destroyed, but the Atman remains. It moves on to another physical body, in accordance to the person's doings in their previous life (Karma).

Karma

Karma is a Sanskrit word that literally means 'action'. It is the law that states every action made in life has an equal reaction, whether the reaction happens immediately, or later in life. Good and bad consequences can come from these actions, with good being a human rebirth, and bad being a reincarnated into a nonhuman.

Bhakti Yoga

Raja Yoga

• Physical exercise and meditation
• Deals with the encountering and transcending thoughts of the mind
• Union of the soul with the ultimate spirit

4 Main Paths to Salvation

• Also known as The Path of Devotion
• Described as being the essence of the religion and the way to divine union.
• Involves being devoted and loving a personal deity.
• Pilgrimages
• Worship, prayer, chanting, and singing

Karma Yoga

Jnana Yoga

• Also known as The Path of Wisdom
• Promotes knowledge
• Learning about the nature of the universe
• Knowing the scriptures, and following the guru's teachings

• Also known as The Path of Action
• Teaches that good deeds are unselfish actions
• Do good deeds and think good thoughts
• Selfless actions