Hinduism – Various Facets & Tenets
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<> Brief Introduction to Various Facets
<> Introduction to various Gods In Hinduism
– Lord Shiva
– Lord Vishnu
– Devi Parashakti
– Other Gods
– Brahman – God beyond name & Form
– Sat-Chit-Ananda
<> Avatars in Hinduism
– Rama Avatar
– Krishna Avatar
– Narasimha Avatar
<> Divya Darsanam – Having a vision of God
<> Creation
<> Soul, Atman & Brahman
<> Body-Mind-Intellect-Ego-Atman
<> Vasanas-Tendencies
<> Goal of Human Life
<> Renunciation (Sanyas)
<> Guru, Satguru
– Acharya
<> Guru parampara in Various schools, Mutts
<> Religious sects
– Saivam
– Vaishnavam
– Shaktam
– Tantra
<> Hindu Scriptures
– Vedas
– Prasthana Triya
– Vedanta – Upanishads
– Bhagavad Gita
– Brahma Sutras (Uttara Mimamsa)
<> Agama Shastra
– Temple & Idol worship
<> Varnashrama (Social class differences)
– Brahmin (Priests/ teachers/knowers of Veda)
– Kshatrya (Warriers/ rulers)
– Vaishya (Traders/ Businessmen)
– Shudra (laborers)
<> 4 Ashrama dharmas
– Brahmacharya (Student, unmarried)
– Grihastasrama (Family life)
– Vanaprastha (Detached Living in forest)
– Sanyas (Renunciation)
<> Sadhana- Spiritual practices
– Tapas
– Worship, Prayers, Hymns, Stotras
– Pranayama
– Scriptural study, contemplation, self inquiry
– Japa (Mantra chanting)
– Dhyanam (Meditation)
– Preparation
– Methods & Practices (Various)
– Dhayanam-Mediation-2
<> Mahabharata (Itihas)
<> 18 Puranas
– Srimad Bhagavatam
<> Yogas
– Bhakti Yoga
– Bhakti traditions
– Gnyana Yoga
– Karma Yoga
– Raja Yoga
– Pathanjali Yoga Sutras
– Kundalini Yoga
– Hatha Yoga
– Yoga Asanas
<> Darshan Shastras
– Poorva Mimamsa
– Nyaya
– Vaiseshika
– Sankhya
– Trigunas- Satva Rajas Tamas-3
<> 3 States of awareness
– Jagrat (Waking)
– Swapna (Dream sleep)
– Sushupti (Dreamless sleep)
– Turiya – the 4th state
<> Ayuveda
<> Jyotisha
<> Samsara Cycle
– Birth, Living, death
– Reincarnation/ rebirth
<> Mukti, Moksha, Liberation
– Jeevan Mukta
– God realization/ Self realization
<> 3 schools of philosophy regarding Soul & God
– Dvaita (Dualism)
– Sri Madhvacharya
– Visitadvaita (Qualified non-dualism)
– Sri Ramanujacharya
– Advaita (Non-dualism)
– Sri Sankaracharya
<> Great Masters of recent origin
– Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
– Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi
– Swami Sivananda
– Mata Amritanandamayi
– Others
<> Hinduism Versus other religions
– Problem of religious conversions
Hinduism – Scriptures & Philosophies
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The Shrutis (Vedas)
The Smritis
Prasthana Triya
– Vedanta – Upanishads
– Bhagavad Gita
– Brahma Sutras (Uttara Mimamsa)
Dharma Shastras
4 Purusharthas
-Dharma
– Artha
– Kama
– Moksha
Darshan Shastras
– Poorva Mimamsa
– Nyaya
– Vaiseshika
– Sankhya
3 schools of philosophy regarding Soul & God
– Dvaita (Dualism)
– Visitadvaita (Qualified non-dualism)
– Advaita (Non-dualism)
Agama Shastra
Yogas
– Bhakti Yoga
– Gnyana Yoga
– Karma Yoga
– Raja Yoga
– Pathanjali Yoga Sutras
– Kundalini Yoga
– Hatha Yoga
Yoga Vasishta
Panchadasi
Ayuveda
Jyotisha
Various Concepts & Tenets
Creation
Brahman – God beyond name & Form
– Sat-Chit-Ananda
Soul, Atman & Brahman
Body-Mind-Intellect-Ego-Atman
Vasanas-Tendencies
Goal of Human Life
Karma & Rebirth
Trigunas- Satva Rajas Tamas-3
3 States of awareness
– Jagrat (Waking)
– Swapna (Dream sleep)
– Sushupti (Dreamless sleep)
– Turiya – the 4th state
Samsara Cycle
– Birth, Living, death
– Reincarnation/ rebirth
Mukti, Moksha, Liberation
– Jeevan Mukta
– God realization/ Self realization
Thirukkural (Tamil)
Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi’s ‘Naanaar?”(Who am I?)
Bhagvan Ramana Maharshi’s Upadesa Saram, Ullathu Narpathu etc
Hinduism – Avatars & Saints
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The concept of Avatars
– Rama Avatar
– Krishna Avatar
– Narasimha Avatar
– Other avatars of Vishnu
Avatara Purushas
– Sri Shankara
– Sri Chaitanya Maha Prabhu
– Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
– Swami Vivekananda
– Shirdi Saibaba
– Satya Saibaba
– Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi
– Mata Amritanandamayi (Amma)
Great Saints, Sages & Mahatmas
– Maharshi Vyasa
– Maharshi Valmiki
– (Sri Shankara)
– Sri Ramanuja
– Sri Madhvacharya
– Saints of Varkari Sampradaya
– Namdev
– Thukaram
– Gyandev
– Gora Kumba
– Swami Narayan
– Sri Purandara Dasa
– 10 Azhvars (Tamil Nadu)
– Nammazhvar
– Andaal
– 63 Nayanmars (Tamil Nadu)
– Appar
– Sundarar
– Maicka Vachagar
– Gnana Sambhandar
18 Siddhas (Tamil Nadu)
Saints of Natha Sampradaya
Mahavatar Baba
Kabirdas
Tulsidas
Surdas
Bhakta Meera
Narsi Mehta
Nandanar
Dayananda Saraswathi
Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
– Sri Sarada Devi
– Swami Vivekananda
– Swami Brahmananda & Others
– Shri Mahendranath Guptha (Ma-)
Akka Mahadevi (Karnataka)
Saint Poet Arunagirinathar (Tamil Nadu)
Pattinatthar (Tamil Nadu)
Swami Desikan
Raghavendra Swami
Samarth Ramdas (Maharashtra)
Badrachala Ramadas (Andhra)
Saint Thyagaraja Swamigal (Tamil Nadu)
Saint Poet Annamacharya (Andra)
Sri Ramalinga Adigal – Vallalar
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Seshadri Swamigal
Bhagwan Ramana Maharshi
– Kavyakanda Ganapathi Sastri
– Sri Muruganar
– Sadhu Om
Sri Narayana Guru
Sri Bodhendra
Sri Sridhara Ayyaval
Swami Sivananda Saraswati (Rishikesh)
Srilasri Prabhupadha (ISKCON)
Swami Rama
Chattampi Swamigal (Kerala)
Mahatma Gandhi
Anandamayi Ma
Paramahamsa Yogananda
Papa Ramadas (Anandashram)
– Ma Krishna Bhai (Anandashram)
– Yogi Ramsurat Kumar
Kanchi Paramacharyar
Osho (Bhagwan Rajneesh)
Swami Chinmayananda
Sri Nisarga Datta Maharaj
Sri Sri Raishankar
Jaggi Vasudev
Hinduism – Itihas & Puranas (Mythology)
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Itihas
– Ramayana
– Mahabharata
18 Puranas
– Srimad Bhagavatam
Hinduism – Life & Living
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Married life
Family & Relationships
Peaceful living
Cultural conflicts in life
Spiritually oriented life
Hinduism – Q& A
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Q&A on Various facets of Hinduism
Q&A on Hinduism vs other religions
Q&A on Scriptures & philosophies
Q&A on Itihas & Puranas
Q&A on/ about Saints and sages
Q&Answers / Satsang given by Amma
Q&Answers from Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Q&A on Life & Living
Hinduism – Stories with spiritual message
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Stories told by Amma
Stories told by Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Stories told by other saints
Stories from Upanishads
Stories from Itihas & puranas
Stories – other