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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

4 Purusharthas
   -Dharma
   – Artha
   – Kama
   – Moksha

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

Karma & Rebirth

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

Ramayana (Itihas)-1

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 Sri Ramana Maharshi
   – Swami Sivananda
   – Mata Amritanandamayi
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Others

Hinduism Versus other religions
– Problem of religious conversions

Common Misconceptions about Hinduism

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