https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8 What "geological layers" make up the Hindu traditions? en-us 2021-10-21 02:21:11 UTC 2026-02-12 01:56:28 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ee-1f1f3.png https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894857518 2021-11-16 18:13:33 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894857518 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894859880 - Scripture = The Epics - Ramayana & Bhagavad Gita
- Discipline = Bhakti Yoga
- Focus on Vishnu, Shiva, Mahadevi, Puja
 -deities shifted from abstract to gendered, multiple armed, wild and mild
-moksha is still the solution to the problem of Samsara but the path to liberation is easier
-no longer need to rely on yourself, you get moksha through mercy and grace of your chosen god (release from karma is a gift)
puja- ritual worship of god/goddess (can be good offerings at temple or home shrine) 
*most Hindus do not do yoga, their focus is on rituals/festivals ]]> 2021-11-16 18:14:37 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894859880 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894861104 -strong focus on caste system
-Dalits - under the caste system and 'untouchable'
-fire sacrifices to decrease chaos
-follow the Vedas
-Laws of Manu
-Dharma - duty (depends on caste)
-Karma Yoga


]]> 2021-11-16 18:15:04 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894861104 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894865230 Raja yoga - pursuit of enlightenment, focus on morality, bodily exercises
8 limbs: vow of self restraint towards others, restraint oriented inward, postures, breath control, controlling the five senses, concentration of mind on one point, uninterrupted concentration, elimination of subject-object distinction --> enlightenment, whoohoo!]]> 2021-11-16 18:16:55 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894865230 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873092 Debates about ethics, women's rights, ecological concerns (sacredness of the earth ex: the Ganges River is sacred but yet is filled with poo poo yuck yuck)
The Atman has no inherent characteristics... gender, caste, etc]]> 2021-11-16 18:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873092 andrewoconnor3 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873578 "I am become death. Destroyer of worlds."]]> 2021-11-16 18:20:51 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873578 https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873878 -Main text used are the Upanishads
-Introduce the concept of reincarnation
-Karma is now about moral actions and consequences

-New problem is Samsara - vicious cycle of life, death, rebirth, and redeath
-Solution is Moksha - spiritual liberation from this cycle

Jnana yoga - discipline of wisdom, liberation through insight
This shows that atman=brahman]]> 2021-11-16 18:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/andrewoconnor3/xoj3iubjjikm7ns8/wish/1894873878