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THE HINDU LIFE CYCLE Thursday, October 17, 2013

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THE HINDU LIFE CYCLE

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes

back to earth, in another body or form.

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REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes

back to earth, in another body or form.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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REINCARNATION•The belief that after death, the soul comes

back to earth, in another body or form.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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KARMA•The belief that a person’s fate and the

quality of their reincarnation is determined by their past deeds.

“What goes around, comes around.”

-Explains one’s current conditions.

Things you should know about KARMA:

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KARMA•The belief that a person’s fate and the

quality of their reincarnation is determined by their past deeds.

“What goes around, comes around.”

-Explains one’s current conditions. -Is a reason to behave in a morally good way.

Things you should know about KARMA:

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DHARMA

• Social life should be structured through well-defined and well-regulated CLASSES (Varna).

• An individual's life should be organized into defined STAGES (Ashramas).

Means ‘natural law’ or ‘order of the universe’it means to do your duty.

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MOKSHATo Escape from the cycle of reincarnation and achieve eternal bliss.

Moksha is the goal of Hinduism

Sanskrit

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ATMA ( ATMAN)The soul of Hindu people.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

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WHAT’S WITH SACRED COWS IN

INDIA?

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WHAT’S WITH SACRED COWS IN

INDIA?

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• COWS IN INDIA ROAM FREE EVEN ON CITY STREETS

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• HINDUS WILL STOP TRAFFIC IF A COW WANDERERS INTO THE STREET

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WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?

• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.

• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.

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WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?

• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.

• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.

• For these reasons they were worth much more alive than dead to Ancient Indians.

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WHY ARE COWS SACRED TO HINDUS?

• Cow’s are not worshipped by Hindus, they are revered and protected.

• The cow provided an abundance of important products, including milk to nourish, browned butter for lamps, and fuel from dried dung.

• For these reasons they were worth much more alive than dead to Ancient Indians.

The protection of cows among Hindus is also indicative of their reverence for animal life in general - Most Hindus are Vegetarian

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The Ganges River•Is the symbol of purity, and holds

the sacred power to purify.

•Hindus worship the river by bathing in it, drinking its waters, praying to it, invoking it in oaths, and chanting its name.

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