Hinduism

Hindu Deities  Brahma  Vishnu  Shiva  Brahma  Vishnu  Shiva  A whole lot of other deities.

Sacred Texts  Bhagavad Gita  Song of God  Upanishads  Vedas  Sruti  Smriti  Bhagavad Gita  Song of God  Upanishads  Vedas  Sruti  Smriti

Bhagavad Gita  Arjuna  Krishna  “Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.”  Arjuna  Krishna  “Perform your obligatory duty, because action is indeed better than inaction.”

Important Concepts  Brahman  Dharma  Karma  Path of Desire/Renunciation  Moksha  Samsara  Atman  Brahman  Dharma  Karma  Path of Desire/Renunciation  Moksha  Samsara  Atman

Brahman  Ultimate cosmic spirit  Infinite  Being  Consciousness  Bliss  Ultimate cosmic spirit  Infinite  Being  Consciousness  Bliss

Dharma

 Righteous Duty  Varies depending on station  Way to move through castes  Righteous Duty  Varies depending on station  Way to move through castes

Karma  Cycle of cause and effect  Free choice  Ahimsa  Interplay with Dharma  Cycle of cause and effect  Free choice  Ahimsa  Interplay with Dharma

Path of Desire  Pleasure  Ultimately trivial  Worldly Success  Everyone can’t be famous  Ultimately unsatisfying  Pleasure  Ultimately trivial  Worldly Success  Everyone can’t be famous  Ultimately unsatisfying

Path of Renunciation  Duty (Dharma)  Good but unfulfilling  Liberation  Being  Knowing  Joy  Moving past this realm  Duty (Dharma)  Good but unfulfilling  Liberation  Being  Knowing  Joy  Moving past this realm

Liberation - Moksha

Samsara  Cycle of life (Reincarnation)  Path to Moksha  Cycle of life (Reincarnation)  Path to Moksha

Atman  Individual soul (Kind of)  Within everyone  Merge with Brahman  Individual soul (Kind of)  Within everyone  Merge with Brahman

How to Reach Moksha  Mild Asceticism  Path of Renunciation  Yogas  Karma  Bhakti  Jnana  Raja  Mild Asceticism  Path of Renunciation  Yogas  Karma  Bhakti  Jnana  Raja

Caste System - Debate