RLGA01H3 Study Guide - Jnana Yoga, Vanaprastha, Patanjali
Document Summary
It transcends time and space as a tradition. Central to the goal of hinduism is to achieve moksha. The process of the soul living over many times before becoming pure enough to reach moksha. Believe in one god, worshipped in different forms. Some hindus believe that the various deities are equal, representing diff aspects of an impersonal god (brahman). Others worship specific gods, vishnu/shiva, being the two main ones amongst others that can grace those toward liber. The tradition is based around natural and everlasting principles. The paths towards understanding hinduism and liberation (3 ways): Yogas spiritual paths of hinduism way to liberation, each way being a discipline: the main yogas are: (action/knowledge/devotion k j b, bhakti (devotion, karma (path of undeslfish duty/way of action) Veda bringing religious practices and beliefs based on a set of holy scriptures. It is composed of many traditions and schools of thought, rather than emphasizing fixed set of beliefs.
