REST 101 Study Guide - Sannyasa
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Hinduism (6) march 1, 2010 (exam 2 is now on march 19th, instead of march 17th) Review: the 4 stages of humankind and the 4 stages of human life. 4 stages of life: student: learning and observing a number of rituals, householder: married, begin a family, retirement: to meditate on god, to be alone, sannyasin: a person who has renounced everything. Even though he lives in society, he is not a part of society. He has given up everything, he has no possessions. Purpose is so he can concentrate to be near god. (reincarnation) (transmigration: the passing of the jiva, another name for. If you do good things there will be good consequences, if you do bad things there will be bad consequences. As the jiva inhabits one body to the next, dwells in one house and then moves to the next.
