Religion and various topics
Discussions
Shlokas
Review
100

what do religions describe as temptation? 

a lure toward sinful or risky behavior

100

we had a previous discussion about the power of tounges. give an example of how your tongues carries a lot of power. one good example and one bad one. 

answers may vary 

100

Gurur Brahma Gurur Vishnu          

Gurur Devo _____________ 

Mahesh Varah  

100

what was the long dialogue portion of the Mahabharata between Arjun and Krishna? name it and explain what was said in it. 

Bhagwad Gita - Krishna explained to Arjun the difference between what is right and wrong. as well as how fighting family is sometimes necessary. 

200

What does Hinduism teach about wealth and poverty? (name one of the four)

hint: hint they are one-word answers and largely talked about concepts. two of them ryhme.  

Artha; Dharma; Karma; Moksha

200

what is perseverance? give an example.

never giving up; learning to play an instrument and not quitting when things get tough.

200

Tva-meva Mata ______________

Cha Pita Tva-meva    

200

King shantanu, from the mahabharata, was the king of what infamous kingdom? 

Hastinapur 

300

Should forgiveness be conditional or unconditional?

unconditional 

300

during the semester, we discussed powerful women in our daily lives and in scriptures. What two powerful women from the Mahabarata did we discuss? 

Draupadi and Kunti 

300

Sharan-ye Tray-ambake Gauri 

Narayani __________

Namo-stu-te

300

who wrote the Mahabarata?

Ganpati

400

how does self-control affect the temptation in you?

answers may vary

400

we discussed important gods throughout the semester. there are three main gods we recognize. these are said to be the trimurtri.

1. who is the creator? 

2. who is the destroyer?

3. who is the preserver?

4. who is Krishna, out of the three gods, an avatar of?

1. Brahma 

2. Shiva

3. Vishnu 

4. Vishnu 

400

Manga-lam Bhagvan Vishnu           

Manga-lam 

Garuda-dh-wajah

400

who were the five Pandavas?

Yudhishthira, Bhima, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva

500

When it comes to money ad wealth in and out of religion, people tend to be _________

Selfish or Greedy

500
we discussed consumption some time ago and we tied it in with the Bhagwad Geeta.


finish the line 

________ is shaped by consumption

attitude 

500

since the majority of the class chose the gayatri mantra as their favorite shloka, 

why is it so important and finish this line

Dhiyo Yo _________________

nah Prachodayat 

500

describe the story of how Draupadi, from the Mahabharata, became the wife of all five Pandavas.

answers may vary. 

general answer: arjuna brought Draupadi home in order to have her hand in marriage. however, the Pandavas miss-worded how they presented her and Kunti told them to share Draupadi amongst themselves. 


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