Stages of Life
What is the FIRST stage of life?
Student (Brahmachari)
What does SAT–CHIT–ANANDA mean?
Existence – Awareness – Joy
What does Prajnanam Brahma mean? HINT: It's a Lakshana Vakya – Description: (Need Belief)
Consciousness is the Ultimate Reality
What is the path of devotion, which focuses on worship for a specific god or goddess?
Bhakti Marga (or Bhakti Yoga)
What is the term for the goal of material success that includes Prosperity / Possessions / Position?
Artha.
What is the SECOND stage of life?
Householder (Grihasta)
What is characterized as - Absolute, Eternal, Infinite, Omnipresent and Unchanging?
Brahman
What does Tat Tvam Asi mean? HINT: Upadesa Vakya – Guru’s Guidance: (Need Faith)
Thou Are That
What is the path of selfless service - Do your duty; Do not expect the fruits of your action; and Accept the results graciously?
Karma Marga (or Karma Yoga)
What is the term used to describe our Eternal Responsibility that includes all the Values & Virtues?
Dharma.
What is the THIRD stage of life?
Forest dweller (Vanaprasta)
True or False: While Brahman is Infinity; MĀYĀ is Infinitely Divisible!
TRUE
What does Ayam Atma Brahma mean? HINT: Anusandhana Vakya – Declaration: (Need Contemplation)
Atman and Brahman are the same
What is the path of meditation that includes systematic analysis and control of the Body / Breath / Mind / Intellect?
Yoga Marga (or Raja Yoga)
What is term used to describe when the goal is to seek Pleasures in material world?
Kama.
What is the FINAL (Fourth) stage of life?
Renunciate (Sanyasa)
It's simply called an Illusion; however, it makes the Impossible Possible
Maya
What does Aham BrahmaAsmi mean? HINT: Anubhava Vakya – Experience: (Self Realization)
I Am Brahman
What is the path of knowledge/wisdom? Enlightenment through the process of reason—particularly the process of discrimination between what is real and what is not real, what is true and untrue—through study and self-inquiry!
Jnana Marga (or Jnana Yoga)
What is the final goal of life (which is a release from the continuous wheel of rebirth, known as samsara)?
Liberation through Moksha
What is the Stages of Life called in Sanskrit?
Ashramas
Maya Manifests as ___!
Gunas
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True or False: According to Hinduism, there is only ONE Path to Salvation!
FALSE
It is a key concept in Hinduism that refers to the four proper goals or aims of a human life.
Purusharthas (The purpose of human beings)