Hindu Terms Map HUM/130 Version 6

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Hindu Terms Map HUM/130 Version 6

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Word Karma What is your personal understanding of each of these terms? Ho( a person treats others is ho( they (i'' e treated in return% 0hen a person or anima'1s sou' comes ac2 to 'i"e in the "orm o" another person or anima' a"ter they ha!e died% & type o" meditation and e$ercise used to re'a$% fter reading the te!t" ho# #ould you redefine each of them? )arma means action and the conce*uences o" such actions +,isher200./ 3eincarnation is (hen a sou' 'ea!es the dead ody and goes into a ne( ody 4 ans(ers the *uestion o" 5(hat happens a"ter death6 +,isher- 200./ 7oga is the practice o" spiritua' discip'ine to c'ear the mind and ring inner peace- a'ance- etc% +,isher200./ 9urus are spiritua' 'eaders (ho gi!e ad!ice and encouragement% They are gi!en the tit'e 5guru6 on'y y those (ho see2 their 'eadership- and do not ca'' themse'!es 5guru6 +,isher- 200./ Cha2ras are energy points a'ong the spine% They are e'ie!ed to e the path(ay to increase a person1s pranaor 'i"e energy +,isher- 200./% What differences did you find $et#een the popular usage and actual definitions? I did not "ind much o" a di""erence et(een (hat I understood and the te$t% The popu'ar usage seems to "a'' in 'ine (ith the te$t% I thin2 that the popu'ar use o" yoga is simi'ar as the te$t- ut I don1t thin2 that it is understood to ring 5spiritua' discip'ine6 as the te$t says- ut more o" 8ust a means to re'a$% The popu'ar use o" the (ord 59uru6 is di""erent than the te$t1s de"inition in that popu'ar cu'ture uses the (ord to de"ine someone (ho is the go:to "or a particu'ar su 8ect and may not e spiritua''y re'ated% I "ind that the di""erence et(een the te$t and popu'ar usage is that the te$t states that the cha2ra points are on'y on the spine- instead o" a'' a'ong the ody%

Reincarnation

Yoga

Guru

& person (ho 2no(s a 'ot a out a particu'ar su 8ect +i%e% "ishing guru/ #oints in the ody that emit energy%

Chakras

3e"erence ,isher- M% #% +200./% ;i!ing re'igions +<th ed%/% Ne( =ersey> #rentice:Ha''%

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