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SAMSKARASAMSKARA
rites of rites of passagepassage
HOUSEHOLDERHOUSEHOLDER
2nd Ashrama
HINDU HINDU CONCEPTCONCEPT
SS
SAMSARASAMSARA
cycle of lifecycle of life
REINCARNATIONREINCARNATION
born againborn again
ATMANATMAN
soulsoul
MOKSHAMOKSHA
releaserelease
DHARMADHARMA
dutydutyCASTECASTE
class/statusclass/status
ASHRAMAASHRAMA
stage of lifestage of life
BRAHMANBRAHMAN
universal spirituniversal spiritAHIMSAAHIMSA
non-violencenon-violence
KARMAKARMA
effects of effects of actionaction
SAMSARASAMSARA
REINCARNATIONREINCARNATION
ATMANATMAN
MOKSHAMOKSHA
DHARMADHARMACASTECASTE
ASHRAMAASHRAMA
BRAHMANBRAHMAN
SAMSKARASAMSKARA
HOUSEHOLDERHOUSEHOLDER
AHIMSAAHIMSA
KARMAKARMA
HINDUISMa very Brief Summary
• HINDUISM IS A WAY OF LIFE
• To be a good HinduHindu, you must perform your DharmaDharma
• Your dharma is set out by who you are and what you are born as.
• Good Dharma = Good Karma
HINDUISMHINDUISM
PURPOSE IN LIFEPURPOSE IN LIFE
DHARMADHARMA • Perform Your Duty• Includes
– CasteCaste– Social Duty– Family Duty
• AshramasAshramas
– Religious duty
CASTECASTE• Social Class• 4 Traditional Castes
– Brahmin– Kings / Warriors– Merchants – Peasants
• Outcasts• Be the best you can in that role
HINDUISMHINDUISM
DEALING WITH SINDEALING WITH SIN
KARMAKARMA• Law of consequences
• Good deeds
– Good KarmaKarma
• Bad Deeds
– Bad KarmaKarma
• KarmaKarma is carried forward through many lives.
HINDUISMHINDUISM
AT DEATHAT DEATH
• Body Dies
– Funeral rites– Body Cremated
• ATMANATMAN (soul) released– Immortal Souls
SAMSARASAMSARA• Cycle of life
– Life– Death – Rebirth
• AtmanAtman reincarnated• Good KarmaKarma
– Higher CasteCaste
• Bad KarmaKarma – Lower CasteCaste– Outcast?– Animal??
HINDUISMHINDUISM
RELEASERELEASE
MOKSHAMOKSHA
After Many Lives:
• AtmanAtman is cleaned – No Bad KarmaKarma
• Released from SamsaraSamsara• Atman becomes one with Universal Spirit
– BRAHMANBRAHMAN (GOD)
GOD - BRAHMANGOD - BRAHMAN • “We are all God”• “We don’t know it.”
Purpose of life:• Recognise ALL life is part of BrahmanBrahman
–including you.
•“You Are IT”
HINDUISMHINDUISM
PURPOSE IN LIFEPURPOSE IN LIFE
• Do your Do your DHARMA DHARMA
– Duty– Social, family, religious
• Be true to your Be true to your CASTECASTE– What social role are you born into– Be the best you can in that role
HINDUISMHINDUISM
DEALING WITH SINDEALING WITH SIN
• KARMAKARMA– All Actions have consequences
• Good deeds = Good KARMAKARMA
• Bad Deeds = Bad KARMAKARMA
• KARMA is carried forward through many lives.
HINDUISMHINDUISM
AT DEATHAT DEATH
• Body DiesBody Dies
– Funeral rites– Body Cremated
• Soul Soul ATMANATMAN released released– Immortal Souls
SAMSARASAMSARA• ATMAN reborn into a new body to begin the journey again.• If GOOD KARMA last life, then higher CASTE this life.• If BAD KARMA last life, lower CASTE this life – even down to an animal!
HINDUISMHINDUISM
RELEASERELEASE
• MOKSHAMOKSHA• After Many (thousands, generations, millions) of lives, the ATMAN is cleaned of any bad KARMAKARMA.• It is released from the Cycle of Life and Death and Rebirths – SAMSARA• ATMANATMAN returns to become one with the universal Spirit – BRAHMANBRAHMAN (GOD)
• HINDU view – we are all God, we just don’t know it. The quest in life is to recognise that all life is part of BRAHMANBRAHMAN including you.
•“You Are IT”
Unit 3 – Marriage & The FamilyUnit 3 – Marriage & The Family
ASHRAMAS – 4 Stages of LifeASHRAMAS – 4 Stages of Life
Stage 1 – Student LifeStage 1 – Student Life
0 – 24
StudyingStudying & learninglearning roles to serve:
• Family
• Society
• Religion
Stage 2 – Householder LifeStage 2 – Householder Life
25 – 50
Perform the family duty - DharmaDharma
MarriageMarriage
Works to help raise a family
Stage 3 – Retired LifeStage 3 – Retired Life
50 – 75
RetiresRetires & oversees extended family
Begins study of spiritual matters
• YogaYoga & Meditation
• Following a GuruGuru
• Studying scriptures
Stage 4 – Renounced LifeStage 4 – Renounced Life
75 – 100
Gives upGives up on family & material life
Wholly focusedfocused on spiritual matters
Quest for MokshaMoksha (release)
Unit 3 – Marriage & The FamilyUnit 3 – Marriage & The Family
ASHRAMAS – 4 Stages of LifeASHRAMAS – 4 Stages of Life
Stage 1 – Student LifeStage 1 – Student Life
0 – 24
StudyingStudying & learninglearning roles to serve:
• Family
• Society
• Religion
Stage 2 – Householder LifeStage 2 – Householder Life
25 – 50
Perform the family duty - DharmaDharma
MarriageMarriage
Works to help raise a family
Stage 3 – Retired LifeStage 3 – Retired Life
50 – 75
RetiresRetires & oversees extended family
Begins study of spiritual matters
• YogaYoga & Meditation
• Following a GuruGuru
• Studying scriptures
Stage 4 – Renounced LifeStage 4 – Renounced Life
75 – 100
Gives upGives up on family & material life
Wholly focusedfocused on spiritual matters
Quest for MokshaMoksha (release)