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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 1
02/21/2010

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Term
Nature of the Sacred
Definition

set apart from the ordinary

beyond human control

important to human welfare

affects various aspects of human existence

Term
samsara
Definition
the cycle of birth, life, death, rebirth
Term
Atman
Definition
the self that exists as Brahman in each individual; the Eternal buried deep within us
Term
karma
Definition
moral law of cause & effect; the current state of one's interior life is the exact profuct of one's past; one's present throughts & actions determin one's future, uncluding the position into which one will be born next time
Term
3 Marks of Existence (imperfections)
Definition

dukkha

anatta

anicca

Term
World's Purpose
Definition
not to be paradise, but to provide a training grounds for the human spirit
Term
Jnana Yoga
Definition

knowledge; the shortest, but steepest route

hearing- listening to sages & scriptures

thinking

awareness of enduring self+

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