Int 244 lecture 7 Hinduism part 2
- 2. Periods of History • Indus Valley Period ( 2700 to 1500 BC) • Vedic Period (1500 to 500 BC) • Classical Period (320 AD to 520 AD) • Medieval Period (in between) • Modern Period (1757 to 1949) • Independent India (1949 to present)
- 3. Hindu Trimurti 1. Brahama - The Creator 2. Vishnu - The Preserver 3. Shiva- The Destroyer Brahman Vishnu Shiva
- 4. Brahma Vishnu Shiva Krishna - Vishnu’s Avatar Ganesh Murugan
- 5. Four Branches 1. Vaishnavas - worship Vishnu 2. Shaivas - worship Shiva 3. Smartas - follow Puranas, Mahabharata, & Ramayana 4. Shaktas - worship Devi (a feminine Brahma)
- 6. Practices
- 7. The Third Eye Chakra Spiritual Sight Seer is someone with Chakra
- 8. Vegetarianism Non-violence Dharma with nature Vegetarianism purifies soul
- 9. Why are cows sacred • Because most Hindus are vegetarian and they give milk • Because they are like a mother who gives life • Because they are associated with mother goddess • Because were sacred in the Vedas
- 10. Hindu Holidays
- 12. Holi Festival of Color (spring)
- 15. Raksha Bandhan Honoring brothers & sisters
- 16. Ganesh Chaturthi Birth of Ganesha
- 17. Ugadi New Years
- 18. Hindu Adoptions of Christian Narratives
- 19. Jesus in India Nicolas Notovitch (1887) Swami Abhedananda (1922) Levi Dowling (1908) Nicholas Roerich (1925)
- 20. Reincarnation of Krishna Similar stories Similar teachings Allegedly both Avatars
- 21. Self-Realization Fellowship Yoga International Fellowship Of Krishna Consciousness American Hindu Movements
- 23. Yoga Join, Unite 1. Bhakti Yoga — chanting, prayer 2. Hatha Yoga — physical postures 3. Karma Yoga — acts of service
- 24. Yoga Chicago (1893) Swami Krishnamacharya Father of Modern Yoga
- 25. Yoga Hollywood (1947) Indra Devi Yoga Studio
- 27. Maharishi Mahesh Introduced in 1955 Popularized 1960s & 70s
- 28. The Beatles with Maharishi Mahesh (1968)
- 31. Self-Realization Fellowship Los Angeles, 1920 His teaching on Bhagavad Gita Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952)
- 32. Self-Realization Fellowship Los Angeles, 1920 His teaching on Bhagavad Gita Los Angeles Temple on Hollywood Blvd.
- 33. International Society for Krishna Consciousness
- 34. ISKS International Society for Krishna Consciousness Vaishnava Branch Sri Chaitanya of Bengal (1500) Devotion to Krishna Bhagavad Gita ISKS on Hollywood Blvd
- 35. ISKS International Society for Krishna Consciousness Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada (1966) San Francisco Counterculture
- 36. ISKS International Society for Krishna Consciousness Public Dance Promote Vegetarianism Veneration of Lord Krishna Chanting “Hare Krishna”
- 37. My Sweet Lord (George Harrison, 1969)
- 38. Discussion • What can Christians affirm from Scripture? • What can we disagree with from Scripture? • What possible concerns about American innovations?