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| Encompasses matters of duty, natural law, social welfare, ethics, health and transcendental realization. The holistic approach for social coherence and the good of all. |
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| Religious texts referred to as the foundations of Hinduism and Sanatana Dharma. Not written by humans, but by the breath of the eternal heard by the sages. |
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| Ancient language in which the Vedas were written. Also believed to be the language of Brahman. |
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| Earliest of the Vedas is a collection of hymns praise in the worship of the gods. |
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| Second of the Vedas gives direction about performances of ritual sacrifices to the gods. Explains the symbolic link between rituals and the real world. |
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| Collection of teachings from sages used for meditation in the deep forests. |
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| Last of the Vedas consisting of teachings from the high spirit masters. Explains personal transition that results from psychic participation in rituals. |
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| Epics that tell the stories of the gods and heroes who provide the model life for Hindus. |
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| Versions of teachings who are collectors/ writers who wrote the Sanskirt |
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| Universal Breath, absolute, supreme reality. |
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| Scared oil, drawn from a moutain plant that served as a meaningful offering to the gods. |
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| Spark of the divine, that is in all living beings. |
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| Karma wheel of birth, death, and re-birth. |
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| Liberation from the limits of space, time, and matter through the realization of immortal absolute. Requires many life times of upward striving to reach this transition. |
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| Divison of labor among 4 occupational groups. Brahmins, Kshattriyas, Vaishyas, Shudra, Untouchables. |
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| Titles given to venerable religious guides. Sought out by followers. |
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| Power conveyed in guru by a glance, word, or thought. |
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| To be yoked in a spiritual discipline on a path to ultimate reality. |
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| Word for gods which means shining |
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| Incarnations or appearances of the divine in materials form. |
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| Song of god in India, known as Gita. |
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| Refers to particularly important spiritual centers within the human body. |
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| Process through which meditation and other means of moving spiritual energy from the lower chakras at the base of the spine upward toward the highest crown chakra atop the head. |
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| Is a system of channels connecting the various Chakras through which Kundalini is to travel. |
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| Scared sounds in worship or meditation. "OM" |
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| Form of ritual worship focused on a god or goddess. |
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| Notion of continual life to the after life. Always better to be human and experience advancement of spiritualness. |
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| For every action, has a reaction. Shapes our future, ethical teachings emphasis on purity while focusing on the negative reactions that can occur. |
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