Topic for Module: Hinduism
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1) View Lecture 3 & Answer Questions below
1. What major gods constitute the Trimurti and what interlinked functions do they represent?
2. Which of the gods of the Trimurti is rarely worshiped today?
3. The word ____________ refers to a god appearing under different forms or incarnations.
4. Which god does a lingam usually represent?
5. Ganesha has the head of an __________________.
6. What are the names of the two most popular avatars of Vishnu?
7. What characteristics do Durga and Kali share in common?
2) View Videos & Answer Questions below
Video A, Iyengar Yoga, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (3 minutes)
Note: this is a type of HATHA yoga. You will later learn from Exploring World Religions, that there are five main types of yoga. Hatha yoga is the yoga of physical postures. When you read the word "yoga" you probably think of physical postures; this is Hatha yoga.
8. Hatha yoga identifies a connection between the mind and the __________.
9. The practice of Hatha yoga is designed to create a feeling of _____________ in the body, mind, and spirit.
10. What is "monkey mind"?
Video B,Ganesha,Religion & Ethics Newsweekly (3 minutes)
11. The god Ganesha is known as the remover of ____________.
12. According to the video, what is one reason why devotion to Ganesha is so popular?
13. Hindus do not worship the statue (image) itself, rather they worship________________________ (Hint: what happens at the start of the worship ritual?)
Video C, Kali,Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video (3 minutes)
Note: many Hindus will speak of the Trimurti (the three gods) as the forces of creator (Brahma), sustainer (Vishnu), and destroyer (Shiva). In this video, the devotee in the temple dedicated to Kali attributes all three of the cosmic actions of creating, sustaining and destruction to Kali. Thus, different Hindus are devoted to different gods/goddesses and view them as possessing different levels of power.
14. What example is given to illustrate that creation comes out of destruction, and what is created is destroyed again?
15. What does Kali wear around her neck?
16. What are some of the actions that are done to the statue to demonstrate affection?
Video D, Diwali,Religion & Ethics Newsweekly Video (2 minutes)
17. "Diwali" or "Deepavali" means "festival of ____________."
18. The goddess Lakshmi, is the goddess of ____________.
3) Growing Up Hindu
69. As a child, how did ShilpaToolsidas feel about her mother's devotion to ritual?
70. According to ShilpaToolsidas, what is the religious view of most mainstream Hindus?
71. What is kanthi?
72. How does she describe Holi?
73. How does she describe Diwali?
74. What does she do every morning?
4) Becoming Hindu
75. What is AnuttamaDasa's position in ISKCON?
76. In high school and college, what were his questions about God?
77. What did he do during his two year process of thinking about the role of religion in his life?
78. What did he feel was necessary in order to be happy?
79. What are some of the basic teachings of Krishna theology?
Attachment:- Readings.rar