Create a 500 to 750 word response to Hinduism. You may choose as the basis of your response any of the below questions:
1. What role do sacred texts play in the Hindu tradition?
2. What is the law of karma, and how does it affect the Hindu view of the human person?
3. How did the caste system emerge in India, and what is its influence on modern India?
4. How is Jainism like the other forms of India's religious tradition?
5. What are the similarities between the four paths of yoga?
6. What are the differences between the four paths of yoga?
7. Can you relate the four paths of yoga to other philosophical or religious traditions?
8. What kind of yoga do you think is the most popular in the Western world? Why?
9. You sometimes hear that there are many paths (religious ways) to the same goal (salvation, realization, Nirvana, heaven). How does Hinduism understand the relationship between pluralism (many paths) and oneness (the goal)?
10. How can you use the four paths of yoga to interpret the breadth of the Hindu religious tradition?