Hindu Beliefs and Teachings - Key Quotations

Flashcards containing key quotations and definitions related to Hindu beliefs and teachings.

Monotheism/Polytheism

‘God is One, but wise men call it by different names’ - Rig Veda.

Nirguna Brahman

‘The whole universe is Brahman’ - Upanishads.

Saguna Brahman

‘He moves, and he moves not. He is far, and he is near. He is within all, and he is outside all’ - Upanishads.

Antaryami

‘This is myself within the heart that is Brahman’ Upanishads

Brahma

‘Brahma was…the Creator of all, the Guardian of the universe’ - Upanishads.

Avatars (Vishnu)

‘Whenever there appears on earth decline in Righteousness… I come into being age by age establishing right’ - Bhagavad Gita.

Shiva

‘He watches over all beings and rules over their creation and their destruction’ - Upanishads.

Reincarnation/Samsara cycle

‘For sure is the death of all that is born, sure is the birth of all that dies: so in a matter that no one can prevent, you have no cause to grieve’ - Bhagavad Gita.

Moksha

‘When all desires that rest in the heart are liberated shall a mortal man become immortal and attain Brahman.’ - Upanishads.

Karma/Atman/Moksha

‘What a man becomes in his next life depends upon his karma…’ - Upanishads.

Karma/Varna

‘Those whose conduct on earth has given pleasure can hope to enter a pleasant womb…’ - Upanishads.

Dharma

‘Far better do one’s duty ill, than do another’s duty well’ - Bhagavad Gita.

Artha

‘Whether he is well-off or in distress, he must not pursue wealth through degrading or harmful activities…’ - Laws of Manu.

Atman

‘Never born and eternal, beyond times gone or to come, he does not die when the body dies’ - Upanishads.

Cosmology

‘He watches the works of creation, lives in all things…’ - Upanishads.

Sanatana Dharma

‘Having no ill feelings for any living being in all manners possible…’ - Laws of Manu.

Ahimsa

‘The principle of ahimsa does not include any evil thought, any unjustified haste, any lies, hatred, ill-will towards anyone’ - Gandhi.