I have been thinking of an outline for a workshop or a book on Hinduism. I hope to get some time to put this down into a reality.
- Introduction
- Origin of the name
- Basic principles
- Scriptures
- Saints
- Advaita Vedaanta
- Analysis of happiness
Nature and source of happiness
Unconditional happiness is always available
Knowledge is the only source of unconditional happiness - Self knowledge
Analysis of subject-object relationship
Self cannot have qualities
Self is infinite - Nature of a jivanmukta
Jivanmukta as the ideal human being
Jivanmukti as the goal of life
- Analysis of happiness
- Saadhana Chatustaya
- Causes for gap between intellectual understanding and realization
- Qualifications of the best student
- Jiva-Jagat-Ishwara
- Reason for an empirical model
- Problems of the materialistic model
- Description of Jiva, Law of karma, rebirth, etc
- Description of Jagat and creation
- Description of Ishwara as karma phala daata
- Vairaagya
- Limitation of karma phalam as the goal of life
- What is vairaagya
- Importance of vairaagya
- Means to develop vairaagya
- Karma Yoga
- Sattvic, rajasic, tamasic actions
- Pancha mahaayagna
- Daana
- Tapas
- Attitude of karma yoga
- Raaja Yoga
- Goal of raaja yoga
- Yama and niyama
- Aasana and praanaayaama
- Pratyaahaara, dhaarana, dhyaana, samaadhi
- Bhakti Yoga
- Different attitudes towards God
- Stages of bhakti
- Puja and homa
- Pilgrimage
- Keertana
- Japa
- Lilaa dhyaana
- Sevaa
- Vishwarupa bhakti
- Jnaana Yoga
- Prerequisites of Jnaana Yoga
- Sravana
- Manana
- Nididhyaasana
- Varna and aashrama
- Guna varna
- Karma varna
- Aashramas
- Today’s context
- What happens after death
- Stages of spiritual development
- Rebirth in this world
- Krama mukti
- Comparison with other popular religions
- Hinduism in practice
- Daily worship
- Festivals
- Temples and pilgrimage
- Art, sculpture, music, drama and literature
- Social and environmental awareness
- Caste system
- Communal harmony
- Vegetarianism
- Monastic life and traditions
6 Responses to Outline for a workshop or book