Hinduism
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
Textbook: Chapter 3
Lesson
Link (online PDF): The Upanishads (Links to an external site.) (Skim the first few chapters or locate a specific section in the table of contents. You are not responsible to read the entire text.)
Minimum of 1 scholarly source (in addition to the textbook/lesson)
Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, respond to only one of the following options:
Option 1
Choose and describe one of the five (Brahman, Atman, Maya, Karma, Samsara, Moksha) key concepts from the Upanishads.
Explain how this concept relates to any of the other four or to other expressions of Indian spirituality?
Use a quote from the Upanishads to support your thoughts
Why did you choose this concept and how does it relate to your own understanding or beliefs?
Option 2
Choose and describe one of the four yoga. Include the following:
Describe, with examples, how this is a path to the Divine and leads a person to realization.
Why did you choose this path to discuss?
Determine how your understanding of your chosen yoga might relate to your professional standards of care.
Title: Experiencing the World’s Religions
Subtitle: Tradition, Challenge, and Change
Authors: Michael Molloy
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Publication Date: 2020-01-01
Edition: 8th
APA Citation
Molloy, M. (2020). Experiencing the world’s religions: Tradition, challenge, and change (8th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
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