Hinduism part 2, covering practices holidays, Hindu-American movements, and Hindu adoptions of Christian narratives

1. Hinduism
Part 2

2. Periods of History
• Indus Valley Period ( 2700 to 1500 BC)
• Vedic Period (1500 to 500 BC)
• Classical Period (320 AD to 520 AD)
• Medieval Period (in between)
• Modern Period (1757 to 1949)
• Independent India (1949 to present)

3. Hindu Trimurti
1. Brahama - The Creator
2. Vishnu - The Preserver
3. Shiva- The Destroyer
Brahman Vishnu Shiva

4. Brahma Vishnu Shiva
Krishna - Vishnu’s Avatar Ganesh Murugan

5. Four Branches
1. Vaishnavas - worship Vishnu
2. Shaivas - worship Shiva
3. Smartas - follow Puranas, Mahabharata, & Ramayana
4. Shaktas - worship Devi (a feminine Brahma)

6. Practices

7. The Third Eye
Chakra
Spiritual Sight
Seer is someone with Chakra

8. Vegetarianism
Non-violence
Dharma with nature
Vegetarianism purifies soul

9. Why are cows sacred
• Because most Hindus are vegetarian and they give milk
• Because they are like a mother who gives life
• Because they are associated with mother goddess
• Because were sacred in the Vedas

10. Hindu Holidays

11. Four Hindu Holidays

12. Holi
Festival of Color (spring)

13. Diwali
Festival of Lights

14. Maha Shivaratri
Venerates Shiva

15. Raksha Bandhan
Honoring brothers & sisters

16. Ganesh Chaturthi
Birth of Ganesha

17. Ugadi
New Years

18. Hindu Adoptions of
Christian Narratives

19. Jesus in India
Nicolas Notovitch (1887)
Swami Abhedananda (1922)
Levi Dowling (1908)
Nicholas Roerich (1925)

20. Reincarnation
of Krishna
Similar stories
Similar teachings
Allegedly both Avatars

21. Self-Realization
Fellowship Yoga International Fellowship
Of Krishna Consciousness
American Hindu Movements

22. Yoga
Bhagavad Gita
Vaishnavism Branch

23. Yoga
Join, Unite
1. Bhakti Yoga — chanting, prayer
2. Hatha Yoga — physical postures
3. Karma Yoga — acts of service

24. Yoga
Chicago (1893)
Swami Krishnamacharya
Father of Modern Yoga

25. Yoga
Hollywood (1947)
Indra Devi
Yoga Studio

26. Transcendental
Meditation

27. Maharishi Mahesh
Introduced in 1955
Popularized 1960s & 70s

28. The Beatles with Maharishi Mahesh (1968)

31. Self-Realization
Fellowship
Los Angeles, 1920
His teaching on Bhagavad Gita
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952)

32. Self-Realization
Fellowship
Los Angeles, 1920
His teaching on Bhagavad Gita
Los Angeles Temple on Hollywood Blvd.

33. International Society for
Krishna Consciousness

34. ISKS
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Vaishnava Branch
Sri Chaitanya of Bengal (1500)
Devotion to Krishna
Bhagavad Gita
ISKS on Hollywood Blvd

35. ISKS
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada (1966)
San Francisco Counterculture

36. ISKS
International Society for Krishna Consciousness
Public Dance
Promote Vegetarianism
Veneration of Lord Krishna
Chanting “Hare Krishna”

37. My Sweet Lord (George Harrison, 1969)

38. Discussion
• What can Christians affirm from Scripture?
• What can we disagree with from Scripture?
• What possible concerns about American innovations?