Values in Harmony - University of St Andrews

WHAT IS THE HINDU WAY OF LIFE?There are four Purusharthas and four Ashrams which sets individual objectives / goals andduties in human life.PURUSHARTHAS –Dharma (Duty),Artha (Success),Kama (Physical enjoyment),Moksha (Salvation).ASHRAMS –Brahmachariya (Phase of learning & celibate life),Grihastha (Householder life),Vanaprastha (Hermitage),Sannyasa (Renunciation).SOME EXAMPLES OF CORE VALUES IN HINDU RELIGION:/k`fr] {kek] neks•Lrs;a ‘kkSpfefUnz; fuxzg/khfoZ|k lR;edzks/kks n’kda /keZy{k.ke~ & euqLe`frDHRITI, KSHAMA, DAMOASTEYAM SHAUCHAMINDRIYA NIGRAHDHEERVIDYA SATYAMAKRODHO DASHAKAM DHARMA LAKSHANAM(Manusmriti)Patience, forgiveness, destruction of the evil, no stealing, self cleanness, wisdom,control on materialistic desires, education, honesty and anger control – these are tensigns of religion(Manusmriti)Humanity / lifed:.kk] izse] lfR’k{kk] uezrk] leHkkoukn;k] lEosnuk] HkfäÜpk”VkS ekuo y{k.ke~ & tuJqfrKARUNA, PREM, SATSHIKSHA, NAMRATA, SAMABHAAVANAA,DAYAA, SAMVEDANAA, BHAKTISCHASHTAU MAANAV LAKSHANAM(Janshruti)Kindness, Love, Good virtues, Politeness and Devotion, are all signs of humanity -JanshrutiÅa bZ’kkokL;fena loZa ;fRdap txR;ka txr~rsu R;Drsu HkqathFkk ek x`/k% dL;fLon~/kue~ & ‘kqDy ;tqosZn v/;k; 40 ea= 1OM EESHAAVAASYAMIDAM SARVAM YATKINCHA JAGATYAAM JAGATTENA TYAKTENA BHUNJEETHAA MAA GRIDHAH KASYASWIDDHANAM –(Shukla Yajurveda, Chapter 40, Mantra 1)41