Three paths: | - karmamarga - path of works and action
- jnanamarga - path of knowledge or philosophy
- bhaktimarga - path of devotion to God
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Three debts: | - debt to God
- debt to sages and saints
- debt to ancestors
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Four stages of life: | - brahmacharga - school years - grow and learn
- grhastha - marriage, family and career
- vanaprastha - turn attention to spiritual things
- sanrgasu - abandon world to seek spiritual things
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Four purposes of life: | - dharma - fulfill moral, social and religious duties
- artha - attain financial and worldy success
- kama - satisfy desires and drives in moderation
- moksha - attain freedom from reincarnation
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Seven sacred cities: | - Ayodhya
- Mathura
- Gaya (Bodhgaya)
- Kasi (Varanasi, Benares)
- Kanci
- Avantika (Ujjain)
- Dvaraka
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Ten commitments: | 1. Ahimsa - do no harm 2. Satya - do not lie 3. Asteya - do not steal 4. Brahmacharya - do not overindulge 5. Aparigraha - do not be greedy 6. Saucha - be clean 7. Santosha - be content 8. Tapas - be self-disciplined 9. Svadhyaya - study 10. Ishvara Pranidhana - surrender to God |
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