Reincarnation, Atman and Samsara

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27 September, 2009
Reincarnation, Atman and Samsara
AIM To understand the Hindu view of life, death
and rebirth.
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Death and the Afterlife

• Answer this question in your book
• What do you believe happens to you when you die?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe that
when they die they are reborn into another life.
This is called Reincarnation.
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The Divine Spark

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• Do you believe you have a part of you that lives
  on after you die? What is it?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe each
person contains a divine spark that goes with
them to their next life. This is called the Atman.
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Justice

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• Do you believe that good people are rewarded
  after death and evil people punished? How does
  this happen?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe that
the life we are born into in the next life will
be good or bad, depending on whether weve been
good or bad in this life. This is because of
Karma, the law of cause and effect.
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Being Good

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• What things do you believe you should do in life
  in order to be rewarded afterwards?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe they
should follow their dharma which is their duties
in life. Their dharma depends upon their varna
and ashrama.
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Constant Rebirth

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• Do you think it would be fun to be reincarnated,
  living life after life after life? Why?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe that
being born again and again is tiring and
unpleasant. This constant cycle of birth and
rebirth is called Samsara.
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The Ultimate Goal

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• What is the purpose of life? What should everyone
  try to achieve?

Copy this out into your book. Hindus believe that
the ultimate goal is to escape Samsara. By living
a perfect life, a person can escape Samsara and
achieve spiritual freedom (Moksha)
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Join the words to the meaning

• Being born again after death
• Perfection escape from Samsara.
• The law of cause and effect.
• The tiresome cycle of life and death
• The divine spark within all of us
• Duties way of life

• Atman
• Samsara
• Reincarnation
• Moksha
• Karma
• Dharma

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If I achieve enlightenment, I escape samsara.
This escape is called.
Clearly, I led a bad life!
Have I been good? Have I been bad? What happens
to me is a result of the law of ..
There are things I must do in this life. This
duty is called..
After death, most of us are reincarnated on
earth again. This tiresome round of life and
death is called.
Whats this sparkly thing?
Create your own poster about Hindu beliefs. Your
poster must include Dharma, Atman, Samsara, Karma
and Moksha.