Unit 2, Lesson 12: Hinduism & Pantheism
Learning Target: I can explain pantheism
Class Activities:
1. Students came in and picked up one handout: "Hinduism: Deities". Then they got to work on the do now question at the top of the page.
2. We reviewed the information from the previous lesson. Before I explain, I'll say that I'm no expert on religions, so if someone reading this knows better or different, please message me and correct me! Here's how I understand it: The atman is our soul, and they believe that to be a piece of God, or Brahman. The goal of Hinduism is to achieve moksha, which is when a person finally achieves enlightenment, and the atman rejoins Brahman. Until you achieve moksha, you go through numerous reincarnations. If you have fulfilled your dharma, or life's duties (basically living in the correct way), then you will get good karma and be reincarnated as something good. If you did not fulfill your dharma, then you will get bad karma and be reincarnated as something lesser. It's hard to achieve moksha because to truly realize your atman, you need to be fully connected to God, and have rid your focus of all the unimportant things. A lot of time, people get confused and are too connected to the maya, which are the illusions of what's truly important in life. For instance, I worry about work and money and family, etc., when really, that's just a temporary, fleeting illusion of importance.
3. We took some notes on the handout, and spent a good chunk of time on pantheism, as it's a new concept for a lot of students. Hinduism's main god, Brahman, is kind of a shapeless force that created the universe and all of us. I like to think of Brahman as the ocean, and each of our atmans as raindrops. In that way, Hinduism is pantheistic-- God is in everything, and everything is God. It's nice, right?
4. We looked at symbolism of different deities of Hinduism, using a key. Students worked in groups of three to find the symbols in each painting, and then we reviewed it as a class.
Papers handed in today:
Hinduism: Key beliefs and concepts worksheet
Homework:
None
Class Activities:
1. Students came in and picked up one handout: "Hinduism: Deities". Then they got to work on the do now question at the top of the page.
2. We reviewed the information from the previous lesson. Before I explain, I'll say that I'm no expert on religions, so if someone reading this knows better or different, please message me and correct me! Here's how I understand it: The atman is our soul, and they believe that to be a piece of God, or Brahman. The goal of Hinduism is to achieve moksha, which is when a person finally achieves enlightenment, and the atman rejoins Brahman. Until you achieve moksha, you go through numerous reincarnations. If you have fulfilled your dharma, or life's duties (basically living in the correct way), then you will get good karma and be reincarnated as something good. If you did not fulfill your dharma, then you will get bad karma and be reincarnated as something lesser. It's hard to achieve moksha because to truly realize your atman, you need to be fully connected to God, and have rid your focus of all the unimportant things. A lot of time, people get confused and are too connected to the maya, which are the illusions of what's truly important in life. For instance, I worry about work and money and family, etc., when really, that's just a temporary, fleeting illusion of importance.
3. We took some notes on the handout, and spent a good chunk of time on pantheism, as it's a new concept for a lot of students. Hinduism's main god, Brahman, is kind of a shapeless force that created the universe and all of us. I like to think of Brahman as the ocean, and each of our atmans as raindrops. In that way, Hinduism is pantheistic-- God is in everything, and everything is God. It's nice, right?
4. We looked at symbolism of different deities of Hinduism, using a key. Students worked in groups of three to find the symbols in each painting, and then we reviewed it as a class.
Papers handed in today:
Hinduism: Key beliefs and concepts worksheet
Homework:
None
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