Hinduism

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• Part 1: Introduction, Vedic Tradition
  • Lecture, 8/24/2018
  • Recommended Reading:
    • "God Is Not One: The Eight Rival Religions That Run the World", by Stephen Prothero.
    • "Great World Religions: Hinduism", by Mark W. Muesse.
    • The Rig Veda Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator [1896]. Online: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/rigveda/index.htm
• Hinduism Part 2: Philosophical Hinduism (Jnana Yoga, The Path of Renunciation)
  • Lecture, 10/19/2018
  • Recommended Reading:
    • "The Upanishads", Introduced and Translated by Eknath Easwaran.
• Hinduism Part 3: The Path of Devotion
  • Lecture, 11/16/2018
  • Recommended Reading:
    • "The Bhagavad Gita", Introduced and Translated by Eknath Easwaran.
• Hinduism Part 4: Sex, Sexuality and the Divine Feminine
  • Lecture, 12/14/2018
  • Recommended Reading:
    • "Sacred Sexuality, The Erotic Spirit in the World's Great Religions", by Georg Feuerstein.
• Hinduism Part 5: Modern Hinduism Today
  • First half, Caste and Gender: Lecture, 1/11/2019
  • Second half, Reactions to Pressures from Outside: Lecture, 1/11/2019
  • Recommended Reading:
    • "The Laws of Manu" George Bühler, translator(Sacred Books of the East, Volume 25) Online: http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/manu.htm
    • "Autobiography of a Yogi (Self-Realization Fellowship)", by Paramahansa Yogananda.