| 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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