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Problem I. The Indus Valley Civilization was quite advanced. Name at least four of their characteristics.
Problem II. Who were the Aryans and how did they differ from the Dravidians who originated this high culture?
Problem III. What were the Vedas and how did they come to be part of the Hindu religion?
Problem IV. What is Brahman and what is Atman? What do they have to do with each other?
Problem V. What is Karma and what is Reincarnation? What do they have to do with each other?
Problem VI. Name and describe the four major yogas. Which one would appeal to you if you were a spiritual seeker?
Problem VII. Your book also discusses two other yogas: hatha yoga and kriya yoga. How do these differ? Describe.
Problem VIII. Vivekananda founded the Vedanta Society in New York. How did the practice of Vedanta conform to Christian customs? And how did the teaching of Vedanta blend with Protestantism as well? (See page 223.)
Problem IX. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi brought Transcendental Meditation to the West in 1959. What were the benefits which he taught would come as a result of practicing TM? What happened in 1979 which stopped any notion of teaching TM techniques in the public schools?