Joseph Campbell
Final Exam Study Guide

purpose of ancient Hinduism
Tantra and Kundalini Yoga
yuj, the root of the word Yoga in Sanskrit, means
technical yoga, generally regarded as the supreme expression of yogas
yoga - devotion to divine images, such as Shiva, Krishna, Radha, and Durga
yoga, Mahatma Gandhi, teaches that ordinary work may be done as an offering
"loom" is a translation of this yoga - universe is divine female power.
Sankhya teaches that there are two irreducible elements in the world—
Purusha -
Prakriti.
"thread."
purpose of Patanjali’s Yoga
state of eternal spiritual freedom
stages of calming the mind (#? )
"angas," -
level one
level two
level three
theory - material world can become the proper vehicle for the attainment of the highest goals of spiritual life
center of power along the sushumna (bottom to top of universe and body)
Tantrism
the whole universe -

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Muladhara Chakra
Svadhistnana Chakra
Manipura Chakra
Anahata Chakra
Vishuddha Chakra
Ajna Chakra
Sahasrara Chakra
The kundalini power is
the fundamental reality of the universe
the feminine basis for all that exists
known by two fundamental names—
Tantra philosophy - Maya-Shakti, personified as
arousal of the kundalini
wine, meat, fish, parched grain, and sexual intercourse
2^nd chakra of Vishnu
love =
destructive character =
Kali dancing on the prostrate body of Shiva
Dante
highest chakra=Sahasra chakra
kundalini pierces the crown chakra-

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chief monk and former ruler of the classical Tibetan state
This "Buddha-to-be" in Mahayana Buddhism
help suffering beings to achieve emancipation.
used for meditation in Tibetan Buddhism and Hinduism
diagram -
spiritual emancipation
defined as the void -
reincarnation =
east = west
imperfections of moral-ethical life
stages of the afterlife (3)
Mahayana theory of cosmology
three levels to the universe, which correspond to the three stages of the after-death experience
first level, Samsara, corresponds to - the creator
Avalokitheshvara ("the Glancing Lord")
Buddhism is primarily concerned with creating circumstances to prevent rebirth
First Bardo
Second Bardo
Third Bardo,

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cult of Demeter and her daughter was centered at Eleusis
Hymn to Demeter
Dionysus,
Demeter
Christian Eucharist
Dionysus
Hades
Euridice
Orpheus
Petroasa Bowl	
Christian myth, the self-sacrifice of a god incarnate on the cross
NO counterpart
Narcissus
symbolic imagery of the pagan world
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The Grail
heroic, individualistic tradition in the romances as native to Europe
Tristan and Isolde and Parzival
slaying the cosmic bull.
Gottfried’s Tristan and Isold
Wolfram’s Parzival
Indo-European people Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
Wandering lyric poets and story tellers in France = 	
"Merlin made the Round Table in tokening the roundness of the world
"Western Way"
concept of fulfillment of individual potential

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Gottfried’s Tristan.
King Mark of Ireland
Morolt,
Isolde,
Tristan duels
Tristan slays
Brangane’s
The tragic dilemma of Tristan and Isolde is
Sword in bed =
noble heart

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Herzeloyde,
Parzival
Gurnemanz,
Condwiramus
black queen of Zazamanc
provides an inexhaustible supply of food and drink =
mythic dissociation = the separation of the reigns of nature and spirit; and divinity and transcendence exist not within the individuals, but beyond.
conditions of life = symbolized by the Wasteland	
the Grail =
Malory on the search for the transcendental god = negative why?
Balm and Balan