SowbhagyaRudraksha

Hinduism is the oldest religion in the world. It is the third largest religion, with approximately 1 billion followers worldwide, 98 percent of whom live in the Indian subcontinent. After including Yoga followers, Hinduism has around 1.2 billion followers worldwide Four Goals of Life Kama - pleasure, physical or emotional. Artha - power, fame and wealth. Dharma With maturity, one learns to govern Kama and Artha in the pragmatic framework of dharma, or moral harmony for all. Moksha The only true, infinite goal: liberation from samsara or reincarnation, the cycle of life, death, and existential duality. Four Stages of Life Based on the assumption that a man lives for 100 years. • Brahmacharya 1 to 25 years. Spent in celibate, sober and pure contemplation of life's secrets under a Guru, building up body and mind for the responsibilities of life. Brahmacharya is the phase where a human obtains knowledge of God and the world, while learning to keep strict control of his mind, senses and body. • Grihasthya 25 to 50 years. The householder's stage, alternatively known as samsara, in which one marries and satisfies karma and artha within a married life and professional career. • Vanaprastha - 50 to 75 years. The gradual detachment from the material world, ostensibly giving over duties to one's sons and daughters, spending more time in contemplation of the truth, and making holy pilgrimages. • Sanyasa 75 to 100 years. The individual goes off into seclusion, often envisioned as the forest, to find God through Yogic meditation and peacefully shed the body for the next life.