Long ago, an Indian collegue and good friend of mine told me about
64(?) Hindu (?) Talents (I think that's what he called them).  It went
something like this:

"There are 64 (?) talents that exist.  Such talents include being a
good teacher, athlete, thief, warrior, etc...  Some say that it is
your journey in life to find which talent you have and use it."

I'm sure that I'm totally incorrect with the details of my story from
8 years ago.  But, I hope you get the gist.

So, does anyone know what I'm talking about?  If so, I would like to
find a list of these "Talents".

Thanks,

CQH
Baltimore, MD

Fewer than 64, but this might be of some interest:

"Kundalini Yoga utilizes the 8 talents ? acceptance, creativity,
commitment, compassion, truth, intuition, boundlessness, and
radiance."

http://www.yoga.com/store/product.asp?SID=1&Product_ID=2605

Thanks for the effort, Pink.  But, I specifically remember his saying
"Thief", "Teacher", and even "Prostitute".  Sort of like character
classes in role playing games.

I'm no expert, but is there any chance that your friend was describing Bhuddism ?

Apparently there is a list of rules, and one can select which ones to follow.

The "I Ching" has 64 hexagrams, but the lessons don't have names like you describe.

The 64 hexagrams of the I Ching
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~ddiamond/h01.html

EXAMPLE:
01 / 63 The Creative, Heaven
Assertion (Single-Mindedness, Self-contained, totalising)

Introduction to the I Ching
http://www.eclecticenergies.com/iching/introduction.php

Dear cqhall-ga,

These are variously known as 64 (talents/arts/sciences). Here is a listing
taken from www.himalayanacademy.com/ resources/books/dws/lexicon/k.html

"kala­64 (chatuh shashti kala): (Sanskrit) "Sixty-four arts." A
classical curriculum of sacred sciences, studies, arts and skills of
cultured living listed in various Hindu shastras. Its most well-known
appearance is in the Kama Sutra, an extensive manual devoted to
sensual pleasures. The Kama Sutra details as its primary subject
matter the 64 secret arts, abhyantara kala, of erotic love. In
addition to these it lists 64 bahya kalas, or practical arts, as
required study for cultured persons. They are: 1) singing, 2)
instrumental music, 3) dancing, 4) painting, 5) forehead adornments,
6) making decorative floral and grain designs on the floor, 7) home
and temple flower arranging, 8) personal grooming, 9) mosaic tiling,
10) bedroom arrangements, 11)creating music with water, 12) splashing
and squirting with water, 13) secret mantras, 14) making flower
garlands, 15) head adornments, 16) dressing, 17) costume decorations,
18) perfumery, 19) jewelry making, 20) magic and illusions, 21)
ointments for charm and virility, 22) manual dexterity, 23) skills of
cooking, eating and drinking, 24) beverage and dessert preparation,
25) sewing (making and mending garments), 26) embroidery, 27) playing
vina and drum, 28) riddles and rhymes, 29) poetry games, 30)tongue
twisters and difficult recitation, 31) literary recitation, 32) drama
and story telling, 33) verse composition game, 34) furniture caning,
35)erotic devices and knowledge of sexual arts, 36) crafting wooden
furniture, 37)architecture and house construction, 38) distinguishing
between ordinary and precious stones and metals, 39) metal-working,
40) gems and mining, 41) gardening and horticulture, 42) games of
wager involving animals, 43) training parrots and mynas to speak, 44)
hairdressing, 45) coding messages, 46) speaking in code, 47) knowledge
of foreign languages and dialects, 48) making flower carriages, 49)
spells, charms and omens, 50)making simple mechanical devices, 51)
memory training, 52) game of reciting verses from hearing, 53)
decoding messages, 54) the meanings of words, 55) dictionary studies,
56) prosody and rhetoric, 57) impersonation, 58) artful dressing, 59)
games of dice, 60) the game of akarsha (a dice game played on a
board), 61) making dolls and toys for children, 62) personal etiquette
and animal training, 63) knowledge of dharmic warfare and victory, and
64) physical culture".

for more info, search google:
hindu,
(within results)
arts,
(within results)
64

regards,
cheyuta
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Cheyuta,

AWESOME!  

So, how do I hook you up with the $5?

cqhall,

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