First part of Existential, Humanistic

Question 1

Existentialism: Authentic Existence, Definition?

Answer 1

• being honest, insightful, and morally correct

- The alternative to bad faith

Question 2

What will authentic existence not relieve?

Answer 2

Will not relieve loneliness and unhappiness

• Because every person is alone and doomed
• Life has no meaning beyond what you give it
• The essence of the human experience: understanding that you must die

Question 3

What do authentic existence people ask?

Answer 3

What does life want from me?

-Strive to better the human condition

Question 4

What is the existentialism based on?

Answer 4

Existentialism is based on the Western focus on the individual

Question 5

Eastern Perspective

Answer 5

: existentialism is fundamentally wrong
The self is an illusion; there is no unchanging soul and there is no separate “self” (dependent origination)
This illusion is harmfu

Question 6

What is the true nature of reality?

Answer 6

everything and everyone are connected now and across time

Question 7

What are the 3 poisons?

Answer 7

: Attachment, Aversion, Ignorance

Question 8

What is enlightenment?

Answer 8

: caring for others the same as for yourself
Achieved by understanding that nothing will last forever (impermanence)
Leads to universal compassion

Question 9

What is Nirvana?

Answer 9

a serene, selfless state

The result of enlightenment