Module 10: Spiritual Self Flashcards
(35 cards)
What is the most intimate, inner subjective part of self?
Spiritual Self
This may be seen through expressions of religion, its beliefs, and practices
Ability to use moral sensibility and conscience
These are some manifestations of what people believe in
Cultural rituals and ceremonies
What is the journey that the Spiritual Self is on?
Seeking the meaning of life
What is Religion according to Rebecca Stein (2011)?
A set of cultural beliefs and practices that usually includes some or all of basic characteristics
What is the 4 Noble Truths in Buddhism?
- Dukhka
- Trishna
- Nirvana
- Eightfold Path
Trishna
Suffering has a cause – craving and attachment
Dukhka
Existence is suffering
Eightfold Path
A path to cessation of suffering
Nirvana
A cessation of suffering
Skandhas - experience is analyzed into 5 aggregates
- form (rupa)
- sensations (verdana)
- perceptions (samjna)
- psychic constructs (samskara)
- consciousness (vijnana)
What refers to material existence?
form (rupa)
What refers to psychological processes?
consciousness (vijnana)
Christians believe that He was the Son of God and is full human and fully divine
Jesus Christ
Trinity (three parts of God)
- God the Father / Creator
- God the Son (Jesus) / Redeemer
- God the Holy Spirit / Sanctifier
What is God’s presence in the world?
Holy Spirit
Hindu’s God
Brahman
Pantheistic Religion
It equates God with the universe
Polytheistic religion
Populated with myriad gods and goddesses who personify aspects of the one true God
Brahman
the Creator
Vishnu
the Preserver
Shiva
the Destroyer
Ganapati
the Remover of Obstacles
Saraswati
the Goddess of Learning
