Module 3

Question 1

There is no other way to find who are than by finding ourselves in the divine image.
We have to struggle to regain spontaneous and vital awareness of our own spirituality.

Answer 1

Transcendence (Thomas Merton, 1948)

Question 2

the three main spiritual philosophies on transcendence

Answer 2

Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity

Question 3

At the heart of _______ lies the human beings’ quest for absolute truth, so that one’s soul and the Brahman or Atman become one.

Answer 3

Hinduism

Question 4

What is the Brahman or Atman also called?

Answer 4

Absolute Soul

Question 5

It is said that human beings have dual nature. What are these two?

Answer 5

The spiritual and immortal essence (soul) which is considered real, and the empirical life and character.

Question 6

Hindus believe that the soul is eternal but is bound by the law of what?

Answer 6

Karma (action)

Question 7

Humanity’s basic goal in life

Answer 7

Liberation (moksha) of Spirit (jiva)

Question 8

Hinduism holds that humanity’s life is a continuous cycle where the body goes through a transmigatory series of life and death as the spirit if neither born, nor does it die.

What is that continuous cycle called?

Answer 8

Samsara

Question 9

This consists of an understanding and realization of the individuals real self as opposed to lower knowledge that is limited to an interpretation of reality based on the data offered by sense experience.

Answer 9

True knowledge (vidya)

Question 10

Real self is hinduism is called?

Answer 10

Atman

Question 11

Four primary values of Hindu

Answer 11

Wealth, pleasure, duty, and enlightenment

Question 12

This belief is based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama - or Buddha.

Answer 12

Buddhism

Question 13

Gautama’s life was devoted to sharing his Law of salvation - a simple presentation of the gospel of inner cultivation of right spiritual attitudes, coupled with a self-imposed discipline whereby bodily desires would be channeled in the right directions,

What is the law of salvation called?

Answer 13

Dharma

Question 14

Teaching of Buddha that leads to something else.

Answer 14

Four noble truths

Question 15

This enjoins us to develop wisdom, urges us to practice virtue and avoid vice, and tells us to practice meditation.

Answer 15

The eightfold path

Question 16

Enlightened meaning, in Buddhism, is referred to as..?

Answer 16

Nirvana

Question 17

Philosophy is amor sapiential, whose aim is to produce happiness.

What does amor sapiential mean?

Answer 17

Love of wisdom

Question 18

Knowledge of God begins with faith and is made perfect with understanding.

Answer 18

Christianity

Question 19

Three levels of existence that has been established, not by turning outward through sensation to the external world, but by turning inward to the soul itself:

Answer 19

mere being, living being, and rational being.

Question 20

He says that man is a rational substance constituted of soul and body

Answer 20

St.Augustine

Question 21

For him, human beings have the unique power to change themselves and things for the better.
He considers the human being as a moral agent who is both spiritual and body elements.

Answer 21

St. Thomas of Aquinas

Question 22

Enumerate the Limitations and Possibilities for Transcendance.

Answer 22

Forgiveness
Beauty and Nature
Vulnerability
Failure
Loneliness
Love

Question 23

Frees us from our anger and bitterness caused by the actions/words of another.

Answer 23

Forgiveness

Question 24

There is perfection in every single flower. Hugs, sunrise and sunset, eating together as a family - experiences of miracles which can be truly moments of grace that touch us deeply and spontaneously lift our hearts

Answer 24

Beauty and Nature

Question 25

We need to acknowledge the help of other people in our lives.

Answer 25

Vulnerability

Question 26

It forces us to confront our weaknesses and limitations and to surrender to a mystery or look upon a bigger world.

Answer 26

Failure

Question 27

This can help us realize that our dependence on other people is a possessiveness that we can be free from.

Answer 27

Loneliness

Question 28

To experience richness, positivity, and transcendence. It can open in us something which takes us beyond ourselves.

Answer 28

Love

Question 29

the four main social classes in Hindu Society is called the...?

Answer 29

Caste System

Question 30

Enumerate the 4 social classes in the caste system.

Answer 30

Brahmin, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Sudras.

Question 31

Priests, monks, and gurus.

Answer 31

Brahmin

Question 32

Leaders, kings, rulers, noblemen/noblewoman

Answer 32

Kshatriyas

Question 33

Warriors and Soliders

Answer 33

Vaishyas

Question 34

Craftsmen, laborers, people in the workforce

Answer 34

Sudras

Question 35

Enumerate the Eightfold path

Answer 35

Right Understanding Right Thought Right Speech Right Action Right Livelihood Right Effort Right Mindfulness Right Concentration

Question 36

Includes a correct understanding of the four noble truths, the law of karma, and the impermanence and interconnectedness of all phenomena.

Answer 36

Right Understanding

Question 37

Means cultivating wholesome and ethical intentions.

Answer 37

Right Thought

Question 38

WE should use out words to promote truth, harmony and understanding.

Answer 38

Right Speech

Question 39

Should not cause harm to others, but instead should be for the good of others.

Answer 39

Right Action

Question 40

The means, which is honorable, useful , and helpful.

Answer 40

Right Livelihood

Question 41

Includes preventing evil and unwholesome state of mind from arising.

Answer 41

Right Effort

Question 42

The practice of being fully aware and resent in the moment, attentive to all activities and endeavors, knowing what's important and substantial to a life.

Answer 42

Right Mindfulness

Question 43

The development of a one-pointed, focused mind, achieved through meditation.

Answer 43

Right Contentration.

Question 44

Buddha's five precepts?

Answer 44

Do not kill Do not steal Do not lie Do not have any illicit sexual relations Do not take any intoxicating/alcoholic drinks