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define as “relating to or affecting the human spirit or soul opposed to material or physical things

Spiritual

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a _____ person, places a little importance on beliefs and traditions and is more concerned with growing and experiencing the Divine

spiritual

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can be broadly understood as a method to develop concentration, deepen understanding and insight, and cultivate awareness and compassion.

contemplative practices

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mental exercise (such as focusing on one’s
breathing or repeating a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual
awareness

Meditation

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a spiritual communion with God (or an object of worship) as in supplication, thanksgiving,
adoration, or confession.

Prayer

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suppression of all mind and body activity so that the self may realize its distinction from the material world and attain liberation

Yoga

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practice that can help you become more aware of your inner life and feel more connected to your experience and the world around you

Journaling

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4 contemplative practices

Meditation
Prayer
Yoga
Journaling

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16 basic desire that human share

Acceptance
Curiosity
Eating
Family
Honor
Idealism
Independence
Order
physical activity
Power
Romance
Saving
Social contact
Status
Tranquility
Vengeance

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a 1990 research conducted by __________, professor emeritus of psychology at the Ohio State University, posted theory on why people are attracted to religion.

Steven Reiss

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noted four dimensions that seem to
be present in varying form and intensities in all types of religion.

Sociologists

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Four dimension of Religion

Beliefs
Rituals
Spiritual experience
Unique social forms of community

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generalized system of ideas and values that shape how members of a religious group come to understand the world around them.

Beliefs

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are repeated physical gestures or activities, such as prayers and mantras, used to reinforce religious teaching, elicit spiritual feelings and connect worshippers with a high power

Rituals

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feeling of immediate connection with a higher power. Religion is not so much about thinking a certain way as about feeling a certain way.

Spiritual experience

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Emphasized that religious beliefs and practices “untie in one single community called a church, all those who adhere to them.

Unique social forms of community

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has multiple gods

Polytheism
(Hinduism, Ancient Greeks, and Romans)

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single god

Monotheism
(Judaism, Islam, Christianity)

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No deities

Atheism
(Atheism, Buddhism, Taoism)

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Nonhuman beings (animals, plants, natural world)

Animism
(Indigenous nature worship, shinto)

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the oldest of the Abrahamic religions and predecessor of Christianity and Islam

Judaism

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sacred text of Judaism

Torah

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it is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ Christians, the word of God is written in the Bible

Christianity

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world’s largest religion

Christianity

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worship Allah as the sole deity and believes Muhammad is his prophet

Islam

the holy scriptures of Islam

Koran

world’s oldest religion

Hinduism

most sacred text is written in _______ in ancient times

Sanskrit

the oldest ancient sacred texts called the ____

Vedas. *Vedah means knowledge

In Hinduism, central to the faith is a belief in reincarnation and one supreme god called

Brahman

does not believe in a divine real or God as a supernatural Being, but instead follows the wisdom of their founder.

Buddhism

______ is also known as “the enlightened one” or “the awakened one”

Buddha

a priestess or shaman acted as a healer, spiritual leader, and medium.

Babaylan

“life force, an energy, as well as an ethereal entity, a spirit with will of its own that resides in the human body and provides the essence of life.

Dungan

"Breath of life" responsible for the heart’s ability to beat. It was believed that if ______ left the body, the person also dies

Ginhawa

the conscious intellectual and emotional aspects

Dungan

"Soul of the dead" by the Ifugao

Linnawa

4 classifications of rituals

Imitative Ritual Positive and Negative Ritual Sacrificial Ritual Life crisis

made a large contribution to Philippine history. The _____ temperament is a basic factor of Filipino Personality

Malays

Hispanic culture influenced the natives. Christianity became the dominant religion, and western-based social and political organization was established in the Philippines

Spaniards

shaped the modern culture, this is primarily manifested by the widespread use of the English language.

Americans

no cultural influence at all

British and Japanese

Psychologist and educator and freer chairperson on higher education. She wrote that the strengths and weaknesses of Filipino characters are rooted in factors

DR. PATRICIA B LICUANAN

Filipinos are taught to value family and give it primary importance

Home environment

characterized by depending on one another to survive

Social environment

depict openness to foreign elements with no basic consciousness of our cultural core

Culture and language

regarded as the culprit behind our colonial mentality

History

-also instrumental in molding the strengths of the Filipino character. Schools are highly authoritarian.

Educational system

taught us optimism and resilience; however, it also instilled in us a fatalistic attitude

Religion

the hard life drove Filipinos to work hard and take risks, such as leaving our families to work abroad

The economic environment

the emphasis on the superiority of an imported brand or product through _______

Mass media

political power is mainly in the hands of the elites, and the absence of a strong govt

political environment

since Filipinos highly respect authority, we lean on our leaders. Any person with authority is looked up to, thus when leaders violate the law and lack accountability, the Filipino mindset is hugely affected in a negative way

Leadership and role models

demonstrated in Filipino’s openness, helpfulness, and generosity, in the practice of bayanihan or mutual assistance; and the famous Filipino Hospitality

Pakikipagkapwa-tao

this love is shown through giving honor and respect to parents and elders, care for the children, generosity toward kin, and personal sacrifices that a Filipino endures for the welfare of the family

Family orientation

Filipinos are cheerful and Fun-loving. Our various fiestas and social gatherings demonstrate the Filipino joy and humor

Joy and Humor

Filipinos are also tremendous in adapting to any circumstances. We can improvie and ake use of whatever is at hand. These qualities are the reasons many Filipinos thrive in various parts of the world

FLEXIBILITY, ADAPTABILITY, AND CREATIVITY

this trait is most noticeable in our willingness to take risks and work in other countries

Hardwork and industry

This can be related to our bahala na mindset. There is actually a positive side to this fatalistic trait. For filipinos, the bahala na attitude coud be a kickstarter or a pampalakas ng loob to move him/her into action

Faith and religiosity

the salawikain or proverb “ matutong mamaluktot habang maikli ang kumot” depicts our survival instincts. This trait is the reason why Filipinos continue to carry on even through ur harsh economic and social circumstances

Ability to survive

filipinos find it difficult to separate objective tasks from emotionalinvolvement. This is where palakasan system spring from

Extreme personalism

manifestedin our poitical system where political dynasties lord over elected government posts starting from brgy level to national positions

Extreme Family centeredness

characterized by the idiomatic expressions “ningas cogon “ and relates to filipino time

Lack of discipline

Filipinos have a very high respect for authority that leads to general _______

Passivity and lack of initiative

Filipinos love anything foreign. Foreign elements are adapted and incorporated into our image, and in the process, we are losing our cultural identity

Colonial mentality

has dampened our sense of community and cooperation, and we trample on one another’s right as well.

Kanya kanya syndrome

the expression that filipinos are “madaling makalimot” or have a short memory

LACK OF SELF-ANALYSIS AND SELF-REFLECTION

a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in and exercised by the people directly or indirectly through a system of representation, usually involving periodically held free elections

Democracy

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