1. how would you define religion? 2. how would you define philosophy? 3. are these terms the same?...
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1. How would you define religion?2. How would you define philosophy?3. Are these terms the same? Different?4. Name some examples.
Discussion
PhilosophyPhilosophy has its origins in Greek:
Philo = friend or love/loverSophia = Wisdom or knowledge.
Put together, philosophy means “love of knowledge.”A search for wisdom
Religion- A particular system of faith and worship (ceremonies and rules)
Believing vs reasoningExplanation vs way of life
Buddhism
Siddhartha Gautama came from a Hindu family 2500 years ago.
He lived a life of luxury and privilege. Old man, a sick man and a
corpseAscetic life didn’t workAfter reaching
enlightenment, he became a teacher
How did it start?
Buddha means “the enlightened” or “the awakened one”
Buddha is NOT a God, but a teacherBuddhism is a nontheistic religiona Buddha is a fully awakened being
who has completely purified his mind of 3 poisonsDesire, aversion, ignoranceNo longer bound by samsara, end of
suffering that unawakened people experience in life
Is Buddha God?
1. Life is full of suffering2. The main cause for suffering is desire
Greed and desireIgnorance and delusionHatred and destruction
3. The way to end desire is eliminating desire for selfish goals
4. We can stop desires through the Middle Path (Eightfold Path)
Four Noble Truths
Right View
Right intention
Right speech
Right action
Right livelihood
Right effort
Right mindfulness
Right concentrati
on
Bhavacakra
What is Karma?
The ultimate goal is to escape samsara (process of cycling through one rebirth after another within the six realms of existence,[a] where each realm can be understood as physical realm or a psychological state characterized by a particular type of suffering)
Dharma?
Bodhisattva: one who is on the path to buddhahood (enlightenment)
Concepts related to Hinduism
DevotionBowingOfferingsPilgrimageChanting
Meditative AbsorptionYoga
Practices
Skinny Buddha vs Fat Buddha
Map Theravada vs MahayanaEntered China through the Silk Road
Theravada: School of the Elders (Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, etc.Mahayana: The Great Vehicle (China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan etc.)
“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the
past, nor to worry about the future, but to live the present moment
wisely and earnestly.”
Buddhism Quotes
“However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?”
“Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.”
“There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path.”
Taoism/Daoism
The Tao = The wayLive naturally with the world around youOriginated 2000 years ago in China
Lao TzuTao Te ChingContributor to Taoism
Taoism
“The Way is to man as rivers and lakes are to fish,
the natural condition of life.”
Notice how all things are interconnectedWhen there is harmony, everything is easy and good.When there is disharmony, things get ugly
Example?
So go with the flow. Swim with the river, sail in the direction the wind is blowing
Taoists value openness, flexibility, humility, listening, adaptability, generosity, and unrestricted thought, emotion and action.
Yin and yang, which are neither materials nor energy. They combine in a complementary manner and explain relationships
Basic Ideas
Ying and Yang Yang YinLight Bright
DarkTemperature Hot ColdPosition Upper LowerAction Movement RestDirection Outward Inward
BALANCE
Universe started from the TaoNot a God, has many deities that are
worshiped
What about God?
There is virtue in all things (de= moral character, power, virtue)
Violence is not encouraged, humility is very important
Death should be accepted, it is part of life
Values and beliefs
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”
Lao Tzu Quotes
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”
“Be content with what you have;rejoice in the way things are.When you realize there is nothing lacking,the whole world belongs to you.”
“Manifest plainness,Embrace simplicity,Reduce selfishness,Have few desires.”
1. Choose one of the quotes from your notes2. Write it on a piece of blank paper3. Write a 5-10 sentence paragraph response
about what the quote makes you feel 4. Draw images around the quote and
paragraph that represents what you imagine or any idea that comes to you
1. Make it creative and colorful
5. DUE FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2014.
Work time
10 points paragraph response
10 points drawings
Confucianism
Philosophy that structured society so that people could live harmoniously together in cities
Focused on rules governing relationships and society
Overall
Humanist principles"the secular as sacred”
personal and governmental morality correctness of social relationshipsjustice and sinceritystrong family loyalty, ancestor worship,
respect of elders by children and of husbands by wives
Recommended family as ideal basis for forms of government and interaction
Founder: Confucious
Superiority & InferiorityThe superior has the duty to love and provide
for the inferior and the inferior has the duty to respect and obey the superior.(1) ruler and subject(2) father and son(3) elder brother and younger brother(4) husband and wife(5) friend and friend
Five Relationships
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”
1. Choose one of the quotes from your notes2. Write it on a separate piece of blank paper3. Write a 5-10 sentence paragraph response
about what the quote makes you feel 4. Draw images around the quote and
paragraph that represents what you imagine or any idea that comes to you
1. Make it creative and colorful
5. DUE FRIDAY APRIL 11, 2014.
Work time
10 points paragraph response
10 points drawings