M4: Transcendence and Limitations Flashcards
The concept of the human person as an embodied spirit involves understanding the dual nature of human existence: the physical and the spiritual
Transcendence and Limitations
what do you call the term when a human being achieved something?
Beyond Human Limits
Refers to the capacity of humans to go beyond ordinary limitations
Transcendence
What are the three (3) factors that transcendence can manifest?
(1) Spiritual Practices, (2) Moral and Ethical Development, (3) Artistic and Intellectual Achievement
Limitation of humans
Limitation
What are the three (3) factors that bound humans to limitation?
(1) Physical Limitations, (2) Psychological Limitations, (3) Moral Failings
This guides individuals in transcending suffering and attaining enlightenment
The Eightfold Path and Four Noble Truths
What are the Four (4) Noble Truths?
(1) Truth of Suffering, (2) Truth of the Origin of the Suffering, (3) Ruth of Cessation, (4) Truth of the Path
What are the Eight (8) Fold Path?
(1) Right view, (2) Right Intention, (3) Right Speech, (4) Right Action, (5) Right Livelihood, (6) Right Effort, (7) Right Concentration, (8) Right Mindfulness
What are the three (3) Transcendence through the Eightfold Path?
(1) Wisdom, (2) Ethical Conduct, (3) Mental Discipline
What are the three (3) limitations?
(1) Acknowledging Suffering, (2) Understanding Causes, (3) Path to Overcoming
Meditation, prayer, and other practices to aim to evaluate consciousness
Spiritual Practices
Striving for cities such as compassion, wisdom, and selflessness
Moral and Ethical Development
Creating art, literature, and engaging in intellectual pursuits that connect to higher ideals
Artistic and Intellectual Achievements
Constraints of the body, including aging. Illness, and death
Physical Limitations