quiz 3 Flashcards
convey the basic ground concept trom the word’s literal meaning, of climbing or going beyond.
transcendence
is one of the oldest Eastern traditions, practiced by hundreds of millions of people for about 5,000 years.
Hinduism
is the root of the universe and everything that exists, and it continues to hold everything together
Aum
It refers to intentional actions that affect one’s fortunes in this life and the next.
Karma
Humanity’s life is a continuous cycle.
Samsara
Doctrine that adheres to the belief that a person’s soul passes into some other creature, human, or animal.
Transmigration
It is the transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.
Moksha
worldly values, but when kept in perspective they are good and desirable.
Wealth & Pleasure
refers to patience, sincerity, tairness, love, honesty, and similar values
Duty
which one is illuminated and liberated and most importantly, finds release from the wheel of existence.
Enlightenment
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.
dharma
writing is considered to be the most influential in the early medieval period.
Augustine’s
which we call the theistic hypothesis.
God Exists
All knowledge leads to God so that faith supplements and enlightens reason so that it may proceed to ever rich and fully understanding.
Philosophy and Faith
Three Levels of Existence
• Mere being
• Living being
• Rational being