Spiritual Self

Question 1

Beliefs:
Life is not a bed of roses. Instead, there are suffering, pain, and frustration. This reactive cycle can be broken through the practice of mediation, acquiring more wisdom and deeper understanding, and acceptance of things as they are.

Answer 1

Buddhism

Question 2

is practiced as mindfulness of breathing and development of loving kindness;

Answer 2

Samatha

Question 3

practices aim at developing insight into reality.

Answer 3

Vipassana

Question 4

Acquiring wisdom is by studying Buddha’s teaching,

Answer 4

the Dharma.

Question 5

Buddhist celebrations are _____ in February; ______ in May; _____ in July; _____ Day in October; and ____in November.

Answer 5

Parinirvana Day, Buddha Day (Wesak),Dharma Day, Padmasambhava, Sangha Day

Question 6

believe in Trinitarian God, one
God in three personas: God the Father (Creator), God
the Son (Savior), and God the Holy Spirit (Sustainer).
Eternal life after death will be achieved through faith
in Jesus Christ. The Holy Bible is a selection of
books, which is divided into two ‒ the Old Testament
and New Testament.

Answer 6

Christian

Question 7

____and _____ are the
two major celebrations in Christianity.

Answer 7

Christmas
Resurrection (Easter)

Question 8

Hindus believe that existence is a cycle of
birth, death, and rebirth, governed by ____, a concept where the reincarnated life will depend on how the past life was spent.

Answer 8

Karma

Question 9

are sacred scriptures of Hindus.

Answer 9

Vedas

Question 10

are two other important texts of the Hindus.

Answer 10

Mahabharata and Ramayana

Question 11

is the Festival of Lights

Answer 11

Diwali

Question 12

___ is the festival of nine nights, which celebrate the triumph of good over evil. Hindus have set dates to honor particular manifestations of God.

Answer 12

Navrati

Question 13

means “willing submission to God.”

Answer 13

Islam

Question 14

Muslims believe in Allah, who is their “One God”, in the unity and universality of God, that ______ is the last and final prophet sent by God.

Answer 14

Mohammed

Question 15

The Holy Book of Islam is called the ____

Answer 15

Quran

Question 16

Muslims believe in the five pillars of Islam,
which are the foundation of Muslim life:

Answer 16

Shahadah, Salat, Zakat, Hajj, Sawm

Question 17

statement of faith:
“There is no God but the one true
God and Mohammed is his
messenger

Answer 17

Shahadah

Question 18

the prayer that is practiced
five times a day.

Answer 18

Salat

Question 19

the monetary offering for
the benefit of the poor. It comprises
the 2.5% of a Muslim’s assets

Answer 19

Zakat

Question 20

the yearly pilgrimage to
Mecca. Muslims who can afford are
asked to do the pilgrimage at least
once in their lifetime.

Answer 20

Hajj

Question 21

the fasting. Muslims do
fasting, from food, drink, and sexual
act, during the celebration of
Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth
month of the Islamic lunar calendar. The fast is from dawn to sunset.

Answer 21

Sawm

Question 22

is the celebration at the end
of Ramadan

Answer 22

Eidul-Fitr

Question 23

is celebrated within the completion of the
Pilgrimage, the Hajj.

Answer 23

Eidul-Adha

Question 24

The Jews believe in the God of Abraham, in
the coming of Messiah, the Savior.

Answer 24

Judaism

Question 25

The sacred scripture of the Jews is called the

Answer 25

Torah or the Law

Question 26

There are five major festivals observed by
the Jews:

Answer 26

Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Pesach
Shavuot
Sukkot

Question 27

the New Year

Answer 27

Rosh Hashanah

Question 28

the Day of
Atonement

Answer 28

Yom Kippur

Question 29

Passover

Answer 29

Pesach

Question 30

Pentecost

Answer 30

Shavuot

Question 31

Tabernacles

Answer 31

Sukkot

Question 32

The Jewish Sabbath begins on _______at sunset and is an important time when families gather for the Shabbat meal.

Answer 32

Friday evening

Question 33

Believes in gods or group of gods
Traditions
Beliefs

Answer 33

Religious person

Question 34

Little on tradition and beliefs
Concerned with:
Growing and Experiencing the
Divine

Answer 34

Spiritual person

Question 35

🠶 Associated with better health and well being
🠶 Encourages community participation
🠶 Sources of social support
🠶 Thus, spiritual contemplative practices are important such as:

Answer 35

🠶 Meditation
🠶 Prayer
🠶 Yoga
🠶 Journaling

Question 36

1. A belief in anthropomorphic supernatural
   being, such as spirit and gods
2. A focus on the sacred supernatural, where sacred refers to a feeling of reverence and awe
3. The presence of supernatural power or
   energy that is found on supernatural beings as well as physical beings and objects
4. The performance of ritual activities that
   involves the manipulation of sacred object to communicate to supernatural beings and/or to influence or control events
5. The articulation of worldview and moral
   codes through narratives and other means
6. Provide the creation and maintenance of
   social bonds and mechanism of social control within a community

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Religion

Question 37

statements to which members of a
particular religion adhere

Answer 37

beliefs

Question 38

practices required or expected of
members of a faith

Answer 38

ritual

Question 39

prescribed by a tradition or sacred law
* A specific, observable mode of behavior
exhibited by all known societies; as a way of defining or describing humans
* Ritual has the characteristics of:
* A feeling or emotion of respect,
awe, fascination, or dread in
relation to the sacred
* Dependence upon a belief system
that is usually expressed in the
language of myth
* Is symbolic in relation to its
reference

Answer 39

Performance of ceremonial acts

Question 40

feeling or perception of being in
direct contact with ultimate reality or
of being overcome with religious
emotion

Answer 40

Experience (Spiritual Aspect)

Question 41

Unite in one single community
called a Church, all those who
adhere to them (Durkheim)

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Unique social forms of community

Question 42

🠶 Gains credibility when shared in a
group
🠶 Provides social authority which
establishes moral normative basis
for community
🠶 Acts as a form of social control
🠶 Functions as social hubs within
communities

Answer 42

Social Dimensions that religions share

Question 43

🠶 The concept of the “whole person” is usually
associated to the idea of human beings as
having physical and psychological aspects.
However, there is third aspect of being
human that is as important as the 2
precedents: the spiritual aspect.
🠶 Highlighting the mind-body-spirit connection,
the spiritual self is an ongoing, personal life
journey, contextualized by the belief in a
higher being, culture, relationships, nature,
and the discovery of meaning in one’s life.

Answer 43

SPIRITUALITY

Question 44

_____, spirituality is the aspect of
the self that is associated to an individual’s
process of seeking and expressing meaning
and how he or she is connected to the self,
to others, to the moment and to everything
else that composes his/her environment,
including the sacred and significant.

Answer 44

Puchalski (2014)

Question 45

_______, spirituality
is any experience that is thought to bring the
experiencer in contact with the divine; it is
not just any experience that feels
meaningful.

Answer 45

Beauregard and O’Leary (2007)

Question 46

______, spirituality is also posited as
the individual’s personal relation to the
sacred or transcendent, a relation that then
informs other relationships and the meaning
of one’s own life.

Answer 46

Sinnott (2002)

Question 47

____, spirituality
is the “personal and private beliefs that
transcend the material aspects of life and
give a deep sense of wholeness,
connectedness, and openness to the
infinite.”

Answer 47

Myers and his colleagues (2000)