Spiritual Self Flashcards
“ Quiet the mind, and the soul
will speak.”
Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
define as “relating to or affecting the human
spirit or soul opposed to material or physical
things
Spiritual
someone who places a little importance
on beliefs and traditions and is more
concerned with growing and experiencing
the Divine
Spiritual
someone who believes in a
god or group of gods and
consciously adheres to the
beliefs of his or her religion
Religious
can be broadly understood as a method to develop
concentration, deepen understanding and insight, and cultivate awareness and
compassion.
Contemplative practice
Give 4 examples of contemplative practices
Meditation
Prayer
Yoga
Journaling
The belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or gods.
Religion
it is also a particular system of faith
and worship
Religion
What year a research conducted by Steven Reiss about theory on why people are attracted to religion
1990
professor emeritus of psychology at the Ohio State
University, posted theory on why people are
attracted to religion
Steven Reiss
According to him, while some other
religious preach God of peace, there are also
religions that preach holy wars. True or False
True
State 16 BASIC DESIRES THAT HUMAN SHARE
Acceptance
Curiosity
Eating
Family
Honor
Idealism
Independence
Order
Physical
Activity
Power
Romance
Saving
Social contact
Status
Tranquility
Vengeance
True or false: Anthropologists notes 4 dimension of religon
False (sociologists noted four dimensions of religion)
4 dimensions of religion
Beliefs
Rituals
Spiritual experience
Unique social form of community
generalized system of ideas and values that shape how members of a religious group come to understand the world
around them.
Beliefs
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
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
Tue or false: Religion is not so much about feeling a
certain way as about thinking a certain way.
False (Religion is not so much about THINKING a certain way as about FEELING a certain way.
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
State RELIGIOUS CLASSIFICATION
Polytheism
Monotheism
Antheism
Animism
multiple gods
Polytheism
single god
Monotheism
No dieties
Antheism
Nonhuman beings (animals, plants, natural world)
Animism
Give examples of Polytheism
hinduism
Ancient Greeks and
Romans