SPIRITUAL SELF Flashcards
In supernatural being is one of the basic characteristics of religion.
A supernatural being is being that is better and more powerful that any creature in the natural world
BELIEF
Includes all that cannot be explained by the law of nature, including things characteristics of or relating to ghost, god, or other type of spirits and other non material beings or to thing beyond nature
SUPERNATURAL OR ABOVE NATURAL
Animism is one of the oldest belief which is taken from latin word ______
ANIMA meaning breath or soul
the belief that everything in nature living things like trees, plants and even non living rocks or streams have their own spirits or divinity
ANIMISM
focuses on beliefs and incudes the functions of rituals and
ceremonies. One of its objectives is to appreciate the role of religion
to individuals and societies.
SPIRITUAL SELF
are important to many adolescents. However, there was a downturn in religious interest among college students in the 21st century
from a study conducted in America. The decline religiousness in United
State was observed in adolescents 14 to 20 years of age.
RELIGIOUS ISSUES
was measured by the frequency of prayer, frequency Of discussing religious teachings, frequency of deciding moral actions for religious reasons and the overall importance of religion in everyday life.
RELIGIOUNESS
are still present, accepted and never entirely disappeared
ANIMISTIC BELIEFS
The “soul’ or spirit in the different regions of the Philippines:
- Kaluluwa by the Tagalogs
- Gimokud by the Bagobos
- Makatu by the Bukidnons
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Dungan by the Ilonggos when the person is alive; “kalag
”or“ detached, “free” when he is dead - Ikararuwa by the Ibanags
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Kadkadduwa by the Ilokanos when the soul is in the physical body and it is seen
as a constant companion; karuruwa when it departs
The soul according to the indigenous Filipino is known as
“kaluluwa”,
ikaruruwa or kararuwa. It is taken from the root word “duwa ”which means:
TWO
where it is connected to the
body and it’s life
PHYSICAL PART
Parts of the soul where it exists on it’s own.
SPIRITUAL PART
They call the soul dungan which cannot be seen by human eye.
dungan may show in a form of insects ( a house fly or moth) or lizard.
Ilonggos
As long as body and soul are one unit,
MAN IS ALIVE
the soul is the principle of life in man. Body is the matter; the soul is the form.
FOR IBANAGS
may leave the body voluntarily while the person is asleep
according to the Bisayans. Among the ancient Filipino, when the person
is asleep he/she should not be awakened quickly in order to give ample
time for the ____ to return to the body.
DUNGANS
When the ____ is travelling outside of the body it should be freed from
accidents because there is a possibility that it might be trapped in a jar
or be poured out with liquid from a vessel.
DUNGAN
Maltreated
Bisayans believe that the soul or dungan is not located in any specific part of the body. The bisayans dungan has a secondary meaning of “wildflower”.
Sa libro “WILLPOWER”
just read
Unintentional transfer of disturbing vapors of a strong body to the weak one by holding, talking, or just looking to the weaker one.
USUG
is the intellectual and psychological
capacity to dominate others to one’s way of thinking
A person with a lot of willpower
STRONG DUNGAN