Unit 3 Ghandi

Question 0

Betty eadie

Answer 0

She believed she had reached the real world world and had come back to the unreal world having met jesus

Question 1

Platos dualistic the theory

Answer 1

Incredibly wonderful, extremely dark
Suggested that there are two worlds, 2 mothers, 2 Americas
-there is a real version and there is an unreal version, the real world is the idea, the unreal world are the bed things, the stress, the challenges: the way things actually are.
-after we die we can go to the real world
-we are supposed to bring the real world ideas to our unreal world lives
-we will never be able to reach the wreak world, this world will always be an imperfect place

Question 2

Platos theory of forms

Answer 2

There is a world of permanence where things don’t change, we live I’m the world where things do. Things come and go. Up ideas stay because they aren’t really a part of this realm. Forms cannot exist here in a permanent way, here we are trying to keep those ideas alive.

Question 3

Platos allegory of the cave

Answer 3

People are chained and they look at shadows everyday thinking that those are what is real. One day someone’s chains break and he realizes there are other things outside the cave. The people think that wall is their only world, so he tells them that it isn’t. They shun his accusations.

Question 4

The three cautions of Hinduism

Answer 4

1) there is not a founder. You can’t go back and find somebody, it probably originated in an organic way, there are many variations of it
2) it is not one religion. Because there is not one founder. Thousands of religions are under the one umbrella of “Hinduism”. Everyone experiencing god in their own way.
3) it is very tolerant and fluid. You practice what works for you. You don’t set up boundaries or define yourself by closing yourself in.

Question 6

The US caste system

Answer 6

upper upper class...old money
Lower upper class...new money
Upper middle class...comfortably live
Middle class
Lower middle class...work, but struggle a little
Upper lower class...struggling workers
Lower lower class...homeless, poor
The 1%...people with unimaginable amounts of money

Question 7

maya

Answer 7

the illusion. we believe there are many things in the world, ie the caste system, we get caught up in the false realities. if we abandon maya we can get closer to god, or the ultimate reality

Question 8

castes of india

Answer 8

youre born into a station of life, you dont attempt to associate/get to a higher class because you are where youre supposed to be. brahmins, kshatriyas, vaisyas, sudras, harijans
-the higher class you are the lighter the skin you have

Question 9

brahmins

Answer 9

priestly people, closest to god, a very spiritual person, dynamically blessed

Question 10

kshatriyas

Answer 10

rules of clans, armies, a network of families. incredible wealth and power

Question 11

vaisyas

Answer 11

people with skills, farmers, artists, artisans, merchants, the “employable”

Question 12

sudras

Answer 12

work in fields, harvest, clean, poor

Question 13

harijans

Answer 13

the “children of god”(ghandi). “Panchamas” “Outcasts” “untouchables”. they have the jobs that no one wants

Question 14

brahman

Answer 14

ultimate reality, god, pure love, spirit, the only thing that exists

Question 15

atman

Answer 15

soul, a piece of brahman in you. goal is to bring your atman back to brahman

Question 16

moksha

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oneness with brahman, you become a vehicle for gods work, your soul blends into brahman

Question 17

samsara

Answer 17

transmigration of souls, you will continually be reincarnated until you can get back into brahman. it can take thousands of years. 
-as you do, you move up the class system if you increase your karma

Question 18

karma

Answer 18

what goes around comes around

Question 19

jiva

Answer 19

false self: license, titles, GPA, etc/ we are really a spiritual presence

Question 20

nomos

Answer 20

the way you look at your life and give it meaning

Question 21

anomic

Answer 21

when something changes your perspective, says “snap out of it”. you meaning changes. ghandis anomic experience was on the train

Question 22

ghandi and symbols

Answer 22

ghandi believed that god came to us in symbols. he only wore a loincloth, the dress of the poors, to teach his people as well as oppressors the truth that quiet dignity and godliness exists in the poor. he revealed centuries old tradition and professed the truth of god

Question 23

rama, rama, rama

Answer 23

i forgive you, i love you, i bless you

Question 24

the 7 deadly social sins

Answer 24

politics without principle, wealth without work, commerce without morality, pleasure without conscience, education without character, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice

Question 25

what happened on the train at pretoria

Answer 25

ghandi was a lawyer on route to a client when he was said to be sitting in the wrong class rail car. he refused to move and police forced him off the train. he decided to become an advocate against prejudice

Question 26

ghandi hoped to walk away from at 18 years old…

Answer 26

hinduism–all its goods, goddesses, superstitions, and become an english speaking, respectable man of the world

Question 27

what did ghandi gain from the gita and the bible

Answer 27

gita: without gods grace, human effort was useless. teachings of renunciation and selfless action, delusion of happiness attached to wealth, didnt agree with its approval to violence
bible: stories of jesus

Question 28

john ruskins writings message

Answer 28

wealth is at the root of power. that is what created inequality, dont get caught up in the world of money and possessions

Question 29

who did ghandi listen to

Answer 29

his inner voices from god

Question 30

satyagraha

Answer 30

“soul force” instead of using violence, organize breaking laws, strikes, mass meetings, overcrowding of jails
-passive resistance

Question 31

ghandis title “the great soul”

Answer 31

he was uncomfortable with it because he never took himself too seriously

Question 32

“all violence is a species of deicide”

Answer 32

all violence is a blasphemous repudiation of the deity

Question 33

general dyer and armistrar

Answer 33

gerneral dyer marched on a large group of indians who had gathered for a peaceful meeting and open fired on them

Question 34

the symbol of the spinning wheel

Answer 34

the british destroyed spinning wheels and made the indians buy from their markets. it was a symbol of their great culture, independence, and refusal to buy foreign material. it gave truth among the people, dignity, independence, power to gain god given freedom, and soul force

Question 35

symbol of salt

Answer 35

symbol of independence through the peoples walk to ignore salt laws and march to the oharasana salt works

Question 36

plato

Answer 36

• his family was well connected and wealthy
• likely he undertook military service
• “plato” meant “broad”, reference to his wide shoulders
• his actual name was aristolces
• he founded the Academy, considered the first university, lasted 900 years
• aristotle was his student
• he wrote dialouges usually organized into 3 periods. socrates is the main figure.
• the early dialogues have socrates searching for definitions of virutes, but he cant find the right answer.

Question 37

platos major works

Answer 37

republic: platos masterpiece, consideration of nature and justice, politics, epistemology
symposium: series of speeches at a drunken dinner. topic of nature of love
meno: virtue, knowledge, relation between them
parmenides: critics of platos theory of forms, third man argument
theaetetus: knowledge of wisdom, socratic dialectic