Unit 3 Ghandi Flashcards
Betty eadie
She believed she had reached the real world world and had come back to the unreal world having met jesus
Platos dualistic the theory
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
Platos theory of forms
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.
Platos allegory of the cave
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.
The three cautions of Hinduism
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.
The US caste system
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
maya
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
castes of india
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
brahmins
priestly people, closest to god, a very spiritual person, dynamically blessed
kshatriyas
rules of clans, armies, a network of families. incredible wealth and power
vaisyas
people with skills, farmers, artists, artisans, merchants, the “employable”
sudras
work in fields, harvest, clean, poor
harijans
the “children of god”(ghandi). “Panchamas” “Outcasts” “untouchables”. they have the jobs that no one wants
brahman
ultimate reality, god, pure love, spirit, the only thing that exists
atman
soul, a piece of brahman in you. goal is to bring your atman back to brahman
moksha
oneness with brahman, you become a vehicle for gods work, your soul blends into brahman
samsara
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
karma
what goes around comes around
jiva
false self: license, titles, GPA, etc/ we are really a spiritual presence
nomos
the way you look at your life and give it meaning
anomic
when something changes your perspective, says “snap out of it”. you meaning changes. ghandis anomic experience was on the train
ghandi and symbols
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
rama, rama, rama
i forgive you, i love you, i bless you
the 7 deadly social sins
politics without principle, wealth without work, commerce without morality, pleasure without conscience, education without character, science without humanity, worship without sacrifice
what happened on the train at pretoria
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
ghandi hoped to walk away from at 18 years old…
hinduism–all its goods, goddesses, superstitions, and become an english speaking, respectable man of the world
what did ghandi gain from the gita and the bible
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
john ruskins writings message
wealth is at the root of power. that is what created inequality, dont get caught up in the world of money and possessions
who did ghandi listen to
his inner voices from god
satyagraha
“soul force” instead of using violence, organize breaking laws, strikes, mass meetings, overcrowding of jails
-passive resistance
ghandis title “the great soul”
he was uncomfortable with it because he never took himself too seriously
“all violence is a species of deicide”
all violence is a blasphemous repudiation of the deity
general dyer and armistrar
gerneral dyer marched on a large group of indians who had gathered for a peaceful meeting and open fired on them
the symbol of the spinning wheel
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
symbol of salt
symbol of independence through the peoples walk to ignore salt laws and march to the oharasana salt works
plato
- 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.
platos major works
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
