| Question | Answer |
| God | Every possible culture has a concept of this. The sun is a symbol of this in many civilizations (Egypt, China, Mayans). |
| Logos | Knowledge of ideals (perfection); originally meaning "word," "account," or "reason." |
| Universe | -Typically reminded of night sky; means "one verse"/direction/way.
-Not random; working towards a direction.
-Macro Cosmos.
-Plato: Created concept of Astrobiology (idea that all is alive); purpose of birth. |
| Humans | Perhaps the most difficult, most infuriating concept: 1) Who am I? 2) Where did I come from? 3) Where am I going?
-Micro Cosmos (universe within ourselves)
-Socrates: "Know yourself, and you will get to know the stars, universe, and the gods." |
| Information | -Organizing information becomes knowledge.
-Knowledge (accruement of info) v. wisdom (intuition): Applicable to life, what is right, what is worth applying, when to apply knowledge. |
| Moral | Practice (Roman/Latin: "mores") |
| Ethics | Institution of behavior (to be fair); Greek "ethos"
-Theory: What we are SUPPOSED to do. |
| Temporal | Trends, circumstantial
-A norm made by humans
-What appeals to your preferences |
| Nontemporal | Do not depend on time - values
-Ethics
-Love (example)
-Intrinsic, and so we forget that values are always there |
| Hierarchy of values | Nonvirtuous ->->->->-> Virtuous |
| Seven Full Constitutions of Humans | Human Essence: Material
1) Physical body
2) Vital energy
3) Emotional
4) Mind
Human Essence: Spiritual
5) The Pure Mind
6) Intuition
7) Will |
| Vital Energy | (Western term): Lowest level of (required) energy. |
| Emotional | Dreams are an emotional part; rapidly changing, high level activity. |
| Mind | Constantly evolving, thoughts constantly change. |
| Four Ancient (symbolic) Elements | 1) Water (life)
2) Wind, or air (emotions)
3) Fire (symbol of mind)
4) Earth (physical body) |
| The Pure Mind | Allows us to see in other perspectives. |
| Intuition | Direct knowledge; to be a good person is NECESSARY (feeling, vocation). |
| Will | Strongest force in the universe; "anything is possible with this." |
| Baghauad Gita | Known as the book of "right" action:
1) Kuravas
2) Pandava
3) Arjuna
4) City of Hastinapura
5) Krishna |
| Kuravas | Represent the flaws that we have as humans. |
| Pandava | Human virtues; everything that is right with us. |
| Arjuna | Represents the battle between our defects (flaws) and virtues; disciple of humanity. |
| City of Hastinapura (Elephant) | Symbolic of the spiritual world, symbolic of wisdom. |
| Krishna | The inner teacher. |
| Right action | Done because of duty without expecting a reward (taught by the Baghauad Gita). |
| "Non-right" action | 1) Selfish action
2) Inaction |
| Dharma | Law: There is a direction towards everything that is happening (NOT random)
-Right action |
| Karma | Action: Law of action or reaction.
-Learned by pain (often) |
| Three types of Karma | 1) Personal
2) Collective
3) Individual: Related to the spirit
-Reincarnation (continuous attempts at life to become the best being possible) |
| Sermon at Benares | Meditating before Sermon: 1) Just Middle Path After meditation: 2) Four Noble Truths and 3) Noble Eightfold Path
-False idea of separation
-Find the "just middle path" to overcome extremes
-When you overcome |
| Four Noble Truths | (Regarding pain)
1) Existence of pain
2) Cause of pain
3) Elimination of pain
4) Noble Eightfold Path |
| Noble Eightfold Path | Presence of pain = Lack of one of the following: 1) Right belief 2) Right intent 3) Right speech 4) Right behavior 5) Right livelihood 6) Right effort 7) Right contemplation (meditation) 8) Right concentration (results from following Eightfold Path) |
| Water | Life |
| Wind, or air | Emotions |
| Fire | Mind |
| Earth | Physical body |
| 1st Noble Truth | Existence of pain: Suffering & learning (Pain makes us aware of our suffering - old age, illness, and death). |
| 2nd Noble Truth | Cause of pain: Pain is a reaction of an action and desires cause suffering (disappointment). |
| 3rd Noble Truth | Elimination of pain |
| 4th Noble Truth | Noble Eightfold path |
| The Ju Man | Ethics – individual (virtuous) |
| The Li Order | Politics – society (rational social order) |
| Buddha | Siddartha Gautama; Awake and Enlightened |
| Just MIddle Path | Taught by Buddha to avoid extremes (a life neither luxurious nor too austere). |
| Confucius' archetype | Justice |
| 1st Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Will |
| 2nd Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Intuition |
| 3rd Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Pure mind |
| 4th Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Mind |
| 5th Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Emotions |
| 6th Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Energy |
| 7th Step (of 7 Step Ladder) -> | Body |
| Confucius' Philosophy | Ethics (applied to individual) -> Politics (applied to society) |
| 1st Constitution of Humans | Physical body (Human essence: material) |
| 2nd Constitution of Humans | Vital Energy (Human essence: material) |
| 3rd Constitution of Humans | Emotional (Human essence: material) |
| 4th Constitution of Humans | Mind (Human essence: material) |
| 1st of Eightfold Path | Right belief |
| 2nd of Eightfold Path | Right intent |
| 3rd of Eightfold Path | Right speech |
| 4th of Eightfold Path | Right behavior |
| 5th of Eightfold Path | Right livelihood |
| 6th of Eightfold Path | Right effort |
| 7th of Eightfold Path | Right contemplation |
| 8th of Eightfold Path | Right concentration |
| Confucism | 1) NOT a religion 2) Way of living by virtue 3) Archetype = Justice |
| Passage from Baghauad Gita | Mahabharata (literally translated as Big Battle) |
| Human Essences | Eastern Philosophy states that humans are made of 7 parts: 1) Material: 4 parts 2) Spiritual: 3 parts |
| 5th Constitution of Humans | The Pure Mind (Human essence: spiritual) |
| 6th Constitution of Humans | Intuition, or direct knowledge (Human essence: spiritual) |
| 7th Constitution of Humans | Will (Human essence: spiritual) |
