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RECALL: When was the first time you realized that there is a
higher being than yourself? How old were you then? What
made you believe that there is a higher being?
A feeling or Dependence
emotion of upon a belief
respect, awe, system that is Symbolic in
fascination, usually relation to its
or dread in expressed in reference
relation to the the language
sacred of myth
SOME WORLD
RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS AND
PRACTICES
BUDDHISM
BELIEFS
Life is composed of
sufferings, pain and
frustrations.
Reactive cycle:
wanting and hating,
like and dislike,
craving and aversion
Meditation to break
the cycle
BUDDHISM
HISTORY
Born from a noble
family, a king and a
queen (Nepal)
Mother had a dream
Made four trips at the
age of 29
Siddhartha Gautama Found enlightenment in
meditation in a fig tree
at Gaya for 49 days
BUDDHISM
FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS
1. Dukkha- the truth of suffering
2. Samudaya- the truth of the
cause of suffering
3. Nirodha- the truth of the end
of suffering
4. Magga-the truth of the path
that leads to the end of
suffering
BUDDHISM
5. Jesus
1. 63 BCE 3. Jesus
started
Kingdom born in
ministry at
of Judea Bethlehem
4. John the 30
2. Roman Baptist
occupation baptized
Jesus
CHRISTIANITY
6. Jesus 9.
arrested, Christianity
crucified, as official
and religion of
resurrected Rome
8. Vision of
Constantine
7. Spread
of
Christianity
CHRISTIANITY
BELIEFS
Trinitarian God: one
God in three
personas: God the
Father (Creator),
God the Son
(Savior), and God
the Holy Spirit
(Sustainer)
Holy Bible
CHRISTIANITY
CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES
Christmas Resurrection
HINDUISM
HISTORY
Oldest practicing religion known
to human beings (6000-4000
BCE)
Indus-Valley River civilization
Aryans brought their own way of
knowing and religious practices:
roots
Least dogmatic
HINDUISM
BELIEFS
Hindus believe that
existence is a cycle of birth,
death and rebirth, governed
by Karma.
Karma is a concept where
the reincarnated life will
depend on how the past life
was spent.
HINDUISM
6 Basic Hindu Principles
1. Truth is eternal.
2. Brahman is Truth and Reality.
3. The Vedas are the ultimate authority.
4.Everyone should strive to achieve dharma.
5. Individual souls are immortal.
6. The goal of the individual soul is moksha.
Diwali Navrati
ISLAM
HISTORY
Visited by
Mohammed
Met a Greatest
was born Archangel
revelation
in year Christian Gabriel in
in year
in Syria Hira Cave
572 (610) 620
ISLAM
HISTORY
Back to
Ascends
Moved Mecca Muslims
to heaven
and
and to destroyed
grew in
descends Medina number
pagan
to earth
belief
ISLAM
BELIEFS
Muslims believe in Allah, who is their
“One God”
Ummah is a strong sense of community
Islam means “willing submission to God”
Quran is their holy book: 114 surahs
written and prayed in Arabic
Hadiths different accounts about
Mohammed’s life
ISLAM
Eidul-Fitr Eidul-Adha
JUDAISM
BELIEFS
The Jews believe in the God of Abraham, the
same God that liberated Hebrew slaves from
Egypt to Canaan, the Promised Land through
the leadership of Moses.
The Jews believe in the coming of the Messiah,
the Savior.
The sacred scripture is called the Torah or the
Law.
JUDAISM
HISTORY
Started with
Root of
Abraham’s Abraham Sons were
Christianity
covenant was tested circumcised
and Islam
with God
Babylonian
Assyrian 40,000
empire
empire exiles Hanukkah
destroyed
invaded returned to tradition
tower of
Israel Jerusalem
Solomon
The Ten
Commandments
JUDAISM
CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES
Pesach Shavuot
JUDAISM
CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES
Sukkot
Religious beliefs, rituals, practices, and
customs are all part of the expression of the
spiritual self. What to believe and how to
manifest the belief is entirely dependent on
the individual, to the self.
FINDING AND CREATING MEANING OF LIFE
Psychotherapy introduced by Dr. Viktor Frankl
Believes that “man’s primary motivational force
is search for meaning”
Uses the philosophy of optimism in the face of
tragedy
BASIC CONCEPTS OF FRANKLIAN
PSYCHOLOGY
1.Purposeful work.
2.Courage in the face
of difficulty.
3.Love.
“The ultimate secret on the spiritual
foundation of life is that love is salvation
and joy eternity. The ultimate factor to
find the meaning of life is love.”
HOMEWORK
Reflect on Viktor Frankl’s sources of meaning of life.
What can you say about his philosophy? Which one/s do you
agree the most? Which one/s do you disagree the most? Explain
your answer.
Have you found yourself in a situation that made you question
your life’s meaning? How did you go about it?
At this point in time, what do you think is the meaning of your
life?
Encode your answers on a short bond paper with Calibri 12 as
your font. Use single spacing and 1 inch margin on all sides.
To be submitted on April 1, 2019 (Monday).