Christian Worldview: Eastern Pantheism
Jamal Sankari
1/23/2011
CWV 101 Christian Worldview
Dr. Scott Hovater
Directions: Complete the “” column in the table below by filling in the cells from information provided in the textbook.
Table 1 Assumption | Eastern Pantheism | Reality | Everything is one mind or one spirit, and they don’t mean that it is a human mind or spirit. It is one god and we are all a part of this god. | Knowledge | Knowledge is a transcending self and body and the awareness of thoughts and feelings and goals. In a way it is an anti knowledge , anti sense and anti feelings. | Human nature | Human nature is diluted in the universe, so there is no you. There is you in this universe. | Human problems | Human problems are just an illusion. …show more content…
You can make problem disappear by mediation. | Solutions to human problems | Mediation will solve all the problems.
There are many forms of mediation. The hallucination drug is one of them. | Human value | All things in life has the same value or has no value. Since the feelings are a form of illusion, this will tend to create equality in value with everything around you. | Human purpose | To become as a part of this universe, you have to elevate you inner side from yourself. | Ethics | There is no ethics at all. Everything is the same, the good and the bad are equal in value. | Suffering | Suffering is just like your feelings. They are an illusion and they don’t exist. | The meaning of life | There is no goal to reach or a message or purpose to live out. | Human desire | Human desire is a painful thing to the Eastern Pantheism, and the way to treat this pain is by mediation. |
(i.e., the Cosgrove textbook)
Directions: Complete the Row “Eastern Pantheism” using information entered in the table in Step 1, coupled with your own thoughts and experience.
Table 2 Worldview | Life Domain: Money & Career | Life Domain: Sexuality | Life Domain: Family | Life Domain: Suffering & Death | Life Domain: Friends | Comparison to Christianity …show more content…
| Eastern Pantheism | Money and career has the same value for the Eastern Pantheism.
Since most of them don’t think that there is a reason for them in this life. Money and career will have no value for the most. | It’s irrelevant. Since there is no governing body. So It would not matter what is your sexuality for the Eastern Pantheism. | There are different parts in the Eastern Pantheism and they will have a different view on family, but most of them will tend to think that everyone around them has the same value. | Pantheists do not see the death of an organism as end, but as merely a change. The atoms that make up the body simply cease to exist as a unit. | Only detached social involvement is possible, devoid of any personal motivation. There is no reason for friends. | For the most part there is a big difference in the two: the one that is the most important will be how the two religion view life. For Christians life has a meaning and a purpose but for the Eastern Pantheism life has no meaning at all.
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Personal Reflection
Directions: Briefly summarize your personal reflection on the information that you have entered into Tables 1 and 2 in this assignment.
Pantheism is the basic assumption of Transcendental Meditation and some aspects of New Age mysticism. Pantheists view reality like naturalists in the sense that both are monistic theories. Monism means that reality has one dimension. In contrast to the Western perspective, Hinduism rejects the existence of matter. Hindus believe only the spiritual dimension exists.
In my opinion they all think that life is a form of a big illusion. It will not matter as we will dissolve in the universe. Like the cup of water thrown in the river, it will become a part of the river. So if you are good or bad, it will not matter and that is something that will not be able to agree with.
Save this Table Assignment Worksheet as Module 2 Assignment and submit to your instructor by the end of module 2.
1/23/2011
CWV 101 Christian Worldview
Dr. Scott Hovater
Directions: Complete the “” column in the table below by filling in the cells from information provided in the textbook.
Table 1 Assumption | Eastern Pantheism | Reality | Everything is one mind or one spirit, and they don’t mean that it is a human mind or spirit. It is one god and we are all a part of this god. | Knowledge | Knowledge is a transcending self and body and the awareness of thoughts and feelings and goals. In a way it is an anti knowledge , anti sense and anti feelings. | Human nature | Human nature is diluted in the universe, so there is no you. There is you in this universe. | Human problems | Human problems are just an illusion. …show more content…
You can make problem disappear by mediation. | Solutions to human problems | Mediation will solve all the problems.
There are many forms of mediation. The hallucination drug is one of them. | Human value | All things in life has the same value or has no value. Since the feelings are a form of illusion, this will tend to create equality in value with everything around you. | Human purpose | To become as a part of this universe, you have to elevate you inner side from yourself. | Ethics | There is no ethics at all. Everything is the same, the good and the bad are equal in value. | Suffering | Suffering is just like your feelings. They are an illusion and they don’t exist. | The meaning of life | There is no goal to reach or a message or purpose to live out. | Human desire | Human desire is a painful thing to the Eastern Pantheism, and the way to treat this pain is by mediation. |
(i.e., the Cosgrove textbook)
Directions: Complete the Row “Eastern Pantheism” using information entered in the table in Step 1, coupled with your own thoughts and experience.
Table 2 Worldview | Life Domain: Money & Career | Life Domain: Sexuality | Life Domain: Family | Life Domain: Suffering & Death | Life Domain: Friends | Comparison to Christianity …show more content…
| Eastern Pantheism | Money and career has the same value for the Eastern Pantheism.
Since most of them don’t think that there is a reason for them in this life. Money and career will have no value for the most. | It’s irrelevant. Since there is no governing body. So It would not matter what is your sexuality for the Eastern Pantheism. | There are different parts in the Eastern Pantheism and they will have a different view on family, but most of them will tend to think that everyone around them has the same value. | Pantheists do not see the death of an organism as end, but as merely a change. The atoms that make up the body simply cease to exist as a unit. | Only detached social involvement is possible, devoid of any personal motivation. There is no reason for friends. | For the most part there is a big difference in the two: the one that is the most important will be how the two religion view life. For Christians life has a meaning and a purpose but for the Eastern Pantheism life has no meaning at all.
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Personal Reflection
Directions: Briefly summarize your personal reflection on the information that you have entered into Tables 1 and 2 in this assignment.
Pantheism is the basic assumption of Transcendental Meditation and some aspects of New Age mysticism. Pantheists view reality like naturalists in the sense that both are monistic theories. Monism means that reality has one dimension. In contrast to the Western perspective, Hinduism rejects the existence of matter. Hindus believe only the spiritual dimension exists.
In my opinion they all think that life is a form of a big illusion. It will not matter as we will dissolve in the universe. Like the cup of water thrown in the river, it will become a part of the river. So if you are good or bad, it will not matter and that is something that will not be able to agree with.
Save this Table Assignment Worksheet as Module 2 Assignment and submit to your instructor by the end of module 2.