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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.