week 1_Intro to World Religion and Beliefs

The world is inhabited by spirit beings who govern earthly activities. Man is created by gods like the rest of the creatures on earth. Material things are real but they have spirits associated with them

• Spiritism

• Polytheism

• Pantheism

• Naturalism

They believe that an infinite, personal God exists. God created the real world. People are created in the image of god

• Spiritism

• Pantheism

• Theism

• Naturalism

According to (a)   "Spirituality is an inner part of our life for receiving inner urge & divinity within for living a better & worthy life to make the life for fruitful action to live in a better mode. For death it is certain for entire human being for which the time & period is unknown as it is also our final journey for which everyone must go with an empty hand."

Questions are asked, and no adequate answers are given.

• Secular disillusionment

• Adult secular spirituality

• Secular identification

• Adolescent separation

One is born into a particular faith and inducted into its religious traditions and institutions

• Adolescent separation

• Adolescent separation

• Natal faith

• Adult secular spirituality

According to "writing in a very specific context of spirituality from a Christian perspective says that 'Christian spirituality embodies a conscious relationship with God, in Jesus Christ, through the dwelling of the Spirit, in the context of a community of believers'. However, this was not always the way in which spirituality as a concept was perceived; earlier meanings 'tended to see a distinction between spiritual and material levels of human existence, between "interiority" or a life of prayer and an outer everyday public life'. What is clear is that spirituality is closely connected with religion 'but not exclusively contained by it', to use Ursula King's (2009) words."

(a)  

For such a person, life is an everyday picnic! It's a celebration! These are the people who enjoy life because the hindrance to joy from the thought-mind For such a person, life is an everyday picnic! It's a celebration! These are the people who enjoy life because the hindrance to joy from the thought-mind

• Integrity

• Friendliness

• Humor

• Love

So also the spiritually evolved person becomes humble & simple. An awakened one is not the storehouse of the borrowed informative knowledge, but he remains always in the state of not knowing, which is the humblest state of being.

• Innocence

• Acceptance

• Maturity

• Humility

One has to become aware of one's body-you will become aware of your gestures, movements and so on.; watch your thoughts in an aloof manner as an observer; see the deep-rooted feelings & subtlest emotions

• Integrity

• Awareness of The Self

• Focus on Non-Physical Goals

• Non-attachment

It comes out of such a person like water flows out of a fountain! It is unconditional and it is available to all.

• Love

• Integrity

• Innocence

• Courage