FULL STUDY GUIDE (PAPER 1)

Buddha

________ described upekkha as "abundant, exalted, immeasurable, without hostility and without ill- will ..

Pride

________ is the cardinal sin, cardinal virtue is submission "islam.

Mahayana

________ considers all physical forms to be void of intrinsic self.

Annica

________ (impermanence): everything that changes everything that exists now will cease to exist.

Theravada

________ thinks anatman to mean that an individual's ego or personality is a fetter and delusion.

HUMAI

________: Human inclination toward being self- centered rather than God- centered.

Judaism

________ emphasizes observance of this life rather than elaborating on the hereafter.

Dasharnas

________: is the concept of pluralism, the belief that multiple paths exist to reach liberation, or moksha, or unity with God and escape from the cycle of birth and death.

Soul

________ is eternal and will survive some way after bodily death.

Messianic Age

________ (olam- Haba): A future time of global peace when everyone will want to become closer to God, possibly through the intervention of the Messiah.

Gurmukh

________: God- centred; to be focused on God; to work for God; to be thinking about God.

Jesuss teachings

________ ran into direct conflict with both Rome and certain Jewish divisions of the Jewish council because he challenged "Ecclesiasticism.

Agape

________ is not the feeling of love, but the action of looking out for the wellbeing of others to show God love.

SHAHADA

________ → CONFESSION OF FAITH there is no god but allah and muhammad is the prophet.

Anatta

________: the concept of "I "or "self "does not really exist (you are not yourself but the world)

Tanha

________: desire or thirst of something to gain satisfaction; desire for uncomfortable things to not start or continue (causes dukkha)

illusion

Through maya (________) and haumai (ego- centredness), jot (the divine spark) is not realized and therefore human beings remain focused on their "man "or baser emotions.

Fu

________ is the road or the energy to the tao.

Humanity

________ and divinity of jesusLOGOS of god (word) geographical divideeveryone is heretical "against god "becoming divine and merging with godMonasticism was important to tradition in order to live a life of devotion to god in prayer and a life of simplicity.Iccons were windows to the sacred (necessary for worship)

genesis

Creation is from the book of bereshit (bear- ah- sheet) (________)

focus

Is not good within itself but a(n) ________ or direction or push in the direction to do what is right and follow the torah.

Covenant

________: A solemn agreement between human beings and God.

qigong

Through ________ which is qi practice or energy practice which helps make oneself soft and connected.

God

________ created humans and endowed them with free will which leads to a constant choice between.

Brahman

________: the eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception and thought.

Karma

________: the moral law of cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of one's reincarnation.

Divine order

HUKAM:"________, will or command;

Jot

________: divine spark The soul is indestructible and survives for eternity.

Talmud

________: The collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law, ethics, and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara.

Samsara

________ is the human condition, the overarching spiritual nature of reality.

Yin Yang

________: in order to be balanced (negative /positive)

Nimrata

________: humility (Meditation on God and selfless service is the best way to restrict humai and build ________)

Al fitra

________: natural state of submission for allah.

MUKTI

________: freedom from the cycle of reincarnation.

Wu Wei

________: the main virtue of taoism;"non action.

Tikkun Olam

________ or "interest in public policy "is that we should be able to fix things in the world, especially our human wrongs in order to erase history to reach the Messianic age.

MOKSHA

________: liberation from samsara (cycle of reincarnation)

Holy Orders

________ A sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles, continues to be practiced in church until the end of time.

DHARMA

________: a persons relgious and moral duties.

Hudud

________: Boundaries determined by god.

Torah

________: 5 books (old testament) by moses (religious moral and social law)

Qi

________:"energy; "flows through all things in the universe.

Guru Gobind Singh

An order within Sikhism to which most Sikhs belong, founded by ________ in 1699.

Dukkha

________: relates to the lack of satisfaction (physical or mental pain)

Man muk

________: Lifestyle to be avoided in Sikhism; to be materialistic, self- centred.

True happiness

________ is a state of mind-> not dependent on an object or impermanent thing.

Varnashrama Dharma System

________: Duties performed according to the system of four varnas (social divisions) and four ashramas (stages in life)

Enlightenment

________ is about KARUNA (cultivating compassion) SUNYATA: emptiness, clear, open, pure awareness emphasis of bodhisattva helping others →more inclusive:"big raft "THE FLOWER SERMON: fundamental sermon for mahayana (the flower can not grow without the mud)

Human Condition

________: Humans are caught in samsara: maya (illusion), tanha (craving), and hatred /aversion, leading to dukka (suffering or unsatisfactoriness)

Brahman

the eternal essence of reality and the source of the universe, beyond the reach of human perception and thought

Atman

a persons essential self

Atman-Brahman

The connection of the individual soul to the "universal soul"

MOKSHA

liberation from samsara (cycle of reincarnation)

Karma

the moral law of cause and effect of actions; determines the nature of one's reincarnation

DHARMA

a persons relgious and moral duties

Maya

illusion

Jati

(castes)

Varnashrama-Dharma System

Duties performed according to the system of four varnas (social divisions) and four ashramas (stages in life)

Dasharnas

is the concept of pluralism, the belief that multiple paths exist to reach liberation, or moksha, or unity with God and escape from the cycle of birth and death

OUR GOAL

MOKSHA

Jot

divine spark  The soul is indestructible and survives for eternity

HUKAM

"Divine order, will or command";

Gurmukh

God-centred; to be focused on God; to work for God; to be thinking about God

HUMAI

Human inclination toward being self-centered rather than God-centered

Man-muk

Lifestyle to be avoided in Sikhism; to be materialistic, self-centred

Man

desires

Nimrata

humility (Meditation on God and selfless service is the best way to restrict humai and build nimrata)

Seva

service of god

MUKTI

freedom from the cycle of reincarnation

Creator

waheguru

Tao

the way or path

Yin/Yang

in order to be balanced (negative/positive)

Fu

returning to ones origin; model to emulate the tao; THE PATH

Wu Wei

the main virtue of taoism; "non action"

Qi

"energy"; flows through all things in the universe

Pu

goal OF WU WEI "uncarved block"

Tawid

god is one

Wahid

god is unique

Al fitra

natural state of submission for allah

Hudud

Boundaries determined by god

Abraham

founder of judaism

Covenant

A solemn agreement between human beings and God

Messianic Age (olam-Haba)

A future time of global peace when everyone will want to become closer to God, possibly through the intervention of the Messiah

Messiah

savior sent by god

Talmud

The collection of Jewish rabbinic discussion pertaining to law, ethics, and tradition consisting of the Mishnah and the Gemara

Torah

5 books (old testament) by moses (religious moral and social law)

10 commandments

came after to support the basis of jewish law

Yetzer ha-ra

bad inclinations

Yetzer ha-tov

good inclinations

Tikkun Olam

any activity that improves the world

Agape

unconditional love, "the highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for man and of man for God"

Buddha

enlightened one

Nirvana

union with the universe and freedom from life (end of reincarnation)

Dharma

the teaching or the practicing of buddhism

Dukkha

relates to the lack of satisfaction (physical or mental pain)

Tanha

desire or thirst of something to gain satisfaction; desire for uncomfortable things to not start or continue (causes dukkha)

Annica (impermanence)

everything that changes everything that exists now will cease to exist

Anatta

the concept of "I" or "self" does not really exist (you are not yourself but the world)

Samsara

cycle of reincarnation -> even at death, one still possess passion, aggression, and ignorance or even an amount of unresolved personal bad karma

to shed the ego of oneself, and  become aware of how we are connected to the universe (i.e

being one with the universe)