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Part I - The Dhammasangani Pali
Part II - Vibhanga Pali
Part III - Dhatukatha Pali
Part IV - Puggalapannati Pali
Part V - Kathavatthu Pali
Part VI - Yamaka Pali
Part VII - Patthana Pali
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Part I - The Dhammasangani Pali
The Dhammasangani, the first book of the Abhidhamma, and the
Pattkana, the last book, are the most important of the seven treatises
of Abhidhamma, providing as they do the quintessence of the entire
Abhidhamma.
Scheme of classification in the Dhammasangani:
(1) The Matika
The Dhammasangani enumerates all the dhammas (phenomena) i e , all
categories of nama, namely, consciousness and mental con- comitant, and
rupa, corporeality. Having enumerated the phenomena, they are arranged
under different heads to bring out their exact nature, function and
mutual relationship both internally (in our own being) and with the
outside world The Dhammasangani begins with a complete list of heads
called the Matika The Matika serves as a classified table of mental
constituents treated not only in the Dham- masangani but in the entire
system of the Abhidhamma
The Matika consists altogether of one hundred and twenty-two groups,
of which the first twenty-two are called the Tikas or Triads, those that
are divided under three heads; and the remaining one hun- dred are
called the Dukas or Dyads, those that are divided under two heads
Examples of Triads are:
(a) KusalaTika, dhammas that are:
- moral, kusala,
- immoral, akusala,
- indeterminate, abyakata
(b) VedanaTika, dhammas that are associated with.
- pleasant feeling,
- painful feeling,
- neutral feeling
Example of Dyads are:
(a) Hetu Duka, dhammas that are:
- roots, hetus
- not roots, na-hetu.
(b) Sahetuka Duka, dhammas that are.
- associated with the hetus.
- not associated with the hetus.
The Matika concludes with a list of the categories of dhamma entitled
Suttantika Matika made up of forty-two groups of dhamma found in the
suttas
(2) The four Divisions
Based on these Mafakas of Tikas and Dukas, the Dhammasangani is divided into four Divisions.
- Cittuppada Kanda, Division on the arising of consciousness and mental concomitants
- Rupa Kanda, Division concerning corporeality,
- Nikkhepa Kanda, Division that avoids elaboration,
- Atthakathd Kanda, Division of Supplementary Digest
Of the four divisions, the first two, namely, Ctttuppada Kanda and
Rupa Kanda form the main and essential portion of the book. They set the
model of thorough investigation into the nature, properties, function
and interrelationship of each of the dhammas listed in the Matika, by
providing a sample analysis and review of the first Tika, namely, the
Kussala Ttka of Kusala, Akusala and Abyakata Dhamma. Cittuppada Kanda
deals with a complete enumeration of all the states of mind that come
under the headings of Kusala and Akusala; the Rupa Kanda is concerned
with all states of matter that come under the heading of Abyakata;
mention is also made of Asankhata Dkatu (Nibbana) without discussing it
The Nikkhepa Kanda, the third division, gives, not too elaborate- ly
nor too briefly, the summary of distribution of all the Tikas and Dukas,
so that their full contents and significance will become com-
prehensible and fully covered.
Atihakathd Kanda, the last division of the book, is of the same
nature as the third division, giving a summary of the dhammas under the
different heads of the Tika and the Duka groups But it provides it in a
more condensed manner, thus forming a supplementary digest of the first
book of the Abhidhamma for easy memorizing
(3) Order and classification of the types of Consciousness as discussed in Cittuppada Kanda
The Cittuppada Kanda first gives a statement of the types of
Consciousness arranged under the three heads of the first Tika, namely,
(i) Kusala Dhamma i e , Mentonous Consciousness and its concomitants
(ii) Akusala Dhamma i e , Demeritorious Consciousness and its
concomitants (lii) Abyakata Dhamma i e , Indeterminate Con- sciousness
and its concomitants The list of mental concomitants for each dhamma is
fairly long and repetitive
The statement of the types of Consciousness is followed by iden-
tification of the particular type e g Kusala Dhamma, in the form of
question and answer, with regard to the plane or sphere (bhumi) of
Consciousness: Kamdvacara, sensuous plane, Rupavacara, plane of form,
Arupavacara, plane of no-form; Tebhumaka, pertaining to all the three
planes, or Lokuttara, supramundane, not pertaining to the three planes
The type of Consciousness for each plane is further divided into
various kinds e.g , there are eight kinds of Kusala Dhamma for the
sensuous plane: first Kusala Citta, second Kusala Citta etc, twelve
kinds ofAkusala Citta; eight kinds ofAhetuka Kusala Vipaka Cttta and
eight kinds of Sahetuka Vipaka Citta under the heading of Abyakata
Dhamma.
Then these various kinds are further analysed according to:
- Dhamma Vavatthdna Vara e.g , the particular quality, whether
accompanied by joy etc. Le, somanassa, domanassa, sukha, dukkha, or
upekkhd. - Kotthdsa Vara, the grouping of dhammas There are twenty- three
categories of dhammas which result from synthetical grouping of dhammas
into separate categories such as khan- dhas, ayatanas, dhatus etc. - Sumdta Vara, which lays stress on the fact that there is no ’self
(atta) or jiva behind all these dhammas; they are only composites,
causally formed and conditioned, devoid of any abiding substance
The same method of treatment is adopted for the akusala and abyakata types of Consciousness
(4) Rupa Kanda
Because Dhammasangani treats all the dhammas (ndmas as well as rupas)
m the same uniform system of classification, Rupa Kanda is only a
continuation of the distribution of the Dhamma under the heads of the
first Tika, which begins m the first division, Cittupada Kanda In the
Ctttuppada Kanda, the enumeration of the Dhamma under the head
‘Abyakata’ has been only partially done, because abyakata type of Dhamma
includes not only all the states of mind which are neither meritorious
nor demeritorious but also all states of matter and the Asankhata Dhatu
or Nibbdna The portion of Dhamma under the heading of Abyakata, which
has been left out from Cittuppada Kanda is attended to m this kanda.
The method of treatment here is similar, with the difference that
instead of mental concomitants, the constituents of matter, namely, the
four primary elements and the material qualities derived from them with
their properties and their relationships are analysed and classified
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The second book of the Abhidhamma Pitaka, Vibhanga, together with the
first book Dhammasangani and the third book of Dhatukatha, forms a
closely related foundation for the proper and deep under- standing of
the Buddha’s Dharnrna. Whereas Dhammasangani pro- vides a bird’s eye
view of the whole of the Tika and Duka groups with further systematic
arrangements under classified heads, Vibhanga and Dhatukatha give a
closer view of selected portions of those groups bringing out minute
details
Thus, Kotthdsa Vdra in Dhammasangani explains what and how many
khanda, ayatana, dhdtu, ahara, indnya, jhananga etc. are includ- ed in
the Tika and Duka groups But it does not furnish complete information
about these dhammas It is Vibhafiga which provides full knowledge
concerning them, stating the exact nature of each dhamma, its
constituents and its relationship to other dhammas
The Vibhanga is divided into eighteen Chapters each dealing with a
particular aspect of the Dhamma, its full analysis and inves- tigation
into each constituent The arrangement and classification into groups and
heads follow the same system as in the Dham- masangani Vibhanga may
therefore be regarded as complementary to Dhammasangani.
Vibhanga explains comprehensively the following categories of Dhamma
- Khandha
- Ayatana
- Dhatu
- Sacca
- Indriya
- Paticcasamuppada
- Satipatthana
- Sammappadhana
- Iddhipada
- Bojjhanga
- Magga
- Jhana
- Appammanna
- Sikkapada
- Patisambhida
- Nana
- Khuddhaka vatthu
- Dhammahadaya
Each category is analysed and discussed in two or all the three of the following methods of analysis’
Suttanta bhajaniya the meaning of the terms and the classification of the dhammas determined according to the Suttanta method,
Abhidhamma bhajaniya the meaning of the terms and the classification
of the dhammas determined according to the Abhidhamma method,
Paflha puccaha, discussions in the form of questions and answers.
It may be seen from the above list of the eighteen categories that
they may be divided into three separate groups The first group
containing numbers (1) - (6) deals with mental and corporeal consti-
tuents of beings and two laws of nature to which they are constantly
subjected viz the Law of Irnpermanence and the Law of Dependent
Origination The second group containing numbers (7) - (12) is concerned
with the practice of the holy life which will take bemgs out of
suffering and rounds of existence. The remaining six catego- ries serve
as a supplement to the first two groups, supplying fuller information
and details where necessary
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Part III - Dhatukatha Pali
Although this third book of Abhidhamma Pitaka is a small treatise, it
ranks with the first two books forming an important trilogy, which must
be thoroughly digested for the complete understanding of the Abhidhamma
Vibhahga, the second book, has one complete chapter devoted to the
analysis of dhatus, but the subject matter of dhdtu is so important that
this separate treatise is devoted to it for a thorough consideration
The method of analysis here is different from that employed in the
Vibhanga
Dhatukatha studies how the dhammas listed in the Tikas and Dukas of
the Matika are related to the three categories of khandha, ayatana and
dhatu m their complete distribution i.e , five khandhas, twelve qyatanas
and eighteen dhatus These are discussed in fourteen ways of analytical
investigations which constitute the fourteen chapters of Dhatukatha.
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Part IV - Puggalapannati Pali
Abhidhamma is mainly concerned with the study of abstract truths in
absolute terms But in describing the dhammas in their vanous aspects, it
is not possible to keep to absolute terms only. Inevitably,
conventional terms of every day language have to be employed m order to
keep the lines of communication open at all. Abhidhamma states that
there are two main types of conventional usage; the first type is
concerned with terms which express things that actually exist in reality
and the sec’ond type describes things which have no existence in
reality.
The first three books of the Abhidhamma investigate the absolute
Truth of Dhamma in a planned system of detailed analysis employing such
terms as Khandha, Ayatana, Dhatu, Sacca and Indnya These terms are mere
designations which express things that exist in reality and are
therefore classed as the conventional usage of the first type. To the
second type of conventional usage belong such expressions as man, woman,
deva, individual etc , which have no existence in reality, but
nevertheless are essential for communication of thoughts.
It becomes necessary therefore to distinguish between these two types
of apparent truths But as the terms Khandha, Ayatana, Dhatu, Sacca and
Indnya have been elaborately dealt with in the first three books, they
are dealt with here only briefly The terms used in the second type
concerning individuals are given more weight and space in the treatise,
hence its title Puggalapanfiatti, designation of individuals. Different
types of individuals are classified, in ten chapters of the book, after
the manner of enumeration employed in Ariguttara Nikaya
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Part V - Kathavatthu Pali
Kathavatthu, like Puggalapaffiatti, falls outside the regular system
of the Abhidhamma It does not directly deal with the abstruse nature of
the Dhamma. It is mainly concerned with wrong views such as Person
exists; Self exists; Jiva exists’ which were prevalent even in the
Buddha’s time, or wrong views such as ‘Arahat falls away from
Arahatship’ which arose after the Pannibbana of the Buddha
About two hundred and eighteen years after the Pannibbana of the
Buddha there were altogether Eighteen Sects, all claiming to be
followers of the Buddha’s Teaching. Of these only the Theravadins were
truly orthodox, while the rest were all schismatic. The Emperor Asoka
set about removing the impure elements from the Order with the guidance
and assistance of the Elder Moggaliputtatissa who was an accomplished
Arahat Under his direction, the Order held in concord the Uposatha
ceremony which had not been held for seven years because of dissensions
and the presence of false bhikkhus in the Order.
At the assembly, the Venerable Moggahputtatissa expounded on points
of views, made up of five hundred orthodox statements and five hundred
statements of other views, in order to refute the wrong views that had
crept into the Samgha and that might in the future arise He followed the
heads of discourses, Matika, outlined by the Buddha himself and
analysed them in detail into one thousand statements of views This
collection of statements of views was recited by one thousand selected
theras who formed the Third Great Synod, to be incorporated into the
Abhidhamma Pitaka
The style of compilation of this treatise is quite different from
that of other treatises, written as it is in the form of dialogue
between two imaginary debaters, one holding the heterodox views of
different sects and the othei representing the orthodox views.
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Part VI - Yamaka Pali
The Dhammasangani, the Vibhanga and the Dhatukatha examine the
Dharnma and their classifications as they exist in the world of reality,
named Sankharaloka. PuggalapaMatti and Kathavatthu deal with beings and
individuals which also exist in their own world of apparent reality,
known as Sattaloka Where the dhamma of Sankharaloka and beings of the
Sattaloka co-exist is termed the Okasaloka. Yamaka sets out to define
and analyse the interrelationship of dhammas and puggalas as they exist
in these three worlds
This is accomplished in the form of pairs of questions, which gives
it the title of Yamaka The logical process of conversion (anulomd) and
complete inversion (patiloma) is applied to determine the complete
import and limit of a term m its relationship with the others. An
equivocal nature of a term (samsayd) is avoided by showing, through such
arrangement of questions, how other meanings of the term do not fit for
a particular consideration.
The following pairs of questions may be taken as an example
To the question ‘May all rupa be called Rupakkhandha?’ the answer is
‘Rfipa is also used in such expressions as piya rupa (loveable nature),
eva rupa (of such nature), but there it does not mean Rupakkhandha”
But to the question ‘May all Rupakkhandha be called rupa? the answer
is *yes’, because Rupakkhandha is a very wide term and includes such
terms as piya rupa, eva rupa etc
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Part VII - Patthana Pali
Patthana Pali, the seventh and last book of the Abhidhamma, is called
the Maha Pakarana, the ‘Great Book’ announcing the supreme position it
occupies and the height of excellence it has reached in its
investigations into the ultimate nature of all the dhammas in the
Universe.
The Dhammasangam gives an enumeration of these dhammas classifying
them under the Tika and Duka groups Vibhanga analyses them to show what
dhammas are contained in the major categories of khandhas, ayatanas,
dhatus etc. Dhatukathd studies the relation- ship of dhammas listed in
the Matika with each component of these major categones of khandhas,
ayatanas, and dhatus Yamaka resolves ambiguity in the internal and
external relationship of each dhamma Patthana forming the last book of
the Abhidhamma brings together all such relationship in a co-ordinated
form to show that the dham- mas do not exist as isolated entities but
they constitute a well ordered system in which the smallest unit
conditions the rest of it and is also being conditioned in return The
arrangement of the system is so very intricate, complex, highly thorough
and complete that it earns for this treatise the reputation of being
deep, profound and unfathomable.
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Until
recently, the wisdom of the worldβs many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the worldβs major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What Youβll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of lifeβs big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the worldβs major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir Johnβs contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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Until
quite recently, the wisdom of the worldβs many religions existed in
separate silos barricaded from other traditions behind barriers of
language, distance, and slow communications. Now, more than any time in
history, this collective wisdom is easily …
Week 1
Getting Started
Day 1 (Monday): Wisdom from World Religions
Day 2 (Wednesday): The Divinity of the World: βGod-life moving through allβ
Day 3 (Friday): The Spiritual Anchor of the Material World
Week 2
Day 4 (Monday): Spiritual Pluralism
Day 5 (Wednesday): Spiritual Laws
Day 6 (Friday): Divine Intelligence and Creativity
Week 3
Day 7 (Monday): The Humble Approach
Day 8 (Wednesday): A Moral Wakeup Call
Day 9 (Friday): Expanding Spiritual Science and Research
Week 4
Day 10 (Monday): The Law of Mind Action
Day 11 (Wednesday): A Guiding Inner Power
Day 12 (Friday): An Attitude of Gratitude
Week 5
Day 13 (Monday): The Return on Generosity
Day 14 (Wednesday): The Movement of Forgiveness
Day 15 (Friday): Practicing Unlimited Love
Week 6
Day 16 (Monday): Forward into the Divine Unknown
Day 17 (Wednesday): The Mystic Power of Prayer
Day 18 (Friday): The Standpoint of Nonduality
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John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
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necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation,
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public domain, Creative Commons materials and proprietary material owned
by Accord LMS, Now You Know Media, the Templeton World Charity
Foundation, and the Graduate Theological Union. All rights reserved.
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to include excerpts from Wisdom from World Religions: Pathways Toward
Heaven on Earth Β© 2002 Templeton Foundation Press has been granted by
the Templeton Foundation Press. All rights reserved.
The
Wisdom from World Religions global open online course is offered in
partnership with the Graduate Theological Union of Berkeley, California,
a unique multi-religious consortium for the graduate study of religion
featuring more than 20 member schools, centers, and institutes.
Sir
John Templeton and Wisdom from World Religions is a grant-funded
project from the Templeton World Charity Foundation. The opinions
expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the Templeton World Charity Foundation,
Inc.
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the worldβs many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the worldβs major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What Youβll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of lifeβs big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the worldβs major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir Johnβs contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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Unit
1 Study Guide: Sir John Templetonβs Wisdom from World Religions: The
Tapestry of World
Religions
Unit
1 Video: Sir John Templetonβs Wisdom from World Religions: The Tapestry
of World Religions
Unit
2 Study Guide: Introducing the Religions of the World: Sir John
Templeton and the Study of
Religion
Unit
2 Video: Introducing the Religions of the World: Sir John Templeton and
the Study of
Religion,
Unit
3 Study Guide: A Spiritual Practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting
Your awareness to a Higher level of
Receptivity
Unit
3 Video: A Spiritual Practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting Your
Awareness to a Higher Level of
Receptivity
Unit 4 Study Guide: Guest Lecture: Sir John Templeton on Science and Religion
Unit 4 Video 4: Guest Lecture: Sir John Templeton on Science and Religion
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About the Course
Until
recently, the wisdom of the worldβs many religions existed in separate
silos blocked from other traditions by barriers of language, distance,
and slow communications. Now, more than at any time in history, this
collective wisdom is easily available to anyone with an internet
connection. But without a guide to this enormous wealth of information
and practice, we can quickly lose our way.
In this course,
comparative religionist Kenneth Rose will be your guide in learning
about and practicing the religious and spiritual wisdom that can change
your life and the life of your community. Taking his start from the
spiritual principles and practices outlined by noted investor and
spiritual teacher Sir John Templeton in his book Wisdom from World
Religions: Pathways Toward Heaven on Earth, Kenneth Rose will trace
these teachings to their sources in the worldβs major religions and show
you how you can put them into practice.
What Youβll Learn
This course provides clear and inspiring answers to many of lifeβs big questions:
Does life have an ultimate meaning?
Is science the ultimate guide to the deepest truth of life?
Does God, or a divine reality, exist?
What practices can bring God, or a divine reality, into your own experience?
Is death the end of life?
Course Learning Objectives
After taking this course, participants should be able to:
Identify the basic teachings of the worldβs major active religious traditions.
Distinguish the different religions from each other.
Compare these religions in search of commonalties and differences.
Evaluate Sir Johnβs contributions to the study of spirituality.
Apply some of the spiritual practices suggested by Sir John Templeton
Assess claims about spiritual realities made by the various religions.
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Video 1: Sir John Templetonβs Wisdom from World Religions
Topic: The Tapestry of World Religions
A
Spiritual Law from Sir John Templeton: “The rich variety of world
religions creates a tapestry of amazing beautyβa testimony to the
spiritual nature of our human visit on earthβ (WWR 56).
Video 1 Learning Objectives:
To get acquainted with Sir John Templetonβs Spiritual Vision
To
apply spiritual laws in order to become what Sir John Templeton calls
βa constructive participant in building βheaven on earthββ (WWR xix).
To employ the resources of the worldβs religions to a personal quest for wisdom.
Readings and Selections
Suggested Reading in Wisdom from World Religions
xix-xxv
Discussion questions
Seekers
How many significant living religions of the world can you name?
What methods would you use to study the religions of the world?
Proficients
Can you group different current religious into two or three or more families of religions/
What critical and theoretical perspectives do you bring to bear on the study of religion?
Adepts
Do you think that spiritual practices and the study of religion belong together?
What
do you see as the strengths and weaknesses of the synthesis of
religious ideas and practices that John Templeton expresses in Wisdom
from World Religions?
Readings from Sir John Templeton’s Wisdom from World Religions
βThe
rich variety of world religions creates a tapestry of amazing beautyβa
testimony to the essential spiritual nature of our human visit on earth.
And yet, within this amazing and sometimes fascinating diversity can be
found an equally amazing unityβ (WWR 56).
βThe more we know about
the universe and our place in it, the more we realize how little we
know. So, in our ongoing search, we often look to the spiritual
teachings of the world religions to provide assistance in helping us
understand more of who and what we are and why we are here.β (WWR 5)
βWisdom
from World Religions: Pathways toward Heaven on Earth is designed to
offer people of all ages and all nations an opportunity to learn a
little more about the spiritual laws, principles, and teachings of a
variety of great spiritual practices. I hope that in this book we can
offer a Scripture verse or story or parable or discipline or quote that
may show you the world in a way more helpful than you have seen it
before. The materials presented in this book can provide an opportunity
for learning and βgrowing in wisdom.β There are clear scriptural and
philosophical bases for advocating the need for an inquiring and open
mind. . . . Can the value in learning to see a different world lie not
in replacing the one you have, but in providing a basis for an
opportunity to see from a different, or larger, perspective? Can the
timeless universal principles of life that transcend modern times or
particular cultures help people in all parts of the world live happier
and more useful lives?β (WWR xxi).
βThe publishing of this book is
accomplished with reverence and appreciation for the world religions
that purify a personβs mind and heart, elevate his emotions, and offer
guidance for a spiritual way of life. Much of the material contained
herein has been made possible by the sincere light of the prophets,
teachers, and traditions of the worldβs great religions that, through
the ages, have expressed sacred insights and wisdom to humanityβ (WWR
xxv).
hold? How can I set out on my own into a world that sometimes seems
filled with conflict and strife? How can I get along better with the
people in my life? How do I cope with day-to-day pressures? How can I be
successful in my work? How do I find peace in the midst of turmoil? How
can my life be useful and happy?β (WWR 3).
Topic: Sir John Templeton and the Study of Religion
Video 2 Learning objectives
- To describe SJTβs approach to the wisdom of the worldβs religions
- To explain how SJTβs Wisdom from World Religions (WWR) relates to the academic and religious study of religion.
- To outline some of the skills that we need to bring to the study the worldβs religions.
- Discussion questions
- Seeker
- What is the value of βan inquiring and open mindβ (xxi), according to the Sir John?
- How can studying the worldβs religions help us to see the world and its diverse peoples differently?
- Proficient
- How do the spiritual teachings of the worldβs religions help us understand our place and role in the world?
- What consequences for your own views of religion does studying other religions have?
- Adept
- What might be the unifying principle or principles of the vastly diverse religions of the world?
- In contrast, say, to philosophy, how do the religions of the world promote wisdom?
- Seeker
Video 3: A spiritual practice from Sir John Templeton: Lifting your awareness to a higher level of receptivity
Video 3 Learning Objective: To employ this spiritual practice from Sir John Templeton.
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