The Human Person as an Embodied Spirit PDF

 By the end of this lesson, you are expected to: 1. Recognize one’s limitations and WHAT possibilities 2. Evaluate one’s limitations and the ARE MY possibilities for their transcendence GOALS? 3. Recognize how the human body im...

 By the end of this lesson, you are expected to: 1. Recognize one’s limitations and WHAT possibilities 2. Evaluate one’s limitations and the ARE MY possibilities for their transcendence GOALS? 3. Recognize how the human body imposes limits and possibilities for transcendence 4. Distinguish the limitations and possibilities for transcendence. THE HUMAN PERSON AS AN EMBODIED SPIRIT  What is Embodied Spirit? is the living animating core within each of us, the driving force behind all that we think, say and do. Sometimes these are feelings, insights, and fancies – all these are private. Human Composition of Man What are the diff erence of the following terms? Man Person Human Nature Limitations of Human Person as an Embodied Spirit Facticity Spatial-Temporal Being The Body as Intermediary  HUMAN COMPOSITION OF MAN  Man It is the general term commonly used to refer to the entire human race. Other related terms, humanity, mankind, and humankind  Human Refers to man as species – HOMO SAPIENS or MODERN HUMAN BEINGS. The term human being is also used to diff erentiate man from other animals.  Person The personality of a human being so called “SELF”. Refers to a human being granted recognition of certain rights, protection, responsibilities and dignity above all. Philosopher refers to the human person as the totality of an individual, possessing awareness, self- determination and capacity to interact with others and with himself/herself.  Human Nature Defines as the nature of humans especially the fundamental characters and traits of humans. It refers to the characteristics that distinguish humans from all other creatures. What is the human person?  Self-awareness refers to the person having a clear perception of oneself, including his thoughts, emotions, identity and act Try saying these! I am a person. I am alive. I exist. I am here. I am present. I am living Let’s examine! Little Jose is playing in the living room while his mom is in the kitchen. He accidentally bumps into a table, causing a vase to fall. Upon hearing, his mom went to the living room and saw him, standing near the broken vase. She asked, “Did you break the vase?” What do you think Jose‘s answer will be? What is the human person? Self-determination refers to the capability of persons to make choices and decisions based on their own preferences, monitor and regulate their actions, and be goal-orientad and self-directed.  Consequence The result or effect of an action or condition. Philosophers believe that a person acts freely and with due regard for the consequences of his actions What is the human person?  Externality refers to the capability of a person to reach out and interact with others and the world. What is the human person?  Dignity refers to the innate right to be valued and respected. Philosophers consider all humans as having an inherent worth or value. “ Limitations of the Human Human persons are naturally deficient beings. This means that we are not prepared with the best physical aspects among all the beings. LIMITATIONS CAN LEAD TO POSSIBILITIES  the ability to change, be dynamic, and Transcendenc continually redefi ning e one’s self which works with our facticity to create change.  According to Thomas Merton (1948), there is no other way to find who we are than by finding in ourselves the divine image. We have to struggle to regain spontaneous and vital awareness Transcendence of our own spirituality. Transcendental and transcendence convey the basic ground concept from the words’ literal meaning (from Latin), of climbing or going beyond, with varying connotations in its Three Main Spiritual Philosophies on Transcendence  At the heart of Hinduism lies the idea of human beings’ quest for absolute truth, so that one’s soul and the Brahman or Atman (Absolute Soul) might become one. Human beings have dual nature: HINDUISM the spiritual and immortal essence (soul) which is considered real; and the empirical life and character. Hindus generally believe that the soul is eternal but is bound by the law of Karma (action) to the world of matter, which it can escape only  Humanity’s basic goal in life is the liberation (moksha) of spirit (jiva). Hinduism holds that humanity’s life is a continuous cycle (samsara) where the body goes through a transmigratory series of birth and death, even though the spirit is HINDUISM neither born nor dies. Unless the individual exerts real efforts to break away or liberate one’s spirit from the monotonous cycle, there will be no end to the cycle. Ultimate liberation, that is, freedom from rebirth, is achieved the moment  Also common to all Hindu thought are the four primary values: wealth, pleasure, duty, and enlightenment. HINDUISM To understand enlightenment, one must understand the law of karma, the law of sowing and reaping. The wheel of existence turns until we achieve enlightenment.  Another major Eastern tradition which sprang from the life experience and teaching of Siddhartha Gautama or the Buddha. BUDDHISM Gautama’s life was devoted to sharing his “Dharma” or Law of Salvation – a simple presentation of the gospel of inner cultivation of right spiritual attitudes, coupled with a self-imposed discipline  The teaching of Buddha has been set forth traditionally in the “Four Noble Truths” leading to the “Eightfold Path” to perfect character or arhatship, which in turn gave assurance of BUDDHISM entrance into Nirvana at death. Four Noble Truths Life is full of suffering. Suffering is caused by passionate desires, lusts, cravings. There is an end to suffering.  Eradication of desire may be accomplished only by BUDDHISM following the Eightfold Path of earnest endeavor.  The eightfold path enjoins us to develop wisdom, urges us to practice virtue and avoid vice, and tells us to practice meditation. BUDDHISM The way to salvation lies through self-abnegation, rigid discipline of mind and body, a consuming love for all living creatures, and the final achievement of that state of consciousness which marks an individual’s full preparation for  Achieving nirvana is to make earthly feelings like suffering and desire disappear. On the other hand, if you're a Buddhist monk, it may BUDDHISM take you years of meditating to reach nirvana.  In the beginning, Christians do not see the need to prove God’s existence. Looks at the reasonableness of belief in God’s existence. Asks whether or not the CHRISTIANITY existence of God provides the best explanation of the existence of the world, as we know it. Later, Christian missionaries felt the need to argue philosophically for the existence  For Augustine (354–430 CE), philosophy is amor sapiential (the love of wisdom) whose aim is to produce happiness. For Augustine, Christianity, as CHRISTIANITY presenting the full revelation of the true God, is the only full and true philosophy. Knowledge of God begins with faith and is made perfect by understanding. Faith supplements and  In short, a human person can achieve transcendence by knowing God, one achieves a state of transcendent reality, for God CHRISTIANITY is the ultimate transcendent reality. Many achieve self- transcendence through their faith in God. This faith or spirituality can Limitations and Possibilities for Transcendence Forgiveness It frees us from our anger and bitterness caused by the actions and/or words of another. On the other hand, the hardness of our heart is reinforced by whole series of rational arguments. Beauty and Nature There is perfection in every single flower. A hug, sunrise and sunset, eating together as a family are experiences of miracles which Vulnerability To be vulnerable is to be human. We need to acknowledge the help of other people in our lives if we want to be true with ourselves and live with meaning and direction. Failure Failures force us to confront our weaknesses and limitations and to surrender to a mystery or look upon a bigger world. Acceptance of our failures makes us hope Loneliness It is our choice to live in an impossible world where we are always “happy” or to accept a life where solitude and companionship have a part. Our experience of loneliness can help us realize that our dependence on other people or gadgets is a possessiveness that we can be free from. Love To love is to experience richness, positivity, and transcendence. Love can open in us something which takes us beyond ourselves.