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Who was the Indian sage featured in many Upanishad stories who influenced Hinduism and Buddhism?
Yajnavalky
Shventaketu
Siddhartha Gautama
Samsara
What are some of the lessons of the Hindu salt water story, "Shventaketu's Jug"?
Happiness is realized through spiritual practice, not mere reason.
The search for happiness should begin within us.
The ultimate nature of reality is not one in which we are really separate an distinct from the rest of the world.
The importance of learning from one's teacher.
The realization that suffering is inevitable.
The most fundamental truth of Hinduism is the existence of absolute reality within each person.
"When we come to believe we are everything, we realize we are nothing."
When someone is reborn, what does that mean?
Suffering continues.
Nirvana has been reached.
Suffering is over.
The person has become awakened.
The Four Noble Truths: 1. ❌. 2. ❌. 3. ❌. 4. There is the path to the cessation of suffering.
4 Noble Truths as a Diagnosis/Disease 1. There is suffering. (❌) 2. There is the cause of suffering. (❌) 3. There is the cessation of suffering. (❌) 4. There is the path to the cessation of suffering. (❌)
Who said this following quote: "How can the first noble truth make us 'suffer' and contribute to our overall happiness?"
Pema Chodron
Lao Tsu
Rupert Thurman
David Myers
What is the concept of dharma?
Cause of suffering is desire/attachment and craving.
Whatever you do to others will reflect back on you.
The idea of collecting spiritual experiences.
Following the 8 Fold Path.
The 8 Fold Path: 1. ❌. 2. ❌. 3. ❌. 4. ❌. 5. ❌. 6. ❌. 7. ❌. 8 ❌.
The 8 Fold Path: ❌ 1. Right understanding. 2. Right thought. ❌ 3. Right speech. 4. Right action. 5. Right livelihood. ❌ 6. Right effort. 7. Right mindfulness. 8. Right concentration.
What is Samsara?
A hell-like state.
A Nirvana-like state.
The cause of suffering.
3 Poisons of the Mind. , , .
What is the Tao Te Ching?
The sacred book of the way of virtue.
A concept that is integral to Buddhism.
A book written by a political advisor while in prison on how to be ruthless, manipulative, and powerful.
Who wrote the Tao Te Ching?
Machiavelli
What is the basic premise of Taoism?
We must act in tune with, and not against, nature.
The only thing that exists is the present.
The cause of suffering is desire/attachment.
True self is infinite. Universe transcends us and includes us.
Yin & Yang ❌: female, yielding, below, earth, rest. ❌: male, firm, above, heaven, movement.
What is a better predictor of happiness than wealth?
Rank/Status
Marital Status
Employment
Intelligence
The concept that money matters when you compare yourself to particular reference groups is called what?
Reference Income Hypothesis
Social Comparison Hypothesis
Income Influence Hypothesis
Social Income Hypothesis
People believe they will attain from things.
What is the average work week in Scandinavia?
37 hours
30 hours
35 hours
40 hours
The happiness of children correlates with...
How well their parents get along.
The marital status of their parents.
The number of siblings they have.
The parents' displays of affection.
Who said "People are happier when supported by a network of friends," ?
Patty O'Grady
William James
John O'Donohue
Richard Schoch
Who said "If a person's religion succeeds in making them more whole and providing them inspiration, then it works," ?
Who said that we should "approach everything in life in a spirit of friendship," ?
James Redfield
Who said that "meaningful coincidences are a sign of the spiritual evolution of the human race," ?
Who said that "miracles lift the veil of misperception, revealing truth and love," ?
James Redfield and John O'Donohue
Helen Schuchman and William Thetford
James Redfield and William Thetford
Helen Schuchman and John O'Donohue
Who said that you can "transform your life by the simple realization that the only moment you ever have is now," ?
Eckhart Tolle
Fritijof Capra
Who said that "physics and spirituality are two sides of the same coin," ?
Helen Schuchman
What does "Tao" mean?
The unseen universal order.
Spiritual wisdom of the ages across the globe.
Love and humanity.
Collecting spiritual experiences.
Who said that "we exist to learn the higher truths about our relationship to God," ?
Ghazzali
Hermann Hesse
Thich Nhat Hann
Idries Shah
Who said "Instead of striving for great spiritual heights, gain peace and power from the acceptance of life as it is," ?
Robert M. Pirsig
Who said "You become a different person when you are fully aware of your thoughts and actions in each moment," ?
Who said "a purely rational approach to life leads to madness. Peace requires us to look for the unseen quality or truth behind appearances," ?
Shunryu Suzuki
Chogyam Trungpa
Who said, "Spirituality is not about emotional security, it is about finding truth," ?
Rudyard Kipling
Who said "A peaceful and intelligent mind can be attained through simply sitting and breathing," ?
Who said "Sometimes the desire to be spiritual is really a hankering after psychological security," ?
is the spiritual wisdom of the ages across the globe.
What are the 6 Universal Values? (according to Martin Seligman in "Authentic Happiness")
Wisdom and knowledge
Courage
Love and humanity
Justice
Temperance
Spirituality and transcendence
Acceptance
Education and intelligence
Righteousness
