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9 The Spiritual Self

The document discusses concepts related to spirituality and finding meaning in life. It covers the practice of religion through belief in supernatural beings and rituals. It defines the spiritual self and discusses William James' view of it. It also explores the Filipino concept of "Dungan" or soul and how meaning can be discovered through logotherapy and its three basic principles: finding meaning in all life events, the will to find meaning, and freedom to choose one's response. Rituals are an important part of religion and culture in the Philippines.

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9 The Spiritual Self

The document discusses concepts related to spirituality and finding meaning in life. It covers the practice of religion through belief in supernatural beings and rituals. It defines the spiritual self and discusses William James' view of it. It also explores the Filipino concept of "Dungan" or soul and how meaning can be discovered through logotherapy and its three basic principles: finding meaning in all life events, the will to find meaning, and freedom to choose one's response. Rituals are an important part of religion and culture in the Philippines.

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The Spiritual Self

Lesson focuses on beliefs and finding meaning in life.


Lesson and Objectives

 The practice of religion: belief in supernatural being


and power
 The concept of Dungan- spirit of soul
 Rituals and ceremonies:
 - the functions of rituals
 Finding and creating meaning
- three ways of discovering meaning in life
William James

 take on spiritual self which is included to the other


empirical selves is defined as the inner most workings of
the persons mind, the behavior, beliefs and even morals
that involves every aspect of the human as a person.

 According to James (1890) people will find more


satisfaction in having been able to show of the spiritual
self like their intelligence, to have their wishes be
done, and to act upon their conscience than to count or
show their possession, because he said that the spiritual
self “is the most enduring and intimate part of the
self”.
Refers to one’s these are the
wishes, these are perceived strengths of
the things that we a person, the things
want to see and that they have
achieve in our lives. confidence in doing
and believe to have a
certain level of
Intelligence and mastery
Person's Will
Abilities

it is the definition of Spiritual


what is right and wrong, Self
distinguishing the things
that are acceptable for a Morals Values
person, the society and
at the same time the
determination of the
possible effects of their is the person’s ability to distinguish what is important and
actions to themselves, what is not. With one’s values system a person may be able
their environment and to prioritize what they think are the tasks or things that
other people. the need, what are things that should be done or resolve
immediately and what are those that they can delay
without grave repercussions.
The Practice of Religion: Belief in
Supernatural Being and Power

 Belief in supernatural beings is one of the basic


characteristics of religion.

 Supernatural or above natural includes all that cannot


be explained by the laws of nature, including things or
character tics relating to non material beings or to
things beyond nature.
The Practice of Religion: Belief in
Supernatural Being and Power

Religion refers to beliefs and behaviors related to supernatural


beings and powers. Worldview is broader than religion.
Worldview refers to the collective body of ideas that members
of a culture generally share concerning the ultimate shape and
substance of their reality. Religion also differs from spirituality,
which is a concern with the sacred in an individual manner.
(Haviland, 2007).

Religion Spirituality
• Religion is an organized system of • Concern with the sacred, as
ideas about spiritual reality, or the distinguished from material matters. In
supernatural, along with associated contrast to religion, spirituality is often
beliefs and ceremonial practices individual rather than collective and
(Haviland, 2007). does not require a distinctive format or
traditional organization (Haviland,
2007).
Myth Rituals Supernatural
• A sacred narrative that • A culturally prescribed • The supernatural is
explains the symbolic act or around you all of the
fundamentals of human procedure designed to time, especially in
existence— guide members of a non-
where we and community in an industrialized societies
everything in our world orderly way through
personal and
came from, why we are In a lot of cultures,
collective transitions. •
here, and where we health, wealth and
are going. daily things are
related to
supernatural.
FUNCTIONS OF RELIGION

Emotional Function
Cognitive Function Helping individuals to cope up
with anxieties that often
Enabling humans to explain the accompany illness, accidents,
unexplainable phenomena. death and other misfortunes

Social Function
Social control, conflict resolution
and building group solidarity
The Concept of “Dungan”
(Spirit or Soul)
In Filipino cultre Soul is known as kaluluwa from the word
DUWA means two.

Filipino believes that the soul has two parts – One is the
physical part where it is connected to the body and second
is the spirit where it exist on its own.

Body is the matter and Soul is the form


The Concept of “Dungan”
(Spirit or Soul)
Some of the ancient filipino beliefs of the the soul:

 It could travel outside from the body.


 What happens to the body happens to the soul
 Has second meaning in bisayan culture which is
WILLPOWER
“A Strong dungan is the intellectual and psychological capacity
to dominate or persuade other to one’s way of thinking”.
Rituals and Ceremonies
 Rituals in the Philippines are quite common. Visayan
fishing villages practice the offering ritual called
harang. A local shaman invokes sea-spirits. There are
several stages of the ritual purification, invocation,
entreaty and feast which cover community life such as
harvest, operation of fishing boats and cases of illnesses
(Kawada, 1996).

General Features of Harang Ritual

Explanation of
Purification of Invocation of Motivation, Offering
Feast
the Place Spirits Request & Communion
Entreaty (kan-on)
(tuob) (pagtawag) (bayad)
(pangamuyo)
Finding meaning and Creating meaning
in life

 Logotherapy – aims to help the person to search for the meaning


of his existence.

Three basic principle on discovering meaning in life

1. Meaning in Life – In logotherapy it means finding meaning in life


events and circumstances. Even at times of great loss and deep
sorrow. In this view that suffering is part of life which cannot be
avoided and that meaning is still possible.
Finding meaning and Creating
meaning in life
 2. Will to meaning - The meaning to life that one
attaches to experience is not obvious.
 it varies from person to person
 Meaning of life or the will to meaning could vary at any
given moment.
3. Freedom to Will – People are given the freedom to make
life choices which includes how they respond to life
events. People can discover meaning through the values
that they attach to things connected by their lives.
Finding meaning and Creating meaning
in life

 The first basic principle is that life has


meaning in all circumstances, even
despondent ones.
 The second principle is that the main
motivational force is the desire to find
meaning in life.
 Lastly, the third basic principle states
that humanity has the freedom of
attitudinal choice, even in situations of
unchangeable affliction (Frankl, 1959)

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