Religion

• Salvation meaning “made whole” or ”made healthy”. Catholics use this term to describe how people are made whole in Christ and freed from the power of sin and death. Salvation is a gift from God, not something that people can obtains for themselves
• Religious pluralism the coexistence of many religions in a society
• Q: What Are The Four Ground Rules To Religious Pluralism?

  A: 1. Respect the faith and religion of others

  2. There is no neutral stance

  3. The truth of other religions

  4. accept the importance of religion
• Q: Elder?

  Aboriginal men or women who are recognized, respected and consulted for their wisdom, experience, knowledge, background and insight
• Smudging?

  Smudging is holy act that is part of the many rituals sacred herbs are burned in a shell or earthen bowl, and then the smoke is brushed or washed over the eyes, mouth, ears, hands, heart and whole being of each participant the cleansing smoke from smudging can be used to purify people and places (ex. before an important event like wedding, powwow or healing)
• Sacred Pipe?

  The curved pipe bowl and stem used by Algonquin first nations is sometimes referred to as the peace pipe
• Name giving?

  Most aboriginal people go to great lengths to give the right name to each child to learn the right name of a child. The name giver often the child’s grandparents or an elder enters into a timer fasting meditation, prayer or dreaming. The name revealed by the spirit is then given to the child in a special ceremony which the child’s family relatives and friends, attend as the person matures this name may change, the name, expresses the identity of the person which consists of his or her relation to the spirit Power.
• The Powwow is the dance of renewal for the restoration of right relationships and the healing of all creation.
• The Powwow is a community celebration, a time to come together to sing and dance and celebrate one's identity, heritage and language.
• Powwows take place in a circle, blessed by a spiritual leader.
• Dancers and singers generally enter the circle from the east, where the sun rises and move in a clockwise direction, in the same direction as the sun moves.
• The drumbeat that accompanies many Powwow events is embolic of this song, the rhythm of creation, the heartbeat of Mother Earth, and the rhythm of the mother's heartbeat that all are in the womb.
• Ecumenism?

  Promoting unity and cooperation among different Christian denominations.
• Mono/Polytheism - The belief that there is only one god or many gods.
• Religious faith?


  Belief
• Vision quest?

  A spiritual journey or ritual undertaken by individuals to gain insight or guidance.
• Medicine wheel?

  A Native American symbol representing the interconnectedness of all aspects of life and the balance between physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.
• Vedas?

  Ancient Hindu scriptures.
• Upanishads?

  Ancient Hindu texts that explore philosophical and spiritual concepts.
• Karma?

  The concept of cause and effect in Hinduism and Buddhism, where one's actions in this life or past lives determine their future experiences.
• Dharma: (in Indian religion) the eternal and inherent nature of reality, regarded in Hinduism as a cosmic law underlying right behaviour and social order.
• Samsara: the cycle of death and rebirth to which life in the material world is bound.
• Ahmisa?

  Non-violence
• Mandala?

  A geometric pattern used in Hindu and Buddhist religious practices.
• Mandir?


  A Hindu temple.
• 3 Yogas In Hinduism?

  Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga
• Hindu Triad?

  Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
• Brahman?

  Supreme reality or ultimate reality in Hinduism.
• Mantra (Hinduism)?

  A sacred word, sound, or phrase repeated during meditation to aid in concentration and spiritual growth.
• The Buddha?


  Siddhartha Gautama.
• 3 Marks Of Existence?

  Impermanence, suffering, non-self.
• 3 Universal Truths?

  1. The law of cause and effect. 2. The impermanence of all things. 3. The interconnectedness of all beings.
• Siddhartha Gautama?

  Buddha
• Mahayana?

  A branch of Buddhism.
• Theravada: the more conservative of the two major traditions of Buddhism (the other being Mahayana), which developed from Hinayana Buddhism.
• What are Noble Eightfold Path?

  The Noble Eightfold Path is a set of principles in Buddhism that guide individuals towards the cessation of suffering and the attainment of enlightenment.
• The Three Jewels?

  Buddha, Dharma, Sangha
• Buddhist Values?

  Compassion, mindfulness, non-violence, and wisdom.
• Four Noble Truths?

  1. Dukkha (suffering) 2. Samudaya (origin of suffering) 3. Nirodha (cessation of suffering) 4. Magga (path to the cessation of suffering)
• Anatta?

  No-self or non-self.