LESSON 1

• WESTERN CULTURE


  Basically is about the focus on oneself and

  personal needs.
• Western culture


  is inclined in more acquisition of material things.
• Egoism/Individualism


  It focuses on oneself or one's own goals.
• Being Successful


  obsess on being successful because of the goal oneself.
• Youth and being young


  focus on the physical.
• Wealth and poverty


  Is the result of enterprise and hard work.
• EASTERN CULTURE


  About focus on others and the feelings of others - consider on other cultures.
• Eastern culture


  is tilted towards less assets (thus the mantra less is more)
• Collectivism


  focus on others, they consider other cultures and ideas.
• Long life


  journey, considered other people, consider society, neighbor and co-workers. Equated with wealth
• Wisdom of years and seniority


  practice respect for old people.
• Wealth and poverty


  Result of fortune and luck
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  A social construction which is symbolically and signally created between and among social beings.
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Phenomenological object which can be productively studied through a series of evanescent actions
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE

  Self is Multidimensional identity
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Is intimately connected to bodily experience both ontogenetically and here and now awareness.
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Acquire substance according to semantic, syntactic and pragmatic (language/communication)
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Self takes form in communication
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Self is intimately connected to bodily experience both ontogenetically and here and now awareness
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Self is both phenomenal and nonphenomenal
• WESTERN PERSPECTIVE


  Self acquires substance according to semantic, syntactic and pragmatic
• CONFUCIANISM


  The self can be seen as a code of ethical conduct, of how should properly act according to their relationship with other people; thus it is also focused on having a harmonious social life.
• CONFUCIANISM


  A gentleman by following the moral way of existing of the virtues of love, righteousness, wisdom, propriety and loyalty in order to promote harmony in society.
• HINDUISM AND TAOISM


  Attainment of liberation in the identification of Atman (the spiritual

  essence of all individual human beings) and Brahman (the spiritual essence of the universe) through the Four Yogas
• ATMAN


  spiritual essence of all individual human beings.
• BRAHMAN


  spiritual essence of universe
• BUDDHISM

  Detachment and desirelessness to reach nirvana (Theravada). Compassion to other human (Mahayana) for the belief that we are part of the ever changing universe.
• Theravada 


  detachment and desirelessness to reach nirvana;
• Mahayana


  compassion to other humans for belief that we are part of the same

  ever-changing universe.
• Ibang -tao 


  “outsiders”
• Hindi-Ibang-tao:


  “one-of-us”
• INDIVIDUALISM


  People are autonomous and independent from their in-groups.
• Autonomous 


  can stand alone
• INDIVIDUALISM


  Give priority to their personal goals
• INDIVIDUALISM


  Behave on the basis of attitudes rather than norms.
• COLLECTIVISM


  Independent within their in-groups
• COLLECTIVISM


  Give priority to the goals of their in-groups
• COLLECTIVISM


  In-groups primary shape their behavior
• COLLECTIVISM


  Behave in a communal way
• COLLECTIVISM


  Concerned in maintaining relations with others