LIR 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Vedas, Gautama Buddha, Book Of Deuteronomy
2 Feb 2017
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Worldview: a term translated from the german word weltanscauuung . Refers to our personal philosophy of life and the universe and determines how we define reality and how we act. Share the same worldview or aspects of it with other members of the cultural group we identify with. The ancient maya believed that human beings were the timekeepers of the universe and developed the concept of zero. A culture"s worldview is composed of what is collectively believed and what it collectively remembers. Belief systems: spiritual and philosophical traditions and ideologies from which stem values. Historical experience: memories of a collective past, idealized or fraught with challenges or persecution or both. Spiritual traditions: belief systems based on questions about the meaning of life, its origins, its purpose, and its nature. Hinduism: dates back over 5000 years, making it the most ancient of the world"s major religions.
