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East*versusWest

Cultural Intelligence:
World Cultures

Philosophy,CulturalValues,andMindset
By

VadimKotelnikovandAnastasiaBibikova

Broadly,speaking,
Westernsocietystrivestofindandprove
"thetruth",
whileEasternsocietyacceptsthetruth
asgivenandismoreinterestedin
findingthebalance.

CulturalDierences

Westernersputmorestockinindividual
rights
Easternersinsocialresponsibly.

EasternPhilosophy

Issues
Main Schools
Main Principles

WesternPhilosophy

Buddhism,Confucianism,Hinduism,IntegralYoga,Islam,
Taoism,Zen

Chrisanity**,Raonal,Scienc,Logicalschools

1.Cosmologicalunity

1.FeelingoneselfasanelementoftheDivine

2.Lifeisajourneytowardseternalrealiesthatarebeyond
therealiesthatsurroundus

2.Lifeisaservice(totheGod,money,business,etc.)

3.Circularviewoftheuniverse,basedontheperceponof
eternalrecurrence

3.Linearviewoftheuniverseandlife,basedonthe
Chrisanphilosophywhereeverythinghasitsbeginning
andtheend.

4.Innerworlddependent

4.Outerworlddependent

5.Selfliberaonfromthefalse"Me"andndingthetrue
"Me".Thehigheststateisbelievedtobeastateof'no
self',whereneitherselfworthnorselfimportancehave
anyrealmeaning.

5.Selfdedicaontothegoal(lifevision,success,happiness,
etc.)

6.Behavioralethics
The "Me" concept

Eternalrealityoftheuniversaltruth:selfliberaonthrough
"Me"ishereandnow.ThetrueMeineveryhumanbeingisa
gengridofthefalse"Me"anddiscoveringthetrue"Me" partoftheDivinethatneedtobecomeapparent.TrueMeis
givenanddoesnthavetobecognizable.

Relationship with Religion

Integraon

Search for Absolute Truth

Opposion

Systemicapproachalleventsintheuniverseare
interconnected

Morefocusedonindividualeventsandtheroleofthe
person

Searchinginsideyourselfbybecomingapartofthe
universethroughmeditaonandrightliving

Searchingoutsideyourselfthroughresearchand
analysis

"Thoughheshouldliveahundredyears,notseeingtheTruth
Sublime;yetbeer,indeed,isthesingleday'slifeofonewho
seestheTruthSublime."~Buddha
Search for Truth &
Fundamental Research

Thetruthisgivenisdoesnottohavebeproved.
Thephilosophicbaseforandcultureoffundamentalresearchis
weaker.

"Thetruththatsurvivesissimplytheliethatispleasantestto
believe."~H.L.Mencken

Thetruthneedstobeproved.
Thephilosophicbaseforandcultureoffundamentalresearchis
stronger.

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Future

Yourfutureisdeterminedbyyourdeedstoday.

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Yourfutureisunknown,itwaspredeterminedbyGodand

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"Studythepastifyouwouldliketodivinethefuture." isnotmuchinuencedbyyourdeeds.
~Confucius
"Youcanneverplanthefuturebythepast."~EdmundBurke
Thetruekeyisinside.Theinnerworldofahumanbeing

Beliefs and Values

Themainvaluesaresuccessandachievement.Thesethatcan

andhisorherabilitytocontrolanddevelopitisofthe beachievedinmanyways,butrarelythroughdevelopinginner
strength.Themajorityofsuccessandachievementcriteriahave
highestvalue.Thewaytothetopisinsideyourself,
anexternalnature(money,faith,popularity,etc.).Thewayto
throughselfdevelopment.
thetopisthroughacveoutsideintervenon.
"Thesuperiormanunderstandswhatisright;theinferiorman
understandswhatwillsell."~Confucius
"Bychasingdesiresyouwillmeetonlytheoutersurface."
~LaoTzu
Individualism /
Collectivism

Ahumanbeingisanintegralpartoftheuniverseandthe
society.Peoplearefundamentallyconnected.Dutytowardsall
othersisaveryimportantmaer.

Ahumanbeinghasanindividualiscnatureandisan
independentpartoftheuniverseandthesociety.

Cyclicdevelopment,henceimprovementisaneverending

Lineardevelopment,henceimprovementhasagoal.

journeythathasnolimits.

Developmentstopswhenthegoalisreached.

Thefundamentalsofthestatusquoshouldnotbequesoned.
Thecultureofconsideringandintroducingradicalchangesis
weaker.

Thefundamentalsofthestatusquocanandoenshouldbe
quesoned.Thecultureofconsideringandintroducingradical
changesisstronger.

Collecvismisstronger.
Improvement / Evolution
Radical Innovation /
Revolution

"Happinessliesinvirtuousacvity,andperfecthappinessliesin
thebestacvity,whichiscontemplave."~Aristotle

Individualismisstronger.

KeepYourComputertiredEyesHealthy

Entrepreneurialcreavityandventuringiscontainedbythe
habittocontrolone'spassions.

Passion & Venturing

Entrepreneurialventuringisencouragedemoonally.

"Nothingiseverachievedbyreasonablemen."JFredBucyof
"Desiresarethecauseofsuering.Ifdesire,whichliesatthe
TexasInstruments
routeofallhumanpassion,canberemoved,thenpassionwill "Nothinggreatwaseverachievedwithoutenthusiasm...Always
dieoutandallhumansueringwillbeended."~Buddhism
dowhatyouareafraidtodo...Donotgowherethepathmay
"Vainindeedisalloverweeningprideintheconquestevenofthe
lead,goinsteadwherethereisnopathandleaveatrail."~
enreuniverseifonehasnotconqueredone'sownpassions."~
RalphWaldoEmerson
SriAurobindo "Ifyouwanttosucceed,youhavetoforgenewpathsandavoid
borrowedones."~JohnRockfeller

Achievement & Winning

Winningisinsideyourself.>>>

Winningisoutsideyourself.

"Thoughheshouldconquerathousandmeninthebaleelda
thousandmes,yethe,indeed,whowouldconquerhimselfis
thenoblestvictor."~Buddha

"You'renotastarunltheycanspellyournameinKarachi."
~RogerMoore

Mohammad

"Itisnotbecausethingsaredicultthatwedonotdare;itis
becausewedonotdarethattheyaredicult."

"Lifeaordsnohigherpleasurethanthatofsurmounng
"Hewhoconquersothersisstrong;hewhoconquershimselfis dicules,passingfromonestopofsuccesstoanother,forming
mighty."~LaoTzu
newwishesandseeingthemgraed."
~SamuelJohnson
"ThemostexcellentJihadisthatfortheconquestofself."

Spiritualandmissionaryapproach.

Implementation

Pragmacandemoonalapproach.

"Tocreateanddevelopwithoutanyfeelingsofownership,to
workandguidewithoutanyexpectaonandcontrol,isthebest
quality"~LaoTzu

"Thesupremeaccomplishmentistoblurthelinebetweenwork
andplay."~ArnoldToynbee

Toachieveselfliberaonandnirvanayouneedtoperformyour
dueswithoutexpecnganyrewardforit.~Vedanta,Hinduism

"Sincemostofusspendourlivesdoingordinarytasks,themost
importantthingistocarrythemoutextraordinarywell."~
HenryDavidThoreau

"Aconcanbeachievedbyinacon,wheretheresultisachieved
by"NotMe"~Zen

"Everyminuteyouspendinplanningsaves10minutesin
execuon."~BrianTracy

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TaketheFreeChakraTesttoFindOutWhichofYourChakrasAreWeak

Goals & Key to Success

Spiritual

Materialisc

"Virtuouslifeandadherencetoperformingyourdues."
~Confucianism
"TheThreeArmiescanbedeprivedoftheircommandingocer,
butevenacommonmancannotbedeprivedofhispurpose."~
Confucius
"Ifyoureallywanteverything,thengiveupeverything."
~LaoTzu
"Heisablewhothinksheisable."~Buddha
Living Principles

Virtue
"Besasedwithwhateveryouhave,andenjoythesame.
Whenyoucometoknowthatyouhaveeverything,andyouare
notshortofanything,thenthewholeworldwillbeyours."~Lao

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"Thesecretofsuccessinlife,andsubsequentlyofmaking
money,istoenjoyyourwork.Ifyoudo,nothingishardwork
nomaerhowmanyhoursyouputin."~SirBillyButlin
"SuccessisthatoldABCability,breaksandcourage."
~CharlesLuckman
"Flamingenthusiasm,backedbyhorsesenseandpersistence,is
thequalitythatmostfrequentlymakesforsuccess."
~DaleCarnegie

Ethic
"Refrainfromdoingill;foroneallpowerfulreason,lestour
childrenshouldcopyourmisdeeds;wearealltoproneto
imitatewhateverisbaseanddepraved."

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Tzu

~Juvenal

"Thethoughtmanifestsastheword;Thewordmanifestsasthe
deed;Thedeeddevelopsintohabit;Andhabithardensinto
character.Sowatchthethoughtanditswayswithcare,Andlet
itspringfromlovebornoutofconcernforallbeings."
~Buddha

"Thereisnorealexcellenceinallthisworldwhichcanbe
separatedfromrightliving."
~DavidStarrJordan

Establishing Control Over

Throughmeditaon

Throughanalysis

Leadership

Spiritual;walkingbehindpeople;silenceisgolden.

Amancanseparatehis/hermindfromhis/heremoonsand
controlthem.~Taoism

"IcancontrolmypassionsandemoonsifIcanunderstand
theirnature."~Spinosa

Handson;walkingaheadofpeople;speechisgolden.

"Inordertoguidepeople,theleadermustputhimselfbehind
them.Thuswhenheisaheadtheyfeelnohurt."~LaoTzu

"Leadershipisdonefrominfront.Neveraskotherstodowhat
you,ifchallenged,wouldnotbewillingtodoyourself."
~Xenophon

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AungThura
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googknowledge!
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AttilaOzrenJones
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Meloleerhastaquemeestallelacabeza,I'llreadituntilmy
braincollapses,manythanks!
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1Sep11,20141:56am

YvonneGrier
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Confucius'ssays,"Hewholearnbutdoesnotthinkislost,Hewho
thinksbutdoesnotlearnisingreaterdander."
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3Sep29,20141:02am

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that'sparadoxical
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1Nov19,20142:51pm

rameshk1970
TobehonestIfeelthatIslamshouldbeonthewesternside
simplybecauseislamandChristianityarebrotherreligions.Ilive
inSaudiArabiasolivingandtalkingwithmuslimseverydayIhave
aprettygoodideaofwhereitshouldbe.Alotofvaluesonthe
westernsideapplytoIslamandlotontheEasternsidehaveno
relationtoislam.Otherthanthatgreatchartandniceinsight!
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EmakEuteu
NobrotherIslamneverbeandneverwillinWesternside,
ifyouknowthehistorythenyou'llknowwhy,infactIslam
ismoreclosertoJudaism,they'rebelieveinthesame
formatofmonotheismandrejectTrinitylikemost
Christiandobelieves.
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HakimShah
AgaKhanUniversity

IagreewithrameshinthesensethatIslamteaches
rationalism.
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Religionisbyfarthebiggestbullshitstoryofalltime!
GeorgeCarlin
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easternandwesternhaveentirelydifferenteducational
philosophies...mainschoolsandmainprinciples...
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NafeesPathan
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Islamshouldbeacceptedworldwide
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ThereisnonameabovethenameofJesus.
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~~Jesus~~
Don'tbesuchaselfrighteoussnob.
WhatmakesyouthinkYOUknowalltheanswers?
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Islamandchristianityshouldbeforbiddenimho.
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Itsgoodtoseedefferentiations.Bwtwomajorphilosophies
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*EasternphilosophyisagroupofphilosophiesandreligionsoriginanginAsiaChina,India,Japan,SoutheastAsia,andArabiccountries
**ThroughChrisanityoriginatedinAsiageographically,culturallyit'sconsideredtobeaWesternreligionthatoriginatedintheMediterraneanregion

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