SPIRITUAL SELF

OBJECTIVES
∙ Explore the spiritual side of self.
∙ Identify the different forces and
institutions that impact the development of
self and identity considering the Spiritual
aspect of self
∙ Examine one’s self against the spiritual
self-discussed in class.
∙What are the 5 major
religion in the world?
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 WORLD RELIGIONS
∙ Have sacred
scriptures
-Christianity (Paschal
Mystery)
-Islam (return of
Muhammad to Medina)
-Hindu (Baghavad Gita)
 Etymology of Religion
∙From the Latin religio
(respect for what is sacred)
and religare (to bind, in the
sense of an obligation)
source: academia.edu
 Religion
∙symbolic word
-for life after death
-for living or non-living
things with supernatural
powers
Religion
∙present ever
since the dawn
of “modern
human”
∙respect for
what is sacred
*What is “sacred”?
∙seen in these concepts:
-animism is the belief in
innumerable spiritual beings
concerned with human affairs and
capable of helping or harming
human interests
source: www.britannica.com
BABAYLAN PERFORMING RITUAL TO APPEASE
SPIRIT THAT INFLICTED SICKNESS TO A
PERSON
-animatism is the belief
that all things (objects)
animate and inanimate
are endowed with an
impersonal,
supernatural life force
that influences people
and events
(sociologydictionary.org
)
 What is “sacred”?
∙is a social
construct
-totem is a
sacred symbol
 What Constitute Religion?
∙ Belief ∙ Practice
-intellectualized -social part of religion
aspect of religion -expression on the
-exists in the mind of level of the group as a
collective unit
individual adherents
-process that focuses
-focuses on the on meaning and
truths about religion meaning making
SEMANA SANTA (ILOCOS SUR)
• practice
*RITUALS -linked to the belief in
-means "conforming to mystical (Victor Turner)
religious rites," which mysticism: the
are the sacred, experience or perception
customary ways of of unity with the divine
celebrating a religion - may reinforce broader
(vocabulary.com) community social bonds
-e.g.baptism in (chegg.com)
Christianity
• practice
*CEREMONY
-a formal religious occasion typically
one celebrating a particular event
(english.stackexchange.com)

*ceremony and rituals are used

interchangeably (english.stackexchange.com)
Important functions of Religion (module):
∙ “The practice of religion has a significant effect on
happiness and an overall sense of personal
well-being.
∙ Regular religious attendance led to much less
psychological distress.
∙ Young people see love as the central aspect of the
meaning of life; they believe that religion is still
important in helping form judgments and attitudes.
∙ The cohabitation rate is seven times higher among
persons who seldom or never attend religious services
 RELIGION AS IDENTITY
∙Identity formation based on religious
affiliation
∙Religion provides the ideology--a
way of looking at the world
RELIGION AS IDENTITY
∙ Influence of Religion to Filipino culture (module):
-politics
-economics
-ethics
-education
-language
-literature
-art
 ∙ RELIGION ∙ SPIRITUALITY
-collective -can stand alone
-group of people who -can be only one’s
have come together in personal relationship with
a system organized in God
practices -William James: the most
intimate, inner subjective
part of the self. It is the
most intimate version of
the self (module)
The Stages of Spiritual Growth
STAGE 1-CHAOTIC, ANTISOCIAL
∙ frequently pretenders
-they pretend they are loving and pious, covering up their
lack of principles
-they may pretend to be loving (and think of themselves that
way)
-their relationship with their fellow human beings are
essentially manipulative and self-serving
-they are unprincipled, thus, they are governed only by their
will
The Stages of Spiritual Growth
STAGE 2-Formal, Institutional, Fundamental
∙ starts to submit themselves to principle-of-the law, but
they do not understand the spirit of the law, consequently,
they are legalistic, parochial and dogmatic

∙ they are threatened by anyone who thinks differently from

them, as they have the “truth,” and so regard it as their
responsibility to convert or save the other 90-99% of
humanity who are “not true believers”
The Stages of Spiritual Growth
STAGE 3-Skeptic, Individual, Questioner
∙ includes atheists, agnostics and those scientifically
minded who demand measurable, well researched and
logical explanation
∙ frequently “non-believers” but are more spiritually
developed than Stage 2 people
∙ they are individualistic but they are committed to social
causes
The Stages of Spiritual Growth
STAGE 4 - Mystic, Communal
∙ do things out of love and commitment to the whole
∙ individuals use their ability to transcend their
backgrounds, culture and limitations with all others
∙ individuals reach toward the notion of world community
and the possibility of either transcending culture or
belonging to a planetary culture
∙ they are religious, not looking for clear cut, proto-type
answers, but desiring to enter into the mystery of
uncertainty, living in the unknown
∙ they do contemplation, meditation, reflection and prayer
 REFLECTION TIME
∙ Where are you in the stages of spiritual
growth?
∙ Would you like to rise to stage 4?
∙ How?
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
3 Dimensions of an Individual:
1. Intrapersonal Relationship
2. Interpersonal Relationship
3. Metapersonal Relationship
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
*If I have a problem with
Intrapersonal Relationship, then, I
will also have a problem with my
Interpersonal Relationship and
Metapersonal Relationship
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
Psycho-Spirituality in Each Dimension:
1. Interpersonal Relationship
-Psycho: self-esteem Spirituality: God within
2. Intrapersonal Relationship
-Psycho: intimacy with SO Spirituality: God thru SOs
3. Metapersonal Relationship
-Psycho: Social Christianity Spirituality: Creation Spirituality
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
∙ 3 Dimensions of a person:
1. INTRAPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
-Psycho: self-esteem Spirituality: God within
-how I relate to myself have an impact/ effect to my
self-esteem
*If I have low self-esteem like I cannot appreciate
myself, cannot forgive myself for mistakes or
failures committed, I cannot see God in me
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
∙ 3 Dimensions of a person:
2. INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
-Psycho: intimacy with SO Spirituality: God thru SOs
-lack of intimacy: there are members of the family I do not want
to see, to whom my anger and grudge are directed
*this situation starts resurrecting in other people I start to be
with
(e.g. I start hating the person because I see my mother in her)
*I am angry, hate or cannot forgive a family member (thus, i am
not intimate with him/ her), it follows that I cannot see God in
others and so I hate others, have anger directed towards them.
 PSYCHO-SPIRITUALITY
3. METAPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
-Psycho: Social Christianity Spirituality: Creation Spirituality
-Social Christianity: good relationship with people we see everyday but we do
not know them
*If I am a person who hates other people/ everybody, then, I do not have social
Christianity
-Creation Spirituality: taking care of the environment; recognizing life, things
and place are sacred; inter-connectedness
*If I hate other people, I cannot take care of the environment, feel connected to
people I do not know or know (I do not care about other people I know or do not
know), respect and hold life, things, place and the rest of God’s Creation as
sacred. I destroy or do not care about the rest of God’s Creation. I will inflict
pain and destruction to people.
 REFLECTION TIME
1. How did my religion influence my identity?
2. Are religion and spirituality my strengths? If yes,
what aspects of my life show this? If no, how can I
make religion and spirituality my strengths?
3. What is my psycho-spirituality in terms of the 3
dimensions of a person?
4. Is your psycho-spirituality wounded? If yes, how can
you heal yourself?
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∙ 2015 UP Summer Training Seminar For Social Science Teachers
∙ lectures in Ph.D. class