Friday, May 26, 2017

Hearts class questions with William Marsh at The Heart of Christianity Sunday School for Thursday, 25 May 2017 First United Methodist Church in San Diego, California, United States

 Hearts class questions with William Marsh at The Heart of Christianity Sunday School for Thursday, 25 May 2017 First United Methodist Church in San Diego, California, United States

"The Great Transformation" by Karen Armstrong

Pages 147-163, 7th Century India
Knowledge

1. How was ritual transformed in the Upanishads?
2. What was the significance of "Om"? How does that thought relate to John 1:1?
3. Did everyone follow the path of the Upanishads? What was the alternative?
4 What was Yajhavalkya's key insight that became part of every major religious tradition? (p. 151)
5. How does that insight relate to our Christian tradition?
6. What was the goal of the new spirituality described in the Upanishads? (p. 153)
7. How could the new spirituality be achieved?
spirituality (ekstasis) could be life changing?
9. How was karma in the new spirituality transformed from liturgical karma?
10. What is "that"? (p.158)
11. What is the point of the story in the Chandogya Upanishad about Indra and Virocana?

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