Post by chandnidesai on Jul 29, 2016 1:54:02 GMT
Week Six: Mystical Philosophy and Transcendence
1. Why is Faqir Chand's experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
In the book The Unknowing Sage, it writes, quoting Faqir Chand, “No Rama, no Krishna, no Buddha, and no Baba Faqir comes from without any body. The visions are only because of the impressions and suggestions that a disciple has already accepted in his mind.” This relates to Faqir Chand’s disciples being able to see him in situations when he wasn’t actually there. I believe that this goes back to our brain allowing us to virtually simulate situations through our consciousness. Faqir Chand and his experience prove to us that miracles and religious visions are all created through the virtual simulations of your brain. Sometimes our mind wants us to see things in a certain way. I think this proves that many religious beliefs are the same, everyone’s mind just portrays them in different ways. Often in our society, culture and religion we look and refer to that “energy” or “transcendent” form or higher being as something above us or watching over us. Given Chand’s experiences and perspectives, we must acknowledge the idea that there is an energy or force that lies within our own mind and body.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
I believe that the phrase "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy” is meant by the fact that there are many philosophical ideas that have been brought up and once they are proven, they are considered to be science. Science is about asking questions, experimenting, and observing. This phrase refers to the idea that the investigations that stem from important questions of philosophy that can lead to discussion and results based on factual evidence, much like science. Philosophy is mainly based off of moral, logic, and physic. If a philosophical question cannot be proven, they just remain thoughts, and because science is based off of evidence, there must be evidence and an answer to this question for philosophy to be considered science, and when science cannot be proven with significant evidence, it is no longer considered science. It will just remain a theory or an idea that may or may not be true.
1. Why is Faqir Chand's experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
In the book The Unknowing Sage, it writes, quoting Faqir Chand, “No Rama, no Krishna, no Buddha, and no Baba Faqir comes from without any body. The visions are only because of the impressions and suggestions that a disciple has already accepted in his mind.” This relates to Faqir Chand’s disciples being able to see him in situations when he wasn’t actually there. I believe that this goes back to our brain allowing us to virtually simulate situations through our consciousness. Faqir Chand and his experience prove to us that miracles and religious visions are all created through the virtual simulations of your brain. Sometimes our mind wants us to see things in a certain way. I think this proves that many religious beliefs are the same, everyone’s mind just portrays them in different ways. Often in our society, culture and religion we look and refer to that “energy” or “transcendent” form or higher being as something above us or watching over us. Given Chand’s experiences and perspectives, we must acknowledge the idea that there is an energy or force that lies within our own mind and body.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
I believe that the phrase "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy” is meant by the fact that there are many philosophical ideas that have been brought up and once they are proven, they are considered to be science. Science is about asking questions, experimenting, and observing. This phrase refers to the idea that the investigations that stem from important questions of philosophy that can lead to discussion and results based on factual evidence, much like science. Philosophy is mainly based off of moral, logic, and physic. If a philosophical question cannot be proven, they just remain thoughts, and because science is based off of evidence, there must be evidence and an answer to this question for philosophy to be considered science, and when science cannot be proven with significant evidence, it is no longer considered science. It will just remain a theory or an idea that may or may not be true.
