Post by Chloe Wang on Jul 30, 2016 14:13:14 GMT
1. Why are Faqir Chand’s experiences important in understanding the projective nature of religious visions and miracles?
Faqir Chand's experiences and his subsequent disclosures in religion are regarded as the exclusive answers to unlock the very validity of these religious visions and miracles. In “The Unknowing Sage,” it mentioned that “Faqir Chand's "unknowing" hypothesis explains almost all of the so-called guru visions in the world. The overwhelming majority of inner visions are projections of one's own mind which have no substantial "reality check" with either the outer world or the higher inner regions.” This implies that our minds are driven by our inner suggestions and majority of events are likely to be rooted from inner manifestation of a person, but not from the apparent outside forces. His diverse visions have transformed people in a positive ways. Chand’s leads people to one’s inner self, to listen what one really has in mind. This cannot be affected by any kind of physical power. Also, these personal experiences are directly from Chand, which makes it more professional, sincere, and reliable. In addition, Chand said “people say that my Form manifests to them and helps them in solving their worldly as well as mental problems, but I do not go anywhere, nor do I know about such miraculous instances.” His relationship between inner power and belief strongly denies miracles. To him, miracles are things that people use to deny the inner strength of one self. Because people don’t believe in themselves, they try to find outside forces to rely on. Therefore, Chand advocates that people should have faith in themselves, which does not come from outside forces, but within.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
Philosophy is an important part of people’s life because it makes people understand human thinking and its relations to the universe. Philosophy is done well in science, because philosophers understand the necessity of implementing science in philosophy, also philosophy has been the base to many proven scientific research, a well done philosophy cannot apart from science because it should be the initial responder to the unknown, philosophy serves as a higher level of understanding in viewing science but not a complete different field. The phrase “Philosophy done poorly remains philosophy,” which implies that philosophy that cannot prove anything or help people in anyway is something that will stay as philosophy because it cannot prove anything in reality and existence. Furthermore, if something cannot be proven scientifically, then the concept remains within its own circle, and it turns out to be constantly questionable, which people in the future are always willing to challenge or go against. Therefore, people should greatly appreciate what philosophy has brought into our lives, we only see the scientifically proven concepts, but we never paid attention how much philosophy has helped from behind.
Faqir Chand's experiences and his subsequent disclosures in religion are regarded as the exclusive answers to unlock the very validity of these religious visions and miracles. In “The Unknowing Sage,” it mentioned that “Faqir Chand's "unknowing" hypothesis explains almost all of the so-called guru visions in the world. The overwhelming majority of inner visions are projections of one's own mind which have no substantial "reality check" with either the outer world or the higher inner regions.” This implies that our minds are driven by our inner suggestions and majority of events are likely to be rooted from inner manifestation of a person, but not from the apparent outside forces. His diverse visions have transformed people in a positive ways. Chand’s leads people to one’s inner self, to listen what one really has in mind. This cannot be affected by any kind of physical power. Also, these personal experiences are directly from Chand, which makes it more professional, sincere, and reliable. In addition, Chand said “people say that my Form manifests to them and helps them in solving their worldly as well as mental problems, but I do not go anywhere, nor do I know about such miraculous instances.” His relationship between inner power and belief strongly denies miracles. To him, miracles are things that people use to deny the inner strength of one self. Because people don’t believe in themselves, they try to find outside forces to rely on. Therefore, Chand advocates that people should have faith in themselves, which does not come from outside forces, but within.
2. What is meant by the phrase, "philosophy done well is science; philosophy done poorly remains philosophy."
Philosophy is an important part of people’s life because it makes people understand human thinking and its relations to the universe. Philosophy is done well in science, because philosophers understand the necessity of implementing science in philosophy, also philosophy has been the base to many proven scientific research, a well done philosophy cannot apart from science because it should be the initial responder to the unknown, philosophy serves as a higher level of understanding in viewing science but not a complete different field. The phrase “Philosophy done poorly remains philosophy,” which implies that philosophy that cannot prove anything or help people in anyway is something that will stay as philosophy because it cannot prove anything in reality and existence. Furthermore, if something cannot be proven scientifically, then the concept remains within its own circle, and it turns out to be constantly questionable, which people in the future are always willing to challenge or go against. Therefore, people should greatly appreciate what philosophy has brought into our lives, we only see the scientifically proven concepts, but we never paid attention how much philosophy has helped from behind.