UNDERSTANDING THE SELF (Oct 20,2020)
Philosophy – Mother of all science
4 COMPONENTS
• Shell
> his identity / basic information
>profession in life
>color of eyes, hair, physical appearance
• False Self
>can be positive or negative
>belief in what other people tell about you
• True Self
> the real you
> the goodness that you inherited from the moment you were born
> you are created out of love
• Devine Dwelling Place
>small space in our heart intended for GOODNESS, intended for GOD
I AM WHO I AM
> If you are who you are, then who are you that makes you who you are.
> they keep on searching
The inquiry on the self has preoccupied the earliest thinkings in the history of
Philosophy
THE SELF FROM VARIOUS PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVE
10 Philosophers
1. Socrates
>believe in DUALISM (existence of dual mode)
> (if there is light, there is darkness)
2. Plato
>Man is a dual nature of body and soul
>SOUL is divided into 3 components that should work harmoniously
with one another
o Rational Soul – responsible for thinking, logical, reasoning / for all
intellectual
