God / Deities as Ultimate (Part I)
Does God exist? Or something like God? Or some kind of deity or demiurge? If so, what is its essence and nature? We explore Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Chinese traditions as well as Christianity.
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Existence and Attributes of Foundational Reality (Part I)
How do Buddhism, Chinese traditions, Hinduism, and Shintoism address causality, consciousness, energies, God, and ultimate reality? What is non-dualism? How is the world interconnected? How are metaphysics and morality related?
Fundamental Reality: Essence & Existence (Part III)
What is the ultimate essence of all things? What is ultimate existence, the ground of being? What are transcendence, oneness, ineffability, causation? What is Brahman in Hinduism; Dao in Daoism; Emptiness in Buddhism; God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
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Consciousness as Ultimate (Part I)
Concepts of consciousness, cosmic and personal. What is it? How does it work? Why / how is consciousness ultimate? What follows?
Person, Self, Soul, Spirit (Part III)
Self; no self. Mind, soul, spirit. Personhood; personal identity; agency; free will. Predestination. Karma. Obligations; worship; sacrifice.What is the human person? Are we a self? Do humans have souls or spirits? Are humans dualistic beings? Or pure souls/spirits? We explore Buddhism, Hinduism, Chinese traditions, Judaism, and Islam, as well as Christianity.
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Death, Life After Death, Reincarnation (Part I)
What happens after we die? Is there life after death? If so, what kind of life? From heaven and hell to systems and cycles of reincarnation, we explore Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Chinese traditions, as well as Christianity.