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An Anthropological Approach to Heart
Arash RastegarSharif University of Technology
Confucius
Layers of existence• Tao Essence: truth• Spirit: Knowledge• Heart: Faith• Soul: Educate• Body: Action
• Heart communicates with personal soul, spirit and also other spirits.
Human is alone• Common• Immortal• Communication with spirits• Outward communication• Outward communication
• Heart is the realm of faith and purification.
Buda
Layers of existence• Krishna• Brahman• Atman• Self• Body
Everything is a human• Truth• Annihilation-transpersonal• Social spirit• Social self• Personal
• Self is everywhere. No one is in the center. There is no center. There is no heart.
Zartosht
Layers of existence• Ahouramazda• Divine wisdom• Social soul• Personal soul• Body Human Layers
• Wisdom• Soul• Body
Human parallel to universe• Eternal• First creation• Soul of creation• Perfect Human: Zoroastria• Perfect human is the heart and
center of universe. Universe Layers: By Superposition• Wisdom• Soul• Body
Pythagoras
Layers of existence• Spirit• Soul• Body• Mortal heart communicates
with mortal hearts. Human• Spirit• Soul• Body
Human is divine• Immortal• Feelings• Material: Atomism-Monad• Heart is the mortal inner
realm of feelings and thought.
God• Universal spirit• Soul: Math. thoughts• Body: Creation
Plato
Layers of existence• Wisdom: immortal• Spirit or Soul• Body• Imaginary heart
communicates with other imaginary hearts.
• Human communication: in all layers
Human-Universe isomorphic • Global Wisdom• Spirit or Soul: universal• Body• Heart is the imaginary inner
realm of feelings.
• Communication with human:
in all layers
Aristotle
Human layers of existence
• Soul Human soul Animal soul Vegetal soul • Spirit• Body
• Heart is based on spirit
Universal layers of existence• God
• Initial wisdom• Nature: realm of
communication
• Heart is the human soul.
Kendi
Human layers of existence
• Soul or spirit: Realm of communication Wisdom-Mind-Feeling• Body
• Hearts communicate through the heart of universe
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom• Soul or spirit• Nature
• The soul of universe is heart of the universe.
Farabi
Human layers of existence
• Soul or spirit: Realm of communication Classification of forces• Body
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom 11 layers of existence• Soul or spirit
• Universal wisdom communicates us through heart
• Nature
Avicenna
Human layers of existence• Wisdom
11 layers of existence• Soul or spirit: Human soul Classification of powers Animal soul Classification of powers Vegetal soul Classification of powers• Body
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom 11 layers of existence• Universal Soul or spirit
• Human wisdom communicates us through heart
• Nature
Ibn-Heitham
Human layers of existence• Soul Human soul Animal soul Vegetal soul • Spirit• Body
Human is part of nature
Universal layers of existence• Nature: Independent of Human
There is no inner heart
Ghazzali
Human layers of existence• Essence, wisdom, spirit,
heart, soul• Body
Human is image of God
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom• Soul or spirit• Nature
جبروت•ملکوت•ملک•
• Heart is image of throne
Ibn-Roshd
Human layers of existence• Soul Human soul Animal soul Vegetal soul • Spirit• Body
• Heart is the realm of take up of human spirit.
Universal layers of existence• God
• Initial Wisdom• Nature: realm of
communication
Sohrevardi
Human layers of existence• Light many layers of existence• Soul or spirit light or darkness Avicenna’s classification
Towards light
• Body
Universal layers of existence• Light many layers of existence• Universal Soul or spirit also light
Towards darkness• Heart is a mirror of light
• Darkness
Ibn-Arabi
Human layers of existence• Light many layers of existence
Heart is the gallery of namesHuman is a mirror of God’s
names
Universal layers of existence• Light many layers of existence
Human is the spirit of universe
Nasireddin Toosi
Human layers of existence• Wisdom
• Soul or spirit: Essence or personality Human soul Classification of powers Animal soul Classification of powers Vegetal soul Classification of powers• Body
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom
• Soul
• Heart is the same as throne
• Nature
Molla-Sadra
Human layers of existence• many layers of existence
• Wisdom• Soul• Body
Universal layers of existence• many layers of existence
• Wisdom• Soul• Body
• Heart is a layer of existence.
Saint Agustine
Human layers of existence• Essence, wisdom, spirit,
heart, soul: Global concepts• Body :Feeling
Human could incarnate through history
Universal layers of existence• Wisdom• Soul or spirit• Nature
• Human is heart of history
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Human layers of existence• Soul Human soul Animal soul Vegetal soul • Spirit• Body
Humanity is incarnation of Christ in history
Universal layers of existence• God
• Initial Wisdom• Nature
• Christ is heart of humanity
Human layers of existence• Essence• Light• Wisdom• Spirit• Heart• Soul• Body
Universal layers of existence• Essence• Light• Wisdom• Spirit• Heart• Soul• Body
A suggested hierarchy
Hierarchy in the eyes of body
• Seven layers of abstraction in the brain:• Layers of vision
Hierarchy in the eyes of soul
اماره • نفسلوامه • نفسنفسملهمه •نفسزکیه •نفسمطمئنه •نفسراضیه •نفسمرضیه •
Hierarchy in the eyes of heart
عروش •خمسه:
عرشهویت •عرش •
رحمانعرش •
عظیمعرشکریم •عرشمجید •
حضرات •خمسه:
الهوت•جبروت•ملکوت•ناسوت•جامع • کون
•: خمسه قلوبنفسی • قلبحقیقی • قلبروحی • قلبو • وجوب بین قلب
امکانجمعی • احدی قلب
Hierarchy in the eyes of spirit
جسد•نفس•قلب•روح•سر •خفی •اخفی•
Hierarchy in the eyes of wisdom
عشره • :عقولعشره • افالک با متناظر
Hierarchy in the eyes of light
•: نور تجرید های الیهاسپهبدیه • نور مانند
Hierarchy in the eyes of essence
بیولوژیکی • هویتعاطفی • هویتدگرگونی • هویتامری • هویتشناختی • هویتنورانی • هویتذاتی • هویت
ایدیهم • فوق الله یدلنفسی • اصطنعتکالماء • علی عرشه کانروحی • من فیه نفختالسموات • غیب یعلم الله ان
االرض واالرض • و السموات نور اللهانا • اال اله ال الله انا اننی