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 •زکیه • نفسنفسمطمئنه •نفسراضیه •نفسمرضیه •

Hierarchy in the eyes of heart

عروش •خمسه:

عر$شهویت •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