1. EASTERN PHILOSO- PHY 2. WESTERN PHILOSO- PHY Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, IntegralYoga, Islam, Taoism, Zen Christianity**, Rational, Scientific,
... [Show More] Logical schools 3. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Cosmological unity 4. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Life is a journey towards eter- nal realities that arebeyond the realities that sur- round us 5. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Circular view of the universe, based on theperception of eternal recurrence 6. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Inner-world dependent 7. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Self-liberation from the false "Me" and finding thetrue "Me". The highest state is believed to be a stateof 'no-self', where neither self-worth nor selfimportance have any real mean- ing. 8. East MAIN PRINCIPLES Behavioral ethics 9. West MAIN PRINCIPLES Feeling oneself as an element of the Divine 10. West MAIN PRINCIPLES Life is a service (to the God, money,business, etc.) 11. West MAIN PRINCIPLES Linear view of the uni- verse and life, basedon the Christian philosophy whereeverything has its beginning and the end. 12. West MAIN PRINCIPLES Outer-world dependent 13. West MAIN PRINCIPLES Self-dedication to the goal (big dream, lifevision, happiness, personal success, etc.) 14. ETHIC LIVING PRINCIPLES of West 15. VIRTUE LIVING PRINCIPLES of East 16. Confuciu "To be able under all circumstances to practicefive things constitutes perfect virtue; these fivethings are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity,earnest- ness and kindness." (virtue) 17. Lao Tzu "Be satisfied with whatever you have, and enjoythe same. When you come to know that youhave every- thing, and you are not short ofanything, then the whole world will be yours." (virtue) 18. Buddha "The thought manifests as the word; The wordmani- fests as the deed; The deed develops intohabit; And habit hardens into character. So,watch the thought and its ways with care, andlet it spring from love born out of concern for allbeings." (virtue) 19. Leo Tolstoy "One can live magnificently in this world if one- knows how to work and how to love." (ethic) 20. Juvenal "Refrain from doing ill; for one all-powerfulreason, lest our children should copy ourmisdeeds; we are all to prone to imitatewhatever is base and de- praved." (ethic) 21. David Starr Jordan "There is no real excellence in all this world which can be separated from right living." (ethic) 22. Eternal reality of the universal truth: self lib- eration through getting rid of the false "Me" and discovering the true "Me" The "Me" concept East 23. The "Me" concept West "Me" is here and now. The true "Me" in every- human being is a part of the Divine that need to- become apparent. True "Me" is given and- doesn't have to be cog- nizable. 24. Opposition Relationship with RELIGION West 25. Integration Relationship with RELIGION East 26. HOLISTIC approach Search for ABSOLUTE TRUTH East that all events in the universe are interconnected 27. Searching INSIDE YOURSELF Search for ABSOLUTE TRUTH East by becoming apart of the universe through meditation and right living 28. INDIVIDUAL EVENTS Search for ABSOLUTE TRUTH of west More fo- cused on and the role of the person 29. Searching outside your- self - Search for ABSOLUTE TRUTH of west hroughre- search and analysis 30. Buddha "Though he should live a hundred years, not seeing the Truth Sublime; yet better, indeed, is the single day's life of one who sees the Truth Sublime." ~ (east search for AT) 31. Helminen "The truth that survives is simply the lie that is pleasantest to believe." (WEst search for AT) 32. East Search for TRUTH & Fundamental Research The truth is GIVEN is does not to have be proved. 33. WEAKER. The philosophic base for EAST and culture of fun- damental research is 34. WEST Search for TRUTH & Fundamental Research The truth needs TO BE PROVED. 35. STRONGER. The philosophic base for WEST and culture of fun- damental research is 36. East BELIEFS and VALUES The true key is INSIDE. The inner world of a human being and his or her ability to control and develop it is of the highest value. The way to the top is inside yourself, through self development. 37. BELIEFS and VALUES The main values are suc- cess and achievement.These that can be achieved in many ways, butrarely through developing inner strength. Themajority of success and achievement criteriahave an external nature (money, faith,pop- ularity, etc.). The way to the top is throughactive OUTSIDE intervention. 38. Bhagavad Gita "Man is made by his belief. As he believes, so he is." (BV) 39. Confucius "The superior man understands what is right;the inferior man understands what will sell." (BV) 40. Lao Tzu "By chasing desires, you will meet only theouter surface." ~(BV) 41. Aristotle "Happiness lies in virtuous activity,and perfect hap- piness lies in the best activity,which is contempla- tive." (BV, WEST) 42. East Your future is determined by the past and your deeds today. 43. West Your future is unknown, it was predeterminedby God and is not much influenced by yourdeeds. 44. Confucius "Study the past if you would like to divine the fu- ture." ~ 45. Edmund Burke "You can never plan the future by the past."~ 46. CEREBRAL practice JUSTICE OF WEST 47. SPIRITUAL practice JUSTICE OF EAST 48. Mahatma Gandhi "There is a higher court than courts of justice and that is the court of conscience. It supersedes all other courts." ~ 49. Aristotle "At his best, man is the noblest of all animals;sep- arated from law and justice he is the worst." ~ 50. COLLECTIVISM is stronger 51. INDIVIDUALISM is stronger A human being is an integral part of theuniverse and the society. People arefundamentally connect- ed. Duty towards allothers is a very important mat- ter IN EAST A human being has an individualistic natureand is an independent part of the universe andthe society OF WEST 52. CYCLIC development East , hence improvement is anever ending journey that has no limits. 53. LINEAR development WEST, hence improvement hasa goal. Develop- ment stops when the goal isreached. 54. WEAKER The fundamentals of the status quo should notbe questioned. The culture of considering and intro- ducing radical changes IN EAST is 55. STRONGER. The fundamentals of the status quo can - and often should - be questioned. The culture of considering and introducing radical changes IN WEST is 56. CONTAINED Entrepreneurial creativity and venturing IN EAST is by the habit to control one's passions. 57. ENCOURAGED Entrepreneurial venturing IN WEST is emotionally. 58. Buddhism "Desires are the cause of suffering. If desire,which lies at the route of all human passion,can be re- moved, then passion will die out andall human suf- fering will be ended."~ PASSION & VENTURING E 59. Sri Aurobindotrail "Vain indeed is all overweening pride in the con- quest even of the entire universe if one has not conquered one's own passions."~ ." ~ PASSION & VENTURING E 60. J Fred Bucy of Texas In- "Nothing is ever achieved by reasonable men." struments PASSION & VENTURING W 61. Ralph Waldo Emerson "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusi- asm... Always do what you are afraid to do... Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." ~ PASSION & VENTURING W 62. John Rockfeller "If you want to succeed, you have to forgenew paths and avoid borrowed ones." ~ PASSION & VENTURING W 63. EAST Winning is INSIDE yourself. 64. WEST Winning is OUTSIDE yourself. 65. Buddha "Though he should conquer a thousand men in the battlefield a thousand times, yet he, indeed, who would conquer himself is the noblest victor." 66. Lao Tzu "He who conquers others is strong; he whocon- quers himself is mighty." ~ 67. Mohammad "The most excellent Jihad is that for the conquest of self." ~ 68. Roger Moore "You're not a star until they can spell your name in Karachi."~ 69. Samuel Johnson "Life affords no higher pleasure than that of sur- mounting difficulties, passing from one stop of suc- cess to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified."~ 70. SPIRITUAL and MIS- SIONARY approach 71. PRAGMATIC and EMO- TIONAL approach. IMPLEMENTATION OF EAST IMPLEMENTATION OF WEST 72. Lao Tzu "To create and develop without any feelings of own- ership, to work and guide without any expectation and control, is the best quality" 73. Vedanta, Hinduism To achieve self-liberation and nirvana you need to perform your duties without expecting any reward for it. ~ 74. Zen "Action can be achieved by inaction, where the result is achieved by "Not-Me" ~ 75. Arnold Toynbee "The supreme accomplishment is to blur the line between work and play."~ 76. Henry David Thoreau "Since most of us spend our lives doing ordinary tasks, the most important thing is to carry them out extraordinary well." 77. Brian Tracy "Every minute you spend in planning saves 10min- utes in execution." ~ 78. MATERIALISTIC GOALS & Key to SUCCESS WesT 79. SPIRITUAL GOALS & Key to SUCCESS OF EAST 80. Confucianism "Live a virtuous life and adhere to performing your duties." ~ 81. Confucius "The Three Armies can be deprived of their com- manding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose." ~ 82. Lao Tzu "If you really want everything, then give up every- thing." ~ 83. Buddha "He is able who thinks he is able." ~ 84. Sir Billy Butlin "The secret of success in life, and subsequently of making money, is to enjoy your work. If you do, nothing is hard work - no matter how many hours you put in." ~ 85. Charles Luckman "Success is that old ABC - ability, breaks and courage." ~ 86. Dale Carnegie "Flaming enthusiasm, backed by horse sense and persistence, is the quality that most frequently makes for success." 87. Through MEDITATION Establishing Control Over Your EMOTIONS OF EAST 88. Through ANALYSIS Establishing Control Over Your EMOTIONS OF WEST 89. Taoism A man can separate his/her mind from his/here motions and control them. ~ 90. Spinosa "I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature." ~ 91. SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP OF EAST Walking behind people; silence is golden 92. HANDS-ON LEADERSHIP OF EAST Walking ahead of people; speech is golden 93. Lao Tzu "In order to guide people, the leader must put him- self behind them. Thus, when he is ahead, they feel no hurt." ~ 94. Xenophon "Leadership is done from in front. Never ask others to do what you, if challenged, would not be willing to do yourself." [Show Less]