FILIPINO THINKING :

From Local to Global

THREE DIMENSIONS OF
FILIPINO THOUGHTS:

1. Loob: Holistic and

Interior Dimensions
(loyalty, pakikisama,
respect to authority)
2. Filipino Philosophy of
Time
(“gulong ng palad”,delayed in the
committed time of arrival)

3. Bahala Na
(“to leave everything to God”,
“courage to take risks”, fatalism)
 FILIPINO THOUGHT AND
VALUES: Positive and
Negative Aspects
* Cite examples of Filipino traits
and values that you think are
positive. Explain why.
* Cite examples of Filipino traits
and values that you think are
negative. Explain why.
 Four important items to be considered
in building nationalism:
(Gripaldo,2000)

1. Replacing colonial consciousness with a

nationalist consciousness. (doing away
colonial and crab mentality)
2. Creation of super industrial society
3. Utilization of Education as a means
of realizing the image of future as
super industrial society

4. Choosing not just for one’s self but

for all humanity, for the nation as a
whole
 “...once economically strong, the
Philippines will transcend
nationalism to internationalism. This
action is one step toward globalism
where economic choices to be made
are choices not for oneself but for
humanity”
- Rolando Gripaldo (2000)
 PHILOSOPHY:
TRANSCENDING AND
AIMING FOR A LIFE
OF ABUNDANCE
For you, what is the
meaning of ABUNDANCE?
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 Abundance came from the Latin
term “abundant” meaning, ‘to
overflow nonstop’”
-Aguilar (2010)

Abundance is out flowing than incoming. It is

about amassing material things or people but
our relationship with others, ourselves, and
with nature.
-Aguilar (2010)
 MEANING OF
ABUNDANCE;

1. Abundance is not what we

gather but what we scatter
(abundance is oftenly equated with materialism, but it is
when we raise our empty hands and surrender, when we do
not grab, when we are unattached to anything or anyone,
when we offer oneself- all these are abundance.
 “Only if we have empty
hands can we receive full
blessings”
2. Abundance is not what we
keep but what we give away
To live an abundant life, one must pursue one’s desires and
inner self. One must go after what fulfills before making more
money. To be able to have, we must first let go. To be able to
acquire, we must first control.
“To be abundant, we must learn to control our appetites and
desires, for they have impact to other people”
-Aguilar (2010)
3. Abundance is not what we
hold but what we share
Money should not matter much. For
every moment is a blessing even if one
does not have money.
(money and heart, money and values, money
and our relationship, money and deeper
hapiness)
4. Abundance is a choice

5. Abundance is to evolve into a

higher being
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