Everything on this page is measured by the same standards as for every other tradition: the same twelve values, the same eight questions, the same scale per area of life. What is measured is what the texts do, not whether they are right.
| Value | here | overall | difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | 69 % | 36 % | +33 |
| Humility | 58 % | 25 % | +33 |
| Patience | 31 % | 14 % | +16 |
| Responsibility | 21 % | 28 % | -7 |
| Repentance | 21 % | 19 % | +2 |
| Community | 18 % | 57 % | -39 |
| Gratitude | 17 % | 16 % | +1 |
| Hope | 15 % | 18 % | -3 |
| Care | 9 % | 20 % | -11 |
| Mercy | 8 % | 12 % | -4 |
| Truthfulness | 8 % | 16 % | -8 |
| Justice | 2 % | 25 % | -23 |
| Question | Answer | Share |
|---|---|---|
| What, according to this text, is the root of the evil? | Ignorance, illusion, a false view of reality | 71 % (126) |
| Where does the evil reside? | in the heart, the will, or the soul of the individual | 96 % (126) |
| What helps against it? | insight, learning, enlightenment, right understanding | 65 % (126) |
| What is human being according to this text? | entangled in deception or desire, but capable of being set free | 61 % (126) |
| Where is history heading? | the message stands outside of history | 68 % (126) |
| What does the text base its claim on? | on the holy scripture of its own tradition | 71 % (126) |
| To whom does the text's call for devotion apply? | to every human being, regardless of faith | 76 % (126) |
| Where is the text's criticism directed? | at one's own community and at oneself | 80 % (126) |
| Area | Framing | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Education and science | +0.8 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 50 of 126 texts |
| Other religions | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 35 of 126 texts |
| Work and performance | +0.7 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 33 of 126 texts |
| Pleasure and consumption | -0.9 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 32 of 126 texts |
| Family and children | +0.6 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 27 of 126 texts |
| Illness and death | +0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 26 of 126 texts |
| Violence and war | -1.6 as a danger or transgression that is warned against | 10 of 126 texts |
| Money and possessions | -0.7 as something that needs rules, measure, and restraint | 9 of 126 texts |
| Poverty and care | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 6 of 126 texts |
| Environment and animals | +1.0 as something good that should be nurtured and strengthened | 4 of 126 texts |
| Migration and strangers | +0.3 descriptively or weighing up, without a clear direction | 3 of 126 texts |
Der Text widerlegt die These, Glaube sei unnatürlich, durch die Argumentation, dass Sinnfindung und Lernen natürliche menschliche Potenziale sind, die sich durch Bildung entfalten.
Der Text erklärt die Yoga-Praktiken Japa und Dhyana, deren Stufen und die Rolle der Mantrawiederholung zur spirituellen Verwirklichung.
Der Text ermutigt, Gott mit dem ganzen Wesen zuzuwenden und Verantwortung abzugeben, um Frieden zu finden.
Der Text erklärt die Methode des 'Lösen und Binden' des Geistes zur Überwindung negativer Gedanken und Fokussierung auf das Göttliche.
Der Text erklärt, dass Maya das Ego ist, das die wahre Natur als reines Bewusstsein verhüllt; Erleuchtung bedeutet, diese Identifikation zu durchschauen, während das Ego funktional bleibt.
Der Text deutet alltägliches negatives Verhalten als göttliche Aufgabe, die mit Humor und Wachsamkeit zu begegnen ist, um innerlich zu wachsen.