a specific god. Many people argue that Buddhism is more a philosophy than a religion. The main objective of Buddhist followers is enlightenment and/or liberation from Samsara (the wheel of life) instead of going to a heaven (Eng‚ 2013). The Dalai Lama‚ the leader of the Buddhist religion‚ has made it known that they think it is great that there are so many religions in the world. One food does not satisfy everyone‚ so who is to say that one religion ever could (The Berzin archives‚ 2012). There
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often misunderstood‚ as people believe that it is trying to convey that nothing exists‚ when what it is actually trying to convey is that things and events have no intrinsic existence and no individual identity except in our thoughts. As the 14th Dalai Lama said “The existence of things and events is not in dispute; it is the manner in which they exist that must be clarified.” It is closely linked to the concept of dependent origination‚ which states that nothing exists on it’s own‚ everything is dependent
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dare to be yourself. - Frank Crane Old friends pass away‚ new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes‚ a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day. - Dalai Lama Each friend represents a world in us‚ a world possibly not born until they arrive. - Anais Nin I’ve learned that no matter how much I care‚ some people are just idiots. I’ve learned. . . that we don’t have to change friends if we understand
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Issue: Internet censorship Introduction Internet censorship is carried out by governments for many reasons to prevent users from accessing certain sites and sharing information. It restricts Internet users from accessing certain information and also controls what can be published or viewed. It can be used in response to riots‚ protests and elections‚ since the internet makes it very easy for events like these to be organized. Internet censorship has been going on for the past decade and has caused
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Children’s day Exactly a hundred and twenty-one years ago in Allahabad‚ on 14th November‚ 1889‚ a son was born to an eminent lawyer‚ Motilal Nehru and his wife Swaroop Rani. They named him Jawaharlal. He was an exceptional child‚ brilliant and compassionate and was greatly loved by all. His father wanted to give him the best education and so sent him to England to do his M.A. from Cambridge. On his return to India‚ young Jawaharlal realised that he was not interested in making money through
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invited to the Presidential Residence. (O’Sullivan‚ 1991) She went to visit the Irish famine relief charities‚ visited priests and nuns abroad‚ met the Pope‚ attended international sporting events‚ and she was the only head of state to meet the Dalai Lama during his European
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Dreams are like the deep waters of the sea‚ dusted with mysteries. There have been many theories and ideas as to why we dream. But the true mystery behind why we dream‚ has not been solved yet. Our brains and our unconscious selves create our dreams to interpret our lives‚ Which is why dreams is related with health. Countless of people would say dreams have no purpose‚ they need to realize that dreams do have a meaning. Dreams reveal our true selves in the deepest place of our mind. With the
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their particular faith. I realized that Buddha is a very significant figure to many people around the world. I was shown a video in religion class about heaven (Heaven Where is it? How do I get there?) and the different viewpoints about it. The Dalai Lama was featured in the video and it is believed that he is the fourteenth reincarnation of Buddha. Since I was shown this video‚ I was curious to learn about the teachings of Buddhism and how it is connected to Buddha. I have wondered a lot about other
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Since the arrival of Christian missionaries in the East in the 13th century‚ followed by the arrival of Buddhism in Western Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries‚ similarities were perceived between the practices of Buddhism and Christianity.[1][2] During the 20th century the differences between these two belief systems were also highlighted.[3] Despite surface level non-scholarly analogies‚ Buddhism and Christianity have inherent and fundamental differences at the deepest levels‚ beginning with
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which the individual seeks to reach his/her goals; it includes generalized ways of coping with the problems that are faced in life. Each individual style of life is normally a consistent unity and despite following different individual routes‚ each aims for the security‚ unity‚ and oneness of the individual psyche (Adler‚ 2002 p.59). When such unity is not expressed‚ then the individual acts ‘out of character’. This is a clear indication that individuals can be assumed to normally act in character
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