THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS "Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you your self test and judge to be true." -Buddha The four noble truths exemplify the essence of the teachings of Buddha. They represent the beginning of a long
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the literal definition. For‚ instance‚ if a patient is struggling against an apparently incurable ailment‚ words of encouragement and hope‚ strengthening his willpower and thereby increasing his chances of survival would better serve the spirit of truth than literally and heartlessly repeating the medical verdict. Such truthfulness is worse than an outright lie. Similarly‚ if there is estrangement between two closely related parties or persons‚ each feeling uncompromisingly righteous‚ the ends of truthwill
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Is telling the truth impossible? Some people will argue that with today’s complex life and diverse cultures that it is impossible to tell the whole truth. What one needs to analyze and understand is the lying and the intention behind it. Do we lie to intentionally hurt someone‚ lie to make someone feel better‚ lie to protect oneself‚ or unwillingly lie because we don’t know all the answers? The whole truth is complex and complicated‚ but has little to do with choices that we make
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Nujeen Mohammed Philosophy TR 11:20 October 17‚ 2013 Response Paper 1 The Four Noble Truths On the Buddhist argument of suffering it is called the 4 Noble Truths. First things first in the Truths it starts off by saying “In life there is suffering”‚ then Suffering is caused by desire and grasping‚ next to Escape suffering we must stop/ cease grasping. Lastly the way to relax and stop grasping is the Eight Fold Path. This
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Al Gore “Inconvenient Truth” In An Inconvenient Truth‚ Albert Gore presents us with a thought-provoking speech by employing three persuasive appeals. He make use of the elements of ethos‚ logos‚ and pathos in order to better achieve the goal of notifying the severity of global warming as well as awakening people’s environmental consciousness. As a reminder from our text book Pathos is an emotional appeal. Ethos is an ethical appeal. Logos is a logical appeal. An example of pathos is simply
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The Truth Will Always Be Revealed Imagine if everything you have been told from the people you trust are all lies? They have to constantly wonder if what they are being told are truths leads to confusion. This is something that frequently happens in the book Delirium by Lauren Oliver. No matter how hard people try to hide the truth‚ it will always be exposed. The truth about the society’s history will in the end be uncovered. Magdalena Haloway is struck with disbelief about the lies that have been
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the Buddha’s teaching on the nature and ending of Dukkha. The Four Noble Truths‚ Ariya-sacca‚ form the essence of the Buddha’s very first sermon which was delivered to the five ascetics in a deer park in Benares‚ after he had become enlightened. This sermon was called Dharmachakra Sutra which translates as “setting in motion the wheel of Dharma”‚ which were the Buddha’s teachings. The Four Noble Truths are called truths because‚ as well as being believed‚ they can be experienced and directly understood
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even if it means lying. Here I have presented the two opposite ends of the spectrum. I believe my own view on the situation lies somewhere in similarity with what Tibor R. Machan has presented in his paper “Advertising: The Whole or Only Some of the Truth?” My views on the role of advertising and merchants lie somewhere with Machan’s idea of the merchant ethic‚ meaning that the buyer is trying to make the sale‚ however the seller needs to be honest as a business person and may not mislead or deceive
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literature indicate about addictive personalities? Drugs are essentially poisons (The truth about drugs). The amount taken determines the effect; A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds you up)‚ A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows you down); an even larger amount poisons and can kill (The truth about drugs). This is true of any drug‚ only the amount needed to achieve the effect differs (The truth about drugs). But many drugs have another liability: they directly affect the mind by twisting
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Sojourner Truth: “Ain’t I A Woman” Speech Analysis Sojourner Truth was an outstanding lady that fought for equality for all Americans‚ especially blacks and women. She was born a slave in the year of 1797 (“National Women’s History Museum”). She spent the earliest parts of her life on an estate in New York‚ owned by Colonnel Johannes Hardenbergh (“Sojourner Truth”). There were a series of laws passed in the state of New York including the Gradual Emancipation and the New York Anti-Slavery Law of
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