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    Precious Khay Hipolito March 19‚ 2012 The Story of the Good Brahman Based on my basic knowledge about Indian society‚ Brahmans hold the highest status in India’s caste system. I perceive that the story will be similar to bible stories like‚ the good shepherd. However‚ what I encountered in reading the selection is a Brahman‚ specifically‚ a confused Brahman who is not happy with his life. The Brahman who is a philosopher himself‚ constantly questions his existence‚ his essence‚ and his

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    Karma Does Not Exist

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    people believe that karma is a real‚ active force of nature. For example‚ say that you plan to cheat on a test and tell your friends about it. They might say "don’t do that‚ karma will bite you in the butt." However‚ I do not agree with them. I believe that karma does not exist because a lot of horrendous things happen to people who have lived a good life. Also‚ if karma were real‚ people would be affected that did not do anything bad. One of the reasons I do not believe in karma is because even though

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    and I believe in Karma. And I think Karma is not punishment or retribution but simply an extended expression or consequence of natural acts. We create our own karma. Karma is the result of the choices that we make every moment of every day. Karma is not a theory that says you do this and you will get that‚ whether good or bad. It says do good works‚ and I’ll decide when you’ll get good results‚ when you need it‚ and not when you want it. In the business world and workplace‚ Karma also exists. For

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    Buddhist Doctrine of Karma

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    The Buddhist doctrine of karma ("deeds"‚ "actions")‚ and the closely related doctrine of rebirth‚ are perhaps the best known‚ and often the least understood‚ of Buddhist doctrines. The matter is complicated by the fact that the other Indian religious traditions of Hinduism and Jainism have their own theories of Karma and Reincarnation. It is in fact the Hindu versions that are better known in the West. The Buddhist theory of karma and rebirth are quite distinct from their other Indian counterparts

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    Karma by Khuswant Singh

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    Karma” By: Khushwant Singh Karma is a story about Sir Mohan Lal (Native Indian) who looks down on his fellow countrymen including his wife and embraces the English ways and culture. He had a reservation on everything Everything English like English cigarrete‚ Whiskey‚ The Times News Paper and clothing. When the train was about to leave two English soldier goes to the cabin the he is occupying and threw him out of the train with his lag-gauge. It may be true that moral-seekers are apt to find

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    Maya‚ reincarnation and moshka are three terms associated with the religion of Hinduism. To understand maya‚ reincarnation and moshka one must first know the general background of Hinduism. Hinduism is not a single religion‚ it is not a monotheism. There are many gods‚ energies and objects that are all put together in order to create an experience. The objective of Hinduism is unlike any other religion; they guide and enlighten their followers towards an experience. This experience is known

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    mayas

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    SUMMARY OF THE MAYAS The Mayan civilization was the height of pre-Columbian culture. They made significant discoveries in science‚ including the use of the zero in mathematics. Their writing was the only in America capable of expressing all types of thought. Glyphs either represent syllables or whole concepts and were written on long strips of paper or carved and painted n stone. They are arranged to be read from left to right and top to bottom in pairs of columns. The Mayan calendar begins around

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    Idea of Karma in Jainism

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    The Idea of Karma in Jainism Jainism is the one of the oldest practiced religions in the world. “Jainism is an ancient religion from India that teaches that the way to liberation and bliss is to live lives of harmlessness and renunciation” ("Jainism: Karma")Limiting the use of natural resources of the land and following the three jewels or governing principals of the religion obtains the goals of this religion. There are another five governing principles called the five mahavratas. These are named

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    Karma is the cosmic principle according to which each person is rewarded or punished according to that person’s deed. I believe we all have karma in ourselves. That our unconscious leads us to do good‚ but that sometimes we choose not to listen and do wrong. I think that in world full of hate‚ malice‚ jealousy and unfairness‚ it is reassuring to believe in some kind of an outer force who can just be fair. A force that can reward you or put you back in place for what you’ve done. But sometimes it

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    Karma in American Literature Karma Police by Radiohead talks about karma always reaching people for their actions‚ however this does not always apply to some characters in American Literature. In many american novels‚ characters do things that are morally wrong without getting any bad consequences. Also‚ sometimes‚ bad things happen to good and innocent characters. Some examples of consequences being unaffected by actions is seen in: My Antonia‚ by Willa Cather; The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel

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