Buddhism is a philosophy/religion that was created by Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) over 2500 years ago‚ founded on Hindu beliefs. There are two major divisions: Mahayana and Theravada‚ and many subdivisions. Fundamentally‚ Buddhists believe that one must rise above desires‚ to reach a state of enlightenment. Buddha was idolized‚ and subsequently deified‚ but he never claimed to be anything more than a man (dictionary.com‚ 2005). The goal of this paper is to answer the following questions based on
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Koi Fish‚ Meditation‚ and Ghosts Koi fish has always fascinated me – there is something calming about their simple existence. I am reminded of the meditative state of mind aimed for in Zen‚ where thoughts‚ feelings‚ and sensations are allowed to come and go as they please while the source of our attention is firmly anchored within itself – in the breath‚ in the moment – immersed in the physiological sensory experience yet removed from it. Somehow the elegantly lazy movements of the koi fish bring
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Appendix A - Meditation Worksheet Veronica P. Sally-Garner PSY/211 ESSENTIALS OF PSYCHOLOGY Thursday‚ October 20‚ 2011 Instructor: Terry Browning Appendix A Meditation Worksheet Directions: Locate two resources on the Internet that explain meditation techniques. Copy and paste the web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the website‚ provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary‚ list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you
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Cited: Donovan‚ G. K. “Decisions at the End of Life: Catholic Tradition.” Christian Bioethics. Vol.3 (1997) 3: 188-203 Harvey‚ P. “Suicide and Euthanasia.” An Introduction to Buddhist Ethics. Cambridge University Press‚ July 10‚ 2000. 7: 286-300. Keown‚ Damien. “End of life: the Buddhist view.” Lancet. (1996) 36: 952-55. Keown‚ Damien‚ and Keown‚ John. “Killing‚ karma and caring: euthanasia in Buddhism and Christianity.” Journal of medical ethics. (1995) 21: 265-269
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Vietnam is a country with long and rich cultures. Festivals are important facts of the year which vary from different ethnic groups. Among thousands of them‚ Lunar New Year (or Tet) stands the first in the list - it is a sacred festival of every Vietnamese. Extracts below are major events which we have gathered and edited notably. Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) Tet falls on a time when the old year is over and the New Year comes by lunar calendar. This is also the time when the cycle of the universe
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the title “When Buddhists Go Bad”‚ the Times Magazine mostly filled with phenomenon that happened all around the world. And this article explains how the phenomenon about Buddhists happened in Asia. At the first sight the attention will be glued on the title: Picture 1 From the picture above‚ it can be seen a hint on what the article wants to convey. Here‚ the writer uses bold letters to catch the first impression of the readers. The title implicitly also explain what Buddhists doing inside the
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Buddhist Sustainable Development in Bangladesh By Ven. Bipulanda Sraman Subject: Buddhism and Sustainable Development Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University‚ Wangnoi‚ Ayutthaya Campus Academic Year 2014 Abstract Sustainable development refers to a mode of human development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while ensuring the sustainability of natural systems and the environment so that these needs can be met not only in the present
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outline the Buddhist ‘no self’ theory and how it is the Buddhist believe this impacts our ability to reach nirvana and thus enlightenment. I will further discuss the good and bad reasons of believing that the Buddhist ‘no self’ view is conducive to the cessation of suffering (nirvana)‚ analyzing the emotional and ethical implications of practicing no self‚ whilst also considering how it affects right understanding and mental and meditative cultivation. Concluding that following the Buddhist ‘no self’
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4/2/2012 1 Early Buddhist Thought Phil 215 Tom Kasulis April 2‚ 2012 Thought Experiment #2: Who/What am I? “To find oneself.” What does that mean? Imagine a friend‚ Mary‚ says that she had a rough time this year in college and has decided to take off next year travelling across country so she can “find herself.” What is she looking for? How do you find yourself? What is the “self” you find and who finds it? How do you know when you’ve found it? If you believe you have eventually found yourself
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Vedic Chant & Buddhist Chant The Vedic Chant of the Vedas (Srauta) has a echo sound to the music. The Vedas chant is repetitive in the recitation. Quick and precise in lyrics and certain tones of the music as well are quick and precise with certain crispness‚ sounding like the string of a guitar or the harps the Indian culture use as an instrument. The tone of the Indian Vedic Chant is light‚ yoga type‚ spiritual‚ with various instruments in the music. The Vedic Chant melody is light‚ upbeat
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