Outside Writing Assignment #1 Has the question‚ “ What do other people think of me?” ever crossed your mind before? It has crossed my mind before‚ which has led me to many questions. In this day and age people know how to handle a computer‚ I’d like to say I know more than your average bear. Many things are possible with a computer‚ like watching videos or listening to live streams. Every week or so a group of my friends speak about random topics‚ this particular week the gang decided to speak
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explore Buddhist rituals‚ practices‚ ethics and morals comparatively to those Catholic‚ but equally important to examine those features that are uniquely their own religion. Every religion that strives to achieve its own way of life chooses distinctive practices and rituals to reach their desired spiritual goals. When considering Catholicism and Buddhism‚ the two main forms of worship are prayer and meditation. While Nirvana is the ultimate spiritual attainment‚ most ordinary Buddhists show their
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Buddhist temples are perfect samples of Asian architecture. In this respect‚ Chinese Buddhist temples are particularly noteworthy since they mirror the architecture of China and include religious elements. In this respect‚ the White Horse Temple in China is particularly noteworthy. I visited the temple and was impressed by its architecture and atmosphere which was really inspiring‚ even though I am not a Buddhist. In fact‚ the Buddhist temple is fashioned after imperial palaces and bears very little
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The Buddhist Experience Buddhism is a religion that focuses more on the individual and the actions of that individual‚ which was prevalent to me when I made my way into Portland and set foot in a Buddhist temple. The man I met within the walls of this temple was far from my stereotypical thoughts of Buddhist monks. The man I met looked like your plain old‚ average Joe‚ American man. Before I delve into the depths of my visit to this inspiring place‚ I need to sum up the Buddhist religion and why
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The Acidental Buddhist REL 1111 Book Report The Accidental Buddhist by Dinty Moore When I first started reading the book I had a hard time following it‚ I think it was because I just didn’t understand his style of writing at first. I think part of it may have been his use of words too. I didn’t really care for the term “monkey mind”‚ I felt that it was very redundant and became very distracting to me throughout the book. I also felt that he was self-indulgent throughout almost the entire
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BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY Buddhism is one of the most remarkable development of Indian thought. It is an offshoot of later Vedic thought. Buddhism is founded on the rejection of certain orthodox Hindu Philosophical concepts. It has many philosophical views with Hinduism‚ such as belief in Karma‚ a cause and effect relationship between all that has being done and all that will be done. Events that occur are held to be direct results of previous events. The ultimate goal for both is to eliminate Karma
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Baptism For Roman Catholics‚ a baptism is basically a holy introduction into the church; a welcoming. Baptism is very significant to Christians as they believe that being baptised is essential to being forgiven for sinning and eventually being saved (getting into heaven)‚ and in Roman Catholicism babies who are not baptised (and have died at birth) may go into a place called Limbo‚ at the edge of Hell. This belief is related to Jesus saying “amen I say to thee‚ unless a man is born of water and
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environment that today we live in‚ how do we overcome the stress of life? Some of the generic stress relievers include‚ music‚ sex‚ exercise‚ visualizations (guided imagery)‚ massage‚ crying‚ laugh‚ ect. The more interesting ones revolve around the Buddhist culture‚ such as‚ breathing exercises‚ yoga‚ walking (mindful walking)‚ and mainly‚ meditation. 5 Meditation is a top hit for stress release‚ but why? What
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Oct.9/2012 Lecture 3. Gupta Art and its influence on the Silk Road Outline : 1. Golden Age of Indian Buddhist Art : Gupta Period (320-550 CE) a. Gupta Culture --- Science‚ Mathematics‚ Medicine‚ Literature‚ Religion‚ Art b. Gupta Art in Ajanta Cave --Sculpture‚ architecture --Mural Paintings c. Buddha image in Gupta Art and its influence 2. Transmission of Buddhism & Buddhist Art along Silk Road a. Northern Routes (inland routes): Afghanistan‚ Central Asia‚ China b. Southern Routes (sea
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clarity and peace” (Salzberg). In 1971‚ she attended her first intensive meditation course while in Bodh Gaya‚ India. She spent the next few years doing these intense meditations with some highly respected Buddhist teachers. Dipa Ma and Anagarika Munindra are two examples of these well-known Buddhist teachers who helped guide her on her journey. She decided in 1974 to go back to America in order to spread the knowledge that she had learned. This all began with her teachings of vipassana or insight meditation
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