Avatar Aang: The Peaceful Hero and the Monomyth “If we have no peace‚ it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” (Mother Teresa). Indeed‚ as human beings‚ we all share some common needs and wants. A majority of people would agree that we want to live in peaceful world. However‚ is it possible? Peace is almost impossible because people are greedy and always fight for power. We can see these themes throughout the anime‚ Avatar: The Last Airbender. The Fire Nation led by Sozin‚ who
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What is the most significant difference between the Pope’s idea of the relationship between religion and ethics and the Dalai Lama’s idea of the relationship between religion and ethics? Pope- religion and ethics aren’t separable lama- inseparable 6. What is the difference between the beatitudes and the commandments? Commandments- law of right wrong Beatitudes- state of mind/ how you view life Louis Jacobs and Elliott
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Asian Behavior and Thought 10/16/12 Study Guide 7 – Mahayana Buddhism 1. What are the four sublime states? 1. Boundless love is related to friendliness. Buddhists cultivate love that is unconditioned and unlimited‚ based on the knowledge that all are one in the ocean of love. 2. Boundless compassion is the intense fellow feeling one should have for all living beings who suffer through pain‚ anxiety‚ ignorance and illusion. 3. Sympathetic joy- moves one to seek out happiness
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why each religion must be studied and learned. To run any successful government society as a whole needs to have a full understanding of all religions. The Dalai Lama‚ Madeleine Albright‚ and Thomas Friedman all give ideas to how this can be done. When you are elected into any political position you have a lot of new powers. The Dalai Lama said “with great power comes great responsibility”‚ this is very true when it comes to government. Political figures have a responsibility to give the people
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Dalai Lama’s full name is Lhamo Dondrub. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school. He is the head of the Buddhist religion. This quote has a lot of impact on me. The quote is telling us when we teach kids to make them smart people‚ we must not forget to educate them
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After reading Eboo Patel’s Sacred Ground‚ I have attained a better understanding that the concept of diversity in itself is not enough if we are to be truly free from religious oppression. Patel discusses pluralism along with diversity as being necessary to understand and promote religious freedoms universally. In today’s world it is safe to say that overall‚ most progressive societies have embraced diversity to some extent‚ but these same societies struggle with the concept of pluralism. To be diverse
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Sharon Salzberg Sharon Salzberg is a remarkable lady who has spent her life devoted to insight meditation in order to find peace for the tragic loses of both her mother and father when she was young. She first encountered Buddhism in an Asian Philosophy class while she was at the State University in Buffalo‚ New York. This was in 1969 and it seemed to inspire her so much that the next year she decided to take an independent study trip to India. During her trip to India‚ she wanted to find‚ “
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Albert Einstein believed that‚ “the religion of the future will be a cosmic religion that should transcend a personal god and avoid dogmas and theology. Covering both natural and spiritual‚ it should be based on a religious sense arising from the experience of all things‚ natural and spiritual and a meaningful unity” (Jammer‚ 1999). Buddhism qualifies as a religion depending on one’s point of view. If religion is defined as a system of worship or devotion to a higher deity then Buddhism does not
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According to the Spence‚ Dalai Lama intended to implement the full democracy in the future. He believed that the most urgent concern at the time is the massive influx of Chinese settlers into Tibet. In addition‚ Tibetans are rapidly being reduced to an insignificant minority in their
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