To me and my life‚ Morrison’s philosophy can be applied from a number of different perspectives. From a leadership standpoint‚ I interpret Morrison’s quote as saying that a leader must always strive to go outside what is expected of them. In one sense‚ it is all about leaving an impression that fundamentally changes the environment of that leadership role for the better. Adequately fulfilling the baseline requirements of the position is important‚ but that is only satisfying the first part of the
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In the Ramayana we see the Hindu hero‚ Rama‚ who acts as the ideal Hindu throughout the story; for instance‚ he acts with a detachment to what happens to him. “Rama heard all of this praise and the people’s worshipful homage to him‚ with utter indifference as he drove along the royal road.” (2.17-18)
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There is the constant Hindu idea that social duty and obligation are far more important than personal desires. To what extent does this quotation reflect Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism? The idea that social duty and obligation are more important than personal desires is strongly upheld through Gandhi’s contribution to the development and expression of Hinduism. This can be seen through his principle of Satygraha‚ which essentially encourages one to not strive
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Swami Dayanand Saraswati(1824-1883) was a Yug Purush. He came to the world with a special mission. Some have seen in him a great reformer Hindu Religion; some have admired him as the champion of the cause of women and the down-trodden. Swami Dayananda was one of the top religious leaders and social reformers of India. He waged a relentless war for the extermination of the social evils which had crept into our life and the maladies which were eating into in to our vitals. Shraddhanand Untouchability
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Compare/ Contrast Essay: Hinduism and Buddhism The Hindu religion dominated India thousands of years ago‚ which defined the government and social views throughout the country. Around 534 BCE‚ a Hindu prince named Siddhartha Gautama saw that the Hindu social views were impacting his country in an oppressive way. Thus‚ he felt the time for religious change in India had come‚ leading to Buddhism. Siddhartha’s ideas changed the religious and social views for many Indians. Although Hinduism and
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‘At birth the mind is a tabula rasa’ Discuss. (30marks) A tabula rasa is an expression supported by Empiricists‚ it means that at birth our minds are a blank piece slate‚ a blank piece of paper in which our sense experience is the scribe. It supports the idea that there are no innate idea’s/concepts or knowledge. John Locke is an Empiricist and a firm believer‚ he disagrees that we have any a priori/innate ideas or knowledge. Rene Descartes ‚ a Rationalist philosopher disagrees with this view and
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Tom Morris’s book Philosophy for Dummies‚ especially chapter 22 focusing on the question‚ “what is the meaning of life?” He discusses three approaches/views on how to answer this powerful question. The first view being Nihilism‚ then the do-it-yourself-approach‚ and finally the theist view. I believe that being a theist‚ a believer in God‚ makes it easier to recognize that life is meaningful. All theses approaches that are mentioned in Philosophy for Dummies answer the underlying questions‚ does
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Hinduism Ritual & Culture Culture Hindu has a culture of respect‚ love‚ honoring other and humbling one’s own ego so that the inner nature will shine forth. • Respect for the elders – This is a genuine acknowledgment of seniority and are demonstrated such as sitting on the left side of elders‚ not putting their own opinion forward strongly‚ giving them first choice of all matter and even serving them food first. • Name protocol – The younger will never uses the direct or proper name of their
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As a Christian‚ St. Augustine (354-430 AD) couldn’t believe that the soul preexisted creation despite his ties to Neoplatonists‚ who held disdain for the material world. Philosophy had a purpose geared towards the religious and the ethical because God’s truth is that He is a priori‚ or prior to experience‚ in his existence. His work expressed his belief that happiness can be achieved when Faith is preceding and Understanding is succeeding: an individual cannot understand if he first does not believe
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Institute. As for the statue itself‚ it is not in the best of conditions but is a piece of ancient Hindu art and culture. On the statue Durga is wearing a long robe‚ multiple bracelets‚ large earrings‚ and has her fists still clamped as if she just finished a battle. The image of the goddess on the statue shows the figure of a woman with very large breasts‚ much like many pieces of ancient Hindu art do. It is noticeable that in this statue of the goddess Durga has six of her arms raised in the
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