I would definitely recommend enrolling in this class next semester as it has been one of the most interesting classes I have taken here at Cornell. In this class I have learnt about many of Asia’s major religions. I have learnt about the Indian Religion called Hinduism in which there are numerous deities which are worshipped . By studying this religion I have come to better understand many concepts in the Hindu world view including the concept of transmigration which is what I find to be most interesting
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English 223 2 April 2013 A True Dharma Bum One of the most powerful quotes in the entire book that I feel sums up what it is to be a dharma bum‚ “ I felt free and therefore I was free”. This quote from Ray Smith shows that a dharma bum must always believe in oneself and take the journey to becoming a Dharma bum from within. Although one can learn from fellow dharma bums such as the Saint Teresa bum‚ Han Shan‚ and Japhy the ultimate truth of being Dharma bum comes from within. Saint Teresa
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Paki??akakath? (Additional stories) 1. Tatra ?hatv? ra??o? uppatti kathetabb?. From there‚ it should be spoken the birth of the king. (So pana)? amh?ka? satthuno bodhippattito puretarameva mah?malaya ra??he vanacaraka? pa?icca tassa bhariy?ya kucchiya? pa?isandhi? ga?hi. He before the enlightentment (itself) of our Master‚ conceived due to a hunter in the womb of his wife. Nava??ham?s?vas?ne m?tukucchito nikkhamitv? kamena va??hanto vi???bh?va?? p?pu?i. (He) having left from the womb of the mother
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Vipassana Newsletter In the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin‚ as Vol. 24‚ No. 4‚ 15 April‚ 2014 taught by S. N. Goenka Annual Subscription: Rs 30; Life Subscription: Rs. 500 Published every month by Vipassana Research Institute Web version: www.vridhamma.org/Newsletter_Home.aspx WORDS OF DHAMMA An³pav±do an³pagh±to‚ p±timokkhe ca sa½varo; mattaññut± ca bhattasmi½‚ pantañca sayan±sana½; adhicitte ca ±yogo‚ eta½ buddh±na s±sana½. Not insulting‚ not harming‚ restraint according
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You Can Have What You Want: (Huston Smith’s interpretation of the fundamental meaning of Hinduism) 1) Pleasure "If pleasure is what you want‚ seek it intelligently" Pleasure is viewed as a positive‚ legitimate desire in Hinduism However‚ it does not satisfy completely b/c it is too privatized and fleeting 2) Worldly Success Wealth‚ fame‚ and power Like pleasure‚ worldly success is also viewed as a positive desire However‚ it likewise does not completely satisfy for the following reasons:
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In Jainism there are many vows that a respectable Jain takes‚ but there are five great vows above the rest. The five great vows are Ahimsa/non-violence‚ truth‚ not stealing‚ chastity‚ and nonattachment/aparigraha. These are the vows taken by the lay people in Jainism because “most householders cannot carry renunciation as far as the monks and nuns” (Fischer‚ 129). When the Jains take these vows they are limiting themselves from doing harm to themselves and their environment. The five great vows are
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Daily Life and Dharma IN GYALWANG DRUKPA sense If you think deeply and profoundly‚ eventually you would understand that the wisdom of thanking the karma is based on some knowledge‚ which might have been given by some gurus or masters or found in some teachings of Buddha. I am not saying that you should not thank the Buddha or the masters. What I am saying is that there is a logic‚ indirectly to thank them. But the immediate object of appreciation should be your karma. In our daily practice‚
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relate the two with‚ and one of those is the term Dharma. When examining Dharma in both Hinduism and Buddhism‚ people may notice that they are somewhat similar‚ but they will also see that there even more differences within this term. To better understand this term‚ we must first define it within the religion and then see what they have in common with one another‚ if anything at all‚ and finally notice where the big differences are between them. Dharma is a powerful word‚ but some may see it differently
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In Hindu dharma‚ marriage is viewed as a sacrament and not a contract. Hindu marriage is a life-long commitment of one wife and one husband‚ and is the strongest social bond that takes place between a man and a woman. A wedding is an important religious ceremony in the Hindu religion and one of the most important of the sixteen Hindu sanskars or sacraments. It is not only establishing the bond between two people‚ but also the bond between two families. For a Hindu marriage is the only way to continue
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translated by R.K. Narayan there are two heroes‚ both faced with difficult decisions that at times completely contradict the hero’s Dharma‚ or spiritual duty. The two heroes’‚ Arjuna Rama are forced to deal with their difficulties in separate but not unlike ways. In the Bhagavad-Gita‚ Arjuna has trouble fighting his friends and family to fulfill his dharma. His dharma says he must fight the people he loves to regain his rightful position. Arjuna is not sure he can fight his archery teacher and his
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