| Personal and/or religious experience is particularly revealing for developing a fuller understanding or ourselves and/God? (35) Examine and comment on this claim with reference to the topic you have investigated? (15) “There is no single thing that can be bottled and neatly labelled as a religious experience”-Harvey. A religious experience is an outward encounter with something divine also known as God. This experience is set apart from any other experience as it is based on religious
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Keeping a spiritual journal is different from keeping a traditional journal. Spiritual journaling keeps account of how a person experiences spirituality in common everyday experiences and in life changing events. The spiritual journaler may keep accounts of seemingly mundane events while excluding the more monumental moments of life. The spiritual journal keeps account of what has made a spiritual impact; the beauty of freshly fallen snow‚ the sound of a baby laughing or the warmth of the sun shining
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xfnbfghnfgty‚ examined two linked data sets collected 19 years apart on 12‚000 people who had attended elite colleges and universities in the 1970s--one drawn in 1976 when they were freshmen‚ the other in 1995. On average‚ those who had initially expressed stronger financial aspirations reported lower life satisfaction two decades later than those expressing lower monetary desires. But as the income of the higher-aspiration participants rose‚ so did their reported life satisfaction‚ the team found
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stopped from being a spiritual guide‚ and became a tool to control and manage the behavior of people. The priests began to give themselves more and more powers‚ and they led many societies into wars and ways of life that had nothing to do with spirituality. I simply say that religion must become nothing more than a spiritual guide for individuals. MY PERSPECTIVE In our day‚ unlike in the days of generations past‚ we have much too simplistic a view of what it means to believe something. In the world
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It is common for religions with sacred traditions and beliefs to sacrifice certain items for the purpose of pleasing their God or Gods. It is believed that such rituals and ceremonies are a key factor towards an individual’s salvation. Ramadan and Lent are two sacred rituals that are performed by two different religions. Within the Islamic religion‚ both Sunni and Shi’a Muslims fast during the month of Ramadan. Within the Christian religion‚ it is very common within Catholic traditions for members
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Anansi myth and legend “Anansi”‚ the ancient mythology is rooted in West African folklore. He was a very clever trickster in shape of human before changing to a spider. Anansi considered to be the spirit of knowledge but getting the stories from the Sky God would not be easy and each time he got a command from the God‚ he was able to answer it although with some trick. His character was both legend and concerned the interaction between divine and semi-divine beings‚ animals‚ plants and seemingly
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Senior Citizens What is the most important problem that senior citizens face today- Deteriorating health‚ malnutrition‚ lack of shelter‚ fear‚ depression‚ senility‚ isolation‚ boredom‚ non-productivity‚ and financial incapacity are the most common problems that senior citizens all over the world face today. These problems can be grouped into two categories that relate to the physical andmental health and the financial capacity of the senior citizen. 1. Physical and mental health –
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References: Mental Health and Religion (online). (2005) Oxford press. Fontana‚ David. Psychology‚ Religion and Spirituality. (2003) . Oxford: Blackwell. Mental health‚ religion and culture (online)
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Phil. 4.7). If a person subscribes to this sound doctrine‚ life will not only become easier to bear‚ it will become a playground for fulfilling many hopes and dreams. Dr. Charles T. Kaelber reported in his article "Link Between Depression and Spirituality" that depression is less common in people who are actively involved in religious activities (4). Because of the instant results that have been associated with prayer‚ some people have gone as far as praying while driving‚ praying in the bathroom
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The Nature of the Spiritual Thesis: In “Nature” by Ralph Woldo Emerson‚ he takes a point of view on religion and spirituality that was not common for his time. He argues that seeking God in the traditional sense‚ through organized religion‚ is not as effective as seeking a Power personal to one’s self through nature. When seeking faith through nature a much more influential connection can be created‚ a relationship that can aid in times of turmoil and stress. True enlightenment comes when one unites
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