Christianity and Sikhism are two of the most influential and profound religions in the world. Their scriptures give an amazing, clear understanding on their beliefs and guidelines on how to worship and live their lives, words of wisdom and knowledge, and how the scriptures arise and what they contain. Christianity and Sikhism both contain wise sayings of wisdom and knowledge. An example of this is contained in the Guru Granth Sahib. "By his command souls come into being; by his command glory and greatness are obtained"(Guru Granth Sahib 1).…
In comparison, the belief found within early Hindu scriptures is that of a "Just war", the belief that violence is unnecessary and subservient to peace in most situations, but may be used as a final resort when needed: "May your weapons be strong to drive away…
The use of Nietzsche’s theory of ressentiment will be the main use of prevention of future attacks of violence. Cultures of violence include…
No wrongs have ever been righted by riots and civil disorders. A sniper is only a coward, not a hero; and an uncontrolled or uncontrollable mob is only the voice of madness, not the voice of the people.” ( http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/r/robertkenn745981.html?src=t_violence ) supporting the idea that violence is in no way something humanity can’t exist without. Violence affects everyone’s life whether they want it to or not. Though it may not seem like it, but even verbal abuse can leave scars on a person.…
From these examples and Gandhi’s explanation, we can infer that the “good” outcomes of violence is not worth the “evil”…
As different religions throughout diverse cultures and various countries were explored, the majority if not all shared a common way of experiencing the divine. Religions are formed through sensual engagement or stimulation to the five senses and is evident throughout every religious group whether primitive or “modern”. The ability to see, feel, touch, taste, and smell allows for the participant to feel something whether it be stimulation to just one sense or a combination of senses. These experiences help cultivate the belief of a religion by providing something that although may be intangible the partaker can experience in the form of a vision, dream, or even feeling the presence of something supernatural. There is evidence of this in Christianity, Hinduism, Native American religion and the other religions.…
Sikhs The Khalsa is an order in the Sikh religion. They have been baptized in the Sikhs religion are the highly devoted of the religion. They are most recognized by their clothing. With most notable a turban and sword. The origins of Sikhism date back to the 16th century in the district of Punjab in India.…
The Flaws of Empirical Evidence: A Critical Review of Steven Pinker 's The Better Angles of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Canadian psychologist, Steven Pinker, wrote The Better Angles of Our Nature: Why Violence has Declined in order to explore trends in peace and violence throughout history. Pinker’s main argument declares that violence has declined for a variety of reasons. In the fifth and sixth chapters titled “The New Peace” and “The Long Peace,” Pinker continues to argue that society has been in a largely peaceful trend and that society is currently witnessing the most peaceful era in its history. Pinker uses a wide variety of empirical evidence to convince the reader of his argument. However, his use of one-dimensional, unreliable and obscure empirical data fails to effectively prove his main assertion that violence is declining.…
On November 13, 2015, a group of well trained ISIS assailants attacked and killed over 100 innocent civilians throughout several buildings in Paris, France. This violent act, like many others recently, contradicts the common belief in peace which shared by most people. After war and revolution, citizens expect an undisturbed and nonviolent society. However, revolution and upheaval lead to a completely disorganization for a time. In addition, people still have to face different conflicts that occur between social and religious groups.…
Looking At Native “Religions” In Looking At Native “Religions”, culture is analyzed in respect to the Native Americans. For example, “Native languages do not even have words for "religion" or "philosophy." Instead, for example, "Hopi" designates both a people and religious practice.” ("Religious Traditions."…
Violence as a diversion and hobby illustrates that, like fire, it is an acceptable and thoughtless solution and distraction to any…
Sikhism is internally diverse within the religion. Everyone is equal in the eyes of Sikhism. Women and men are the same in the community and when presented to God they are one body one mind, we are equal. Sikhism has evolved and changed when Sikhs became oppressed and the sixth Guru, Guru Hargobind, started to form a military within the community. Sikhs live and practice and peaceful life even during strong Political powers take over like Moghal Emperor, Aurangzeb, who tried to force everyone to convert to Islam.…
In life, there will always be distinct cultures, customs, and traditions that one must either endure or rebel. In reality not everyone will have the same beliefs or come from the same place, which is why one must learn to respect other cultures. Everyone must learn to coexist although the cultures are not affiliated. The world is an enormous place with an abundance of cultures that in one way or another, have disparities. A person’s customs represents a person’s identity so when a person comes to tell someone that what they worship is not true that is when the dispute begins.…
Eastern and Western religions have always had their differences based on their worldviews and central beliefs. However, the many religions in each of these areas hold many similarities. For instance, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism are some of the most popular religions in the East. These religions have many similarities and small differences to set them apart, all while generally believing in the same worldviews and belief system. With multiple similarities between each of these religions, it is known that Hinduism is the major inspiration for Buddhism and Sikhism.…
Here, Malgonkar shows through the character of Debi-dayal the strong impact of Gandhism, though he expresses his doubts about the validity of the claims of non-violence, the probability of this ideology having any success, as all the world over, gains such as the freedom struggle in India, had not been attained by this new fangled idea of non-violence. This is amply clear to Malgonkar who had been in the British Indian army and had travelled far and wide on army assignments, so for him it must have been a totally new concept of warfare; a warfare without weapons was unimaginable. During the rally, Gandhi is depicted as working on his spinning wheel, and while doing so, there is a break in the thread, which he deftly joins together. The writer…