Ahimsa

Throughout the Roman, and Indian world, the religions of Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism became the predominant faith for each civilization. Each ruler chose to convert to their new religion out of genuine belief that it was what was best for their people. Constantine, The Emperor of Rome, converted to the Christian faith after having a vision on the battlefield; accompanied that night by a dream that instructed him to fight in the name of the Christian god. This vision had such a profound…

“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated,” spoken by Mahatma Gandhi. (Famous Animal Rights Quotes) Leading in various independent and civil rights movements, Gandhi was a strong promoter for nonviolence, fairness, and equal treatment across the world. Although animal rights were not a primary problem during his time period, the mentality Gandhi practices is applied to the controversial subject of animal rights by many advocates. Is Gandhi…

Through the continuous impacts of Buddhism it has encompassed the greater community with an understanding in principal spiritual teachings and practices, providing insight towards adherents path to enlightenment or Nirvana. Buddhism is the way of life that avoids the extremes of denial and indulgence and proposes a middle way (Noble Eightfold Path). A significant figure that contributes to the Buddhist teachings in the global community is his holiness the ‘Dalai Lama’ the manifestation of the…

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the world blind” Mahatma Karachand Gandhi or simply known as “Gandhi” was a revered activist in Indian immigration in South Africa within the early 1900s. He dedicated the greater part of his life to civil rights within his country and gradually worked up to influencing the world. Gandhi became a leading model in expressing India’s struggle with Britain and challenged authority in several accounts. He’s fought against the masses with the help of his…

It seems that every day there is a new report about the latest act of terror or brutality occurring somewhere in the world. These events, though they are horrific to hear about, can be hard to grasp as they can seem very foreign or carry no personal connection. However, they are more globally connected than it seems. That connection is religion. Religion has become, just like talking politics at Thanksgiving, taboo. People are afraid to talk about it in fear of offending someone. The topic of…

“Serving as the voice of oppressed people all over the world, Gandhi brought them self-empowerment, greater autonomy, and freedom from oppression. He pursued a strategy of "Satyagraha," based on the principles of "Truth" (fairness and justice), "Ahimsa" (nonviolence and self-sacrifice), "Prema" (love),…

Hindu is a pagan religion espoused by the people of India and Nepal, was formed through a long march from the fifth century BC to the present. It is a religion of spiritual and moral values as well as legal and regulatory principles taken several gods, according to related works, for every area of the god, and every act or phenomenon there a God for it. There is no specific founder for Hindu religion and most of their books they don’t know who the authors, the religion as well as the books have…

A woman named Evelyn was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997. She immediately took aggressive action against the cancer, poisoning her body with various pills and radiation. All of these treatments left her body unresponsive and in constant pain (Woodward 23). Thankfully, there are organizations, such as the Compassion of Dying and Death with Dignity, that would help Evelyn end her life, if she chose, through physician assisted suicide. But, there are also groups that would prefer Evelyn to…

The Birth of Siddhartha Siddhartha Gautama was born into a family in the Kshatriya caste in the kingdom called Shakya, found on the hills of the Himalayas (present-day Nepal). Siddhartha’s father was king Suddhodana and his mother was Queen Maya. Siddhartha’s birth was a miracle; his mother conceived when he descended from Heaven and entered his mother’s womb in the form of a baby white elephant (a symbol of purity). She carried him for ten months and could see the baby within her womb. She…

An abortion is the termination of a human pregnancy. They are done by one of the three procedures, vacuum aspiration, suction curettage, or medication abortion. Vacuum aspirations can be done manually or by a machine. Manual vacuum aspirations involves the use of a syringe to suck the fetus out of the body. Machine vacuum aspirations use a cannula which gently sucks the fetus out. The suction curettage procedure involves going inside of the uterus and pulling out body parts of the fetus piece…