Dharma

Her friends have contributed largely to her BC experience yet she appreciates the Jesuit and liberal arts education that emphasizes being men and women for others. During our Dharma Dialogues, we read Generation Why, Stop Googling. Let’s Talk, and Among the disrupted, which are all centralized around the deficits of our growing dependency on technology. In our first meeting after reading Generation Why, we came to a consensus…

Not one human shares a path to bliss with another, and such a concept is conveyed in the core beliefs and doctrines of several religions. In the Hindu religion, followers are encouraged to follow their Dharma, or moral duty. It is through following one’s duty that all humans can eventually reach Moksha, or liberation from the suffering of the human condition. Although social status and upbringing may result in similar paths, the actions of the individual…

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Domestic violence at home is a form of gender-based violence, intending on subordinating women. The global dimensions of domestic violence are of great concern, both in terms of their scope and extent. Domestic violence is perhaps the most universal, yet one of the most invisible forms of violence against women. No country or society can claim to be free of domestic violence, but the patterns and trends may vary across regions and countries The United Nations Declaration…

The terrifying wrathful face of Dharmapala Yamaraja stands on top of a buffalo on the statue of Dharmapala Yamaraja and Chamunda. The buffalo is lying down on a human figure that is at the base of the statue. The figure of Yamaraja is depicted with his hair flaring upwards, his left hand forming the symbol for Vitarka Mudra. The middle of his stomach has a formation of a circle with two inner circles. Small human faces plastered with shocked expressions surround the outside of the circle. His…

Buddhist Teachings have a large impact on the lives and worship of Buddhists as individuals, as well as the wider Buddhist community. Buddhist teachings affect adherents through the 14th Dalai Lama, Temple Puja and Bioethical issues such as abortion. Each provides insight into Buddhist Teachings and challenge the mind, body and soul of all Buddhists, as well as the course of action that should be taken. By using the teachings of the Buddha, adherents are guided through these challenges as both…

Exploring the Metropolitan Museum's sections on India, China, Pre-Columbian Americas, Africa and Islamic art I was able to visually dissect these cultures and gain insight about their similarities and differences. These cultures excelled in different aspects of the arts and the making of artifacts. The used of a wide variety of materials allowed for a unique specialization and craftsmanship in certain materials like copper, clay and stone that distinguished these cultures from each other. Each…

Topic One In the Concept of Law, Hart attempts to depict one of the differing viewpoints to his own beliefs of positivism; this one being Austen’s of which he calls the theory of coercive orders. Essentially, the theory of coercive orders is when a political superior commands a political inferior with the backing of a threat. In what Hart details as a valid legal system, the criminal statute may be construed as a threat, however, the important difference between that and coercive orders is that…

Though they had their usefulness and merits, all of them lack the comprehensive view of the Buddha dharma and must be corrected by it in order to achieve their aims. Realized at this point, we might begin to suspect that the compatibility and subordination of these various systems of though is of greater priority in Taixu’s view that their individual…

priest, and writer that lived from 1200-1253 BCE. He founded the Soto Zen school in Japan, and contributed many great writings to Buddhism. He preached that everything, from humans, to trees and time has an inner Buddha nature, as well as posses Dharma. He taught that the structure and rigors of practice were not the way to achieve enlightenment, but only after passing over and through those could one finally find their true inner…

meditation. There have been several Buddhas, but Siddhartha was THE Buddha. During his time, Siddhartha viewed life as a time of great suffering. He basically said, 'life is suffering... but there is a path to end the suffering". His "path" became his dharma, or lifestyle. He said we…