Divine simplicity

religion” (The History of Hindu India). The Supreme God, Brahman, is known to be all powerful, knowing, and loving, immanent, and transcending. God is believed to exist within each person as atman, the divine soul. The ultimate goal in life is a profound encounter with God through an experience of the divine within oneself (The History of Hindu India). It is taught that every human being can know God personally, but Hindus also worship other divinities. Each Hindu can choose which deities he or…

Ever since I was young, my parents encouraged me to pursue a degree in higher education. This insistence meant that the movement from high school to college was a given, not a concept to attempt, rather a grounded inevitability. It was an experience wrapped in certainty and all through grade school (in a wealthy, white, suburb) I appreciated it as it was. It was not until much later in my life that I realized a college degree was a privilege I had, rather than a given. Once this self-efficacy…

Dan White (2008) states in his opening sentence of Key Characteristic 1 that, “Catholic pedagogy must prepare students to engage with mystery and be open to encounters with the Divine as they explore the realities of their world and secular life experiences”. In order to prepare students to encounter the ‘mystery of the divine’ a Catholic pedagogy must: reflect a fine balance between ‘searching for truth’ and ‘celebrating truth’ (D’Orsa, 2012). To allow for this balance to occur there needs to…

I have to disagree with the thoughts that uninterllectual thinking is a source of selfishness towards others. In My opinion I think we may adopt beliefs for unintellectual reasons, like simplicity or the desire for the existence of the divine. Simplicity is just as intellectual a reason for believing something as is empirical evidence. When a choice is made it should only affect the person who is making the decision not all those around that person or involved in the…

In Homer’s Iliad Achilles embodies the struggle of the human condition. Achilles illustrates an extreme example of every man’s battle with mortality and imperfection. Trapped between the divine and the beasts, perfect dignity and irrational savagery, man is willing to destroy himself and those around him in the pursuit of greatness. Mankind is under the false impression that the universe owes us something and this idea fuels the disappointment and bitterness that follows injustice. As seen with…

Annunciation—and how the puzzle has made those girls see beyond the physical world. Through Szybist simple, yet powerful words I got the sense of what those girls must be feeling as they imagine a world where our physical world intertwines with the divine dimension—where the possibly runs wild with a God sweeping down from the sky or an X-ray we can float on. Furthermore, the diction in this poem may seem to be easy to understand, but they withhold insightful information as to what the girls are…

shapes and drawings. The way he puts it all together tells the viewer a story. Sorrow of The King is a piece I really enjoy. This piece looks to me almost as if a young child put it together during arts and crafts, yet it’s perfectly beautiful. The simplicity of the shapes meshing with the colors used brings it to life. The richness in this painting is ever present, adding more character to the abstract art. Motherwell’s words make me look deeper into Matisse’s style and realize he had a love…

because throughout her life while living in multiple convents she has written many books. The struggles that St. Teresa has faced was being misunderstood and judge by others. Especially when she chose to leave her original convent to go live a life of simplicity and poverty. Along her journey of living a life devoted to God, the obstacle that she faced was her social life. Teresa would often drift away from God and prayer in order to expand her social life in which she would receive many…

for the church San Domenico outside of Florence. Currently, the painting is located at Museo Diocesano in Cortona. According to Vasari, this painting could not be created by a mortal hand, and such glorification attributes to the painting a very divine and peculiar touch. Angel Gabriel’s profile is so delicate and devout that it looks like it was directly painted in Paradise. The incredible beauty and sensitivity of this painting are defined by Fra Angelico’s heavenly imagination and creativity…

through I was mesmerized by various paintings, and also turned away by numerous others. This was to be expected; however, the one artwork that I found myself continually coming back to was Niagara Falls by Gustav Grunewald. It’s size, beauty, and simplicity not only made me immediately fall in love with this painting, but it also made me curious to learn more about it. Throughout this paper, I will discuss my personal…