Karma

Through the comparison and contrast of Buddha and Christ as religious teachings, figures, and livelihood, distinct similarities and differences can be found. I am a Methodist-Christian and after reviewing the Eastern and Western religions and cultures, I came to conclude the two religious figures are completely different. They are fundamentally more different than alike, historically and spiritually. Jesus Christ, the founder of Christianity, is the Son of God, the Father. The founder of…

It was during the Vedic period that Hinduism or Sanatana Dharma became systematized as a religion that preached order and purpose to the cosmos and human life. It is world's third largest religion after Christianity and Islam. "Hinduism" is derived from a Sanskrit word that means "dwellers by the Indus River." There is no single founder or founding incident of Hinduism. It grew out of cultural and religious changes in India. The Hindu belief is that gods or divinities can take many forms, but…

one’s jiva. This is the only part of any human that can be saved. Through freeing one’s jiva from karmas, discovering one’s perfection, unchanging nature, nonviolence,…

The Hindu theme that I chose to write about is karma. “The word comes from the root the means “to do” and implies the notion of moral consequences that are carried along with every act” (Molloy, 2010. P. 87). Another term that I hear that relate well with karma is that, you reap what you sow. I’m not of the Hindu religion, but I do believe that karma does come back around to you for the wrong that you do in your life. Therefore, I live by the Golden Rule, “do unto to others as you word have them…

of the Eightfold Path: right view, right aim, right discourse, right activity, right employment, right exertion, right care and right focus. Buddhism shows that karma signifies "volitional activity." Any idea, word or deed adapted by craving, disdain, energy and illusion make karma. When the impacts of karma reach across lifetimes, karma achieves resurrection. For the individuals who recall their past lives, resurrection is an unmistakable affair. In any case, most conventional creatures…

Eastern and western religions are used as an ethical basis for societies and individual believers to adhere to. In understanding this ethical influence of religions, it is essential to understand the fundamental views of time and the afterlife according to each religious tradition. In the following pages, I will analyze and compare the Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, and Christian teachings of afterlife, time, and the effects of these teachings on religion-based ethics. Hinduism, founded by Aryans in…

My mother’s side is Protestant so I was raised to go to Sunday school every weekend and to celebrate Christmas and Easter. It has been a neat experience being able to learn about both religions. One thing I believe in is Karma, I believe that there is good Karma and bad Karma. I like to live by the idea that everything happens for a reason and things are meant to be. I believe that time is precious; we are only given so much time in our lives to accomplish things that we must use it wisely. We…

The true, ultimate state that must be sought is that of being in the moment. Detached from the karmic web of cause and effect that controls our lives, must be reached. Your true self is beyond nature, and karma is the law of nature. Pure awareness, reached through detachment, does not involve karma, or anything found in the objective world. Having attachments with this karmic cycle ignores our true self, below the surface of our fabricated identity. Contrasting from the Daodejing, nature does…

Final Exam 1) Pre-modernism, Modernism, and Postmodernism A. Describe the differences among these three worldviews. • Pre-modernism is based on Thomas Aquinas, Plato and Aristotle. People got their knowledge from authoritative sources. Takes place in high point in 13th c. CE. In pre-modernism sources of authority is in the West, the church, being the holders and interpreters of revealed knowledge, were the primary authority source in premodern. Science and Religion work together in uncovering…

As defined by Merriam-Webster, abortion is a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus (Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary). Every religion has their own opinions on abortion; some being more strict than others. Whether it be Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, or Judaism they all feel that abortion is wrong, but all have their own opinions on how wrong it is to abort a fetus. Churches believe that abortions lead to issues presently and later in life, decision…