Lama

practices which guide Buddhist followers on how to live a life in attaining nirvana, that affect people individually and society as a whole. The significant practice of Temple Puja and the teachings by the Buddhist texts, principles, the XIVth Dalai Lama and the Buddha himself, guide and outline adherents on issues that may impact upon their path of enlightenment…

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is a spiritual leader of Buddhists. He writes an article in the “Sunflower Symposium” (129), in which he claims that one should forgive but should not forget the atrocities of one person or persons. In his article, Gyatso shares two stories, one is about the China’s invasion of Tibet which costed 1.2 million of Tibetans, and the other is about a Tibetan monk who had been in the Chinese prison for eight years. Both of them explain the “Buddhist culture of…

Find a Moral Compass In a Growing Technologically Advanced Society Today we live in a society that is constantly evolving. This evolution, the transformation from standard items or uses of technology based living, is outpacing our societal expectations. Instead of textbooks, in person communications, and leaving things up to nature, people in society are now switching to computer based learning, primarily phone or computer communication, and using technology to determine things such as the…

role of the guru in the Vajrayana; these are religious teachers who have mastered the philosophical and ritual tradition. “The Tibet translation of guru is "lama," and the various Tibetan schools of the Vajrayana trace long lineages of gurus who serve both as religious and political leaders (the Dalai Lama is the most well known of Tibet's Lamas).”…

world around them. They also help steer people’s mindsets away from negative thought and actions. One of the ways to help clear your mind, and follow the ways of the Buddha is by meditating, through the ceremony of Puja. Also by following the Dalai Lama, and what he has had to say about the religion, and the teachings he has spoken about in many of his world tours. These impact on they way Buddhist individuals and the whole community live amongst themselves and in public, with all of them…

In chapter 5: An American in India, Eboo Patel narrates his experience of visiting India, this time he is making the trip voluntarily. The purpose of the trip is to create a connection with his past and his people. He was going back to India seeking to integrate into his “lost heritage, his people and land” (78). Although, Eboo had a different approach to embrace his culture at first, he did not fully agree with some Indian cultural norms. The class structure and the significance difference…

Imagine you are a prisoner in a nazi concentration camp, and a dying soldier asks for your forgiveness. How would you respond? This is the situation a young Simon Wiesenthal was put in during his time in a concentration camp, afterwards simon reached out to many different people from many backgrounds and experiences in life. And he had them respond with what they would have done. I have chosen 6 of these people and an article on forgiveness to talk about their opinions, and my personal opinion…

attached image). To forgive and be judged by your peers, or deny a dying man forgiveness for his crimes is a lot like trying to decide which track your trolley will take. I found my answer through the sunflower, and the responses of Primo Levi, The Dalai Lama, Martin E Marty. My viewed position; as much as painful as it would be, is forgiveness. I come from a religious upbringing, I was always taught in sunday school that God forgives…

Plus, the Boddhuisatvas, an enlightened one who stays on earth to help people to Nirvana, can be anyone.Furthermore, Tibetan Buddhism, combines both Theravado and Mahayana Buddhism. Also, they believe that the Dalai Lama is their example to get to Nirvana. Fun fact, the current Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso, is the fourteenth Dalai…

What is not moral? As mentioned before we will never agree on this as human beings but there are few things that we all do agree on and can’t deny “The earth is our only home.” (The Dalai Lama 70) Therefore we must be responsible for what we’re doing to this place and make sure we don’t hurt the only home we have in this universe. Not only we need to look after this planet but look after our species, everything we do is for the good of people…