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As we move towards looking at modern post industrial society, we can see many changes that have ultimately led to some form of suffering. The destruction of traditional cultures and the exposure to new technologies and modern culture show us that industry and modern society might bring more economic prosperity, but our happiness and mental health is what is becoming more and more affected and at risk. Some of these include anxiety, other psychological conditions, disconnected relationships,…

For some reason, when I would try to capitalize the first word it would not allow me to in some answers, I fought with this for a while, so I apologize in advance Thank you Jacklyn Exploring World Religions Workbook Answers Unit 6: The Buddha, His Experience and His Backgrounds 1. Why Gautama is called the Buddha a. Read b. Siddhartha Gautama was born around 563 B.C. in India, he was the heir to a throne, and however at the age of twenty-nine he deserted it. His father, King Suddhodana, who…

While Buddhism philosophy is almost impossible to generalize, there are ethical values that can be translated into our contemporary view of moral practice. The Mahayana buddhist tradition, in particular, seems to have a complicated but very foundational altruistic view and practice. Apart from Buddhist traditions, more contemporary moral theories draw out ideal approaches towards altruistic acts. When speaking of a person preforming such acts, we might consider them a ‘do-gooder’, but a more…

a helping person has a wide span. During this interview my self- awareness kicked in, so I immediately started thinking about my relationship with my clients during Practicum. Did we have a relationship or a helping relationship? According to Dalai Lama a helping relationship is our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them. The caseworker felt that casework/case management was a very useful method to practice within the Caribbean despite…

The Jewish Influence on the Gospel of Matthew The evangelist who wrote the gospel of Matthew was most likely a scribe of Jewish-Christian origins. Historical evidence indicates that the work was written during the decade between eighty and ninety Common Era. By drawing on the gospel of Mark and the unknown “Q” source, the author of the gospel creates a different take on the narrative of Jesus’ life. By altering the narrative structure and using Old Testament references the author created the…

sort of easy breezy child's play that includes watching and deciphering while remaining advantageously undetectable oneself. Rudyard Kipling's espionage enterprise Kim, in which an Irish vagrant in India not just turns into the supporter of a Tibetan lama, however is enlisted by the English secret service administration to keep an eye on Russian operators taking an interest in the Great Game. All the while, he races crosswise over India; Kipling is a radical, however a sharp eyewitness of India…

Women perceived breast cancer as a source of suffering and shame for themselves and their loved ones. Having this stigma led all the women in this study to live in silence. Justifications of living hidden were varied from woman to another but the majority decided to hide their disease to protect themselves from pity feelings and negative comments. By becoming less social and limiting their friendship cycle. I didn’t want from my extend family to know, I didn’t want from anybody to feel sorry…

Theories which attempt to explain morality based on the purpose of human life and the defining characteristics of what should be considered a “good” life date all the way back to Ancient Greece. Aristotle, was one of the most famous writers of ancient times to discuss morality and ethics. As a philosopher, Aristotle believed that if a purpose was fulfilled than it was ‘good’. This is the basis of natural law in ethical beliefs and also implies that everything has a purpose in life and actions…

Stage One: Your reading history and practice Besides what you had to read for school, how much did you read growing up? I did have any habits of reading. I have not done that much reading when I was growing up, even in French. As I mention before, I started learning, speaking, reading, and writing in English on the second of September 2014, when I went to South African. Even before that, reading was not something I really like to do. My reading experiences are from the past two…

the most malevolent of all mind viruses. I am afraid to be struck by lightning one day while saying this” (Cordeiro). The slight skepticism in this quote is manifested in Clarke’s short story The Nine Billion Names of God. In this story, the Dalai Lama calls a man to create a machine that will print out all of the names that describe God in a specific language that the monks had devised. He believes, Once the machine finishes, “God’s purpose will have been achieved” (Clarke, Nine Billion Names…