Mettā

Buddha and Jared both strongly care about the environment and the creatures that live in it. The Buddha taught the practice called metta (loving-kindness), which means to be kind and caring to all creatures, whether it 's a small insect or a ferocious lion. Jared believes in the same concept when he converted to the vegan lifestyle. “I’m a vegan. I respect the environment and I do my…

“There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book or our dogs and never leave the house again.” In her first speech since losing the 2016 Presidential Election, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton perfectly summarized the feelings of millions of Democrats, who, after volunteering countless hours for Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, were left in complete despair when they saw the results of the 2016 Election: Republicans controlled both…

as an act of kindness and compassion. People from the monasteries feed and treat animals as equal to human beings. It is indeed seen that Equality is being uphold and practiced in Buddhism. Buddhists try to do no harm to animals; instead they show metta (loving kindness) to all living beings that includes animals. In other words, Buddhist scriptures encourage universal compassion (karuna) that even non-human animals, Buddhist are overwhelmingly friendly. Buddhists also believes in the doctrine…

Catch: From 1956-1992 Canada was the the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force largest and single contributor,but dramatically decreased after 1992. Canada in 2011, was 57th of the 193 UN member states. Background Information: A peacekeeping nation, is a country that strives on helping developing countries, and countries in crisis. Also, a peacekeeping nation is one that doesn’t discriminate, maintains peace in its own country, and helps the United Nations (UN) by contributing money and…

The draft is finally here! Congratulations to the Cleveland Cavs and their fans. The NBA felt so bad for LeBron leaving to take his talents to South Beach that the NBA decided to award number one pick for the 3rd time since that moment. You have the number one pick!! Maybe the rules should be changed, so that the same team can’t keep winning the draft lottery. I’m sure a fan of the Timberwolves or the Kings would agree. They’ve never won the lottery, even though it seems like they’ve had…

The topic that I chose was the 2004 NBA Detroit Pistons & Indiana Pacers brawl; it was also known as the Malice at the Palace which occurred on November 19, 2004. The reason why I picked this event is because it changed the history of the NBA, and it also made a deep impact on the teams, players, and their fans; it also caused the organization to lay down different ground rules, while it also lead to a security increase at the arenas for the safety of the players and the fans while also limiting…

Freedom and tolerance in religion Basically every human is same, however sometimes there are some people who treat others differently because of skin color or differences in physical form. Indeed god created us with all the differences but the differences was actually a gift that we should always be thankful. Indonesia has a lot of people, culture so that it will be have a lot of way of thingking, own belief and idiology. In indonesia has 6 officially regocnized religion, Islam; chatolicism;…

In late October 1846, an early snowstorm stranded twenty-two men, women, and children in Alder Creek Meadow in California's Sierra Nevada. The squall came on so fiercely and suddenly that the pioneers had just enough time to erect sleeping tents and a small structure of pine trees covered with branches, quilts, and the rubber coats off their backs. Living conditions were crowded, and their wool and flannel clothes were useless against leaks and the damp ground. As the days wore on, seasoned wood…

3.5 Power of Meditation The more man meditates upon good thoughts the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese life. In prayer we talk to God, in meditation God talks to us. In prayer we ask Him; in meditation we listen to Him – His answer. When we meditate, God reveals us to ourselves. Meditation is a passively…