Moksha

daily lives. Huxley also feels that drugs “may start by being something of an embarrassment, these new mind changers will tend in the long run to deepen the spiritual life of the communities in which they are available” (Men’s Mind, 1). In Island, moksha-medicine works to help connect the people on a spiritual level. Huxley sees stimulants as something that can be helpful and cause positive change in a society, but there may also be negative repercussions when these substances are…

In healthcare settings to making an ethical decision Tom Beauchamp and James Childress developed a four principles approach, which is also called principlism. The most common accepted priciples of ethics include Respect for Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Beneficence and Justice. Respect for autonomy – Respecting the informed choices of competent patients. Nonmaleficence – is not cause harm to others. the moral obligation not to cause harm on others. Beneficence –perform for the benefit of others.…

India is the births place of two of the world’s major religions: Hinduism and Buddhism. Around the year 500, Brahmanism dominated India, which was the continuation of Vedism, the culture bought to India by Aryans around 1500BC, The Aryans’ ideas of Brahmanism merged with the ideas of the native people in the Indus Valley, developing Hinduism. Around 500BC, Buddhism was established by Siddarttha Gautama. Both Brahmanical Hinduism and Buddhism in India are inseparable from its society, culture and…

differ during second-wave civilizations. Chinese traditions were deeply intermixed with governments such as the three answers ( Legalism, Confucianism, Daoism.) Indian cultural traditions were more self relating and how one reaches Nirvana or Moksha. Chinese cultural traditions had developed being completely contradictory to each other and totally different. Indian cultural traditions were mostly similar in many ways and had few difference but generally share many basic concepts. Indian…

teachings a supreme being was irrelevant and didn’t matter. Moreover, Buddhism and Hinduism had different things they were trying to achieve. The Buddha’s teaching helped people attain Nirvana. Whereas, upanishads in Hinduism helped people attain Moksha. This contrast is due to the fact that the Buddha didn’t believe that a person's soul would be reincarnated infinitely, instead he thought that the soul would reach a state of…

Beginning at a young age, we all start to hear narratives and after a while the stories become embedded into our minds. The stories represent much more than simple tales, rather they provide us lessons about ourselves and the world around us. Narratives offer a way to teach, without lecturing. The details in the story stay in our memory, making it much easier to remember the morals the tale exemplifies. Every culture has their own tales that tell their history or beliefs. For example, we have…

The Ancient Indian Caste System Cultural, social, religious, wealth, and political divisions have been and still are a part of all societies. The difference between the human tendency to categorize into classes and the caste system in ancient India was that the categorization was the sole basis of people’s futures. The caste system was determined based on birth and people rarely had relations with others outside their own caste. Also, each caste, or Varna, had a certain duty to contribute to…

into an animal. If there is any karma, good or bad, attached to an individual upon their death, their spirit will be reincarnated into another living thing. The goal of Hindus is to have no karma attached to them upon death so they can experience moksha, which is the liberation from the cycle of rebirth known as samsara. However, actions will undoubtedly take place; therefore, one must perform their actions altruistically in order to have no karma attached to it. In other words, the cessation…

Icons & Idols Icon, a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of admiration. Idol, a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or cherish. Icons and Idols has been a huge influence on art during different periods of time. Two specific art periods that have produced artworks that Utilize the theme of icons and idols; are Ancient Greece and India. In these cultures, new techniques and skills were developed and many are still used today. These art periods were…

Hinduism and Buddhism both believe in reincarnation and karma, but in separate ways. Buddhist do not have any priests of rituals like the Hindus. Buddhists also believe any follower can reach Nirvana, whereas, in Hinduism only priests could achieve moksha, which is the same as Nirvana. The major difference between the two is the belief in the Caste System. Buddhists do not believe in the Caste System which is the main factor in Hinduism. One other major difference is that Hinduism does not…