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cry, no shame in that, because I was letting out all my emotions. We all have our demons, some deeper than others. But once we find whatever helps us deal with our emotions we are able to live a more purposeful life. An example is how the Buddhist monk in “Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, and Spring” ended up finding peace in meditation. It may have taken him a while but once he discovered that was what put him at peace he was able to live a purposeful life and help others out. Also in Siddhartha,…

environment looks like a humble chapel, looking the wooden side view benches that we often see in churches, as well looking the patterns on the floor and bas relief artwork on the walls, arches and poles. The monks are serving Jesus and the disciples which then again is a humanitarian vision. It puts the monks closer to Jesus and “Symbolically” represents (in…

Jesus of Nazareth and Siddhartha were both regarded as great teachers in their time. Both Jesus and Siddhartha were human. Their teachings are founded on the simple basis that everyone seeks to be happy, and how to avoid suffering. Yet both suffered a great deal during their life time. They both understood their society’s troubles and stood up to social injustice and moral issues within their church. Both founded different religions. Siddhartha’s original religion was Hinduism and Jesus of…

them as realistic or applicable in all situations. In class we discussed the concept of asceticism and how it was an important way of life for Saint Francis and the other monks. Asceticism is a typically religious view that means to avoid any self indulgence and adhere to strict discipline. This makes sense as the Franciscan monks live by three important virtues:…

practices which helped farm the lands. During the Middle Ages life began to change in the region of modern Burgundy. Christianity was spreading through Europe and with that came long monks and missionaries. These monks settled all over Europe. The first monastery was created in Cluny by the Benedictine Monks in 940 AD. These monks introduced what is now the major export of the region, grapes. They planted pinot noir and chardonnay grapes. They had also discovered that if they planted grapes in…

History # 24 ? - ML #1 OK October 25 Is Reformation Sunday. will be the day that the christian world the following is a brief segment of a class I taught on “Church History on my web, http://andnowyouknowmore.blogspot.com MARTIN LUTHER: was born Nov. 10 1483, in Eisleben Germany. Hon and Magerate Luder welcomed to their home their 2nd born. Next day he was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church as Martin Luther. (I am not sure why the name was changed from Luder to Luther). Hon Luder…

Tooth extractions at times are a necessity in helping to preserve good oral health and it has long been practiced throughout history and can be traced back centuries. Dental extractions in the United States are done in a private office or in a hospital setting depending on the severity of the tooth and or teeth. Certain types of extractions can be done in a private office for example if you have a fully erupted wisdom tooth you can have it extracted in a private office, but if you have an…

nor upon rumor; nor upon what is in a scripture; nor upon surmise; nor upon an axiom; nor upon specious reasoning; nor upon a bias towards a notion that has been pondered over; nor upon another 's seeming ability; nor upon the consideration, 'The monk is our teacher. ' Kalamas, when you yourselves know: 'These things are bad; these things are blamable; these things are censured by the wise; undertaken and observed, these things lead to harm and ill, ' abandon them. (Thera) This passage is…

“innovation and development” for Chinese Buddhism , Innovations such as the invention of the printing press in the Tang dynasty helped maintain the influence of Buddhism. Chinese Buddhist monks seized the opportunity to use the printing press to raise the esteem of their religion, in the same fashion previous Buddhist monks utilized calligraphy to spread Buddhist themes. The earliest printed material, printed between 704 and 751, is a Buddhist charm scroll. Charms, scriptures and literature…

out their attack, they use zones to depict which victim would be the most suitable (Monk & Heinonen, 2010). Zone A explained that the offender may see a suitable target, but there are too many people around that can help the victim (Monk & Heinonen, 2010). Zone B is what most offenders look for, and it explains that there are suitable targets that are dispersed enough so they cannot receive help from others (Monk & Heinonen, 2010). Lastly Zone C lies in the low-density portion of the graph,…