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Arthur C. Clarke couldn’t have chosen a better title for this brilliant science fiction short story. I’m a sucker for a story with a good title. “The Nine Billion Names of God" revolves around Tibetan Buddhist monks who plan to put together a list that consists of all the names of God. The story opens with Dr. Wagner-- he is asked to work on an automatic sequence computer (Mark V.) that can carry out letters by the lama. They need a computer with letters, so they can write the names of God.…

Reputation is the belief or opinions that are generally held about something or someone or what people belief or think about other people especially if they are well known. A reputation made by actions and what the person says in public and how they see in positive or negative way.one of well-known Tibetan Buddhist monk Dalai Lama who is known as spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people also winning a Nobel peace prize. The Dalai lama is the most important lama for the Tibetans and…

CHAPTER FOUR Raja Yoga R aja Yoga or Royal Yoga, is based on the history and philosophy of true yoga. That is, the yoga which rests on the thousands of years of Veda Knowledge, the Upanisads, and the Patanjali Sutras. Raja Yoga refers to training the mind so that we can experience direct contact with the inner self. Ashtanga Yoga is derived from the Patanjali system called Raja Yoga. Having studied some yoga history, the principles of Hatha, Ashtanga and Iyengar, I started thinking about how…

Buddhism and Sikhism are religions that are generally practiced the world over. In spite of the fact that these two religions have their starting points in the Indian subcontinent, they are diverse in many regards, for example, conviction, divinity, methods for salvation and sacred writings. When comparing the two, Sikhism is the most youthful religion on the planet. Buddhism goes back to 530 BC while Sikhism goes back to the fifteenth century. A Dharmic religion, Buddhism revolves around…

Rinzai focuses on the use of the Koan. A Koan is paradoxical statement or question used as a meditative tool. Rinzai disciples concentrate on a koan to discover their own nature and become Buddhas. Practitioners must realize himself as the answer to the koan; a koan cannot be answered by knowledge or thinking. If the practitioner focuses solely on the koan, he will forget both the passing of time and the outside world. This will allow the practitioner to unexpectedly “wake up” form their former…

~1st Slide~ He lived in India 2500 years ago; who’s story of confronting suffering inspired one of the world’s greatest religions, Buddhism, the 4th largest religion in the world. While scholars agree that he did in fact live, the events of his life are still debated. But according to the most widely known story, he was the son of a king in the Himalayan foothills of Nepal, who abandoned life of luxury to seek enlightenment. It was a difficult and spiritual journey. Meditating under the Bodhi…

A similar character to Gandhi is Siddhartha Gautama or as he is better known, the Buddha. Both the Buddha and Gandhi share the desire to better the world through the abolishment of both racism and sexism. The Buddha, who was kept away from the world for the first twenty years of his life only to then emerge and see horror and suffering, sought to free the world of its misery and suffering. Gandhi also did not see much suffering until his experiences in South Africa which drove him to try and…

Soundgarden - an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984, consists of singer and rhythm guitarist Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. In 1986, Matt Cameron became the full-time drummer of band. As a continuation of the band's King Animal album in 2012, the Soundgarden band are back with full force to work on their next studio album. The band released a photo of Chris Cornell and Matt Cameron jamming on guitars for a glimpse of their new music.…

A simple look at Buddhism and its 2,500 year long history. Through careful research, Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chödzin discuss multiple aspects of Buddha and Buddhism. This book covers Buddha's life and historical background. In addition, the book discusses Theravada, Mahayana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhism explaining the similarities, differences, and origins of each. The text provides meditation instructions, an explanation of reincarnation, images of Buddhist art and architecture, as well as…

Buddhism was not based on a belief in God, rather a belief in freedom of thought and purpose. This belief helped relations between Buddhism and contemporary science, which also inspired the western world to follow the principles. Similar to how we do things now, such as scientific method is how Buddha thought. He reasoned that there were many ways of achieving an outcome, however they had to be tried in order to see if it worked. He tried different scenarios and did this until he figured…