Noble Eightfold Path

This final reflection paper is to articulate how my thinking of soul and afterlife has been enlarged in light of three different religions, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. So, this paper consists of two sections dealing with soul and afterlife. In each section, I elaborate how other religions can be integrated with my Christian belief. 1. Soul As an indispensable element, soul is constitutive of a human being. Surely, there is no explicit mention of soul at the beginning of creation in the Old…

few realities that we choose to face on a daily basis. Humans feel as though they can avoid the harshness of reality by choosing to “focus” on the inconsequential thoughts that will eventually bring them back to suffering. The Buddha taught the Eightfold Path to liberate people form their false sense of eternal suffering and guide us toward a meaningful existence. The most crucial step towards enlightenment is explained by right mindfulness; remember to come back to the present moment. While we…

Buddhism being a religion or a philosophy? When learning about the history of Buddhism some people will think Buddhism is a religion and others will think it is a philosophy. To me personally I feel Buddhism can be either a religion or a philosophy and there are many facts that can help back me up on it. According to dictionary.com Buddhism is “a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that life…

Buddhism is based upon the teachings of Buddha, a man known as “the enlightened one”. Hinduism is one of the most diverse and complex religions in the world, this is because of Hinduism having no official set of teaching or rules to follow. Hinduism and Buddhism are similar in several ways, such as their ways of worship, their pilgrimage, and their beliefs. When it comes to worshiping Hinduism and Buddhism are rather similar. Hinduism uses murtis (images), mantras (prayer), separate rooms…

Ilyes Mesli A daily life of a Buddhist Monk Buddhist monks have devoted their entire lives to their beliefs.They live a very secluded life style only living with other monks. They are always willing to help their fellow Buddhist because they are like a brother hood. Religion is one of the biggest parts of a Buddhist monk's life because it is incorporated in everything. The Buddhist monk’s quiet existence entails caring for sacred land, being like a brotherhood and religion. Buddhist…

Two prevalent schools of thought in Indian philosophy are Hinduism and Buddhism. They both have similar teachings, and bring a lot of philosophical weight. However, despite their similarities, they do contradict in a manner of interesting ways. Even in these distinctions, they seem to be talking about the same type of experience at times. The most interesting way in which these two schools of thought clash, in my opinion, is in how they view the self. Both Hinduism and Buddhism believe that our…

From previous chapters, data showed that a number of people have come to the Buddha and asked questions. Some of these questions nature is metaphysical. It is beyond the scope of conjecture. Still, these questions are put at the Buddha by various people. Does this indicates that the interlocutors thinks the Buddha know everything? Was he omniscient? Although, the term omniscience is a prominent feature that is attributed to the Buddha and other founders of some religions. However, it nature…

Hesse utilizes the motif of water and rivers to represent Samsara, the divine cycle of rebirth driven by desire, and reveals his belief of independence and self-awareness as the path to enlightenment. In the novel, a river is mentioned when Siddhartha is at an enlightened point in his life, when his is following his own path and practicing balance. The story opens “in the sunshine on the river…”(Hesse 3) and in that scene Siddhartha is described as being “at one with the universe” (Hesse 4).…

Buddhism is easily detected as a religion unlike any other. The reason for this all comes down to the founder of the religion himself, Buddha. Also known as ”the enlightened one,” Buddha created a religion that would forever be questioned on whether Buddhism should be considered a religion, like it currently is, or a philosophy. Buddha is widely seen as a “rebel saint” because he did not teach his followers similar beliefs and ethics which all other religions posses. Instead, Buddha’s religion…

I as Sri Aurobindo Ghose was very honoured to have sat in the Honourable Assembly with great figures and political figures. However, there was a lot that we as members of the Honourable Assembly disagreed on and personally I found that it had a lot to do with the cast issue and its superiority, religious oppressions and traditional and cultural beliefs. With this being mentioned I believe that the partition was caused by lack of the appreciation of our culture and tradition followed by…