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commands. Yet Buddhism provides important insight into moral life, and for centuries it has influenced the moral behavior of millions." (Velasquez, 491). The Four Noble Truths are a collection of Buddha's teachings and they are basically a future plan with the suffering humanity faces whether it be physical or mental. The Four Noble Truths how I understand it are the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads…

Competition surrounds everyone. Whether it be in School, at a job, or a company, competition is found. Nowadays we see students slaving away to be the best in the class, to feel noticed. In a job, we see people sabotaging one another's work, competing to get the position. With companies, we see them fighting each other over who can make the most money. Competition is everywhere, and it is not beneficial to us. It affects how one lives and perceives life. Competition can make…

Truth be told, I was only vaguely aware of the Noble Foundation before Jim Johnson, a Noble consultant, was seated next to me at an Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association banquet. While having small talk about summer plans, Jim got out his phone and walked me through the website to find the application. Little did I know that my summer plans would be drastically changed when I took his advice and applied for the Lloyd Noble Summer Scholar program. Being an agribusiness major from Oklahoma State…

Uncle John He lived in the morning sunlight And marched in the ranks of right, He was always true To the best he knew And the shield he wore was bright. This poem, “Follow a Noble Father” was written by Edgar A. Guest. It truly describes my Uncle John who has had the most profound influence in my life. We shared a number of interests together that made our relationship grow and strengthen to a lifelong friendship. He was an influence on me with things such as simple fun, similar interests, and…

Throughout the years, there have been many religions which have dominated different parts of the world. Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism are the names of just a few. Buddhism was a religion that initially began in India some 2,500 years ago, and it remains to be one of the most dominant religions in the world. Buddhism was initially founded by Siddhartha Gautama, or the Buddha, who lived around 500 BCE. “The word Buddha literally means ‘the enlightened and awakened one’” (Hansen and…

Bishop Tutu’s Noble Peace Prize Lecture literally screams of the Social Justice Tradition. He begins by proclaiming that because there is no justice in S. Africa, there is turmoil; there is no peace. Like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s war cry is “justice for all! And, like Amos, Bishop Tutu’s words are direct, pointed, and forceful to demonstrate “how much God cares about justice” This excerpt demonstrates the horizontal movement of loving thy neighbor. Foster describes neighbor as simply someone in need…

symbolizes pure Buddha nature and The Wheel of Law, which represented the Four Noble Truths. Historians see these different arts and know that Buddhism became extremely popular in China. Artists were lower in social hierarchies and therefore one can come to the conclusion that people in lower classes were greater supporters of Buddhism then elites and…

knowledge, Siddhartha began to teach what came to be known as the Four Noble Truths in an effort to aid people and not relieve them of it, but supply them with a manner in which they could personally release themselves from the cords of suffering. The first of these truths in his mind being…

the world. The beliefs of Buddhism are very important to them. One main belief that Buddhism believed in was the suffering and how to manage to escape from it. But there are other beliefs, for example, there is what is called “The Four Noble Truths.” “The Four Noble Truths,” was established by a Buddha and were taught to five student monks to show the central teaching of…

The First Noble Truth simply teaches that with life comes suffering and essentially that suffering in this life does exist. You cannot live a full life without some sort of stress or discomfort. Because of the bodies we are given, we will endure illness, stress, and…