Siddhartha

There are many different offerings that people give to the Buddha, but none of them are given to him because he needs or wants them. He doesn’t need any of the different gifts because he is already Enlightened he and he does not need or want these objects. People give them to him because it shows that they are caring and want to be respectful to him since he is their inspiration. (Buddhist Studies) There are many different reasoning’s behind each of the objects and I find that to be very…

Throughout this book, Huston Smith puts an emphasis on the nature of God and the different ways that God is seen through the eyes of the various religions of the world. In some cases, such as Buddhism, God doesn’t exist. In other religious such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, the idea of “God” is very similar. The people of these religions believe that God is the creator of man and the creator of the universe. God is portrayed by some of these people as someone who loves but also as someone…

Catholic Beliefs and Practices Investigation History of Catholicism The term ‘catholic’ means universal. Jesus established one universal church for all of mankind. When Peter declared that Jesus is the Messiah regarding to Jesus’ questions, such as “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” and “Who do you say I am?”, Jesus assigned Simon Peter as the first Pope and Jesus formed the Catholic Church. Jesus replied; Matthew 16:17-19: “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed…

The movie Pleasantville contains some overtly race related themes, but what I found more fascinating was the use of religion within the movie. As I am currently taking a course in world religions, I thought it would be interesting to analyze the movie from not just a Christian but also, eastern (Buddhism, Daoism and Confucianism) religions perspective. It seems as if the director chose to use Christianity for the more visual symbolism but thematically, the movie deals a lot with the yin and yang…

interest in love. Further, Prufrock’s fear of love after his encounter with it exhibits that unease can conclude experiences with love. Moreover, Cleary comes to a resolution that “Love is a misleading affliction” (2:53) after discussing the ideas of Siddhārtha Gautama, more commonly known as the Buddha. Cleary goes on to describe that the Buddha characterized love as that “we are trying to satisfy our base desires” (3:04) but romantic love ends up becoming a “great source of suffering.” (3:13)…

I Am Because You Are “Perception is reality” that’s the philosophy we preach and practice in our paradoxical world; image is everything, put your best foot forward, and your first impression is primary. We were taught these ideas growing up and it has been instilled in our conscious. Thinking of the contrary is something that’s hard to do. We conform to the standards and ideas of our society ever-more, and believe that reality is not reality unless acknowledged. We judge and confront people by…

started living the life I do today as a monk. I, Rāhula, will tell you the story of my humble beginnings. When I was a young boy, I knew very little of the outside world. Until very far into my life, I didn’t know that suffering existed. My father Siddhārtha Gautama was a prince and my grandfather Suddhodana was king. Because of that, my parents and i lived in a stately palace on the border of Nepal…

Buddhism in the past shows that it began around the 5th century B.C. in India, then gradually gaining in popularity and moving Eastward [Cooking the Buddhist Books, 2]. Buddhism was a way to live your life by the principles told by the original Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama. The Buddha said that in order for one were to reach nirvana like himself then he must accept the Four Noble Truths and set forth on the Eightfold Path. After the Buddha past away, the people who were the followers of Buddhism…

THE NATURE OF GOD. The nature of God shows His characteristics, His attributes and His qualities. These attributes set God aside from human beings and other supernatural beings. It also reveals to us how he deals with mankind. The way he created human beings and made them superior over other creations and the order in which he creates shows his character as a powerful and orderly being. He is described as the Holy Trinity for he is God the father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. It’s…

Favourite music genre: Anything calming. Love jazz and classical music 6. Support system: My family, the team at the school and my gang of girls 7. Best way to unwind: Love reading. I’m also a part of a book club 8. Book that changed your life: Siddhartha by Herman Hesse 9. Novel on your bedside table: Give and Take by Adam Grant 10. Travel destination on your bucket list: Bhutan (Pull Quotes) “It is her perseverance and never-settle attitude that strikes a chord with Lexus who also constantly…