Zen

In the speech, “Here I Stand” by Erica Goldson, she explains how the school system gets you to memorize the answers not learn the lessons. She first starts off about telling a story of a kid that wants to learn fast and a teacher explains to the student that learning takes time and to focus on more goals at a time. She goes on to explain how in school you’re more memorizing the answers rather than learning/preparing yourself for a career you’re really interested in or good at. She later talks…

Plato's - The Apology Trials have been around for centuries, which are for the accused to be able to defend oneself from the accusations that are set upon him. An important trial was during 399 B.C which was for the man named Socrates, he was on trial for ancient accusations, impiety, for as well as the corruption of youth of Athens. Socrates had three accusers, the name of the three accusers are Anytus, Meletus, and Lycon. He starts defending himself from the new accusations first, then…

Many men spend their entire lives chasing an impossible or unattainable dream. Peter Matthiessen was no different. Matthiessen dreamt of the elusive and beautiful snow leopard, and longed to lay his gaze upon it, a sight that only a lucky few have ever been blessed with. This was Matthiessen’s unattainable dream, which took him through Nepal, across the Himalayas and through the Tibetan Plateau, which Matthiessen detailed the journey in his novel The Snow Leopard. When George Schaller and…

Deep below the surface of the Pacific ocean, there was city hidden. Where nobody would or could see, where magical creatures that no one could ever know. when they're once live the guardian mermaids of Shallow waves. Lunabelle Lunabelle where are you?! My mother yelled. I Stop Make little water bubbles, With my hand. I always wonder why, why do I have this power and how?.I had just gotten This power on my 14th birthday and I felt I was different but so different that I’ll have something so…

Samurai. The Samurai are honorable and courageous warriors that fought for the Daimyo of medieval Japan and protected them throughout their lives. Samurai even allowed women to become a samurai and own land. The Samurai opened up many jobs in medieval Japan. There were many people that became a samurai and got the advantages that came with becoming a samurai. The samurai were given a small piece of land for becoming a samurai and serving their masters the daimyo. The samurai were very important…

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completely in serenity, knowing how to proceed with your lifetime, being irritated by absolutely nothing. Doi states that with this particular revelation, Usui investigated harder, for three years, trying to make this goal. Lastly, he considered a Zen grasp for suggestions about how to achieve this existence purpose. The grasp replied "If you need to know; pass away! " Usui-sensei dropped hope only at that and believed, "My existence is over.” , , ,…

There is a story of a young, but earnest Zen student who approached his teacher, and asked the Master, “If I work very hard and diligently, how long will it take for me to find Zen?” The Master thought about this, then replied, “Ten years.” The student then said, “But what if I work very, very hard and really apply myself to learn fast — How long then?” Replied the Master, “Well, twenty years.” “But, if I really, really work at it, how long then?” asked the student. “Thirty years,” replied the…

or in all aspects of life and complete self discipline. School was a unique combination of physical training… poetry and spiritual discipline. The young warriors studied Kendo, the art of fencing with bamboo sticks, the moral code of the Samurai and Zen Buddhism. This proves that young Samurai were trained Physically and mentally which helps them fight better. As stated in Knights and Samurai training (Doc D) They were taught not to fear death or danger. To help them learn to endure pain and…

born the next you die and life goes on (document F). Samurais only had one true meaning to their life, serving their lord. So as long as they had done their duty, they were not scared of death. Their religion also plays a part in this. Samurais were Zen Buddhists, a form of Buddhism, so they believed in reincarnation. If they were going to be reincarnated after they die, then dying as a samurai isn't the end for them. The KNights were much different. They believed in god therefore, on their…