Buddhism : A Spiritual Journey

their own spiritual views. Some believe that going to church once a week will save them. Other’s views set a prayer cycle, though good, it may become redundant and lose meaning. But beside the point, it seems most people blame God and leave His side when He does not help them out in times of hardships. However, there are a small group of those who produce positive energy—more so when hard times come—and continue to believe. To me that is the key element of the matter—belief. My spiritual journey goes…

As I reflect back on my spiritual journey, I remember times of questioning God, praying in times of need, and asking why certain things happen the way they do. My journey has brought me through rough patches of my life and times of life learning lessons. Looking back at the past and up until now, I was not the one to attend church every Sunday and pray before every meal. I questioned some of the ways my church wanted us to learn about God. I even questioned God about certain events in life and why…

variety of traditions, which are closely related and share some common themes but does not form a unified set of practices and beliefs. Hinduism does not share the same organized system of beliefs within their community. On the other hand, Buddhism is a path of spiritual development leading to the true nature of reality. Buddhist like to practice the art of meditation, in which one changes himself to develop the qualities of wisdom, awareness, and kindness. My experiences being immersed within both groups…

be able to go on such a sacred journey that people would pay in thousands of dollars. The pilgrimage I would like to talk about is the one I took to a sacred city in India called Badrinath. I follow Hinduism, and in Hinduism there is a saying/belief that if we go on this enriching, and spiritual journey, we will go to heaven after we pass. I have a guru, like a living god, who I listen to and look up to. He took me on this spiritual journey. This spiritual journey had started for me 7 years ago…

Often, one embarks on what is termed as a spiritual journey. In this journey, one would aim to find out one is, what one’s problems are in one’s life, and how to come to peace with the world. The primary purpose is rarely to find one answer; rather it is a process of continually asking questions. The novel Disobedience describes a spiritual journey of several fictitious characters, one being Ronit Krushka. Ronit is the lesbian daughter of an Orthodox Jew, Rabi Rav. Until the age of sixteen, Ronit…

car, work and at home. Worship allows me to give thanks for the incredible gifts Jesus has given me and keeps my mind focused my spiritual journey in Jesus. Jesus is worth all the worship and praise as it says in Romans 12:1-2: “I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what…

to be possible. Transformational: Core Strength—Spirituality The transformational development from learner to leader is a spiritual journey. It is a renewing of the mind. It is an awakening to and acceptance of multiple ways of knowing Truth. It is a transformational process of becoming which is a singularly powerful lived experience. More importantly, this spiritual journey is a deconstruction and reconstruction of self; it is a movement from individualistic academic pursuit toward scholarship…

Spiritual development is a complex journey. And there is not one correct way to reach the end of the process. The end goal seems simple enough- be more like Jesus. But even that is not a great end goal. No one can say, “I am enough like Jesus, therefore I am done. I have made it to the goal.” So, maybe the end goal is not to be more like Jesus in and of itself, but to walk with Jesus throughout the day to day lives that we live. To converse with Him on a continual basis. To seek to know and understand…

(The Journey: Spiritual Disciplines) Spiritual disciplines will prepare us for our journey in Christ. I feel if understanding correctly, the classical Christian Pilgrimage remind us that we all have issues requiring regular examination. In chapter eight, the classical Christian Pilgrimage tells us we are at different stages on the path of wholeness in Christ. However, in my thoughts some areas of our Christian journey we may be doing well, but in other areas we have not touched at all…

Buddha. So what is Buddhism? Buddhism is the religion of a spiritual path, followed into enlightenment through the conquering of one’s knowing desires. Buddhism takes you on a spiritual journey, to become one with the soul. It teaches one how to comprehend life’s mysteries, and to cope with them. Buddhism is not only an ancient belief, but its mythical origins, major practices and legal concepts are what build this 2,500 year old religion. There are many myths on how Buddhism started. One of them…