Commentary On ' Short Cut On Nirvana '

This entry is about a woman on a journey to discover her religion. The author felt that she fell behind the religion department, compared to her friends that already had a set religion given to them by their parents. She discusses how she was afraid she would never find a religion that will suit her. She started researching churches and religions to find one that fit her beliefs and values. She believes that you shouldn’t do things out of revenge and that you should act on things you notice needs to be done. After visiting numerous churches, she is left her faithless and different perceptions on religion. In the end, she discovered her religion is Deity, a Christian religion that means to live a decent life that appeasing to the higher power. I found that this entry is related to me as well because I grew up with a strict set of beliefs my dad enforced on me. Growing up, I didn’t have the opportunity to live out my beliefs because of Apostolic beliefs of my dad. Being Apostolic, means that girls aren’t allowed to wear pants, makeup, cut their hair, wear skirts above the knee, wear hair extensions; unless bald, and listen to music that isn’t gospel. Additionally, you can’t work on Sundays, not allowed to have Christmas trees or seasonal decorations, girls have to place a prayer cloth over their head during service, boys can’t have their heads covered in church and boys can’t have long hair.

In Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987 Kurt Cobain and his friend Chris Novoselic decided to started a band. They went through several names until they settled on Nirvana. When asked about the name in later years Kurt said, “I wanted a name that was kind of beautiful or nice and pretty instead of a mean, raunchy punk name like the Angry Samoans.” The band also went through quite a few drummers when they were just starting out. In 1988 the Seattle independent label Sub Pop signed Nirvana and released their first singles, “Love Buzz” and “Big Cheese”. The following year they released their debut album, “Bleach”. It sold 35,000 copies-which in quite notable for an indie-rock label release.

Lifestyle most of their ways are based on spiritual and how close they are to god so not

“I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.” (Kurt’s Biography)

Instead of the usual stories about the transition of disability to normalcy, Exiting Nirvana: A Daughter’s Life with Autism covers the progress of a person with autism from childhood to adulthood as she manages her condition in the real world. The narrative is written by and based on the perspective of the main character’s mother as she follows along on her daughter’s journey of living with a disability. So, based on the experience of taking care of and observing her daughter, Clara Park reveal the difficulties Jessy and the family have to face because of the limited information on autism and the different disabilities during her time. Furthermore, knowledge mental health issues and rehabilitation was still developing in the 20th century, which

It goes without saying that I learned so much in Religious Studies 101. I was introduced to multiple world religions that were foreign to me prior to taking the class. I never felt the need to explore any other religion besides Christianity because I was content with my faith. However, after learning about different religions and interacting with people that are not Christian, and grew up with different beliefs and values, I now find myself questioning reconsidering my beliefs. By being exposed to the rituals and ideas of cultures and religions across the globe, I find myself wondering what it would be like to follow some of these principles or to try some of these practices for myself. I find myself trying to follow the moral guidelines and principles of the traditions I learn about all the time. It has helped me ask even more questions and broadened my horizons. It 's helping me shape my beliefs and find out who I want to become. I was especially fascinated with Buddhism and have grown a huge admiration for it. In my learning portfolio I will examine what I learned about Buddhism and what about it is so appealing to me. I will also briefly summarize that I learned that Buddhism – just like any other religions, is not flawless and cannot provide a perfect view of life that would be influential enough for me to devote my faith to it. However, there are certain

These groups of humans and the culture that they believe in is very harsh due to all the different rituals and ceremonies that they have. The culture that they believe in also dictates

Nirvana is a place of peace, similar to heaven. Benares Sermon was for the followers of Buddha, and was written to open eyes of the followers. Buddha’s words became widespread because they offered guidance to the people. Not everybody had to practice the Eightfold Path, but this did not mean many people chose not to. This showed that the people in this society were afraid to follow the rules in order to get to nirvana. Liberation was the end goal, which is why the people were so willing to obey by these rules. This meant if you followed this got liberated from rebirth. Benares Sermon shows how willing people are to follow somebody's rules.

Another challenge concerning the Millennials is that a lot of these young adults are growing up without attending church. The Barna group calls them the unchurched segment and report that this segment has increased in the last 10 years, from 44% to 52% (5 Reasons). This is a problem because it decreases the chances for new members to join the church. The majority of people that follows a specific religion learned about that religion in early childhood. Students of human behavior believe that “The most significant borrowing occurs in early childhood. Family is thus an important factor…” (Wuthnow 106). If the number of the unchurched segment continues to grow at this pace, in the next few decades, this will continue to be a major concern for church leaders across the Americas. It is a lot harder to try to reach those people that have never attended church or don’t come from a religious background than try to reach those that belong to a church or have been brought up in the faith.

Unlike most groups where a person joins that respective community by choice, an individual is usually either born into Christianity or brought into it through a close friend or family member. On rare occasions a person seeks out this belief by themselves, usually under the guise of searching for a purpose in their life. In a lot of ways

Exiting Nirvana is an informational book about the day to day adult life of an autistic woman named Jessy Park. Clara Claiborne Park- Jessy’s mother- has previously written another book called The Siege which details the early years of Jessy’s life with autism. As a sequel to her first book, Park describes the struggles and oddities of her autistic child through the adult years, and how they differ from most people Jessy’s age. In the very beginning of the book, Park states that she is not sharing her daughter’s story for pity, but rather for spreading awareness about the complexity of autism.

Their belief systems are simple, ancestral stories passed down through the generations explain their origins and guide their way of life today. To be honest, I am left feeling envious of such a free and content lifestyle. It’s true that they don’t always have an easy life, but they seem to be truly content, something that I rarely see in the

Anyway, back to church. Christianity has been a part of my life since birth and it is not just my heritage it is my destiny. There came a time in my life that I questioned my faith and sought to pursue what I desired and determined; however, I thank God for the continual prayers of a mother and father that kept me and the foundation that the church had laid in me as a

Nirvana for Sale by Rachelle M. Scott is an anthropological investigation into the intersection of wealth and piety in Thailand Theravada Buddhism. Through ethnographic methods, the book seeks to describe this relationship in a historically situated context. Thus, the book is concerned with cultural praxis within the context of religious discourses about wealth and piety.

The word "nirvana" is heard pretty often. For example, people might say they've achieved nirvana when they're really happy or they might talk about going to nirvana as an eternal reward after death. Then, of course, there’s the rock band who adopted the term Nirvana with a certain amount of irony. Furthermore, the word is fully imbedded in the modern vocabulary. But in reality, to most people in¬ the Western world, religious nirvana is a total mystery. Both known religious traditions Hinduism and Buddhism focus on liberation from the endless cycle of rebirth and death and the suffering that comes with that cycle – known as samsara. However, there are important distinctions in how the two traditions view this liberation. Many associate