Visiting Schools Of Buddhism For Education Of Cambodia

Many cultures, if not all, are influenced by spiritual or religious beliefs that permeate individual interactions to infrastructures. I believe that it will be a disservice for me to not immerse myself such an influential subject. Religion has been a constant in my life. I was raised Southern Baptist and attended Catholic schools for most of my life. However, I was never exposed to non-Christian regions in a non-biased environment. So, during my freshman year I sought to change that. During the spring of 2017, I attended an Asian Religious Studies class that simultaneously answered my questions and incited more of them. The realization that my beliefs of sensing something larger than me were not misplaced helped me gain the confidence to express myself freely and to know that to grow means to learn. I want to cultivate this mindset of seeing the connections and influences we have on all of earth’s beings, not only for myself, but for others as well. Many people believe that adopting new habits or ways of thinking are impossible past a certain age. Some believe what they were taught as children to be law, too afraid to go against their guardians. Be that as it may, I want people to acknowledge their intelligence and guide them into becoming healthy

As a proud second generation Vietnamese American, I proudly associate myself with my Catholic Vietnamese community. Like all members in my group, we are indoctrinated with the typical immigrant values of perseverance, freedom, and respect for others and our cultural identity. The church that binds us together, Our Lady of Lavang, is the center where most of the Catholic Vietnamese Community gathers all over West Michigan. Since the 1st grade, I went through the Church's school program every Sunday to learn about Christian moral values, Vietnamese traditions, and language. These lessons has heavily influenced my outlook on life, enabling me to use faith to build confidence with myself, maintain integrity, and to love and respect every individual.

The community resides within a Buddhist temple, so Buddhist beliefs in theory lead the monks to treat the children well. Monks traditionally are not, allowed to talk about sex, which made it difficult at first for government to approve them working with HIV/AIDS patients. Nobody wanted this virus to spread so talking to children about this would be the best idea. Gail says, “Vandin told me that in the beginning the Ministry of Cults and Religion did not approve of the monks’ participation in the AIDS training programs. Traditionally, it was not considered proper for monks to talk about sex. So Vandin lobbied district and provincial governors, who then petitioned the ministry to support the project” (Gutradt 126-127). The Buddhist practice offers incense to offer the souls of the dead (Gutradt 14). Wayne makes them go to Saturday services to try to teach them a lesson. He explains, “The chanting is the same each week and it is boring unless you realize the importance of the discipline the monks are teaching. The words have no meaning, the chant has no power, the Buddha is dead… but by doing the chanting we are gaining control of our mind, even if it is for one hour a week, and as we learn to control our life, the Buddha (Universal Knowledge) awakens within us and we begin to realize all that He did, and our life becomes meaningful as a result’” (Gutradt 120-121). After the memorial service, Wayne and Gail

I was always fascinated in the Buddhist religion and this class assignment was a great opportunity for me to take advantage of my curiosity. I decided I would visit a Buddhist center. With the company of my mother, I went to the Diamond Way Buddhist Center in Miami. According to my interview with the Buddhist that instructed the meditation service, every Monday and Friday they have a meditation service for the 16th Karmapa meditation from 8:00pm to 8:30pm. This center is part of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism (Anonymous). Upon arriving, I realized that it was in someone’s home. Many Buddhist offer their homes for Buddhist centers and are unpaid for their services. However, they do accept donations. Before entering the house,

I went to Grand Island, Nebraska, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 to the Buddha Matta Phaaphayaram Lao Buddhist Temple. The temple used to be an old Faith United Methodist Church until purchased on November 28, 2013 by local Buddhists in Grand Island. I was not the only one from my class that went. My teacher and four other students were there too.

1.3, Ethic belief can impact children and young people in many ways. For example some children have special dietary and similarly others have religious preference. These children requires special dietary planning practitioners working in the education setting. This is important to consider to help children who are from different culture or religious to feel more comfortable. The child care program can also introduce other children about the differences in cultures and religions by sharing stories and listening to music, dancing and cooking. This will allow children to

When I visited the Phat Da Buddhist Congregation in San Diego, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple in San Diego, I was taken by surprise that the service was given in Vietnamese. The decorations on the wall, the sacred images displayed at the altar, and the vibrant color of the monk’s robe were still familiar, but what was being said was (very) foreign to me. I quickly became impatient and preoccupied with the question on why I was there in the first place. What would I write about for my final Buddhism assignment if I could not understand what was being said? One thing was clear, the day I visited, they were celebrating Buddha’s birthday with huge display of rituals and ceremony, and a big birthday cake at the end.

Alongside my studies, I run a nonprofit organization called The Esther Enaholo Foundation (www.teef.org.ng). This foundation is a platform for reaching out to children in motherless babies’ home. Our most recent project was organizing a Christmas party for children in Arrows of God orphanage home, Ajah. This party had in attendance 50 children from the orphanage home, masters’ students from Pan-Atlantic University and staff of the

By reading all those different stories, I got closer to these authors’ thoughts and feelings; in that way I could comprehend and share their sorrow; I learned a totally different way to get to know a person, a more spiritual one. As a result, I think this is what I am taking with me, because I am going to work with people. In addition, after this course, I do not see my students as empty containers that I am going to fill with content, but I rather see them as spirits, full of knowledge, with a background, because each and every student is an entire world of beliefs, traditions, and culture. Even when they all share the same nationality, they do not share the same life experiences, and the same story; and those small differences between them can be determinant when it comes to learning. I will show my students the importance of respect, the power of listening, and the importance of

Buddhist temples and monasteries provided many services, contributing greatly to the society. Monasteries and temples had medical care and academic facilities, gave seeds for families to harvest for food and crops, press oil, and temporary housed the traveling public. When people came to take advantage of the services provided, they were than introduced to the Buddhist ways. They were also taught to believe that by giving their sons unselfishly to Buddhism, the rest of the family would greatly benefit. The monks and monastery staff members also used pictures, assisting non-educated people, in understanding fables, which explained and emphasized the Buddhist teachings. As a final note, Buddhism has done great things for the society

In this photograph you can see my beautiful girl here attending the local Nain Lutheran School for the year of 1913. It was seen as an incredible sacrifice for most families which were mainly farmers and labourers. The financial burden for providing money to build a church and school and a humble salary for the pastor and teacher was sometime too much for families and talk around town claimed contributions were sometimes enforced with a church discipline

Recently I took a service learning trip to Cambodia with my school, where we traveled with a non-profit organization named No Barriers USA and a non-governmental organization called Sustainable Schools International. On the trip I was able to learn so many interesting things about the culture, history, economic issues, and small NGOs working in the country to improve education. It is very important to me to learn about other countries and people, especially the ones who need help the most. My mother and her family moved to America from Laos, a developing country, to escape poverty and an oppressive government. Growing up I encountered many people who did not know anything about my culture, and that was very discouraging to me; therefore, when

It started with my dad's childhood. After my grandfather suffered health problems, at a very young age of 10, my dad had to take the charge of his family because that time my family didn’t had money even for bread. My dad worked at a bookstore from morning till evening and after the long day of work. He could earn just about to fill their stomachs. But after my father, he had one brother and three sisters and their education and despite being a lady who were not usually allowed to earn back then, my grandma started working for VDC. Sadly, in the Nepalese-Indian societies, people aren't judged keeping their hard work, talents in the mind. And, those who want to grow are pulled backwards due to jealousy. In time of need nobody showed up, and helping seemed bragging only. After all endeavors, striving and thriving, today what we are up to is the result of the sacrifice of my grandma and my dad's childhood; However, with our heads high, we are proud, and are happy to have a self-made life and respect in the society. Though, I was not a part of what happened, but I understand my part of

In the United States there are over four million buddhists, one thousand temples, study groups, or Buddhists associations (Monroe 108). This number has come from just one man searching to find happiness and eventually enlightenment. Buddha’s story is how buddhism became a religion all over the world. It teaches a peaceful manner, reveals the key to happiness for the mind, and eliminates the desire in life. Not just the history of buddhism is important, but how it has spread through the world and what it looks like today.

Buddhism is religion that is based off of peace and spirituality taught by the teachings of Buddha, also known as Siddhartha Gotama. Many who follow its teachings believe Buddhism to be more of a way of life or lifestyle choice rather a religion. Buddha is not a god, but one man that taught his followers a path of enlightenment from his experiences and values. Buddha’s main teachings were the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path. The Four Noble Truths were teachings about suffering, pain, disease, happiness, loneliness, and aging. It explained why we as humans can overcome certain obstacles in our lives by looking at the more spiritual side of things such as “Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own