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Though we live in a world where violence happens all over the place using nonviolence can help the world evolve and become a better place. Loving who are going against is crucial when being nonviolent. As Stephen Prothero states on page 178 “Metta is often

three roots of evil: lobha - greed, dosa - anger and moha - delusion. The goal of the Buddhist way of life is to eradicate these roots by transforming them into their positive counterparts: greed into generosity (Dāna), anger into loving-kindness (metta), and delusion into wisdom (prajna) First is the greed, one of the brain that runs the system, the more profit one makes the more they tend to consume; although this pattern encouraged by our economy system have worked well, giving this generation

status. This thinking entails that animals should be equal in status to humans. According to Brannigan (2010, pp. 65-70), a Buddhist has to live by four distinct virtues to pave the path to “pratityasamutpada”: “compassion (karuna)”, “lovingkindness (metta)”, “sympathetic joy (mudita)”, and “impartiality (upekkha)”. The second concept of Buddhism is embedded in the doctrine of cyclic rebirth until one reaches the final stage of nirvana (Szűcs, Geers, Jezierski, Sossidou, Broom, 2012). In breaking the

Bioethics is a very diverse and subjective issue in Buddhism that bases its self around fundamental Buddhist laws such as the five precepts, the four Noble Truths and The Noble Eightfold path. Each Buddhist variant approaches bioethics differently based on the variants primary goal, ideals or practices. However all Buddhists views of bioethics are somewhat influenced by the universal goal of Buddhism to become liberated from the constant cycle of reincarnation or samsara. In conjecture with Buddhism

Non-Judeo-Christian In our world, we are oftentimes influenced by our views with a different belief system in our society as a whole. Most of the world where we live is made of Christian belief or someone knowing of the Christian belief and other that does not practice the belief but other belief. The world in which we live in gives the ability to practice what we want and where we want. To describe my worldview it would be that the Word of God is faultless. The Bible teach us how God is sovereign

Religious Film Review The movie Kung Fu Panda is a thrilling, revenge seeking, action-packed movie made for all ages. Po the panda (voiced by Jack Black) works in his family's noodle shop with his father and dreams of becoming a kung-fu master. His dream becomes a reality when, unexpectedly, he must fulfill an ancient prophecy and study the skills of his idols, the Furious Five. Po needs all the wisdom, strength and ability he can muster to protect his people from an evil snow leopard named Tai Lung

There are three main ideas behind any religion, the practical, theatrical, and its social aspects. Practitioners of Buddhism practice in many varying ways based off their geographical and social conditions.The real practice of any Buddhist is to concern themselves with their spiritual attitude that affects themselves and their community. Meditation is used to refocus the mind to develop a greater mental state. Buddhism can be defined as:the path, and livelihood to practice the spiritual development

The Dissolution of Yugoslavia The country of Yugoslavia was first formed as a kingdom in 1918 after combining land areas from the now both defunct Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires and then recreated as a Socialist state in 1945 after the Axis powers were defeated in World War II. The Soviet Union took control of Yugoslavia after the war and wrote a new constitution for the country that established six constituent republics in the federation: Bosnia-Hercegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro

As a matter of fact, Kobe Bryant has literally gone from needing his parents to co-sign his first NBA contract, at 17, to being, as he put it, a ‘triple OG’. In other words, we have seen Kobe essentially grow up in front of us. That is to say that Kobe has gone from rookie, to veteran player to a well seasoned veteran the feels like a grandfather although the 37-yar old Bryant knew all along that this would be his last season, is enjoying the role of elder statesman. Father time has finally caught

Within the religions of Confucianism, Hinduism, and Buddhism, there are specific similarities and characteristics that separate these from other religions of the world. These religions are known to some as “non-theism” meaning there are certain religious and nonreligious aspects of each categorized without an appearance of a God. This should not be confused with atheism for there is an absence of God and not a belief that there is not one. In Hinduism, the goal is not for a person to reach “heaven”