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I have never had much knowledge on any other religions or ideals other than Christianity because that is how I was raised. The extent of my knowledge of Buddhism was that of the “figurines” that they seemed to worship. Even that knowledge is not completely accurate. Being exposed to an Eastern Psychology class has and will be beneficial to develop my view of the world and the people in it. From the knowledge I have obtained so far from this class and article, I will discuss some of the more major

Do a quick search on WolframAlpha with "I as a word", we will found that "I", is the 15th most common written word, and the 2nd most common spoken word. This seems to suggest that the majority (if not all) of mankind (at least in English speaking countries) seems to be believing that there exist something in us, that is unchanging throughout our life (and maybe afterlife), and can be used to distinguished ourselves from other. However, Siddhartha Gautama, known as the Buddha, the founder of Buddhism

the large array of Buddha’s teachings, those on the nature of self are still the hardest to truly comprehend, but are essential to the spiritual belief. Buddha taught that the individual is an amalgam of five parts of existence, known as the Five Skandhas, which are form, sensation, perception, mental formations, and consciousness. Although their true meaning and understanding are subject to interpretation, the general consensus is that these heaps deal with physical form (our bodies), our emotions

After class discussions, have you had any realizations or made any changes in regard to the philosophies that influences your decisions, actions, or preferences? Has your level of conscious choice to these philosophies changed? Why or why not? Answer: Before Humanities 210, my processes for decision-making and preference development were based on more mental pleasure than physical pleasure. Happiness was the ideal feeling and I would try to feel happy as long as possible. Having wonderful relationships

If one were to ask the following, “What does it mean to be human?” the answer would generally vary from person to person. However, as humans there are certain characteristics unique to us, that separate humans from other species as well as nonliving things. These characteristics regard to the human condition, the meaning of humanity. Despite the variability in such response from person to person, there are characteristics of the human condition that are common to humans as a whole. In great exposure

Throughout this entire semester, several theories in regards to the idea of personhood were reviewed and analyzed in detail. After reviewing all the pertinent material, I concluded that Richard Taylor and his belief of the Anatta Doctrine were easiest to understand, while also being a philosophical belief that makes most logical sense to me. This concept was supported by the general theory of Buddhism. It was rather difficult to understand past readings by Descartes, for example, because they were

A common misunderstanding of about Buddhism exist today, especially in the concept of reincarnation. Since the origin of Buddhism derived from India where most people practice Hinduism during that time, the common misunderstanding is that many people believes that when one passed on and reincarnate, the individual possess the same souls as the one before. This is wrong because the Buddhism does not believed in a permanent self in one’s body. The doctrine of Buddhism is to attain enlightenment and

All human beings suffer. There are many forms of suffering that effect individuals lives. Suffering has to come from somewhere, and Buddhists use the Four Noble Truths to explain what suffering is and where it comes from. The Four Noble Truths are the doctrines of Buddha. These truths explain the way to the purification of beings (Walsh, 335). The First Noble Truth is the Noble Truth of Suffering. Maurice Walshe, the main editor of The Long Discourses of the Buddha, helps explore the Noble Truth

Critically discuss the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism, explaining the reasons or arguments given by Buddhism to support these Truths and discussing at least one objection that could be raised against the first Noble Truth and one objection that could be raised against the second Noble Truth. Buddhism see’s the Four Noble Truths as the Buddha’s way of explaining the truth of the human condition and are described as the essence of His teachings. The Four Noble Truths play an important part in understanding

What is Buddhism ? Some may say it is a religion while others say it is a philosophy. Buddhism is many things. Buddhism was and still is to this day a religion practiced by many. Its teachings are known worldwide. The founder and many of the teachings of Buddhism are the reason it is so significant still to this day. Suddhodana and Maya gave birth to a man by the name of Siddhatta Gotam or Shakyamuni who later would become the founder of Buddhism (Laumakis 7). He was a prince who lived a very privileged