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Buddhism And The Four Noble Truths
Number of Words: 913 / Number of Pages: 4
... It is the point in which one is no longer susceptable to suffering. Only when the candle of suffering has been blow out can one truly reach enlightenment. In order to help lead us toward enlightenment, Buddha created a set of guidlines which he called the Four Noble Truths.
THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS:
1. The Truth of misery.
2. The Truth that misery originates within us from craving for pleasure.
3. The Truth that misery can be eliminated.
4. The Truth that elimination is the result of following the middle way(Eightfold Path).
1. right mode of seeing things.
2. right thinking. ...
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Three Important Qualities Of Christ's Life
Number of Words: 1249 / Number of Pages: 5
... "God is spirit, and those who worship him just worship in spirit and
truth.". Even though Jesus had flesh was of the Spirit he still did have
matter. He had flesh which is matter. In this flesh was very important
qualities. God still possesses all of these qualities even though He does
not have flesh. These characteristics would fit for either God the Father,
God the Son, or God the Holy Spirit. They all work in the triunity and
have these qualities even though one might display it in a different manner
than the other.
In the thirty-three years of Jesus' life, He had three very imp ...
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The Future Of Religion
Number of Words: 1210 / Number of Pages: 5
... God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring (Genesis 35:11)." In this verse of the Bible God entices his believers for the comfort of prosperity.
Nonetheless, there still lies the question of the existence of a higher being. Freud might argue that the higher being exists only in men's minds. He might say that humans created him psychically out of the need for structure and protection from the superior forces of nature, Fate, and death. Voltaire might also comment on his reaso ...
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Does God Exist?
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... that we can be
sure that God exists. In the third way, Aquinas tries to show that God exists
if it is true that we exist.
In the article Aquinas says that it is possible for things to exist and
for them not to exist. He means that living things will one day become non-
living things. Aquinas believes that all things can not be mortal because if it
were true, then at some point nothing would exist. What he means is if all
things were living things, meaning that they had to be mortal, then at some time
these things must also become non-existing.
Aquinas says that if everything were mortal, the ...
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Jesus & Buddha
Number of Words: 1083 / Number of Pages: 4
... through understanding. When you are able to keep your
mind focused on the present in a ‘still, unmoving state of mind' you have
reached enlightenment, where you will be beyond all emotion including
suffering and worry.
Jesus: That is not so. A search for the entire true of life can never make you
content in your life because you can never know everything there is. That
is for God alone to know. To enter the kingdom of heaven you must have
faith in our Father. You must trust in His wisdom even in hard times.
For to know all and understand all you would be a god. And putting
yourself on a ...
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Buddhism, Hinduism, And Christianity
Number of Words: 384 / Number of Pages: 2
... It is the rebirth of the soul in another body after death. Hindu people believed the action of the people in their life were rewarded or punished in their next life. The Social affect this religion had on its people was that the caste system and its believes provided an organized society in which people believed social mobility comes only through reincarnation.
Christianity believes that there is only one true God, Jesus, the Son of God and redeemer of human kind. They also believed in the Ten Commandments which were the love of God and thy neighbor, preaching of brotherhood and equality which attract ...
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Hinduism And Buddhism
Number of Words: 1263 / Number of Pages: 5
... the reincarnation cycle continues through a person’s karma- which is the actions or deeds that one committed during their past life. By building good karma, one can draw closer to ending the cycle and release his Atman.
Buddhism also believes in this Hindu concept but has several differences as well. Buddhists believe that everyone is suffering. Nothing in the world is permanent and because of this, life is unsatisfactory. The only way to be free of this suffering is realize the impermanence of life, overcome all worldly desires, and become free from the law of karma. (C)
Buddhists do not beli ...
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The Muslim Pilgrimage To Mecca
Number of Words: 1056 / Number of Pages: 4
... are not allowed to be worn and sexual activities are not allowed to be performed. Those are just some minute processes of many, which enable a person to achieve purification during the pilgrimage.
On the first day of the pilgrimage, thousands of Muslims join each other by walking in a circles (circumambulating) around the Ka'ba seven times. The Ka'ba also is known as "The House of Allah", and is very symbolic in the Islamic religion. The Ka'ba is the axis mundi of all Muslims. It is believed that the area above and the area below the Ka'ba are very sacred, because the Ka'ba of Heaven is located ...
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The Hindu And Muslim Religions
Number of Words: 4081 / Number of Pages: 15
... class and to train those priests to perform the rituals correctly. During this time, the Vedas were written to give the priests instructions as how to perform the rituals (Halverson 87-88). Dean C. Halverson quotes:
According to Hindu tradition, Ishvarn became known to humanity
through Trimurti (literally, “three manifestations”) of Brohman.
Those manifestations include Brahma (the Creator), Vishnu (the
Preserver), and Siva (the Destroyer). Each of the three deities
has at least one devi, or divine spouse... Ishvara became
personified even further through the ten mythical incarn ...
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What Is Satanism?
Number of Words: 1201 / Number of Pages: 5
... become an
obsession with young Satanists. It is sought after on the physical, mental, and
spiritual levels. Gaining knowledge that others do not posses is another aspect
of the occult. When an individual has more knowledge it allows them a degree of
power over those who do not have access to that knowledge. The Ouija Board has
proven particularly useful. The Ouija Board is an instrument for communication
with the spirits of the dead. The Ouija Board is an open door into the world of
the occult and demonic activity. Disembodied speak to the living through the
medium of the Ouija Board. This informatio ...
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