Confucianism
.... things that would change the world. Wallpaper, compass, paper, printing press, and toilet paper all came from China. Confucianism is the main reason China stayed together for so long. Unlike Confucianism, Buddhism is a religion centered on developing a person to reach a spiritual fulfillment. Under this philosophy, a person strives to reach Nirvana. Until a person has reached it, he or she will keep reliving his or her life. It teaches the practice of meditation and the observance of moral principles. According to Buddhist, desire is bad and it has to be eliminated because it is the root of all evil. Following the eight steps of B .....
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Early Roman Religion
.... religion is that the Greek's had different names for the gods and they contained some different details of how they were and what roll they played in civilization. In these next paragraphs a more in depth description of the gods and their roll in Roman civilization.
Jupiter was the king of the gods and the lord of life and death. He was also called Jove. Jupiter was the son of Saturn and Rhea, the husband of Juno, and the father of Minerva. The Romans identified him with the Greek god Zeus, but he contained his own characteristics that made him distinct. Jupiter was usually represented in art sitting on an ivory t .....
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The History Of The Catholic Church In St. Augustine
.... was here, he was impressed by the Aboriaines, or the natives, and by the rich waters that supposedly were to perpetuate youth as well as vitality. (Now seen as a tourist site, The Fountain of Youth.) On March 27, 1512, Palm Sunday, he and the Spanish men named this land “Floridus” which means full of flowers. They erected a large cross and celebrated mass. The Christianizing and civilizing of the native people began immediately but, was never appreciated by the Indians and therefore was a difficult task. The Indians began fearing the Religion because of the treatment they received in return, which was being enslaved after bei .....
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Religion
.... the way they feel about it. The way they think of it. The way they act in their religion and their beliefs in it.
I act in religion by frequently preying or talking to God. I will on occasions go to church but I feel to truly talk to some one it must be in a close private environment. perhaps for this reason I often spend time alone sorting out my thoughts doing absolutely nothing. Preying I often simply think however at times I will talk out loud. Not having any distractions \ people around usually allows me to clear my head and find the right thing to do.
Religion in essence is ones own believes as to how one should .....
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What Is A Hindu?
.... it may be. Maitri is the guidelines for friendship which is the principal relationship in Hindu society. Dharma is translated as "Fulfilling one's duty". Duty is the commitment to Society, Temple, and Family. Viirya is fortitude and includes the ability to understand the strains of a Hindu in society. Dama is self-restraint and is involved with chastity. Shaucha means purity and is also associated with chastity.
Just as there are many principals of Hinduism, there are also many gods and goddesses. This is referred to as polytheism. The Hindu Trinity consists of Brahma, or "The Creator", this is not to be confused with .....
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The Future Of Religion
.... 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 reason for joining a religion. He might say that a higher being cannot exist because everything is not for the best, as he illus .....
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Sexual Urges, Society, And Religion
.... of the Bible limited many sexual behaviours. Since the middle-ages, the church had outlawed masturbation, anal, oral and external-martial sex. Sex was for procreation only. Many passages in the Bible were used to support this belief and moral system.
Then Judah told Onan to sleep with his brother's wife,
to do his duty as the husband's brother and raise up issue for
his brother. But Onan knew that the issue would not be his;
so whenever he slept with his brother's wife, he spilled his
seed on the ground. So as not to raise up issue for his
brother. What he did was wicked in the Lord's sight, an the
Lord to .....
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Buddhism
.... and maybe even be tempted to belong to a different religion.
Since the complete seclusion as Gautama's father had wished was impossible and Gautama was a curious young man he did venture out and that is when he eventually say the four sights, which would, if experienced as it had been told to Gautama's father, lead the young prince to a religious life. These sights or as how Buddhist refer to them "The Four Signs" were in turn, a sick man covered with terrible sores, an old man, a corpse, and a wandering monk. The sightings of these men made Gautama think of the suffering and inevitable death which comes to all people great .....
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Hinduism
.... choose what they worship for themselves. Hindus may be atheists, monotheists, or even polytheists - it is an all-encompassing perspective, as far as I can tell.
I believe the idea of Brahman, or the ultimate reality, to be very essential to the Hindu philosophy. Brahman can either be a god or a personal diety to a theist or a process or ultimate to an atheist. Hindus believe that when they go to Brahman, they lose their identity and become part of the whole force. The idea of Brahman in the human soul is called Atman - it is the individual reality. Many Hindus believe in Karma, a kind of belief in predestination where the .....
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Buddha
.... Gautama was born into a life of pure luxury. His father wanted to make sure that his son was well taken care of as he grew to prevent him from desiring to leave the palace. Suddhodhana, listening to the prophecy, kept Siddhartha away from the pain of reality so that he could follow in his father’s footsteps in becoming a well-respected leader.
As Siddhartha grew, he became very curious about the world outside of the palace walls. He felt a great need to undergo new experiences and learn the truth of reality. Siddhartha was married to a woman named Yasodhara who gave birth to a boy, Rahul. Even after his marriage, Siddh .....
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Buddhism
.... kingdom near the Indian/Nepal border. As a child, his future was foretold by sages. They believed that he would someday be a fellow sage or leader of a great empire. He led a very pampered and sheltered life until the age of twenty-nine. It was at that time that he realized that he had led an empty life. He renounced his wealth and embarked on a journey to seek truth, enlightenment, and the cycle of rebirths. In the first years of his journey, Siddhartha Guatama practiced yoga and became involved in radical asceticism. After a short time, he gave up that life for one of a middle path between indulgence and self-denial. He .....
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Your Journey Toward Christ
.... He wants to influence you to doubt your ability to believe and serve God. Remember: he has absolutely no power or authority to keep you from steadily progressing in your walk toward Christ. And he can never again own you, because you have been redeemed by Jesus Christ and you are forever in Him (1 Peter 1:18, 19). But if he can get you to listen to the thoughts he plants in your mind, he can influence you. And if you allow him to influence you long enough through temptation, accusation and deception, he can control you.
If I could influence you to believe a lie, could I control your life? Yes. Let's fix our eyes on Jesus, " .....
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