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- 5111: Christ Is The Answer - John Saward
- ... be the answer to life. That answer can easily be forgotten and pushed aside by routines. Even if it is forgotten or lost in the fog, Christ's work is still very visible to this day. This is visible through the work of John Paul II. From the very beginning of Pope John Paul II's Pontificate, he stressed the importance of Christocentricity. "The opening words of his first encyclical state ... of all man to come. She showed the very essence of motherhood by her endless devotion to her son. She began her role as mediator with the birth of Jesus and continues to this very day. She was with Christ every step of his life and always gave him undying support. " Finally, on Calvary, 'she unites herself with a maternal heart to His Sacrifice, and lovingly consents to the immolation of ...
- 5112: Their Eyes Were Watching God: An Epic Search
- ... This is the first evidence of her searching beyond her boring life. This then leads to her everyday life left empty, because she is always looking farther than where she is at the time. So day by day she gets more worked up into leaving Logan, and searching for love. When she leaves Logan to run off with Joe, she thinks to herself, "Her old thoughts were going to come in handy now ...
- 5113: Religion in Ancient India and Rgypt
- ... human forms were often combined in one image. This was done in order to ensure a safe passage to heaven for the dead. Despite all this development, the Egyptian religion was lacking solutions to every day problems, and answers to all the peoples questions. India, on the other hand achieved great strides in the field of religion. Hinduism was already the most popular religion in 560BC, in India. But, a ... of the world which is called moksha. Buddha was the founder of a great religion called Buddhism. Buddha was born in Nepal and lived from 560-480 BC. His real name is Siddharta Gautama. One day when he was going around the city, he noticed many miseries of life including an old man crippled with age, a funeral procession of a dead person, and a wife mourning for her husbands ...
- 5114: Columbus 2
- ... Genoese population, including Bartolome, he was a noted to be a mapmaker. After a couple of years Columbus sailed with the Portuguese through the Mediterranen and the Atlantic as far south as La Mina (Present day Elmaina , Ghana) and as far north as England. Columbus also made a voyage to Iceland in 1477. In 1479 Columbus married the Portuguese noblewomen Dona Felipa e Perestrello e Moriz and established land in Porto ... 1481 to 1485, Columbus returned to Lisbon. As early as 1484 Columbus got a plan to sail west from the Canary Islands to the Indies (now East Indies) and the island kingdom of Cipangu (modern day Japan). When King John II declined Columbus s Enterprises to the Indies he decided to go to the Spanish monarch. Columbus traveled to Cordoba, in 1488 he and his mistress had another son. Columbus presented ...
- 5115: Gnosticism
- ... Jesus showed much concern for the knowledge of inner truth, or "know thyself." He wanted his disciples to be seekers and seers. In the work "Pistis Sophia" he instructed them, "Do not leave off searching day and night." He warned that inner truth would bring turmoil, but with the turmoil would come astonishment." He explained further, "Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds. When he finds, he will become ... see it." Within the teachings of Gnosticism the Kingdom of God seemed to represent an alternation of consciousness rather than a physical coming future event. "...Say, then, from the heart that you are the perfect day, and dwell in the light that does not fail...For you are the understanding that is drawn forth..." Again when Jesus saw infants being nursed by their mothers he said, "These infants being suckled are ...
- 5116: Saint Thomas Aquinas: Proof of the Existence of God
- ... account of Godly beliefs before Saint Thomas. There has never been a period in human history where Man has not held a belief in a more powerful presence which either guided, foretold, or assisted in day-to-day life. Even the most primitive people, the earliest hominids, held notions of a place where they went after their death, as well as performing rituals before going on hunts - presumably in order to receive blessing ...
- 5117: Confucius Life Philosiphy
- ... an official position in China, he spent most of his life teaching a core group of disciples. The main idea of Confucius philosophy was to provide rules and traditions for every conceivable situation in every day life. He was concerned with all the misery in the world, and he hoped that making men noble would bring about a noble world. Confucius ideas of being benevolent to one s fellow man, closely ... the star character. The main theme of Confucianism is the development of the individual. Next to that was the welfare of others. This involved their prosperity, safety, and education. Unlike most spiritual teachers of his day, Confucius was not concerned with things like the meaning of life and death. For that matter, he was not interested with the destination of the soul either. The only thing promised by Confucianism for following ...
- 5118: Costly Mistake
- Costly Mistake The day started early around 3:00p.m, filled with beer and talk of what to do in the evening to come. Three of my best friends and I racked our brains, coming up with very little ... probation for a federal crime or something. I signed the paper, it being my only choice besides jail and gave it to my lawyer, bitterly thinking that I was getting an unfair deal. Since that day, I have had to deal with a lot of extra pressures that I did not count for while I was going to school. And have had to pay everyday for the one mistake that I ...
- 5119: Costly Mistake 2
- Costly Mistake The day started early around 3:00p.m, filled with beer and talk of what to do in the evening to come. Three of my best friends and I racked our brains, coming up with very little ... probation for a federal crime or something. I signed the paper, it being my only choice besides jail and gave it to my lawyer, bitterly thinking that I was getting an unfair deal. Since that day, I have had to deal with a lot of extra pressures that I did not count for while I was going to school. And have had to pay everyday for the one mistake that I ...
- 5120: Buddhism
- ... of the Sakya clan. After many years of practicing Hinduism. At the age of 29 Gautam left the old Hindu traditions. For seven years he meditated and reflected on the evils of the earth. One day while sitting under a fig tree he received Enlightnment. he gained the title of the Budda. And disscovered the four noble truths. The four noble truths, were principles that Budda beleived would lead to true ... to end craving is by following the eight fold path to perfection. There are four main types of Buddism. Theravada, Mahayana, Tantic, and Zen. Theravada is the oldest form of Buddism. And is to this day practiced by many Buddist monks. Mahayana is a popular form of Buddism in the West. Tantic combines both Theravada Buddism and Mahayana Buddism with indian practices. The last form of Buddism is Zen Buddism. Zen ...
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