This seems almost opposite of what Christianity teaches today. According to predetermination, if Hitler’s soul was predetermined to be saved, none of his horrible actions would have any effect on his fate. This seems ridiculous, and I would have expected Augustine, a true skeptic, to see the holes in this belief. Despite this gaping hole in logic, I find myself agreeing with most of Augustine’s ideas, especially that of obsession and addiction. Often in the modern world, it is obsession and addiction that lead to the most horrible evils.
Jane has allowed her passion for Rochester to displace all other considerations and obligations. For Bronte and her readers, replacing the love of God for the love of a man was a terrible offense. Bronte's language indicates disapproval. Jane's saying "in those days" implies that her view at the time of writing is different. "Creature" has its literal meaning of "a being created by God," and "idol" connotes a "false god."
MORALLY RIGHT - ASSISTED SUICIDE DONE Does physician assisted suicide belong in this world? Is it ethical to voluntarily kill oneself and gain relief from the sufferings of society? Many philosophers have a broad range of opinions on this issue. Some argue that it is valid and the correct step to take, while others disagree and state that it has no place in the medical world. For instance, a philosopher named Albert Campus states , “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” Furthermore, some commentator’s voice that physician assisted suicide is requested because of poor care, is simply wrong, only leads to a downhill path, and goes against the purpose of medical treatment.
By following his guide/Pali Cannon/ Dharma we can hope to actuate the same fate of release from the Wheel of Death and Rebirth. Mahayana attitudes toward Buddhist teachings are of course partially due to the Mahayana view of Buddha; most Mahayana thought treats him as a manifestation of a divine being. Mahayana Buddhism heavily uses rituals, statues, added a number of celestial beings or deities (that are believed to be incarnations of Buddha) to a part of their rituals and more scripture to guide their path enlightenment. The Second Noble Truth asserts that the cause of suffering is craving and desires. If one is constantly feeding, even if unknowingly, their cravings for a sensory pleasure such as praising multiple statues of deities, believed to be Bodhisattvas, even of Buddha; by craving to unite with an experience perpetually,
Emerson’s view on consistency is, once again, completely different form the average view from society. He sees consistency as a bad trait and something that everyone should shy away from. I myself believe that Emerson is right in believing consistency isn’t such a great thing. I believe people should be inconsistent and change their mind if they are given a certain amount of proof to change their mind. This is how Emerson sees consistency; he is very much against it and looks down upon those who do not change their minds.
It explains where our selfish habits come from. Suffering is caused by cravings. Buddhist doctrine does not teach that all things people desire for are wrong. The word craving in Sanskrit is translated as “trsna” which does not include the all desires, it only includes the desires and addictions that create a negative impact on life. The Buddha gave the example of a fire when he taught of the Second Noble Truth, because craving spreads, just as fire does, from one thing to another without ever being satisfied.
Certainly these changes were massive, quite abrupt and differed drastically from the norm; however that does not necessarily make them bad. Except, that is how they are viewed by many historians today. The historian N.Reeves believes Akhenaten was unsuccessful, but more in his religion reforms. 'For ordinary folk, there is little doubt that Akhenaten's actions as king over time inflicted the greatest misery: the people were confused by the man's religious vision, frightened by the ruthless manner in which it was imposed and quite likely appalled by his personal behaviour.' Reeves believe that the changes would have confusing and scary for the common people.
Document six is slightly different from the rest, as for it is written by an emperor, Tang Emperor Wu. “Buddhism has transmitted its strange ways and has spread like a luxurious vine until it has poisoned the customs of our nation.” This suggests that Buddhism is detrimental to society and it seeks to destroy the natural order, such as laws. Emperor Wu finds it awful for the amount of people belonging to Buddhist temples and chapels to outnumber the imperial palace. Buddhism is again referred to as an evil that need to be eliminated. These documents appear to make it seem that Buddhism had a hard time finding its place in
However, Buddhists would argue that this symbolised the Buddha's spread of teaching and that he would be of great importance. Therefore, this story could be called untrue historically but it is spiritually truth for Buddhists. Similarly, the story of the 4 signs, it is most probable that the Buddha had seen death, illness and old age before his trip out of the palace because it is almost impossible to avoid all of these things. Assuming this is untrue, Buddhists could argue that this was a teaching designed to make them understand that we must first notice suffering to overcome it to achieve the ultimate Buddhist goal of enlightenment. On the other hand, some of the accounts of the Buddha may be historically true such as his renunciation, it is quite possible and probable that Siddhartha did leave his family, adopted the life of a wandering ascetic (sramana) and cut
I would like to begin by discussing a philosophy of Buddhism that was apparent while reading the “Seven Taoist Masters”. The philosophy of the four noble truths played a major role in Ch’iu Ch’u-chi reaching the immortal realm. Three of the four noble truths states that life is dukkha (suffering), tanha (cravings/desires) causes dukkha, and we can overcome tanha. In the book Master Wang refused to accept Ch’iu Ch’u-chi as a student. This was because he saw a great amount of suffering in Ch’iu Ch’u-chi’s future, if he attempted to cultivate the Tao.