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These Various Religions Amaze Me, Although, I Do Not Fully Understand How These
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| Term Paper Title | These Various Religions Amaze Me, Although, I Do Not Fully Understand How These |
| # of Words | 742 |
| # of Pages (250 words per page double spaced) | 2.97 |
These various religions amaze me, although, I do not fully understand how these religions started. Even though I read the assigned texts, it baffles me at how people can believe some of this stuff. I am a Christian, and I do not fully understand some of the things written in the Bible, but in reviewing these other religions, the Bible seems that much more realistic. I find it hard to understand how people can live their lives as monks, never really living life. I believe that God sent everyone to earth to live, and spread his word, but I do not believe that he would want us to give up all of our possessions and live a life of solitude. Throughout our lives we are faced with many decisions to make. We can either make the right choices, or the wrong choices. Even though we do not always make the right choices, God still loves us, and is to going to judge us differently. I also feel that life is a way for God to test us to see if we really deserve to live in his kingdom when we die.
I found Buddhism to be quite confusing. I do not understand how we are all birthless. We were all born into this world, so how can we be birthless? I have always found reincarnation to be confusing, so I am not sure about the Dalai Lama. How can a person die, and yet come back as someone else? If reincarnation really does exist, why wouldn’t it happen to everyone, not just those who are "chosen?" Another thing that I found interesting is how the monks meditation is supposed to benefit all living beings. By them meditating, all living beings are supposed to realize love, compassion, joy and serenity. If these monks are to give up all of their possessions, family, friends, and everything else, then how do they know what love, compassion, joy, and serenity really are? The portion of the book titled "Bankei Eitaku" was interesting. It talked about how none of us are ever born, and how we all have the ability to become a living Buddha, but it really did not explain how this would happe...This is not the end of the termpaper! Register below to see the complete version of this term paper.
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