...Religion and Peace 22 indicative hours ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The focus of this study is the distinctive response of religious traditions to the issue of peace. Syllabus Outcomes: H1 explains aspects of religion and belief systems H2 describes and analyses the influence of religion and belief systems on individuals and society H5 evaluates the influence of religious traditions in the life of adherents H6 organises, analyses and synthesises relevant information about religion from a variety of sources, considering usefulness, validity and bias H7 conducts effective research about religion and evaluates the findings from the research H8 applies appropriate terminology and concepts related to religion and belief systems H9 coherently and effectively communicates complex information, ideas and issues using appropriate written, oral and graphic forms. Incorporating a Catholic emphasis: In approaching the teaching of this unit within the context of a Catholic Religious Education program it is expected that: 1. Each lesson would begin with prayer that is meaningful for students and pertinent to current local...
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...can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace within ourselves.” The sole focus of an individual is dynamic fulfillment that derives from ones inner sphere signifying outer peace. Peace within one’s self is gained through sacred meaning, and the diminishing of inner turmoil that restricts inner peace in which individuals require in order to achieve external peace within the world .Internal strife and peace will lead the restoration of peace in the outer world. In both Christianity and Islam, sacred texts are vital sources of information on all aspects of peace. They demonstrate principal teachings about peace, and teachings on inner peace as well as supporting the ultimate aim of world peace. Although man is unable to avoid conflict, they can teach themselves to respond in ways that avoid negative outcomes. The scriptural text, the New Testament is used as a sacred text among Christians as it is the key principal and foundational element of teaching. Peace is an underlying value that has been conveyed through the form of a message conveyed to Christian believers. Peace is at the heart of Jesus’ life and ministry. The New Testament expresses peace as virtue as it a key element of the reign of God. Jesus himself is known as the “prince of peace”. Peace being a common notion throughout Christian scriptural literature emphasize’ the importance of peace, combating conflict in which derives away from peace. The New Testament encounters inner peace as it an imperative...
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...Limlingan(business woman) Terminal Values | Rate | Instrumental Values | Rate | A comfortable life | 3 | Ambitious | 17 | An exciting life | 12 | Broad-minded | 6 | A sense of accomplishment | 16 | Capable | 14 | A world at peace | 1 | Cheerful | 15 | A world of Beauty | 17 | Clean | 1 | Equality | 18 | Courageous | 13 | Family Security | 2 | Forgiving | 4 | Freedom | 4 | Helpful | 11 | Happiness | 9 | Honest | 3 | Inner Harmony | 10 | Imaginative | 18 | Mature love | 14 | Independent | 8 | National security | 5 | Intellectual | 16 | Pleasure | 11 | Logical | 9 | Salvation | 6 | Loving | 12 | Self-respect | 7 | Obedient | 5 | Social Recognition | 13 | Polite | 7 | True Friendship | 15 | Responsible | 2 | Wisdom | 8 | Self-controlled | 10 | II. 2ND Respondent: Jabee (Nurse) Terminal Values | Rate | Instrumental Values | Rate | A comfortable life | 10 | Ambitious | 4 | An exciting life | 9 | Broad-minded | 8 | A sense of accomplishment | 8 | Capable | 13 | A world at peace | 11 | Cheerful | 5 | A world of Beauty | 17 | Clean | 14 | Equality | 12 | Courageous | 18 | Family Security | 13 | Forgiving | 12 | Freedom | 6 | Helpful | 11 | Happiness | 7 | Honest | 9 | Inner Harmony | 5 | Imaginative | 17 | Mature love | 1 | Independent | 3 | National security | 15 | Intellectual | 1 | Pleasure | 18 | Logical | 2 | Salvation | 3 | Loving | 10 | Self-respect | 4 | Obedient | 15 | Social Recognition | 16...
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...that I resonate with is the pursuit of finding God in all things. This pursuit began in similitude to a famous poem by Khalil Gibran of a seeker’s quest for God “In the ancient days, when the first quiver of speech came to my lips, I ascended the holy mountain and spoke unto God, saying, ‘Master, I am thy slave. Thy hidden will is my law and I shall obey thee for ever more.’ But God made no answer, and like a mighty tempest passed away.” I also struggled in finding God in my life, it was difficult to see past the grime of poverty and suffering. The answer came in helping those in greater need than me. The scale and impact didn’t matter as much as a passion for humanitarianism. Goodness in action rather than in thought and began what would become a lifelong passion for community activism. I worked with refugees and displaced persons, volunteering for a government agency to provide them with daily necessities. After immigrating to America I found my calling in a local nonprofit organization whose mission statement reads “to help women in need regain their strength emotionally and financially for a stronger family”. The organization was a means for me to help others who had gone through the same emotional, financial, and cultural problems as they attempted to shape their lives in America. It wrought an inner peace and self-satisfaction in helping shape brighter lives with women I could strongly identify with. This inner peace led to an inner realization of God, only by the power of...
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...can overcome these problems.” 3 Main Commitments In Life * Promotion of human values -> compassion, forgiveness, tolerance, contentment and self-discipline * All human beings are the same * All want happiness and do not want any suffering * Promotion of religious harmony and understanding the worlds major religious traditions * Important for all religious traditions to respect one another and recognize the value of each others respective traditions. * To work to preserve Tibet’s Buddhist culture, a culture of peace and non violence Ethical Decision Making * “In order to lead a meaningful life, you need to cherish others, pay attention to human values and cultivate inner peace.” * “Pour main aim is to promote human values with a view to creating a more peaceful world for its seven million inhabitants. The purpose is not to wield power and influence, but to create inner peace.” * * “By inner values, I mean the qualities that we all appreciate In others, and toward which we all have a natural instinct bequeathed by our biological nature as animals that survive and there only in an environment of concern, affection and warm heartedness or in a single word,...
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...Development in Nursing (pp.54-90). St. Louis, Missouri. Dictionary.com, (2010). An Ask.com Service. Retrieved on January 25th, 2010 from http://dictionary.reference.com Get Palliative Care, (2010). What is Palliative Care. Retrieved on January 25th, 2010 from http://www.getpalliativecare.org/home/ . THE CONCEPT OF SERENITY 2 Incorporating the concept of serenity within nursing practice has been proven to be very beneficial when applied to patient care. The concept of serenity can have different meanings to different people. How one goes about obtaining serenity may vary greatly with each individual. The idea of serenity, of inner peace is desired by many. Nurses can assist patients with obtaining and maintaining this important concept. This paper will identify the concept of serenity and its relationship to nursing practice. The idea of serenity will be examined from a nursing and non-nursing perspective. The definition of serenity refers to the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereneness (Dictionary, 2010...
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...According to a recent study, about 63% percent of teens know they have “found their identity” or are in the process of “finding themselves”. But what about that other 37%? When asked this question, it’s easy to think of the minority as non existent, when in fact, that 37% is much larger than it seems. When thinking of this 37%, almost every boy in John Knowles's, A Separate Peace comes to mind, at least in the beginning of this coming of age novel filled with the pitfalls and adventures of adolescent years at an all boys boarding school in New Hampshire during the time of WWII. The boys must learn what it means to become “men” and what the purpose of their life after Devon will consist of, especially for main character Gene. What does it mean...
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...and find inner peace. In the story, Siddhartha becomes void of human feelings and temptations due to his life with various cultural practices. “A goal stood before Siddhartha, a single goal: to become empty, empty of thirst, empty of wishing, empty of dreams, empty of joy and sorrow.” (12). Siddhartha...
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...the Web address into the top of the matrix. After reviewing the Web site, provide a brief summary for each source. Below your summary, list two interesting facts you learned from each site. Try the techniques you located in your Internet search. Provide a brief description of what happened in your experience. Be sure to answer the two questions below the matrix also. Web Address (URL): | http://www.freemeditations.com/ | http://www.how-to-meditate.org/ | Summary of resource: | This website explains about finding inner peace within you and about the world. Creating positive and peaceful thoughts will bring peace to the mind. We have to change out thoughts from negative thoughts to positive thoughts, to become free from negativity. Our attitude plays a big part toward meditation. We should be patient and calm to relieve stress and gain sense of ourselves. | This website explains some of the breathing meditations to help you to overcome your stress, find inner peace, and balance. Just breathing a few ten or fifteen minutes, will help to clear our minds and focus on more positive things. In today modern life many people suffer from feeling stressed and over-worked. Stress makes individuals feel tiredness, unhappy, impatient, and frustrated. We have to learn how to transform our minds to think positive not negative. | Two interestingFacts: | 1. Attitudes toward positive meditation. 2. Thinking good thoughts. | 1. Breathing to relieve stress. 2. Focusing on more positive...
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...called yogas. These yogas include Karma, the yoga of duty, Bhakti, the yoga of devotion, Jana, the yoga of wisdom, and Raja, the yoga of discipline of the body. Raja yoga is perhaps the most famous, and the practice that most people think of when they hear ‘yoga’. Raja is considered the royal union, and is thought of as the highest path of yoga. The purpose of raja yoga is to achieve enlightenment by getting rid of random oscillations of the mind. Through various physical and mental exercises, a Hindu hopes to achieve an inner quietness. Raja yoga often starts out with the recitation of the word “om”. Often called “the sound of the universe”, this word helps clear an individual’s mind and ease the oscillations. From there a Hindu can go on to practice Raja yoga. There are eight limbs of Raja, according to the Swamis Sivananda and Vishnudevananda. The first limb, called yamas, is a group of restraints that a Hindu must partake in to achieve inner peace. These include: Ahimsa, or non-violence, Asteya, or abstaining from theft, Satyam, or not lying, Aparaigraha, or not coveting, and Brahmacharya, or moderation (including celibacy). The next arm, as described by the Swamis, contains the practices and observances, called Niyamas. These include Saucha, or purity of the body, Santosha, being content, Tapas, or austerity, Swadhyaya, or studying sacred texts, and finally Ishwara Pranidhana, surrendering to God’s will. Physical limbs of Raja yoga include Asanas and Pranayama. Asanas...
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...Kayla Turmel Eastern Religions Peace is Every Step Paper Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. He lives in the Plum Village Monastery in the Dordogne region in the South of France, travelling internationally to give retreats and talks. He has published more than 100 books. He was born in central Vietnam in 1926; At the age of 16 he entered the monastery at a Temple near Hue, Vietnam, where his primary teacher was Dhyana Master Thanh Quy Chan That. A graduate of Bao Quoc Buddhist Academy in Central Vietnam, Thich Nhat Hanh received training in Zen and the Mahayana school of Buddhism and was ordained as a monk in 1949. He lived through the Vietnam War, seeing all of the terrors of war. Nhat Hanh taught Buddhist psychology and Prajnaparamita literature at the Van Hanh Buddhist University, a private institution that focused on Buddhist studies, Vietnamese culture, and languages. At a meeting in April 1965 Van Hanh Union students issued a Call for Peace statement. It declared: "It is time for North and South Vietnam to find a way to stop the war and help all Vietnamese people live peacefully and with mutual respect." Nhat Hanh left for the U.S. shortly afterwards. That’s just the beginning of Thich Nhat Hanh’s life story, his life is a very active and involved one. Nhat Hanh's novel "Peace is Every Step" is a work that centers on the concept of meditation and enlightenment. Hanh bases his discussion on Zen Buddhism, using...
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...Effects of Religion Organized religion has affected society in various ways over hundreds of years. Religious beliefs help to give people a sense of hope and inner peace. Some turn to religion and the belief in a divine being when they need strength during times of struggle. Believing someone or something, is watching over and guiding him or her through a difficult time can give individuals hope and inner strength needed to make it through. Religious faith also gives some people peace of mind when thinking about death, and believing in the existence of an afterlife. An eternity with one’s savior seems a far greater privilege than life on earth, or anything one could conceptualize. Positive effects of organized religion bring groups together in a peaceful manner. When Pope Benedict XVI visited the United States for the first time in 2008, several thousands of people traveled long hours to hear the pope speak about issues affecting all religions with the same mindset and nature of goodwill as the Catholic Church. This brought people together peacefully and for a common cause. Church groups are another example. Most gather to help others in need, and put in a great deal of time and effort into making life better for people they do not even know. Some members even spend time in third world countries building safe homes, finding ways of producing fresh drinkable water, establishing ways to educate the young members of their communities, and bringing in doctors who can use proper medicines...
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...Cultures come and go like the wind yet they leave behind small remains as they go. These remains are our ancestors, their traditions, and our history; And ultimately, they shape us into who we are and who we become. N. Scott Momaday, a Native American, wrote “The Way to Rainy Mountain” (1969) in which he argues that people must find themselves by retracing their past away from busy American life. He uses sensory detail, poetic elements, personification, symbolism, and an oxymoron to display the self acceptance, beauty, and inner peace that one can find through their ancestry. The authors intends to describe his personal experience with finding himself through his roots in order to persuade readers to do the same and embrace their history,...
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...companionship. Throughout the whole book she seemed to be the only one whose intelligence matched Siddhartha’s own. “He talked to her, learned from her, gave her advice, received advice. She understood him better than Govinda had once done. She was more like him.” (pg.71) Chris’ brief love interest was Tracy Tatro, though she didn’t show signs of having the same level of intelligence as Chris, she provided him companionship. They were in between the line of friends and something more. But Chris cut himself off from her after realizing how young she was. Siddhartha later left Kamala, but not for her own good. He left her because he needed to leave the materialistic world she lived in. Siddhartha left his home to discover himself and to find inner peace, while Chris left his home to escape the fakeness of the material world. When Siddhartha was young he had everything, everyone adored him, and he had all the things any person could possibly want at his fingertips. But he often found himself feeling unfulfilled and empty. So he left that world to go find himself and to fill the void in himself. “One must find the source within one’s own Self, one must possess it. Everything else was seeking-a detour, error. These were Siddhartha’s thoughts; this was his thirst, his sorrow.” (pg.7-8) After leaving his home, Chris described his home life. How it was a complete lie, all of the happiness was fake and after learning the truth about his parents he could no longer go back. Chris knew who he was...
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...STRESS MANAGEMENT An Introductory Guide for Eckerd Students Eckerd College Counseling Services [pic] Table of Contents Introduction……………………………………………....3 Stress Assessments...............................................4 Deep Breathing………………………………………….11 Meditation Mantras…………………………………....13 Mandala Coloring…………………………………… …15 Journaling…………………………………………..……16 Progressive Muscle Relaxation……………………..19 Mental Imagery…………………………………………21 Thought Stopping……………………………..……….25 References……………………………………………….26 It is completely normal for college students to experience stress. Common college stressors include increased academic pressures, roommate conflicts, homesickness, long distance relationships, and financial constraints. While not all stress is considered “bad”, health professionals increasingly link stress to disease and poor health. Stress is a leading risk factor for the number one cause of death, heart disease and is associated with many other health problems including mental illness, cancer, and even the common cold. More importantly, stress is directly associated with quality of life. Therefore, everyone should learn to recognize the stressors in their life and practice stress management techniques. This guide provides basic instruction for a variety of different stress management techniques. If you find one activity particularly helpful, let a counselor know and he/she will provide...
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