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In Judaism, death is a natural part of life. Many laws and customs govern the process of death, burial and mourning. As are many Jewish practices, the Jewish death rituals are fairly practical. They exist to honor and show respect for the dead and to assist and comfort the living. Death Judaism puts a large emphasis on the joy of life, this is why Jewish law forbids euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. However, although it is prohibited to speed death, it is not necessary to prolong life ...

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Missions For God

I believe that everyone has a mission to carry out. When the mission is completed, we will go back to our home with God. Three years ago, I went to study abroad in the U.S.. I spent my first year in a small high school to study English. From there, I transferred to Mountain View Academy, a Christian seventh-day Adventist college preparatory high school, to finish my senior year. Unfortunately, I was not a Christian, nor a Christ-follower. I chose this school because I wanted to study in a good a...

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The Followersof Buddah

Buddha taught that in order to live a life that is free from pain and suffering people must eliminate any attachments to worldly goods. Only then will they gain a kind of peace and happiness. They must rid themselves of greed, hatred, and ignorance. They strive to cultivate four attitudes, loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. The basic moral code prohibits killing, stealing, harmful language, sexual misbehavior, and the use of intoxicants. Morality, wisdom, and samadhi, ...

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The Epistleof James

The Epistle of JamesJames is the first of a group of letters addressed to Christians in general, rather than to a particular church. It is an extremely practical letter about the Christian life. The letter was written early, but the exact date is unknown. We know little of how the letter came to be written, or whom it was sent to. We are not even sure who the author was. Of the various personages in the New Testament bearing this name, the James mentioned by Paul in Galatians 2, 9 as one of the ...

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An Essayon Bhakti Yoga

Bhakti Yoga at home or in a temple. Bhakti yoga is the yoga of devotion. Devotion to god. Rituals performed in the home of a person are generallly called puja (worship). One of the most sugnificant way a hindi can offer devotion to a diety or a spiritual teacher is at home. Most hindu homes set a corner of a room, a cabinet, or sometimes a whole room for where small pictures or small images of the lord are enshrined. The vedic culture does not indicate any trace of temple worship. It seems pos...

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Tho Originof Buddhism

Buddhism Buddhism Buddhism, one of the major religions of the world, was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who lived in northern India from 560 to 480 B.C. The time of the Buddha was one of social and religious change, marked by the further advance of Aryan civilization into the Ganges Plain, the development of trade and cities, the breakdown of old tribal structures, and the rise of a whole spectrum of new religious movements that responded to the demands of the times (Conze 10). These...

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The Islam

The word "Islam" is an Arabic word which means "submission to the will of God". This word comes from the same root as the Arabic word "salam", which means "peace". As such, the religion of Islam teaches that in order to achieve true peace of mind and surety of heart, one must submit to God and live according to His Divinely revealed Law. The most important truth that God revealed to mankind is that there is nothing divine or worthy of being worshipped except for Almighty God, thus all human bein...

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A Summaryofthe Four Yoga

The Four Yoga's Summarizations Jnana Yoga - The way to god through knowledge to transcend the smallness of the finite self through the belief that the individual and god as an infinite self. This path to oneness is distinguishing between the surface self and the larger self that is out of site. This power is done in three stages, learning, thinking and knowledge. Bhakti Yoga - The way to god through love to love god dearly with no ulterior motives. Not to identify with god but to adore god with ...

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The Religionof Vodoun

Fon is spoken by over half the people of Benin and it is the mother tongueof . In Fon the root word for is vodoun that means spirit or god. had its origins over 350 years ago in West Africa. In fact Allada, asmall town in Benin, is often called the 'cradle of '. In 1996, January10th became National Voodoo Day in honor of its followers that make up 65 ofBenin population. The religion Vodoun was a by-product of the slave trade. This Yorubanreligion was carried to Haiti in a slave trade from Dah...

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The Bible

"He has risen!" screamed many on that third glorious day after Christ was crucified. Christ once walked and taught among us, but the question is could he come again. The Bible clearly states in various places that the Son of God shall return for a second time. By looking at prophetic scripture from the Bible we can clearly see that Christ will come again. "And then shall appear the sign of the son of man in heaven and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they see the son of man comi...

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The Giftsof Godto Men

The Gifts of God to Men Jesus came to earth to reconcile us to God, to break the curse of sin and death in our lives through His authority over Satan, death, and hell. When we accept God's gift to become united with Him through Jesus Christ, we also are given the authority of Jesus, and the right to use His name. (Romans 623 NKJV) For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Ephesians 47-8 NKJV) But to each one of us grace was given according to t...

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What Is Zen

What is Zen It is a conservative view of some, that the world is a very strange place. Once upon a time, four men and a woman all wished they could meet the perfect person. Each in his or her own way received a message to be at a certain bar at a time and at the third stool from the left, the perfect person would be sitting. The woman got there early, and sat down in the fourth seat to wait. As the time grew closer, she decided it wouldn't hurt to "freshen up" and popped into the bathroom. ...

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An Overviewon Buddhism

Buddhism is a path of teaching and practice. Buddhist practices such asmeditation are means of changing oneself in order to develop the qualities ofawareness, kindness, and wisdom. The experience developed within the Buddhisttradition over thousands of years has created an incomparable resource for allthose who wish to follow the path of spiritual development. Ultimately, theBuddhist path culminates in Enlightenment or Buddhahood.Who was the Buddha,The word Buddha is a title not a name. It means...

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An Analysisof Bible

The Bible is the most influential book ever written. The Bible consists of two main divisions, the New and the Old Testaments. If the main idea of The Bible were to be described in two words, those would be loyalty and forgiveness. Throughout the Old Testament are people larger than life whose moral characters are straight and upright. These men helped shape our values, morals, religion, and decisions. In the book of Genesis is the story of Creation, Noah's Ark, and Joseph's multicolored tunic. ...

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A Studyof Sikhism

SikhismSIKHISMSikhism is a Religion of uniqueness. It has beliefs from two other religions Hinduism and Islam (Borak 53). This religion is very scarce in the United States. The main area for Sikhs is in the Northwest India (Borak 53). I had never heard of this religion before, so that is the main reason why I chose to study this religion. I have found it very interesting and different. The Sikhs have many unique qualities. Sikhism dates back to a long time ago. Making it more modern, it was intr...

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