The "Soul" According to Eastern & Western Religions The idea of the soul varies widely in religious tradition. While these variations exist‚ its basic definition is unvarying. The soul can be described as the ultimate internal principle by which we think‚ feel‚ and will‚ and by which our bodies are animated. The soul is seen as the core principle of life or as the essence of a being 1. Views on the permanence of the soul vary throughout religious tradition as well. While some view it as a mortal
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EASTERN AND WESTERN PHILOSOPHY The subject of philosophy has always been divided along two lines of thinking – the eastern and the western. Though each line is concerned with finding the right path to follow‚ the methodology and teachings of the philosophers from either line of thinking has been distinct and different. This paper aims to examine the ideas of one eastern and one western philosopher – Confucius and Socrates respectively and compare the two for similarities and differences. One
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looking in disgust at the seemingly uncouth Indian parents who smooch their children at every chance. I have been on this line my whole life‚ torn between two cultures - the Indian‚ and the American. The main differences between the two lie in the attitudes towards family‚ which eventually pervade every other aspect of their respective cultures. In India‚ life revolves around family‚ and family is life. All festive dates - whether they are birthdays‚ religious holidays‚ or any other cause for celebration
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EASTERN EDUCATION AND WESTERN EDUCATION by Jesslyn C People tend to think that Westerners are more confident and creative‚ while Easterners are more conservative and reserved. So what makes all these difference? I would suggest it is the result of the different education systems. Having studied under both foreign and local teachers‚ I discovered that their approaches to teaching are basically different. In this essay‚ I would like to examine and evaluate these differences. This is important
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Many countries have different religions and cultures. Culture is a form of human intellectual achievements. It is like learning a human’s behavior pattern. It does not matter what background you have or which part of the world you are from‚ everybody has a culture in them in some way. It involves interactions between people‚ for example verbal communication‚ non verbal communication and or facial expressions. For verbal communication people tend to greet each other in the politest way using common
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cultured and at the same time we dont want to show alsocompletely naked‚to say that we are of Orient in nature. You see the advertisement in the Yahoo‚ how to increse the size of penis. Do this ad project us as cultured? I doubt. One may say that Western culture makes us bold enough to face the challenges of the present world. When west was sleeping‚ we were cultured and were bold. 2. lose of affection and attachment to the family. Because of westernisation‚ our children does not know even their close
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happens between Western/Americans and Eastern/Asian culture. we know that the food culture is different between the East and the West. In the East‚ some Asians eat dog meat‚ but people in the West do not eat dog meat. Many Westerners and a few Easterners dislike “Yulin” a place where people eat dogs years round. There is a festival each year in Yulin in which over ten thousand dogs are killed for their meat. Although eating dog meat is considered unacceptable in Western culture‚ it is considered
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per cent of those students are from Asia (DFAT 2012). Middle Eastern students are increasing strongly. Both of Asian and Middle Eastern students have similar learning styles --those students are from countries known as “Eastern Countries”. Eastern learning style depends on substantial aspects‚ for instance‚ memorization‚ while the learning style in countries like Australia‚ United States and European countries --also known as “Western Countries” depend on critical thinking. As a result of this movement
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This power was very strong and meant that a certain person was chosen by God to be a King‚ Queen‚ or any position in high power. Both Eastern and Western Europe were very similar and contrasted in the way they used absolutism. In the body paragraphs below‚ it will be explained why they are similar and differ. There were some similarities between Eastern and Western European Absolutism. There was absolute rule in both parts of Europe. The monarchs had an insane amount of power compared to a more
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The differences and similarities between the Eastern‚ Buddhism and Hinduism‚ and the Western‚ Christanity and Judiasm‚ religious traditions had a cultural impact on the society during 1000 B.CE. to 600 C.E. The Eastern religions each had their own cultural impact on society. Hinduism reinforced the caste system‚ offering hope for an improved lifestyle. Hinduism also started the path of recarnation‚ the other eastern rileigion‚ Buddhism‚ also shared the concept of recarnation with Hinduism
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