A very warm good evening to all the wonderful people present today... Its pleasure to start this auspicious occasion by heartily welcoming every body.. I heartly welcome our Honorable Chief guest‚ Our Principal‚ Dear Teachers‚ and my fellow- friends... Its wonderful to see such amazing gathering once in a happy year.. today we all have gathered here for the annual day celebration.. I wel-come everybody with all my pleasant greetings‚ and I wish the celebration makes you smile and cheer you up with
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In Karen Armstrong’s The Spiral Staircase‚ she tells the story of her lifelong experience with spirituality and religion‚ beginning with her time in a convent. This was a very interesting memoir to read‚ as you get a firsthand account of this persons long and complicated struggle with religion‚ told honestly about her experience. No matter what you believe‚ it seems you could easily find something to gain from this book‚ as she does not push religion as something one must find to be happy in life
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During the Medieval Ages‚ the practice of monasticism‚ the practice of withdrawing from everyday life to commit one’s life to prayer‚ poverty‚ and non-indulgence‚ greatly rose. Reasons why people would seek out this lifestyle included the hope for salvation‚ the need to repent for wanton lifestyles‚ religious fervor‚ peace of mind‚ and escaping misery and warfare. At this time‚ religion was a central part of people’s lives‚ whether they be rich or poor. For Christian’s in this Era‚ it was commonly
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How Saint Benedict Lives Out His Rules “The Rule of Saint Benedict” is a guideline for the Benedictine monks to follow in order to thrive in their relationship with God. In Saint Gregory’s account of “The Life of Saint Benedict‚” Saint Benedict illustrates the rules he established and demonstrates how these rules help the monks to lead a holy life. Saint Benedict clearly lives out his own rules in a few instances such as‚ not becoming angry‚ practicing the steps of humility‚ and not succumbing
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‘foreigners’. These values are self- designated and give society a sense of identity and community. Henceforth members of society begin to view outsiders as bizarre as they do not meet the criteria of their civilization. In St. Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries a sharp division is established between what constitutes being a monk and abiding by the rules and the outside world of secular Christians. While in the Franciscan Order there are distinction between the monks and the secular Christians but it is
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Monasteries were important in creating the culture of the medieval times. Monasteries were where classical authors created music‚ sermons and studied. It inspired individuals to experiment and adopt new ideals. The Christian Monasteries were responsible for passing on the education and culture during the fall of the Western Roman Empire. It started the development of early medicine and pharmacies as well as agriculture advances‚ manufacturing‚ and labor division. Monasteries started with groups of
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cattle or sent to monastery at very young age‚ I was sent to study in a junior SOS Tibetan Children Village school in Mundgod in 1985. I was exactly seven years of age then. I studied for three years in this school. But I‚ like all other children‚ was hardly fond of the studies at this tender age. 3. Monastic studies Then at the age of ten‚ as if was the custom of every Tibetan family back then‚ I was withdrawn from the school and sent to the near by Drepung Loseling Monastery. It is one of the
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Introduction: Shaolin Temple - a Buddhist monastery‚ located in China ’s Henan Province on Mount Songshan. Where was born the legendary martial art of wushu (kungfu). Translation from the Chinese: Shaolin means "little forest" that characterizes a monastery‚ which located in the landscape. Today‚ under the influence of popular culture‚ mainly cinema: people know Shaolin Temple only as a place of training wushu masters. But actually the fact is that first of all monastery focus of Buddhists religious life
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Moon Monastery in Taipei‚ Taiwan has the ideal location for Buddhist monks to reside in it‚ because of its environment surrounding it. At the entrance‚ there are two walls made up of concrete that are of different lengths and they help to divide the city from the sacred monastery. The entrance also has an eighty-meter pond that is placed to symbolize a mind that is clear and reflects the truth. The concrete walls are made up of the two major Zen Sutras which were
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martial arts historians for many years. Because he is such an important figure‚ we will review what is thought to be known about him in some detail: The earliest historical reference to Bodhidharma is the Luoyang jia lan ji‚ (“The History of the Monasteries of Luoyang”) written by Yang Xuanzhi in 547 A.D. Yang claims to have personally visited the Yong Ning Temple and to have met there an old Persian “Barbarian” (foreigner) named Sramana Bodhidharma‚ who stated that he was 150 years old. The Buddhist
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