The seven deadly sins lead us to a path we do not wish to take; however, the reality is that each and every one of us contain at least one of these characteristics. Sadly, these traits make up us, the human beings. Vanity causes us to be blind and turn our back towards the truth of ourselves. We turn a blind eye towards our flaws which prevents us from fixing them. We become in denial because we do not want to look at our weaknesses. Envy creates tension between two beings. When one desires another’s possession, there are two paths they may take. They may try to overrule the other and create something even better. They may also steal, cheat, and lie in order to obtain their possession. Sloth is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work. They …show more content…
will not be concerned about the work. If one was a sloth and had to do some manual or spiritual labor, they will not try their hardest. I am ashamed to say that I was tainted by vanity, envy and sloth. During processes of producing the reaction essay, I was consumed by these deadly sins which lead to my demise. Some may not believe that these sins are not within every single human being; however, they must face the reality. If they say that have never been angry, jealous, selfish, greedy, egotistical, lustful, or lazy, I would not believe they are humans. When producing the first reaction essay, I had been struggling. I received the assignment a while ago yet, I began the essay last-minute. Within my mind, I had a question after question on how to create my essay. I struggled with the topic of philosophical debates since I was not interested in it. Though I had time to ask questions, I did not take the opportunity to do so. When searching for research material, I basically used Google for all my research. In order to find a poem which reflected philosophical debates, In the search bar I typed “poems philosophical debates in Latin America”. The results were too broad so I chose a specific area in Latin America. Next, I typed “Ecuadorian poems about philosophical debates”. The results narrowed down by a little and so I looked on the first page. I skimmed through the results until I found one that seemed relevant to my topic. It took me a few tries until I found “from Sunday Morning”. I believed it discussed about philosophies, religion and the difference between each other but, I was mistaken. In the poem, it discusses about various religions and philosophies but doesn’t mention anything against each other. I was blinded by “Buddha” (Zurita 19) and couldn’t comprehend why it didn’t connect to the topic. When I say words such as “God” (Zurita 13) and “Buddha” (Zurita 19), I quickly decided that it connected to the topic since it mentioned a philosophy. I did not think carefully when I chose this poem as a text evidence. I also attempted to connect it back to the solitude topic discussed in class. When Zurita talked about being “restless all night” (Zurita 17), I thought he was talking about being alone with only himself and the philosophy to fulfill him. In my mind, It seemed like philosophy was something their life relied on just like religion. I“Latin American Philosophy” was chosen as a text because I assumed again that it was debates about philosophy. Within this text, it talks about several philosophies in Latin America but again, does not support my claim Within this certain After the first reaction paper, I changed my topic to a specific philosophy in each continent.
“Buddhism in Asia” was my second reaction paper. Within this reaction paper, I placed too much summary and didn’t analyze it well. I believe I picked well articles for my reaction essay; however, the claim is too broad again. I did not explain why Buddhism controls Asia. “The Altruistic Heart” was a excerpt from Rebel Buddha and it explain the purpose of Buddhism. Buddhism’s purpose was to eradicate suffering. Instead of explaining how this connects to society and how it controls it, I explained that there are “many kinds of suffering” (Ponlop). It turned out to be a summary of the story. I connected Taoism to the philosophy Buddhism. I think I made the right choice in doing so. During class, we discussed the differences and similarities between Confucianism and Taoism. Taoism and Buddhism are very similar. In Taoism, Taoists believe that there should be balance in the universe. Within “The Altruistic Heart”, when kindness is conveyed “a healing sense of warmth and peace” is released and ends the suffering. Suffering is a negative attribute while kindness is positive. Yin and Yang are used to display this kind of balance between the two. If I had dug deeper and analyzed it more, I would have been able to bring out the true meaning of the text. The second article I used was “ Buddhism Attracts New Converts in China”. This article greatly supports by thesis but I summarized the text. My thesis involved how Buddhism is controlling Asian society. The spread of Buddhism shows that the majority are converting and becoming Buddhists. The Chinese are going back to the “Buddhist traditions” (Liang) even though they had a bad past with Buddhism. They have become more open to the philosophy and many follow the path of
Buddhism. Reflecting back on these reactions papers, I have come to notice that I am not well-connected, or in other words involved with this topic. I procrastinated when I wrote them to the point where I stay up all night and had only an hour sleep. I struggle writing these because it is difficult to write about a topic I am not truly interested in. When I choose the topic “philosophy”, I had the thought of picking a topic related to literature and school-based. I did not realize it could be anything until it was too late to change my topic. My topic was based on philosophy and turned into philosophical debates. After writing the first reaction paper, it was decided to modify the topic. Within the second reaction paper, I focused on which philosophy control the region. Also, after doing these reactions essay, I’ve come to realized I struggle analyzing texts and placing my thoughts on paper.
The Seven Deadly Sins, is a classification of sins (sometimes referred to as vices), that were used to describe the sources of all sins. The Seven Deadly Sins is a Christian idea and was most widespread in the Catholic Church. These sins are thought to have possibly gotten their origins from two places in the Bible, Proverbs 6:16-19, and Galatians 5:19-21. The first idea for The Seven Deadly Sins was from the writings of the monk, Evagrius Ponticus, who lived in the fourth-century. The Seven Deadly Sins were edited and modeled into their modern form in A.D. 590 by Pope Gregory 1. These sins are as
For example, when Ichabod leaves town because of the headless horseman and the encounter he has with the “man”. In ¨The Legend of Sleepy Hollow¨, it is clearly illustrated how the 7 deadly sins (pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wrath, and sloth) can affect someone. Ichabod Crane had so coveted for another person's possession, he got greedy and ruined his life in pursuit of
The seven deadly sins are older than dirt in a sense, and it’s no wonder they can be found in almost every book. However, these books clearly show the deadly sins of pride, greed, lust, and wrath. To Kill A Mockingbird expresses pride through it’s memorable characters. Julius Caesar finds pride in the characters of Antony, Caesar, and Brutus. The Great Gatsby puts lust to shame through Gatsby and the consequences he experiences for having a deadly sin. Night shows how a deadly sin can be in an entire population, not just one single soul. Even though the seven deadly sins are mostly bad, these books also show that even the most innocent of characters can, and probably does consist of at least one deadly sin. Some can have more, and very rarely can a person posses
In this article, The Seven Deadly Sins of Students, that was published in the Chronicle of Higher Education by William Pannapacker, better known as Thomas H. Benton analyzes undergraduate students. These college students create “sin-like” behaviors that soon become habits over time. Sometimes these actions are what cause students to take the simpler road, even if it causes them pain in the future. The author’s main argument in his essay is that students effectuate with the Seven Deadly Sins unconsciously and he divides these behaviors in each sin category.
Gluttony, Avarice, Wrath, Lust, Pride, Envy, and Sloth are all commonly known as the “Seven Deadly Sins”. Each of these seven sins plays a major role in development of the different characters. In Geoffrey Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales”, the Pardoner committed sins through gluttony and avarice; the Wife of Bath through Pride and Lust; and also the Monk through gluttony and wrath. However, omnipresent on all the characters are the different deadly sins that led to their development and morality.
...ues and morals of both religions to demonstrate how Buddhism is a parasite and is out to interfere intentionally with Confucianism, the dynasty, and the society. Not only does Han Yu utilize institutional religion to his advantage, he also applies the idea of religion and state with Buddhism and the Tang Dynasty. He uses this theme in the sense that Buddhism and the dynasty can not go hand in hand, for the religion brings nothing but destruction for the bureaucracy and the emperors. By indicating that the religion lead the emperors astray, Han Yu manipulates the people to presume that Buddhism conveys detrimental values and should be eradicated. Even though Han Yu’s portrayal appears to be accurate, he does not consider any factual evidences and simply takes into account the changes that occurred because of Buddhism as being the cause of the demise.
of acceptance of Buddhism within China, one must look at each class individually and see
In China, the citizens' inclination of Buddhism varied from that of other states. There was a plethora of mental outlooks on how Buddhism was changing the Chinese society as it expanded from India, where it was founded in the sixth century BCE. The responses are organized depending on their acceptance, rejection, or encouragement of a combination of Buddhism with other religions. These categories are illustrated by the following documents; the acceptance by documents two and five, the rejection by documents four, six, and three, and last, the encouragement by documents two, five, and three. Additional documentations that would be helpful in classifying the reactions of the Chinese people would be a testimony or statement of a Chinese woman, or group of women, and of peasants. These would be helpful as we'd be able to examine exactly how the Chinese were affected by Buddhism's grasp. We would be able to see how Buddhism affected their daily lives and what they thought about the sudden religion.
Buddhist popularity towards the Chinese grew following the collapse of the Han Dynasty in 220 C.E. It’s influence has continued to expand for several centuries. Between 220 C.E. and 220 C.E. and 570 C.E., China experienced a period of political instability and disunity. During this time, many of the Chinese, specifically scholars, sought for peace in Buddhism and approved of Buddhism. On the other hand, the strict confucianists and the government fought to end Buddhism and make people go against it.
There are seven deadly sins that, once committed, diminish the prospect of eternal life and happiness in heaven. They are referred to as deadly because each sin is closely linked to another, leading to other greater sins. The seven deadly sins are pride, envy, anger, sloth, gluttony, avarice, and lechery. Geoffrey Chaucer's masterpiece, The Canterbury Tales, provided an excellent story about the deadly sins. Focusing mainly on the sins of pride, gluttony and greed, the characters found in The Canterbury Tales, particularly The Pardoner's Tale, were so overwhelmed by their earthly desires and ambitions that they failed to see the effects of their sinful actions, therefore depriving themselves of salvation.
The vice that I have decided to examine further is that of spiritual apathy. According to DeYoung, spiritual apathy can be described as “comfortable indifference to duty and neglect of other human beings’ needs. If you won’t work hard, you don’t care enough.” (81). DeYoung goes on to say that it “becomes a sin not merely because it makes us lazy, but because of the lack of love that leis behind that laziness” (81). Essentially, spiritual apathy is not giving enough attention or effort to tasks that are pressing and important. This vice can be recognized in our daily lives with close examination. During my week examining this vice in relation to my own life, I became aware of how much time I actually spend doing things, that while important,
The seven deadly sins include sloth, greed, anger, lust, gluttony, envy and pride. All of these sins have equal importance. They are all elaborated on fairly equally. Benton starts each one of these paragraphs off by telling the reader what the sin is, and how the sin applies to the student. Next he gives examples of how students show this sin.
Death is perhaps the most difficult aspect of life humans are forced to deal with. In order to help us cope, we have implemented the grieving process--a series of events with the purpose of making death easier to deal with--into our lives. Not everyone handles death in the same fashion, and each culture has rituals characteristic to itself that may differ greatly from another culture's rituals. Christianity and Buddhism are two religions that have completely different grieving processes, and in a conversation with Ms. Sit-Sen Wong, a Buddhist from Malaysia, this idea was confirmed as a fact. Through life, Buddhists constantly prepare for death and the afterlife, while Christians, although concerned about that, focus on enjoying the present life as much as possible. Many factors have contributed to this deduction and all are based on the differences in the grieving process rituals between American Christians and Malaysian Buddhists.
lust, this list of sins has not been changed since. Each of the seven deadly sins was associated
“Why are you acting like that? Don’t you want to go to heaven?” Chances are we have all heard something like this at some point in our lives because in Western society the dominant religion is Christianity. This religion brings the promise of heaven and eternal life to its greatest followers. However, this is not the case in the Eastern world particularly in India where Hinduism brings the promise of moksha to its followers and Buddhism brings the promise of nirvana to its followers. Since Buddhism originated during the time of Hinduism dominance there are some core similarities.