While I was walking to Bongwonsa temple with my friends, I realized that people could possibly seek out religions to find truth and faith of their lives. Even though science in nowadays are largely advanced and many things can be proven by science or historical facts, there are still some factors that even science or historical facts cannot establish like, “what is a spirit, and how do you know if you have a good spirit or not?” As people initiate asking these kinds of questions, they try to find out the answer by spending their lives seeking and practicing regions instead of science. For example, Buddhism is an eastern religion that teaches the understanding of meaning of life and having a proper spirit. The meaning of a spirit by Buddhism is the part of a person that includes their mind, feelings and character rather than their body. Buddhism states that people should set their minds, feelings, and characters correctly if they want to have a good spirit. As a result, believers start adapting the teachings and practice them by accepting the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. People sit down and meditate to feel their spirits and enlighten themselves by emptying their minds. Having a positive thinking is also their one of ways to clear their spirits and attain Nirvana. Their ultimate goal is to serve well until they reach Nirvana, where people believe that they will reincarnate into a better status. Just like this, religions sometime provide concepts and ideas of having a good spirit and serving as a better person.
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2010년 10월 19일 화요일
Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #5: Bongwonsa Temple and Nature Walk
Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #5: Bongwonsa Temple and Nature Walk: "After visiting the Zen Buddhist Temple, Bongwonsa and attempting to see nature as a Taoist, answer this question: What is it about creation,..."
2010년 10월 4일 월요일
Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #4: Buddhist Meditation
Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #4: Buddhist Meditation: "Spend 20 mintues in a silent meditation; a place you won't be disturbed, your own 'fig tree' as was Buddha's inspiration. In those 20 mintue..."
After I read the assignment on the blog, I started wondering around my house and hesitating where I thought I could spend 20 minutes in a silent meditation without any disturbance. Finally, I decided my room was the most suitable place for it, so I sat on my bed and initiated a silent meditation. In the beginning, I was very excited about this because it was the unique experience that I had never undergone before. The first came in my mind was the founder of the Buddhism, Siddartha Gautama. I thought about how he meditated everyday, while this was my first time in my entire life. I didn't understand the point of sitting still and meditaing, but now I kind of understand why he would want to do this. This is because you can clear your mind and calm yourself through meditation. Next, It made me to think back of my past life and realized me how I could do better next time. For 20 minutes, I wanted to meditate like one of buddists. I wanted to know how I would feel as a "buddhist" because this is their special activity where none of Christians, Hindu, or other religious people do every day. However, there were some factors that distracted me after 10 minutes. My cell phone kept reminding me that I got a message, which attempted me stop from what I was doing and check what was it about. Also, the smell of food that my mom was making bothered me from empting my mind because it made me to think about what food she was making. Still in general, I was able to attain "right thoughts", "right minfulness", and "right concentration" because I focused on improving myself and becoming a better person most of the time without any concerns. At the end of 20 minutes of meditaion, I felt really clam and relaxed, which helped me to focus more on completing my homework. I think I should meditate often, especially when I am having a hard time because it refreshes my mind and straightens me which way to I should go and where I am supposed to me.
After I read the assignment on the blog, I started wondering around my house and hesitating where I thought I could spend 20 minutes in a silent meditation without any disturbance. Finally, I decided my room was the most suitable place for it, so I sat on my bed and initiated a silent meditation. In the beginning, I was very excited about this because it was the unique experience that I had never undergone before. The first came in my mind was the founder of the Buddhism, Siddartha Gautama. I thought about how he meditated everyday, while this was my first time in my entire life. I didn't understand the point of sitting still and meditaing, but now I kind of understand why he would want to do this. This is because you can clear your mind and calm yourself through meditation. Next, It made me to think back of my past life and realized me how I could do better next time. For 20 minutes, I wanted to meditate like one of buddists. I wanted to know how I would feel as a "buddhist" because this is their special activity where none of Christians, Hindu, or other religious people do every day. However, there were some factors that distracted me after 10 minutes. My cell phone kept reminding me that I got a message, which attempted me stop from what I was doing and check what was it about. Also, the smell of food that my mom was making bothered me from empting my mind because it made me to think about what food she was making. Still in general, I was able to attain "right thoughts", "right minfulness", and "right concentration" because I focused on improving myself and becoming a better person most of the time without any concerns. At the end of 20 minutes of meditaion, I felt really clam and relaxed, which helped me to focus more on completing my homework. I think I should meditate often, especially when I am having a hard time because it refreshes my mind and straightens me which way to I should go and where I am supposed to me.
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