journal prompt. you are getting very sleepy… confucian confusion
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Journal Prompt
However many holy words you read, however many you speak,
what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?
Buddha
You are getting very sleepy…
Why do some people get hypnotized more easily than others depending on religion /background?
Why do you think people so easily followed Buddha and believed that he had become "enlightened"?
How do Hindus believe karma affects reincarnation?
Feeling Zen
What is the
difference
between
Buddhism and
Zen Buddhism?
How did the one
become the
other?
Confucian Confusion
How are Zen Buddhism and Confucianism similar?
How are they different?
How does Taoism fit in?
Where does Hinduism fit?
Why was YeYe so adamant that Christianity couldn’t be true?
OHM…….What is the difference between
meditation and prayer?
On page 92 it says, “We Buddhists believe that if we are enlightened,
then our lives will be expressions of our ethics. If we should behave
unethically, then we are not enlightened.”
How does this concept apply to Christianity?
Keys to the Kingdom What are the most important differences
between Zen Buddhism and Christianity?
What is the difference between faith and self-awakening?
What happens to truth when there is no absolute authority?
Why is it that certain concepts of Christianity cannot be understood in the Chinese language and culture if the Gospel is for everyone? How can it be taught effectively?
Of Cabbages and Cockroaches
Have you ever had a “cockroach in the soup” experience, in which your perception changed because you gained new and unexpected information?
How does the cockroach incident reflect the way many Christians respond to unexpected situations? How should believers respond?
What can you learn from the cockroach in the soup?
East West Home Best
“These days, more and more westerners are looking for answers from eastern thought in their search for their inner being.” Why does it seem that Christianity is not answering those questions anymore?
Briefly discuss the key differences between Hinduism, Buddhism, and Christianity. How is each finding a “creator” in life? What is the key purpose for all three?
How did Yen Mah's brief Catholic immersion change the way she looked at Buddhism and the way her grandpa meditated ?
What people, events, or
things caused the Western
mindset to believe that man
must conquer the universe,
contrary to the Eastern
mindset that man coexists
with the universe and
adapts to it.(pg. 99-100)
Why is it impossible to
separate from the
environment?
One with theUniverse
It’s About Time—or is it? On page 88, Seng
Chao argues that
time is unreal. Is his
logic correct, or is
there a gap in his
argument?
How does that same
logic apply to motion?
How can merit be
permanent if time
and motion do not
exist?
Ultimate Pain Avoidance
Four Noble Truths leading to Enlightenment:
Pain and suffering are common in life
Human cravings give rise to unhappiness
Suffering can be avoided
Pain can be avoided by following an eight-fold path of behavior
Refute these ideas with a
Biblical approach.
Yen Mah makes a monumental error in the concept of God.
What is her error and how would you correct it?
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