Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Modern Religious Experience: Reflection #5: Bongwonsa Temple and Nature Walk

Bongwonsa Temple Nature Walk

I think there are many reason that prompt humans to seek out religion. The main reason people do this i think is to find out why we are here on this earth and what happens after we die. Buddhism started because of "The Buddha" and he reached a state called nirvana where he released all materialistic things in his life. Monks in Buddhism spend their lives seeking out enlightenment and to do this they meditate and worship the Buddha day and night in temples.
In Taoism one of the principles is that nature must be untouched and people must live in harmony with it. One of the practices that Taoists have is Tai-chi and this is one way that they try to achieve a sense of peace. Overall in both these religions and people seek out Nirvana or try to obey Wu-Wei to find the unexplainable questions of life and for some people this is worth dedicating their life to.

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