It also explains the notion that no two people can follow the same path or experience the same things in order to reach, or find, true enlightenment. ... Combined, these challenges and experiences aid him in becoming what he must to reach true enlightenment. ... While Siddhartha is naturally kind, intelligent, and spiritually congenial, there is no doubt that had it not been for the ever-present love, encouragement, and guidance of those around him, like his parents and teachers, he would not be or would not want to reach enlightenment the way he does. ... It supplies unspoken knowledge, and a...

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This not only influenced political doctrines and ideas, but was also a sharp contrast from ideas and harmony featured during the Enlightenment. The Romantic era grew alongside the Enlightenment, but concentrated on human diversity and looking at life in a new way. ... The perception that the Enlightenment was destroying the natural human soul and substituting it with the mechanical, artificial heart was becoming prevalent across Europe. ... Romanticism began to show the people that the Enlightenment had overstayed its welcome by leading the people to a future that offered a vision of mankind a...

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In the early nineteenth century, a philosophical movement known as Transcendentalism approached America and evolved into a literary expression for writers all over the world. The supporters of this effort believed that knowledge through intuition and observation of the internal spirit could be reach...

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However, they believe that their soul remains on the suffering earth in the cycle of existence (Samsura) until they have lived life as a Brahman; which then their souls can head to enlightenment. ... It the initial idea everything branches from, which leads and demonstrates the entire vision of many religions, to leave this world and make its way to enlightenment; which with good actions one will get there. ...

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Throughout life people encounter proverbs, which give them a sense of knowledge or enlightenment. Proverbs come from many different cultures and can take on many different angles. "Now is a great experience" is my personal favorite. I received it in a fortune cookie a few months ago. Sitting wit...

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In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" death leads to an awakening sense of freedom within Louise Mallard. The news of her husband's death releases not only a sense of relief, but a feeling of true happiness. Yet in the end, it is the death of her happiness and joy that kills her in the end, no...

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Fire is catastrophic, ruinous, and cataclysmic. It is known for its violence in nature. Its turbulent power shaped history filled with ashes and deaths. It is pictured as the desperate cries of the dead that echoes in the underworld. In other words, fire is equated with destruction and devastation. ...

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Given their singular significance to the development of Western culture, it is strangely appropriate that Jesus and Socrates led similar lives. Both lived simply. Both were esteemed as excellent teachers, though neither wrote an extant word. Both were regarded as traitors by the political and religi...

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"Thanatopsis" "Thanatopsis" written by William Cullen Bryant in 1817, is an explication of death. Thanatopsis, which is Greek for "meditation on death" (Michael et. al. 712), is an exploration into the ambiguity of death and Bryant attempts to show the relationship between death's eternal questions...

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Siddhartha Commentary Essay "I am not going anywhere. I am only on the way." This is the philosophy shared by the childhood friends Siddhartha and Govinda, when they reencounter each other in the forest. Herman Hesse's usage of this quote is very effective in invoking deep and prof...

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Allegory of the Cave and The Truman Show Plato's Allegory of the Cave is a story of how the soul moves toward enlightenment. The allegory begins with prisoners in a cave that eventually break free to see the world and acquire great knowledge. The allegory has eight stages, beginning with belief...

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Socrates not only believed in immortality but he had a readiness and willingness to die, because of this belief in immortality. Socrates believed that when his body ceased to exist anymore, that his soul would depart and unite with other forms, where he would live eternally forever. Socrates believe...

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Conversely, holy people, sages and monks would be expected to escape rebirth and enter Nirvana, but they very often are reborn because they took an oath to delay Nirvana in order to return to help others reach enlightenment. ...

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A comparison of Death in Venice by Thomas Mann and Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino Solitary individuals often exploit different views on our world, sometimes accompanied by a "disharmonious" way of living, as we can see in these two books. The concept of a distant view on life, is applied in ...

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Psychologists over the generations have regarded character as one of the greatest mysteries of human nature. According to James Hillman, founder of archetypal psychology, discusses the issue of character in his bestseller "The Soul's Code." He, like many other psychologists, stresses on the need for human beings to understand the strengths and weaknesses of our character. A better understanding of ourselves also gives us a better idea of how we are perceived by other people which leads to better public relationships, which Charles Schwab considered the most valuable skill he possessed....

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