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It depends on what you consider heaven to be. Buddhism teaches that the endless cycle of rebirth is hell, and in order to attain enlightenment you must do away with greed and the sense of self. You can meditate, and hold fewer viewpoints. Stay neutral, and let people be themselves. There is a code of conduct. And if some of the writings seems tedious, remember that the dying Buddha told his students they must remove the edicts that were not so important. Unfortunately he didn’t tell them which ones those were. So you have to figure it out yourself. So be a teacher, and meditate.
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Name : Pat, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Bahai Faith, Age : 22, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,I knew someone who was Japanese and dating a black woman. His parents were liberal. However, Japan is a First World nation, and this economic status influences its societal norms. Many modern and trendy Japanese are obsessed with Hip-Hop fashion and are moving into Harlem. However, sometimes the reason for Asian men not dating black women is that Asian mothers expect their sons to keep the family name and marry an Asian. Asian men are strictly expected to uphold family traditions. In Chinese society, the son must support the parents, and mixing of the races does not hold over well in countries with unstable governments such as Indonesia, Taiwan, the Philippines or various other homelands where the sons are expected to return to and visit family. In these countries, any minority, even if he/she is from another Asian country, is attacked, their homes and business looted or destroyed. It has happened to my friend’s family, who changed their names to appear native. Imperialism from other nations has caused residual racism among many of the poorer countries. Usually parents are not as strict with their daughters, as males are favored in most Asian societies.
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Name : Pat, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Bahai Faith, Age : 22, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,Christianity was founded on a principle of converting the ‘heathens’ so they may be saved from hell. Many of these heathens were the indigenous people of wherever they may be located. It could be Rome, Ireland, Guam, Mexico, Polynesia or any country. These countries had their own major religion predating Christianity, and many of these nations’ religious ceremonies included acts that many deem to be supernatural, such as talking to spirits while under hypnosis and using spiritual drugs, talking to ancestors through the use of icons, fire walking, whirling, levitation, meditation, various sexual positions that included many people of same or various sexes and were not ‘missionary,’ and so on. Mayan rulers took part in a ceremony that included an all-male orgy where various drugs were used, including a beer suppository. Acts like these were seen as against God. In order to ensure a faithful following, the native people’s former beliefs were either squashed or built upon. An example of Christianity building upon another religion can be found among the Celtics. The Celts paid tribute to three main gods that stood for nature, and a symbol in their religion was specific monolithic rocks. However, in order to appease the violent Christian missionaries, they carved an image of the cross into the stone, and continued their private worship toward the Celtic gods. However, many of the wealthy landowners were Christians and claimed divine right to rule and convert anyone considered a barbarian. Santeria is another Christianity-blended religion. The followers worship a Black Madonna, whose origins of mythology do not exactly stem from the same as that of the Biblical lands. However, purist Christians frown upon this. Spain was one of the more violent missionary countries. The king allowed for expeditions, as long as riches were brought back and people were converted to the Christian faith, which was what the king used to keep his subjects complacent.
To sum this up, playing with witchcraft, such as that of the Celtic pagans who donned ceremonial capes and headresses, rubbed ointments of drugs on their mucous membranes and made human sacrifices to the lake, would call upon people to act un-Christian, because these were the ritualstic acts of another religion.
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Name : Pat, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Bahai Faith, Age : 22, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,Maybe you can name this place and a scientist could actually study it. Since you’re probablly talking about a town in the South, maybe you can read Mark Twain, and it could answer your questions. Read Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Twain talks about family feuds, money, racism and boredom. All this makes people mean.
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Name : Pat, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Bahai Faith, Age : 22, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,Wicca is a modern movement based on older religions. Whatever ‘witchcraft spell’ they perform varies greatly. Many religions believe that anyone is susceptible to attacks of evil if their heart is in the wrong place. ‘The greedy get caught and go to jail.’ Priests or priestesses conduct ceremonies under controlled conditions. They use various prayers and symbols as protection, such as the circle, to ward off evil spirits that may prey upon the weak. Usually a priest can tell if someone is not ready for a spell or ceremony. No one is 100 percent safe unless they are incredibly good-willed and free from want, which is a founding belief of Buddhism. Hell in Buddhism and Hinduism is the endless cycle of rebirth. Karma is what goes around comes around, so don’t send out bad energy. The Navajo will protect against evil in a ceremony by using cedar and holy smoke; The Chinese will use the bagong mirror and fengshui dragons; Christians use water and chanting; some people believe in gargoyles, others believe in the eye. Evil is deemed to be desire for materialism or other ignorant needs. So conduct yourself wisely. Many religions believe spirits walk among us, and animals are sentient beings that can listen. Those raised to a higher spiritual consciousness are not always good-hearted or clear-minded. They may take advantage of you, too, unknowingly, on either your or their part. Heaven’s Gate was a spiritual cult with whom the participants believed they would be taken to the other world upon a comet. The ‘other world’ or fourth dimension has been theorized to exist, but it is said that you can’t take anything material with you, so if you travel, remind yourself why you are doing so.
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Name : Pat, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Asian, Religion : Bahai Faith, Age : 22, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : student, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,
