jainism

here are three of the things i like from Jainism. one is meditation another is the vows from worldly things i find that cool. and finally the nudity practice is interesting. 

the things i dont like about Jainism 

hmmm hard its not that i like them or dislike them they are all cool. but maybe just difficult and different from what we are used to.  the non-violence vow i find questionable does self defense qualify  also the there strict law of not killing anything something must die for them to live. and finaly the fact that they did not wright down there "bible" that would have been a good possession to pass on to future generations. 

Sofi...could not be a Jainist, but thinks it's pretty cool anyway...

I like the non-violence but I dont think I could do it;

I also like the non-attachment, I think it's a good life lesson, but I think they took it too far I'm not a big fan of the nudity part of it.

I do not believe in reincarnation, so I do not like that part of it. 

Also, I think the best ideal that they have is non-judgementalism, I think it's something so important that every religion and every person should have, the world would be happier without judgementalism, 

I dont think I could ever be a Jainist though,...

ingrid

things i like

1. they like living simple

2. interesting that they believe in reincarnation to purify the soul

3. believe in karma

things i dont like

1. they make vows they cant completely follow

2. prohibit themselves from enjoying the good things the world offers

3. live very isolated lives

Jainism

Three things we find appealing about Jainism: 

1. the non-violence vow

2. the killing of small organisms as we breathe

3. the fact of bad karma

Three things we don't find appealing in Jainism:

1. It would be very hard for us only say the truth because sometimes we say white lies, even. It would be hard to stop.

2. We wouldn't celebrate our holy days by meditating by ourselves but by being with our families and praying together with them.

3. We don't believe and agree with reincarnation

(Amy, Clara, and Lucy too not just Luchi)

by john sofi

today is sofis b-day and she is every thing but marose and all is merry and gay. she sames to lve this day. also she loves abuseing her birthdayical powers to get her way she is very happy about today. most of the class was there to wake her up and enjoy her mothers culinary delights. 

Mr Mac: Happy Birthday Sofi

Happy Birthday. I hope that this will be the best birthday you have ever had, and that each year they keep getting better and better and better and better and better, forever and ever. Because you deserve the very best of everything every day of your life. -Mr. Mac

Sofi...

Sofi is one of my bestest friends. when we were smaller, we didn't get along. we kind of pretended to, but it wasn't how it is now. I love her so much. She is one of my favorite people. She  makes me laugh about so many things. She is also a very social person. When I go to a party with her, it's as if I lose her but then, I find her surrounded by a group of people laughing at a story she's telling. She's always surrounded my someone. I want to let her know how much I love her and that she means a lot to me. I hope you have a wonderful day babe. 

tu sei una di mis sorellas e io te amo molto! (no se dice asi but u know what I mean..)

(luchi)

amy's differneces

the three similarities between christianity and hinduism are:

1. both believe there is a supreme being

2. have a holy book

3 have holy celebrations

the three differences are

1 reencarnation is believed in hinduism and not in christianity

2. different names for God

3. hinduism has many saints and christianity only has jesus.

Christianity and Hinduism

Christianity and Hinduism believe that something will happen to us after we die.  

INGRID AND SOFI'S VIEW OF HINDUISM AND CHRISTIANITY

Christianity and Hinduism are alike in these ways:

• they both believe in a supreme being
• both have forms of worship rituals
• believe in some sort of afterlife

They are different in these ways:

• Hinduism believes that after life there is another life as another being; Christianity believes in heaven
• Hinduism has more than one god or supreme being
• Hinduism has a caste system, and christianity does not

Christianity and Hinduism

Comparing Christianity and Hinduism

Here is a link that gives alot of examples to how Christianity and Hinduism are sort of the same

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/651304

Differences between Christianity and Hinduism

http://www.allaboutreligion.org/comparison-christianity-and-hinduism-faq.htm

By: Lucy V.

3 similarities and differences btwn Christianity and Hinduism

Hindus and Christians share several things. They both believe in a Supreme Being, they both have ways of praising (meditation, prayer), and they both follow certain scripture (the Bible and the Vedas).

Hindus are polytheists, while Christians are monotheists. Hindus believe in reincarnation; Christians don't. Hindus believe cows are the most sacred beings, Christians don't.

Shibiland

3 ways ch hindo are alike and diferent 

Hindus and christians are alike and different in many ways. here are three of the ways how they are alike. both christians and hindus have sacred books, have some sort of medditation and its followers strive to reach a state of completeness. some of the deiferneces between the two religions are the dietary regulations, the numbers of deities fallowed differ and rituals are diferent.

my weekend

On Friday I went to Luis Pedro's party which was really fun and nostalgic because it was in the house besides mine and I used to have parties similar to those. 

On Saturday I went to have lunch with Ingrid, Diego (an ex-classmate), Amy, Lucy, and John in Tecun. We ate an awesome pizza. then we went to the Tennis club for our Rotaract meeting which was okay. I payed half of the quotes I owe, but I'm still in debt. We also ordered our shirts which I didn't love but they're okay. 

My dad ran the Chicago Marathon yesterday. he did pretty well too—4 hrs. 16 mins. I'm very proud of him!

Then yesterday afternoon I went to have coffee with Sofi and some friends and we played cards..it was pretty funny.

Sofi: "a wrinkle in time"

While i watched the movie "contact" in class, i kept thinking of the book we read in middle school "a wrinkle in time" in this book when the girl gets to space or to a planet where there are some kind of creatures she asks what they're doing, her guide explains that they're singing, that they're worshipping god, She immediately asks "what god?" 

That's what we would all ask, maybe we're so busy drawing lines between religions between gods that we're failing to see that some of these gods are just like ours. "Wouldn't it be logical," the character in the book said "that if our God really did create all the universe, every creature on it, would worship him". The same goes for earth, wouldn't it be logical that if our God really is a god of mercy, of love that he would love all cultures, all peoples, that he would allow them to find him through their own cultural experiences. 

This, for me, does not mean that I believe that every god worshipped is like my god, instead I believe that my God can be found through different means.

About life in outer space, maybe there is, maybe there isn't. But I believe that if there were, then God would be present in their (whatever they are) life, just like he is in mine.  

movie

through the movie we learned that 

luchi: it all comes down to faith

lucy: faith is the basic of all things

sofi: thinking about the book "a wrinkle in time"

ingrid: .......

amy: there are more than human mind can fill, we are just a pinch of sand compare to the beach.

John:  the space is big..... hope there is other life than earth

Clara: we are the only ones alive in this world

Liz: believe that there are other beings beside us and keep on having faith i what you do