Essays on spiritual freedom

Even in the most difficult situation, man has the Spiritual Freedom that no one can take away.... This Spiritual Freedom is a gift that is endowed in man's being.... This Spiritual Freedom is the freedom to respond and act in man's own way.... Such response embodied his Spiritual Freedom.... Hence, man and man alone has the Spiritual Freedom that no one can take away and this freedom can create meaning and joy even amidst pain and suffering....

The prisoners lack Spiritual Freedom.... The prisoners lack Spiritual Freedom.... However, they are being determined to pursue it, but, they can exercise their Spiritual Freedom through imagination.... Their ability to withstand the terrible surrounding enables them to embrace religious freedom.... The author tries to justify that people are being denied religious freedom.... Their ability to withstand the terrible surrounding enables them to embrace religious freedom....

However, the achievement that “cannot be taken away” is Spiritual Freedom, and it is expected to endow the life with meaning (Frankl, 1984, p.... Thus, the meaninglessness is characterized by the loss of Spiritual Freedom and loss of prospects for future, those people literally live in the past, seeing no future for themselves.... First, as human life generally consists of certain day-to-day achievements accumulated in the course of time and eventually leading an individual to a certain 'major' purpose (which is, of course, defined by him/herself), the loss of freedom to accomplish minor goals makes a person lose meaning in life....

Throughout the text, the main importance belongs to the character of Huck, who always wants to have not only physical but also Spiritual Freedom.... o sum up, the personal qualities of Huck Finn allow Mark Twain to convey his main idea, namely the idea that no one has the right to deprive a man of his not only physical but also Spiritual Freedom.... The main difference is that the hero of this book needs to solve very important problems related to human values such as freedom, the right of choice, respect for human dignity, etc....

Meditation leads to Spiritual Freedom and enlightenment.... It acts as a form of Spiritual Freedom.... Through the process, one is made to understand that clinging reduces one's peace and freedom.... The ultimate goal of meditation is freeing the heart so that there will be no barriers, constrictions or shackles to our heart's freedom.... He decided to investigate his mind and later attained spiritual awakening....

The author also describes the issue and need of Spiritual Freedom, love and sensuality.... The novel introduces characters, their spiritual needs and the purity of the imagination.... The writer describes the sensuality and impression of the devotional love and spiritual relationship between the Master and Margarita....

These journeys into the spiritual world often take us into a universe we normally do not encounter in our daily lives, and allow us to explore regions of our consciousness that we have not before known” (1).... While the Western philosophical discipline often fails to answer an individual's questions regarding spiritual consciousness, Daoism, in this context, has been regarded as an effective source to solve these queries: “The spiritual landscape of Taoism is a kaleidoscope of colors and sounds....

The episode in the red-room symbolically presents Jane's first fight for preserving her integrity and Spiritual Freedom.... Jane's ability and determination to forgive is the evidence of her spiritual growth, her conquest, and her ultimate freedom.... This episode can be interpreted as a part of Jane's spiritual quest, but also as a kind of test of her maturity....

This essay is concerned more particularly with American Transcendentalism.... His poem illustrates the underpinnings of Walt Whitman's literary contributions to transcendentalism.... These underpinnings are predicated on a harmonious relationship between humanity and the natural environment.... ... ...

And that a certain detachment from the things of the world is a necessary condition to the exercise of Spiritual Freedom.... It accepts that human life is a great blessing, as it makes possible the quest of truth, that freedom is vital for this quest.... These four truths are the Holy Truths of suffering, truth of the conditioned arising of suffering, truth of ultimate freedom from suffering, and the truth of the path to ultimate freedom....

The Quakers strict code of personal morality drove Penn into believing that by giving people religious freedom immorality would reduce as people would lead a life that corresponded to God's expectations.... The paper 'Creating Anglo-America 1660-1750' will focus on the new charter of liberties emphasized on the Penn's principle of religious toleration....

Suprematism developed as a Spiritual Freedom art that did not present art as a representation of material actual objects but as an emotional, inner feeling of one's imagination that evoked meditation.... The essay explores Similarities and Differences of the Art Styles: "Suprematism, Constructivism and De Stijl"....

In Christianity, we see through Paul's insight that the promise of faith is enough for a person to be truly able to experience complete Spiritual Freedom, as well as divine approval.... He pointed out the importance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross as a means of redemption for all those who believed in him; the freedom of the Christians from the burdens of the law.... He pointed out the importance of Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross as a means of redemption for all those who believed in him; the freedom of the Christians from the burdens of the law (like circumcision, among others); the way the Christians' faith in Christ would provide them the way to God and eternal life....

It was used by all races in form of early songs, dance and instruments primarily as a means of entertainment, celebrating an event or even communicating a message. ... ... n most parts of Africa for example, singing and dancing was a social.... ... ... Ceremonies and feasts were usually associated with an occupation or event like hunting, agriculture, worship or war, birth, death or even sickness (Pratt 25). ...

He believes in the value of being “worthy” of one's “sufferings,” for it provides “Spiritual Freedom” that makes life worth living for (72).... The Nacirema are people who both ironically value and devalue their physical bodies through their spiritual rites....

This religion emphasizes more on meditation, which enhances ultimate Spiritual Freedom and enlightenment.... This religion emphasizes more on meditation, which enhance ultimate Spiritual Freedom and enlightenment.... As the paper "The Role of Meditation in Buddhism" states, founded in India, Buddhism is a religion that emphasizes more on practices than beliefs....

Luther asserted that men needed the restrictions that laws provide and advocated absolute obedience to authority while upholding Spiritual Freedom (New 34).... Scholars contend that Luther was an 'accomplished theologian politician' whose struggles were 'inner' and spiritual yet, he likewise took controversial political stands in order to defend his goals of religious reformation.... These were the changes that the Reformation aimed for but achieved, however, in a long and violent struggle - a stark contrast to the biblical and spiritual change that the reformers had preached....

REFERENCES Adjei, Ako (2008) Imperialism and Spiritual Freedom: An African View The American Journal of Sociology, Vol.... The European imposed their cultural traits upon the Africans for their personal economic gains instead of making sincere efforts for their socioeconomic, moral and spiritual uplift....

The right mentality for wealth creation is the victor mentality, which presents the present situation as suitable and appropriate for making a difference (Taylor, 111).... The problem for many people and also organizations is the victim mentality, which they apply to avoid.... ... ... ility thus creating the mentality that they can only be able to generate more money, achieve their goals or become happier, if only they had a better opportunity, circumstance or environment than the one they have presently (Taylor, 110)....

8 Nov.... 2011.... Man's Search for Meaning: Review Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl elaborates the psychological significance and meaning of life.... Frankl has attempted to explore these objectives by reflecting upon the tough experiences from his own life.... ... ... ... This practical life experience provides Frankl with foundations to lay his assertions upon....

Rather it is both a physical/political freedom as well as a Spiritual Freedom.... The mental, almost limitless freedom allowed through the practice of Satyagraha is closer to the Spiritual Freedom Gandhi envisaged for India and Indians.... A type of Spiritual Freedom is necessary which would make the oppressed invulnerable to the oppressor's cruelty or injustice.... freedom is dependent on more than just the removal of the oppressor....

Pure land Buddhism is and easy path to follow with a few basic beliefs and revolving around discovering one's inner strength to attain Spiritual Freedom.... Hsun Tzu (Xunzi) is related to the Confucian sect and teaches that human is born pure and learns imperfections from the surroundings so educating the human mind will make them achieve ultimate freedom and the power to think.... It is based on five basic ideas of human behavior which are wisdom, trustworthiness, sobriety, righteousness, and kindness Confucianism is a way of life sometimes considered a religion and sometimes spiritual philosophy....

Frankl believes in the value of being “worthy” of one's “sufferings,” for it provides “Spiritual Freedom” that makes life worth living for (72).... The tribes of these stories are considered as nihilists, because they lack spiritual maturity and focus on the meaninglessness of life; they desire provisional existence, because they lack meaningful future goals and empathy for others; and they have forfeited spiritual meaning, since they have given up hope in changing their lives and enhancing their spiritual development....

This is because every individual has the key to their mental and Spiritual Freedom.... His reason for being optimistic was that human beings hold the freedom of choosing the manner in which they view the circumstances they undergo on a daily basis.... Also, he wrote that inner freedom would also impact on the type of prisoner one would become.... Internal freedom, according to Frankl, was available even in the worst conditions....

They all value too much Spiritual Freedom by living simple life in silence.... The paper "Ascetic Life in Buddhism" suggests that Buddhist tradition use meditation, a renunciation from mundane pressures and influences, to reflect upon the meaning of life and human relations to gain self-awareness and deep investigation of personal experiences....

Therefore, analyzing the biography of Netaji and Mother, one can certainly identify certain similarities; both fought for the freedom of people, Netaji for physical freedom and Mother for Spiritual Freedom and the main contrasts are concerned with Netaji as an extremist leader and Mother as the one followed non-violence like Mahatma Gandhi to attain her goals.... His extremist ways, intended to attain freedom, were really helpful Indian independence movements and, as such, one can never disregard the role of Netaji....

t [knowledge] is used to increase Spiritual Freedom, intelligence and ability and to enable a person to realize his own immortality (4).... 6-16), from the highly educated world traveler, spiritual seeker, writer, humanitarian and philanthropist to his son's admission of Hubbard as a drug user from age sixteen.... 940s which was ultimately published in 1951 as Dianetics—a process Hubbard described as a “spiritual healing technique” and “an organized science of thought” (Hubbard, 1990a, 14) which would later become the basis for his doctrine of Scientology....

There is no need to impose limits to Spiritual Freedom, she added to say, since man is capable of advancing in religious truth beyond any present religious system.... She described her faith as one that upholds freedom of conscience and ethical-social causes.... Analyzing the interview, the researcher saw a wide span of beliefs in which nature, spiritual consciousness and freedom of conscience are the outstanding features.... To define the UU faith positively, it can be described as a belief in the freedom of conscience while promoting ethical and social causes for society and the world....

Jane represents the rebellious oppressed class that claims equality in terms of Spiritual Freedom and the right to choose.... Reclaiming Myths of Power: Women Writers and the Victorian spiritual Crisis.... The main aim of this paper is to analyze the ide of the Bronte's autobiographical novel entitled "Jane Eyre"....

The author analyzes the biography of Netaji and Mother, and states that one can certainly identify certain similarities; both fought for the freedom of people, Netaji for physical freedom and Mother for Spiritual Freedom and the main contrasts are concerned with Netaji as an extremist leader.... Therefore, analyzing the biography of Netaji and Mother, one can certainly identify certain similarities; both fought for the freedom of people, Netaji for physical freedom and Mother for Spiritual Freedom and the main contrasts are concerned with Netaji as an extremist leader and Mother as the one followed non-violence like Mahatma Gandhi to attain her goals....

The presented study "Images of Women in Religion - Christian Gnosticism and Buddhism" begs a broader complex question: how can society go about unifying criteria that acknowledge the divinity of women and allows them active participation in religious life?... .... ... ... Over the course of history, women have been largely viewed as being inferior to men....

Dr Anderson is a bestselling author who has written a numbers of books on ‘Spiritual Freedom' and is the founder of ‘Freedom in Christ' ministries- a movement with the purpose of re introducing the doctrines of Christianity as suited and beneficial for the modern day lifestyle.... Some analysis of Anderson's theory about ‘demonic possession' and ‘freedom of Christ' movement is also provided.... The book strives to bring a greater understanding of Christian beliefs as they must be merged with secular social sciences to provide a holistic support to people with mental health problems by taking into regard the spiritual realm....

Dr Anderson is a bestselling author who has written a numbers of books on ‘Spiritual Freedom' and is the founder of ‘Freedom in Christ' ministries- a movement with the purpose of re introducing the doctrines of Christianity as suited and beneficial for the modern day lifestyle.... Some analysis of Anderson's theory about ‘demonic possession' and ‘freedom of Christ' movement is also provided.... The book strives to bring a greater understanding of Christian beliefs as they must be merged with secular social sciences to provide a holistic support to people with mental health problems by taking into regard the spiritual realm....

As a result of all these renouncement, they will attain Spiritual Freedom they believe.... Nirvana literally means complete freedom from whatever binds man such as burning passion of desire, resentment and ignorance.... Nirvana literally means complete freedom from whatever binds man such as burning passion of desire, resentment and ignorance.... For the spiritual development as foreseen by Buddha, a complete change, both mental and physical, was essential....

65) and his later assertion that "Man can preserve a vestige of Spiritual Freedom" (p.... True enough, being held as a captive would give you the extreme yearning to be free and when freedom is attained the beauty of life becomes sweeter and he or she appreciates more the things that life has to offer.... This just means that in order to survive the rigors of living, you must live a healthy life and be fit in all aspects: intellectual, spiritual, emotional and physical....

Though, it didn't improve his health, but he gained some Spiritual Freedom (Laugwitz, 2008, p.... Due to this sense of freedom and awesome climate, Riemann health remained better and he very often he came across as the happiest(as cited in Laugwitz, 2008, p.... He used to indulge in deep thinking and wanted to reach at the “explanation of existence and of historical development” by concentrating on the “inner perception” of the “laws of spiritual events” (W....

People who are not entitled to individual property, and work for something impersonal only that is ‘state for them'', will have no motivation for working, there will be no production then, nothing to be redistributed, no investments, for research for technology, thus human personality is restricted to a repeated system, and social structures, nor even to free thinking, and it's better to be deprived of bread than social, political, economic and Spiritual Freedom.... It has to do with collective form of dependent work, within a frame of freedom and free development from all points of view. ...

There is Spiritual Freedom which according Christianity they call salvation.... From these people are able to scale up from level to level a process called ‘the bridge to total freedom'.... The core purpose as stated by the scientology religion is to be certain of an individual's spiritual being and his relationship with God who is believed to be the Supreme Being (Reitman, 2011).... The core purpose as stated by the scientology religion is to be certain of an individual's spiritual being and his relationship with God who is believed to be the Supreme Being (Reitman, 2011)....

The social and economic emancipation precedes moral and Spiritual Freedom.... It has the purpose and effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise on an equal footing or human rights and fundamental freedom (Smith and Anker, 2005).... (2002) Rationality and freedom, Oxford University Press, Oxford.... Collective freedom is dependant upon the valuations and preferences of independent thought.... Sen sets the agenda for economic emancipation through individual freedom, social choice and justice....

ccording to theologian John Hick, God has given us considerable Spiritual Freedom and we can choose our own ways to be religious and to do good to ourselves and to others.... Free will thus becomes a most valuable possession for the humans because it gives them the power to exercise freedom and therefore it seems to be the best answer to evil.... He is entirely spiritual.... But there are lots differences, human beings are not spiritual, but God is....

Therefore, their Spiritual Freedom though contradicted science, they still were in a position of remaining the influence towards scientific contribution.... In addition, the bibles ideologies introduced by the Protestants had morals and spiritual senses of Scripture passages.... The moral and spiritual senses on the scriptures introduced by the Protestants later then led to expansion of five senses which are noticed in the modern science....

Further, Sueng tries realize the creative and Spiritual Freedom amidst the chaos following the going on of the 1894's peasants' revolution.... The film is primarily an attempt by Im to describe a state of liberation and freedom of expression in the midst of political unrest.... However, the artist searches for their freedom from the production films to realize their societal identity....

He thus looked for a way in which he would able to express his Spiritual Freedom.... ree jazz represents the freedom the music enjoys.... The freedom to improvise as one enjoys.... he absolute popularization of his harmonic accompaniment permitted him maximum freedom in his creativeness.... Coltrane bue to the freedom offered in jazz music he saw it fit to replace the ordinary sturdiness of pianist McCoy Tyner with the more distinct qualityof his wife Alice Coltrane....

Name Instructor Class July 19, 2011 Hulga and The Misfit: Nihilism and Fatalism Nihilism and fatalism are featured in Flannery O'Connor's two short stories, “A Good Man is Hard to Find” and “Good Country People.... ?? Hulga and the Misfit share nihilistic and fatalistic beliefs in life, which dominated their personalities and actions, and turned them “demonic....

“It is this Spiritual Freedom — which cannot be taken away — that makes life meaningful and purposeful” (Frankl 67).... “Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedom — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way” (65).... Frankl tries to explain that suicide should only be looked upon as an escape route or may be an easy way out of a difficult situation and not as a perfect gateway to freedom....

An assessment of the literature on spiritual identity God, Freedom and Human Dignity: Embracing a God-Centered Identity in a Me-Centered Culture by Ron Highfield comprehend if God's embodiment in human life restricts Spiritual Freedom and diminishes human spiritual dignity.... Self-identity makes one decide freely on the spiritual journey to follow, habitual traits to adopt but at the same time threatens the freedom and human dignity.... Humans, however, view this “as a chance to term God as the enemy of that deters the sustainability of their self-identity, and should protect their freedom and dignity against intrusion with flinty defiance” (Ron 40)....

“It is this Spiritual Freedom — which cannot be taken away — that makes life meaningful and purposeful” (Frankl 67).... ??Everything can be taken away from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedom — to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way” (65). ... (Frankl 97) Frankl tries to explain that suicide should only be looked upon as an escape route or may be an easy way out of a difficult situation and not as a perfect gateway to freedom....

The indigenous struggle has expressed itself in efforts to gain intellectual and cultural self-determination, economic self-sufficiency, Spiritual Freedom, health and healing, and recognition of political autonomy and rights to use and occupy un-surrendered lands.... The quote above was taken from Taiaiake Alfred's book entitled Wasase: Indigenous Pathways of Action and freedom.... To radiate power and confidence, to dedicate one's life for the sake of one's own people, to be committed to the development and utmost liberation of one's people, to adhere to the reification of the fundamental values of unity, and freedom and justice- these are all what it takes to truly become a warrior. ...

Christianity ended up strengthening family and community ties, as well as offering Spiritual Freedom to the practicing slaves.... Graduation into adulthood challenged childhood religious teachings which in turn set the stage for making clear distinctions between slavery and freedom.... Slaves' desire to gain freedom from slavery was impeded by the Federal government, whose efforts to abolish slavery left a lot to be desired (Slideshow 5:23).... raduation into adulthood challenged childhood religious teachings which in turn set the stage for making clear distinctions between slavery and freedom....

oth Buddhist and Gnostic scriptures speak of the power of insight/wisdom to transform material bondage into Spiritual Freedom.... nsight here is the power that effects the transformation of mentality bound up with sensual desires and leaves in its place a mentality focused on spiritual attainment.... The quest for enlightenment is possible, both for men and women, only through individual effort with the correct spiritual procedure for self-realization....