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... Mandair
Eastern Religions: Too Mystical? Too Nihilistic? ... It has taken our society a lot to even consider studying about ways of lives besides our, leave alone religions.
The west is dominated by three major religions, viz. ... All three are considered sister religions because they all date back their roots to Abraham. ...
We very often criticize and dismiss eastern religions to be too mystical and therefore impractical, and also sometimes nihilistic. ... Let’s see what eastern religions are all about and then we can discuss why it’s hard for us to grasp them?
Eastern religion takes a radical reorientation of the mind for a Westerner. ... The promise of unlimited human potential is the foundation of Eastern mysticism.
These completely different views make eastern religions very mystical for us, and therefore impractical. ...
The eastern concept of emptiness is among the most confusing to us in the west. ... Eastern thought tends to be nontheistic. ... Although many Eastern religions have a place for gods in their scheme of things, they see ultimate reality as something that is both beyond the gods yet, at the same time, locked within the heart of every being. So it might be accurate to say that while in Western thought the divine is a person, in Eastern thought, every person is ultimately divine.
The concept of time marks another telling difference between Eastern and Western thought. ... Western religions depend upon historical events to give significance to their most precious beliefs. ... This concept is entirely absent from Eastern philosophy. ...
Because of its different perspective, Eastern religious thought has always fascinated, and often confused, the Western mind. ...
Many people see some Eastern traditions, as philosophies rather than religions.
Many western philosophers dismiss eastern principles of thinking, claiming they give rise to nihilism. ... Statistics have proven that people practicing these traditions and geographically from the areas of these eastern religions are mentally and physically more stable. ...
I am not arguing that the eastern religions are better than the western religions, but I am saying that they are definitely not bad.
Approximate Word count = 1662
Approximate Pages = 6.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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