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Filial Piety Respose:

Tao of Pooh responses: 1. Finish up Scholarship and Knowledge “My words are very easy to understand and very easy to put into practice,” but “Straightforward words seem paradoxical…”

What does this mean? How does it come into play in “The Tao of Pooh” with regard to scholars?

2. Read the poem on page 30. What does Pooh seem to think about scholars? How does that relate to the Taoist view of knowledge? Pooh seems to think that scholars always try to see the deeper meaning of things Pooh seems to think that scholars are always trying to think of the deeper meaning of things.

3. What are the messages behind Cottlestone Pie 38-40 and 56. Think about inner nature. “Cottlestone Pie” tells the message that everything is different and that they are the way they are just because. A few paragraphs after “Cottlestone Pie” there is also a sentence that says “Everything has its own place and function.” The song “Cottlestone Pie” also talks about how there should be certain limitations. One should know these limitations. If we don't know these limitations and we do something that we can’t or are unable to do, then there will be problems. It also says in the book “It just means that we need to recognize what’s there.” For example, if we know and understand a weakness then we can do the right things to make them our strengths, instead of constantly focusing on the negative. We should be able to see our limitations and weaknesses, but if we don’t and end up in trouble or at a problem, we are always able to learn from them. We also don’t need to know everything about something, we should just learn to accept them as what they are. Everything is different and therefore nothing is the same. They each all have their own “inner nature”. (unfinished)

Legalism:

1. The law, because as he says "If conformers to law are strong, the country is strong; if conformers to law are weak, the country is weak..." The law is something that governs the country and people. If the ruler is able to keep the law in place, the nation is in order. But if the law gets out of hand, then there would start to be problems in the country. The law also helps to encourage the right and punish the wrong.

2. The "Two Handles" are chastisement and commendation. When there is someone who does something bad, they should be punished. This act is called chastisement. When a person does something good, they should be rewarded. This is called commendation. Ministers are scared of punishments but like to be encouraged and rewarded, so if the ruler uses chastisement and commendation, then people are more likely to turn good instead of bad. If the ruler does a good job with balancing chastisement and

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Bibliography: "Korea Unmasked" By: Rhie Won Bok I got the idea for the "New Years" from http://mybox.happycampus.com/gongzoopama/632801 other facts and ideas from my own experience.

Buddhism in a Nutshell Narada Mahathera Religion or Ethical Code?

Answer all questions in complete sentences. 1) What is Saddha? 2) Why should one not have blind faith in the Buddha? Who is responsible for purification? 3) On page 22, the author mentions many “do nots”. What should you do? What are the benefits ? 4) The author ends that section stating “therefore it is right to accept his word” Does this page make sense or is there a flaw in the logic? 5) How do Buddhists view the Bo-tree and Buddhist images? 6) Discuss one way Buddhism differs from traditional religions like Judaism and Christianity. Think about the view of God and the function of prayer? What are the goals of each religion? 7) What is Buddhist morality founded on? 8) Buddhists aren’t afraid of God, so what guides them into ‘proper’ behavior? 9) To be even more confusing, what is Buddhism according to the author?

Discussion Response: I thought that Korea did a good job of getting new ideas from other foreign countries while maintaining their own culture. If Korea had been too open, they could have lost some of their culture, but because they had opened up a little to the other foreign countries, they were able to get new ideas which lead them to become more modern.