My Personal Philosophy Presentation

My Personal philosophy

Lauren Kern

There is no reason to live life empty. You must give meaning to your life and by doing that, you accomplish true love of yourself. Secondly, there should be a way to make life meaningful without harming someone else. There should also be a different way to find meaning without self-harm or harm inflicted on others. Furthermore, By helping others find their meaning in life, you help yourself find your own meaning. There's a give-and-take relationship in life. If you give to the world, the world will give back. The most well known concept of this, is called "karma" - what you give into the world is given back at some point in time. This includes both the negative and positive side effects

Personal Philosophy

Karma, is a sanskrit word that means "action" or "doing" . That also means there is no divine intervention, pre-planned destiny, or any type of control that a divine being may have over your life.

Meaning of Karma

Film clip 1

Soul

Because Joe (the soul in the hat) helped 22 (smaller soul) find his purpose to become human and helped 22 return to Earth, Joe found what makes him happy and reminded himself of why he wanted to be a teacher in the first place. By aiding 22, Joe benefits from the interaction himself by finding new compassion he didn't know he had.

https://youtu.be/Ts_4CDs3GZc

Soul Explanation & Philosophy

Because Joe was able to put his own wants behind him and instead choosing to aid 22 in his hope to become human, he finds meaning in his life by helping others.

Philosophies that relate to my Personal Philosophy

Buddhism

Sikhism

Jainism

Buddhism

"A religion of eastern and central Asia [...]" that states: "suffering is inherent in life and that one can be liberated from it by cultivating wisdom, virtue, and concentration" (Merriam-Webster).

When you intentionally do something or commit a action the deed leads to future consequences (both positive and negative based on the action). If it was a positive deed, you will recieve a positive reaction at some point. The deed will be repaid.

Karma is a natural law. No divine intervention, no god that pre-planned your destiny. Just an action driven by intention or "cetana" as the buddhist people call it.

With Buddhism, the concept of rebirth is a very important factor in buddhists. Rebirth is determined by karma, which in turn relates to my philosophy about "what goes around, comes around."

Jainism

"A religion of self-help" 3 principles - right belief, right knowledge, right conduct Must be non-violent

Jains (those who practice Jainism) believed that perfection and elightenment could be obtained through self-realization and meditation. I also have a similar path of thinking. If someone could realize what makes them "complete" in a sense, then they too can find perfection. I don't say perfection as a negative idea. I mean finding beauty in things that may be different and deeming those perfect.

The Jain's also believed in karma and reincarnation. They believed that one could recieve bad karma by harming living things. To avoid this, the Jains practice "ahimsa" or the strict doctorine of non-violence.

The main point of jainism was to practice the religion while mantaining an oath to be non-violent. Like I said in my personal philosophy, if someone is harmed while you're searching for your meaning in life. there is no purpose to that search nor that meaning.

Sikhism

"Sikhs believe in one God who guides and protects them. They believe everyone is equal before God. Sikhs believe that your actions are important and you should lead a good life" (BBC Bitesize).

"A good life is lived as part of a community, by living honestly and caring for others" (BBC). As part of Sikhism, what you do for your community will lead to what life you live. A good life equals a good relationship with your community and your care for others.

The five points of Sikhism are love, humility, compassion, truth, and contentment. I agree with the five points because they all point towards helping others as well as helping and acknowledging one's self.

Sikhs believe that everyone is equal before God, and although I dislike the idea of divine continuity, it is important to understand the The Sikhs do not discriminate based on cast, race, gender, etc. All are equal in the eye of their one God.

Film clip 2

A Dog's Purpose

As Bailey is reincarnated he helps his owners find happiness, love, and purpose in their lives. I thought this would be a good example of a film clip to show how much of an influence Bailey had despite only being around for a short time.

https://youtu.be/1jLOOCADTGs

Film CLip Explanation

Bailey (the dog) is constantly reborn to serve a new owner. My line of thinking on this film clip is that because Bailey is constantly helpiing others (he sniffed out a sickness earlier in the movie, is always gentle with kids, and behaves) he is reincarnated. Because of his good deeds, Bailey is given a new life. However, it seems cruel to make someone die over and over again just because they're a good dog.

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