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    Throughout the course, the student learned about Eastern philosophical traditions from India, China, and Japan. They developed skills in philosophical thinking and writing, and understood the cultural contexts and fundamental challenges of Eastern philosophies. While Eastern and Western philosophies both aim to make people wiser and less troubled, the Eastern traditions explored different approaches, such as Buddhism's focus on suffering. The student found Bhagavada Gita and Uchiyana’s Opening the Hand of Thought most insightful. They gained significant knowledge and understanding of these philosophies through determination.

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    Throughout the course, the student learned about Eastern philosophical traditions from India, China, and Japan. They developed skills in philosophical thinking and writing, and understood the cultural contexts and fundamental challenges of Eastern philosophies. While Eastern and Western philosophies both aim to make people wiser and less troubled, the Eastern traditions explored different approaches, such as Buddhism's focus on suffering. The student found Bhagavada Gita and Uchiyana’s Opening the Hand of Thought most insightful. They gained significant knowledge and understanding of these philosophies through determination.

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    Throughout the course, the student learned about Eastern philosophical traditions from India, China, and Japan. They developed skills in philosophical thinking and writing, and understood the cultural contexts and fundamental challenges of Eastern philosophies. While Eastern and Western philosophies both aim to make people wiser and less troubled, the Eastern traditions explored different approaches, such as Buddhism's focus on suffering. The student found Bhagavada Gita and Uchiyana’s Opening the Hand of Thought most insightful. They gained significant knowledge and understanding of these philosophies through determination.

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    Essay 16 Reflective Essay

    Throughout the term, I have learned several Eastern philosophical thoughts from India, China

    and Japan. Besides I have gained significant knowledge about ancient pre-historic and modern

    day philosophies. My initial expectations as I started this course was to develop skill in

    philosophical thinking and writing, comprehend the fundamental philosophical challenges in

    Eastern thoughts, and understand some basic cultural and social situations that influenced the

    emergence of Eastern philosophy. This course has significantly transformed my perception and

    shaped a new thought concerning the Eastern Philosophy. Eastern Philosophy has similar

    objective with Western philosophy of making people wiser, less agitated, thoughtful and ready to

    accept our lives. However, encountering these Eastern philosophies was an amazing encounter.

    These philosophies used different and unique approaches to teach lessons. For example, I ever

    thought that life is all about happiness and joy. However, Buddhism through the noble truth of

    the Buddha suggests that life is inevitably about suffering. The traditions and ideas that did not

    resonate well with me from this course were Daoism and Jainism. I did not fathom their precepts

    fully and I long to go back and learn more about them. I consider the course texts educative and

    informative. However, the texts I have found important and knowledgeable are Bhagavada Gita

    and Uchiyana’s Opening the Hand of Thought. These two are reflective analysis of the Asian

    philosophies that provide more insightful perspectives. The voice thread lectures were helpful in

    elucidating more insights to foster a clear understanding of these philosophies. Ideally, these

    philosophies were hard to understand but with determination and concentration, I gained much

    knowledge and insights.

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