In all honesty, this experience had both negative and positive sides to it. While I did enjoy having a group of students to be with was a good way to help me assimilate into college, and it was definitely helpful in making sure that I stayed on track. However, sometimes it would seem that the Tuesday sessions were a waste of time. But some would be very useful, the day that we discussed out schedules was very useful, because it allowed me to plan out my schedule appropriately without making any mistakes. Although a mixed bag, there was more good than bad, and it was a very useful experience to have.
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Visit to the Reuben Museum
Last Thursday we went to the Reuben Museum, which is dedicated entirely to showing off Buddhism and educating the general public about it. I learned some very interesting things which I had not known, although Buddhism had been covered within my high school world history curriculum. One of the most interesting things which I learned was that within Buddhism’s path to enlightenment there are several approaches. There are some which are done by completely removing yourself from anything that affects you, living a simple life, and removing yourself from pleasure and pain. However, one of the things which I learned from Namit was that the Buddhists considered that there were other worldly approaches to finding enlightenment, such as having an immense amount of earthly pleasure. This at the very least surprised me, and made me want to look more into some of the other things that the Buddhist thought of. Another very interesting thing was the chart that described the different hand symbols used in paintings and sculptures of Buddhist figures. I had never made the connections, and had thought that some figures just had a traditional look, but it turned out that the same figure might be portrayed with different hand symbols. Something I had never thought of.
My Playlist
Please Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood- The Animals (Red Band cover) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7TKRBiw38M
Going to California- Led Zeppelin
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luDgb5vVHuA
Gymnopedia
Song for Puppets- Dan Pundak
So Young So High Philharmonic version-Dada LIfe
Life- Avett Brothers
What is Life?-Goerge Harrison
I Got- Young the Giant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWRttE4YEMg
All These Things the I’ve Done- The Killers
Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright-Bob Dylan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0N17KILNSS0
Ever since I was small, music has played a big role in my life. Admittedly, I was a very socially awkward kid…so music was a big escape for me. And as hard as my dad tried to have me only listen to the Beatles and classical music, I ended up diversifying my tastes. I was constantly on the lookout for different types of songs to think to, and to figure out where I was going next. With this playlist, I wanted to clue you guys into the kind of music that I find best for introspection, across several genres. Unfortunately, I have yet to find Rap or R&B to which I can think, so if you guys know of any let me know!