Find out the meanings of the words and phrases given in the box.
afflicted with be composed desolation,
lamentation procure be subject to
Have you heard of the Sermon on the Mount? Who delivered it? Who do you think delivered a sermon at Benares?
Yes, The Sermon on the Mount is a collection of sayings and teachings of Jesus, which emphasizes his moral teaching. The sermon at benares was delivered by Gautam Buddha.
How do you usually understand the idea of ‘selfishness’? Do you agree with Kisa Gotami that she was being ‘selfish in her grief ’?
When we are concerned excessively with ourselves without having a regard for others, we tend to be selfish.
Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless after she was unable to get a handful of mustard that could save her son. Sitting at the wayside all alone and seeing the darkness engulfing the place, she realised the truth about the destiny of human beings. She had understood that death is common to all and no one can escape it. She also realized that she was being selfish in her grief. She had inflicted pain on others by reminding them of their grief. She had been thinking about just her son and her grief.
Kisa Gotami again goes from house to house after she speaks with the Buddha. What does she ask for, the second time around? Does she get it? Why not?
Following the Buddha's instructions, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house asking for a handful of mustard seeds. She is unable to find a house where no one had ever died. So, she became weary and hopeless.
What is a sermon? Is it different from a lecture or a talk? Can this word also be used in a negative way or as a joke (as in “my mother’s sermon about getting my work done on time…”)?
A sermon may be defined as a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction while lecture is discourse for the purose of instruction on any general topic and talk can be a formal as well as an informal discourse delivered to an audience. No, it can't be used in a negative way or joke.
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