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...Harvard College Buddhist Community and Dharma, Harvard’s Hindu students association, came together for the first time this weekend in a two-part event to discuss the concepts of nirvana, the Buddhist term that describes perfect peace of mind, and moksha, the Hindu concept of self-realization and liberation from worldly existence. One of the differences between the two concepts, according to Rohan V. Prasad ’10, the spokesman for Dharma, is that nirvana can be achieved instantaneously and in daily life, whereas moksha is more of an end-of-life aspiration. “Both...
...acceptable facet of diversity (as race and religion are), we would certainly see a decline in the blindly cruel homophobia of American youth. The death of a 15-year-old in the name of homophobia is an issue that transcends the objections of the religious right. Refusing to discuss homosexuality with children does not make homosexuality disappear. Rather, it makes the issue shadowy, frightening, and more salient than ever to the most impressionable members of American society...
Mike Reiss ’81 has spent years mocking a wide range of America institutions. Now, after returning to Harvard to talk about his work writing for “The Simpsons” and discuss how his time at Harvard has influenced his career, his alma mater can be added to that list. At last Thursday’s event, co-sponsored by Harvard Hillel and the Office for the Arts’ Learning from Performers initiative, Reiss entertained the audience for an hour with clips from his shows and a fittingly sharp tongue.Reiss revealed how difficult...
...because we know that it can be hard to escape the extremely specialized field of intellectual inquiry that has plagued your mind for over nine months, here are several topics and talking points that can be summoned at any meal. You might recognize them as things you used to discuss:1)Politics. The battle to the end between Change and Ready for Change. Texas. Ohio. Did you know it is really close? Superdelegates! By the way, Bush administration. Odd.2)Pop culture. Have you seen the latest movie? I haven’t because of my...(trail off). Britney Spears? Concerts...
Chiara Condi ’08, the chair of the committee that organized the event, said she was pleased that “someone who works on literature can discuss and find points of agreement with someone who works on science and someone who works on religion...