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...Buddha posited no creator God; no Jehovah, Jesus or Allah. His Truths are so distinct from the primary concerns of other faiths that some Western observers see Buddhism as a philosophy or even a psychology. By the same logic, employed optimistically by Jewish, Protestant and Catholic Buddhists of the late 20th century, Buddhist practice can be maintained without leaving one's faith of birth...
Some think meditation will constitute Buddhism's distinct contribution to American religious life. Different branches practice different varieties, but each begins with a simple awareness of breath drawn in and let out. Fields notes that a near mechanical process that allows each individual to look inside him- or herself for the divine fits in particularly well with the democratic tendency of the faith here: "Americans have always been a do-it-yourself culture, and this is a do-it-yourself philosophy." Benedictine Sister Mary Margaret Funk, executive director of the International Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, goes considerably further. "Christianity and Judaism...
...second fact that makes the Yom Kippur experience unique in college, and which prevents the holiday's message from being uniquely Jewish, is that each year at Harvard is distinct from the one that preceded it, and everyone in the University community experiences that change. Unlike most of professional adult life, when summer vacations and fresh starts in September do not exist, life at school gives us an opportunity every autumn to see our lives with fresh eyes and, if we wish, to remake ourselves--with or without the aid of the deity of our choice. Each year...
...effects vary widely, however, depending on a variety of factors. To begin with, each neurotransmitter can latch onto more than one kind of receptor. As many as 15 distinct receptors have been identified for serotonin alone. And since a given nerve cell may have more or fewer receptors, depending on where in the brain it is located, a jolt of a particular neurotransmitter can generate electrical signals of widely varying strengths. Small wonder, therefore, that serotonin can affect everything from satiety to depression...
...McDonald's in the Square. Several found The Crimson's coverage of the issue to be too opinionated: too pro-McDonald's and not respectful enough of alternative viewpoints. After rereading the article several times with the criticisms and letters to the editors in mind, I definitely see a distinct pro-McDonald's stance in the article. The authors are clearly sympathetic toward the students who crave McNuggets and they portray the Harvard Square Defense Fund as an obstacle to that...