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This is a higher form of filial piety, he argued, because one presumes that all living beings have once been our parents and tries to repay the debt of gratitude to them. [117] [115] Qisong summarized his argument by stating that "[f]ilial piety is venerated in all religious teachings, but it is especially true in Buddhism". [118]
An Indian woman is touching the feet of a man, a tradition to show respect that is embedded in culture. As painted by a west-Indian artist, circa 1530. Family honor (or honour) is an abstract concept involving the perceived quality of worthiness and respectability that affects the social standing and the self-evaluation of a group of related people, both corporately and individually.
According to Ṣūfī philosophy, the focus of self-improvement is on one's internal struggles rather than external enemies. Instead of searching for enemies outside oneself, in such groupings as one's family, community, or society, Sufism teaches that the primary enemy to be conquered is one's ego-sensibility or individual self, known as nafs.
Another equally important contributing influence is deindividuation, a psychological state characterized by partial or complete loss of self-awareness, diffused responsibility, and decreased concern about our own behavior. Often results in the abandonment of norms, restraints and inhibitions due to the involvement in a group.
The Eastern Orthodox Church, as, for instance, the Orthodox Church in America, uses the term "glorification" to refer to the official recognition of a person as a saint of the Church. [4] [5] The Russian Orthodox Church uses both канонизация "canonization" [6] and прославление [7] "glorification." [8]
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Which aspects of family life are considered important by the family, government, or group Views about marriage and sexuality; State policies that concern family structure and benefits; Change and interaction Interactions of family members with each other, other organizations, impact of policy measures
Volunteers ages 5 to 85 in the parish's Family Ministry worked in partnership with the Knights of Columbus in Pembroke to hold the annual community-wide Thanksgiving Meal Program.