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Dialogue: 0,0:00:07.44,0:00:09.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In all times and places in our history,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.42,0:00:10.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,human beings have wondered,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.94,0:00:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Where did we come from?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.19,0:00:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What's our place in the world?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.16,0:00:16.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happens to us after we die?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.50,0:00:18.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Religions are systems of belief
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.57,0:00:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have developed and evolved over time
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.63,0:00:21.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in response to these
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.80,0:00:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and other eternal mysteries,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.92,0:00:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,driven by the feeling that some questions
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.66,0:00:27.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can only be answered by faith
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.83,0:00:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and based on an intuition
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.21,0:00:31.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there is something greater than ourselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.38,0:00:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a higher power we must answer to,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.58,0:00:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or some source we all spring from
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.93,0:00:38.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to which we must return.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.34,0:00:41.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hinduism means the religions of India.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.70,0:00:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not a single religion
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.91,0:00:44.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but rather a variety of related beliefs
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.93,0:00:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and spiritual practices.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.86,0:00:48.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It dates back five millennia
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.91,0:00:50.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the time of Krishna,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.37,0:00:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a man of such virtue
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.85,0:00:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he became known as an avatar of Vishnu,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.44,0:00:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an incarnation of the god in human form.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.40,0:00:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He taught that all life follows karma,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.64,0:01:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the law of cause and effect,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.34,0:01:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and our job is to do our duty, or dharma,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.56,0:01:06.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to our place in society
Dialogue: 0,0:01:06.47,0:01:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without worrying how things turn out.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.05,0:01:12.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.19,0:01:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we followed our dharma
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.66,0:01:15.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and did our proper duty in our past life,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.81,0:01:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we get good karma,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.18,0:01:20.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which sends our soul upward in the social scale.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.35,0:01:21.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our rebirth into the next life
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.93,0:01:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is thus determined by what we do in this one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.89,0:01:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The wheel of rebirths is called samsara.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.25,0:01:30.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's possible for a very holy person
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.20,0:01:32.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to lead a life with enough good karma
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.61,0:01:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to escape the wheel.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.41,0:01:36.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This escape is called moksha.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.87,0:01:39.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hinduism teaches that everything is one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.82,0:01:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The whole universe is
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.76,0:01:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one transcendent reality called Brahman,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.86,0:01:45.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there's just one Brahman
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.72,0:01:47.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but many gods within it,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.26,0:01:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their roles, aspects, and forms differ
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.18,0:01:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,according to various traditions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.47,0:01:54.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Brahma is the creator,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.39,0:01:56.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vishnu is the preserver
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.09,0:01:58.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who sometimes takes on human form,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.62,0:02:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Shiva is the transformer,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.91,0:02:02.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or Lord of the Dance.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.57,0:02:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Durga is the fiercely protective divine mother.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.07,0:02:07.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ganesha has an elephant head
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.94,0:02:11.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is the wise patron of success.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.49,0:02:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hinduism is the third largest religion in the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.72,0:02:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And although most Hindus live in India,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.08,0:02:19.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can be found on every continent,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.12,0:02:21.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,one billion strong.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.01,0:02:23.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, let's travel west,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.37,0:02:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,across deserts and mountains
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.98,0:02:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the fertile crescent about 4,000 years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.25,0:02:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Judaism began with God calling
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.04,0:02:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Abraham and Sarah to leave Mesopotamia
Dialogue: 0,0:02:32.84,0:02:35.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and migrate to the land of Canaan.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.49,0:02:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In return for their faith in the one true God,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.48,0:02:39.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a revolutionary concept
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.88,0:02:42.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the polytheistic world of that time,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.44,0:02:45.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they would have land and many descendants.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.65,0:02:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From this promise came the land of Israel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.74,0:02:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the chosen people,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.44,0:02:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but staying in that land
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.73,0:02:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and keeping those people together
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.24,0:02:54.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was going to be very difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.36,0:02:56.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.95,0:02:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but God freed them with the help
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.90,0:03:00.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the prophet Moses,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.46,0:03:02.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who received the Ten Commandments
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.11,0:03:04.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and later hundreds more.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.53,0:03:06.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They conquered the Promised Land,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.30,0:03:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but could only keep it for a few hundred years.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.38,0:03:11.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Israel sits at a crossroads
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.40,0:03:12.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through which many armies
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.77,0:03:14.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marched over the centuries.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.31,0:03:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in the year 70,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.51,0:03:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Romans destroyed the temple
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.91,0:03:19.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in their capital, Jerusalem.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.28,0:03:21.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the religion transformed itself
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.15,0:03:22.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from a temple religion
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.49,0:03:23.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with sacrifices and priests
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.90,0:03:25.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a religion of the book.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.97,0:03:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because of this, Judaism is a faith
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.26,0:03:31.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of symbolism, reverence, and deep meanings
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.27,0:03:33.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tied to the literature of its history.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.90,0:03:35.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The many sacred scriptures make up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.37,0:03:37.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Hebrew bible, or Tanakh,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.36,0:03:39.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and hundreds of written discussions and interpretations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.57,0:03:42.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are contained in an expansive compendium
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.24,0:03:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of deeper meanings,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.46,0:03:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called the Talmud.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.06,0:03:47.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jews find rich, symbolic meaning in daily life.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.98,0:03:49.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the Passover meal,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.11,0:03:50.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every item on the menu symbolizes
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.95,0:03:53.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,an aspect of the escape from slavery.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.70,0:03:55.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The importance of growing up
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.02,0:03:56.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is emphasized when young people
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.87,0:03:59.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reach the age of bar and bat mitzvah,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.17,0:04:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ceremonies during which they assume responsibility
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.44,0:04:02.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their actions
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.38,0:04:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and celebrate the weaving
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.64,0:04:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of their own lives
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.69,0:04:06.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into the faith, history, and texts
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.68,0:04:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Jewish people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.36,0:04:11.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are 14 million Jews in the world today,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.27,0:04:12.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,6 million in Israel,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.74,0:04:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which became independent
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.12,0:04:17.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,following the horrors of genocide in World War II,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.23,0:04:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 5 million in the United States.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.41,0:04:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now let's go back 2500 years and return to India
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.81,0:04:25.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where Buddhism began
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.12,0:04:27.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a young prince named Siddhartha.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.88,0:04:29.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the night he was conceived,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.14,0:04:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his mother, Queen Maya,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.70,0:04:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is said to have been visited in her sleep
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.89,0:04:35.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by a white elephant who entered her side.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.81,0:04:37.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Ten months later, Prince Siddartha was born
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.81,0:04:39.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a life of luxury.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.56,0:04:41.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Venturing forth from his sheltered existence
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.97,0:04:43.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a young man,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.09,0:04:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he witnessed the human suffering
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.52,0:04:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that had been hidden from him
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.93,0:04:49.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and immediately set out to investigate its sources.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.31,0:04:51.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why must people endure suffering?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.50,0:04:54.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Must we reincarnate through hundreds of lives?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.60,0:04:56.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At first he thought the problem
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.02,0:04:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was attachment to material things,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.06,0:04:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so he gave up his possessions.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.94,0:05:01.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He became a wandering beggar,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.67,0:05:04.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which he discovered certainly made him no happier.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.99,0:05:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he overheard a music teacher telling a student,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.69,0:05:09.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Don't tighten the string too much, it will break.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.95,0:05:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But don't let it go too slack,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.66,0:05:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or it will not sound."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.58,0:05:14.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a flash, he realized
Dialogue: 0,0:05:14.75,0:05:16.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that looking for answers at the extremes
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.92,0:05:18.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was a mistake.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.34,0:05:20.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The middle way between luxury and poverty
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.85,0:05:22.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seemed wisest.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.13,0:05:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while meditating under a bodhi tree,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.42,0:05:26.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the rest of the answer came to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.59,0:05:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of life abounds with suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.34,0:05:31.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's caused by selfish craving
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.21,0:05:34.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for one's own fulfillment at the expense of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.56,0:05:36.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Following an eight-step plan
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.06,0:05:38.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can teach us to reduce that craving,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.22,0:05:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thus reduce the suffering.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.64,0:05:43.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On that day, Siddhartha became the Buddha,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.80,0:05:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the enlightened one.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:45.31,0:05:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not the only one, but the first one.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.68,0:05:49.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Buddhist plan is called
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.15,0:05:50.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Eightfold Path,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.41,0:05:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and though it is not easy to follow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.92,0:05:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it has pointed the way
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.99,0:05:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for millions to enlightenment,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.06,0:05:57.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is what Buddhahood means,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.14,0:05:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a state of compassion,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.28,0:05:59.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,insight,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.08,0:05:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,peace,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.93,0:06:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and steadfastness.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.81,0:06:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From the time he got up from under that tree
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.99,0:06:06.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the moment of his death as an old man,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.10,0:06:08.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the Buddha taught people how to become enlightened:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.25,0:06:09.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.01,0:06:09.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,right goals,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.80,0:06:11.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a mind focused on what is real,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.94,0:06:14.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a heart focused on loving others.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.69,0:06:17.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many Buddhists believe in God or gods,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.18,0:06:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but actions are more important than beliefs.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.27,0:06:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are nearly a billion Buddhists
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.81,0:06:23.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the world today,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.12,0:06:27.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,mostly in East, Southeast, and South Asia.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.95,0:06:31.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2,000 years ago in Judaism's Promised Land,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.22,0:06:33.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christianity was born.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.24,0:06:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just as Hindus called Krishna "God in Human Form,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.44,0:06:38.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christians say the same thing about Jesus,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.61,0:06:40.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Christianity grew out of Judaism
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.36,0:06:43.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just as Buddhism grew out of Hinduism.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.46,0:06:45.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The angel Gabriel was sent by the God of Abraham
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.95,0:06:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask a young woman named Mary
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.86,0:06:50.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to become the mother of his son.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:50.20,0:06:51.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The son was Jesus,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.69,0:06:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,raised as a carpenter
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.21,0:06:55.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by Mary and her husband Joseph,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.14,0:06:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until he turned 30,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.86,0:06:58.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he began his public career
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.64,0:07:00.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as the living word of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.81,0:07:02.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Less interested in religiousness
Dialogue: 0,0:07:02.82,0:07:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than in justice and mercy,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.06,0:07:06.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus healed the sick in order to draw crowds
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.61,0:07:09.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then taught them about his heavenly father --
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.61,0:07:12.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,affectionate, forgiving, and attentive.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.52,0:07:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, he would invite everyone to a common table
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.74,0:07:17.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to illustrate his Kingdom of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.49,0:07:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,outcasts, sinners, and saints all eating together.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.58,0:07:22.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He had only three years
Dialogue: 0,0:07:22.61,0:07:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before his unconventional wisdom
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.38,0:07:25.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got him into trouble.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:25.66,0:07:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His enemies had him arrested,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.86,0:07:28.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he was executed by Rome
Dialogue: 0,0:07:28.64,0:07:29.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the standard means
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.84,0:07:32.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by which rabble-rousers were put to death,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:32.51,0:07:34.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,crucifixion.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.11,0:07:36.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But shortly after he was buried,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:36.20,0:07:38.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,women found his tomb empty
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.19,0:07:39.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and quickly spread word,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.52,0:07:42.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,convinced that he had been raised from the dead.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.55,0:07:43.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first Christians described
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.94,0:07:46.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,his resurrected appearances,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.02,0:07:49.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,inspiring confidence that his message was true.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.12,0:07:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The message: love one another as I have loved you.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.31,0:07:55.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.35,0:07:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in December at Christmas,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.44,0:07:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and his suffering, death, and resurrection
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.71,0:08:01.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during Holy Week in the spring.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.92,0:08:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the ceremony of baptism,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.25,0:08:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a washing away of sin
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.69,0:08:06.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and welcoming into the Christian community,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.96,0:08:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recall Jesus's own baptism
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.79,0:08:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he left his life as a carpenter.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.96,0:08:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the rite of Communion,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.43,0:08:14.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Christians eat the bread and drink the wine
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.46,0:08:17.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,blessed as the body and blood of Jesus,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.13,0:08:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,recalling Jesus's last supper.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.59,0:08:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are two billion Christians worldwide,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.02,0:08:25.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,representing almost a third of the world's people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.08,0:08:29.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Islam began 1400 years ago
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.57,0:08:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a man of great virtue,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.36,0:08:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meditating in a mountain cave
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.03,0:08:34.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Arabian desert.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.74,0:08:36.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The man was Muhammad.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:36.100,0:08:39.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was visited by a divine messenger,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.25,0:08:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,again the angel Gabriel,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.16,0:08:43.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Arabic, Jibril,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.34,0:08:46.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,delivering to him the words of Allah,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.00,0:08:48.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one God of Abraham.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.03,0:08:49.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the next few years,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.21,0:08:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more and more messages came,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.85,0:08:53.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he memorized and taught them.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.11,0:08:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The verses he recited were full of wise sayings,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.81,0:08:56.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beautiful rhymes,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.85,0:08:58.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and mysterious metaphors.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.98,0:09:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Muhammad was a merchant, not a poet.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.76,0:09:03.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many agreed the verses
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.32,0:09:05.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were indeed the words of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.02,0:09:08.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and these believers became the first Muslims.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.01,0:09:11.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The word Muslim means one who surrenders,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.02,0:09:14.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning a person who submits to the will of God.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.33,0:09:16.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A Muslim's five most important duties
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.37,0:09:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are called the Five Pillars:
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.52,0:09:21.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Shahada, Muslims declare publicly,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.63,0:09:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there is no other God but Allah,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.68,0:09:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Muhammad is his final prophet;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.50,0:09:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Salat, they pray five times a day facing Mecca;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.44,0:09:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Zakat, every Muslim is required
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.05,0:09:37.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to give 2 or 3% of their net worth to the poor;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.85,0:09:41.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sawm, they fast during daylight hours
Dialogue: 0,0:09:41.16,0:09:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the lunar month of Ramadan
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.00,0:09:44.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to strengthen their willpower
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.55,0:09:46.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their reliance on God;
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.60,0:09:49.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Hajj, once in a lifetime,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.51,0:09:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,every Muslim who is able must make a pilgrimage
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.60,0:09:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to the holy city of Mecca,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.50,0:09:54.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rehearsing for the time
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.44,0:09:55.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they will stand before God
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.94,0:09:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be judged worthy or unworthy
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.06,0:10:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of eternal life with Him.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.39,0:10:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The words of God,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.52,0:10:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,revealed to the prophet over 23 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.34,0:10:06.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are collected in the Quran,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.16,0:10:09.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which literally translates into "the recitation."
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.100,0:10:12.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Muslims believe it to be the only holy book
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.36,0:10:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,free of human corruption.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.24,0:10:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also considered by many
Dialogue: 0,0:10:15.74,0:10:17.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be the finest work of literature
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.16,0:10:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Arabic language.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.32,0:10:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Islam is the world's second largest religion,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.66,0:10:25.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practiced by over one and a half billion Muslims around the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.02,0:10:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Religion has been an aspect of culture
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.97,0:10:30.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for as long as it has existed,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:30.80,0:10:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there are countless variations of its practice.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.14,0:10:35.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But common to all religions
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.57,0:10:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an appeal for meaning
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.72,0:10:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond the empty vanities
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.86,0:10:41.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lowly realities of existence,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.63,0:10:42.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond sin,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.73,0:10:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,suffering,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.56,0:10:45.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and death,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:45.66,0:10:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,beyond fear,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.25,0:10:49.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and beyond ourselves.