Schools have a high turnover of often-inexperienced teachers, gaining merit by doing time in the banlieues.
Judaism, because of its view that God created the world and that the world (including man) is good, is nonascetic in character and includes only certain ascetic features, such as fasting for strengthening the efficacy of prayer and for gaining merit.
Get married early with an active player to gain merits periodically.
By circumambulating a stupa, a person is said to gain merit and drive off negative forces.
In towns across Myanmar, monks have traditionally filed down streets at dawn seeking alms, and laypeople have gained merit by donating rice and other food.
Seve Ballesteros felt that Lyle had been slightly hasty with his decision, an opinion that seemed to gain merit as Lyle subsequently shot 70-69-72-69 in the European Masters and finished eighth at the European Open.
"Gone where?" "Only seven of our group made it, out of 23 … We were told that if we bathed in Manasarovar, and finished the parikrama of Kailas, everything would be all right …" "That you would gain merit?
Since Channa's intention was to perform a meritorious act of generosity, the Buddha tells his followers not to condemn Channa; since he did not know that the food was contaminated, he actually gained merit from this action.
Some religions--notably, Christianity and Islam, teach that we gain merit in heaven by converting others to our religion.
