1.What is meditation? Name ancient techniques. Meditation is a practice in which an individual trains the mind or induces a mode of consciousness‚ either to realize some benefit or as an end in itself. Ancient techniques: Taoist meditation Trataka Meditation Raja Yoga meditation 2.Explain the biofeedback process Biofeedback is the process of gaining greater awareness of many physiological functions primarily using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same
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was told and again asked what else should be done next. So he was further instructed; first to take refuge in the Three Gems* and to observe the five precepts; secondly‚ to observe the ten precepts; and thirdly‚ to renounce the world and enter the Buddhist religious Order. The young man complied with all these instructions and became a bhikkhu. As a bhikkhu‚ he was taught the Abhidhamma** by one teacher and the Vinaya by another. Being taught in this way‚ he felt that there was too much to be learnt
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make a dinner for New Year’s Eve. They make my sister’s and my favorite foods. My father and grandfather set a lot of stuffs in front of a family Buddhist altar. My sister and I watch a TV show and just wait for the dinner. In the night‚ my grandfather and sister and I change our clothes to kimono and we have the dinner in front of a family Buddhist altar. While eating foods‚ we talk about each other’s the year. After the dinner‚ we watch a TV show “Kouhaku-utagassen(Song Battle Ladies VS Gentlemen)”
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Ajanta Caves (Ajiṇṭhā leni; Marathi) in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra‚ India are about 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 or 650 CE.[1] The caves include paintings and sculptures described by the government Archaeological Survey of India as "the finest surviving examples of Indian art‚ particularly painting"‚[2]which are masterpieces of Buddhist religious art‚ with figures of the Buddha and depictions of the Jataka tales.[3] The caves were built
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Social mindfulness: Skill and will to navigate the social world. Authors: Van Doesum‚ Niels J.‚ Department of Social and Organizational Psychology‚ VU University Amsterdam‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands‚ n.j.van.doesum@vu.nl Van Lange‚ Dion A. W.‚ Vossius Gymnasium‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands Van Lange‚ Paul A. M.‚ Department of Social and Organizational Psychology‚ VU University Amsterdam‚ Amsterdam‚ Netherlands‚ p.a.m.van.lange@vu.nl Address: Van Doesum‚ Niels J.‚ Department of Social and Organizational Psychology
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Descartes - Meditation II “The nature of the human mind‚ and how it is better known than the body” what you see does not exist memory is faulty movement and place are mistaken notions only certain thing is that there is no certainty however‚ if can not be certain of sense and body‚ does it mean that one does not exist physical does not exists – therefore one is nonexistent – however‚ in order to even question these things‚ he must exist. He must exist in order for
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Michael Brennand-Wood Michael Brennand- Wood was born in the UK in 1952. He is a contemporary artist‚ he specializes in creating eccentric works of art and sculptures by the means of wood-work‚ embroidery lace‚ patterns‚ textiles and in recent times floral imagery‚ he created exuberant pieces of art from exploring and evolving his own techniques merging textiles and other media in ingenious ways. Michael’s work is distinctive because he has persisted in the amalgamation of modern and historical
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Anatman‚ The Five Skandhas‚ and Emptiness Anatman and the Five Skandhas: Anatman (trans: “no self”): the doctrine that there is no _________ or __________ entity that can be identified as the “self.” The Five Skandhas In particular‚ the notion of anatman amounts to the claim that the “self” is nothing more than a set of five ______________ and everchanging _____________. The processes are collectively called the five skandhas (trans: “aggregates”). They are: _____________: the matter that makes up the world around us and our
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bronze image of Buddha belonging to the Mathura school. • The Buddha sitting in his Dharma Chakra mudra belongs to Sarnath. • Buddha images of Bamiyan belonged to Gupta period. • Ajanta Paintings is of this time. They belong to the Buddhist art. • Images of Vishnu‚ Shiva & some other Hindu Gods feature I time in this period. Gupta Literature in India • Kalidas‚ the great Sanskrit dramatist‚ belonged to this period. His books are: Abhigyanashakuntalam the other work being
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How Meditation Can Transform Your Life In the old Indian sacred writings‚ numerous truths were uncovered which are still appropriate to our day and time. One of the Vedic diviners talked wonderfully around a winged animal flying over the area. The flying creature flies towards spiked mountains‚ and not realizing what lies past them‚ faculties enormous dread and uncertainty. As the winged animal flies higher‚ be that as it may‚ the more it can see. Past the mountains the flying creature finds excellent
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