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The Best of All I wanted to speak about CAT Version 2.1 - 2010 Edition By PaGaLGuY.com (Version November 7‚ 2010) Compiled from the posts of successful MBA students and PaGaLGuY.com users from the discussion thread ‘All I Wanted to speak about CAT’ on www.pagalguy.com/allaboutcat Special copy prepared exclusively for Lingolu Srinivas (This is the 16‚892nd copy of the book) 2 The Best Of All I wanted to Speak About CAT Version 2.1 - 2010 Edition Copyright © 2004-2010‚ PaGaLGuY.com‚ All
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Meditation alone is not attached to a religion or any particular practice. It is an exercise to change the way the mind is working consciously. Meditation is used as a way of self-development to gain control over one’s acts. It also has therapeutic applications. Buddhist practice uses meditation as the way to connect to our inner self to look for enlightenment and reach the Nirvana. For Buddhism‚ the Nirvana is the state of liberation where you reach the perfect freedom‚ happiness‚ quietude and
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Meditation in Buddhism Buddhists pursue meditation as a means to attain their goal of escaping suffering and the cycles of rebirth: the achievement of nirvana (Pali: nibbãna). The practice of meditation has been directly derived from Buddha’s own experiences and teachings as it is generally accepted that the Buddha himself reached enlightenment through meditation. Meditation can be contextualized as part of the Noble Eightfold Path‚ the fourth of the Buddha’s Four Nobel Truths‚ specifically in
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my audience about the unique benefits of meditation. INTRODUCTION Į Meditation is simple and an un-expensive practice‚ anybody can do it and it doesn’t required any especial equipment. II Meditation has been practice for thousands of years. Meditation original was meant to help deepen understanding of the sacred and mystical forces of life‚ but now a days meditation is used for relaxation
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Meditation is very difficult to describe and can only truly be explained once experienced. It is the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a sequence of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom‚ nirvana. The purpose of Buddhist meditation is to free ourselves from the delusion and thereby put an end to both ignorance and craving. The Buddhists describe the culminating trance-like state as transient; final Nirvana requires the insight of wisdom. The exercises that are meant
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The Theme of "Meditation 17" Armed with the use of metaphor and paradox‚ John Donne brilliantly develops the theme of "Meditation 17." He proclaims that we are all a part of the whole in which everyone’s actions affect one another. Someone’s death‚ compared to the tolling of the bell‚ indirectly affects one even though "that he knows not it tolls for him." The ringing of the bell reminds one of death and how close it is. There are no atheists at life’s end. We are born dying‚ and as we realize
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The Latin "Cogito‚ ergo sum" [I think‚ therefore I am] The first piece of Descartes Meditation‚ Descartes attempts to review the beliefs he has been taught in order to establish truth in science. He forms a sceptical belief or hypotheses about everything in the physical world. As a result he suspends his judgement on his previously held beliefs. In the second Meditation‚ Descartes expands theory on the nature of human mind’‚ Descartes questions his identity‚ the eternal I’‚ and introduces a theory
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The Benefits of Meditation The importance of relaxation and meditation cannot be overstated. Not only is it good for the individual‚ but for the world as a whole. ìThe new world view emphasizes the interconnectedness and interdependence of all phenomena‚ as well as the emboldens of the individuals and societies in the cyclical processes of nature (Capra 390). The systems theory provides that whatever is good for the individual‚ is good for the entire system of all ecology. Depak Chopra
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Professor Higgins English Literature I December 10‚ 2011 Jonathan Edwards at a Crossroad of Puritanism and Enlightenment Jonathan Edwards is a fascinating individual in eighteenth century literature and one of the most important figures of his time. He is the son and grandson of Puritan preachers and a product of a Puritan background. He is known as an Enlightenment philosopher‚ theologian‚ orator‚ and scientist. Edwards is a leading figure in the early years of the “Great Awakening”‚ a period
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