"precept". It is an action committed through the body‚ speech‚ or mind‚ and involves an intentional effort. It is one of the three practices (sila‚ samadhi‚ and panya) and the second paramita. It refers to moral purity of thought‚ word‚ and deed. The four conditions of sila are chastity‚ calmness‚ quiet‚ and extinguishment. Sila is the foundation of Samadhi/Bhavana (Meditative cultivation) or mind cultivation. Keeping the precepts promotes not only the peace of mind of the cultivator‚ which is internal
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Need of Planners Most of us have plans to make our lives as fruitful as possible. That is why we have created all types of memos and planners to avoid unnecessary engagements and to enjoy our life to the fullest. We all need a planner to organize our schedules. Mankind has come up with a name for a planner of almost every kind like daily planners‚ weekly planners‚ monthly planners‚ yearly plannesr‚ holiday planners‚ electronic planners‚ game night planners and so on. Today the craze has increased
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are full of desires‚ when you satisfy these desires the pleasure only lasts a small amount of time. When we are not suffering from illness or obvious suffering‚ we feel unfulfilled. Buddha teaches this as the truth about what it is to suffer. The second noble truth is ‘the origins of suffering’ or ‘Samudāya’. In day-to-day life we experience minor examples of suffering. Buddha claims to have found the genuine
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Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory QUESTION: Asses comparatively‚ Maslow’s needs hierarchy theory and Herzberg’s two factor theory of motivation. To what extend do these theories apply to manufacturing companies? SOLUTION Motivation is an internal state that activates behavior and gives it direction. Motivation is the driving force behind all actions of human beings‚ animals and organizations. The main question facing managers of manufacturing companies today is how does this work? How to apply
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that joining a group‚ sorority‚ club‚ or gang will not have an effect on how people see her. Millicent finds out she does not need the sorority. In Richard peck’s “I Go Along” a follower Gene decides he no longer needs others to make his decisions and he can make his own. In order to mature one must be able to make their own decisions. Millicent decides she does not need to join the high school sorority. Millicent after meeting a short man on a bus realizes that the sorority is nothing but a group
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Universal Healthcare: The Pros and Cons On March 23‚ 2010 the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed by President Obama‚ raising the question for many of whether this new law was going to be more helpful or hurtful. With universal healthcare‚ healthcare coverage would be increased tremendously‚ costs would be reduced‚ jobs would be created‚ and consumers would be protected. Conversely‚ it will also raise taxes and wait times‚ lead to a smaller number of doctors‚ and infringe on
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Determining HRIS Needs HRM 517 07/24/2013 1. Assess the types of changes and new developments in technology and government regulations that should be considered in long-range planning requirements for updating or replacing a HRIS. The types of changes and new developments in technology and government regulations that should be considered in long-range planning requirements for updating or replacing a HRIS is how it will increase a company’s administrative efficiency and/or
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Four Focus Strategies It’s not usually realistic for a firm to try to appeal to all actual or potential buyers in a market‚ because customers are too numerous‚ too widely scattered‚ and too varied in their needs‚ purchasing behavior‚ and consumption patterns. Firms themselves vary widely in their abilities to serve different types of customers. So rather than attempting to compete in an entire market‚ each company needs to focus its efforts on those customers it can serve best. In marketing terms
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“A learning needs assessment is a systematic approach to studying the state of knowledge‚ ability‚ interest‚ or attitude of a defined audience or group involving a particular subject” (University of Idaho‚ 2009‚ p. 3). There are two goals for a learning needs assessment. The first goal is learn what the target audience already knows‚ and the second goal is understand what can be done to make teaching the target audience successful (University of Idaho‚ 2009). On the pulmonary step down unit at Christiana
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Identify Needs of Learners: So‚ how do you begin to identify top learning needs and develop a plan? To identify the learning needs‚ in most case you can start from the organizational mission and strategic plan already in place. Recognizing the goals of the organization‚ ask yourself what are the specific skills‚ or knowledge requirements for any of your staff in order to contribute to those goals? For example‚ are these areas important for job success? • project management • management and
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