Vipassana Newsletter In the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin‚ as Vol. 24‚ No. 4‚ 15 April‚ 2014 taught by S. N. Goenka Annual Subscription: Rs 30; Life Subscription: Rs. 500 Published every month by Vipassana Research Institute Web version: www.vridhamma.org/Newsletter_Home.aspx WORDS OF DHAMMA An³pav±do an³pagh±to‚ p±timokkhe ca sa½varo; mattaññut± ca bhattasmi½‚ pantañca sayan±sana½; adhicitte ca ±yogo‚ eta½ buddh±na s±sana½. Not insulting‚ not harming‚ restraint according
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Buddhism Simply put‚ Buddhism is mans attempt to escape pain and suffering through self-perfection and meditation. The goal is to eliminate desires in an attempt to stop the endless cycle of reincarnation and karma by attaining enlightenment and thus extinguishing self‚ desire‚ and pain; while at the same time becoming one with the universe. Buddhism is appealing because of its mystical aspects; it is also appealing to those who desire to escape from material reality. One works to attain
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What is Business Ethics? Business Ethics is the behavior that a business adheres to in its daily dealings with the world. The ethics of a particular business can be diverse. They apply not only to how the business interacts with the world at large‚ but also to their one-on-one dealings with a single customer. In the body of the essay will get into the importance of business‚ weaknesses of a business‚ and 5 strengths for a business and how to make the strength better (Center 2012). Ethics concern
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REJJI LAIRY ECON210-1304B-04 ALEX GAILANELLA PHASE 5 INDIVIDUAL PROJECT December 25‚ 2013 Crisis with the Monetary and Fiscal Policy Effect Monetary policies are authorized to control the money supply and targets interest rates to promote the growth and stability of the economy. So what happened I think that the interest rates went up? When they go up many consumers don’t want to over spend or lose out on money and profits from high interest
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Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft PowerPoint‚ usually just called PowerPoint‚ is a non-free commercial presentation program developed by Microsoft. It is part of the Microsoft Office suite‚ and runs on Microsoft Windows and Apple’s Mac OS X operating system. The current versions are Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2010 for Windows and Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2011 for Mac. History Originally designed for the Macintosh computers‚ the initial release was called "Presenter"‚ developed by Dennis Austin[not
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philosophy taught new ways of thinking. THERAVADA BUDDHISM THE WAY OF THE ELDERS Describe the significant moment’s The assigned traditions Include the unique practices Unique teachings SIGNIFICANT MOMENTS Theravada meaning the “Doctrine of the Elders‚” is the school of Buddhism that draws its scriptural inspiration from the Tipitaka‚ or Pali canon‚ which is agreed to contain the earliest surviving record of the Buddha’s teachings. THERAVADA TRADITIONS Anicca (impermanence)
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Significant differences abound between the two principal schools of modern Buddhism‚ Mahayana and Theravada. Among the many distinctions that exist‚ a few could be considered especially integral to an understanding of how these mutually exclusive divisions contrast with each other. Before treating these specific dissimilarities‚ however‚ it must be established that the one‚ fundamental divergence between the sects‚ which could possibly be understood as resulting in the following earmarks that make
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Loy Krathong is Thai festival started when Sukothai was the capital of Thailand. The festival takes place on the full moon day of the twelfth lunar month of the year which is November. Loy means to float and krathong is a lotus shaped floral float made of banana leaves. It is told that the floating of krathong was to make worship to the Buddha’s foot print. King of Serpents (Praya Nak) persuaded the Lord Buddha to set foot on the sand of the river bank of “Namatanati”. On this full moon night‚ Praya
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BUDDHISM IN CAMBODIA Brief intro Situated in the Mekong valley between Thailand and Vietnam. Early history is poorly documented: Indian cultural and religious influences. Brahmanism and Mahayana Buddhism enjoyed favour and the Sanskrit language was used. Khmers took several hundred years to consolidate their power over the lower Mekong region and around Tonle Sap. Much archaeological remains. Some conclusions about early Khmer kingdom: culturally rich and creative; inscriptions are all
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Descartes’ First Meditation Descartes believes that knowledge comes from within the mind‚ a single indisputable fact to build on that can be gained through individual reflection. While seeking true knowledge‚ Descartes writes his Six Meditations. In these meditations‚ Descartes tries to develop a strong foundation‚ which all knowledge can be built upon. In the First Meditation‚ Descartes begins developing this foundation through the method of doubt. He casts doubt upon all his previous beliefs
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