The operations of the gunas in the context of concentration and awareness can also be viewed from the point of citta bhumis‚ which actually can be spoken of as a personality theory based on the one parameter of capacity of concentration of the citta or mind. Based on its capacity for concentration‚ the citta is categorized into five types: mudha‚ kshipta‚ vikshipta‚ ekagra and niruddha. The Mudha citta is one in which tamas dominates totally. This mind therefore is absolutely lazy and lethargic and
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Ten Ways to Think About Writing In high school I was privileged enough to take a college level class called Rising Scholar Composition. The instructor was incredible and didn’t teach only the basics. During the class we studied Greek writings and different styles of composing paragraphs. Although in the reading Reid is saying to eliminate the rules‚ the rules are there for a reason. To make a great paper one must balance both rules and freedom so one sounds passionate but is still being educational
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Think Twice about Texting and Driving “In 2010‚ 3‚092 people were killed in crashes involving a distracted driver and an estimated additional 416‚000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving a distracted driver” (Distracted Driving). Many people do not realize that texting and driving causes so many injuries and deaths. People believe that looking down at a phone for three seconds is okay and will not cause harm. They are wrong; texting while driving causes more accidents than other distractions
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Purchasing professionals’ perceived differences between purchasing materials and purchasing services Services account for about 71 percent of the gross national product (GNP) and 75 percent of the employment in the United States (West 1997). A study sponsored by GAPS Research (formerly the Center for Advanced Purchasing Studies) found that in a cross-section of 116 large organizations‚ over half of the purchase dollars (54 percent) were spent on services (Fearon and Bales 1995). Consequently‚ purchasing
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“It’s Time to Think about Visors” by Ken Dryden 1. Sir Francis Bacon’s quote “Knowledge is Power” relates strongly to this essay. Before any of these injuries happened‚ the players did not really know of the consequences for not wearing a visor. After hearing of many stories like Berards‚ they started to realize that the choice of not wearing a visor could result in career ending injuries. The more knowledge they gained about these consequences‚ the more power and control they have over their own
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Referred Article: "Better think twice about cloning the Neanderthal"‚ The Straits’ Times 23 February 2013 I find this article interesting and intriguing as it questions human cloning and the complications that come with it. The Neanderthals died out 28 000 years ago. They were spread out around Ice Age Europe‚ western Asia‚ southern Siberia and the Middle East. It is presumed that they had their own language. While human cloning is banned in most parts of the world‚ many are nevertheless
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Many times as a dancer‚ I find myself thinking about what my body is capable of. “What A Dancer Thinks About”‚ by Doris Humphrey‚ was written around the time period of 1937. This essay describes a dancer’s point of view of dance. Doris was born in Oak Park‚ Illionis‚ in 1915‚ where she studied dance. She became a member at the Denishawn school along with assisting Ruth St. Denis‚ a member of the Humphrey-Weidman Company‚ and creating works of her own. While creating her own works‚ Humphrey became
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making us unhappy because it influences us to think we need what they’re selling. This turns our wants into needs by making it seem like their product will give us what we truly want. For example alcohol advertisements often show people having a good time with others‚ but‚ in reality‚ it’s only the friends we really want. Or other times it’s a person relaxing‚ enjoying life sitting by a fire when really we need to have an analyzed life. How do we know about Epicurus today? → All of Epicurus’s books
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What do you think of Mythology? Myth means many things. To some people it means little more than a “lie”. To others it has no truth value‚ but refers to a type of story. To some it’s an ancient story that holds some importance in their life. It is an anonymous‚ traditional story that explains a belief‚ a custom‚ or a mysterious natural phenomenon. The term Myth originated from the Greek word ‘Mythos’ which means story. As time passed these narratives were believed by many people and considered
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foreigners think about Bulgarians? Georgi Shterev BC 301 – Critical Thinking Rob Stevenson Inference Essay April 26‚ 2009 As a Bulgarian‚ I feel quite bad when I hear negative opinions about my nation. The truth is‚ however‚ that in the past years both Bulgarian self-consciousness and foreign feedback about the people living here have been going down due to factors such as poverty and corruption. There are both positive and negative assumptions about Bulgarians
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