Meditation

When I first arrived at the temple, I was a bit confused but everything went smoothly because of the friendly staffs. The first thing I noticed was the tranquility inside the temple. As it is a place with the emphasis on meditation, they make sure that temple is quite and peaceful without any distractions. Another notable thing was the smell of the incense that they offer to the Buddha. They explained that the aroma of incense, which is typically made from herbs, flowers and other natural…

The role of God in Descartes’ meditations is very significant, and I believe that he is indeed entitled to use God’s existence in this way. The purpose of this essay is to set out Descartes’ main arguments of God. Firstly, I will briefly discuss a fundamental philosophical topic – how could I have been created if there were no God? Secondly, I will assess one of Descartes’ main arguments of the roots of knowledge and God’s role with this, and finally I will speak about Descartes’ ontological…

related writings, scholarly articles about the development of engaged Buddhism, and also modern practices. a) Traditional Buddhist Mindful Meditation and the Environment: Non-harm and interdependence The English word "mindfulness" is translated from the Pali term sati or Sanskrit term smriti (Gethin, 2011), which means remembrance with lucidity. Mindful meditation, in traditional Buddhist practice, aims for achieving a state of deep calm and attentiveness, and serves as an essential step…

The Human Shaped Bubble: Exploring Your Potential If you’ve read some of my past articles discussing meditations based on Tibetan Buddhist Tantric practices, specifically the role modeling or healing mentor meditation practice, I use Loizzo’s notion of a human shaped bubble emerging after dissolving the ordinary body during this guided meditation practice. This dissolution of the body and reemergence as embodied openness (human shaped bubble) allows for the meditator to completely change their…

three characteristics of all phenomena (Tilakkhana) are the marks of Insight wisdom and are the main objects of Vipassana Meditation. Vipassana is the direct realization of the true nature of nama and rupa. All conditions whether internal or external, mental or material are Impermanent, Suffering and Non-self (Anicca, Dukkam, Anatta). The objects of “Vipassana " meditation are the position of the body at the present moment, plus all sensations, emotions and thoughts which arise as a result of…

Sunyi Hwang also a helper in the center encourage her to try meditation. From then on she was diligently attend her sessions and felt her mind is lighter. The method rests on the principles that there are two worlds: the true world (great freedom, joy and eternal life) overlapped by the false world (lack of wisdom, endless hopelessness and despair). In order to divest oneself of this false world, Kim said, Subtraction Meditation teaches adherents to subtract first their thoughts, then…

The article “100 Things I Learned in 10 Years and 100 Reads of Marcus Aurelius ‘Meditations’” was written by Ryan Holiday. It was printed in the October 24, 2016 edition of Observer and can be found on http://observer.com/2016/10/100-things-i-learned-in-10-years-and-100-reads-of-marcus-aureliuss-meditations/. The article seeks to demonstrate the contemporary relevance of the personal meditations written by Marcus Aurelius. This series of private notes written by the emperor for his own…

body is actively intrinsic to all these areas of life, Johnson reveals through these levels of functioning the ways that it is ‘more than a lump of pulsating flesh” (275). As I made my own ‘conscious effort to change how my mind worked’ through meditation, I experienced changes in my life that relate to many of Johnson’s following categories of embodiment. 1. The body as a biological organism – Describing the body as the “…principal locus” of our “being-in-the-world” from which “(our) world…

Olivia Murphy Andrew Vlcek PHIL 130 009 28 September 2015 Prompt #4 In the Third Meditation, “The Existence of God”, Descartes’ offers an argument for the true existence of God. The Third Meditation discusses what is real and the justifications behind it. In an earlier Meditation, Descartes admits he is doubtful of his body, but is convinced that he exists. He clearly and distinctively recognizes this, however, he could not be completely sure unless all perceptions are distinct and coherent.…

Defined by Meriam-Webster, stress is a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life. With the well-known impression that college is supposed to be the best four years of your life, this saying has been shifted to be the most stressful. Many students are in a consistent state of trying to catch up by rushing from one assignment to another or racing with the clock never having enough time to stay on top of all responsibilities. Individuals encounter and manage stress in…