Meditation

within a building, possibly a former house. At first glance, the space did not seem at all religious. When I entered the center, I was greeted by a lady wrapped in red and yellow sheets, gave me a tour of the center. It was not until I entered the meditation room in which I got a grasp of a sacred space. The room had many chairs in which faced the front of the room. The front had a large chair facing the other’s, a stand of some sort and a wall of artifacts. It seemed to be as if there was a…

As I finish freshmen year at Olivet and continue my Christian journey, it is important to understand how to mature as Christ. I talked about the truth of the Bible, the comprehension of scripture, the implications of the Apostle’s Creed and Christian doctrines, and the discovery of sin in humanity. In addition, I talked about the community of Church, the theological analogies in the Great Divorce, and the beauty of holiness. After learning this knowledge, I understand how difficult the Christian…

Meditation is the best way to relax and de-stress. It can also improve the focus and concentration, which are really essential to accomplish the tasks at hand. In today’s age, distractions are in plenty and these can keep us away from completing the immediate work. Meditating regularly can improve our creativity and reduce the stress, which can lead to better results. How to Meditate? For people, who are used to doing Multitasking, to sit at one place quietly, can seem to be quite daunting.…

to reach Zen mind does one solely must do it through meditation? In Zen in the Art of Archery written by Eugen Herrigel, one can graduate and transcend into nirvana through any art. Finding Zen through mindless activity with the right focus allows one to be part of that Buddha Nature. When one clears the mind, one can achieve that perfect shot, dance freely, and achieve national titles. When one aspires to reach nirvana through meditation we must take into consideration of the Buddha’s…

response and general sense of physical well-being. It is evident that mindfulness has concrete benefits for our emotional, mental and physical health. A lot of scientific studies sustain this point and try to find even more evidences for the fact that “meditation and the mindfulness that results from it can counteract what happens to our minds because of stress, trauma and constant distraction.” Scientific studies are also showing that there are visible benefits to exercising the brain,…

practice and continue treatment, assuming their treatment includes yoga. Ultimately, I would love to use a local yoga studio as my field site, specifically one called Lila Yoga, supposedly the best in the area. Here, I could observe yoga and meditation classes. I could look for differences in one’s outward presentation…

Yoga is seen by many as a low impact exercise consisting of stretching with different pose positions held of a specific time, while controlling your breathing. By some it is seen as part of their religion. The religion that practice yoga is Hinduism. In Hinduism there are several types of yoga. The 3 yoga’s that I will be writing about in this paper are Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga. The first yoga I have chosen is Karma Yoga. Karma is usually looked at as something bad but in yoga it…

present confused mind, to the blissful centered state of the Buddha. (aboutbuddhism.org) Zen is one of the major schools of Buddhism, and shares the same core beliefs of Buddhism religion. The people who practice Zen hope to achieve enlighten through meditation, “by practicing this way of thinking they must break through the boundaries of everyday perception and logic clearing their minds leading to enlightment.” (Kleiner, 2010, p. 106)…

implies that “art is synonymous with living, functional purpose, and spiritual simplicity” (Walkup). Zen Art is by its nature spiritual as it was “done not by professional artists, but by Zen monks and nuns who spent extremely disciplined lives of meditation, in a search for enlightenment and awakening to the true nature of reality”(Sweet). The core foundation of the art-form is the belief that the true character as well as the level of spiritual realization of the monk or nun were transposed…

selfless action to increase your good karma and get rid of your bad karma. Karma yoga focuses on helping people reach moksha. When meditating you can focus on your breathing just as in Hatha yoga or you can chant just as in Bhakti yoga. Bhakti yoga meditation comes in a form of chanting something repeatedly such as a deity name of a single…