Meditations on First Philosophy

3.5 Power of Meditation The more man meditates upon good thoughts the better will be his world and the world at large. – Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC), the Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese life. In prayer we talk to God, in meditation God talks to us. In prayer we ask Him; in meditation we listen to Him – His answer. When we meditate, God reveals us to ourselves. Meditation is a passively…

knowledge. During the middle age, a role of traditional philosophy was limited to theological discourse mostly, biblical studies. After middle age, the role of philosophy has reexamined by an influential French philosopher Descartes through the meditation; “that implies for Descartes a corresponding reformation of all the sciences, because in his opinion they are only non-self-sufficient members of the one all-inclusive science, and this is philosophy” (Husserl, 1982,…

reference point. The book is divided in three major parts and attempts to create a path to a well balanced spiritual life that will ultimately have an effect on both the physical and psychological life as well. The First Section of the book focuses on the disciplines of meditation, prayer, fasting, and study, or the “inward” disciplines. These four disciplines deal directly…

art, and looking for changing the stereotypes of the outsiders towards the Tibetan art(Rossi&Rossi, 2015). Tenzing is renowned for his artworks such as paintings,scrulptures,photographs,poems and a video installation, which contain the elements of philosophy, human conflicts and politics. Tenzing Rigdol, who based in USA, was a Tibetan born in a refugee family in Nepal(Rossi&Rossi, 2015). He understand so well about the homesickness of the Tibetan exile, especially after his dad passed…

can tell by the way they dress, what foods they eat and how they go about their lives with meditation and…

that Locke’s argument against Innateness of the idea of God could be questionable based on his theory of obtaining true knowledge and idea. Rene Descartes asserts the principle of innate idea in the one of his philosophical treatise named “Meditations on First…

And lastly eighth is the Right Concentration – This is referring to practicing the art of meditation and mastering it. After doing mastering this one can then move on futher and allow themselves to attempt to achieve nirvana. “The act of achieving nirvana require wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline.” (How to Achieve Nirvana). Wisdom…

René Descartes was a modern philosopher and was dualist. He wrote The Mediations of First Philosophy in 1641. In his arguments he expresses his believes of two substances, which are Res Cogitans and Res Extensa. He will also, give you arguments about how he concluded that god existed, and will use god in his argument to show how it is possible for corporeal things to exist, as well as introduce you the mind and body problem. Descartes will at one-point doubt everything, even his existence, which…

Peace and serenity. Are the first things you think about when you hear “Buddhism”. Like many other religions Buddhism originated at a particular time and place where its up brings are in forms and ideas that were part of the environment in which it developed. Religion is a kindled device that allows one to wake itself from the truth. Buddhism has had an effect on history just like many other religion. Buddhism is a universal Asian religion or philosophy founded by Siddhartha Gautama, also…

the heart muscle itself also begin- to get stressed out.” While my mind was more attentive and energized due to the continuous use of my meditation regime, my body still experienced tensions and soreness. As discussed in my last paper, I mediated every Saturday, to the sound of a grandfather clock, as a way of being in the moment and calming down. Meditation proved to be enjoyful and beneficial, but the soreness also proved to be a distraction, thus I opted to employ a different method for…