Meditations on First Philosophy

of meditation. It involves important decisions that were taken in the course when people have to abandon one desirable thing to deal with another. “If each reader were the traveler. His decision might have been arbitrary; it might have been meaningful” (Plunkett). After many years of ups and downs, the outlook of people’s life has changed quite different. However, the smart author has a magic power that can drive readers to create and think out their own views, insights, and life philosophies…

I had the opportunity to visit Deer Park Buddhist Center back home in Wisconsin. Deer Park is a hotspot for Buddhism across the Midwest, and it serves as a haven of learning and growth for Buddhist monks from all over the world. Before venturing into Deer Park, I had very little knowledge on what it meant to be a Buddhist. I labelled their beliefs as foreign to me, simply because I have never taken it upon myself to learn more about what the Buddhist community actually is. After experiencing a…

The call to meditation and self-reflection in spiritual practices often becomes convoluted, evident in a radical interior withdrawal into selfish privacy, while with exteriority, it leads to an uncompromising dependence on the empirical reality. In the academic world…

Although the Vedas, and other Hindu texts have remained the same, the interpretations of them have changed and will continue to frequently change. For example, the Bhagavadgita and the Upanishads were both interpreted differently by different scholars and thinkers. For example, Sri Shankaracharya saw them as a representation of monotheism, while Sri Ramanujan believed that they justified monotheistic belief. Revelations and Interpretations of Hindu texts will continue change, as human thought…

In Meditations on First Philosophy, Descartes makes some very intriguing arguments for the existence of God. I am going to outline the three arguments and provide my opinion over them in form of criticism, like requested. In his first argument, Descartes has an idea that everything has a cause, and that his idea of God being an infinitely perfect being has a cause because Descartes, himself, does not believe he is infinitely perfect. He believes that he could not have an idea of their being an…

Professional Ethics and Value Education in Higher Education “By education I mean, an all-round drawing out of the best in the child and man-mind body and spirit” – Mahatma Gandhi Education is a lifelong process. Humans are distinguished from other living beings due to his capability to educate himself. Education has helped humans to develop the power of critical thinking and has brought advancement in rationality towards life. In fact, education not only educates humankind but helps in acquiring…

south by the Indo-Gangetic Plain, on the northwest by the Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges, and on the east by the Indian state of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh. The Himalayas span five countries: India, Nepal, Bhutan, China (Tibet), and Pakistan, with the first three countries having dominion over most of the range.…

In the book Crabb states, “Wrong patterns of living develop from wrong philosophies of living” (p. 71). This was a thought provoking statement because it allows the counselor understanding through recognition that the counselee has gotten where they are in behavior through wrong thought processes. The Bible states, “For as he…

Outside of work I strive to ensure my life is balanced. By addressing my own personal needs I can then be more effective in my post. I achieve balance by participating in a 12-step recovery program and using holistic approaches such as meditation. These practices have contributed to my 27 years of emotional, spiritual, and physical recovery. I am an outdoor-enthusiast and spend my free time hiking. Additionally, I treasure the supportive relationships I have with family, friends, and co-workers…

Evan Thompson, professor of philosophy at the University of British Columbia, presented the idea of that the self is process, not a thing nor an entity, which implied that self is an experiential process that is subject to the constant change in Waking, Dreaming, Being (Thompson XXXI). And additionally, Thompson gives the idea of the self, however, he also mentioned the three things men or human need to understand. The three things are the nature of consciousness, the contents of consciousness…