Transcendental Meditation

Spiritually is integrated in client assessments because for many people, religion is the most important aspect of their lives; however, it can also be a challenge because spiritually is not a topic a client enjoys talking about. It is important for a social worker to determine if a client’s spirituality is unhealthy or healthy. These four assessments are central to a client’s personal life because it provides information that can help a social worker understand the client’s well-being, spiritual…

The Positive Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Stress Recently, many college students in Dubai have been reaping the benefits of meditation as a means to reduce stress and anxiety. Through a 10-week program called the Home Alone Sessions, students are introduced to the principles of mindfulness meditation to help them cope with stress from the academic and social challenges that college entails. By practicing mindfulness meditation, it “allows the pupils, even for just a few minutes, to…

“Sleep is the best meditation”. Though I never knew exactly what he meant by this, I always took it to mean that like sleep, meditation is good for you. Meditation is well known for its ability to create a deep inner awareness and understanding of ourselves. This comprehension of who we are can guide us towards living happier and more fulfilling lives. Another activity which I consider to be very similar in concept to meditation is something called reflective practice. Like meditation,…

Maxine’s religion should adopt Buddhism as their religion because one is free to make mistakes, the four noble truths, and the general teachings of Buddhism. In Buddhism every life is meant to be learned from. The thought is we are supposed to analyze our mistakes, learn a moral from the outcome of those mistakes and forgive ourselves in order to find Nirvana. In many other religions people live in fear of making mistakes because they feel like they are disappointing their God(s). In Buddhism…

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Nibbana is the ultimate goal for most, if not all, Buddhists. It is indescribable and can only be understood through experience, although those who have experienced it do attempt to explain it for the benefit of those seeking it. They say Nibbana is not a place, but a state of mind. It is complete liberation from suffering, the end to Samsara. As the Buddha once said, “It is the utter cessation of that craving, the withdrawal from it, the renouncing of it, the rejection of it, liberation from it…

Although the teachings of Zen Buddhism may seem contrary when paired with warfare, the historical influences of Zen in Samurai tradition makes it difficult to imagine a time without the Buddhist injection. No matter the contrarian arguments against the adaptation of Zen Buddhism, its implementation into Japanese warring culture lead to a cultivation of an ancient military skill set, that puts the samurai in a place weighing amongst the most honored yet often misunderstood combatant forms in…

a day or two. I decided to try meditation and PMR since I have never tried them before. There are two different types to of meditation: exclusive/restrictive and inclusive/opening-up. I chose to focus on exclusive meditation for the assignment, this consists of all of your concentration is centered one thought and all other thoughts are excluded and pushed aside during meditation to increase your self-awareness and help you relax. I decided on exclusive meditation because my mind is always…

Speech: Buddhism, one of the world’s oldest religions and one of the big 5. Clearly a dynamic, living religion with over 370 million followers world-wide, but with the characteristics, they interact in order to do this, specifically ethics and beliefs and believers. Good morning year 11 and Mrs Flocco, my chosen Religion has been Buddhism which ethics, and beliefs and believers have both interacted in ways and have created a dynamic living religion in different ways. The ethics of a Buddhist…

Prayer Early Christians were already in the habit of prayer. They were Jewish and already knew God. Jesus made Him even more personal though. With Him came Grace and atonement for our sins. The earliest reference to prayer in Christian Liturgy came in the Didache written in 120 AD which said that Christians were praying three times a day; morning, noon and night. They were praying as Jesus had taught, the Lord’s Prayer. And by the fourth century the Church prayed communally more than…