Transcendental Meditation

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,…

Alternative Medicine Although Alternative medicine is not a common source of health care, it has been proven to be an effective way to cure illnesses. The three most commonly used alternative medicines are Herbal Medicines, acupuncture, and Mind-body medicine. Before our modern medicine that we use today was invented, herbs were what cured many diseases and sicknesses. (Moore, Arden, and Bridget Doherty 2) Our ancestors thousands of years ago, did not know how the herbs they used worked. They…

“The way of the peaceful warrior” is based in a true story combined with fiction, based on the life of Dan Millman, a book that contains romance, adventure and life lesions. The book begins with the first year of college of Dan, at Berkeley in California. Dan has been a champion gymnast, who wants to be part of the Olympics; always getting great grades; in shape, attractive and popular; and with a wealthy family, but still is something missing in his life. Everything started one night in which…

The Dropout Rate is Our Problem The focus of high schools, communities and the government is becoming how to keep students from dropping out. First why the students are deciding to drop out needs to be examined and addressed. The student’s home life should be included when investigating why students leave high school before graduation. Economic status and race are very influential factors that can cause a student to leave school because lower economic status or minorities are more likely to…

refers to an assortment of Indian musical genres: khyal…bhajan… [and] filmi”’, which is quite a feat to compose as flawlessly as he did (Guerrero 34-35). A year later, the group would go on to meet with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, leader of the Transcendental Meditation movement, and the rest is history. The Beatles would go on to write more songs that subtly encompassed aspects of Indian music, such as “Strawberry Fields Forever,” but they would move on to other experimentation to quench their…

means that Buddha is the one who has reached the ultimate state of knowing and acquired the ultimate knowledge. Unlike divine knowledge in Abrahamic traditions, the ultimate knowledge of Buddha is not with him at the beginning but cultivated through meditation. Also Buddhism is unlike Abrahamic traditions where it is emphasized that divine knowledge ought to be able to cover all the sentient beings and worlds transcending the limit of space and time which is in correspondence with the all mighty…

although the name was created in the early 20th century, phenomenology had been used for many centuries. Hindu and Buddhist philosophers used phenomenology when they reflected on states of consciousness when attempting to achieve various states meditation. Philosophers and theorists Descartes, Hume, and Kant practiced phenomenology in their studies of the states of perception, thought, and imagination. William James also used phenomenology when appraising kinds of mental activity. Throughout…

The Beatles were a pop/rock band active from the early 60’s to around 1970. They contributed so much to rock and pop music and have been awarded multiple grammys and prestigious awards over their short span of only around ten years. However their legacy still remains. Formation of the band In the 50s guitarist and singer John Lennon formed a band known as “the Quarrymen” In 1957 “the Quarrymen” added guitarist: Paul McCartney, to the roster. Not much later George Harrison (a friend of Paul…

In this essay I aim to critically discuss the changes that take place from Descartes’s to Kant’s conception of the ‘I think.’ To do this, I will start by discussing the key conception of Descartes ‘I think’, before discussing the key conception of Kant’s ‘I think’, while highlighting and discussing the conceptual moves that take place between the two along the way. I will then use Nietzsche to show the weaknesses of the claims made and finish by demonstrating why Nietzsche has convinced me that…

The Beatles embarked on a highly publicised trip to the region of Rishikesh in Northern India in February of 1968. The reason for their joint venture was, principally, to attend a transcendental meditation course taught by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, whose exclusive seminars they had previously attended in London and Wales. The images of the four men and their wives at the train station leaving Britain for India made headlines all over the international press, and greatly spread the idea of…