Zen

There are three steps to the training which is given in vipassana meditation: A. The Technique of Vipassana Meditation: Code of discipline to be followed: Noble silence (no communication even through gestures or eye contact). No reading / no writing. No intoxicants. No contact whatsoever between males and females. Follow the meditation technique and other instructions in toto. Part I: Aana-pana sati. Step-1: Awareness of inhalation and exhalation of breath in the triangular area covering the…

John Cage was an American composer that experimented with the very nature of sound and developed new ways of notating music. Cage’s ideas on composition influenced many artists such as painters, musicians, and chorographers. Cage questioned the musical preconceptions that was left from the 19th century. Arnold Schoenberg, a teacher of John Cage, called Cage “not a composer, but an inventor of genius” (Hicks, 1990). Many musicians, and to much of the public, thought Cage’s compositions…

A shark tooth is one of numerous teeth in the shark’s mouth. Different sharks can be classified on the basis of the teeth they have and the functions that such teeth perform in consuming their prey. There are four basic types of shark teeth: dense flattened, needle-like, pointed lower with triangle upper, and non-functional. Sharks have a complete set of teeth when they are born. These teeth are modified placoid scales with an outer layer of enamel, dentine and a central pulp cavity; similar to…

Their friendships are invaluable to anyone they meet in life and I know personally I couldn't ask for better. They create a perfect zen; I feel they are just similar enough to learn how to deal with one or the other more efficiently but just different enough to really help someone get a grasp for people and the array that there is in the…

Dear Amanda, while Yellowface by R. F. Kuang has its flaws, like the racism the book sweeps over, it ultimately should be a part of a 10th-grade English curriculum at the A-school because of its portrayal of the toxicity of social media and cancel culture. My main issue with this novel is the casual racism the author uses and then does not acknowledge the issues with it. Usually, I think adding racism to a book is important if a character is a person of color or if it is a book primarily about…

Texas Tech University, Christopher Powell, August 2014 14 established conferences, and eventually from the conferences to the NCAA in the 1910 (Smith, 1987) , the 21st saw the control of collegiate athletics shift yet again in favor of the guidance and leadership of the university presidents . The power dynamic in collegiate athletics has seen both the NCAA and u niversity presidents (i.e. univ ersities) rise in power, while the college athletes they serve are left without a representative…

About the New Religion Movements (NRM), it t can be said that there is no definition considered correct. The definition best accepted by Bryan Wilson is that a NRM is new from the moment it became visible in its present form since World War II and is religious from the time that, in addition to offering theological statements about nature and existence of supernatural beings, also proposes answers to some "existential" questions to which religions try to respond, such as: Who am I? God exists?…

solve primary form problems and he has been able to keep technologically complication under control. The application of technical resources actually serve the morphological lighting and dematerialization of the construction. At the same time Toyo Ito working on the project of Mediatheque, he start to use “blurring” term to describe his architectural theories. Image 8 Due to the development of modern technology, people start to complete more complex tasks with the help of technical devices…

Mountain Hermits Gazing at a Waterfall A piece of work that really intrigued me was, Mountain Hermits Gazing at a Waterfall, made by Japanese artist, Hashimoto Kanetsu. The medium of this work is ink and color on a paper hanging scroll; the use of paper was quite common with artists because it is much more absorbent than silk, and allowed for spontaneous effects (“Technical Aspects of Chinese Painting” 1). The length of this scroll is rather long, about 5 feet tall, which is common for hanging…

Four walls surround you, no windows just a large metal door locked from the outside. For entertainment you have a cot, a metal toilet and yourself. Your only social interactions are from the prison guard that drops off your food, even they are not supposed to speak to you. Maybe at first it is easy you can sleep, but for how long can you sleep. Then possibly you decide to entertain yourself; by talking to yourself, fantasizing and imagining a new reality. Of course before you know it you lose…