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- 171: Allen Ginsberg : Howl
- ... it off he was suffering writer's block. These problems led Ginsberg to begin studying Buddhism under his friend and fellow Beat writer Jack Kerouac. With the practice of Dhyana meditation, he hoped to attain a level of heightened consciousness similar to that he experienced during his visions of William Blake. It would take a great deal of study, however, until ...
- 172: Political Economy Of The Ancient India
- ... only with things spiritual. Indologists, such as the German Max Müller, relied heavily on the Sanskritic tradition and saw Indian society as an idyllic village culture emphasizing qualities of passivity, meditation, and otherworldliness. In sharp contrast was the approach of the British historian James Mill and the utilitarians, who condemned Indian culture as irrational and inimical to human progress. Mill first ...
- 173: Oppressed Slaves To Champion Soldiers
- ... hand, the Confederates, having filled their ranks, were never better fitted for conflict. Politically, the opposition had grown formidable, while the so-called "peace-faction" was strong, and active for meditation. (Emilio 1). It was evident that more and more men would have to join the draft. But the wives of these soldiers did not want their husbands running off to ...
- 174: Decameron
- ... century lifestyle. By using ironical story telling, the author takes on a non-judgmental view in revealing the shockingly immoral characteristics in order to allow the reader occasion for ethical meditation. When studying different cultures, we find that each have different moral codes. What is seen as acceptable in one part of the world may not be tolerable in another. Even ...
- 175: Cao Daiism
- ... obeying/respecting superiors, acting with humility, being precise in matters of money, and being sincere at all times. Members of the Superior Order can enter the Tinh-That (House of Meditation) to receive esoteric training provided they follow a set of eight regulations (having fulfilled moral and social obligations, etc.) and once inside they may not talk to the outside world ...
- 176: Confucius And Confucianism
- ... it dealt with the study of Li, the relationship between humans and nature. Another branch was called the intuitional-wing and it dealt mostly with enlightenment by a combination of meditation and moral action. In the 1900's there was a clash between Confucianism and Western beliefs such as Communism. For many years after the Communist change in China, the Government ...
- 177: Comparison Of Spartan And Samu
- ... warrior was all that was necessary. The samurai now believed that the complete man was one with a balance of both martial and literate skills. Training now involved leadership skills, meditation and poetry. By doing this, the shoguns ensured an army of elite soldiers that had the capacity to lead others or think for themselves if necessary. This training eventually had ...
- 178: Buddhism 2
- ... that suffering has a cause, and can be overcome through the destroying of selfish craving. People who chose to be Buddhist Monks (men and women) were run every day by meditation, prayer, and sacred rituals. These customs were believed to keep them on the eightfold path. Serious Buddhist monks disregard any difference between humans and animals, and they believe equal compassion ...
- 179: Buddhism
- ... of Buddhism) founded in India in the 6th and 5th cent. B.C. by Siddhartha Gautama, called the Buddha. One of the great Asian religions, it teaches the practice of Meditation and the observance of moral precepts 3. The basic doctrines include the four noble truths taught by the Buddha: existence is suffering; the cause of suffering is desire; there is ...
- 180: Brief Shao Lin Monk History
- ... day hunched over tables where they transcribed handwritten texts. Consequently, the monks in Shao Lin lacked the physical and mental stamina needed to perform even the most basic of Buddhist meditation practices. Tamo then incorporated by teaching them moving exercises designed to both enhance the flow of ch i and build strength. These sets, modified from Indian yoga s such as ...
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