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- 71: Telekinesis
- ... in the universe--then see the object bend or move--you might be have some degree of success. This takes a trained, focused mind, which usually comes from years of meditation. It is done with your mind relaxed, raising your energy levels, then making the changes. I have met only two natural telepaths who could do this at will. They no ... energy. There are many techniques that will teach you the discipline that is required for stilling the Mind and to help you learn what true concentration really is. I recommend meditation, or Qigong, Yoga, Tai Chi or any one of the contemplative arts as a viable form to enhance self discipline and awareness. 3. The Art of Stillness. Practice being still ...
- 72: Plan and Purpose (Creation) or Time and Chance (Evolution)?
- ... higher spiritual level, so that they themselves can be like gods. The New Age is a utopian vision, an era of harmony and progress which promotes natural foods, crystals, and meditation and healing aids. Various views of the New Age movement include a reevaluation of traditional non-Western religious beliefs, environmental concerns, using crystals and pyramids as a spiritual instrument, out ... strive for perfection, unity, and improvement of life and social conditions. Evolutionists believe that life came about from non-living matter, and the New Age believes that through channeling and meditation we can heal ourselves and predict and produce our own future. New Age thinkers want society to strive for global oneness. They believe in holding man on a pedestal, and ...
- 73: Thailand: My Perspective
- ... lush-river scenery of the Mekong River area in the north and northeast part of Thailand. One particular interesting observation I noted while in Thailand was the practice of religion. Meditation study is a decidedly less sweaty ‘activity,’ popular with many visitors to Thailand. There are dozens of temples and meditation centers dotted throughout the country, which welcome sincere guests. Instruction and accommodation are free of charge, though donations are expected and well appreciated. Centers provide instruction in English in Bangkok ...
- 74: Thailand: My Perspective
- ... lush-river scenery of the Mekong River area in the north and northeast part of Thailand. One particular interesting observation I noted while in Thailand was the practice of religion. Meditation study is a decidedly less sweaty 'activity,' popular with many visitors to Thailand. There are dozens of temples and meditation centers dotted throughout the country, which welcome sincere guests. Instruction and accommodation are free of charge, though donations are expected and well appreciated. Centers provide instruction in English in Bangkok ...
- 75: Moby Dick
- ... frames and pervades the story as no Greek chorus does. He is a constant link to the known and familiar. He is average, goodhearted humanity, though somewhat more given to meditation than most and (as he says of himself) "quick to perceive a horror." His optimism lies not in his denial that the horror is there but in his hope of ... frames and pervades the story as no Greek chorus does. He is a constant link to the known and familiar. He is average, goodhearted humanity, though somewhat more given to meditation than most and (as he says of himself) "quick to perceive a horror." His optimism lies not in his denial that the horror is there but in his hope of ...
- 76: Hinduism and Buddhism
- ... a higher power is nothing more than an illusion. The Buddhist “atheist” view seems to have a lot to do with the fact that life is not a reality. Through meditation, a person strives to reach the Nirvana. The Nirvana is the “blowing out” of the flame of desire by ending the vicious cycle of reincarnation. (D) By ending all desire ... god, but rather believe in the Four Noble Truths and follow the Eight-fold path set by the Buddha. By living and thinking honestly and right, good karma is acquired. Meditation is a large part of Buddhism as well. It is the act of pursuing enlightenment and concentrating on it. Maura O’Halloran, a Zen Buddhist monk, spoke of her meditations ...
- 77: An Analysis of British Literature
- ... feared because in the afterlife we go to a better place where death will not be a concern. Donne also mentioned that the afterlife is a better place in his "Meditation 17." He believed "When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language, and every chapter must be so translated." Donne also described the afterlife as a "library where every book shall lie open to one another." In this meditation, Donne not only created a metaphor for the afterlife, but he also expressed that "tribulation" and "affliction" are what make people ready to go to Heaven in the afterlife. He ...
- 78: Buddhism
- ... C. Buddhism is a lot like other Indian religions based upon the beliefs. Such as the beliefs in reincarnation, dharma, karma and Nirvana. But mostly in Raja Yoga the profound meditation which holds the key to enlightment and therefore to the salvation of Nirvana. Buddha himself expressed the base of his beliefs when he said ¹"I teach only 2 things, O ... overcome obstacles. "Right Mindfulness", Buddhism says that what a person is, comes from what he thinks. By improving our thoughts we can become more virtuous. And the last is "Right Meditation" by this meaning the practice of the Raja Yoga. Since Buddhism emphasizes the desirability of self removal from the problems involved with everyday life, Buddhism easily became a monastic religion ...
- 79: An Analysis of British Literature
- ... feared because in the afterlife we go to a better place where death will not be a concern. Donne also mentioned that the afterlife is a better place in his "Meditation 17." He believed "When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language, and every chapter must be so translated." Donne also described the afterlife as a "library where every book shall lie open to one another." In this meditation, Donne not only created a metaphor for the afterlife, but he also expressed that "tribulation" and "affliction" are what make people ready to go to Heaven in the afterlife. He ...
- 80: History of the Far East
- ... every man has a Buddha nature, and to realize it he need only look within ( de Bary, 355 ). Self understanding and self reliance are the core of the philosophy, and meditation and concentration are the way to achieve Buddhahood, but Japanese Zen was very influenced by the Chinese Ch'an , the only Buddhism left in China at the time of the ...
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