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A 3 page book review of John Gunther's memoir of his son's illness and death. The title of this book is drawn from John Donne's Me...
while remaining completely conscious" (Religion, 2001). When the meditator reaches the fourth stage, he has abandoned "any sense o...
approaches that are specifically utilized to improve health, the percentage of Americans relying on CAM jumps to sixty-two percent...
& of themselves... the mind in & of itself... mental qualities in & of themselves -- ardent, alert, & mindful -- putting aside gre...
karmic retribution. Zen Buddhists believe that karmic actions result in reincarnation, and that "ones circumstances are the suita...
the most effective means of treatment. Stress is, in fact, a reaction; not the event or situation which causes the reaction (DeFr...
basis, he reports that it enabled him to achieve a state that can only be described as transcendence, as TM, at this point in his ...
In eight pages this report contrasts and compares these various types of Buddhist meditation practices. Seven sources are cited i...
In three pages this research paper examines creative visualization, channeling, Shamanic Journeying, and T'ai Chi practices of med...
In nine pages this paper considers Zen Buddhism and Heidegger's teaching in a discussion of how meditation and its value relates t...
at the moment to meet our destiny will be available to us. It is at this point that we alter our relationship with the future. W...
is indicative of REM sleep. If one has reached Stage IV, it is indicative that one will shortly be entering the REM stage where d...
parables, or a book of varied quotes. As an example, in the Sixth Book he notes, "Do not ever conceive anything impossible to ma...
that there are some tips toward combating stress and its effect on the human body. Taking time out each day to perform stress-bust...
leads to the meditative absorptions states known as jhana (Novak, 1989). The second, insight meditation, contemplates the "true n...
acknowledges that this is somewhat of a surprise, given that, since the 17th century, mysticism, science and healing have gone in ...
In eleven pages this paper examines such strategic pain management for senior citizens as guided imagery, meditation, and massage ...
In five pages the world and religion as man relates to both are considered in the context of Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography and...
In five pages this paper examines the concepts contained within the 'Expression and Communication' essay that is featured in E.H. ...
In fourteen pages this report considers meditation practices in an assessment of its spiritual impact, benefits, and effectiveness...
This paper considers how Descartes used doubt to prove his own existence. There are three sources in this five page paper. ...
This paper consists of 12 pages and concerns asking famous philosophers such as George Berkeley, Rene Descartes, John Wisdom, Davi...
In five pages this paper examines skepticism, cogito, the truth rule, and the circular argument about God's existence within the c...
In five pages this report examines these concepts from the perspectives of Democritus, Rene Descartes, and Aristotle. Six sources...
In five pages this paper considers what philosophers David Hume, Thomas Hobbes, Rene Descartes, and Plato have to say about the du...
are comprised of. Dualism and Descartes Descartes believed that the two elements were mind and soul, or mental substance ("gh...
In six pages this research paper examines Descartes' 'I think therefore I am' argument regarding existence. Six sources are cited...
In two pages this report examines the Empiricism characterized by the philosophies of Thomas Hobbes and John Locke and the rationa...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
In six pages the proof Descartes offered that God exists is considered but other relevant issues such as why he would have been mo...