A report on Meditation
Practice in which an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.
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Lingbao School
1 linksImportant Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin Dynasty and the Liu Song Dynasty in the early fifth century CE.
Important Daoist school that emerged in China in between the Jin Dynasty and the Liu Song Dynasty in the early fifth century CE.
For example, while a ritual was being performed, the priest would repeat the ritual within himself through interior meditation.
Divine Light Mission
0 linksOrganization founded in 1960 by guru Hans Ji Maharaj for his following in northern India.
Organization founded in 1960 by guru Hans Ji Maharaj for his following in northern India.
The fundamental practices of inner peace were embodied and experienced through satsang, service and meditation, the sum of which is an experience called "Knowledge."
Baháʼu'lláh
0 linksThe prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith.
The prophet-founder of the Baháʼí Faith.
June 1870 witnessed the tragic death of Baháʼu'lláh’s 22-year-old son Mirzá Mihdí who fell through an unguarded skylight as he paced on the roof of the prison one evening while engrossed in prayer and meditation.
Mental image
1 linksExperience that, on most occasions, significantly resembles the experience of 'perceiving' some object, event, or scene, but occurs when the relevant object, event, or scene is not actually present to the senses.
Experience that, on most occasions, significantly resembles the experience of 'perceiving' some object, event, or scene, but occurs when the relevant object, event, or scene is not actually present to the senses.
In general, Vajrayana Buddhism, Bön, and Tantra utilize sophisticated visualization or imaginal (in the language of Jean Houston of Transpersonal Psychology) processes in the thoughtform construction of the yidam sadhana, kye-rim, and dzog-rim modes of meditation and in the yantra, thangka, and mandala traditions, where holding the fully realized form in the mind is a prerequisite prior to creating an 'authentic' new art work that will provide a sacred support or foundation for deity.
Introspection
1 linksExamination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings.
Examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings.
Introspection is encouraged in schools such as Advaita Vedanta; in order for one to know their own true nature, they need to reflect and introspect on their true nature—which is what meditation is.
Charles Tart
0 linksAmerican psychologist and parapsychologist known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness (particularly altered states of consciousness), as one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology, and for his research in parapsychology.
American psychologist and parapsychologist known for his psychological work on the nature of consciousness (particularly altered states of consciousness), as one of the founders of the field of transpersonal psychology, and for his research in parapsychology.
As well as a laboratory researcher, Tart has been a student of the Japanese martial art of Aikido (in which he holds a black belt), of meditation, of Gurdjieff's work, of Buddhism, and of other psychological and spiritual growth disciplines.
Electroencephalography
1 linksMethod to record an electrogram of the electrical activity on the scalp that has been shown to represent the macroscopic activity of the surface layer of the brain underneath.
Method to record an electrogram of the electrical activity on the scalp that has been shown to represent the macroscopic activity of the surface layer of the brain underneath.
Theta is the frequency range from 4 Hz to 7 Hz. Theta is seen normally in young children. It may be seen in drowsiness or arousal in older children and adults; it can also be seen in meditation. Excess theta for age represents abnormal activity. It can be seen as a focal disturbance in focal subcortical lesions; it can be seen in generalized distribution in diffuse disorder or metabolic encephalopathy or deep midline disorders or some instances of hydrocephalus. On the contrary this range has been associated with reports of relaxed, meditative, and creative states.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
0 linksUnited States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
United States government agency which explores complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
NCCIH divides complementary and alternative medicine into natural products, including dietary supplements and herbal supplements; mind and body practices, including meditation, yoga, qigong, acupuncture and spinal manipulation (both chiropractic and osteopathic); and other approaches, such as homeopathy, naturopathy, Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and ayurveda.
Simran
0 linksSanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of the self, and/or the continuous remembrance (or feeling) of God.
Sanskrit word referring to the continuous remembrance of the finest aspect of the self, and/or the continuous remembrance (or feeling) of God.
Simran repetition is done during meditation and also outside it, however this mantra is later dropped in favor of real feeling of self or the God, which happens due to breaking out of monotony through Jap.
Brahma Kumaris
0 linksThe Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s.
The Brahma Kumaris are a spiritual movement that originated in Hyderabad, Sindh, during the 1930s.
Daily early morning meditation at 4:00 to 4:45 am, called 'Amrit Vela'.