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Books on: buddhist meditation

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Buddhist Meditation

Book by Edward Conze; George Allen and Unwin, 1956

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Buddhist Meditations

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...The European literature on Buddhist meditation is not very considerable...entitled Concentration and Meditation . The book has had a vast...Constant Lounsbery, Buddhist Meditation in the Southern school...The heart of Buddhist Meditation , 1954. 4 A. Lloyd, Buddhist Meditations from Japanese Sources...
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On Being Mindless: Buddhist Meditation and the Mind-Body Problem

Book by Paul J. Griffiths; Open Court, 1986

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Buddhism--Doctrines, Consciousness--Religious Aspects--Buddhism, Meditation--Buddhism--Psychology

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...The Problematic of Theravada Buddhist Meditation-Theory." Journal of the American...Notes Towards a Critique of Buddhist Karmic Theory." Religious Studies...18:277-291. 1983a Indian Buddhist Meditation-Theory: History...
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Meditations to Transform the Mind

Book by Glenn H. Mullin, Dalai Lama H. Bskal-bzayn-rgya-mtsho; Snow Lion Publications, 1999

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Buddhist Meditations, Spiritual Life--Dge-Lugs-Pa (Sect)

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...five Buddhas of Confession, meditation upon emptiness, etc. Ganden...form, who are absorbed in meditation upon objects of ideation...and "lesser god." In Buddhist mythology the asuras are not...realm in cyclic existence. Buddhist cosmology identifies twenty...
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Traditions of Meditation in Chinese Buddhism

Book by Peter N. Gregory; University of Hawaii Press, 1986

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Buddhism--China, Meditation--Buddhism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...of East Asian Buddhist meditation by placing it...the East Asian Buddhist meditation traditions...by our word "meditation" provides a...we interpret Buddhist meditation as...medieval Chinese Buddhists.
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The Sound of Two Hands Clapping: The Education of a Tibetan Buddhist Monk

Book by Georges B. J. Dreyfus; University of California Press, 2003

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Buddhist Education--China--Tibet, Buddhist Monks--Education--China--Tibet, Monastic And Religious Life (Buddhism)--China--Tibet

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Entire Library

...guarantee of success. To fully understand the role of meditation in monastic education, we must qualify the claim...it presupposes too narrow an understanding of Buddhist meditation. The Buddhist practice should not be reduced to concentration...

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Journal Articles on: buddhist meditation

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Christians Talk about Buddhist Meditation; Buddhists Talk about Christian Prayer

Journal article by Sarah K. Pinnock; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 27, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Christians Talk About Buddhist Meditation; Buddhists Talk About Christian Prayer (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Christians Talk about Buddhist Meditation; Buddhists Talk about Christian Prayer. by Sarah K. Pinnock CHRISTIANS TALK ABOUT BUDDHIST MEDITATION; BUDDHISTS TALK ABOUT CHRISTIAN PRAYER. Edited by Rita M...
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Learning from Experience: Bion's Concept of Reverie and Buddhist Meditation: a Comparative Study

Journal article by Esther Pelled; International Journal of Psychoanalysis, Vol. 88, 2007

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Buddhism, Comparative studies, Experiential learning, Meditation, Principles, Psychoanalysis, Theory

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...Buddhists, the nonactive act of meditation is required for mental development...adopted during the practice of meditation enables whatever happens...psychoanalyst. But, while the Buddhist has to implement this capacity...patient. In other words, the Buddhists patient is the living universe...this article, about the Buddhist concept of love (Pali...
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Meditation and Prayer: A Comparative Inquiry

Journal article by Rita M. Gross; Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2002

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Buddhism--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Buddhism--Technique, Christianity--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Christianity--Technique, Lamaism, Meditation--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Meditation--Religious aspects, Prayer--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Prayer--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...personal deity and Buddhists wordlessly and impersonally...area of comparative Buddhist-Christian studies...that of prayer and meditation. Nor are crossovers...Informal Talks on Zen Meditation Practice, (New York...From an unpublished Buddhist liturgical text of...examples in Tibetan Buddhist liturgies, both esoteric...used by Tibetan Kagyu Buddhists. (6.) One of the...
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Empathy, Intimacy, Attention, and Meditation: An Introduction

Journal article by Sandra Costen Kunz; Buddhist-Christian Studies, Vol. 29, 2009

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Attention (Psychology)--Analysis, Attention--Analysis, Meditation--Psychological aspects, Perception (Psychology)--Analysis, Perception--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...changing effects of Buddhist meditation. Wildman cautions...with pleasure. Some Buddhist and Christian meditation practices teach skills...technique of relaxation." Buddhist and Christian meditation practices have also been...
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Christian Insight Meditation: A Test Case on Interreligious Spirituality

Journal article by Springs Steele; Buddhist-Christian Studies, 2000

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Buddhism--International aspects, Christianity--International aspects, Meditation--Comparative method, Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal--Works, Religions--Relations, Spirituality--Comparative method

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...and that Christian Insight Meditation uses the same method and...extent Christian Insight Meditation is indistinguishable from...attent ion to method than the Buddhists. The complication here is...the endpoint of Theravadan Buddhist vipassana meditation (nibbana) and the endpoint...

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Magazine Articles on: buddhist meditation

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The Buddhist Health Study: Meditation on Love and Compassion as Features of Religious Practice

Magazine article by Bruce M. Sullivan, Bill Wiist, Heidi Wayment; Cross Currents, Vol. 60, June 2010

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American Buddhists--Health aspects, American Buddhists--Surveys, Buddhism--Health aspects, Buddhism--Social aspects, Buddhists in the United States--Health aspects, Buddhists in the United States--Surveys, Lamaism--Health aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Meditation--Health aspects, Meditation--Social aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...number who engage in Buddhist practices but do not identify themselves as Buddhists. One of the most striking features of our Buddhist practitioners is their...to the practice of meditation: 98 percent say that...contemporary Western Buddhists constitute a new paradigm...merit further study. Buddhist meditation is clearly central...
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Meditation as Medicine: A Critique

Magazine article by Wakoh Shannon Hickey; Cross Currents, Vol. 60, June 2010

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Cognitive therapy--Research, Mindfulness meditation--Health aspects, Mindfulness meditation--Psychological aspects, Mindfulness meditation--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...distanced MBSR from Buddhist and Hindu teachings that regard meditation and yoga as religious...involved in explicitly Buddhist meditation practices for several...moral frameworks of Buddhist and Hindu meditation in a critical, historical...
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Can Meditation Be Bad for You?

Magazine article by Mary Garden; The Humanist, Vol. 67, September 2007

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Buddhism--Social aspects, Hinduism--Social aspects, Lamaism--Social aspects, Meditation--Health aspects, Meditation--Methods, Meditation--Religious aspects, Spiritual exercises--Psychological aspects, Spiritual exercises--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, Psychology, Entire Library

...meditators interpret Buddhist and Hindu teachings...points out that meditation techniques that...addition to Hindu meditations--which involved...five ten-day Buddhist Vipassana retreats...the most popular meditation courses offered...dangers with long meditation retreats, particularly...Titmuss, a former Buddhist monk who now lives...
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Twelve Steps to Enlightenment: Westerners Are Increasingly Turning to Buddhism as an Antidote to the Stresses of Modern Life. but There Is More to It Than Meditation. for Many of Us, the Prospect of Renouncing Greed, Hatred and Delusion Is More Terrifying Than Liberating

Magazine article by Pankaj Mishra; New Statesman, Vol. 133, April 12, 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Going Buddhist: Panic and Emptiness, The Buddha and Me (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...There Is More to It Than Meditation. for Many of Us, the Prospect...He found liberating the Buddhist idea that "the self is not...centred states of illusion", Buddhist meditation brings about a...change of perception". The Buddhist "literally sees a different...New Scientist, committed Buddhists have been found to have an...
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Mind Your Body: Meditation: How Stillness Improves Performance Skills

Magazine article by Nancy Alfaro; Dance Magazine, Vol. 80, November 2006

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Dance--Methods, Dancing--Methods, Meditation--Health aspects

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...began practicing Shambhala Buddhist meditation (a Tibetan form...work and teaches beginner meditation. Like many dancers, shes...Western Buddhist Order. "Meditation has allowed me to notice...a performer. Mani says meditation "opens up a channel for...you can devise moving meditations, she says. Katricia Eaglin...

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Newspaper Articles on: buddhist meditation

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Things You Don't Know About. MEDITATION; Western Scientists Are Proving That Meditation Helps Combat Stress and Benefits Immunity, as Well as the Soul. Matthieu Ricard, a Cellular Geneticist Turned Buddhist Monk, Explains

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 28, 2010

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Buddhist monks, Scientists, Stress management

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Things You Dont Know About. MEDITATION; Western Scientists Are Proving That Meditation Helps Combat Stress and...Cellular Geneticist Turned Buddhist Monk, Explains. It can...person MRI scans show that meditation can physically change the...
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A Buddhist Meditation Retreat - Not a Silent and Solemn Weekend, but a Chance to Meet an Extraordinary Teacher and Receive Wisdom That Leaves a Lasting Impression, Writes JENNIE DELL; Timeless Wisdom from a Modern and Controversial Buddhist Teacher

Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), March 20, 2010

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Teachers

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...wake up the day after my Buddhist weekend retreat with a hangover...this wasnt your average Buddhist retreat, and the headache...meditation. Diamond Way Buddhists do it differently. The...a detailed and colourful Buddhist image - on it. Potted palms...teaching Buddhism and leading meditation retreats since 1972. He...to embrace. Teaching and meditations in the Diamond Way tradition...
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Meditation Group Mindful of Scotts; Plans to Run Buddhist-Influenced Sessions from Bill and Mavis Scott's Old Residence

Newspaper article; Daily News (Warwick, Australia), October 20, 2009

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Agricultural chemicals industry

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Meditation Group Mindful of Scotts; Plans to Run Buddhist-Influenced Sessions from Bill...their not-for-profit and Buddhist-influenced weekly meditation...the teachings of Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh, a style...
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Vital: INNER PEACE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE; BUDDHISTS RECKON A LITTLE MEDITATION CAN HELP ANYONE COPE WITH ALL THE VARIOUS STRESSES WHICH ARE PART OF MODERN LIFE

Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), December 31, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...A DIFFERENCE; BUDDHISTS RECKON A LITTLE MEDITATION CAN HELP ANYONE...streets - the Glasgow Buddhist Centre in Sauchiehall...with this simple meditation. Get into a comfortable...information on Glasgow Buddhist Centre go to the...has been teaching meditation for 15 years at Glasgow Buddhist Centre PICTURE...
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Sweepers Arise, Your Brooms Await; I Have Long Taken to Heart the Buddhist Adage That There Is a Certain Stillness at the Heart of Order, and a Gentle Creation of Order through the Humble Act of Sweeping Is a Meditation in Itself

Newspaper article; Tweed Daily News (Tweed Heads, Australia), September 29, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Have Long Taken to Heart the Buddhist Adage That There Is a Certain...Humble Act of Sweeping Is a Meditation in Itself. THERE are occasions...have long taken to heart the Buddhist adage that there is a certain...humble act of sweeping is a meditation in itself. I pride myself...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: buddhist meditation

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Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...are over 300 million Buddhists worldwide. One of...processes. The central Buddhist teaching of non-self...From the beginning, meditation and observance of moral...representative of the early Buddhist doctrine. The ideal...other of the early Buddhist schools. The Mahayana...for lay and monastic Buddhists, as well as the name...
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Tantra

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...ground practices such as meditation on corpses; and, more so in Hindu than in Buddhist tantra, the ritual use...merge with the Godhead. In Buddhist Tantra, or Vajrayana...1972); A. Wayman, The Buddhist Tantras (1973); A...
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Yoga

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of Hindu philosophy . Both Vedic and Buddhist literature discuss the doctrines of wandering...practiced various kinds of austerities and meditation. The basic text of the Yoga philosophical...dharana, or concentration, dhyana, or meditation, and samadhi . Through such practices...
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Zen Buddhism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

ZEN BUDDHISM Buddhist sect of China and Japan...from the Sanskrit dhyana meditation. In China the school...tenet the practice of meditation, rather than adherence...emphasized sitting in meditation ( zazen ) without expectation...
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Indian Art and Architecture

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...is religious art. In both Buddhist and Hindu art, symbolism...Enlightenment (Nirvana), Meditation, and Preaching. In Hindu...trends in Indian art Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain are discussed within...erotic than those at Sanchi. Buddhist iconography was developed...

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