Category: Meditation

  • The Origins and the Effects of Meditation

    Meditation or mindfulness is widely utilized in both traditional and holistic medicine. Meditation might be defined as a technique for stilling the mind and attaining a state of total awareness as well as a practice focused on experiencing our very nature and consciousness (Aguirre, 2018, p. 9). The term mindfulness was first used by Jon…

  • Sitting Meditation: Mental and Physical Benefits

    Table of Contents Introduction Mental Implications Emotional Implications Physical Implications Conclusion References Introduction Meditation involves becoming aware of the experiences in life facilitated by taming ones mind to focus on the significant tasks. The practice of meditation enhances the capability of an individual to achieve centeredness in spite of the surrounding circumstances. Sitting meditation is…

  • The Origins and the Effects of Meditation

    Meditation or mindfulness is widely utilized in both traditional and holistic medicine. Meditation might be defined as a technique for stilling the mind and attaining a state of total awareness as well as a practice focused on experiencing our very nature and consciousness (Aguirre, 2018, p. 9). The term mindfulness was first used by Jon…

  • The Power of Meditation

    In most cases, it happens that we may not realize who we are. This results from the over-involvement with too much activity in work or studies, which denies us the time to reflect on whom we are or discover our inner self. As Holecek explained, the experience whenever we over-utilize our energies without pausing to…

  • Meditation and Mindfulness Reducing Recidivism Rates

    Table of Contents Introduction Reducing Recidivism Rates Conclusion References Introduction Reducing recidivism rates in prisons can be achieved by adopting alternative rehabilitation and treatment methods, such as yoga, meditation, and mindfulness. However, the effectiveness of these approaches remains dubious without thorough consideration. At present, it is clear that the specified solutions correspond to the definition…

  • Meditation, the Quality of Sleep, and the Role of Mental Separation

    Table of Contents Abstract Introduction Methods Results Discussion Reference Abstract The influence of meditation on work restoration in this study was investigated using a daily diary methodology. The initial purpose of the research was to look at the association between meditation and quality of sleep and the role of mental separation as a moderator from…

  • Second Meditation a Work by Descartes

    In the Second Meditation, Descartes operates on concepts the core of which seems impossible to doubt. At the beginning of this meditation, he claims that there are no thoughts since he has convinced himself that there is nothing in the world. However, he further comes to a conclusion that he does exist. The purpose of…

  • Descartes Concept of Self Described in Meditations

    Table of Contents Introduction The Core Argument Possible Objections Rebuttal Conclusion Work Cited Introduction Descartes is correct that the essential self as a thinking entity is central to ones consciousness, unlike the self as a material entity. The Core Argument Descartes concept of self revolves around the idea of the dualism of mind and body.…

  • Cartesian Meditations by Edmund Husserl

    Table of Contents Introduction Discussion Section Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the book, Cartesian Meditations, Edmund Husserl speaks about the main problems of phenomenology including such topics as static and genetic phenomenology, reduction and intersubjectivity. The central thesis of Husserls mature work is that of the life-world, a term that refers to the concrete reality…

  • Descartes Meditations and Believes

    Meditation I. Descartes reflects on numerous deceptions he has believed in, and the ensuing faultiness of the body of knowledge he has developed based on those falsehoods (Descartes Existence of God 17). Consequently, Descartes decides to relinquish the inherent knowledge and develop a new one based on definite foundations. Notably, he realizes that he has…