Clairvoyance

The paranormal ability to “see” psychic information, including historical or future events or other phenomena, that cannot be discerned naturally through the five material senses. Also called ESP or "Double Sight".

(See also: Clairvoyance, New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

indriya (indriya): Faculties; mental factors. In the suttas the term can refer either to the six sense media (ayatana) or to the five mental factors of saddha (conviction), viriya (persistence), sati (mindfulness), samadhi (concentration), and panna (discernment); see bodhi-pakkhiya-dhamma.

 (See also: Indriya, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

sallekha-dhamma (sallekha-dhamma): Topics of effacement (effacing defilement) - having few wants, being content with what one has, seclusion, uninvolvement in companionship, persistence, virtue (see sila), concentration, discernment, release, and the direct knowing and seeing of release.

 (See also: Sallekha-dhamma, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Four Ways (of learning Buddhist Dharma)

(1)  Belief/faith;

(2)  Interpretation/discernment;

(3)  Practice/performance;

(4)  Verification/assurance.

These are the cyclic process in learning a truth.

 (See also: Four Ways, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

As Csikszentmihalyi sees it, there are components of an experience of flow that can be specifically enumerated; he presents eight: Clear goals (expectations and rules are discernable). Concentrating and focusing, a high degree of concentration on a limited field of attention (a person engaged in the activity will have the opportunity to focus and to delve deeply into it). A loss of the feeling of self-consciousness, the merging of action and awareness. Distorted sense of timeSee also:

Flow psychology, Flow psychology - Components of flow, Flow psychology - Etymology, Flow psychology - Group flow, Flow psychology - Related observations and disciplines

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The amount of information being placed on the web is doubling every twelve months. Due to the rapid increase of information, it is essential that students know how to discern valuable sources. To ensure that students make valid educational choices, it is necessary to provide guidelines. These seven steps are an excellent resource. Identify the right questions Organize the search Select appropriate search tools Analyze online resouces Synthesize, sort, and siftSee also:

Technology Integration, Technology Integration - Paradigms, Technology Integration - Constructivism, Technology Integration - Edutopia, Technology Integration - Digital Cameras, Technology Integration - Blogs, Technology Integration - Web Quests, Technology Integration - Virtual Field Trip, Technology Integration - ePortfolio, Technology Integration - Understanding by Design, Technology Integration - The Need for Web Site Evaluations, Technology Integration - New Teaching Methodologies Are Needed, Technology Integration - Information Literacy, Technology Integration - Online Information, Technology Integration - Plagiarism, Technology Integration - Copyright, Technology Integration - Purchasing Technology for Schools, Technology Integration - Interacting themes, Technology Integration - Beyond Technology, Technology Integration - Nortel LearniT

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HEART

The heart was the center of instinct and the precious kernel of immortality and it was this which was weighed in the balance against the feather of truth, known as Maat. For the Ancient Egyptians the purpose of life was the perception of Truth which could only be gained by the cultivation of discernment and the guiding of the instincts. This was the whole meaning of initiation. Everything served that end. So the heart of enlightenment was the cultivation of discernment. To fail to develop this power of perception was the greatest sin and carried the automatic penalty of that heart's immediate and total annihilation. (Adapted from R. G. Torrens's The Golden Dawn, The Inner Teachings.

(See also: HEART, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

AUTISM

A mental state in which one fails to discern even the slightest meaning or purpose in other people, or indeed in anything outside the self. If there were such a thing as the opposite of a "magical" mind, such would be the autistic personality.

(See also: AUTISM, Magick, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul, )

Jnana-Yoga:

Jnana-Yoga ("Yoga of wisdom"): the path to liberation based on wisdom, or the direct intuition of the transcendental Self (atman) through the steady application of discernment between the Real and the unreal and renunciation of what has been identified as unreal (or inconsequential to the achievement of liberation)

(See also: Jnana-Yoga, Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)

Prajna (Sanskrit) [from pra before + the verbal root jna to know]

To know through clear perception, to discern clearly; wisdom, intellectual perception or knowledge as contrasted with mere brain-mind ratiocination. Its cultivation is one of the Buddhist paramitas.

(See also: Prajna, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

Moha (Sanskrit) Bewilderment, perplexity, folly, delusion, error. In philosophy, delusion of mind, preventing the discernment of truth and leading to the belief in the reality of unreal worldly objects; closely similar to maya, but with an emphasis placed on the activity of the deceiving mind.

With Buddhists, ignorance, one of the three roots of vice. In the Vishnu-Purana, infatuation personified as the offspring of Brahma.

(See also: Moha, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)

vimutti (vimutti): Release; freedom from the fabrications and conventions of the mind. The suttas distinguish between two kinds of release. Discernment-release (panna-vimutti) describes the mind of the arahant, which is free of the asavas. Awareness-release (ceto-vimutti) is used to describe either the mundane suppression of the kilesas during the practice of jhana and the four brahma-viharas, or the supramundane state of concentration in the asava-free mind of the arahant.

 (See also: Vimutti, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

parami, paramita (paaramii, paaramitaa): Perfection of the character. A group of ten qualities developed over many lifetimes by a bodhisatta, which appear as a group in the Pali Canon only in the Jataka ("Birth Stories"): generosity (dana), virtue (sila), renunciation (nekkhamma), discernment (panna), energy/persistence (viriya), patience/forbearance (khanti), truthfulness (sacca), determination (adhitthana), good will (metta), and equanimity (upekkha).

 (See also: Parami, paramita, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Virgo

"Virgin", sixth sign of the zodiac (approx. August 20 to September 20); of the earthy element, ruler Mercury; keyword; service, discrimination.

Recognized strengths: detail-oriented, intelligent, discerning, self-disciplined, analytical, hard-working, unassuming; self-examiner.

Potential weaknesses: judgmental, negative, critical, skeptical, low self-esteem

(See also: Virgo, Body Mind and Soul)

"If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't be alarmed now. It's just a spring clean for the May queen. Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change the road you're on" This is only discernible to most listeners if one has read the words beforehand. (Second to last chorus) "(th)'anks a lot! See ya guys, see ya 'morra. Cheers!" < ...

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List of backward messages, List of backward messages - Alleged messages, List of backward messages - Deliberate messages, List of backward messages - Parody messages, List of backward messages - Fictional messages

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The local bishops, especially Bishop Ratko Peric, have strongly condemned Međjugorje as a false apparition (read Bishop Peric's latest statement). The Vatican has concurred with the verdict of the local Bishops Conference that the phenomena at Medjugorje are not supernatural and have instructed parishes not to organise pilgrimages there. Some say that the Church's criteria, which must be followed in order to prove that an apparition is authentic or not, is not being regarded by Međjugorje faithful, believing discernment must be used, and the teachings of the Church concernin ...

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Međugorje, Međugorje - The Ten Secrets, Međugorje - Criticism

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Critical reaction to Dhalgren has ranged from high praise (both inside and outside the science fiction community) to extreme dislike (mostly within the community). Its lack of a linear plot, or even a discernable chronological narrative, its graphically-described homo- and heterosexuality, Delany's "modernist" verbal pyrotechnics, and use of stream of consciousness writing has given it a reputation as a difficult novel. It has often been compared to Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon becaus ...

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Dhalgren, Dhalgren - Publishing history, Dhalgren - Critical reaction, Dhalgren - Description, Dhalgren - Quotes

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The first record of this family comes back from a specimen (Magnapinna talismani) caught off the Azores in 1907. However, due to the damaged nature of the find, very little information could be discerned and it was lumped in with the mastigoteuthids as Magistoteuthis talismani. In 1956 a similar squid (Magnapinna sp. C) was caught in the South Atlantic, but little was thought of it at the time. During the 1990's two more immature specimens were found in the Atlantic (Magnapinna sp. A and B), and thre ...

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Bigfin squid, Bigfin squid - Specimens, Bigfin squid - Video evidence

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Jon Drummond, Andre Cason, Dennis Mitchell, Leroy Burrell (USA) Note : Two record distances are given for the men's javelin event ; this is because in the 1980s, the men's event was throwing at distances which caused many "flat landings" and judges at the event were having trouble discerning the exact point at which the javelin had landed and whether the throw was legal. In 1985, the specs of the javelin were ...

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Athletics world record, Athletics world record - Bonus payments, Athletics world record - Men's Records, Athletics world record - Women's Records

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Alaya-vijnana (Sanskrit) (from alaya abode, dwelling from a-li to settle upon, come close to + vijnana discernment, knowledge from vi-jna to distinguish, know, understand) Abode of discriminative knowledge; the cognizing or discerning faculty, the mental power of making distinctions, hence the higher reasoning. When used mystically as "a receptacle or treasury of knowledge or wisdom," it corresponds very closely to the Vedantic vijnanamaya-kosa, the "thought-made sheath" of the human constitution, the higher manas or reincarnating ego.

In Mahayana Buddhism, alaya-vijnana has acquired a somewhat larger and higher significance: alaya (an abode, in the sense of focus of activity), the prepositional prefix a (meaning position or limitation) with the verb li (to dissolve) signifies solution or coalescence in unity.

Used much as the term human monad is in theosophy, equivalent to the higher manas or even buddhi-manas, it therefore signifies the focus or interior organ of consciousness into which is collected at the end of each incarnation the aroma of the higher experiences during that lifetime, thus forming a kind of treasury.

(See also: Alaya-vijnana, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)

There are believed to be four yogas (unions) or margs (paths) for the attainment of Moksha. They are the ways of selfless work, of self-dissolving love, of absolute discernment, and of 'royal' meditative immersion. Different schools of Hinduism place varying emphasis on one path or other, some of the most famous being the tantric and yogic practices developed in Hinduism. Today, the two major schools of thought are Advaita Vedanta and Bhakti branches. Bhakti sees the Self as God, most often a personified monotheistic conception ...

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Moksha, Moksha - Means to achieve Moksha

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Macrocosm/microcosm is a principle in Socratic/Platonic philosophy. The Republic, most of it of Socratic influence, is based on this fundamental principle. The Republic is a discussion originally about righteousness (justice) for man and what is it. At §368, Socrates mentions that this virtue is “spoken as a virtue of an individual, and sometimes as the virtue of the state” and that it would be easier to discern its essence if one looked at the State because it would have a larger quantity of it and then proceeding back down int ...

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Macrocosm and microcosm, Macrocosm and microcosm - Ancient thought, Macrocosm and microcosm - Medieval and modern thought, Macrocosm and microcosm - Bibliography

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