Zsuzsanna Emese Budapest was born in Budapest, Hungary, on January 30, 1940. Her mother, Masika Szilagyi, was a medium and a practicing witch who supported herself and her daughter with her art, as a sculptress. Masika's themes celebrated the Triple Goddess and the Fates, and Zsuzsanna ("Z") grew up respecting and appreciating Mother Nature as a god. The poverty of postwar Europe and political oppression under the Russian occupation created a fierce political consciousness in Z, so when the Hungarian Revolution broke out in 1956 she became o ...

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According to Yogic terminology the force of Kundalini is supposed to be raised through meditative exercises and activated within the concept of a subtle body, a body of energy and finer substance. This process has been explained in detail by Motoyama (1981), who bases the bulk of the Kundalini raising practices listed in the book on the notable Swami Satyananda Saraswati, as well as on personal experience in helping people in various stages of Kundalini awakening. Kundalini-experiences are often understood in terms of the Hindu chakra system ...

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Kundalini, Kundalini - Historical source text, Kundalini - The interpretation of Kundalini, Kundalini - Kundalini Yoga, Kundalini - Kundalini in the world's religions, Kundalini - Kundalini rising, Kundalini - The Kundalini Syndrome, Kundalini - Kundalini and development, Kundalini - Kundalini and physiology, Kundalini - Pathological Kundalini

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These vary so much that it is difficult to venture any general comments. On one extreme there exist monks and nuns whose whole lives are ordered around meditation; on the other hand, one-minute meditations are not out of the question. Twenty or thirty minutes is probably a typical duration. Experienced meditators often find their sessions growing in length of their own accord. Observing the advice and instructions of one's spiritual teacher is generally held to be most beneficial. Many traditions stress regular practice. Accordingly, many meditators experience guilt or frustration upon failing to do so. Poss ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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The CIA had begun recruiting and training Cuban exiles during the Eisenhower administration, months before diplomatic relations were severed with Cuba in January 1961, as tensions between Washington and Havana were increasing. However, it was Vice President Richard Nixon, and not Eisenhower who pushed the plan forward. Nixon afterwards always feared that his involvement and responsibility for the failure would surface. The CIA was initially confident that it was capable of overthrowing Castro, having experience in toppling Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953 and ...

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Today the Shambhala Buddhist community is perhaps the largest community of Western practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the world. Presently there are a few thousand Shambhala Buddhist practitioners, with the largest communities in Halifax, NS; Boulder, CO; northern Vermont; and New York, NY. There are over one hundred Shambhala Meditation Centers around the world, mostly in the United States, Canada, Europe and South Americ ...

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Shambhala Buddhism, Shambhala Buddhism - Distinguishing Characteristics of Shambhala Buddhism, Shambhala Buddhism - Shambhala Training, Shambhala Buddhism - Shambhala Terma, Shambhala Buddhism - The Kalachakra the Rigden Kings and Gesar of Ling, Shambhala Buddhism - Zen and Japanese arts, Shambhala Buddhism - Elements of Bön Taoism Confucianism and Shinto, Shambhala Buddhism - Dorje Kasung, Shambhala Buddhism - Maitri and Mudra, Shambhala Buddhism - Other Practices, Shambhala Buddhism - History of Shambhala Buddhism, Shambhala Buddhism - The Shambhala Buddhist community today, Shambhala Buddhism - Shambhala International, Shambhala Buddhism - Spiritual Teachers, Shambhala Buddhism - Shambhala Land Centers, Shambhala Buddhism - Larger Shambhala Mandala, Shambhala Buddhism - Related Publications

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The CIA had begun recruiting and training Cuban exiles during the Eisenhower administration, months before diplomatic relations were severed with Cuba in January 1961, as tensions between Washington and Havana were increasing. However, it was Vice President Richard Nixon, not Eisenhower, who pushed the plan forward. Nixon afterwards always feared that his involvement and responsibility for the failure would surface. The CIA was initially confident that it was capable of overthrowing Castro, having experience assisting in the removal of other foreign governments such as those of Iranian prime minister Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953 and ...

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Bay of Pigs Invasion, Bay of Pigs Invasion - International law aspect, Bay of Pigs Invasion - Preparation, Bay of Pigs Invasion - Invasion, Bay of Pigs Invasion - Printed References

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While meditation focuses on mental or psycho-spiritual activity, this is of course only one of several spheres of human existence; and we are social beings as well as individuals. Most traditions address the integration of mind, body, and spirit (this is a major theme of the Bhagavad-Gita); or that of spiritual practice with family life, work, and so on. Often, meditation is said to be incomplete if it has not led to positive changes in one's daily life and attitudes. In that spirit some Zen practitioners have ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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See also Quaker views of women Friends were some of the first to value women as spiritual ministers. Margaret Fell was one of the earliest leaders of the Friends movement. The first two people who went to the United States to promote the Quaker Faith were Mary Fisher and Ann Austin. At one time it was common for male and female Quakers to have separate Meetings for Business. This practice gave the women more power and was not meant to demean them. During the 1700s, some Quakers felt that women were not participating full ...

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The group, originally called "The Knowbody Else", was formed in 1965 in Black Oak, Arkansas, by James Mangrum (vocals), Ricky Reynolds (guitar), Stanley Knight (guitar), Harvey Jett (guitar), Pat Daugherty (bass), and Wayne Evans (drums). Their first PA system was stolen from a local high school and members of the group were subsequently charged with grand larceny and sentenced to 26 years at the Tucker Prison Farm (this sentence was later suspended.) This led to their retreat to the hills of rural northeast Arkansas where they lived off the land and refined their musical style. Some of their influences du ...

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The core of Master Ching Hai’s teachings is diligent practice of the prescribed meditation on the inner light and sound. "Not until one becomes fully enlightened through meditation, Master Ching Hai says, will true happiness and permanent freedom from suffering be obtained." She teaches that this physical world is a mere illusion created by Maya, or the negative power (not to be confused with the maya civilisation of the native American Indians) also described by other spiritual teachers and that only through initiation by an authentic living Master can a seeker remember ...

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Suma Ching Hai, Suma Ching Hai - Biography, Suma Ching Hai - Unofficial Version, Suma Ching Hai - Life after enlightenment, Suma Ching Hai - Teachings, Suma Ching Hai - The Quan Yin Method, Suma Ching Hai - Criticism, Suma Ching Hai - Teachings, Suma Ching Hai - Brainwashing, Suma Ching Hai - Politics, Suma Ching Hai - Quotes

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Sam Harris was raised on the West Coast of America, by a Quaker father and Jewish mother, but in a largely secular environment. In an informal discussion at the University Synagogue in Irvine California, Harris described some of his early experiences: My mother gave me a choice at the age of ten: "Sam, do you want to go to Sunday school like your friends?", and I said no—and that basically sealed my fate as far as being Bar Mitzvah-ed was concerned. But I have been interested in religion from my teenage years and got very into Bu ...

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Seraphim's parents, Isidore and Agathia Moshnin lived in Kursk, Russia. His father Isidore was a merchant, but Seraphim had little interest in business. Instead, he began a life that was very devout to the Orthodox Church at a young age. According to Orthodox legend, as a small boy he was healed by an icon of the Virgin Mary and was given the ability to see angels. In 1777, at the age of nineteen, he joined Sarov Monastery as a novice. In 1786 he officially took his monastic vows and was given the name Seraphim, which means "fiery" or ...

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These vary so much that it is difficult to venture any general comments. On one extreme there exist monks and nuns whose whole lives are ordered around meditation; on the other hand, one-minute meditations are not out of the question. Twenty or thirty minutes is probably a typical duration. Experienced meditators often find their sessions growing in length of their own accord. Observing the advice and instructions of one's spiritual teacher is generally held to be most beneficial. Many traditions stress regular practice. Accordingly, many meditators experience guilt or frustration upon failing to do so. Poss ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Buddhism, Meditation - Christianity, Meditation - Judaism, Meditation - Hinduism, Meditation - Sufism, Meditation - Sikhism, Meditation - Taoism, Meditation - Transcendental Meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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Definition and meaning of jawfish:

jawfish - species of small bony fishes belonging to the family Opistognathidae. Jawfishes inhabit sandy, rubble-strewn areas on the reefs where they dig burrows into which they retreat when danger threatens. They hover over their burrows and feed on small animals that swim or drift by. The entrances to their burrows are lined with small pebbles or coral rubble and they are continually "grooming" the burrow by shoveling out mouthfuls of sand. They frequently raid neighboring jawfish's burrows to steal pebbles. Males are mouth breeders, carrying fertilized eggs in their mouths until they hatch

(Source: US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) )

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The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine; as a technique for cultivating mental discipline; or as a means of gaining insight into the nature of reality, or of communing with one's God. Many report improved concentration, awareness, self-discipline and equanimity through meditation. Many authorities avoid emphasizing the effects of meditation — sometimes out of modesty, sometimes for fear that the expectation of results mi ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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Yamabushi began as yamahoshi, isolated clusters (or individuals) of mountain hermits, ascetics, and 'holy men,' who followed the path of shugendo, a search for spiritual, mystical, or supernatural powers gained through asceticism. This path may or may not have had a founder, as the myths surrounding En no Gyoja are numerous and complex; he is quite similar to a Japanese Merlin in this way. Men who followed this path came to be known by a variety of names, including kenja, kenza, and shugenja. These m ...

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Yamabushi, Yamabushi - History, Yamabushi - Weapons Style and Training, Yamabushi - Yamabushi in Fiction

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Most traditions address the integration of mind, body, and spirit (this is a major theme of the Bhagavad-Gita); or that of spiritual practice with family life, work, and so on. Often, meditation is said to be incomplete if it doesn't lead to positive changes in one's daily life and attitudes. In that spirit some Zen practitioners have promoted "Zen driving," aimed at reducing road rage. Meditation is often presented not as a "free-standing" activity, but as one part of a wider spiritual tradition. Nevertheless, many meditators today d ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Buddhism, Meditation - Christianity, Meditation - Judaism, Meditation - Hinduism, Meditation - Sufism, Meditation - Sikhism, Meditation - Taoism, Meditation - Transcendental Meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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Jean Houston - Introduction. To understand where Jean Houston is coming from, as they say, the most important book to read is her Life Force: The Psycho-Historical Recovery of the Self (1980). In it she explicitly acknolwedges that she is drawing on the last of the 38 books penned by the prolific Gerald Heard, his 1963 book The Five Ages of Man. As the sub-title of her book indicates, she thinks that people today need to recover dimensions of the life force that we have lost touch with as a result o ...

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Jean Houston, Jean Houston - Biography, Jean Houston - Contributions in perspective, Jean Houston - Introduction, Jean Houston - The practice of two-sided conversation, Jean Houston - Spirituality and ritual process, Jean Houston - Human greatness, Jean Houston - Publications, Jean Houston - Books by Jean Houston, Jean Houston - Books with Robert Masters, Jean Houston - Book with Diana Vandenberg, Jean Houston - Book with Margaret Rubin

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In 1972, with funding from Laurence Rockefeller, Thompson founded the Lindisfarne Association, which functioned variously as a sponsor of events and lectures, and as a think tank and retreat. Lindisfarne functioned through the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City for a number of years. Today the Lindisfarne Fellows House and the Lindisfarne Chapel are located in the Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Colorado. According to the Lindisfarne Association website, Lindisfarne's fourfold goals are: The Planetization o ...

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William Irwin Thompson, William Irwin Thompson - Teachings, William Irwin Thompson - Critiques, William Irwin Thompson - Lindisfarne, William Irwin Thompson - Works

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The purposes for which people meditate vary almost as widely as practices. Meditation may serve simply as a means of relaxation from a busy daily routine; as a technique for cultivating mental discipline; or as a means of gaining insight into the nature of reality, or of communing with one's God. Many report improved concentration, awareness, self-discipline and equanimity through meditation. Many authorities avoid emphasizing the effects of meditation — sometimes out of modesty, sometimes for fear that the expectation of results mi ...

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Meditation, Meditation - Overview, Meditation - Types of meditation, Meditation - Buddhism, Meditation - Christianity, Meditation - Judaism, Meditation - Hinduism, Meditation - Sufism, Meditation - Sikhism, Meditation - Taoism, Meditation - Transcendental Meditation, Meditation - Meditation in context, Meditation - Physical postures, Meditation - Frequency and duration, Meditation - Purposes and effects of meditation, Meditation - Metta meditation: the practice of loving-kindness, Meditation - Health applications and clinical studies of meditation, Meditation - Meditation and the brain, Meditation - Meditation and EEG's, Meditation - Adverse effects, Meditation - Meditation and drugs

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The Jesuits were founded just before the Counter-Reformation, a movement whose purpose was to reform the Roman Catholic Church from within and to counter the Protestant Reformers, whose teachings were spreading throughout Catholic Europe. As part of their service to the Roman Church, the Jesuits encouraged people to continue their obedience both to scripture and also Roman Catholic doctrine. Ignatius himself used hyperbole when he wrote the following sentence: "I will believe that the white that I see is black i ...

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Society of Jesus, Society of Jesus - Foundation, Society of Jesus - The name Jesuit, Society of Jesus - Early works, Society of Jesus - Expansion, Society of Jesus - Suppression and Restoration, Society of Jesus - Jesuits today, Society of Jesus - Controversies, Society of Jesus - Famous Jesuits, Society of Jesus - Jesuit institutions, Society of Jesus - Jesuit buildings

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He was born in the Denhok Valley at Kham Derge, Eastern Tibet in 1910 to a family directly descended from the ninth century King Trisong Detsen. His father was a minister to the King of Derge. When he was seven years old, he was publicly recognized as the reincarnation of Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo by Shechen Gyaltsap Rinpoche (1871-1926) at Shechen, one of the six principal monasteries of the Nyingmapa school. During the next few years Dilgo Khyentse received full schooling from various tutors, in addition to training in meditation, and in the study of the Dh ...

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