Spirituality - Science topic

Sandeep Jaiswal

Dear Sandeep,

but the other side also believes that they can reach that higher plane through pain. And they are very active to press their narrative through the media with a lot of money behind it.

Same goes for the narrative of the necessity of dividing society (mainly by pushing nationalism and fascism), necessity of war and so on. And finally the necessity of murder.

Why? Personally I think because the logically most morally superior thing that stands in their way was defined by Albert Camus:

"We know nothing until we know whether we have the right to kill the other person in front of us or to consent to him being killed. Since every action today leads directly or indirectly to murder, we cannot act until we know whether and why we should kill.".

Ah, the abyss of existentialism, where it is sufficient to have the right argument.

And this was all they were able to pull out their pants. Their ultimate "dick pic" so to say. Would you like me to show it to you (it appears towards the end)?

It's a bit ridiculous and compared to what we are able to think also tiny. But OK. Some people just have a tiny "dick". Let's not judge, but just consider the fact that tinyness of mind exists.

And as a matter of fact: If you stare long enough into the abyss the abyss starts to stare back.

Sandeep,

Today I noticed that there is a typo in my last email to you, mistaking the exclamation point sign for the number '1' -- sorry. The intention was to refer to the holistic 'Vedic 3-in-1 account of nature'. I'm looking forward to any specific feedback/questions from you about the papers/books.

Best wishes,

RW Boyer (Bob)

Dear Jacques Coulardeau,

Thank you for your thoughtful and deeply reflective reply. Your nuanced perspective on the interplay between religion, science, and philosophy highlights the profound intellectual curiosity that drives meaningful discussions on these vital topics. I greatly appreciate your open-mindedness, as it is rare among scientists today to even entertain the existence of a higher power, let alone acknowledge it. This belief places you among the fortunate few who are capable of perceiving realities beyond the empirical—a gift not everyone is blessed with.

It is inspiring to learn of your connection to Buddhism, your understanding of Chinese philosophical traditions, and your association with IFIASA, an organisation fostering insightful discussions across domains like science, spirituality, arts, and religion. These fields, though seemingly distinct, converge on a shared pursuit of higher truths and the greater good. Ultimately, all paths—whether scientific inquiry, spiritual devotion, or philosophical exploration—lead toward one ultimate destination: God. God is not merely a being but the universal consciousness, the source of morality, ethics, bliss, and the harmony we strive for in our lives and beyond.

As you likely know, even Confucius subtly acknowledged a higher power, emphasising harmony between heaven, earth, and humanity. This theme resonates even today, subtly influencing leaders like President Xi Jinping, who, while promoting atheism and secular governance, might still carry an unconscious acknowledgment of higher-order principles rooted in Confucian ideals. Similarly, Buddha’s teachings, though agnostic on God’s existence, guide humanity toward inner peace, ethical living, and transcendence, aligning with the broader idea of God as the ultimate goal.

For those seeking evidence of God’s existence, I propose the unparalleled intricacies of the universe itself as the most compelling proof. Consider the precise fine-tuning of the fundamental constants of physics, such as the cosmological constant or the strength of gravity, which make life possible. The probability of these values occurring by chance is so astronomically low that it strongly hints at an intelligent force behind their design. Similarly, the complexity of DNA—the blueprint of life—carries an undeniable signature of intent and creativity, far beyond the scope of random processes.

Jacques, it is encouraging to see you bridging the realms of science, spirituality, and philosophy in a way that fosters enlightenment and intellectual growth. I look forward to further engaging with you and exploring these profound questions that touch upon the very essence of our existence.

Warm regards, Sandeep Jaiswal

In practical sense, Frankl is saying in this book that our human existence has meaning regardless of circumstances in our lives, that is, even the ugliest moment in our lives has meaning based on how we deal with it. Self-transcendence is the very essence of the content of this narrative based on his personal experiences as a victim of the Holocaust in the concentration camps.

The doctrine of the Trinity, while not named in the Bible, is rooted in the scriptural representation of God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who work harmoniously in God's unified essence. This concept of a Triune God emerged from early Christian understanding and was formally articulated in ecumenical creeds like the Nicene Creed, emphasising each Person's unique role in the divine plan for salvation. The Father is acknowledged as the Creator, the Son as Redeemer through his life, death and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit as Sanctifier and Sustainer of faith within believers. Together, these persons of the Trinity share the same divine nature, embodying unity and equality without blending into one indistinct entity.

thank you all for the reply, but I am late. can you suggest me for more details regarding how spiritual intelligence and practical strategies help in second language acquisition?

In my opinion, people who have social intelligence will have a life full of communication and busyness and thus will be distracted from existential questions.

When discussing ancient Greek religion, it’s important to consider the broader definition of religion as a system of beliefs, practices, and rituals related to the divine or sacred. The prevalence of temple ruins across Greece today underscores the centrality of religion in ancient Greek life. These temples, dedicated to various gods and goddesses, were not only places of worship but also symbols of the city's identity, wealth, and piety. The grandeur and scale of these structures, like the Parthenon in Athens or the Temple of Apollo at Delphi, reflect the importance placed on honoring the gods.

Significantly, many Orthodox churches were built on the ruins of ancient temples. This practice reflects a continuity of sacred spaces, where the religious significance of a site was maintained even as the specific form of worship evolved from polytheistic to Christian practices. The early Christian Church often repurposed these sites to assert the dominance of the new religion while maintaining a connection to the past.

Step 1: Get everybody, instead of just your group, to agree to a definition of which experiences are spiritual. Describe what it is that make an experience spiritual.

Step 2: identify a significant number of spiritual experiences.

Step 3: measure prevalence of common characteristics

Step 4: report results

Most people identify 1 personal spiritual experience and jump to Step 4. Completing Step 1 would be quite innovative.

Elements of a good summary:

Introduction: The introduction to the abstract includes a brief background of the research problem and the importance of the research.

Research objectives: Determine the main objectives that the research seeks to achieve.

Methodology: A brief explanation of the methodology used in the research (e.g.: surveys, experiments, quantitative analysis).

Main results: Presentation of the most important findings of the research.

Conclusions: Summarize the general conclusions that can be drawn from the results.

"This August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to make a decision about whether to approve the psychedelic MDMA for use in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. A negative decision could stymie research into other psychedelics, which are likely to face similar regulatory challenges..."

Prediction does not belong to the field of Parapsychology. What works here is Dacian vision, perception beyond the ordinary senses. Others fall more into the category of psychology and philosophy

Great question! The concept of time being an illusion can be tricky, especially when we consider the existence of the individual. Let me explain how this idea fits within the Interactive Universe Theory (IUT). In IUT, time is viewed as an emergent property of the consciousness field. This means that while time as we perceive it—linear and continuous—might be an illusion, it still plays a crucial role in our experience of reality. Consciousness is the fundamental fabric of reality, and time emerges from the way consciousness processes and integrates information. The individual, as an expression of this consciousness, experiences time as a necessary framework for existence and change. Without this framework, the continuous evolution and development of the individual wouldn't be possible. When we say time is an illusion, it doesn't mean time doesn't exist. Instead, it means that time, as we perceive it, is a construct that arises from deeper, more fundamental processes. These processes are part of the consciousness field that underlies all reality. So, time is real in the sense that it structures our experiences and interactions, but it is not a fundamental aspect of reality itself. The individual exists because of the consciousness field, and time is the way this field organizes and processes experiences. If time were to "disappear," it would indeed disrupt the individual’s sense of self and continuity. But because time is an emergent property of consciousness, it remains a crucial aspect of how consciousness expresses itself in the universe. The continuous change and evolution of the individual are made possible by the flow of time. This flow is how consciousness experiences and processes reality. Even if time is an illusion at a fundamental level, it is an essential aspect of our reality as individuals within the consciousness field. So, while time might be an emergent property rather than a fundamental one, it is still crucial for the existence and evolution of the individual. Time provides the structure necessary for consciousness to experience change, growth, and development.

"Check my paper; it might interest you."

REF: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382276946_The_Interactive_Universe_A_Unified_Theory_of_Everything?utm_source=twitter&rgutm_meta1=eHNsLVZ4RDl2enJMTlFudHJieVhjSGpYa3hKZTFaOG9Pb3Y5TXYwdUR5cXFTLytGd2E3Mk02NTkrZDhrYXpJWmRxVngxSHFkOGMrWnQ5SnQ3YlRKWllLaUZZdz0%3D

Muange Isaac

Thank you, Muange Isaac, for your thoughtful comment on the Nazca Lines. I agree that their real and tangible nature, coupled with the various theories about their purpose, adds to the intrigue and importance of these geoglyphs.

Indeed, the fact that the Nazca Lines have a definitive origin and were purposefully designed by their creators speaks volumes about the sophistication and cultural significance of the Nazca civilization. The fact that we have multiple theories—ranging from astronomical markers to ceremonial pathways—highlights the complexity and depth of the lines' meaning and function.

Given the ongoing fascination and research into the Nazca Lines, I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on a few related points:

Your perspective adds valuable insight into the discussion of the Nazca Lines. I look forward to exploring these questions further and continuing our dialogue about this fascinating subject.

Best regards,

Sandeep Jaiswal

Thanks, Larry Carlson, for your candid view. Regards.

You may examine the role of work place spirituality on organizational commitment, job satisfaction, job performance, interpersonal commitment, work adjustment, job retention and so on in specificfields and in general....

This is the first time I am hearing this word. First of all, I looked into the definition of spiritual entrepreneurship. Spiritual entrepreneurs use their skills, knowledge, and beliefs to help others and make a positive impact on the world through their business. They are motivated by a higher purpose and often have a strong connection to their personal spirituality, which they use to guide their business decisions. Spiritual entrepreneurs may also be committed to creating sustainable businesses that have a positive environmental impact.

Ethical risk in procurement can include conflict of interest, fraud, corruption, and anything that prevents progress with regards to social, environmental, and economic outcomes

“In science, the opinion of one person can be worth more than the opinion of a thousand.”

Galileo Galilei, 1632

Spiritual tourism experiences can have a significant impact on mental wellness through various mechanisms:

Overall, spiritual tourism experiences have the potential to positively influence mental wellness by fostering connection, meaning, relaxation, coping skills, self-awareness, social support, and positive emotions. However, the extent of these benefits may vary depending on individual factors such as beliefs, values, cultural background, and the nature of the spiritual experiences involved.

How about trying ten comandments of Moses?

Thank you! That is an excellent idea. Best wishes, Eric

i recommend Gadamar's Truth and Method, and Heidegger's Being and Time.

Within certain Hebrew texts, there are several instances suggesting the idea of reincarnation. The Messiah will not come until all souls have been reincarnated in physical bodies. Furthermore, it is said that a righteous person does not depart from the world until another righteous person like him is born. These suggest the rebirth or reincarnation of souls.

As a philosopher and scholar, I have examined various beliefs and traditions surrounding reincarnation. In my view, the concept of reincarnation is not a core principle in Judaism, and there is little evidence or scriptural basis to support it. Instead, I believe in the importance of leading a righteous life, fulfilling one's moral obligations, and striving for spiritual growth in this world. Ultimately, our focus should be on living a life of purpose and integrity, rather than speculating on what may happen in the afterlife.

In conclusions, if leaders cannot feed their people with knowledge, they should at leastrefrain from feeding them lies – Dr Avitus Leonard

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Am in support of your observations Dei Institute - Online University

Ethical learning processes, the main category that distinguishes us humans from animals, mean to clearly understand the difference between right (good) vs. false (evil) and to act accordingly, e.g. to correct a false action by reflection and engagement.

Ethical learning, according to the Talmud, involves continuous study and striving to become a better person in practice, not just in theory. It involves having wisdom and dealing pleasantly with people. It also suggests that ethical learning needs to be repetitive so that its implications 'take effect' or become deeply ingrained in one's behaviour. In order to retain learning, the Talmud recommends practices such as eating wheat bread and lightly cooked eggs, regular consumption of olive oil, regular enjoyment of wine and aromatics spices, and drinking water left over from producing a dough. Furthermore, it emphasized the importance of vocalizing one's learning and engrossing oneself in studies. Ethical learning also involves avoiding deception and adhering to legitimate practices, being free from wrongdoing, and being able to identify one's shortcomings.

When people assume, portray or Watch characters their faith may be strengthened.

Kaleb, I cannot think of anything specific on bureaucracy itself, although that is almost inevitably a curse in any setting. My guess is that there are likely to be texts which cover the way in which distinctly secular solutions to organisation and administration are imported, with relatively little attempt at translation, into evangelical churches.

There is this little book which is more about the reasons why younger believers are deserting evangelical churches: 'You Lost Me' by David Kinnaman (Baker Books, 2011).

And there are also more general framing texts such as 'Christ and Culture Revisited' by D. A. Carson (IVP Apollos, 2008).

And you should probably take a look at 'To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World' by James Davison Hunter (Oxford University Press, 2010).

I don't buy the reasoning. Just because setting one value to zero causes another value to be zero does not mean that they are the same. For example, if we agree that you will make me two apple tarts for each piano lesson I give you, then I get no tarts if I give you no lessons. So music lessons and apple tarts are the same thing.

You are mistaking a model for the system it models. A model is a mathematical expression that gives the correct output for any input. So we can use your blood pressure to predict your risk of stroke, for example. But the model is just an equation. It is not the physical process that results in stroke.

But I have no illusions that any of this will disturb your beliefs, which you have every right to have. Indeed, your certainty must be a great comfort to you, and a great source of happiness. My teacher was very fond of asking people are you sure? with a mischievous smile.

Before getting a serious scientific approach to spirituality you need a serious approach to what spirituality is. The definition of spirituality you wrote in your question is wrong: spirituality is not “something that actually you are, but without senses and body”. I have written the most serious article currently available about the definition of spirituality: . It is the most serious because it discusses critical perspectives, other researchers’ results, historical and cultural aspects of the question. If you know more serious and critical articles on the topic, let me know, please. The fact that there is so much confusion, rubbish, lack of critical research about spirituality, is sad, but is a fact and is discussed as well in my article.

After getting a good critical idea about what spirituality is, you will be able, automatically, to understand much better your own question about a scientific approach to spirituality.

Oh. Then you must mean epistemologically sound?

I believe that before you start preparing anything one needs to be steeped deeply in some kind of daily personal spiritual practice.

Wishing you success Janey Bramfitt !!!

Do you want to have a formal debate with me with profound dialogue and nuances? If so, we need a moderator and an institution to host us. My rhetoric is only so deep.

If one of your questions that Buddha raised is the belief there is life after death, you might be interested in this contest. Robert Bigelow, who founded the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies, offered 1 million dollars to researchers etc who could answer that question. There is a book published or to be published with the best answers, according to Bigelow. That book or books would include methods they used to come up with their answers. Here's a web addresses that talks about the contest. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/style/robert-bigelow-UFOs-life-after-death.html

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Words more words less I think that is an assertion of the great mathematician Ramanujan!!

If we define "zombie apocalypse" (scenario 2) as any irreversible attack to civil structures performed by earth-based (i.e. from our planet) organisms, then this is the most likely scenario of the three. I do rule out the "alien invasion" (scenario 1) by regula falsi with two branches: a) In case aliens detect earth and they are dumber than humans it is more likely they will be overwhelmed or somehow surrender to us. b) If they are smarter than us, they would avoid any contact. In my view, AI (scenario 3) is currently over-estimated. What we have is a reasoning mechanism based on extra-polation, which is used for recognition of patterns and for deriving elements of a response. What AI today does not have is this amazing abstraction capability of the human brain - and currently there is no calculus to achieve this.

See the work of Paul Bloom, e.g., NATURAL-BORN DUALISTS | Edge.org

See this help page ("How to add research") for instructions how to add texts to ResearchGate: https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293005132305. However, this will not be a publication, see "Is ResearchGate a publisher?" in https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14292596164753.

I agree with Kevin in that when spirituality is healthy, the two strike a balance, beneficial to the wellbeing of humans.

Mental health is related to science, while spirituality and religion are subjective experiences, related to philosophy. As a consequence, the quality of the relationship between them and mental health is entirely up to the quality of the person who takes charge of the connection. This means that, if the spiritual or religious person has good connections and competence with philosophy and criticism, on one side, and science, which means mainly medicine and psichology, on the other side, then a good experience will happen in the relationship between religion, spirituality and mental health. If, instead, the religious or spiritual person is ignorant or fanatic about philosophy, criticism and science, then the relationship between religion, spirituality and mental health can be useless or even devastating.

I view compassion as a parcel of empathy which is learned and not genetically required. It is a subtype of EIQ which I refer to as interpersonal IQ.

Rich

Dear Joshua Costar

Thank you for drawing attention to this import aspect of meditation. I also agree with María Isabel Rodríguez-Fernández it might cause different reactions to this knowledge in different people including fear.

However talking from personal experience when the kundalini first aroused strongly in me, I had no idea of how this would change my reality including my bodily experiences ..

I feel if I had known more at the time, my fear of the process itself would have been much less. I never realized it would awaken virtually everything that has not been integrated in my life (and even beyond it).

I now invite my pupils to see this awakening to their world of inner experiences which at times includes discomfort as a blessing and encourage them to 'surf' whatever is arises.

I have written a paper with the same name

With kindness Tina

Puedes validar los resultados de vuestra investigación a través del método de experto, aplicando Delphi

I think this idea of spirituality lacks critical sense. This way of conceiving spirituality, today adopted by a lot of people, makes spirituality just something shallow, romantic, as to say "Let's love each other" as the solution for everything. What about those who think you need to kill, maybe for defence, in order to keep peace? What about the fact that there is a lot of war in nature, between plants, between animals?

Dear doctor

Go to

SPIRITUALITY AND TECHNOLOGY: A THREEFOLD PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION

Gabriel Fernandez-Borsot

First published: 07 September 2022

https://doi.org/10.1111/zygo.12835

"Spirituality is a term quite difficult to define and characterize. The richness and plurality of manifestations labeled as spiritual, and more emphatically the plural and often differing metaphysical paradigms upon which they are based, make the effort of providing a fixed definition or a unified model for spirituality not only difficult but necessarily controversial.

Technology is also hard to characterize. At first sight, the popular definition in most dictionaries points to the notion of “applied science” that materializes in both artifacts, and as the conceptual tools and procedures associated with these artifacts. This perspective provides the basis for a distinction between technique and technology (Agazzi 1998). While technique would be the knowledge articulated as efficacious procedures that have proven useful in obtaining certain results, technology would be the subset of the technique that is based on science.

Conclusions

The cross-reflection between spirituality and technology—structured along the three conceptual axes of transcendence, immanence, and relationality—has shown the varied ways in which spiritual traditions could help balance the excesses that technology brings into society, and the ways in which reflection on technological development can reveal aspects of spirituality that otherwise may remain inadvertent. Reflection on the transcendent axis shows first how both spirituality and technology point to a transcendent dimension. In the case of spirituality, this is obvious, but in the case of technology, the transcendent dimension lies in the idea that beyond an instrumental perspective, technology can be seen as a way of creatively exploring the possibilities of the universe. Nonetheless, this exploration is done through a specific mode of operation that privileges action to the neglect of contemplation. Therefore, spirituality, with its uncountable resources to cultivate contemplation appears as a much-needed complement. In turn, by pointing to the notion of progress, technological development forces spiritual traditions to define their own versions of progress while more explicitly delineating what it means to be a fully developed human, and what role contemplative development plays in this.

The analysis of the immanent axis starts by acknowledging how a significant number of spiritual practices (to which I suggested applying term “somatic-based transformative spiritual practices” [SBTSP]), such as Indian tantric yoga or Chinese qigong, point to embodiment and more specifically to the mysterious and inextricable union between the physical and the lived body. In contrast, technology can be seen as a prosthetic effort that fails to reach the same quality of integration, thus leading to different kinds of dissociations that SBTSPs help to avoid and remedy. Symmetrically, technological advances will potentially bring a better understanding of SBTSPs through technoscientific analysis, which could result in an optimization of these practices.

The analysis of the relational axis highlights the contrast between a spiritually informed relationality that is oriented to care and forms of tech-based domination that seem to be on the rise. This contrast reveals that ethics must be purposefully infused into technological developments because they are not inherent to the monologic character of technology. In this regard, a spiritually based bonding intelligence, defined as the ability to be enriched and transformed positively by bonds and relationships, might bring a much-needed complement to avoid domination. In turn, the action-oriented character of technology may push spiritual traditions and collectives to become involved in the down-to-earth endeavor of promoting technologies that distribute power, promote participation, aid those in need, and help envision a better future for the planet. Moreover, the patent effects of technology on relations may increase a systemic awareness that to effectively promote care and respect, spiritual traditions cannot just foster good deeds, they have to promote structural change. All in all, these insights lead to the conclusion that the cultivation of spirituality might be essential if we are to avoid a tech-fuelled pandemic of stress, dissociation, and domination."

Everywhere students are moral code & ethics for their development bringing the culture , moral code , ethics with them which remains a guiding force for their ethics .Development ,inner urge within them & bring the prospect & moral codes within them .It is in this line I have viewed the question which i believe have expressed my views some years back which I submit herewith for your information .

This is my personal opinion

Rohit Manilal Parikh Thank you very much.

It is not practicable that spiritual leader conflict with the practical leader as this is not a healthy practice & in such cases the management should take initial & solve the problems .

This is my personal opinion

Death is certainty of life of every human beings , & this being not in our hand for every human being . With this as without any worries , tension & frustration one must accept the challenge for our life .With the ego of human being , life takes a shape for moving on ivory tower & this being not a healthy practice for our life we must evaluate the important & considering the god's given gift so that we may kept all the advantages for the worthy shape of our life & to make & also to say our life in a healthy mode .

It is in this line we may evaluate the importance of our life & to offer the shape in a healthy & worthy connection so as to we make our life as a god's give shape for our healthy life .

This is my personal opinion

Greetings sir! I would like to ask if you have a copy or permission for the use of the Spiritual Orientation Inventory. I am also conducting a thesis right now, and the SOI really fits as my instrument.

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Mahdi Movahed-Abtahi Thank you so much for your insightful contribution.

Best regards

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Yes! However, monotheism, prophets and divine religions appear in a land and a society where the people have the capacity and ability to accept it, and the greatest amount of mystical and knowledge experience happens to that prophet and to the next degree to his followers.

It is God's will and providence that his servants finally reach true salvation and happines.

G.E. Moore's theory of ethics was that beauty and friendship, as well as pleasure, are intrinsic goods or things of value that one’s actions should aim to maximize. One need not agree with the maximization aspect, but clearly at least sometimes aesthetic values such as beauty can be objects of moral concern and moral education should be cognizant of that fact.

Mathematical models don't always create consensus, because pragmatic considerations come into play in the adoption of a model. For example, folks may disagree about which geometry is best for representing or interpreting certain theoretical posits or observations, a question which cannot always be settled conclusively.

Indigenous Australians connected the song to the landscape and totem. Chadwick points out that the original Greek legends, although many came from the Middle East, are based on totems and could have begun in the same way. Early Greek poetry was connected to song, with the Greek bard a singer.

Yes, it is often. Very beautiful... You are creative... I wish you more development and creativity. God bless you.

Fasting is a practice that has been associated with a wide array of potential health benefits, including weight loss, as well as improved blood sugar control, heart health, brain function, cancer prevention, cognitive performance, protection from obesity and associated chronic diseases, and reduce inflammation. It improves overall fitness. https://www.bouldermedicalcenter.com/6703-2/

Thank you so very much. I am sharing everything with my dissertation chair as I go along. I wanted to get some valuable thoughts too. I absolutely agree that trauma comes in so many forms and each reacts differently. Thank you, Stephen and Beatrice, for sharing.

The attached De Laney spirituality scale may satisfy your needs. You may wish to standardize it as in the South African study.

Muthana Makki Mohammedali Please check these out:

This is how I practice Mindfulness (Satipatthana/Focusing attention):

Focusing attention on something again and again for a long time is the best way to see that thing as it is. And it’s like being mindful of something very deeply. Satipatthana (the Pali word ‘Satipaṭṭhāna’ sometimes translated as ‘the establishment of mindfulness’) Sutta (scripture) shows a way to focus attention on the body (Kāyagatā), feelings (Vedanā), mind (Chitta), and phenomena (Dhammā). And there is a process in those things that we should see called Arising, Vanishing/Ceasing, Both Arising and Vanishing/Ceasing. According to Buddhism, there are three characteristics of all existence and beings, namely impermanence (aniccā), non-self (anattā), and unsatisfactoriness or suffering (duḥkha). I tried to bring the essence of those teachings into a single meditation. If meditations are helpful for any reason, then learning and using a practical meditation is conceivably intelligent research or investigation that a person can do to learn more about it and experience the change in life. Eg (to understand and experience):

i.) Breathing is not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Causes suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

ii.) Postures are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

iii.) Behaviors are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

iv.) Obnoxiousness in the body: 32 dirty body parts are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

v.) Primary Elements (Dhātu): Earth (Patavi), Water (Āpo), Fire (Thejo), Air (Vāyo), Space (Ākāsa). Primary Elements are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

vi.) A dead body in a charnel ground that undergoes the natural stages of the decaying process while eaten by animals is not someone. It’s not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Causes suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

vii.) Sensations are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

viii.) Intentions are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

ix.) Five Hindrances (nīvaraṇa): Sensual desires (Kamachanda), Anger/ill will (Vyapada), Sloth & torpor / Depression (Thinamidda), Restlessness & Worry (Uddhaccha Kukkuccha), Doubt/suspicion (Vicikiccha). Five Hindrances are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

x.) The Five Aggregates Of Clinging (upādāna-skandha): Materiality or Form (Rūpa), Sensations or Feelings (Vedanā), Perceptions and/or cognitions (Sañña), Volitions or Mental Formations (Saṅkhāra), Consciousness (Viññāṇa). The Five Aggregates Of Clinging are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

xi.) Combinational results that arise by meeting Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body, Mind with Form, Sound, Odor or Smell, Taste, Touch and Thoughts are not me, not mine, nor my soul. Impermanent. Cause suffering. There is nothing as a self. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

xii.) Seven Factors of Enlightenment (Satta Bojjhaṅgā): Mindfulness (Sati), Investigation of the nature of reality (Dhamma Vicaya), Energy/determination (Viriya), Joy or rapture (Prīti), Relaxation or tranquility (Passaddhi), Concentration/ Clear awareness (Samādhi), Equanimity (Upekkhā). Mindfully stay and see the arising, ceasing, and both arising and ceasing Seven Factors of Enlightenment. May all beings 'be at ease', 'be healthy', 'be well'.

My research: "Mathematical science and Buddhism"

Thank you Ms. Madelaine Lawrence for your insights.

Depends on whether you'd like to conduct such survey only in one religion or in various religions.

You may like to decide which religions will be included in your research, and ask both the leaders and the subjects on their methods and the psychological challenges that they tried to resolve.

The more detailed information you can provide for each of these leaders, the better. You may like to reach out to HWPL South Korean organization that conducts interreligious discussions in over 70 countries of the world. They may like to connect you with various religious leaders who could provide you all information in your survey.

Quit plagiarizing !! Except for your sticking the words "With spirituality' in front of it, your entire last answer, for example, is copied and pasted from https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/marketing-and-sales/our-insights/getting-tangible-about-intangibles-the-future-of-growth-and-productivity , which you haven't acknowledged as your source.

1) Hay que aclarar primero si es una cuestión a dilucidar "históricamente" (desde un punto de vista diacrónico) o bien -digamos que por el contrario- a dilucidar "actualmente" (desde un punto de vista sincrónico). Porque como se mezclen ambos puntos de vista puedes llegar a callejones sin salida o a preguntas que provoquen respuestas que lleven al absurdo.

2) Si es diacrónicamente: hay que ver qué puntos de lo social se admitían en cada momento (por ejemplo: el esclavismo, que duró siglos) y cómo se veían influidas las espiritualidades en momentos diferentes respecto de esos puntos (por ejemplo: en el cristianismo, hay respuesta desde los primeros años -siglo I- hasta el final del esclavismo, pero no siempre coherentes entre sí) y si, más allá de esos puntos concretos, se puede 'salvar' (puede ser buena) esa espiritualidad o no.

3) Si es sincrónicamente: una vez alcanzado el conocimiento actual, habiendo conquistado los derechos humanos, en una sociedad globalizada, etc., etc., la respuesta toma otro cariz más global y globalizador, que va de lo concreto y particular (de cada espiritualidad) a lo general y colectivo (en relación unas con otras espiritualidades): de modo que se podría hablar de 'pautas' para distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo en las diversas espiritualidades.

4) Yo me decantaría por una pregunta de tipo sincrónico, con sus múltiples posibles respuestas (yo daría una al respecto); para, una vez teniendo claro lo que 'hoy' entendemos por bueno o malo (respecto de una espiritualidad), poder analizar -en el plano diacrónico- los diversos momentos por los que la humanidad ha ido atravesando y cómo las diversas espiritualidades han ido respondiendo en cada caso (a veces, de múltiples y contrapuestas maneras).

Con todo, es muy buena pregunta. Porque el mundo futuro será espiritual o no será. Y no soy yo quien lo dice...

Muchas gracias por invitarnos a la reflexión profunda. Hace falta.

As you say, groundwater is one of those "ownerless resources" that is exploited typically without protection. These are the sorts of resources that the powerful utilize to the detriment of the powerless. Hence, the widow and the orphan are the first to feel the impact of environmental irresponsibility. I speak of this reality in my book The Stewards of Eden: What the Scripture Says About Environmentalism and Why it Matters (IVP 2020)--the reality of this imbalance in modern and ancient economies and the scriptural call to the people of God to care.

Note: one would say that Hubble recorded or measured that stars are moving away from us at about 70Km /sec as a proof of universe metric expansion, and the answer to that is that what was measured is not an expansion but a mathematically incorrectly setting of our coordinates of inertial system of universe,

Please refer 'Workplace spirituality and employee engagement' article by

Alan M. Saks

Hi there,

I used IPA for my OT thesis as well. One thing to be aware of within the data analysis process is the requirement to analyze both within and across participants. With IPA it is really necessary to view each data set independently from others as you will bracket the information from previous data sets within your analysis of the next. You'll want to be sure that this adherence can be maintained within a focus group. I'll echo David - the Smith et al text is very helpful to a researcher new to IPA and I believe they do have a section within the text about different methods of data collection & interview styles. I wish you luck - congratulations on the progress you've made to becoming an OT; the finish line is in sight!

Yes, it does: in fact, current biomedical technology has made it possible to visualize brain images when a subject is in a mystical trance or meditation ("Definition, Philosophical and Scientific Bases of Mysticism", by Raúl León Barúa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20453/ah.v57i0.2796), it has even been related to Quantum Physics ("Quantum physics and mysticism not ensino de ciências", by TR Rocha, TM de Carvalho, CM Felício - Research, Society and Developmen, 2020 - rsdjournal.org-DOI: https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i12.11131)