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Lorca’s Immanent Mysticism

May 23, 2023

This book explores Federico García Lorca’s late poetry and drama within its context of mysticism. Lorca’s singular language reveals compelling evidence of innate spiritual potential, influenced by poets from Christian, Sufi, Buddhist, and other mystic traditions, from his earliest works to its culmination in the technical mastery of his last poems. Guided by musicality and polyvalence, close...

The Value of the Diamond Sutra to the Aesthetics of Modern China

Communications in Humanities Research May 17, 2023 Yuyao Cheng

The aesthetic ideology in the Diamond Sutra and its value of it for modern Chinese society is empty in current research and is open to further discussion. Excavating the embodiment of the teachings of mindfulness in life, living, nature, and almsgiving in the Diamond Sutra is a step toward studying the aesthetic ideas in the Diamond Sutra. Mindfulness in Diamond Sutra is the way to correctly...

A Mysticism Approach to Yeats Byzantium

Communications in Humanities Research May 17, 2023 Kun-Yuan Li, Ruoyu Li, Manxi Liu et al.

William Butler Yeats is the most famous poet in the history of modern Irish literature. He is called the greatest poet of our time by T.S Eliot. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925. He has a strong interest in mysticism and has made unremitting exploration of it throughout his life. Mysticism is an important source of Yeatss life creation. From the early collection of Irish...

THE GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF VIPASSANĀ MEDITATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAKHON PHANOM SANGHA ADMINISTRATORS IN THE SANGHA REGION 10

Russian Law Journal May 11, 2023 Mit Thitapanyo

The objectives of this research were: 1) to study the use of Vipassanā meditation for the development of Sangha administrators in the Sangha Region 10; 2) to study the guidelines for using Vipassanā meditation for the development of Nakhon Phanom Sangha administrators in the Sangha Region 10; 3) to propose a guideline for the use of Vipassanā meditation for the development of Nakhon Phanom...

Mindfulness Practice in Recovery From Bipolar Disorder: Qualitative Study Results and Humanistic Implications

Journal of Humanistic Psychology May 9, 2023 Sasha D. Strong 2 citations

Psychosocial treatments for bipolar disorder (BD) enhance outcomes. However, more than half of those who receive psychosocial treatment experience residual depression. Mindfulness practice demonstrates benefits for numerous psychological problems, but little research has examined mindfulness-based interventions developed specifically for BD. A qualitative study was conducted to inform a new...

World of Worldly Gods

May 6, 2023 Kelzang T. Tashi

Abstract: This book offers the first comprehensive examination of the tenacity of Shamanic Bon practices, as they are lived and contested, in the presence of an invalidating force—Buddhism. Through a rich ethnography of Goleng and nearby villages in central Bhutan, the book investigates why people, despite shifting contexts, continue to practice and engage with Bon, which has survived over a...

Dealing with Threats to Health and Welfare

World of Worldly Gods May 6, 2023 Kelzang T. Tashi

Abstract This chapter focuses on family and individual concerns and examines the ways in which people deal with threats to everyday life, health, and welfare posed by a range of supernatural entities. It demonstrates that it is not only the weak Buddhist presence but also the dearth of healthcare services in the village that have left the utility of Bon rituals unchallenged and ever relevant to...

The Persistence and Transformation of Golengpa Religiosity

World of Worldly Gods May 6, 2023 Kelzang T. Tashi

Abstract This chapter reflects on the relationship between Buddhism and Shamanic Bon, and Buddhism and Clerical Bon, and discusses religious syncretism in the context of the great and little traditions by relating the findings to the wider anthropological literature. It takes the relationship between great and little traditions as its starting point for the interplay of Buddhism and Bon...

Soul Loss and Retrieval

World of Worldly Gods May 6, 2023 Kelzang T. Tashi

Abstract This chapter extends the ongoing relevance of Bon by considering the belief in the fluidity of five life elements and their centrality to Golengpas’ everyday lives. It offers ethnographic insights into the complex local cosmology/pantheon and people’s strong beliefs in a deep shamanic worldview. It looks at people’s beliefs about the idea of soul loss and the centrality of five life...

At Induction, a Crash Course in Tonglen

Anesthesia & Analgesia April 14, 2023 Markus Martin Luedi 8 citations

Preoperative anxiety is widespread among patients scheduled for surgery, and pharmacologic anxiolysis has become a standard in the preoperative setting. The readily available drugs are effective and consistent with our tendency in modern medicine to treat problems pharmacologically. In addition, while hypnosis and contemplative techniques are emerging in some clinical settings,...