Buddhist Philosophy
April 21, 2009
Peter Harvey
2 citations
Abstract Of the following three selections, the first two, the Anatta-lakkha a Sutta and a part of the Mahānidā na Sutta, are from the Theravādin Pali canonical collection of discourses attributed to the Buddha. The third is from a postcanonical Pali text, the Milindapañha. While they all contain points and arguments of philosophical relevance, they are not as such systematic philosophical...
Buddhist Philosophy
April 21, 2009
Jin Y Park
Abstract Pojo Chinul (1158–1210) is one of the most influential figures in Korean Zen Buddhism. Chinul’s Zen is characterized by huatou (or “a critical phrase”) meditation, a version of the encounter dialogue (Chin. gong’an; Kor. kongan; Jap. kō an) method. At the basis of Chinul’s huatou meditation, also known as Kanhua Zen, lies his philosophy of mind. By tracing Chinul’s account of mind, one...
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
March 1, 2009
Chuan-Yi Liu, Ching-Chuan Wei, Pei-Chen Lo
In this article, we studied how meditation affects the characteristics of the cardiovascular system, mainly based on blood pressure waveforms (BPW). Four parameters derived from BPW include the rising slope (h(1)/t(1)), normalized height of T wave (h(3)/h(1)), normalized height of V(3) valley (h(4)/h(1)) and normalized height of D wave (h(5)/h(1)), where t(1) and h(i), i = 1, ... ,5 are...
Journal of Psychoactive Drugs
March 1, 2009
Frederick R Dannaway
8 citations
Many ancient cultures and religions engaged in various techniques and used various substances to instigate religious experience and to alter perception. These techniques of psycho-sexual drug yoga reached an unparalleled level of sophistication that arose and was often cloaked in practical terms of alchemy and metallurgy. The Vedic tradition describes this plant-based ritualism as soma, which...
Institutional Repositories DataBase
January 20, 2009
Andrei P. Samar
2 citations
The Nanai people belong to the Tungus-Manchurian language family. Their use of dogs in hunting and fishing activities has great importance in their traditional culture. Its economic role is well reflected through its images in their worldview, ceremonies, and folklore. Until the beginning of the twentieth century, the system of Nanai beliefs was represented by a synthesis of traditional views...
2009
H. Friedman
Xenophilia, seen as a type of romanticism, is proposed as an explanation for the tendency within transpersonal psychology to privilege so-called exotic religious and spiritual traditions, as opposed to the xenophobic tendency within mainstream Western psychology of religion and spirituality to privilege the Judeo-Christian tradition. Claims made in a recent article published in a major...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
2009
Winifred Anne Bruce
3 citations
Mind-body approaches such as mindfulness meditation are increasingly incorporated into health care. Despite a growing interest in mindfulness, its Buddhist philosophical underpinnings remain unexplored in nursing. Without an awareness o f the nondualistic assumptions embedded in mindfulness and Buddhism, interpretations of this Eastern practice are limited. This inquiry engages Buddhist...
2009
Juan Arnau Pitarch
The article analyzes the figure of Indian philosopher Vasubandhu (ca. S. IV), one of the most important representative of the Vijn�unav�uda school of Mah�uy�una Buddhism. After a brief account on the legendary biography of Vasubandhu and other members of his school, the article focuses on the understanding of two of his seminal works: Tri£gi±ik�u and Trisvabh�uvak�urik�u, through the concepts...
cIRcle (University of British Columbia)
2009
Heesoon Bai
1 citation
Moral actions characteristically emanate from moral perception; therefore, if we are to improve moral action, we should see to improving moral perception. Accordingly, this thesis prioritizes the importance of moral perception in moral performance. Yet, perception is usually interpreted as reception and, hence, lying outside one's direct control, in which case the notion of improving moral...
Harvard Review of Psychiatry
2009
Elias Dakwar, Frances R. Levin
53 citations
Over the past 30 years the practice of meditation has become increasingly popular in clinical settings. In addition to evidence-based medical uses, meditation may have psychiatric benefits. In this review, the literature on the role of meditation in addressing psychiatric issues, and specifically substance use disorders, is discussed. Each of the three meditation modalities that have been most...