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ETC.: A Review of General Semantics 1993 Stewart W. Holmes
I INTEND IN THE FOLLOWING to make sense of Zen non-sense. Fundamental Zen terms like naturalness and emptiness and nothingness are used in disregard of the COIK principle: Clear Only If Known. For example, Shunryu Suzuki, a Zen master, said, It is absolutely necessary for everyone to believe in nothing. (Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice. New York and...
March 1, 1992 R. Gethin
A study of a classic list of Buddhist teachings which includes such familiar items as the four establishings of mindfulness and the noble eightfold path. The complete list, already found on the Pali Nikayas and later referred to as the "37 dhammas that contribute to awakening", is seen as the embodying of Buddhist path itself. This work gives a comprehensive exposition of the treatment of the...
Physiology & Behavior September 1, 1991 R Sudsuang, V Chentanez, K Veluvan
Serum cortisol and total protein levels, blood pressure, heart rate, lung volume, and reaction time were studied in 52 males 20-25 years of age practicing Dhammakaya Buddhist meditation, and in 30 males of the same age group not practicing meditation. It was found that after meditation, serum cortisol levels were significantly reduced, serum total protein level significantly increased, and...
Buddhist Studies Review June 15, 1990 Gavin Kilty
Awakening the Mind of Enlightenment. Meditations on the Buddhist Path. Geshe Namgyal Wangchen. Wisdom Publications, London 1987. 284pp. £6.95
The Problem of Pure Consciousness March 29, 1990 Paul J Griffiths 16 citations
Abstract There has been a good deal of discussion in the philosophical journals recently about the possibility of a special type of consciousness.1 This special kind of consciousness is called, variously, pure consciousness, unmediated consciousness, contentless consciousness, and so forth. Much of the debate has taken place in response to Steven Katz’s attempt to show that such...
Behavioral Medicine 1990 H Benson, M S Malhotra, R F Goldman et al.
To examine the extent to which advanced meditative practices might alter body metabolism and the electroencephalogram (EEG), we investigated three Tibetan Buddhist monks living in the Rumtek monastery in Sikkim, India. In a study carried out in February 1988, we found that during the practice of several different meditative practices, resting metabolism (VO2) could be both raised (up to 61%)...
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion December 1, 1989 Anthony J. Blasi, David L. Preston 23 citations
Foreword Randall Collins Preface Part I. A Sociological View of Zen: 1. Approaching the study of religion 2. On going native Part II. A Profile of Zen Membership and Formal Orgainzation in Southern California: 3. A profile of Zen membership 4. The physical layout of a Zen center 5. Formal organization and staff Part III. The Zen Teacher: 6. The teacher 7. Daily schedule 8. Interaction with...
PSYCHOLOGIA 1989 Tadashi Chihara 4 citations
A series of experiments was performed to clarify the unique time structure in Zen.As a result, subjective time became longer during Zazen, and those factors for underestimation of time were provided in terms of all conditions, including environmental, physiological and subjective.This tendency toward underestimation of time during Zazen appears to realize a relation between Muga (Non-Ego) and...
Philosophy East and West 1989 Lou Nordstrom, Roderick S. Bucknell, Martin Stuart–Fox 15 citations
Meditation and symbolism the twilight language in historical context concentration insight meditation the three knowledges the five symbolic groups the mandala and cakras doctrinal and historical implications.
Lit Med 1989
^ Lady Rokujö's Ghost: Spirit Possession, Buddhism, and Healing in Japanese Literature Nancy J. Barnes Early in the eleventh century, Murasaki Shikibu composed her great novel of life at the imperial court of Japan, The Tale of Genji. Its hero, Prince Genji, loves many women, but his first lover is the Rokujö lady, an elegant older woman of great discernment and brittle pride. Too young and...