Essays on Meditation

FoundationIn Descartes Meditation VI Of the existence of material things, and of the real distinction between the real soul and body of man, he explains he reasoning for believing that the mind is better known than any body. Descartes states his reasoning through various assumptions that he has made in his search for knowledge. Descartes…

Meditation is an intensely personal and spiritual experience. The desired purpose of each meditation technique is to channel our awareness into a more positive direction by totally transforming one’s state of mind. To meditate is to turn inwards, to concentrate on the inner self. The entire process of meditation usually entails the three stages of…

Let us see the above two citations. In these, the words ‘ Gur ’ ‘ Moorat ’ and ‘ charan ’ have been used. It is a recognized fact that in every linguistic communication, one word can hold name significance and right significance of a word is known by analyzing the context in which it…

Rene Descartes Meditations in the First Philosophy is a skeptics speculation on certain inalienable truths. Descartes meditations are based on the epistemological theory of rationalism: that is if someone truly knows something then they could not possibly be mistaken. He provides solid arguments for what his six meditations stand for, and how he obtained a…

As I tried to think of an effective way to begin this research paper, I had a bit of a hard time connecting a vastly abstract concept (mindfulness and meditation) with the sometimes-rigid world of advanced practice nursing. In her article, “Health Benefits of Emptying the Mind: Rediscovering Meditation;” Gloria Donnelly PhD, RN, FAAN, a…

Marcus Aurelius was Emperor of Rome from 161 until his death in 180. In The Meditations he wrote, in approximately 167 A.D., a series of instructions for his own guidance in his life both as a person and as a good Roman. These are a series of precepts or epigrams that form a treatise on…

Meditation has been practiced for healing prpises since the early years of the human race. Its healing powers have long been unexplained, which is creating great curiosity about its seemingly miraculous effects on the human body and mind in the health field. Meditation first was rooted in the Buddhist tradition, but has time has gone…

In Descartes’ First Meditation, Descartes’ overall intention is to present the idea that our perceptions and sensations are flawed and should not be trusted entirely. His purpose is to create the greatest possible doubt of our senses. To convey this thought, Descartes has three main arguments in the First Meditation: The dream argument, the deceiving…

For my visitation paper, I visited a Buddhist temple, London Fo Guang Shan Temple, to participate their meditation. I chose to experience Buddhist meditation because I have heard reviews from people who had done it before. They all said it helped them to calm down and to become more focus on their work, in addition,…

Writing a metacognition essay is fairly new to me and on top of that critically analyzing the way I think is something I never considered. If I had to decide on how I think, I would have to say I tend to visualize almost everything I hear and see. Every time I think I always…