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Meditation

Subject : soft-skills
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1. Take any position you want (sit - stand - lie down) - your back should be straight. Don't cross your arms or legs - try to be straight as possible. Take a few slow deep breaths and bring your eyes downward. If intention wanders (which it will) - just






2. Buddhist meditation involving focus on the breath for long periods of time (before vapissana)






3. Your focus of attention is on the silent repetition of a mantra/sing word (twice a day for 20 minutes)






4. Dis-identifying from false self or ego; identifying with real Self - you are much more than you see here in this physical body - as you are sitting here in this physical body - you are also existing in an inner world. That inner you - that broader -






5. 1. Produces 'a wakeful - hypometabolic state of parasympathetic activity' and can thus be used to treat stress-related disorders - Large number of studies have indicated that meditation can reduce hypertension - insomnia - anxiety - asthma - and depr






6. Processes space and time; may be related to sense of dissolution of boundaries between self and non-self






7. Focused repetition of memorized passages from world scripture and the writings of great mystics; reading something like a script from the bible






8. Buddhist meditation for awakening love and compassion - you need to give to yourself before you can give to others - otherwise you are an empty cup - the heart is universally considered the source of love






9. 1. Relief of depression and anxiety and prevention of relapse 2. Reduction of recidivism rates of prisoners 3. Improves attention






10. Less emotional activity






11. Things are naturally perfect as they are you don't need to change anything






12. You can only learn this from your teacher. It is advanced meditation technique. Manipulation of breath and energy






13. 1. Meditation - like psychotherapy tends to release unconscious material 2. Reported adverse effects range from depression - anxiety - and dissociation to psychosis 3. There may be other psychological risks as well - such as increase in passivity






14. 1. Longitudinal studies indicate significant reduction in cardiovascular mortality rate - cancer mortality rate - and overall mortality rate among meditators (Schneider et al - 2005) 2. Increased survival rate among elderly who were taught meditation






15. Who show increased neural synchrony and high levels of gamma wave activity (even when not meditating)?






16. Use visualization to recreate scenes from the Gospels in vivid sensory detail as if you were really there.


17. Not the same as analyzing something






18. Allah - Allaha - kyrie eleison - adonai






19. ey in terms of whether meditation is working or not. People who are satisfied are because their relationships are expanding. They are able to connect with other people.






20. Heat energy to burn off incureties






21. Show unusually high degree of left frontal activity






22. Different mode of knowing - sense of natural perfection - dissolution of boundaries - sense of timelessness - spontaneous action






23. To get what you're aiming for. If you aim to zone out because life is too crazy it will work. Meditation should be about connecting with your real self.






24. Meditation is associated with changes in brain _____ activity






25. A lot of native cultures do it; dance that generates a certain energy






26. Expanding awareness to a number of different physical or mental events that can theoretically be performed during any behavior - being with your experience ina fully participatory way.






27. New age California. 'imagine these glow balls of energy moving down the center of your chest'






28. Concentration increases...






29. In meditation - the body can be experienced as patterns of energy that cannot be described neurophysiologically. Can't describe what's happening using Western physiologically






30. Meditation that focuses on movements






31. Improvement in concentration - Enhanced ability to detect light flashes of short duration - Meditators show a pattern of greater initial arousal in response to aversive stimuli but faster recovery - Has been implemented in stress reduction and chro






32. Focus of attention - but in non-analytical (narrow) way






33. Kundalini meditation - Tai chi/qi gong - Hatha yoga - Chakra meditations - Shamanistic dance; whirling dervishes






34. Tend to be happier - more optimistic






35. Never work with a meditation teacher if you have any doubts about his or her integrity!






36. Meditation teachers as people who approach everything in an open - friendly - appreciative way






37. Meditation accesses deeper levels of awareness and transforms how you perceive the emotions naturally.






38. Center all of your attention and desire on Him and make this the sole concern of your mind and heart; Focus on God and the center of your heart and make it soul object of attention and desire.






39. You are in the present. This is what the power of now is all about. Right here right now because it's exactly as it should be.






40. Increased gray matter in the prefrontal cortex and the right anterior insula - as well as the hippocampus (learning and memory) - the cingulate cortex (emotional regulation) - and the temporo-parietal junction (empathy); it is associated with reducti






41. Buddhist insight meditation (only do after you have done years of practice meditation)






42. Associated with enhanced attention - memory - and abstract reasoning ability






43. Physical yoga