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Meditation and Religion: Buddhist Practice and Islamic Contemplative AnaloguesThis paper examines meditation, a practice that has become a global trend and is increasingly promoted as a therapeutic intervention in health-related contexts. This development has contributed to a shift in the public perception of meditation—from a religious tradition to a medicalized instrument—potentially detaching it from its original spiritual and religious meanings. Accordingly, this study explores meditation…
Reference · Wikidata
Rituals of Time: An Analysis of the Ritual Practice of Time of the Long Count Calendar, the 260-Day Calendar, the 365-Day Calendar and the 52-Year Calendar in Mesoamericadissertation
Encyclopedia · Wikipedia
Greco-Roman mysteriesMystery religions, mystery cults, sacred mysteries or simply mysteries, were religious schools of the Greco-Roman world for which participation was reserved to initiates (mystai). The main characteristic of these religious schools was the secrecy associated with the particulars of the initiation and the ritual practice, which may not be revealed to outsiders. The most famous mysteries of Greco-Roman antiquity were t…
Book · DOAB
An introduction to friendliness (mettā)Friendliness (mettā in Pāli) is an emotional and intentional attitude of goodwill and non-aversion towards all sentient beings, including oneself. It is rooted in both feeling and understanding. In the Pāli discourses of the Buddha, friendliness is repeatedly stressed and encouraged for its numerous benefits. It supports and develops a form of emotional intelligence and provides an ideal pathway to explore deeper as…
Image · DPLA
Issue 42.3 of the Review for Religious, May/June 1983.