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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. - Bertrand Russell
You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. - Michael Pritchard
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself. - Leo Tolstoy
<Meditation notesWhen Carol Cattley's husband died it triggered a relapse of the depression which had not plagued her since she was a teenager. "I instantly felt as if I wanted to die," she said. "I couldn't think of what else to do." Carol sought medical help and managed to control her depression with a combination of medication and a psychological treatment called Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. However, she believes that a new, increasingly popular course called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) - which primarily consists of meditation - brought about her full recovery. One of the pioneers of MBCT is Professor Mark Williams, from the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Oxford. He helps to lead group courses which take place over a period of eight weeks. He describes the approach as 80% meditation, 20% cognitive therapy. New perspective He said: "It teaches a way of looking at problems, observing them clearly but not necessarily trying to fix them or solve them. "It suggests to people that they begin to see all their thoughts as just thoughts, whether they are positive, negative or neutral." MBCT is recommended for people who are not currently depressed, but who have had three or more bouts of depression in their lives. Trials suggest that the course reduces the likelihood of another attack of depression by over 50%.
there are different types of buddhists. 3 main types..they are theraveda, mahayana, tibetian.. (those are regional)the way it is practiced is different in regions. but all of the sects believe certain things in common: all accept Buddha as their teacher, use the 4 noble truths and the eightfold path in their teachings, and believe that Buddhahood is the highest attainment.buddhist are the kindest people cause they revolve around karma. so u dont need a god.they believe god is a primitave instinct to fear.also, in japan many people are both shinto and buddhist.. my grandma is that way.. confusing.. so she does worship shinto gods as well.. i thin japan is the only buddhists that are also another religion, shinto.. mostly for tradition, i think.(ancestor worship.. ppl who became buddhist continued to practice shinto for there ancestors.. its honor)Source(s):http://www.buddhist-tourism.com/buddhism...
A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. - Herm Albright
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable. - HL Mencken
Although Muslims believe Islam was revealed to the Prophet some 1,400 years ago, it's also believed Islam is a faith that has always existed.A religion that was gradually revealed to humanity by a number of prophets which include, among many others, Jesus, Moses and Abraham. The Prophet Muhammad is so revered by Muslims because it's believed the final and complete revelation of Islam was revealed to him by the angel Gabriel in the 7th Century. While the Prophet Muhammad is accorded the deepest respect, Muslims do not worship him, they only strive to live their lives with goodness and devotion to God like he did.
What is witchcraft?Witchcraft is commonly defined as the use of supposed magical powers to influence people and events. In this sense, it is known as sorcery and has been part of the folklore of many societies for centuries. Since the mid-1900's, However, Witchcraft has also come to refer to a set of beliefs and practices that some people consider a religion. Its followers sometimes call it Wicca, the Craft, the Wise craft, or the Old Religion. Unlike those who practice witchcraft as sorcery, the followers of Wicca believe in practicing magic only for beneficial purposes, not to harm. They worship a deity with male and female aspects, but they emphasize the female, or Goddess, side of the deity.
This led to "the worst of all worlds," Dr Williams said, heaping scorn on the "chosen nation myth of America, meaning that what happens in America is very much at the heart of God's purpose for humanity.
A terrorist shot in Sarajevo provided the pretext for German aggression which started World War I. 9/11 was used by the Bush Administration to launch the Iraq War.In both cases, trigger-happy leaders exploited the incidents for their own political purposes. In both cases, the national media played along. The failures of the American media to slow or stop the descent into the Iraq War are the greatest media failures of our current era. Our major media transmitted with little questioning the lies of officialdom and they editorialised in favour of the war. The war coverage itself was overtly propagandistic, with reporters sending home patriotic messages that dehumanized the Iraqi population on the receiving end of the US bombs. Everyone killed by a US bomb automatically became an insurgent or a terrorist.
With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion.Jeffrey Sachs
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. - Marie Curie
People who reach the top of the tree are only those who haven't got the qualifications to detain them at the bottom. - Peter Ustinov
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day. - Bertrand Russell
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