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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
 
[[Latin]] quiescent-, quiescens, present participle of quiescere to become quiet, rest, from quies
 
[[Latin]] quiescent-, quiescens, present participle of quiescere to become quiet, rest, from quies
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1605]
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*Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1605]
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
 
*1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
*2 : causing no trouble or symptoms <quiescent gallstones>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiescent1]
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*2 : causing no trouble or symptoms <quiescent gallstones>[https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiescent1]
 
==Description (Quiescence)==
 
==Description (Quiescence)==
 
Quiescence (kwē-ĕs-ənts) is a [[Latin]]-derived [[English]] language noun referring to a [[state]] of [[being]] quiet, still, at rest, dormant, inactive. Its adjectival form is quiescent, for example "a quiescent [[mind]]."
 
Quiescence (kwē-ĕs-ənts) is a [[Latin]]-derived [[English]] language noun referring to a [[state]] of [[being]] quiet, still, at rest, dormant, inactive. Its adjectival form is quiescent, for example "a quiescent [[mind]]."
<center>For lessons on the related topic of '''''[[Silence]]''''', follow '''''[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Silence this link]'''''.</center>
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<center>For lessons on the related topic of '''''[[Silence]]''''', follow '''''[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Silence this link]'''''.</center>
 
==Example==
 
==Example==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism dualism] of Upaniṣadic [[thought]] is distinct from the dualism between the [[mind]] and the [[body]] in Western [[philosophy]]. In Cartesian dualism, the two domains that are sharply distinguished are the mental and the physical. While Indian philosophers certainly recognized such a distinction, they were more impressed by what the mental and the [[physical]] had in common, namely that they were both thought to be causally conditioned, with [[cause]] preceding effect in a regular, [[predictable]] way. Indeed, it was the regular, predictable nature of the [[mind]] that enabled [[spiritual]] practitioners to [[manipulate]] it to their [[desired]] goal of '''quiescence''',[http://0-www.rep.routledge.com.library.acaweb.org/ 2]
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The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dualism dualism] of Upaniṣadic [[thought]] is distinct from the dualism between the [[mind]] and the [[body]] in Western [[philosophy]]. In Cartesian dualism, the two domains that are sharply distinguished are the mental and the physical. While Indian philosophers certainly recognized such a distinction, they were more impressed by what the mental and the [[physical]] had in common, namely that they were both thought to be causally conditioned, with [[cause]] preceding effect in a regular, [[predictable]] way. Indeed, it was the regular, predictable nature of the [[mind]] that enabled [[spiritual]] practitioners to [[manipulate]] it to their [[desired]] goal of '''quiescence''',[https://0-www.rep.routledge.com.library.acaweb.org/ 2]
  
 
[[Category: General Reference]]
 
[[Category: General Reference]]

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Etymology

Latin quiescent-, quiescens, present participle of quiescere to become quiet, rest, from quies

Definitions

  • 1 : marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest
  • 2 : causing no trouble or symptoms <quiescent gallstones>[1]

Description (Quiescence)

Quiescence (kwē-ĕs-ənts) is a Latin-derived English language noun referring to a state of being quiet, still, at rest, dormant, inactive. Its adjectival form is quiescent, for example "a quiescent mind."

For lessons on the related topic of Silence, follow this link.

Example

The dualism of Upaniṣadic thought is distinct from the dualism between the mind and the body in Western philosophy. In Cartesian dualism, the two domains that are sharply distinguished are the mental and the physical. While Indian philosophers certainly recognized such a distinction, they were more impressed by what the mental and the physical had in common, namely that they were both thought to be causally conditioned, with cause preceding effect in a regular, predictable way. Indeed, it was the regular, predictable nature of the mind that enabled spiritual practitioners to manipulate it to their desired goal of quiescence,2