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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] | + | *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] | + | *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 '''''[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] | + | 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] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |