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• Encyclopedia of Buddhism
  ...the different forms it has taken in different parts of the world, and how Buddhism has blended with other religions.
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• Dictionary of Buddhism
  ....catalog.sewanee.edu/views/BOOK_SEARCH.html?book=t108 '''''A Dictionary of Buddhism'''''] ...ch as human rights, abortion, euthanasia, ‘engaged Buddhism’, and the role of women in Buddhist teachings.
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• Karma
  In [[Buddhism]], the sum of a [[person]]'s [[actions]] in one life, which determine his form in the nex ...pt of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect (i.e., the cycle called saṃsāra) originating in ancient
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• Indian Philosophy
  The term ''' Indian philosophy''' may refer to any of several traditions of philosophical thought that originated in [[Indian subcontinent|India]]. ...inition, explaining that a cornerstone of Indian philosophy is a tradition of respect for multiple views:
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• Yoga
  *1: a Hindu theistic [[philosophy]] teaching the suppression of all activity of [[body]], [[mind]], and will in order that the [[self]] may realize its [[d *2: a [[system]] of [[exercises]] for attaining bodily or mental [[control]] and well-being
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• Organized religion
  ...rchical]] or [[bureaucratic]] [[leadership]] structure, and a codification of rules and practices. Organized religion is distinguished from the broader [[idea]] of [[religion]] especially in [[anthropology]], [[sociology]], and [[philosoph
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• Buddhist Philosophy
  ...ilosophy''' is the branch of [[Eastern philosophy]] based on the teachings of [[Buddha|Gautama Buddha]], a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama (c. [[5th century BCE] ...ng]] and non-being, and this critique is inextricable from the founding of Buddhism.
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• Mantras
  ...hout various [[spiritual]] [[movements]] which are based on, or off-shoots of, the practices in the earlier Eastern traditions and religions. ...focus]]ing the mind on a spiritual [[idea]], such as "I am a manifestation of [[divine]] [[consciousness]]".
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• Falun Gong
  ...ons. Through moral rectitude and the practice of meditation, practitioners of Falun Gong aspire to better [[health]] and, ultimately, spiritual [[enlight ...the teachings of its founder, a "cultivation system" in the [[tradition]] of Chinese antiquity, and sometimes a religion or [[new religious movement]].
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• Mindstream
  ...[continuum]]" ([[Sanskrit]]: saṃtāna) of [[awareness]]. There are a number of terms in the Buddhist literature that may well be rendered "mindstream". Th ...]. However, what we call the mental and the material occurs in a [[unity]] of organization. [[Organization]] is something [[dynamic]]."
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• Deity
  A '''deity''' is a [[supernatural]] [[being]], who is always of significant power, [[worship]]ped, thought [[holy]], [[divinity|divine]], o ...e judges of human worth and behavior, and to be the designers and creators of the Earth or the [[universe]].
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• Eastern philosophy
  ...phies]] of [[India]], [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]],and, to some extent, of [[Iran|Iran (Persia)]]. ...Eastern" philosophy is too vague and imprecise, committing the [[fallacy]] of overgeneralization.
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• Intellectual History
  ...es of [[Kulturgeschichte]] and [[Geistesgeschichte]], the historical study of ideas has engaged not only western intellectual traditions, including, but ...sm]]. This may be expressed in various ways, such as attacks on the merits of science, education, or literature.
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• Flow
  ...szentmihályi], the [[concept]] has been widely referenced across a variety of fields. <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Flow''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cate
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• 2002-07-08-God Is For Everyone
  ...to get rid of our old [[habits]], but may we truly love one another and be of [[service]]. This we ask in our love, [[amen]]. .... That is the key for advancement to [[Light and Life]], a progressive way of thinking.
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• Philosophy
  ...s in philosophy be accounted for historically? What drives the development of thought in its historical context? To what degree can philosophical texts ...es arrived at through observation), and even through [[leap of faith|leaps of faith]], hope and inheritance (such as the [[supernatural|supernaturalist]]
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• Theology
  ...rtant Muslims who wrote about God, was a writer on "[[Kalam]]". His school of [[Averroism]] had a significant influence on Christian theology.]] ...[[critic#critique|critique]], defend or promote any of a myriad of [[List of religious topics|religious topics]]. It might be undertaken to help the the
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• Pantheistic
  *1: a [[doctrine]] that equates [[God]] with the [[forces]] and laws of the [[universe]] ...y; also : [[toleration]] of [[worship]] of all gods (as at certain periods of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_empire Roman empire])
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• Meditation
  ...physical practices which can emphasize development of either a high degree of mental concentration, or the apparent converse, mental [[quiescence]]. ...es from the [[Latin]] ''meditatio'', which originally indicated every type of physical or intellectual exercise, then later evolved into the more specifi
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• Materialism
  ...theories based on [[dualism]] or [[pluralism]]. For singular explanations of the phenomenal [[reality]], materialism would be in contrast to [[idealism] <center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Materialism''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?tit
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