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2. Serenity Prayer - Wikipedia

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   The Serenity Prayer is an invocation by the petitioner for wisdom to understand the difference between circumstances ("things") that can and cannot be changed, asking courage to take action in the case of the former, and serenity to accept in the case of the latter. The prayer has achieved very wide distribution, spreading through the YWCA and ...

3. Samatha-vipassanā - Wikipedia

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   དུལ་བར་བྱེད་པ – dul-bar byed-pa) is the level wherein the practitioner achieves deep tranquility of mind, but must still be watchful for subtle forms of laxity or dullness—peaceful states of mind which may be misinterpreted as the desired calm abiding. By focusing on the future benefits of gaining śamatha, the ...

4. Shanti Mantras - Wikipedia

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   Shanti Mantras are invoked in the beginning of some topics of the Upanishads. They are believed to calm the mind and the environment of the reciter. Shanti Mantras always end with the sacred syllable om (auṃ) and three utterances of the word "shanti", which means "peace". The reason for the three utterances is regarded to be for the removal ...

5. Reinhold Niebuhr - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr[a] (June 21, 1892 – June 1, 1971) was an American Reformed theologian, ethicist, commentator on politics and public affairs, and professor at Union Theological Seminary for more than 30 years. Niebuhr was one of America's leading public intellectuals for several decades of the 20th century and received the ...

6. Book of Equanimity - Wikipedia

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   e. Book of Equanimity or Book of Serenity or Book of Composure (Chinese: 從容錄, Cóngróng lù; Japanese: 従容錄, Shōyōroku) is a book compiled by Wansong Xingxiu (1166–1246), and first published in 1224. The book comprises a collection of 100 koans written by the Chan Buddhist master Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157), together with ...

7. Meditation - Wikipedia

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   Meditation is a practice in which an individual uses a technique to train attention and awareness and detach from reflexive, "discursive thinking," [note 1] achieving a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state, [1][2][3][4][web 1][web 2] while not judging the meditation process itself. [note 2] Techniques are broadly classified into ...