... which religion and spirituality are viewed around the world, especially in times of need. Many studies, including one in which 96% of patients receiving treatment for coronary occlusive disease, have reported using prayer or some other form of religious or spiritual activity as a means of coping with an illness (Potts, 1998). The importance of religious beliefs and spiritual ... ties are again demonstrated as positive health-influencing variables by providing cognitive and emotional benefits for patients. Patients lean on their religious faith during illness and have ... care and can b...

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... gods such as Krishna and Shiva, as well as the fundamental philosophies such as karma and reincarnation. By enforcing the idea that Hinduism is practiced differently, and has different meaning for every individual, Gyre succeeds in exposing the universal nature of Hinduism and its philosophy. In Hinduism, there are several main gods. Gyre introduces the audience to many of these deities ... his caste and the material world, withdrawing completely from society and turning to the spiritual practices of mediation and scriptural analysis. The main goal of a sannyasin is to quietly concentra...

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... as responses to environmental and emotional stimuli in the limbic system and inferior temporal lobe. Together, the limbic system and inferior temporal lobe have been found to provide foundations for mystical, spiritual, and religious experiences -- the perception and hallucination of ghosts, demons, and spirits and the belief in demonic or angelic possession (Motluck 7). The limbic system ... Additionally, common methods of attaining states of religious and spiritual awareness such as "isolation, food and water deprivation, increased or decreased sexual activity, pain, drug use, self-muti...

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