... of the "masculine" language when referring to the ultimate reality of God, as well as relating to "him" in a historical context. The author also identifies the generic uses of god in how religious courses are taught at both secondary and post secondary schools - and how they may pose a problem in the understanding of how the theological language is perceived. When discussing deities from religious, cultural or historical references, the instructor ... may refer to the ultimate reality by only one term. An illustration ... ...

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... life, a sannyasin is in his fourth and final stage; entering retirement, he will renounce 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 concentrate on the practices that will help him reach enlightenment and allow him to be released from samsara, the cycle of life, death and rebirth; consequently creating cosmic consciousness, or ... oneness with the universe, known in Sanskrit as Sat-Chit ... ...

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... pontine-geniculate-occipital (PGO) waves which lead to dream sleep. The dreams are then created throughout the right hemisphere of the brain, with the hippocampus and amygdala acting as a reservoir from which various images, emotions, words, memories, and ideas are extracted and incorporated into the vision. Incidentally, the right hippocampus and amygdala (and the right hemisphere in general) are also directly involved in the production of religious imagery, including visual hallucinations. Thus, there seems ... -hippocampus-temporal lobe can cause individuals to feel as if they have le...

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... -meet consumption to improve their protein intake, could be disastrous in a professional relationship. The second recommendation of spiritual assessment and religious history taking is also beneficial in determining interventions, finding social support outlets, and evaluating the role of religion and spirituality in a patients life (Potts, 1998). Specific meanings of religion can be obtained and assessed from the patient along with formal involvement of activities. A patient may attend church ... be explored only after recommendation eight has been evaluated. Examining the therapist's o...

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