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Intersections of Buddhist Philosophy and Psychological Science: An Exploration of Common and Differential Effects of Meditation

Creator:

Braun, Victoria A.

Abstract:

Interweaving perspectives from both social cognitive psychology and Tibetan Buddhism, the present study examined common and differential effects of two styles of meditation: Loving-kindness meditation (LKM) and mindfulness meditation (MM). Psychological theories of construct accessibility postulate that cognitive constructs activated frequently are more readily available for processing stimuli. Researchers in...

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Masters Thesis

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(Hofmann, Grossman & Hinton, 2011). As the breath slows and deepens, meditators observe the flow of
A Study of the Demagoguery of Joseph Smith, Jr.

Creator:

Fillible, Rodney K.

Abstract:

This study Is a rhetorical analysis of ten documents of Joseph Smith, Jr's. early revelations spanning the period of 1829 to 1831 to determine the extent to which he used demagogic rhetoric in pursuit of his goals. A definition of demagoguery is provided and is applied in an analysis of...

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Masters Thesis