Spirituality

The Four Right Exertions (also known as, Four Proper Exertions , Four Right Efforts , Four Great Efforts , Four Right Endeavors or Four Right Strivings ) (Pali: sammappadhāna ; Skt.: samyak-pradhāna or samyakprahāṇa ) are an integral part of the Buddhist path to Enlightenment (understanding). Built on the insightful recognition of the arising and... See more

Original enlightenment or innate awakening (Chinese: 本覺; pinyin: běnjué ; Japanese pronunciation: hongaku ; Korean pronunciation: bongak ; Vietnamese: bản giác ) is an East Asian Buddhist doctrine often translated as "inherent", "innate", "intrinsic" or "original" awakeness.[2]

This doctrine holds all sentient beings are already enlightened or... See more

In Buddhism, the seven factors of awakening (Pali: satta bojjha ṅ gā or satta sambojjha ṅ gā ; Skt.: sapta bodhyanga ) are:

• Mindfulness ( sati , Sanskrit smṛti ). To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings ( Dhamma ).


• Investigation of the nature of reality ( dhamma vicaya , Skt. dharmapravicaya ).


• Energy ( viriya , Skt. vīrya )

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A key aspect of tai chi philosophy is to work with the flow of yin (softness) and yang (hardness) elements. When two forces push each other with equal force, neither side moves. Motion cannot occur until one side yields. Therefore, a key principle in tai chi is to avoid using force directly against force (hardness against hardness).

Tai chi also adopts the Taoist ideals of softness overcoming hardness, of wu wei (effortless action), and of yielding into its martial art technique while also retaining Taoist ideas of spiritual self-cultivation.[16]

Tai chi's path is one of developing naturalness by relaxing, attending inward, and slowing mind, body, and breath.[16] This allows... See more