The Buddha and the computer: Meditation in an age of information
Information overload is one of the factors behind current alarming statistics on stress. Meditation helps the body-mind resist the deleterious effects of the information onslaught. Though meditation is well known as a relaxation technique, its noetic value is often overlooked. Its benefits extend we...
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| 格式: | 電子 Article |
| 語言: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[1986]
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| In: |
Journal of religion and health
Year: 1986, 卷: 25, 發布: 3, Pages: 188-192 |
| Further subjects: | B
Information Overload
B Pattern Recognition B Deleterious Effect B Alarming Statistic B Relaxation Technique |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
| 總結: | Information overload is one of the factors behind current alarming statistics on stress. Meditation helps the body-mind resist the deleterious effects of the information onslaught. Though meditation is well known as a relaxation technique, its noetic value is often overlooked. Its benefits extend well beyond superficial soothing: it trains attention; it increases pattern recognition; and it reconnects us to the whole of our intelligence, enhancing coordination between its complementary poles. Meditation is a potent high-touch resource in a high-tech world. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/BF01534014 |