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  • 10 Easy Mindful Practices for Everyday LivingPaula Kaminska10 Easy Mindful Practices for Everyday Living

    Everyday life offers countless opportunities to pause and be present. Choose a few daily activities to turn into mindful prompts that break your automatic pilot mode and encourage you to simply be, enhancing your awareness and wellbeing.

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  • The Beauty of Soulful Girl Weekends: Case StudyPaula KaminskaThe Beauty of Soulful Girl Weekends: Case Study

    Gifting yoga to a bride-to-be and her bridal party is growing in popularity. As times change, the wellbeing industry responds to the need for deeper connection and meaning in milestone events such as hen and stag dos, adding depth and making these celebrations truly memorable.

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  • Top Tips for Healthy Forward Bending in YogaPaula KaminskaTop Tips for Healthy Forward Bending in Yoga

    Nothing can wake our hamstrings up quite as well as a thorough forward bend. It could be a standing or sitting pose, and even an inversion. But what is it exactly that happens in our body and mind when we bend forward, and how can we perfect getting there?

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INDIC STUDIES

  • When Monks Take Up Arms: Skilful Means as a Tactical Response to Violence in Buddhist Military EngagementPaula KaminskaWhen Monks Take Up Arms: Skilful Means as a Tactical Response to Violence in Buddhist Military Engagement

    In the realm of advanced Mahāyāna practice, skill in means represents a fundamental aspect that defies prevalent cultural and philosophical assumptions surrounding Buddhist praxis. The lack of attention in mainstream discourse obstructs the apt comprehension of the doctrine and its ramifications, despite the significance that the concept bears. This dissertation investigates its critical role in real-life armed conflicts.

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  • The Role of the Jain Doctrine of Nonviolence in IndiaPaula KaminskaThe Role of the Jain Doctrine of Nonviolence in India

    In today’s India, ahiṃsā (nonviolence) is present in all Dharmic religions. Persisting throughout three millennia, it transformed Indian life—its religions, politics, and culture. This literature review (1) examines historically significant tactics of exerted impact, (2) discusses original instigators, and (3) traces the interaction of traditions to arrive at the premise of expansion of the Jain ideals across major traditions in the context of (a) attitude towards all life and (b) sacrificial ritual.

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  • Mahāyāna Meditation: Revered Divergence From Mainstream BuddhismPaula KaminskaMahāyāna Meditation: Revered Divergence From Mainstream Buddhism

    This research traces the origins of Indian Mahāyāna (1), a new orientation rooted in early Buddhism. The essay draws from the earliest sūtras and argues that the new development was not antagonistic towards the previous tradition but built on it.

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