It's the ability to stay calm under pressure, and to reach that state of calm intentionally.
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As we're leaving, I sense a state of calm—or is it the presence of God?
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"When high performing women are in a state of calm, they actually don't like it," said Chong.
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The opposite of financial stress is financial bliss, a state of calm and wellbeing which is self-reinforcing.
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"When high performing women are in a state of calm, they actually don't like it," she told INSIDER.
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"Not just as dramatic conflict, but as something that allows the listener to come to a higher state of calm."
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Meditation also seems to intensify theta-wave activity, a type of rhythmic electrical pulsation often associated with a state of calm.
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The ones floating in the center or near the top of the image instill a state of calm buoyancy into the painting.
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If you can't put yourself in a state of calm, an object you purchase probably won't be able to (for long) either.
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Analysts say Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would much prefer those events to occur in a state of calm rather than one of open conflict.
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We know from scientific studies that this kind of laughter calms cardiovascular stress, producing a state of calm after the convulsive movements accompanying the laugh.
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"I would like to appeal to all employees to maintain a state of calm," company chairman Yin Yimin apparently wrote in the memo seen by employees.
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The goal, obviously, is to lull humans into a state of calm as the rest of Affetto's body, spiked and bladed, can whir them to pieces.
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If you hate meditation, don't worry — there are plenty of ways to get into that state of calm and mindfulness without sitting cross-legged and focusing on breathing.
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"Egyptian and international efforts have led to a return to the previous state of calm between the Occupation [a reference to Israel] and the Palestinian factions," he said.
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Check out our video ... Kanye not only steps in when 2 photogs go for each other's face, he ends up hugging one of them into a state of calm.
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That largely explains the timing of a startup like K-Zen — whose name blends "kaizen," a Japanese philosophy of continuous improvement, and "zen," a state of calm originally associated with Zen Buddhism.
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"Egyptian and international efforts have led to a return to the previous state of calm between the Occupation [a reference to Israel] and the Palestinian factions," Hamas spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told CNN.
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When you can get to the root of a reoccurring argument while in a state of calm, you can learn a lot more about one another and, hopefully, leave the issue at bay.
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I set my Muse to a rainforest soundscape, which gets stormier as your mind gets more active and then gentler and eventually produces a bird chirp if you reach a prolonged state of calm.
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TERE O'CONNOR This skilled choreographer exposes raw emotion by pushing the limits of velocity and duration in the New York premiere of "Long Run," in which eight dancers fight to reach a state of calm.
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It sends out faint electrical pulses, which are supposed to jolt you into a state of calm and also stimulate three acupuncture points on the inside of your wrist, which trigger the release of melatonin.
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Mr. Haniya said that "returning to the state of calm is possible and depends on the occupation's commitment to a complete cease-fire" and on the "immediate start of implementing the understandings" reached with Egypt's help.
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"I feel like more than anything, we're just trying to keep our people in some state of calm as we daily put out these bleak circumstances, these bleak numbers," said Belinda Constant, mayor of Gretna, Louisiana.
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It's not an exact science, but generally speaking, people who have a higher heart rate variability tend to be more resilient to stress, are often in a state of calm and may also be in good health.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, as Thursday's vote neared, President Donald Trump settled in front of a TV, his Twitter account poised, but slipping into the unusual state of calm that aides say envelops the hyperactive commander-in-chief when moments of history beckon.
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In general, scientists believe that experiences in "green space" can boost mental health by improving the immune system, encouraging physical activity and social interaction, limiting air pollution and noise that interferes with thinking, and restoring a frenzied mind to a state of calm.
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There, people interested in age regression (or AGRE) can explore others' personal age regression accounts, DIY pacifier shops, and written and video guides to how to enter "little space," a term insiders use to describe a state of calm characterized by lack of responsibility.
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The result is often a juiced-up amygdala more apt to flip you into fight, flight or freeze mode in response to even the slightest concern, and keep you there, rather than return you to a state of calm in the absence of clear and present danger.
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We see this same stepping-up leadership as hospitals prepare for the onslaught of patients, sports arenas close their doors and school leaders stay up night after night to create informed plans for students and new ways of teaching virtually while ensuring a state of calm.
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Eastern Christian monasticism cultivated practices of detached watchfulness which were designed to calm the passions and lead to an ongoing state of calm detachment known as apatheia. In Western Christianity, Ignatian spirituality encourages detachment, sometimes referred to as indifference, in order to maximize a person's availability to God and to their neighbors.
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Samadhistha Purush (sasamādhistha purῡśa, Sanskrit: समाधिस्थ पुरुष ) refers to a person who stays in a state of calm equipoise. Such a person remains unaffected in all situations and receives all emotions with a sense of detachment. A samadhistha purush is considered a self-realised person. He remains in a meditative state voluntarily, and at all times.
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The techniques of yoga alleviate effects on the body's nervous system. The mindfulness and meditation aspect of yoga allows the mind to maintain objective awareness on the body's physical sensations, while maintaining a state of calm. The aspect of yoga geared toward breath manipulation helps to enhance capacity for emotion regulation. Thus, yoga reduces the overall intensity of the stress response and improves the ability to self-soothe.
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Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day , Xinhua News Agency (August 23, 2012) Ceremony of hoisting Ukraine's national flag held at presidential administration, Kyiv Post (August 23, 2011) Україна відзначає День Державного прапора "On Tuesday, August 23, all of Ukraine celebrates National Flag Day. Measures to raise the national flag are planned throughout the country.", 1+1 (August 23, 2011) From the point of view of psychology: the blue color symbolizes the state of calm, and the yellow color symbolizes the state of joy.
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He taught his students to "Meditate on the word 'Buddho,'" which would aid in developing concentration and mindfulness of meditation objects.Phra Ajaan Phut Thaniyo, Ajaan Sao's Teaching. A Reminiscence of Phra Ajaan Sao Kantasilo, translated by Thanissaro Bhikkhu Ajahn Mun (1870–1949) went to Wat Liap monastery immediately after being ordained in 1893, where he started to practice kasina-meditation, in which awareness is directed away from the body. While it leads to a state of calm-abiding, it also leads to visions and out- of-body experiences.
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He then turned to his keeping awareness of his body at all times, taking full sweeps of the body through a walking meditation practice, which leads to a more satisfactory state of calm-abiding. During this time, Chulalongkorn (1853–1910), the fifth monarch of the Rattanakosin Kingdom, and his brother Prince Wachirayan, initiated a cultural modernization of the entire region. This modernisation included an ongoing campaign to homogenize Buddhism among the villages. Chulalongkorn and Wachiraayan were taught by Western tutors, and held distaste for the more mystical aspects of Buddhism.
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The Shaiva Yoga text, Amanaska, dated to be from the 12th century CE or earlier, is a dialogue between Vamadeva and deity Shiva. In the second chapter, the text mentions Raja yoga, and explains why it is called so. It states that it is so named because it enables the yogin to reach the illustrious king within oneself, the supreme self.Jason Birch (2013), The Amanaska: King of All Yogas, Ph.D. Dissertation, Oxford University Raja yoga is declared as the goal where one experiences nothing but the bliss of the undisturbed, the natural state of calm, serenity, peace, communion within and contentment.
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He begins to destroy things - his phone, his wrist radio, the televisor, any thing that could disrupt the peace he seeks. The man regrets only destroying the Insinkerator, which he used to mangle another piece of equipment. The Insinkerator, a sink drain disposal, he says, was a machine with a good solid purpose which did not disturb him with its functions, did not demand his attention, which only functioned when he asked it to. The man then describes his wonderful state of calm and relaxation, moments of total freedom of all responsibility and worry inflicted upon him by machines.
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Evagrius Ponticus, also called Evagrius the Solitary (345–399 AD) was a highly educated monastic teacher who produced a large theological body of work, mainly ascetic, including the Gnostikos (, gnōstikos, "learned", from γνῶσις, gnōsis, "knowledge"), also known as The Gnostic: To the One Made Worthy of Gnosis. The Gnostikos is the second volume of a trilogy containing the Praktikos, intended for young monks to achieve apatheia, i. e. "a state of calm which is the prerequisite for love and knowledge", in order to purify their intellect and make it impassible, to reveal the truth hidden in every being. The third book, Kephalaia Gnostika, was meant for meditation by advanced monks.
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Paul Deussen, Sixty Upanishads of the Veda, Volume 1, Motilal Banarsidass, , pages 237-240 These last anuvakas of the second Valli of Tattiriya Upanishad assert that he who has Self-knowledge is well constituted, he realizes the essence, he is full of bliss. He exists in peace within and without, his is a state of calm joy irrespective of circumstances, he is One with everything and everyone. He fears nothing, he fears no one, he lives his true nature, he is free from pride, he is free from guilt, he is beyond good and evil, he is free from craving desires and thus all the universe is in him and is his. His blissful being is Atman-Brahman, and Atman-Brahman is the bliss that is he.
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The building's exterior features "The Doorway to the Soul," a steel-and-wire sculpture by Pennsylvania artist Lisa Fedon. "The Doorway" consists of 18 framed images fabricated variously of steel plate, perforated steel, round steel bars and wire cloth which each represent experiences in the human journey towards truth while the grid itself represents a matrix of inner-connectedness. The individual panels within the grid are titled: The Thinker; Reaching Out To My Self; Natural and Curious Yearning of a Child; Eternal Bridge; Acceptance; A State of Calm, Peace, Knowing; Trials and Tribulation/The Ascent; The Void/God; The Writer; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Hope/Prayer; Christ; The Climb/The Worn Steps/The Invitation to Enter; The Written Word; Unconditional Love and Caring/Innocence of Children; The Self Exposed. The two external panels are: The Self Observing and The Only Begotten Son.
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Additionally, the building contains stained glass in the lobby and an engraved quotation above the main entrance. The building's exterior features "The Doorway to the Soul," a steel and wire sculpture by Pennsylvania artist Lisa Fedon. "The Doorway" consists of 18 framed images fabricated variously of steel plate, perforated steel, round steel bars and wire cloth which each represent experiences in the human journey towards truth while the grid itself represented a matrix of inner-connectedness. The individual panels within the grid are titled: The Thinker; Reaching Out To My Self; Natural and Curious Yearning of a Child; Eternal Bridge; Acceptance; A State of Calm, Peace, Knowing; Trials and Tribulation/The Ascent; The Void/God; The Writer; Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; Hope/Prayer; Christ; The Climb/The Worn Steps/The Invitation to Enter; The Written Word; Unconditional Love and Caring/Innocence of Children; The Self Exposed.
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