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Importance and Relevance of Zen Buddhism in Everyday Life

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Zen Buddhism – a school of Mahayana Buddhism – focuses on mindfulness, meditation, and direct experience to help individuals attain enlightenment or deep insight into the nature of reality. While its origins are rooted in ancient Asian traditions, Zen Buddhism holds considerable importance and relevance in everyday life for people worldwide. However, incorporating Zen principles …

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Science and Spirituality

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Spiritual practices can bring significant mental health benefits. Lots of studies have shown that religious involvement and spirituality are associated with better health, including greater longevity, coping skills and higher quality of life (even during terminal illness) as well as reduced levels of anxiety, depression, and suicide. Addressing the spiritual needs of a person may …

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Cope Centre Blog: From Grandiose to the Closet Narcissist: The Many Faces of Narcissism

From Grandiose to the Closet Narcissist: The Many Faces of Narcissism

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The phrase “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” is a famous line from the fairy tale “Snow White.” This line from the fairy tale is often used as a symbolic representation of the concept of narcissism. It showcases the narcissistic traits of excessive self-focus, a need for validation, competitiveness, insecurity, …

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Gender Identity

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Gender refers to the social, political, economic, and cultural attributes and opportunities typically associated with being a woman, man, girl, or boy. This includes social norms, expected behaviours and values, and familial roles. These attributes and their subsequent opportunities are both context and time-specific – changing and adapting as our society does.   Gender interacts …

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