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Meditation: A way to achieve your goals in your life

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Course Summary

This course teaches you how to practice self-reflection meditation to improve your self-awareness and mental well-being.

Key Learning Points

Learn the benefits of self-reflection meditation and how to incorporate it into your daily routine.
Discover different techniques for self-reflection and mindfulness.
Develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your emotions through regular meditation practice.

Learning Outcomes

Understand the benefits of self-reflection meditation for mental well-being
Develop a regular meditation practice for improved self-awareness
Apply self-reflection techniques to better understand your emotions and thoughts

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

No prior knowledge or experience required
A quiet space for meditation practice

Course Difficulty Level

Beginner

Course Format

Self-paced
Video lectures
Guided meditations

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Eckhart Tolle
Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Description

Do we truly think that we have lived for ourselves? Perhaps we have lived for money, love, fame, family and pride etc.? Therefore, we don’t seem to be satisfied even though we are full of those things. It is because that we don’t know ourselves.

Eric Fromm talked about human nature as two modes of being: “To Have” and “To Be”. If we are “Having” the nature of possessions, we are not satisfied, and feel empty and futile. Then, how can we be “Being” the nature of our inner-selves? Sometimes, we happened to be aware of this “Being” nature and try to change ourselves, but fail. But, because of our daily routines, it’s easily forgotten. And more it is hard to escape from our unwanted minds controlling us. From now on, let us reflect on ourselves and look at our minds leading up to today! Don’t we achieve our goals after knowing ourselves? And let us find the “Being” nature of our original selves after escaping from the minds restraining and controlling us. In this lecture, the definition and principle of the mind are explained in simple and clear ways. You can make sure and practice the methodology of finding the true original mind of inner-self by escaping from the false mind of possession. Self-reflection is the first step to meditate. You can know yourselves most objectively through meditation and you will realize that all the thoughts and actions are due to your minds which are nonexistent and false. If you throw away the false mind, you will find the true mind. Meditation is now world-wide sensation. There are many research reports that show people can be leaders if you have a habit of self-reflection through meditation. Now meditation at school and the workplace are popular. Happiness is having no worries. You can really relax yourself if there is no bundle of thoughts and you can be successful when you know yourself truly. Worries come from the memorized thoughts of the false mind. Your inner potential of positive power are revealed, your peaceful and happiest mind will be in your mind, and you can live the life you wanted through meditation. This method of meditation is very practical and everybody can follow the methodology. As an engineer, I will guide you step by step to practice this meditation. I am sure that this lecture becomes a turning point in your life.

Outline

1 Necessity of self-reflection
Introduction
1-1. What is the goal of your life?
1-3. Draw my life graph
1-5. Human completion
1-6 Ultimate Purpose of Human Completion
Week 1- Self Reflection Meditation Session
Opinions from previous on-line meditation learners
1-2 Literature on Self-reflection
A new Life graph link
1-4 Self Leadership
1-7 Self Reflection and World Peace.
Lecture slides for week 1
Quiz for Week 1

2 Principle and practice of self-reflection
2-1. Inner power recovered through self-reflection: Interview with an scholar in education
2-2. How much do I know my self
2-3. Exercise of self-reflection
2-4. Practice of self-reflection through relationships
2-5. Practice of self-reflection through myself
2-6. Practice of self-reflection through emotions of love and hatred
2-7. Practice of self-reflection through worries
2-8. Practice of self-reflection through response
2-9. Your current state & Future you want
Lecture material for week 2
Quiz for Week 2

3 Copied world and real world
3-1. My mind world
3-2. Human recognition observed by philosophers
3-3. Human recognition observed by neuroscientists
3-4. Interview with a neuroscientist
3-5. Human illusion
3-6. Principle of mind formation
3-7. Human mind & Original mind
3-8. Understanding the reasons why we can't live with free will
Lecture material for week 3
Quiz for Week 3

4 The methodology of mind cleansing
4-1. Do you want to change yourself? (1)
4-2. Do you want to change yourself? (2)
4-3. Methodology of mind cleansing
4-4. Your will for change
4-5. Repetition of self-reflection - Pride
4-6. Repetition of self-reflection - Human relationships
4-7. Repetition of self-reflection - Love
4-8. Real potential and positive mind
Lecture material for week 4
Quiz for Week 4

5 Self-reflection and the mind cleansing in ordinary life.
5-1. Self-reflection in ordinary life
5-2. Stress is the impetus for growth
5-3. Case study on overcoming the self
5-4. Mind gravity
5-5. Health-mind relationship
5-6. Brain wave changes
5-7. Meaning of self-reflection and mind cleansing life
Lecture material for week 5
Quiz for Week 5

6 Starting point of new life, life with wisdom and the peaceful world
6-1. Importance of self-reflection; meditation expert's view
6-2. Practice of subtraction chronologically
6-3. Meaning of self-reflection in social aspects through subtraction on relationships
6-4. Meaning of self-reflection in social aspects through subtraction on communication
6-5. People at school practicing self-reflection continuously
6-6. People at the office practicing self-reflection continuously
6-7. Starting point of peaceful life with wisdom
Lecture material for week 6
Quiz for Week 6

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the power of self-reflection and meditation in this course from Coursera. Students have given glowing reviews of the course, praising it for its ability to help them explore their thoughts and emotions. Many users found the course to be a transformative experience, helping them to better understand themselves and their place in the world.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

Many users found the course to be a transformative experience, helping them to better understand themselves and their place in the world.

Pros from User Reviews

The course is well-structured and easy to follow
The instructor is knowledgeable and engaging
The course materials are informative and thought-provoking

Cons from User Reviews

Some users found the pace of the course to be too slow
The course may not be suitable for those who are not interested in self-reflection or meditation
Some users found the course to be too short and wanted more content

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