Meditation through various forms in spiritual way of life and self-knowledge with particular reference to Modern Buddhism

1. MEDITATION THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS IN
SPIRITUAL WAY OF LIFE AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE
WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO MODERN
BUDDHISM
SYNOPSIS
SUBMITTED TO THE
INDIAN BOARD OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES
ACADEMY, KOLKATA, INDIA
FOR THE DEGREE
OF
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
BY
MARKO KIMI MILIC
REGISTRATION NO: FF/15/242
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
DR. D. N. BANERJEE
INDIAN BOARD OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINES,
KOLKATA, INDIA
September, 2015

2. MEDITATION THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS IN SPIRITUAL WAY OF
LIFE AND SELF-KNOWLEDGE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCETO
MODERN BUDDHISM
ABSTRACT
Of the world existence until today, human civilization has progressed in many segments.
The pace of life, conditioned anti-globalism takes comes at a price. The price refers to what
most people and more and more losing that primary which is God-given, simplicity.
Inner peace is the most precious person could have. Many people don't realize that the
greatest power lies in us, not what surrounds us. If we can learn and succeed to a certain
way come to peace on us, we're going to work and the environment in which we find
ourselves.
The assumptions, which will be detailed in the elaborate in this thesis, that the old spiritual
teachings and meditation more steam rollers abilities in people than today technologies.
Many now operate like robots, puppets operated by others. There is opinion that existence
depends on the work that we do, but it only depends on our ability to find the best way of
learning that have developed over the centuries. This learning can be applied in this
technological world we have today, it's just need to feel the presence of our higher being,
open mind and get rid of the conventional barriers that are all around us today.
The spiritual path is the one that gives us the strength to be successful at everything in we
want. Many business and successful people use meditation techniques to keep a healthy
mind and body, to stay focused.
Spiritual understanding and meditation have different forms true centuries. There are those
who are very familiar with, but also those that are adapted to certain religions, and therefore
modified. Wise people say that there is no wrong way to meditate and to the respect of
certain techniques of meditation to experience what we want, as we feel it should be.
The fact is that a person can read a lot of documents in the field of Buddhism, but it certainly
does not make a devotee. If no application Buddha's teachings into practice, a complete
understanding will remain only in the theoretical form without the ability to solve personal

3. problems and to help other people. The goal of Buddhism is the attainment of inner peace
and accomplishment of the purposes of life.
In this thesis it will be shown in detail the meaning of spiritual life, the importance of
meditation through self-knowledge and magnificence of Buddhism. We will give a special
aspect of the ideology of early and modern Buddhism, but also the use of meditation and
its high price among the members of the "secret societies" such as Masonic Lodges.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I want to get from the bottom of my heart thank my father Bogdan Milic and mother
Radunka Milic for everything in life what they've done for me. You are my support and the
wind takes me forward. You have helped me to realize my dream, and it is this thesis, it is
a privilege to have your as a parents. Thank you because you believe in me.
I want to thank my wonderful wife, Biljana, and my two sons, Andrej and Matej for courage
to support me when it was most difficult. Thank you because you believe in me.
I want to thank my friend professor. Dr. Stefan Ilic because he believed in me and his advice
led me to take the path on which I am now.
I want to thank Dr. Suresh Kumar Agarwal on excellent research directions and his efforts
to help me write this thesis.
I want to thank my supervisor Mrs. Shreetama Kanjilal cooperation and guidelines that
result in the writing of this thesis.
I want to thank the administrative staff at the IBAM Academy in a great correspondence
and high professionalism.
ABBREVIATIONS
CONTENTS

4. Abstract
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Figures
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER I: Philosophy of Buddhism Meditation
CHAPTER II: Modification of modern Buddhist Ideology
CHAPTER III: Concept of Meditation with their Varieties
CHAPTER IV: Technique of Meditation with reference to subject of thesis
CHAPTER V: Knowledge of Spiritual Living
CHAPTER VI: Parameters of Spiritual Living
CHAPTER VII: Idea of Spiritual Way of Living
CHAPTER VIII: Integration of Self Knowledge, Meditation and Spiritual way in
respect of Buddhism
CHAPTER IX: Justification of Modern Buddhist Philosophy
CHAPTER X: How this subject enhances Homeostasis?
CHAPTER XI: Criteria for Environment of Modern Meditation
CHAPTER XII: Scope of Aura
CHAPTER XIII: Why was this theme chosen for the thesis of this research?
CHAPTER XIV: Three cases of the use of Buddhist meditation in Freemasonry
based on the personal example of the author
MATERIAL AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
APPENDICE

5. INTRODUCTION:
BACKGROUND
The research subject has a great importance to the reason for need and attempt to influence
this thesis to increase awareness among the people and the tendency of displaying precious
values of Buddhism, but also show the general public that people can practice meditation
techniques even in the contemporary and fast-paced lifestyle. The use of meditation would
certainly affect the improvement of lifestyle and stress reduction.
Research Foundation Spiritual Science (SSRF) to determine the spiritual level is used a
scale of 1 to 100% to 1% corresponds to the spiritual level of an inanimate object, while
100% refers to the spiritual level of a person who has attained self-realization, connect with
God. (Spiritual Science Research Foundation, 2013)
Most people in the current era, which is Kaliyuga, also known as the Era of Strife, fall into
the category of persons with spiritual of 20%. According to Spiritual science a person on a
spiritual level of over 70% is considered to be a Saint. Just as there are people who are very
successful in their field of work in the material world, the Saints who live on Earth are the
spiritual authorities. They are not just scholars, but practitioners of spiritual science in
everyday life - and the souls who have realized God. (Spiritual Science Research
Foundation, 2013)
Saints actively transmitted Spirituality and nurturing seekers to grow spiritually are known
as Gurus. Less than 10% of the Saints living on Earth are Gurus. Gurus are the physical
form of the divine principle of learning and they act as beacons of spiritual knowledge in
our material world. (Spiritual Science Research Foundation, 2013)
Nowadays there are many forms of Buddhism, such as Zen and Theravada. Different
surveillance forms are equally valuable in their own way and the only difference is in their
presentations.
Buddhism is the fourth largest religion in the world, because it brings together more than
300 million followers. Like other religions, it is not limited only to the area of Asia. It has
its supporters in Europe and the United States. Cultural and art has enriched all countries

6. in which the values of learning accepted. The spread of Buddhism has never been based on
the use of force to conversion or subjugation, which is in full compliance with the very
religiously tolerant Asia. The father of this religion never wrote down their thoughts and
interpretations. His disciples remembered his words and passed them through an oral
tradition about 500 years ago when they were first written learning educator. Write learning
Buddhism evolved in two main directions: Theravada, which is consistently kept the
Buddha's teachings, which has a freer interpretation and application in practice. (Kočović,
2012)
Oral traditions and legends about the events, and later recorded and given in writing,
contain a lot of amazing events that Buddhism considers the historical and truthful.
According to Buddhist historical truth Sidhartina, mother Queen Maya was beautiful and
fearless woman. One day, she felt a deep peace, tranquility and pleasure, and during the
night she had a dream in which an elephant with six tusks trunk carries a lotus flower and
it is touched by the right side. At this point, miraculously conceived her learned men, to
call her husband Sudhodana, interpreted to be the world come holy man and get the name
of Siddhartha, which means "one who has achieved his goal." According to legend, the
Buddha came out of the mother's right flank and immediately walked without assistance.
He took seven steps on all four sides of the world, from its traces are sprouting lotus
flowers. In the extraordinary event had pronounced the child "will not longer bear, because
this is my last body. Now I will destroy the roots uproot sorrow caused by birth and death.
" After seven days after the birth of Siddhartha, Queen Maya died, and the young prince
grew up next to her aunt. The birth and death of social policy in the group of social risks
that require increased costs. The birth of the desired act that causes emotional satisfaction,
joy and happiness for the individual, family and society as a whole (especially in those
areas where depopulation is present). It causes an increased need for: housing, clothing,
footwear, care of every kind, financial resources, etc.; Social Work as a practical social
activity is interested in the creation of appropriate conditions and performs monitoring and
providing technical assistance in material and spiritual terms to families and children in it
properly developed. Death is an unwanted event, also the inevitable risk, because in the
social policy part of the social insurance provided assurance. This insurance provides
financial security of the family who is caught this risk; social work helps the family to
maintain the proper functioning among its members, and in the same time preserve the
network of social relationships outside the family: school, work and other responsibilities

7. and roles within the wider social environment, as well as help in the realization of the rights
of families on the basis of this risk. (Kočović, 2012)
The founder of Buddhism was Siddhartha Gautama (560-480 BC), who was later given the
name Buddha, which in Sanskrit means enlightenment, awakening. He was born in present-
day Nepal, in the fertile plains near the Indian border. This is a period of great spiritual and
intellectual ferment over a wide area of the Indian subcontinent. Indians were already at
that time very intellectual people. Despite the fact that the Buddha was born into a warrior
caste violence Rajas in Kapilavastu, the prince inspiration for their own learning located in
observing the environment in which he grew up, and in the wider natural and social space,
which later on in their development and learning visited and observed, especially in the
River Ganges. Specifically, met with elderly people, sick, exhausted and suffering people,
but his attention was once drawn to the poor religious ascetic appropriately dressed, and he
seemed to be happy and spiritually superior man. There is no doubt that in this case we
have an obvious application of methods of observation to collect relevant facts needed to
reliably adoption of attitudes, judgments and conclusions about the facts that are the subject
of interest. Modern natural and social sciences rely on technical methods such as
observation, experiment, analysis, testing and statistics, to master the natural and social
phenomena and determine their lawfulness. Based on the full observation of phenomena
and determining their manifestations or forms, carriers planning can promptly take
appropriate measures and thus prevent unwanted consequences. He traveled to the south
and east, visiting spiritual centers and famous teachers of the time Arad Kalam and Udraku
Ramaputru. Under their supervision spiritually is practiced, and after leaving the teachings
dealt with meditation and surrendered to the ascetic life. (Kočović, 2012)
The thesis will be set aside and explained at Dharma Buddhist tradition. There are two
levels of learning in practice and that are Sutra and Tantra. They represent the ancient
teachings of Buddhist Masters such as Atisha and Je Tsongkhapa, but also show the
presentation of the Dharma designed for people of the modern world. (Gyatso, 2014.)
Buddhist faith of believers is their spiritual life because it is the root of all Dharma
knowledge. The goal of Buddhism is that strong effort, learning, renunciation profane
things achieve permanent relief from the suffering of this life and countless future lives.
The question is how we can achieve and sustain such faith? First of all, it should determine
the reason the desire for this path, in order to permanently liberated from suffering. In the

8. cycle of impure life, Samsara, no one has a permanent freedom but must constantly meet
with the sufferings of illness, aging, death and uncontrolled birth. (Gyatso, 2014.)
There are different points of view on modern Buddhism and Buddhism in general. In
accordance with the teachings comes to acceptance or skepticism, mostly because of
misunderstandings. Because Buddhism is a straight line and belief requires commit
themselves to spiritual life, not just studying theory.
In the field of modern Buddhism has not a lot of serious scientific research. Those that are
related to the gurus who have gone way to enlightenment and as such we can cite the book
"Modern Buddhism" by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso, which will be significant very much and
theoretical part of this thesis. Basically there are records of practical work that do not
provide a clear picture of those who are interested in Buddhism.
Generally speaking, the biggest problem is the prejudice and lack of understanding of
modern humans, and also in the modification according to personal interests.
In the modern world, there's been a lot of change from the time the oldest civilizations such
as India, Egypt, China... The nature of people and greed led to the destruction of
civilizations that have made the people of this world with spiritual knowledge such was in
oldest civilizations. Mystery cults of India and Egypt are kept ancient form as possible.
Contemporary thought has accepted the cultural influences and recognized the original
nature of these teachings. It happens in present time when coming to conclusions is the
tradition of a distant past successfully built this world is stagnant, when people return back
the power of the human spirit, through learning esoteric societies that have kept the original
knowledge Indian Saints and sages.
The question is how to save the places people live a spiritual way of life as Tibet. In that
way it can adapt to a world that will be inevitable, and to keep its valuable nature.
However, many wise men, including Tibetan, realized that the world is in the process of
globalization is one of the lower world of human consciousness, that it takes to spreading
spirituality. Value systems today are very open to doubt, especially if we look back at that
nurture children and young people. The world is on the street corner now.

9. Within each of us there is power, so strong that if used properly can cure every affliction
and illness, give a will how we learned from all religions. Success lies in how they think
each psychoanalysis, and for others in prayer.
There are many methods come about as the meditation, prayer that lead us to create a open
mind. Become aware of the unconscious in us what comes soaring are emotions.
Search for the path of enlightenment and reaching final peace is the path of power, the right
one, pure way. Unfortunately, the world today collective thoughts goes along the trail only
destruction.
What are the incredible way survived the breakthrough innovation is Tibet and Buddhism.
Buddhist philosophy is holding despite the rush of technology and contemporary thought.
Preserved are the old knowledge that lead your life filled with peace and spiritualism.
Tradition and mind control Buddhist wise is preserved and developed as many as it takes
to adapt, rather than wait for the return of that time when people turn to the old values.
Many societies today are demonstrating the old knowledge. This knowledge often
denounces Church in many religions don't accepting anything that is not in accordance with
their teachings, but Buddhism is not such a religion, it is a religion of freedom.. Because of
that there are secret societies, or occult societies in which initiated people trying to find
answers to questions that could not by then. Exactly why they're called secret societies. If
a person is relativist, he will not believe in universal views and perspectives, as well as to
the principles which have been adopted and apply to all. That's why there is a need for
introductions, our egos.
There's a nice feeling that exists when we meet spiritual person, a feeling of positive energy
and strength of mind, it is the aura of those who peered into his soul, introduced themselves
and reclaim the barriers that surround them. It is pure freedom. Live life independent in
relation to the environment.
Obstacle to represent people's assumptions, principles that are inherited. People are
working on the mechanism, not thinking, not feeling. That's exactly why they don't have
the ability to accept something that they don't understand, something strange and then it
automatically discarded. In such a psychological and emotional state is not in a position to
accept certain techniques of meditation, They're afraid of the unknown, they have a
prejudice due to the fact that they can figure out who they are. Fear of that knowledge is

10. the result of what they learned from birth and inherited by the table again depends on the
religious, cultural, historical and educational legacy, in countries where religion has a
strong social impact is the most represented. These are mostly Catholic country's where the
Church has a direct connection to the functioning of the State. In such cases the people look
like dolls on the winding and have no freedom of decision-making processes. It can't be a
spirituality, that is coercion in order not to come to social difference, people adapt.
In these examples, meditation is impossible. Meditation should represent progressing
understanding, openness to new horizons, aspiration to perfection of light, but also
understanding their modesty.
Modesty is a virtue, great virtue, which is achieved by unifying with higher being and with
the opening of centers in us that us forward, even when not practicing meditation, through
life in a more successful way. Focus on the point in it, we should see ourselves, flaws and
virtues, to go one step at a time to develop us. Because, if we are not good for ourselves,
we will not be for others. That's the importance of meditation, in any way.
In the thesis, we will continue to try to explain the conditional relationship between
practices in the Eastern and Western philosophy. Esoteric masonry is old 6015 years
already, some say longer, continuing on different practices and philosophies that have to
integrate and align themselves with each other. One that particularly stands out is the
religion of ancient Egypt who carries the original records, practice, meditation and appeals
of angels and the greater beings with objective aims to complete tranquility. This direction
is called Memphis Misraim . It is a high degrees system of Freemasonry which can play
only the initiates who have proven their spiritual nature through spirit and Brotherhood in
which it is located. Here we will see a huge resemblance, if not the commonality between
spiritualism in Buddhism and the religions of ancient Egypt that are reflected through the
practice. Same parts, and history is so vague in itself, we don't know exactly where the age
cultures merged, only we can get certain conclusions and opinions based on the
information that is available to us. Certain practices from Memphis Misraim which will be
explain in this dissertation, are not known to the public, but only to those who are in a
fraternity.
How much religion should not separate people speak the fact that Buddhist monks and
Egyptian priests lived almost identical, with similar prayers and wish for the same. On the
basis of a previously written, we realize that's the right thing to be pure spirit in life, but it

11. all comes with a spirituality that is achieved by dismantling and meditation. Control
yourself is the freedom of the soul.
STATEMENTOF RESEARCHPROBLEM
Nowadays, there are many contradictions in the world. Religion is seen nodding and serves
many people for promotion or for other purposes.
Certain difficulties they encountered Buddhism in the modern era have led to violence and
the destruction of ancient temples, as well as abuse of the ideologies of some religions.
Colonization, the rule of communism had a negative impact on Buddhism. In the modern
age, the population is increasingly returning old eternal values of the original teachings. It
is a process that does not return quickly, but it certainly would be. It comes increasingly to
the renewal of Buddhist temples and popularization of Buddhist beliefs. The practice of
meditation is slowly returning as a way of understanding people that peace is in the interior
of our being.
People in the rush to achieve ever higher material goods become naive, uneducated, which
is why there is a particularly large problem to be mentioned further.
There are many problems occurrence of false gurus who abuse the trust of people who have
spiritual aspirations. Most of the false guru is not difficult to recognize by the methods they
have. First of all, the emphasis given to the speed and efficiency of their exercises and
meditation. Such a situation arises due to the fact many businesses are busy and the lack of
free time, "new age gurus" selling new methods of meditation and spiritual techniques for
"instant enlightenment" that are supposedly faster and more efficient than the old and
original methods of ancient heritage. Arguments such people are based on the belief that
time and modernity things improve and accelerate, and that what is now needed time as it
used to. It's an abuse of the original values of the Buddhist beliefs and knowledge. There is
a big difference between the relative, material world and the spiritual. The trip was, is and
will remain always the same, from the ego to the higher self, from the individual to the
Divine knowledge which we carry in ourselves.
The ancient method of spiritual development required a personal transformation and
commitment of the whole of life, environmental ethics, while the modern method of
“enlightenment” are only infantile imitation principle of technological usefulness and

12. market exploitation in the sphere of the spirit. This is indicated by their objectives: The
purpose of meditation in the elderly was overcoming death and the time, mind and body
for handover Spirit who enables all, while the modern “technique” of which no trace, they
are promoted as a means of effectively letting off their desires and passion.
The problem also applies to the acceptance of unconscious people "system of spiritual
development that can rapidly adapt to this time." Precisely in this is key to fraud false guru.
Basic fraudulent methods that offer related to transcendental meditation relate to the fact
that it all comes down to the reaction, and not to ongoing activities.
In such cases, the problem of "enlightenment" refers to the fact that when a person feels or
experience a reaction after learning a false guru, the inclusion of unrealistic fantasy and
lying to himself through the fiction created by all that has lasting effect. Unfortunately,
such cases sometimes lead to drug use. You can then come up with some transcendental
reaction, but not because of spiritual experience, but because of chemical agents such drugs.
Then, mediation astral projection through meditation can lead to danger if someone teaches
through fraudulent methods. The use of magic also belongs to it.
Various occult teachings can be very useful because they created the best of intentions
ancient learning, but could easily occur, and the abuse in today's time.
Problem is New Age techniques which is the new world religion, which should replace the
current traditional religion and is common to all people without selection. There is a
misconception that the new world religion to be a mixture of past. In fact it already exists
and can be seen everywhere, they are all New Age "spiritual" movements and sects that
break the traditional religion and spirituality itself all sorts of instant techniques all provide
faster and better. Behind all of them are people who have been programmed to work for the
Masons or Freemasons themselves. They really stand behind the traditional Judeo-Christian
religions, which include Christianity, Judaism and Islam. These religions have always used
for mind control at a time when technology was not used. Today, the New Age and used
technology, everything is faster and more efficiently even mind control methods must be
modernized. In addition to chips and chemicals (food, medicines and vaccines) that serve
and sects. Another feature of bogus gurus to recommend group exercises and meditation.
A group of people led by some false guru who decides that particular day at a particular
time all collectively meditate or "connect" with something are ideal candidates for the

13. programming of the mind, because we know in advance where they will be and what will
be "linked" or to "meditate" or to make "session." Through the technology of high
frequency that is present in many places in the world, or via satellite, can be anywhere in
the world to do that this group of people become targets for holographic images that they
seem very convincing. So that they can appear beings of religious propaganda, lights,
various impressions and they think they have experienced, that experience is authentic. In
this way, they can be inserted various activities in mind. Such a group can be programmed
collective mind in a different way at such a gathering. All group meditation in seeking
“open chakras” or “transmission of love” in the cosmos and the world, or through some
symbols that are actually dies for collecting energy from those who have and symbols set,
serve precisely this kind of programming the mind and energy theft. This is done via the
astral or using technology over long distances. That naive people “sent” or “transmit” it is
their free will and emotional energy that was always food astral beings no positive
orientation.
This presents a number of relative problems, in relation to the written subject. In this thesis,
we will continue to confirm some of these, and some deny. In the variety of the availability
of the present time, it is harder to recognize the right thing, but it certainly can be done in
teaching, research and listening ourselves.
In this thesis will be used descriptive research design to detect the fact and the current
development of Buddhism, or modern Buddhism. It will be shown various examples of
empirical knowledge about its impact on the environment, the role of meditation and its
importance in the world.
Research is very important for education because it aims at the explanation and
understanding of the importance of meditation through the ancient and modern Buddhism.
Also, the importance is reflected in informing the public about the use of meditation in
Masonic organizations which, under a veil of mystery and mysticism. Publicity of this
research can inform people about abuse by people who present themselves as practitioners
of meditation, to take advantage of sufficient uninformed persons.
The research will contain specific information related to the topic of the thesis, which are
less known and represented in scientific and other research.

14. The problem is clearly defined and these will be exposed to possible solutions. Students
will be worth exploring in this thesis that we have made their personal and to clearly
understand the theme of scientific work.
Research proposal involves the influence of modern Buddhism on the development of the
modern collective consciousness in humans, which aims to restore the system of values in
people's lives.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
In scientific works we can find a variety of theories that describe understanding of ancient
science and those that have been modified. The question is, why did the old teachings of
change and for which purpose? This tends to try to give an answer and to make a parallel
between the theory and the practice, at present and long ago. We will try to set an example
explain the importance of a spiritual way of life through self-knowledge and strong ties
between the Buddhist beliefs and practices in Freemasonry. The importance of meditation
can be seen in its original nature, immutability, which is held from its inception until today,
which is kept in secret, even the occult writings and transferring knowledge throughout the
centuries.
Will present the course of development of Buddhism to a form that we have today. It will
be shown the importance of the use of meditation that can be our "separated" from negative
environmental impacts and help us to stay in focus and do not forget that the primary
purpose of life and the way how to figure out what comes after that.
Also, it is important to make evident the difference between the actual teachings and those
that are used for the acquisition of material resources, as it will therefore teach the next
generation that will come after ours. Knowledge ancestors of all people in the world should
be kept as it is still the only thing we have left and what builds civilization, one that was
once full of sincerity, freedom, and love, and not the kind we have now characterized by
interest and power. For self-realization through meditation does not start from materially
rich, but those who are rich in their souls. This represents purpose of this thesis, to look at
diversity and try to understand whether the modern Buddhism much modified or were just
people change and adapt to globalization too.
The significance of this research study is linked to the review of the literature.

15. The questions asked are largely related to the clarity of the above problem.
The paper will not be bias against anything. The questions raised are purely scientific nature
with respect to all.
The questions were clearly set out the public would be informed of the research content.
The goal is clearly defined and described in detail.
The aim of the work refers to the review of the literature.
Each hypothesis in a thesis is clearly set.
Hypotheses are subject to testing.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
The aim of the paper is to prove the hypotheses units, the importance of Buddhism who
had through their development stages.
Preview Buddhist tradition Dharma which has special significance for the spiritual way of
life.
Evidence of misuse of beliefs false gurus who mislead people on the way to achieving
enlightenment and self-realization.
To illustrate the usefulness of meditation in the spiritual way of life through self-
knowledge.
To prove genuine connection with meditation Buddhist meditation in Freemasonry.
To contribute to the promotion of modern Buddhism and meditation for a better life.
RESEARCHHYPOTHESES
This research is presentation of Buddhism and Meditation through original roots to the
modernity, as well as the continued existence of true devotees who are devote their way of
spiritual life through meditation and self-discovery proved that the original techniques and
beliefs of Buddhism present today in its original form.

16. Misuse of true belief is present on a large scale with bogus gurus who use precious ancient
teachings to obtain material benefits.
Life through meditation and self-knowledge is of crucial importance for the Masons and
they are saved and used the original meditation techniques, and thus develop themselves
and the world around them.
RESEARCHMETHODOLOGY
The empirical aspect is a very important part of this work, because if we do not understand
the original form of Buddhism, we will not be able to understand either its modification
and the shape it has now. Buddhism, exact as it is, contains a rich history and a belief of
many people. In those will gradually be explained by the development of Buddhism over
the period until today. It will also be shown the impact that the environment was Buddhism
in its development until today, when the belief has become a relative matter.
In this thesis we will seek to use a combination of deductive and inductive method because
the problem itself must be understood from a general perspective, and also based on a
number of observations in the field. Buddhism, as well as any other religion, was not
created by itself. It originated from many of the old teachings and the needs of people for
something that will give certain spiritual explanations and faith in what is not precisely
explained, but is based on individual experience.
The thesis will be used and the method of self-correcting because the intention of the author
is in addition to scientific facts and public witch already known observations, and present
his empirically experience and personal opinions related to meditation in the form in which
the author realized, and that is reflected in the modified Buddhist meditation which is used
in the Masonry, and thus to show the connectivity of the various teachings and greatly
benefit from this. Also, author wants to leave the possibility of public scrutiny because they
are spiritual science limitless and leave us always freedom for deeper knowledge and study.
The comparative method in this research will show insight into the diversity of the original
Buddhism and modern Buddhism and rituals in Freemasonry.
Limitations of the study

17. Limitation of the study relates to the old and insufficient number of studies on modern
Buddhism from a scientific and research point of view, modifications that led to the modern
form as today is.
Also, limited information refers to the display cases of the presence of bogus gurus because
they are confidential information security services.
FINDINGS OF THE STUDY
1. Philosophy of Buddhism Meditation has a great impact on the people and improve
their lives.
2. Buddhism besides faith is a way of life, and therefore it should be developed in a
person from childhood.
3. The integrative approach is of great importance for possible treatment of the
physical body and psyche. Combining the methods of classical and
alternative medicine leads to larger effects, treats the cause, not the
consequence, and to achieve a healthier and better life.
4. Skeptics conflict prevents the full development of meditation as a system that
needs to be integrated into human everyday life. The pharmaceutical
industry more appropriate drug treatment for profits rather than preventing
consequences.
5. A large number of practitioners and "gurus" have little or no knowledge of any
resulting loss of faith in a person who asks for help.
6. Legal frameworks in countries outside of India do not recognize or only partially
recognized system of alternative medicine which results in a barrier for those
seeking help and for practitioners.
7. Lack of legal learning paths in higher education institutions in Europe in the field
of alternative medicine due to legal constraints State.
8. Condemnation of opinion and misunderstanding of the people who believe in
meditation as a healing system.

18. 9. More research studies on meditation and spiritual life is necessary in order to
cross the practices and the scientific level and thus affect the positive opinion on
an alternative system of treatment and the implementation of the laws, public
recognition of the system of alternative medicine and therefore meditation as a
way of treatment.
10. Officially organized centers where they will practice meditation as a system for
improving life in which it will operate a person with proven knowledge, and
gained a degree and biography justifying flaps work.
11. Marketing activities aimed at promoting alternative medicine, meditation, spiritual
way of life, so that more people become aware of it and has acquired an opinion
about it, the availability of information.
12. Spiritual lifestyle to prevent disease.
13. The spiritual way of life for greater business productivity and inner peace.
14. Development of Buddhism beyond conventional conceptions.
15. Promoting Buddhism in our environment, especially among family members.
16. Learning about another way of life compared to the one that we have to use the
beginning of meditation.
17. Inferiority in terms of our health and the incidence through automatic daily way of
life.
18. Receptors of our health are contained in our mind and way of life.
19. Self-knowledge through life leads to a better lifestyle.
20. Buddhist meditation is widely used by the level of development in Freemasonry.
21. People seeking healing meditation should not be given guarantees of safe recovery
because meditation is individual character and do not accept it all the same way.
22. It should encourage development of spiritual learning globally.
23. Mutual respect of all world religions and permits the application of learning
without restrictions.
24. Rejection of globalism to appear.

19. FORMAT
I intend to structure my thesis as a series of chapters modified from empirical knowledge,
documents, articles and scientific research that resulted in this thesis.
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION
REVIEW OF LITERATURE
CHAPTER I: Philosophy of Buddhism Meditation
This chapter explains the philosophy of meditation that has been
developed in studying Buddhism.
CHAPTER II: Modification of modern Buddhist Ideology
This chapter explains the modification by the Buddhist ideology
have in relation to history or original Buddhist forms until its
modern form.
CHAPTER III: Conceptof Meditation with their Varieties
This chapter explains the concepts of meditation and varieties that
are improved from original to contemporary.
CHAPTER IV: Technique of Meditation with reference to subject of
thesis
This section will describe several techniques of meditation such as
Pranayama, Transcendental Meditation, Reiki and so on, but it will

20. be a special reference to Buddhist meditation Satipatthana in line
with the theme of this thesis.
CHAPTER V: Knowledge of Spiritual Living
This chapter explains the meaning, purpose, mission and the way
knowledge of the spiritual life as well as the reasons why people
choose this path.
CHAPTER VI: Parameters of Spiritual Living
This section will be developed certain parameters spiritual life as
ego and spiritual level, focus on happiness and spiritual level,
spiritual practice and spiritual level, the psychological emotions
and spiritual level, spiritual emotion and spiritual level.
CHAPTER VII: Idea of Spiritual Way of Living
In this chapter, the question is spiritual ideas of life ... The idea
could be incorporated in several segments, such as good feeling, a
good attitude to life, the ability to cope with the problems of man,
the more the level of understanding of life, raising awareness, and
more.
CHAPTER VIII: Integration of Self Knowledge, Meditation and Spiritual
way in respect of Buddhism
In this chapter we will show how on the way Buddhism can
develop in a person need to meditate that will result through self-
knowledge and spiritual guidance of life.

21. CHAPTER IX: Justification of Modern Buddhist Philosophy
This chapter will include evidence based on a more serious study
which clearly demonstrate the commitment of Buddhist believers,
confirmation of a modified form of modern Buddhism which the
people are increasingly coming back and that has adapted to the
present times and the needs of the people.
CHAPTER X: How this subject enhances Homeostasis?
In this chapter it will be explained how self-awareness, meditation
and spiritual lifestyle can affect the physical and psychological
condition of people. It will be explained in what way and to what
extent, meditation can heal.
CHAPTER XI: Criteria for Environment of Modern Meditation
This chapter presents a huge and positive impact that they have
people they use meditation. Modern meditation shall mean the
exclusive tranquility, peace, posture. There are studies that give a
presumption that in certain higher levels of meditation can be
practiced and during some activities. It is, among other things,
modern meditation thus adapted to the present time. Is it
positive or negative, will be discussed in the chapter.
CHAPTER XII: Scopeof Aura
This chapter explains the aura as a concept that intrigues people. It
will be explained to electromagnetic energy field that surrounds all
living things. Given that the colors and patterns of the aura
represent the imprint of the human soul, the aura can give us
many answers on what is now and what before us.

22. CHAPTER XIII: Why was this topic chosen for the thesis of this research?
This chapter applies to a civil necessity, the necessity for changes
due to rapid technological progress, and the loss of humanity in
people. This section will contain a lot of evidence to show the
direction and the need for the development of spirituality and belief
in what lies within us, the mirror of conscience.
In this chapter I will present personal reasons for selecting these
issues and the experiences that I have gained through the years by
various organizations,and finally within Freemasonry.
Personally I see the usefulness of Buddhism and meditation who
taught me through the Masonic degrees for me to know myself
better, to understand myself and improve myself, to open new
horizons in front of me. One of these horizons is this thesis and
therefore the subject mentioned in the thesis. Because, when
activated the "hot spots", I became second, even better person,
so I need to present the thesis positively influence mine
surroundings and anyone who is interested.
Also, I have a great need to express how greatly the subject of this
thesis affects the whole of humanity, that will be set up certain
opinions that should be compared to the current situation.
CHAPTER XIV: Three cases of the use of Buddhist meditation in
Freemasonry based on the personal example of the
author's thesis
This chapter will be subjected to three cases of Buddhist meditation
used in the ritual works within the Lodge in Freemasonry. Based
on the above would be a clear connection and widespread
Buddhist teachings in societies that are still guided by the ancient
knowledge and teachings.

23. MATERIAL AND METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
REFERENCES
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