John Foster Discipline

<p align=justify>Samatha meditation is the development of mental tranquillity with concentration, and is accompanied by three

Throughout Foster’s childhood, he was a hearing child. When Foster was eleven he suffered from spinal meningitis and became deaf. However, being deaf didn’t stop Foster from still wanting to get an education. Where Andrew grew up, they did not educate colored children past sixth grade. Foster’s determination to get an education helped to make him popular in the deaf community for years to come.

Below is the email that Coach Wells (CRHS) sent to Mr. Sheffield and copies Coach Bouthillier (LHS) and Coach Foster (CHS) regarding the equability of the 15 meets (5 per HS) at the new YMCA. Also below is Mr. Sheffield’s reply which indicates that, “No dates were scheduled at the meeting”. It goes on to state, “I left that up to each school”. This appears to be the issue.

On a chilly Thursday evening Colleen was walking home from the dollar store carrying a tub of salted caramel ice cream and out of the corner of her eye she seen a bright green flyer on the street post across the road. She quickly crossed the street and walked to the flyer. On the bright flyer the words “HELP IN NEED OF FOSTERS” on the top of the page in black. At the bottom of the flyer there was an area to rip off with a number to call if interested. They were in need of people to foster puppies/dogs or cats for the 18th of November. Of course Colleen was interested and wanted to help out but she wasn’t sure if her strict parents would allow it. Colleen still ripped off the number incase her parents would allow her to foster.

The two most common forms of meditation are practicing Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapana Sati) and Loving Kindness Meditation (Metta Bhavana) (Dhammika 2015).

Spiritual disciplines are learned through periods of time that impose certain boundaries or directions on a believer’s life in order to further their relationship with Christ. In our daily lives it can be difficult to set aside special time to think about divine matters, but it is ever important that we do so; especially in today’s age of never ending materialism. As Blaise Pascal said, “Human things must be known to be loved; but divine things must be loved to be known”. If we don’t specifically set aside time to love the divine things, we will never know them.

I am taking your advice and picking up the book Spiritual Formation: A Wesleyan Paradigm to use in my daily devotions. Our conversation about the importance of focusing on spiritual formation, due to the demands of officership, provided valuable insight into my need of intentionality in this area of my life. Thank you for making me aware of the need to maintain

Mindfulness is an ability to focus on the present moment which allows for stress relief and a recentered focus. For Enrlich, Winter, Bernhard, and the Ewers family this becomes a prominent part of their life. With mindfulness comes meditation. Meditation has different focuses for each person who does it. Enrilch focuses his meditation on love. This allows him to be less angry as well as allow him to connect more emotionally to his patients. Winters, a police officer, likes to focus her meditation on breathing. Bernhard does a different type of mediation. This focuses more on visualizing other people’s pain. Finally, the Ewers family uses meditation to deal with pain especially in relation to the wife who was pregnant.

Zajonc (2009) cited several examples of contemplative practice in the Christian tradition including meditative reading, reflection, and a prayer to ‘center’ the mind. He also highlighted the contemplative silence of the Benedictine Order as part of their focused attention on sacred text (Zajonc, 2009). Christ, as reported in the Bible, exhorted his followers that ‘the kingdom of God is within’ which suggests a contemplative practice (Sharples, 2003). It is also recorded that Christ spent forty days and nights in the wilderness, possibly in contemplative thought, meditating. Many Christian traditions also practice contemplation to develop positive qualities such as compassion and forgiveness through reflection (Sharples, 2003). In summary, the literature highlighted above indicates that ‘present-moment awareness’ and contemplative practice are evident in the philosophy and practice of many religions. This contemplative practice was designed to ponder religious texts, discover new insights and experience a sense of calm for individual practitioners. Next I review definitions of mindfulness from other philosophical traditions, before considering the influence of western culture on mindfulness and contemplative

In the book of the Celebration of Discipline, Foster talks about the importance of an individual’s spiritual growth. Spiritual Discipline is very crucial to a Christian’s life. Foster divided spiritual discipline into three main categories: and twelve aspects of spiritual discipline areas within the three major disciplines. The three major disciplines are “Inward” which is an individual’s personal growth in the Lord, “Outward” which is how a person can serve the people around them, and lastly, “Corporate” is how a church can grow in the Lord as a community. The Inward disciplinary includes meditation, prayer, fasting, and study. The outward disciplinary consists of simplicity, solitude, submission, and service. Lastly, the corporate discipline

primarily on the art of meditation, which is pursued after achieving the first five aspects

“Maintaining an ethical culture may be impossible if CEO’s and other top officers do not support an ethical culture” (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2015, Pg232). An employee can choose to refuse participation in the illegal and unethical acts and follow their own values (Ferrell, Fraedrich & Ferrell, 2015). Furthermore, An employee can choose to report the wrongdoing either internally or externally which is defined as becoming the whistleblower of an organization. As an Executive of Fraud Complaint Management, Eileen Foster chose to follow her on values and uphold the code of ethics at Countrywide Financial. As a result of her whistleblower activity, Ms. Foster was terminated from her duties in September 2008 (GAP, 2012).

Scripture memorization), somatic (e.g. fasting), or dynamic (e.g. serving) exercises. Rather than expanding our love for and faith in Christ, we simply develop our brain, train our bodies, and hone our skills. For example, since I can remember I have been encouraged to read and studying my Bible, pray, and fast – as well as other spiritual disciplines. Thankfully, I was not simply told, I saw them put into practice by others. That said, I struggled with bordem while reading my Bible, distraction when praying, and insatiable hungry when fasting (surprise, surprise), which often resulted in me walking away from the endeavor. Why was this? Was it because I was doing something wrong? No, but also yes. It was not that my technique, per se, was incorrect, but rather it was that these “spiritual” disciplines were built upon the wrong foundation – they were centered on the wrong thing with the wrong objectives. I concerned myself more about pleasing others (often the authorities in my life), maintaining a perception of godliness, and essentially, earning the approval of God, rather than developing a deep, intimate commune with the Holy Trinity, the source of all spiritual blessing. Hedges simply notes, “[spiritual] disciplines are not about achieving, but receiving” (205). As such, spiritual disciplines require that they are

Okay, so you've heard about meditation, and you've heard that it can be very beneficial to your health and wellbeing, helping you to relax and find peace and tranquility. But you're also wondering what different types of meditation there are, because you want to make an informed decision on the type of meditation that is most suitable for you.

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