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  2. Religious views on the self - Wikipedia

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    Another definition of spiritual identity is "a persistent sense of self that addresses ultimate questions about the nature, purpose, and meaning of life, resulting in behaviors that are consonant with the individual’s core values." [2] Another description of mind, body, soul, and spirit is a holism of one inner self being of one whole. It all ...

  3. Religious views on organ donation - Wikipedia

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    For example, Grand Ayatollahs Ali al-Sistani did not approve of posthumous organ donation, while Grand Ayatollahs Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei allowed donation of all organs after death as long as the body could still be recognizable. [5] Practicers of Shia Islam consider minor, regenerative organ donations different than major, non-regenerative ...

  4. Organ gifting - Wikipedia

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    It motivated the Nixon administration in the U.S. to reform its system of blood donation and led many people in the U.K. to oppose models of marketable blood donation systems. [9] This concept has been incorporated into the phrase "the gift of life" which was used to refer to multiple forms of organ, blood, tissue, semen, and cell line donations.

  5. Body donation - Wikipedia

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    Body donation, anatomical donation, or body bequest is the donation of a whole body after death for research and education. There is usually no cost to donate a body to science; donation programs will often provide a stipend and/or cover the cost of cremation or burial once a donated cadaver has served its purpose and is returned to the family ...

  6. Dāna - Wikipedia

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    Dāna, thus, is a dharmic act, requires an idealistic-normative approach, and has spiritual and philosophical context. [13] The donor's intent and responsibility for diligence about the effect of dāna on the recipient is as important as the dāna itself.

  7. Organ donation - Wikipedia

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    The National Donor Monument, Naarden, the Netherlands Organ donation is the process when a person authorizes an organ of their own to be removed and transplanted to another person, legally , either by consent while the donor is alive, through a legal authorization for deceased donation made prior to death, or for deceased donations through the authorization by the legal next of kin.

  8. Self-flagellation - Wikipedia

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    Self-flagellation is also done to thank God for responding to a prayer or to drive evil spirits from the body (cf. Exorcism in Christianity). [14] The popularity of self-flagellation has abated, with some pious Christians choosing to practice the mortification of the flesh with acts like fasting or abstaining from a pleasure (cf. Lenten ...

  9. The Power of Now - Wikipedia

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    The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment is a book by Eckhart Tolle.It is a discussion about how people interact with themselves and others. The concept of self-reflection and presence in the moment are presented along with simple exercises for the achievement of its principles.