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Gratitude, thankfulness, or gratefulness is a feeling of appreciation (or similar positive response) by a recipient of another's kindness. This kindness can be gifts, help, favors, or another form of generosity to another person.
[67] [note 5] According to scholar Nomura Shin'ichi, the ideal of the son repaying the gratitude to his mother played an important part in uniting two contrasting ideas in East Asian culture at the time, that is, the concept of feminine impurity on the one hand and the ideal of pure motherhood on the other hand. [147]
The term appears in Buddhist texts as an important concept and practice. [13] Buswell and Lopez, as well as Harvey, translate mettā as "loving-kindness". [14] [6]: 327 In Buddhist belief, this is a Brahmavihara (divine abode) or an immeasurable that leads to a meditative state by being a counter to ill-will. It removes clinging to negative ...
Abhyāsa is repeated practice performed with observation and reflection. Kriyā, or action, also implies perfect execution with study and investigation. Therefore, sādhanā, abhyāsa, and kriyā all mean one and the same thing. A sādhaka, or practitioner, is one who skillfully applies...mind and intelligence in practice towards a spiritual ...
This concept is related to shukr (meaning gratitude). [1] In Quran there is usually a close connection between being patiently persisting in doing right and expecting relief or deliverance from God . Thus Muhammad is told to be "patient till your Lord decides, for you are in Our sight". [6] [7]
Gratification is the pleasurable emotional reaction of happiness in response to a fulfillment of a desire or goal. It is also identified as a response stemming from the fulfillment of social needs such as affiliation, socializing, social approval, and mutual recognition.
Keeping a gratitude journal is a popular practice in the field of positive psychology. It is also referred to as “counting one's blessings” [1] or “three good things”. [2] Empirical findings on the benefits of gratitude journals have shown significant impact on psychological and physical well-being.
Tarpana or Tarpaṇa (Sanskrit: तर्पण, Bengali: তর্পণ, Kannada: ತರ್ಪಣ, Tamil: தர்ப்பணம்) is a term in the Vedic practice that refers to an offering made to divine entities. It refers to the act of offering as well as the substance used in the offering.