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1、温馨提示：此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后.关闭Word文档返回原板块.专题能力提升练二十限时30分钟(2015·浙大附中模拟)Acrosstheplanettherearemillionsofpeoplewhoengageinsometypeofmeditation,thepracticeofconcentratingandclearingthemindtobringthebodyintoastateofpeace,atleastasemi-regularbasis.Forsome,particularlyam
2、ongpractitionersofEasternreligionssuchasBuddhismandHinduism,thisispartandparceloftheirreligiouspractice.Forothers,particularlyinWesterncultures,meditationtendstobearesponsetostress.Withtheworldeconomyapproachingmeltdownandpeopleworriedabouttheirjobortheirabilitytokeeptheirhome,it’saw
3、ayforpeopletoattainastateofpeaceofmindandwell-being.Forthoseinterestedintakingupthepractice,instructioninmeditationforbeginnerscanbefoundinliterallythousandsofsources.OneofthemostpopularstylesofmeditationintheWest,withclassesofferedinmostmajorcities,iscalledTranscendentalMeditation.T
4、M,asitisknownamongitspractitioners,firstcametoworldwideattentionwhentheBeatlesbeganpracticingitin1967.Fordirect,guided,personalinstructioninmeditationforthebeginner,TMmaybethehallmark.Partoftheconfusionabouthowtopracticemeditationeffectivelyisduetothefactthatthereareliterallyhundreds
5、oftechniqueschampionedbyvariousgroupsandindividuals.Asageneralprinciple,itmightbesaidthatallmeditationtechniquesseektohavethepractitionerattainastateofconsciousnessthatisdifferentfromourordinarystateofawareness.Theyattempttotrainpeopletocleartheirmindsandachieveasenseofinnerpeace.Its
6、oundssimpleenough,butofthehugenumberofpeopleexperimentingwithmeditation,veryfewareabletomaintainitspracticeoverthelonghaul.Inmostcases,thisisduetofrustrationovertheinabilitytoexperienceanydramatic,instantlyrecognizableeffects.Thisisquiteasadstateofaffairs,thatsofewthesedaysarewilling
7、orequippedtopersistinsomethingthatdoesn’tprovideimmediatelife-changingresults.Itreflectsacultureinwhichdemandsfordisciplineandsustainedeffortareconsideredunnecessaryorevenunfair.Itisnosurprisethereforethatmanypeopleabandontheireffortsatmeditationbeforetheyhaveachancetobearfruit.Butfo
8、ranyonewhodo
