What Do Buddhists Engaging in Meditation Practices, Navaho Elders Drinking

question 359

Multiple Choice

What do Buddhists engaging in meditation practices, Navaho elders drinking peyote tea, and New Zealand Maori priests performing nightlong rituals to communicate with the mythical period the Aborigines call "Dreamtime" all have in common?

• A) They are used as a rite of passage for the young men in each culture.
• B) They are all meant to cleanse the mind and body and bring about altered awareness and personal revelation.
• C) They are all considered illegal practices in most Western cultures.
• D) They have all of these in common.

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Definitions:

Nonconformity

Nonconformity refers to the refusal to align with established norms, rules, or laws within a society or group.

Conscientiousness

Refers to a personality trait characterized by organization, dependability, and a strong sense of duty.

Eight Types

This term is too vague without further context but could refer to various classification systems in psychology, such as personality types, without specifying which.

Gardner

Howard Gardner is a developmental psychologist best known for proposing the theory of multiple intelligences, which suggests that intelligence is not a single general ability but a combination of various distinct types of cognitive capabilities.