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The book is mostly in a running dialogue form, which is always a prerequisite of a quest-full ‘journey’

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The more i learn, more i become aware of my ignorance Awareness of ignorance is wisdom

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there are ten chapters, however the book is in running dialogue form so segregating it into chapters would be inappropriate!

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Luck comes in many forms, but the highest form of luck seems to be obscured by other material luck.

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you ARE lucky.

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This book is an introspective look at the influence war, love and religion has on man.

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I have come to believe: what it is to be a man is not something rigid. Every generation has its war and every thousand has its God. For every new generation, babies are born from union and raised in every variation. The boy becomes man by culture, tradition, religion or war. Some men become so by choice and some do not live to become men at all. These men may grow and progress through life yet find themselves trapped in the shadows listlessly searching for something they cannot even name....

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The Oath Basic Training Advanced Individual Training Prewar Fort Drum and Bagram Salerno August September October November December January February March Post War Training Love Exploring The Wound Of War Healing The Wounds Of War Healing My Wound ...

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What Does it Mean to Orient Oneself in Thinking? / By Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). [Was heißt: sich im Denken orientieren? English]. Translation of text, notes, essays, chronology, etc by Copyright ©2014 Daniel Fidel Ferrer. All rights reserved. Free unlimited distribution. Creative Commons General Public License "Attribution, Non-Commercial", version 3.0 (CCPL BY-NC). ...

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Kant wrote: "A pure reason faith is the guide or compass, which the speculative thinker based on his rational quarreling (Vernunftstreifereien) in the field of supersensible objects, man of common but (morally) sound reason but his way, and probably in theoretical as practical point of view, the whole purpose of his may prefigure determination entirely appropriate, and it is this rational faith, which must be placed at the foundation of every other faith, yes every revelation (Offenbarung)."...

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Table of Contents Translator’s Short Preface for Historical Context (pages 3-4). Immanuel Kant’s Text translated into English (pages 5-22). Translator’s Remarks (pages 23-24). Notes and Background for Kant’s essay and translation (page 25). Earlier translations from German into English of Kant’s essay (page 26). Pantheism Controversy (Quarrel) (Pantheismusstreit) (pages 27-28). Chronology of the Pantheism Controversy (Quarrel) (pages 29-37). Main Philosophers and authors. Ranked by birth year. Lessing first quarrel. Fragments Controversy. Pantheism Controversy or Pantheism Quarrel starts. Atheism Controversy. What is the Purpose of Kant’s Orientation Essay? (pages 38-42). Selected Bibliography related to Pantheism Controversy (pages 42-43). Related Online Resources (pages 43-44). Kant’s Note on his Overall Philosophical Position (pages 45-47). Dedication and Acknowledgements (pages 48-49). Appendix A. Image of first page of Kant Essay (1786) (pages 49-51). Keyword index (pages 51-83). Starts with a green page. ...

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What is Philosophy? Is it the exclusive domain of those who dream in abstract? Or is it the manifestation of the struggle of those who practice in material? Does it originate in the minds of professors like a Ganges flowing out from the hair-locks of "Lord" Shiva? Or is it rustic and puerile, evolving into maturity through the experiences of common men. I started writing philosophy without actually knowing that I was writing one. To start with, it was an outlet to project my frustration in the form of writings. Pretty often, it carried abuses hurled at none in particular, but at the system through its agents. But I don’t know when those ramblings started getting matured into Philosophy and all puerility and abuses purified themselves on the way – a Ganges doesn’t become pure by its origin but by the treatment people give to it on its way. In my book “Writings @ Ankur Mutreja”, I included a section on my personal philosophy and thought nobody would be interested in reading it. But, fortunately, I have found some kind-hearted people, who have given me their valuable feedback. I am reproducing my philosophy below by selecting those top...

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In front of you there is completely new astrology, the continuation of the Teaching of the Himalayan Ascended Master Djwhal Khul. The sixth book of the series "The teaching of Djwhal Khul - Esoteric Natural History". This is scientific interpretation of the meaning of astrological influences. Totally unexpected astronomical information. Detailed adjustments in connection with the changes that have taken place in the firmament from the time of origin of astrology. The story of the heavenly bodies, whose influence we continuously feel, but about which we do not know or know a little. Refinement and supplement of information transmitted in the book of Alice Bailey "Esoteric Astrology"....

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Where Men and Gods Fear to Tread lays out the intertwined nature of all major world religions and even shows the religion from which they are all descended (the Urreligion). It also incorporates discussion of every major world's religions basic practices, philosophies, and shortcomings. This is the updated version of the original published in 2012 to include the additional section at the end for a complete read. There has also been a few minor formatting updates....

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This book represents a journey through the world through meditation.

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Suffering is a choice. We don't need to suffer. This may come as a surprise but it is the Truth. We choose to suffer due to ignorance that drowns us in misery and sorrow. What is suffering? While we all experience it, have we gone on a quest to understand what the primary cause of misery is? We live in this ignorance, this myth, that suffering is an unavoidable part of life. Suffer No More is an analysis of suffering, what causes it and how if we realize the Truth regarding suffering, we can overcome it. If one wants to truly live with eternal joy and everlasting peace, it's possible! This book will help you to Suffer No More! ...

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Suffering is a choice. We don't need to suffer. This may come as a surprise but it is the Truth. We choose to suffer due to ignorance that drowns us in misery and sorrow. What is suffering? While we all experience it, have we gone on a quest to understand what the primary cause of misery is? We live in this ignorance, this myth, that suffering is an unavoidable part of life. Suffer No More is an analysis of suffering, what causes it and how if we realize the Truth regarding suffering, we can overcome it. If one wants to truly live with eternal joy and everlasting peace, it's possible! This book will help you to Suffer No More! ...

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Suffering is a choice. We don't need to suffer. This may come as a surprise but it is the Truth. We choose to suffer due to ignorance that drowns us in misery and sorrow. What is suffering? While we all experience it, have we gone on a quest to understand what the primary cause of misery is? We live in this ignorance, this myth, that suffering is an unavoidable part of life. Suffer No More is an analysis of suffering, what causes it and how if we realize the Truth regarding suffering, we can overcome it. If one wants to truly live with eternal joy and everlasting peace, it's possible! This book will help you to Suffer No More! ...

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Most of us live and die but we don’t ask the question – Why? We just exist! We don’t want to invest time in asking essential questions which are actually needed to lead a fulfilling and blissful life. We should keep on trying over and over again. We must never quit. When we ask questions, investigate, read, research, discuss, and introspect, we will ultimately realize the Truth. Let’s start our quest, now! ...

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Most of us live and die but we don’t ask the question – Why? We just exist! We don’t want to invest time in asking essential questions which are actually needed to lead a fulfilling and blissful life. We should keep on trying over and over again. We must never quit. When we ask questions, investigate, read, research, discuss, and introspect, we will ultimately realize the Truth. Let’s start our quest, now! ...

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Most of us live and die but we don’t ask the question – Why? We just exist! We don’t want to invest time in asking essential questions which are actually needed to lead a fulfilling and blissful life. We should keep on trying over and over again. We must never quit. When we ask questions, investigate, read, research, discuss, and introspect, we will ultimately realize the Truth. Let’s start our quest, now! ...

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Famous people’s lives reveal that the good and bad seasons in their lives alternated from good to bad and vice versa according to a certain pattern. A good season has given its place to a bad one at a certain moment, and a bad season has given its place to a good one also at a certain moment – and so on. Great German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, for example, went through a bad period of his life around the age of 32 because he had become totally deaf. Contemplating suicide, he wrote his will. But later, at a certain point indicated in this book, he overcame his hearing problem, was recognized as one of the greatest composers of all time –he wrote nine insuperable symphonies– and became a celebrated member of Viennese society. Napoleon provides another such an example. During the years 1792 to 1809, he conquered almost all of Europe, was crowned Emperor of France, and lived a life full of grandeur, triumph, and success. But then things reversed, at an also certain point indicated in this book: Napoleon lost all he had achieved, he was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo, and he was exiled ultimately to the remote island of ...

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Chapter 23. The Astonishing Discovery From the alternations of the good and bad seasons in the lives of the famous people we’ve seen in this book, very important observations are extracted. We start with Beethoven’s alternations of good and bad seasons. As we’ve seen in Chapter 1, his good and bad seasons alternated in 1776, 1792, 1809 and 1825. Between one of these dates there are 16-17 years. This alternation every 16-17 years happens however, in the lives of all people we’ve seen in this book. Great Italian composer Verdi’s for example, good and bad seasons in his life, alternated in 1842, 1859, 1875 and 1892 (as we’ve seen in Chapter 2). Again, between one of these dates there are constantly 16-17 years. Also famous Spanish painter Pablo Picasso’s good and bad seasons alternated in 1892, 1908, 1925, 1941, 1957, as we’ve seen, and also between each one of these dates there are constantly 16-17 years. The same happens with the seasons of all other people we’ve seen in this book, as you can recall. Between their dates of seasonal alternations there is a constant distance of 16-17 years. This observation consists the f...

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Contents Introduction Chapter 1. Ludwig van Beethoven Chapter 2. Giuseppe Verdi Chapter 3. Pablo Picasso Chapter 4. Mikhail Gorbachev Chapter 5. The Dalai Lama of Tibet Chapter 6. Margaret Thatcher Chapter 7. Elizabeth Taylor Chapter 8. Jackie Kennedy Onassis Chapter 9. Christopher Columbus Chapter 10. Queen Elizabeth I of England Chapter 11. Napoleon I Chapter 12. Victor Hugo Chapter 13. August Rodin Chapter 14. Winston Churchill Chapter 15. Aristotle Onassis Chapter 16. Nelson Mandela Chapter 17. Maria Callas Chapter 18. Sarah Bernhardt Chapter 19. Josephine, Napoleon’s wife Chapter 20. King Henry VIII of England Chapter 21. Jimmy Carter Chapter 22. John Glenn Chapter 23. The Astonishing Discovery Chapter 24. The Advantages Endnotes Bibliography ...

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Where Men and Gods Fear to Tread lays out the intertwined nature of all major world religions and even shows the religion from which they are all descended (the Urreligion). It also incorporates discussion of every major world's religions basic practices, philosophies, and shortcomings. This is an audiobook of Book 8....

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Gog and Magog have in past times been identified with particular countries. What if they are not countries? What if they are the Economy god and the Get a Life god, made by THEM? ...

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"Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass." (G,K, Chesterton, Ballad of the White Horse)...

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I. The True Civitas Humana II. The Last Vestige of Christianity III. Reconnaissance in the Dark IV. Tending the Fire V. Up-Hill Battle? VI. The Shield-Wall VII. Reaping the Field VIII.The Dying Fire ...

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These refrains written by Walter J. Hochlowski have been compiled from papers which he bequeathed to his daughters upon his death in 1980. He had a strong belief in a universal consciousness and how it imparts the diffusion of ideas. It was his desire that his thoughts and writings be shared with those who might find interest. ...

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AiR - Atman in RVM or the Soul in Ravi V. Melwani is an embodied soul whose only mission in life is to realize God. He was born on October 15, 1966 in Bangalore, as Ravi V. Melwani. At a very young age, he mastered the craft of business and became a very successful businessman who revolutionized retailing in India with the stores Kids Kemp, Big Kids Kemp, and Kemp Fort. After making millions, he realized that life is not just about making money. He shut down his business at the age of 40, transformed his life to RVM living by the RVM philosophy – Rejoice, Value Life, and Make a Difference. He set up the RVM Foundation and started doing H.I.S. work – Humanitarian, Inspirational, and Spiritual work. His mission was to “Make a Difference” in this world before his journey was over. ...

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AiR - Atman in RVM or the Soul in Ravi V. Melwani is an embodied soul whose only mission in life is to realize God. He was born on October 15, 1966 in Bangalore, as Ravi V. Melwani. At a very young age, he mastered the craft of business and became a very successful businessman who revolutionized retailing in India with the stores Kids Kemp, Big Kids Kemp, and Kemp Fort. After making millions, he realized that life is not just about making money. He shut down his business at the age of 40, transformed his life to RVM living by the RVM philosophy – Rejoice, Value Life, and Make a Difference. He set up the RVM Foundation and started doing H.I.S. work – Humanitarian, Inspirational, and Spiritual work. His mission was to “Make a Difference” in this world before his journey was over. ...

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«Secrets of Solomon» is a book easy to read, full of quotations from ancient and contemporary sages: Publilius Syrus, Seneca, Marquês de Maricá, John C. Maxwell, Steven K. Scott, T. Harv Eker, among others. The book was inspired by Proverbs of Solomon, who is considered by many as the wisest and richest king of all time. After studying the life and work of King Solomon, and the reason for his great wisdom and wealth, the author gives to know the 12 secrets of Solomon to success. These secrets will transform your life as they did with many people throughout History, if you put them into practice. Learn from the wise and you will become one. As a result, you will experience prosperity in all areas of your life....

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What is the secret of one of the most powerful men who ever lived? Solomon, son of King David, was the third king of Israel and lived during the tenth century BC. He became famous because of his great wisdom and wealth, higher than any other king on earth who lived before and after him. His reign was long (about 40 years), full of peace and prosperity. And even without war, he received the voluntary tribute of all neighboring kingdoms (according to some chronologies, 971-931 BC). Today, we studied the route and the history of all those who achieve success, regardless of their area of expertise. And we can learn about their methods and strategies that led them to achieve success. However, I consider fundamental: study the life and work of one of the most successful men ever.Harv Eker in his book "Secrets of the Millionaire Mind" reveals that when he was in a particularly difficult time, received the following advice that changed his life: "If you thought the way rich people do and did what rich people do, do you believe you ...

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Wisdom Introduction Riches of Solomon Secret 1 - The obstacle of wealth Secret 2 - The foundation for success Secret 3 - The cause of failure Secret 4 - The key to glory Secret 5 - The origin of ruin Secret 6 - Way to abundance Secret 7 - The trap of poverty Secret 8 - The seed for growth Secret 9 - Prosperity enemies Secret 10 - Guide to greatness Secret 11 - The reason for the fall Secret 12 - The source of all things The richest man in the world Be like Solomon The winner's profile Conclusion Thousand words Appendix Bibliography...

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This book is written by looking problems faced by the students in their life.this book is must for all those students who makes their life meaningless and can't understand true meaning of life.I wrote this book for understanding life and extra dimensionality thinking about struggles, Success, dreams and many more.This book is must for all level students. I hope this helps more....

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The book is a socio-economic manifesto from an artist's perspective. It forces the reader to look again at the current models in place while planting the seed for a new paradigm in the public realm....

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PROLOGUE 1. The purpose of this discourse is to make assumptions, provide generalized statements and explanations based on facts, raise awareness and with some imagination provide a thoretical concept for an abstract direction. 2. The manifesto is a selective aggregate of capitalism, socialism and communism. It adheres to utilitarianism while recognizing the human condition. The requirement of some form of rules and regulations are generally agreed as necessary. However, the term “government” in this manifesto refers to the people and not a disparate entity. 3. The planet is ecologically and environmentally sagging under the weight of the humanity’s footprint. Therefore, a proposal of fundamental adjustments, including the redistribution of the human populous with disregard to the axiological, is necessary for sustainability. 4. There is a substantial economic and literary contrast amongst the people of the world due to the restrictions imposed on the freedom of movement. One of the objectives is to propose an egalitarian alternative to eliminate this disparity. 5. Establishment of interdependence rather than independence albe...

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INTRODUCTION THIS IS AN INVITATION TO UNDERSTANDING. THIS IS AN INVITATION TO YOU. NOT YOU AS THE READER OF THESE WORDS ONLY, BUT TO THE (GENERIC YOU) ALL AND EVERY YOU. Millions are ready today to understand who they are and how they operate as a HUMAN BEING. There are a number of steps necessary in the learning process. 1.The individual must be ready (desire) to learn. 2.The individual must be able (potential) to learn. 3.The individual must practice (motivation) that which is being learned. 4.The individual must be (acceptance) the learned. ...

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Opinions are like flare, which can turn either way: they can spread like wild fire or encapsulate themselves within the bounds of personal integrity, and thus illuminate. I started writing opinions in the late 2008 through my blogs. I admit at times I did go wild with unsubstantiated accusations and surmises, leading to risky speculations and irresponsible opinions. Recently, I published a comprehensive book of my writings entitled "Writings @ Ankur Mutreja", and the present book is a short selection of my opinions presented therein with emphasis on responsible writing. I am an advocate by profession; therefore, most of my opinions have a tint of law; in the first part, the expression is simple; so, it is for lay persons who won’t mind a little exercise of mind in the legal arena; whereas, in the second part, I have gone whole hog with law, and I admit those without formal legal training may find it convenient to ignore. My style of writing is terse and pointed, but at times I have gone overboard like in one particular opinion on Aarushi murder, where emotions and logic intermingled in an expanded narrative. Righ...

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If passing through youth was like crossing the mirage of life for Chandra and Nithya, it proved to be chasing the mirage of love for Sathya and Prema though for plain Vasavi, Chandra's pitiable sibling, it was the end of the road. As life brings Chandra, who suffers from an inferiority complex for his perceived ugliness, and Nithya, who was bogged down being jilted by Vasu, together, they script their fate of fulfillment. And as poetic justice would have it, Sathya, who caused Prema's heart burn, himself was led down the garden path by Kala, doing a "Sathya on Sathya". Just not that, life has in store just deserts for Vasu owing to Nithya's retribution as he tries to stalk her. Besides, after many a fictional twist and turn, the way the story ends, challenges the perception that fact is stranger than fiction. ...

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As if all this was not enough for his tender psyche to cope up with, he had to contend with the sternness of the paternal strictness. Thus, it was only time before the seeds of alienation towards his father were sown in his impressionable mind. But the support he got from his sister and the solace he felt in his mother’s lap helped soothe his ruffled feelings a little. In time, he reached the threshold of youth, but couldn’t cross the despair of adolescence. Oblivious of the possibilities of life, man goes through his journey of disarray, in the itinerary of the past, chasing the mirages of malady even amidst the sands of hope. And that despairs him forever. Into his puberty, as his biology induced in him sexual curiosity, owing to his ungainliness, his youthful urge for reciprocity remained unfulfilled. Being naïve to the feminine nuances, his eyes couldn’t comprehend the emanations of their indifference. When in dismay, as he turned to the mirror for a clue, the reflections of his self-doubts stared him in his face. Yet, goaded by desire, he ogled women but to no avail. And as he went back to the mirror to reassess h...

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Shackles on Psyche End of the Tether Burden of Freedom Onto the Turf Respite by Death Lessons of Life Naivety of Love Dilemma of Disclosure Perils of Youth Absurd Proposal Crossing the Mirage Setting the Pace Oasis of Bliss Busy bees in Honeycomb Twist in the Tale Love in the Bind Turn for the Worse Shadows to the Fore Spurring to Err Tempting the Fate Stooping to Conquer Fouling the Soul Poetic Justice Agony of Penitence Embrace of Love Life of a Kind Just deserts?...

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The text translated is in the courtesy of Institute for the Translation of Korean Classics and their Korean translation version of the original Chinese text written by Yi I. The translation may differ from the original Chinese text as the English translation referred to the institute’s Korean translation....

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Men born into this world cannot become truly humane without learning. So called learning is not something estranged or distinct. Only, it is just for a father to be benevolent, a son faithful, the ruled loyal, with propriety between spouses, love between brothers, trust between friends and respect for the elders. In daily lives, all work should be treated with its own worth and a man must not mind with the mysterious to obtain the eccentric. However, a man who is not learnt has a heart that is stagnant because his perspective is limited. He must read, and then after considering the truth in those lines and enlightening the path of learning, it is possible to realise that taking the path is virtuous and accomplishing it brings justice to actions. Men nowadays do not know that learning exists in their daily lives and believe that it is intangibly high and far, difficult to grasp. Likewise, learning is left to the great men and is given up by the common people. How pitiful this is! When I was at the south of Haesan 해산 海山, one or two students came and asked of learning. Although I was embarrassed to be worthy of a teacher,...

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Acknowledgement Preface Introduction·서·序 Chapter 1 On establishing the spirit of learning·입지·立志 Chapter 2 On changing old habits·혁구습·革舊習 Chapter 3 On conducting oneself·지신·持身 Chapter 4 On reading·독서·讀書 Chapter 5 On how to treat parents·사친·事親 Chapter 6 On the rites of funerals·상제·喪祭 Chapter 7 On the rites of ancestral rituals·제례·祭禮 Chapter 8 On how to reside in one’ s own house·거가·居家 Chapter 9 On how to treat others·접인·接人 Chapter 10 On the conduct of life·처세·處世 ...

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Psychology, philosophy, esoteric symbolism. The role of government in creating and propagating child abuse through the abuse of power.

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Can you remember? Can you see it in your hidden mind, in old memories? Quietly recall that you were chosen; chosen in Eternity to exist. Chosen to enter these Dreams of a Dream right now ?...

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Index Number Content I.0 All through the darkness, everything is linked together. I.1 Prologue I.2 Introduction I.3 Index I.4 Acknowledgements I.5 Notes AP 1 Artpoem 1 – From The Darkness AP 2 Artpoem 2 – Dreams Of A Dream AP 3a Artpoem 3a - Ideology AP 3b Artpoem 3b - Psalm Minus 23 AP 4 Artpoem 4 – In The Begin Ing AP 5 Artpoem 5 – Hope In The Darkness AP 6 Artpoem 6 – A Midsummer Night's Dream of Dreams Poem 1 My Artist In You Poem 2 The Lives of 'I' 'Me' 'You' 'Us'- Pt(k) Poem 3 Salvation Poem 4 The Lads Poem 5 My Prison Space Poem 6 The Distress of Waiting Poem 7 Ditty - John the Bomber Poem 8 Ditty - We’re all sent down Poem 9 Mean Maths Poem 10 Hidden Child Abuse Short Story – The Crucifixion o...

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One Man. Ten days. No talking. One Centre. 102 meditators. No eye-contact. One Course. 105 hours of meditation. No gestures. One Law. One Truth. One Universe. This story isn't about me, it's about you. It may read as if it's about me, but if you've ever sought the Truth, then it's about you too. Surrender; it's the only way to win the war, the one being fought within, deep down in the trenches of your mind. Wherever that may be . . . Can I do it? And if so, what then?...

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Why something? Why not anything? All our life, we have been bugged by the strange questions that face us, and have tried to find answers to them from the day we begin to make sense of what we see. Overall so far disconcert seems to be an instinct on a personal level. The universe is full of strange sounding ideas and unremarkable truths. Mankind’s lust for knowledge never winds up with certainty. Who created the universe? The scriptural teaching on the origin of the universe is found in fatal bible. God: The Fatal delusion. ...

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A physicist is someone who yearns to comprehend why the universe is for, but he is too absurd to comprehend it. Physics: The music of dancing atoms. ...

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The Little Prince is a poetic tale, with watercolour illustrations by the author, in which a pilot stranded in the desert meets a young prince fallen to Earth from a tiny asteroid. The story is philosophical and includes social criticism, remarking on the strangeness of the adult world. It was written during a period when Saint-Exupéry fled to North America subsequent to the Fall of France during the Second World War, witnessed first hand by the author and captured in his memoir Flight to Arras.[11] The adult fable, according to one review, is actually "...an allegory of Saint-Exupéry's own life—his search for childhood certainties and interior peace, his mysticism, his belief in human courage and brotherhood.... but also an allusion to the tortured nature of their relationship."...

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How consciousness can become part of all of life,

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nearly every atom in your body is exchanged every month only your bones take longer and are new almost yearly that’s why you eat so much every birthday you have an entirely different body - so, who are you ? - your essence existed before you your affects exist all around you who you are in essence and what you did and what you do are eternal...

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Item Title 1 Introduction 2 Index Poem1 Already Damned Poem2 Can You Imagine Poem3 The Joy Of Poem4 Fear Is A Prison Poem5 Truth and Illusions. Poem6 Critical Eyes Poem7 Our Poetry Poem8 The Trouble With Silence Poem9 Empty Room Poem10 Freedom Poem11 What Am I Tomorrow Poem12 The Bottom Of Things Poem13 The Painful Way To Enlightenment Poem14 Ripples and Echoes Poem15 Phase 1 Poem16 God Is Eccentric Poem17 Friends Poem18 Comfort Poem19 Comfort Too Poem20 Today Poem21 The Light Poem22 Working Poem23 Welcome You Poem24 Coffee Poem25 Words Poem26 ...

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This article seeks to illuminate a commandeering of a design philosophy to serve capitalist property development. It is proposed to contrast various world renowned projects to their Constructivist forerunners highlighting the abandonment of the movement's social ideals for stylistic icon creation. Turning a social philosophy into a capitalist marketing strategy. I believe that little or no attention is being paid to the hallow misappropriation of revolutionary ideas by leading architects....

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About a year ago, the Council of Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) in Chicago selected the Interlace, a luxury housing development in Singapore designed by the Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA), as the inaugural winner of its Urban Habitat Award. The development was cited by the jury for breaking down the preconception of stand-alone icons, for creating a ‘topographical phenomenon’ and was hailed for creatively realizing the model of a ‘tower as a park.’ The Interlace is undoubtedly an impressive structure, however this accomplishment clearly owes much to Constructivist architects whose work was achieved nearly a century earlier and was imbued with social and political philosophy which stands in sharp relief against the vapid commercialist structures aping the design vocabulary of Constructivist architecture....