...unlivable, lifeless soil, unsuitable for hu- man habitation and inadequate for food production. Additionally, most of the world’s economies have be- c... ...s self-sufficient. This is ominously coupled with the worldwide diminution of food reserves. There is less available freshwater for well over half o... ...nability. Measures will be taken to protect the environment, create effective food and resource distri- bution systems, develop and use sustainable e... ... for something, we can no longer enjoy it. For example, think of your favorite food. Now, imag- ine yourself in a fancy restaurant, comfortably seated... ...will make us want spiritual pleasures. The more of this Light we gather, the faster we will progress. Wanting spirituality is called “rais- ing MAN,... ...etermine, and we will discuss it at length in the fol- lowing chapters, is how fast we can climb the ladder. The harder we work at climbing it, the f... ...e harder we work at climbing it, the faster these states will change and the faster our spiritual progress will be. Each Reshimo is completed when w... ... Our Universe 89 the more actively we participate in this Tour-de-Life, the faster and easier these discoveries will come. Better yet, the hardshi... ...shimot comprise our trail. They resurface one by one, and we relive them. The faster we re-experience each Reshimo, the faster we exhaust it and mov...

...ble to extract the importance that he could extract, as when one is given food without ever having felt hunger. It turns out that the descents, whic... ...assadim, as this induces separation. However, a miracle was made where by fasting and crying they extended the Light of Hassadim, and then they coul... ...a certain Mitzva, not all the organs agree to it. It is like a person who fasts. We say that only his interior agreed with the fast, but his exterio... ...erior agreed with the fast, but his exterior is feeling discomfort by the fast, since the body is always in opposition to the soul. Thus, the differ... ...ive and as much as an egg.” An “olive” is as the dove said, “I prefer my food as bitter as an olive from Above.” And the “egg” means that it is lif... ...ael the strength to work. “And thou shalt not lend to him.” If you give it food and you ask that it will give you strength for work, then it tells yo... ...rength for work, then it tells you that it has no debt to pay you for the food that you are giving it. This is because “I gave you the strength for ... ... bitter and piquant things, such as mustard, hot peppers, sour, and salty foods. All of this is to evoke the suffering of hunger, since when the hea...

..., each with its own responsibili- - ties. Some forces were responsible for food provision, some were meant to help us marry more successfully, and so... ...s Light we gather, the Chapter 4: Mending Adam to Achieve Perfection 81 faster we will progress. Wanting spirituality is called “rais- - ing MAN,” ... ...i encourages me to develop new means to get what I want, thus progressing faster toward my goal. The equation is simple and straightforward: The bi... ...ermine, which we will discuss at length in the following chapters, is how fast we can climb the ladder. The harder we work at climbing it, the faste... ...arder we work at climbing it, the faster these states will change and the faster we will spiritually progress. Each Reshimo is completed when we have... ...s three boundaries. He explains that folr r lowing them is the easiest and fastest way to achieve spiritur r ality. He also says that these guidelines... ... way we live, to our interests, to how we spend our leisure, and even the food we eat and the clothes we wear. Even when we choose to dress contrary... ...timate when a child should start developing certain skills, and when new foods can be introduced. Without this fixed pattern, Chapter 7: The Four... ...u want, you no longer want it. To understand why, think of your favorite food. Now, imagine yourself in a fancy restau- - rant, comfortably seated a...

... infinite perplexity of the devil, the world, and the flesh: this standing record, this food for the spirit of these men, this bridle upon their ton... ...d the author of it. When the inquiring mind of the Spanish y outh was hindered from the food which it desired and had been entertained with during t... ...s view of the present state of Christendom I perfectly coincide, and that infidelity is fast breeding out of the serpent’s egg of superstition and wi... ... recompensing you for your worldly losses; the balm of the wounds of this life, and the food of the powers and faculties of the life to come. Doth t... ...eason is the noblest part of man, the truth, in whatever way conveyed, must contain the food of pure reason, which my dear friend, my kind and honou... ...hurch in bondage to the Apostolical Roman Empire, and I behold the spirit of infidelity fast dissolving and just about to destroy that foulest super... ... embraced for future facts, and she must continue to do so while she holdeth the system fast. For it is most manifest that if sayings such as these,... ...ought forward for the instruction of the holy nation, which is the spiritual church; the fasts and solemn feasts, the offices of the temple, the temp... ... the least half of what is promised in the word of God, and what his church should hold fast with assured faith. Moreover, she should look upon the...

...endent desire, just as a baby sucks from its mother. How does the milk become food for the baby? When menstruation stops, the mother’s blood is used... ..., animate, and speaking. 1. Still: the desire for physical pleasures, such as food and sex. 2. Vegetative: the desire for money and wealth. 3. Animat... ...eation, to the wholeness of the Creator. The worse the situation becomes, the faster we begin to understand and correct it. Q: How can it be that the... ...hould not stay in our current evil state, but should try and rise above it as fast as possible after we have examined and analyzed our situations. T... ...o hand in hand.” If I want to eat a little, then I take little pleasure in the food. But if I am very hungry, then eating gives me great pleasure. Th... ...eacher, it is a qualitative change in their work, since providence has become faster and tougher. When we come closer to spirituality, we begin to fe... ...be corrected. Our bodies are only flesh; they need sleep, physical pleasures, food, and rest. They have nothing in common with the internal, spiritua... ... on the existing reality. That is why the wisdom of Kabbalah does not rely on fasting, abstention, or deprivation of any sort. There is no coercion ... ...e prohibi- tions on eating, drinking, and the other limitations on this day of fast- ing. That day completes the final correction. After the Day of At...

...your final state; you just cannot feel it yet. All that depends on you is how fast you advance toward the goal. If you read more, the rest will foll... ...is for the purpose of correction, not for pleasure. The host offers his guest food and drink. All the guest actually wants is the food, but along wi... ...hat sensation is so unpleasant that it overshadows the pleasure of eating the food. T H E F E E L I N G O F S H A M E Q: Why did creation, Malchut of... ...one to nullify one’s ego and cancel one’s desires. There is no requirement to fast or to mortify self. T H E W I S D O M O F K A B B A L A H 83 One... ... “collective Providence.” But when He takes us out of the ranks to promote us faster and pull us toward Him, that is called “private Providence.” T ... ...he one hand, if he eats the delicacies on the table, he will merely enjoy the food and that will be the end of it. On the other hand, he can rise to... ...w the host into tor- ment. He tries to persuade the guest to taste some of the food, and that T H E K A B B A L A H E X P E R I E N C E 144 opens up... ... to change, push myself forward, and rise spiritually can I use the system of fasting for that purpose, such as 5 days of fast- ing, then a break and... ... so on continuously? Or is it of no use at all? Naturally, in addition to the fasting, there would be Kabbalah studies, listening to lessons, etc… ...

...tive needs, the selfish ones scattered their surplus on the joys of life: food and drink, clothing and jewels, and equalized with the prominent in e... ...motions. This is similar to hay-eating beasts, without the taste of human food. And even if one is an important businessperson, occupied with much n... ...circles until a whispering tongue said this to him: “He hath given Teref (food) unto them that fear Him,” and not Trefa (non-kosher food), as that s... ...il he was twenty years of age. Every day, they were to bring him down his food and drink, but under no condition should they bring down fire and can... ...t for him as love of his friend because its aim is nearer and is revealed faster (Item 14), since it is mistake-proof and is demanding. 249 m a T a ... ...” (Yerushalmi, Hagiga, p 6b). This is perplexing. They mean that they were fasting and tormenting to find the revelation of His face, as it is writte... ...nd for awakening to repent. Sometimes, a person debates whether or not to fast on that day. It is not 6 6 8 K a b b a l a h f o ... ... K a b b a l a h f o r T h e s T u d e n T mandatory to fast and there is no prohibition on the food, as well. Hence, the choice i... ...ce, the choice is in one’s own hands. If, in the end, a person decides to fast, and later regrets and wishes to eat, the rule is that the food is no...

...ty said to be in the womb of the mother; who, as saith Augustine, ‘with suitable food Coming of Messiah Vol. 2 Part II nourisheth those whom she ... ... is, which in that extraordinary council is placed in the hands of the Lamb, so fast shut and sealed, that no mere creature is worthy or capable of ... ...lace, that there she might live and obtain for herself necessary and convenient food, by the space of 1260 days, which is exactly forty and two month... ... of prodigies, led her into the desert, and there sustained her with convenient food all the time of her sojourning. By the simple mention of this gr... ...sea, (chap. ii.) and by Jeremiah, (chap. xxiii.) who shall give them convenient food of doctrine and of instruction, whereby not one individual of t... ... all distraction, and wholly occupied in nourishing herself upon that spiritual food which God hath prepared for her: all this while the rest of the ...

...otting log beneath a canopy teeming with noisy nests. The young calling for food above her melded into a single, insistent voice, a command from the... ...ed patch where her razor had removed hair clotted with blood. The skin held fast to the wound, turning a translucent orange as enzymes formed symbio... ...t the Masari body would change and evolve into an entity independent of the food chain that engendered the Covenant's sacred guilt. Choking on her ... ... fuzzy scalps. "Because, my sweetheart, if they die, then we die that much faster." When Ata lost his companion to a Masari hunter he became mad wi... ...cave and was met with stillness, and silence. Abri asked, "Why would we die faster?" Zai whispered, "Because we're part of each other, in a way you ... ... at least half retained their lists. A fellow yatanii, unable to break the food chain by starving, lived beyond the town's borders. Ghost—not his b... ..., brothers, mates, children? That our body parts brush your hair, spear your food, glue your wood? And, after all that, you dare to spit us out! Zai... ... had been a yatanii once, recovered many seasons now from his own ordeal of fasting. His business recovered less quickly. He ate Yata to keep up his... ...e room. Loose down escaped from a bedroll, errant crumbs in the home of her fastidious friend. "That's because she's staying here." Ghost shrugged....

...d Masari dependence on Yata meat by performing experiments punishable by death. His jeopardy increases when he shelters a teenage runaway sickened by fasting. Their worldview shatters when they harbor a Yata woman raised to be livestock instead of a god. But Crossroads itself is imperiled. Hidden in the far woods, a secret Yata militia is preparing to alter the balance ...

... the Roman Catholic Church, until very recently, retained some vestiges of food and clothing regulations, if only in the form of eating fish on Friday... ...extreme ascetic, a hermit, and devoted himself to meditation, trances, and fasting. Through meditation he succeeded in bringing on visions which terri... ... the Order, the pure religion THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION 26 would have stood fast a thousand years. But since they had received that permission, it will... ...sand years. But since they had received that permission, it will now stand fast for only five hundred years.” 22 The order of nuns soon died out, howev... ...e oft in tribulation In favor and in fortune—only God I saw. In prayer and fasting, in praise and contemplation, In the religion of the Prophet—only G... ...t Frankfort calls a mythopoeic consciousness in which there is no hard and fast line between the categories animate and inanimate, natural and superna... ...that the buffalo were for the Sioux and other hunter peoples the source of food, winter warmth, and shelter, for the buffalo gave meat and sinews for ... ... dug into the hill; he was to stay alone for four days and nights with no food or water, wrapped only in a quilt his grandmother had made for his han... ... for him and shakes his shoulder, taking him down the hill now to give him food and water and to interpret Lame Deer’s visions for him. Lame Deer is n...

... "That's exactly what you're doing,” Walter said frustrated. “Running away as fast as you can. Marian feels if she leaves you, that you might come t... ... was he concerned about?” she said still skeptical. Alex had to do some real fast thinking. “It was something about the potential break-up of NATO.... ...but. Antonio entered the crowded cafe, late diners feasted on their favorite food and wine. They ate and talked while wildly waving their hands and... ...th people, the chattering and the waving of hands was as much a staple as the food itself. Antonio made his way through the cafe and was always amaze... ...ve that he shake his mood. "So, what's the entertainment tonight?" "Not so fast, nephew. I need to know something." Brand cocked his head and lo... ...fferent way." "Do you think that too, Walter?" "Everything has happened so fast, we just need time to adjust," Walter said, trying to take the st... ... Then thinking to himself, “Could Gallucci have brought them all into line so fast? Maybe, there really was something to this Angel of Death thing.”... ...to Gallucci. He ordered himself an assortment of sushi and sashimi. When the food arrived, "Fish should be cooked," Gallucci groaned. "You should ... ...s our purpose." After arriving back at their quarters, they found a tray of food waiting for them. Gallucci was not hungry, he felt a deep sense o...

...n. Furthermore, the born child has all the rights a child has against his parents: food, shelter, emotional nourishment, education, and so on. It ... ...ntinues OUTSIDE her womb? Even after birth, the woman's body is the main source of food to the baby and, in any case, she has to endure physical ha... ...re we talking about? The right to life? The right to be free of pain? The right to food? Except the right to free speech – all other rights could b... ... life, and when no reasonable and feasible alternative is available. The chain of food in nature is morally neutral and so are death and disease. ... ... us all. The post-mortem integrity of this shrine is widely thought to guarantee a faster, unhindered access to the afterlife, to immortality, and ... ...ians, political parties, governments, corporations, and institutions. 3. Wider and faster dissemination of information regarding bad governance, co... ... to be conducive to economic growth (indeed, to be a prerequisite to such). But the fastest economic growth rates in history go to imperial Rome, N... ...n generations seem to have thought so. They incubated dreams by travelling afar, by fasting and by engaging in all other manners of self deprivation... ...tioning, normal" individuals from those who are not) is maintained by dreaming. It fast deteriorates when dreaming is impossible. This link between...

...wering they walked at night. At an encampment, Egyptian soldiers provided food while Mother rested a few days. A sergeant repaired her sandals. They... ...ins, the Dead Sea glistening dozens of feet below, a cold floor, a little food...what could I do? “Are there other prisoners on this floor, John?” ... ...ing with my promise I passed out bread and fish in baskets. I blessed the food and there was an abundance for everyone, many of them hungry chil- dre... ...s cut stone. A torch burned Mark’s arm; someone smashed our hammer. “Work fast,” someone was constantly urging. Peter got defiant: “Let the Romans c... ...ut pulled my cloak around me and continued walking. Clouds were traveling fast. When the rain started I re- traced my steps. I heard voices and men a... ... Locusts, dates, bread, honey—the wilderness taught me the true taste of food. During the months since the wilderness I have eaten well, too well, b... ...and bought oil for her cuts and bruises. Matthew found us and brought her food. “Where can I hide?” she asked us. “What is to become of me? They wil...

...o ut Since we planned on being back at the park- ing lot the next day, our food and water supply was accordingly minimal. But once up in the moun- ta... ...e were truly lost. Night was now approaching, and we did not have enough food and water to last us for many days. w e knew the park rangers would n... ... or rocks. They also learned how to use vessels for gathering and storing food. over time, humans improved the use of their intellect, Chapter 3:... ...uman race became ruler of the earth. The ability to use tools to increase food pro- duction and to build better shelters offered us a unique possib... ... has made many great achievements, such as modern medicine and abun- dant food and energy production. But the more we have advanced, the more we hav... ...e needles, and I would gaze in awe at the trees, thinking, “They must be fastened to the ground with nails. There is no oth- er way to explain how t... ...ality. The result can be extremely passionate, ex- tremely soft, extremely fast, or well tempered. But whatever the genre, the impact of such music o...

...stages. In the first stage, it manifests in the need for sustenance, such as food, reproduction, and family. In the second stage, the desire for we... ...ild who eats to please its mother. In this way, even when the child receives food from its mother, it acts as a giver to its mother. When the creat... ...comes, and with the lack of hunger, pleasure diminishes. Even if much of the food is left on the table, and even if the food is delicious, without ... ...I C S 54 the guest to receive. Now the guest feels that consenting to eat the food would fulfill the host’s need. Eating would thus be doing the hos... ...s moving in space. According to Einstein, if we make the stick move extremely fast, it will begin to shrink. According to Newton, regardless of the ... ...This means that in most familiar circumstances, sticks cannot move nearly as fast as it takes for us to see them shrink. Therefore, in most cases, ... ... of the Light, our pace will exceed the sufferings and we will prog- ress ever faster. This is the whole benefit from the study of Kab- balah: acceler... ...ible to experience endless enjoyment. This endless enjoyment is not from sex, food, a new car, a big house, or other transient, mundane pleasures. I... ...receive. Such a state allows one to accelerate one’s development and progress faster than the natural pressure of the Light on the Kli would allow. ...

...his path, based on my egoistic desires – it does not necessarily indicate fast progress. To advance fast is to advance with the force of the Creator,... ...Each attribute brings with it a different kind of pleasure: pleasure from food, from a child, from a walk in the park or from rest. All kinds of ple... ...s increase the influence of the upper light on them, and by that progress faster, meaning attain the situation where they begin to feel the upper wo... ...er, meaning attain the situation where they begin to feel the upper world faster, and begin to guide their own destiny. Thus, throughout time Kabbal... ... degree of still, are aware of their domestic needs, their needs for sex, food, leisure, television. Their whole life is like one day. When a person... ... of the existence of the Creator, of nature, and will develop spiritually faster, and will come to the spiritual attainment that we should and inde... ...eteriorate in spirituality under the negative impact of society, and very fast indeed. Moreover, all along the way, he will justify himself and soci... ...an to fade the minute I started to eat, until I couldn’t even look at the food. Why don’t I want to eat anymore? Because it gives me no more pleasur...

...rst, they aim at physical pleasures, on an animal level, the enjoyment of food, sex and family ties. Then, they desire satisfaction on a human leve... ...gin sooner, such as adding cement to the grave so that the body would rot faster – as though asking for the new phase of correction to begin sooner.... ... There are two ways to teach a person to do his work: the first is short, fast and painless, called “the path of Kabbalah.” The second, however, is ... ... gone through in the last one hundred years. And the pace will only grow faster – in one year we will go through as much as we would in several yea... ...g, only the desires of the heart develop, desires for worldly pleasures – food, sex, family, wealth power, knowledge etc. Then what happens is that ... ...h the sensation that his will to receive is bad and he must get rid of it faster. Thus, man becomes aware of his sensations faster. And that is his... ...e of his sensations faster. And that is his choice. His desire to advance faster than the natural surfacing of the reshimot shifts man from the path... ... Its desires change with its evolution from desires to bodily pleasures – food, sleep, and sex, just as in animals, to the desire to return to its ... ...ith his life. He begins to search for something beyond money, honor, sex, food, power and knowledge, and doesn’t know where to find what he really ...

...f time in the physical realm relative to itself – rather like rewinding or fast-forwarding a tape – to attain the point of interest. Simultaneo... ...amount of observed energy (hence mass) measured on the vertical axis. The faster the object goes, the less energy/mass is apparent – the line to th... ... hour ago. Everything moves headlong into an apparently uncertain future; food is eaten, turned into energy to fuel and repair our bodies, and pro... ...gain with his now older counterpart, for whom reaching the age sixty was a faster process in the absence of gravity! According to special relat...

...ments, or dwell in holy places, or be occupied in sacred offices, or pray, fast, and abstain from certain meats, or do whatever works can be done thro... ... he must not take his ease; here he must give heed to exercise his body by fastings, watchings, labour, and other regular disci- pline, so that it may... ...e, and with what distinctions, he ought to chas- ten his own body. He will fast, watch, and labour, just as much as he sees to suffice for keeping dow... ... they are not so at all. For the Christian freeman will speak thus: I will fast, I will pray, I will do this or that which is commanded me by men, not... ...r ecclesiastical functions are Christian ones; and the same may be said of fasts and special prayers to certain saints. I fear that in all these nothi... ... works neither can nor ought to be absent, just as we cannot exist without food and drink and all the functions of this mortal body. Still it is not o...

...himself. 21 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and lled up esh for it. 22 And the ... ...l go in with thee, that they may live. 21 Thou shalt take unto thee of all food that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee: and it shall be... ...ood that may be eaten, and thou shalt lay it up with thee: and it shall be food for thee and them. 22 And Noe did all things which God com- manded him... ...d up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram, amongst the briers, sticking fast by the horns, which he took and o ered for a holocaust instead of his ... ... 4 Then Esau ran to meet his brother, and em- braced him: and clasping him fast about the neck, and kissing him, wept. 5 And lifting up his eyes, he s... ... took her away, and lay with her, ravishing the virgin. 3 And his soul was fast knit unto her; and whereas she was sad, he comforted her with sweet wo... ...en there also they began to be fam- ished, the people cried to Pharao, for food. And he said to them: Go to Joseph: and do all that he shall say to yo... ...mine had oppressed them also. 57 And all provinces came into Egypt, to buy food, and to seek some relief of their want. Chapter 42 And Jacob hearing t... ...ther joining, that the rational may be tted with the ephod, 28 And may be fastened by the rings thereof unto the rings of the ephod with a violet ll...

...er in the spiritual and secular estate we would find time enough to reform food, clothing, tonsures, and surplices. But if we want to swallow such ca... ... follow thence that we should invoke and adore the angels and saints, and fast, hold festivals, celebrate Mass in their honor, make offerings, and es... ... reason I am not obliged to adore and invoke you, and celebrate festivals, fast, make oblations, hold masses for your honor [and worship], and put my ... ...ow; fur thermore, it teaches of ceremonies concerning churches, garments, food, persons and [similar] puerile, theatrical and comical things without... ...tisfaction, which could indeed be rendered, as five Paternosters, a day’s fast, etc.; for the rest [that was lacking] of the [in their] re pentance ... ...aternities or colleges of priests], wished to be monks and priests, and by fasting, watching, praying, saying Mass, coarse garments, and hard beds, et...

...emselves cast into some divine pool of healing, they mended so kindly and so fast. The morrow after our three days were past, there came to us a new... ... the boat he was in movable and unbound; whereas all the rest remained still fast; and taking that for an as surance of leave to approach, he caused ... ...inuance, whereby they of the vale that were not drowned perished for want of food, and other things necessary. So as marvel you not at the thin popula... ...ead of his gown, he had on him a mantle with a cape, of the same fine black, fastened about him. When we came in, as we were taught, we The New Atlant... ...e some meats also and bread, and drinks, which, taken by men, enable them to fast long after; and some other, that used make the very flesh of men’s b...

...nd thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees a... ...is desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon t... ...the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7 And the house, when it was in buildin... ..., dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people: 10 And set two men, sons of ... ... written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth on high among the people. 13 And there came in two men... ...ose words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softly. 28 And the word of the LORD ...

...he LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of kno... ...knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to mak... ...hall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to thee; and it shall be for f... ... wife, and his maid- servants; and they bare children. 18 For the LORD had fast closed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech, because of Sarah Ab... ...land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Phara... ...hains of pure gold at the ends; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to the ouches. 15 And thou shalt make the breast... ...stplate. 25 And the other two ends of the two wrea- then chains thou shalt fasten in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod b... ...st- Exodus 123 plate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreathen chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulderpieces of the ephod... ... signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre; as the LORD commanded Moses. 32 Thus was ...

...upil of the Cat- echism, and am glad so to remain. And yet these delicate, fastidious fellows would with one reading promptly be doc- tors above all d... ...etire at night; and until they repeat them, they should be given nei- ther food nor drink. Likewise every head of a household is obliged to do the sam... ...o been practicing and doing under the Papacy. If any one had toothache, he fasted and honored St. Apollonia [lacerated his flesh by voluntary fasting ... ...aven from God, and reckons how many bequests it has made, how often it has fasted, celebrated Mass, etc. Upon 15 The Large Catechism such things it d... ...d ex- pect from Him naught but good, as from one who gives us body , life, food, drink, nourishment, health, protection, peace, and all necessaries of... ...read for work, and then lays them aside, or as a traveler uses an inn, and food, and his bed only for temporal necessity, each one in his station, acc... ...cording to God’s order, and without allowing any of these things to be our food or idol. Let this suffice with respect to the First Commandment, which... ...God has bestowed on me!” etc., as formerly the children were accustomed to fast and pray to St. Nicholas and other saints. This would be more pleasing... ...of you how you have heard, learned, and honored His Wo rd . Likewise those fastidious spirits are to be reproved who, when they have heard a sermon or...

...eeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms. 4 And Peter, fastening his eyes upon him with John, said, Look on us. 5 And he gave he... ... what intent ye have sent for me? 30 And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and,... ... heaven by four corners; and it came even to me: 6 Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I consid ered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the ear... ... up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work w... ...as and Saul for the work where unto I have called them. 3 And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away. 4 S... ... and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the p...

...ll talk about free will, all religious orders, masses, ceremo- nies, vows, fastings, and the like. In branding the world the devil’s kingdom of iniqui... ...tried hard to live up to every law as best I could. I punished myself with fasting, watching, praying, and other exercises more than all those who tod... ... Out- wardly I kept myself chaste, poor, and obedient. I was much given to fasting, watching, praying, saying of masses, and the like. Yet under the c... ...? Or on ac- count of my pharisaical religion? Or on account of my prayers, fastings, and works? Never. Well, then, it is certain God did not call me o... ... stand for the time being. So did all the apostles. Nevertheless Paul held fast to the liberty of the Gospel. On one occasion he said to the Jews: “Th... ...icate how much God prizes charity . When David and his compan- ions had no food with which to still their hunger they ate the showbread which lay-peop...

...In our scriptures and purana—a group of 18 important Hindu texts, special importance is given to fasting for its spiritual and health benefits. Such penances done with the intent of spiritual progress or for the attainment of the Self are definitely fruitful however one cannot experience the Self. However one can attain ...

...In our scriptures and purana—a group of 18 important Hindu texts, special importance is given to fasting for its spiritual and health benefits. Such penances done with the intent of spiritual progress or for the attainment of the Self are definitely fruitful however one cannot experience the Self. However one can attain ...

...In our scriptures and purana—a group of 18 important Hindu texts, special importance is given to fasting for its spiritual and health benefits. Such penances done with the intent of spiritual progress or for the attainment of the Self are definitely fruitful however one cannot experience the Self. Through such penance, o...

...ments he never forgets to point out their relation to faith, thus holding fast this fundamen tal thought of the book to the end. Faith which does no... ...s we must put bluntly, that men may understand it. W e find many who pray, fast, establish endowments, do this or that, lead a good life before men, ... ...orks so narrowly that they are made to consist only of praying in church, fasting, and almsgiving. Other works they consider to be in vain, and thin... ...e, to Jerusalem, hither and yon, prays St. Bridget’s prayer and the rest, fasts on this day and on that, makes confession here, and makes confession... ...distinction among good works, but go lum bering along: if only they pray, fast, establish endow ments, go to confession, and do enough, everything s... ...s to teach along with these works, just as a mother gives her child other food along with the milk, until the child can eat the strong food by itsel... ...srael went out of Egypt through the Wilderness, where there was no way, no food, no drink, no help. Therefore God went before them, by day in a bright... ... by the quan tity or duration, as these do, but also by the nature of the food, thinking that it is of far greater worth if they do not eat meat, egg... ...ey none the less drink themselves full; some fast by eating fish and other foods so lavishly that they would come much nearer to fasting if they ate m...

...he, who hath the power, Had with another sun bedeck’d the sky. Her eyes fast fix’d on the eternal wheels, Beatrice stood unmov’d; and I with ken ... ...rctic beams reveal. Ye other few, who have outstretch’d the neck. Timely for food of angels, on which here They live, yet never know satiety, Through ... ...e supreme virtue show’r not over all. But as it chances, if one sort of food Hath satiated, and of another still The appetite remains, that this ... .... Whence I to question her became less prompt. CANTO IV Between two kinds of food, both equally Remote and tempting, first a man might die Of hunger, ... ...h, If aught approach them from without, do draw Towards it, deeming it their food; so drew Full more than thousand splendours towards us, And in each ... ...in his own garden chose to be His help mate. Messenger he seem’d, and friend Fast knit to Christ; and the first love he show’d, Was after the first co... ...uth, who came to Clymene To certify himself of that reproach, Which had been fasten’d on him, (he whose end Still makes the fathers chary to their son... ...etting. His convent Peter founded without gold Or silver; I with pray’rs and fasting mine; And Francis his in meek humility. And if thou note the poin... ...sum’d: “All grappling bonds, that knit the heart to God, Confederate to make fast our clarity. The being of the world, and mine own being, The death w...

... so accursed in her kind, That never sated is her ravenous will, Still after food more craving than before. To many an animal in wedlock vile She fast... ...l after food more craving than before. To many an animal in wedlock vile She fastens, and shall yet to many more, Until that greyhound come, who shall... ... them, and cast it in his ravenous maw. E’en as a dog, that yelling bays for food His keeper, when the morsel comes, lets fall His fury, bent alone wi... ...l’d them back voluble, turning again, Exclaiming these, “Why holdest thou so fast?” Those answering, “And why castest thou away?” So still repeating t... ...nings breathe, and none could see From whom they might have issu’d. In amaze Fast bound I stood. He, as it seem’d, believ’d, That I had thought so man... ...guide; and I him thence besought, That having giv’n me appetite to know, The food he too would give, that hunger crav’d. “In midst of ocean,” for... ... I had a cord that brac’d my girdle round, Wherewith I erst had thought fast bound to take The painted leopard. This when I had all Unloosen’d fr... ...in such guise As one returns, who hath been down to loose An anchor grappled fast against some rock, Or to aught else that in the salt wave lies, Who ... ...no: bid him, if he wish not Here soon to follow me, that with good store Of food he arm him, lest impris’ning snows Yield him a victim to Novara’s po...

...pright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integ rity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him ... ...15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the sun, and his bran... ...of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food. 13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul de... ...ey forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children. 6 They reap every one his corn in the... ... I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I l... ... hath stretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof; 7 When the morning stars sa... ...s of heaven, 38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetit... ...nd abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. Chapt... ...ke his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the shady ...

... so accursed in her kind, That never sated is her ravenous will, Still after food more craving than before. To many an animal in wedlock vile She fast... ...l after food more craving than before. To many an animal in wedlock vile She fastens, and shall yet to many more, Until that greyhound come, who shall... ... them, and cast it in his ravenous maw. E’en as a dog, that yelling bays for food His keeper, when the morsel comes, lets fall His fury, bent alone wi... ...l’d them back voluble, turning again, Exclaiming these, “Why holdest thou so fast?” Those answering, “And why castest thou away?” So still repeating t... ...nings breathe, and none could see From whom they might have issu’d. In amaze Fast bound I stood. He, as it seem’d, believ’d, That I had thought so man... ...guide; and I him thence besought, That having giv’n me appetite to know, The food he too would give, that hunger crav’d. “In midst of ocean,” for... ... I had a cord that brac’d my girdle round, Wherewith I erst had thought fast bound to take The painted leopard. This when I had all Unloosen’d fr... ...in such guise As one returns, who hath been down to loose An anchor grappled fast against some rock, Or to aught else that in the salt wave lies, Who ... ...no: bid him, if he wish not Here soon to follow me, that with good store Of food he arm him, lest impris’ning snows Yield him a victim to Novara’s po...