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...ain to you, Socrates, that our friend Cratylus has been arguing about names; he says that they are natural and not conventional; not a portion of the human voice which men agree to use; but that there is a truth or correctness in them, which is the same for Hellenes as for barbarians. Whereupon I ask him, whether his own name of Cratylus is a true name or not, and he answe...

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...es; he says that they are natural and not conventional; not a portion of the human voice which men agree to use; but that there is a truth or correctn... ... says that they are natural and not conventional; not a portion of the human voice which men agree to use; but that there is a truth or correctness in... ...affirms to have been the names of Hector’s son, are more within the range of human facul ties, as I am disposed to think; and what the poet means by ... ...ut them when they were named, and perhaps there may have been some more than human power at work occasionally in giving them names. HERMOGENES: I thin... ...And I say too, that every wise man who happens to be a good man is more than human ( daimonion) both in life and death, and is rightly called a demon.... ...tting the mouth into shape. And the additions are often such that at last no human being can possibly make out the original mean ing of the word. Ano... ...to be real names? And here I will ask you a question: Suppose that we had no voice or tongue, and wanted to communicate with one another, should we no... ...ery true. SOCRATES: And when we want to express ourselves, ei ther with the voice, or tongue, or mouth, the expres sion is simply their imitation of... ..., Cratylus? Are we to count them like votes? and is correctness of names the voice of the majority? Are we to say of whichever sort there are most, th...

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...Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious lodger. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family, at one point assuming a human voice to warn John that his suspicions that Dot is having an affair with the lodger are wrong. The life of the Peerybingles frequently intersects with that of Caleb Plummer, a poor toymaker employed by the miser Mr. Tac...

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...A savage race whose main source of food is humans are fast running out of supplies and so must attack their rival race, who they believe are the cause of their growing food shortages....

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...ing I could do. I also noticed the invaders were bigger in size compared to the ones that were being hunted, burnt and killed. The sound of their voices and cries in the fire weakened my heart. I could not fathom why I was there or why I could not do anything. The attack was merciless, unspeakable and unthinkable. While I watched, someone ran out of the burning bus...

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...Laitman's new book not only demonstrates with examples from science and Kabbalah that the ego stands behind all human suffering, but also shows how we can use it to our benefit. With clear analyses of the human soul and its problems, the book provides a 'roadmap' indicating how we can achieve a new level of existence and fulfillment....

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........................................................... 31 Evolution of the Human Desire for Pleasure ..................................39 CHAPTER ... .............................................................................153 HUMANITY AND THE WISDOM OF KABBALAH ...................................... ... future of the state of Israel. 17 FOREWORD It is hardly a secret that humanity is in a deep crisis. Many of us already feel it. Sensations o... ...eed to understand their causes. The safest place to start is by understanding human nature and the nature of the world. If we understand our own nat... ...e desire to receive pleasure evolved in us over time, following the growth of human desires. Its first manifes- tation was in simple desires, such as... ...nd we are curious to find it. If we let this desire lead us and listen to the voice in our hearts, we will wake up to the real reality. 19 143 10... ...of Kabbalah must be brought to everyone in the world, and compares it to the voice of the Shofar (a ram’s horn blown on Jew- ish holidays): “And the... ...ion of the wisdom in the masses is called “a Shofar.” Like the Shofar, whose voice travels a great distance, the echo of the wisdom will spread thr... ...ss of mass correction would begin, as it was written in his book, Kol ha Tor (Voice of the Turtledove). Baal HaSulam named the year 1995 in a conve...

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...is is a spiritual book that tells the real Truth of God. And the true Path to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and all humanity, for each soul and every society. The developments that would make us materially and morally satisfied...

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...h to God. A pragmatic Path we could walk easily, smoothly, within a normal human lifetime. For others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future... ...or others of us, it is a book that reveals what the future holds. For each human and all humanity, for each soul and every society. The developments t... ...visionary – to name only a few that tried to see what the future holds for humankind. Utopists, ideologists, scientists, schizophrenics attempted to t... ...II. Which produced the United Nations... But why do all good intentions of humans always fail ? ... Or do they ? ... Time and time again we ask oursel... ...hat is this understanding that we need, to know the future ? The future of humanity. But the future of each individual, too... And the future of God’s... ...ciousness... But then, all of a sudden, from behind these gates a powerful voice came. And the voice said, “Your time has come. Enter!” And the gates ... ... all at once he recalled what he was here for. “Who are you?” he asked his voice trembling with excitement, and he added his eyes shining, “Is that Yo... ...ion flew triumphantly over the town. “Haaa!” we screamed at the top of our voices, at the peak of our content. “Charge! In the name of God!” the offic... ...and further away... 58 “But was this really possible then?...” a peaceful voice came suddenly into the stream of my thoughts. Astonished, I slowly op...

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...logy. Reading it can be useful to anyone who wants to discover new ways of thinking and acting, and who wants to transform him or herself as well as human history....

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... thinking and acting, and who wants to transform him or herself as well as human history. Antonio Mercurio 6 THE MYTH OF ULYSSES AND SECOND... ...urished themselves with nectar and ambrosia and I am firmly convinced that human beings are deeply in need of nourishing themselves with beauty, mor... ...h. The next is Secondary beauty, which is created through the artistry of human beings and once it is created, is no longer subject to death or the... ... is immortal because it lives in the works of art created and preserved by human beings. It is immortal because it lives in the archetypes found wi... ...eings. It is immortal because it lives in the archetypes found within the human species’ collective unconscious. It is immortal because it lives ... ...wollen, much saltwater poured from his mouth and nose: without breath or voice he lay exhausted, prostrated by a terrible tiredness. 31... ... have transgressed, I constantly tried to improve myself, by following the voice of my SELF within me. I centered my life on my Personal SELF and ... ...of the book “Hypotheses on Ulysses”). I did not listen passively to the voice of my SELF. I talked to it, I reasoned with it, and only when I was...

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...In the words of Michael Laitman, "It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. This is for the simple reason that human beings cannot comprehend how such feelings can exist at all, as everyone seemingly...

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...It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualities as total altruism and love. Even the existence of such feelings is beyond our comprehension; we seem to require an incentive to perform any act that do...

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...oks by Rabbi Michael Laitman .................... 447 Contents It is beyond human comprehension to understand the essence of such spiritual qualiti... ...uffering! How much easier would life be if the Creator were not concealed from human beings, but were clearly perceived andseenbyeachandeveryone ofus!... ...LDSBEYOND WindowtotheHeart It is clear that, since the creation of the world, humanity has suffered torment and pain in such magnitude, it has often ... ...rayers? Why did He turn away from them and scorn their suffering? All of these human beings subconsciously realized that there is a higher purpose to ... ...being united with the Creator. Why, then, is the Creator silent in response to human pleas forrelief? This can be explained as follows: people are muc... ...Creator. Moreover, one must refuse to accept the whole criticism of this inner voice, even when one findsoneselfasifsuspendedinmidair,withoutanyconcre... ...manating from the Creator Himself. On the other hand, "prophetic hearing" (the voice of the Creator) is defined by the Kabbalists as incomprehensible,... ...D our state can be likened to that of the mentally ill who perceive imaginary voices either as commands or, worse yet, as true personal desires, and ... ...here is no other solution but to -358- ATTAININGTHEWORLDSBEYOND listen to the voice of the soul, and to follow its directions. Otherwise, we will nev...

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...condary Beauty”. Primary beauty is the type of beauty created by nature, and it is subject to time and death. “Secondary Beauty” is beauty created by human beings, a type of beauty that goes beyond the type created by nature and that,...

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... one Universe to Another This book deals with the main themes regarding human existence and its content is the result of both an existential and ... ...l concept of time. One opposes the other and both are terrible prisons for humanity; one creates absolute thinking and the other creates nihilism an... .......................................... 127 8 CHAPTER IX: Thinking of Human Beings as Persons and as Artists of their own Lives and of the Life ... ...wers, fruit and seeds and produces oxygen that keeps the ecosystem alive), human beings can also, if they wish, transform, synthesize, create, conden... ...h, transform, synthesize, create, condense and transmit energy. In fact, human beings transform biochemical energy and mechanical energy into rela... ...son and learn how to refine the ability to listen to each one of these four voices; c) the group is a laboratory where one can listen to one’s own mu... ...on and learn how to refine the ability to listen to each one of these four voices;” 54 I completely agree with you that it is not easy to get to... ... and from outside ourselves. By cultivating the virtue of listening to the voice of the SELF, so we can hear its voice both within ourselves and fro... ...form that it didn’t have before. The SELF speaks to us through our inner voice and it speaks to us from outside ourselves. Every event in our dail...

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...his belief that crises can turn out to be glorious benefits if we draw on universal wisdom to handle them -- that challenges are simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth....

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...lenges as I have learned to call them, are more than simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth... ...enges as I have learned to call them, are more than simply part of every human being's journey; they are valuable catalysts for our personal growth... ...I am today if she had not been so committed to my turning out as a decent human being. Today I realize that there is more When you get to the essenc... ...ot it, too. Yet with all these positive portents, I could never hear that voice calling me to become a preacher-man. Just as important as my religio... ... black soldiers might have done to protect Ruby. Whenever Ruby raised her voice, I became frightened for the person who was defying my mother. That ... ...s no longer the nervous, naive kid who shuddered whenever Ruby raised her voice. Whether that was true or not was going to be determined when I face... ...commitment, a seri­ ous partnership, and the giving of yourself to another human being. At twenty-two years of age, I had no idea of what that kind ... ...ria's womb using her life-support system; the next day he was a brand-new human being with everything he would need to survive. To me, giving birth ... ...aware that a greater achievement was just around the corner. But my inner voice was insistent, and I got the mes­ sage. I followed my intuition and w...

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...every person, for every nation, and for the entire world. The structure and the perception of reality are the surface of this book. But the story of humanity, or more accurately, of the human soul, is the undercurrent that drives the reader forward in this book. It is about you, about me, about all of us. This book is about the way we were, the way we are, the way we will...

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...t only with regard to our feelings. However, because the sensory organs of non-human creatures would differ from ours, they would see the world as co... ...Kabbalah, since it is the only study that deals with the part of reality that humanity has yet to attain. But it is not enough to merely study the t... ...tor: “Who is He?” This is because the Creator is inside us, the Source of the human “self.” Hence, no matter how many times we ask ourselves, “Who a... ...h is not a historic epic, though there is a correlation be- tween the text and human history. But this is only because the construc- tion of the world... ...ld is reflected in its adjacent lower world, down to our own. Everything that humankind will have to go through during its as- cent through the world... ...estrictions...” (The Zohar Hafetz Chaim). “If my generation had listened to my voice, they would have started to study the book of Zohar at the age o... ...e people among us who look at others and try to follow them; they silence the voice of their souls’ demands for spiritual evolu- tion. They shut thei... ... The Creator appears before every single one of us. We have all felt an inner voice, an inner power, at least once in our lives urging us to live in... ...egins to examine what life really asks of him, what the Creator and his inner voice want him to do, he suddenly begins to feel hunger. That hunger i...

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...This is the short trip of an Artist within his own life-story, looking for his dormant talent and for the strong emotions that change human beings. It contains excerpts of old poems that serve as windows, using which is possible to look at the past and recover old feelings. During this trip, leading the protagonist to explore himself, his value as a human b...

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...staway to a rubber dinghy, until the waves carry me far away. Because, at times, human beings do not want to understand but just to go, to head anyw... ...rong, what is fear and what is manipulated and corrupt emotion, where stops the human hand, and the mind that directs it. I have nothing new with... ... didn’t understand what they meant by that, so someone explained to her that the human journey was a stairway you could either decide to climb or de... ...et, for years, I have not been able to grasp the meaning of its manifestations. Humanity can no longer recognize pure beauty and throw itself in pu... ... died and the man was born. Unfortunate is the man who perceives the evils of humankind and takes them upon himself. It is not always easy to clo... ...enturies, a postcard where everything was static and silent, and only the sea’s voice could reach me. Late in the evening, the moon played among the... ...e came alive and, already from a distance, one could hear the echo of a thousand voices that seemed to scatter then blend into one. Then I wanted t... ...o reach the surface, the deeper 26 you sink. Because you’re so tiny and your voice is so weak, that your cries cannot be heard in the silence. ... ... invents a new world to survive or if it succumbs to the absence of memories and voices until it expires. I’ve never suffered from solitude. At t...

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...har. The allegories herein provide a glimpse into the way Kabbalists experience the spiritual world, with surprising, and often amusing depictions of human nature, with a tender touch that is truly unique to Kabbalists....

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... The servant and the ministers - Baal HaSulam - 18 The Birth of a Blissful humanity - Baal HaSulam - 22 spiritual Birth - Baal HaSulam - 24 Breathing ... ...sel - Baal HaSulam - 42 The master’s Trusted servant - Baal HaSulam - 44 a Voice calls Unto him - Baal HaSulam - 46 only the heroes - Baal HaSulam - 4... ... 126 a man walking along the road sees a most beautiful garden and hears a voice calling him. it is the King strolling in the garden. excited, The ma... ...nvincingly appear as a villain. 22 The Wise Heart The birth of a blissful Humanity From A Sage’s Fruit, Essays, “The Secret of Conception and Birth,... ...n lashes, since now i would have Ten thousand coins.” 46 The Wise Heart a Voice Calls Unto Him Based on an allegory by Baal HaSulam from Shamati, Art... ...never return home. When he sees someone from a distance or hears someone’s voice, his desire to return home will instantly revive as before, and he wi... ... and has grown accustomed To living among vicious animals. if he hears the voice calling out to him, he awakens to repent for this is the voice of the... ...ds can be pleasant. The sound of thunder is frightening, Unpleasant to the human ear, since the tremor takes up much of the power of its blow, and als...

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...“In this journey of reaching for the sound, the music, the voice, we find the only path is through the onrush of love, and the full rush of forgiveness.” - Naseem Rakha, Author, Speaker & Storyteller...

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...ed in the armies of the prince of darkness. We do not read in these ancient memorials of any league of mutual benefit entered into between the merely human party, and his or her supernatural assistant. But modern times have amply supplied this defect. The witch or sorcerer could not secure the assistance of the demon but by a sure and faithful compact, by which the human p...

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... join the revels of evil spirits, and, by their counsel and assistance, destroy human lives, and waste the fruits of the earth, or perform feats of ... ..., has diffused itself through every climate of the world, in a certain stage of human intellect, and while refinement had not yet got the better of ... ...cient memorials of any league of mutual benefit entered into between the merely human party, and his or her supernatural assistant. But modern times... ...re the assistance of the demon but by a sure and faithful compact, by which the human party obtained the industrious and vigilant service of his fami... ... they avowed being guilty of every species of mischief, from the taking away of human life to the spoiling of milk. The names and forms of their imp... ...; eyes like a basin, fangs a dog claws like a bear, a skin like a negro, and a voice roaring like a lion, whereby we start and are afraid when we h... ...A tradesman of Paris, sleeping in bed with his wife, dreamed that he heard the voice exclaiming to him: ―I have now finished forty years, seven mont...

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... from the same glass,’ ‘Always so many pleas from a lover!’ ‘For the last time, we met,’ ‘The high vault is bluer’ For Mikhail Lozinsky Memory’s Voice 8th November 1913 ‘Evening hours at the desk,’ ‘My heart beats smoothly, steadily,’ ‘As a silver, delicate strand’ Venice The Guest For Alexander Blok From: White Flock, 1917 Solitude ‘My voice is weak, but no...

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...d his enemies. He should have felt and acted with responsibility towards his fellow human beings, even towards those who wronged him greatly. But ... ...ucers exploit Truman's life shamelessly and remorselessly in the ugliest display of human vices possible. The Director indulges in his control-mania... ...zing movie, "The Matrix", a breed of AI computers takes over the world. It harvests human embryos in laboratories called "fields". It then feeds th... ...species" derives its energy needs from the electricity produced by the billions of human bodies thus preserved. A sophisticated, all-pervasive, com... ... "The Matrix" generates a "world" inhabited by the consciousness of the unfortunate human batteries. Ensconced in their shells, they see themselves ... ... hysterical. It is time to consider the winners, too and hear their hitherto muted voices. Alternative energy is nice and all but it is rather besi... ...ontent, eBookWeb, PopMatters, Global Politician, The Analyst Network, Conservative Voice, The American Chronicle Media Group, eBookNet.org, and "Ce...

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... into and out of very hot water, sees rather too many people die, learns to defend himself both physically and mentally, and ends up unimpressed with humanity in general, while loving the few who come up to scratch. This is a light-hearted, not too serious tale about death and dying, affection and callous indifference, independence and love somewhere in tropical Queenslan...

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...t a few metres back, squeezing out more of Simon’s innards and revealing such a mess that several more people followed the driver’s example. A deep voice directly behind Mortaumal began to chant softly: ‘Mother dear, what have we here, Spread out like strawberry jam? Hush dear boy, it is your Pa Run over by a tram.’ Mortaumal laughed aloud, causing nearby heads t...

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...m and the work that he begins that will shed a light in the darkness that humanity has lost itself in. Yes, my name is Trinity and I have seen many t... ...elieved in me, even when I didn't believe and downright hated myself. His voice on the phone is quite powerful too. It reaches out to you and wraps a... ...out to you and wraps around you like a warm, comforting blanket. His very voice itself, when you hear it, is filled with so much love and compassion... ...illed with so much love and compassion that at times I've listened to his voice and simply wanted to weep. I close my eyes when I listen to him spea... ...rs. You could just feel the deep emotional hurt in his writing and in his voice.I was ready to rise up, along with others, and give those violent de... ...p so I didn't understand how he could remain so steadfast in his love for humanity when quite a few of its members were openly mocking him, having a... ...e World ________________________________________ Neo's Open Letter to the Human Race: Love. This is where this Book begins. The "teachings" within th... ...of society’s expectations… and like all systems, it is self- perpetuating. Human nature, from its earliest origins, teaches you that to belong is to ... ...eeper than blood, than bone, than the pulse that drives the cortex of the human brain… and fear of change may well be the most terrible of all of th...

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... but not cold enough to form snow. Inside, Dr. Henry Le Croix, along with humans and some misguided Weres, gathered under the banner of “mutual scie... ... Were traitors pay for their part in this mockery of science. Zina hated humans and their callous disregard for lives unlike their own. Just the tho... ... those pathetic fools made her stomach roil. Since the beginning of time, humans had taken, pillaged, and destroyed everything that came in contact ... ...you forgotten, Stefan, that you don’t hold the rank of Beta anymore?” Her voice held a hint of barely leashed anger. “Of course not, my Alpha. I have... ...prepared to shift. Unlike Stefan, they eagerly welcomed bloodshed. Killing humans excited and ignited Were-hunger and bloodlust. Both emotions were a... ...ath to those who oppose our will!” Zina bellowed. The assembled Weres gave voice to their bloodlust and malice making the very air reverberate with t... ... Were forms. Felines, wolves, horses and even avian animals rushed at the human guards barring the entrance. The Weres in the lead smashed into the... ...her face. “No! No, Sir! I don’t feel that way, Sir.” Panic crept into her voice. Laylah hated being singled out. Mozar was king of the tongue lashing... ...und of giggles reached his ears. He stifled a laugh when a man's cajoling voice added to the noise filtering through the wooden door. He rapped once ...

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...h text 9/29/05 1:20 PM Page vi PREFACE Out of all known creatures, the human being is the most com- plete. Yet it is the human who asks the eterna... ...s. For example, young animals mature in a matter of weeks or months, while humans need many years to grow. Only at the end of the process do you see t... ...ns need many years to grow. Only at the end of the process do you see that humans are the masters of creation; however, during the transitional phases... ...mans are the masters of creation; however, during the transitional phases, humans are much weaker than any other animal. If we did not vii Awakening t... ...that it is the young animal who will become the master of creation and the human who will lead a bitter life and die. It follows that we understand ne... ...ictions. —The Hafetz Chaim (1843–1933) If my generation had listened to my voice, they would have started to study the book of Zohar at the age of nin...