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The Zohar: Annotations to the Ashlag Commentary

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...in Rd, 2nd floor, Brooklyn, New York, 11223, USA Printed in Israel No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permi... ...s book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in criti... ...s time. He lived in Sidon and in Meron, and established a seminary in the Western Galilee. Rashbi was born and raised in the Galilee (a mountainous r... ...eimna (The Loyal Shepherd). In these parts, Rashbi speaks from a state of clothing in Moses’ soul. Another example of this is the book, Shaar HaGilg... ... HaGilgulim (Gate of Reincarnations), where Rashbi speaks from a state of clothing in the soul of the ARI. The Book of Zohar is undoubtedly unique a... ...ly of the spiritual world and man’s ascension to it, and not at all about history or about our world. Garments—attributes, desires, Kelim. Generally,... ...nstantly passed to the impure forces. The Torah does not tell us about the history of an ancient nation, but about the structure of the spiritual deg... ...Kabbalists) created the prayer book that we still use today. In an orderly fashion, the prayer book expounds all the consecutive degrees of man’s cor... ...es), who was 4 9 8 THE ZOHAR appointed to control the Western side, Malchut. There are nine entrances where the assistants to th...

...The Book of Zohar (The Book of Radiance) is an ageless source of wisdom and the basis for all Kabbalistic literature. Since its appearance nearly 2,000 years ago, it has been the primary, and often only, source used by Kabbalists. ...

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Secret of the Sands

By: Aren, Rai and E., Tavius

... Published by RFS Publications This book is a work of fiction. Name, characters, places, and incidents are pro... ... Cover and interior design by Jeremy Robinson: www.jeremyrobinsononline.com No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatso... ...nds 9 She reflected on how the one thing that has been missing from Egypt’s ancient history were written records of how and why its’ magnificen... ...’s the elixir of the gods…mmm, just the aroma is heavenly.” “No thanks, give me good old-fashioned orange juice any day.” “Boring! How you wake up ... ...nside the house to show my dad what I’d found, imagining the most incredible finds in the history of archaeology, things the whole world would talk ... ...ntured, “Why are you wearing the same clothes you were wearing last night? I mean, I know fashion isn’t exactly your strong suit, but…” “You didn’t!... ...You know it,” Mitch concurred. yyyyy The warm Egyptian Sun was setting down into the western horizon, shining a reddish-golden light over the l... ...how held on. She was tangled with weeds from the river. Amsara carefully grabbed onto her clothing with his powerful jaws and swam back to the river... ...s an inopportune time for you, but it cannot wait.” “May I at least dry off and change my clothing?” Zazmaria asked indignantly. “I apologize, but I...

...For 12,000 years a dark and deadly secret has been hidden deep below the Great Sphinx of Giza. In present day Egypt, a frightening, yet awe-inspiring story unravels as archaeologists race against time to decipher an ancient truth? A deep probing mystery riddled with prophecy and danger, Secret of the Sands use...

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Links and Factoids

By: Sam Vaknin

...from: Lidija Rangelovska – write to: palma@unet.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ...samvak.tripod.com/ ISBN: 9989-929-40-8 Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ... heads of his constitutional advisers. "The last time when this happened in English history was when Charles I raised His Standard at the beginning ... ...ibed in antiquity as a large island in the sea to the west of the known world (the Western Ocean), near the Pillars of Hercules (the Gibraltar Stra... ...s Systems. http://www.roserpark.net/greenwood/strowger.html http://www.strowger.com/history.html http://www.agcs.com B Barbie Barbie was invented ... ...se fainting - but there was no shortage of corsets of all sizes. Corsets dominated fashion between 1555 and 1908 when the first flowing gowns to be... ... on islands off the coasts of Sardinia, Corsica and Spain's Balearic islands in the western Mediterranean. It traps dozens of blowflies at a time in... ...ment bank as a stockbroker and moved to live in a converted temple in Belgravia, a fashionable district of London, where he entertained the members... ...pox was another favorite. Francisco Pizarro (1476- 1541) gave South American natives clothing items deliberately contaminated with the variola virus....

Anthology of fascinating historical and scientific facts and links to relevant Web sources.

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From Chaos to Harmony

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...Chaos to Harmony The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the Wisdom of Kabbalah Rav Michael Laitman, PhD Translation: Chaim Ratz Editor: C... ...M CHAOS TO HARMONY The Solution to the Global Crisis According to the Wisdom of Kabbalah Copyright © 2006 by MICHAEL LAITMAN All rights reserved P... ...rve. The Israeli Ministry of Health declared that in Israel, similar to other Western developed countries, suicides are the second most common cause... ... users, among which are increasing numbers of highly educated people from the Western part of the continent. 5 Even the family institution is in dec... ...f an individual, and throughout the generations. Examining the evolution- ary history of other species, such as primates, indicates that several tho... ...cess of desire-evolution happens not only in the whole of humanity throughout history; it happens in the private lives of each of us as well. These ... ...ife, our fields of interest, our leisure activities, the food we eat, or the clothing fashions we follow. All these are chosen accord- ing to the wh... ...fields of interest, our leisure activities, the food we eat, or the clothing fashions we follow. All these are chosen accord- ing to the whims and f...

...amples 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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Corpus of a Siam Mosquito

By: Steven David Justin Sills

...e put strength in his shoulders and knees, and set in his heart the daring of a mosquito, which, though constantly brushed away from a man's skin, sti... ...ushed away from a man's skin, still insists on biting him for the pleasure of human blood." --The Iliad Homer Book I: P... ... eat another meal in the airport before departing. You'll get a high price western meal at the airport. I guarantee it." He left the taxi and sat do... ...ondering if they would be spending the rest of their lives walking in this fashion. He felt that they were sinking in an abyss of n... ...y hopped and skipped over each other and he held tightly onto parts of the clothing he lay on. Then with photographic images, he dreamed of trees, w... ...e run freely together through puddles on the streets and yet despite their history (regardless of it not being a particularly close relationship) Suth... ...mbs, a slight coldness toward her, and ennui from memories of his peculiar history that would impair his future relationships with girls. They sat on... ...but strange. After Noppawan had taken her shopping at Chatuchok Market for clothing, they briefly went into the Butterfly Farm and Insect Museum (a ne... ...ansion (a couple of the dozen rooms that were only marginally spacious by western standards) they saw him in the living room in front of a big screen...

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The Kabbalah Experience

By: Rav Michael Laitman

...enue West, Suite 532, Toronto, ON, M2R 3X1, Canada. Printed in Canada. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written pe... ...f this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in cr... ... the cultural world, without in- fluencing the advancement of humanity, as did western philosophy? After all, the Kabbalah sees as its goal the corre... ...ore interested in learning the pur- pose of creation? A: Our world -- with its history of torment and its achievements, and the spiritual worlds, wit... ... suffers all the time. Humanity in general has been suf- fering throughout its history. People lived, died and never understood the actual reasons fo... ... the Zohar have only stories and fables in it, and why is the language so old fashioned if it was intended for us? A: The Zohar was written like that... ...n Ein Sof. It then Ein Sof descends through five higher worlds, before finally clothing our physi- cal bodies. Those worlds are: Adam Kadmon, Atzilut,... ...ys find the right words to express what we feel. Words are completely external clothing; their sole purpose is to con- vey information. This can be do... ...W E S T E R N WA L L A N D O T H E R M I R AC L E S Q: I have a picture of the Western Wall taken from the top of the building facing it. This photog...

...The Kabbalah Experience is one of the most fascinating books ever published in Kabbalah. It is a journey in time from the past to the future, in situations we might all experience at some point. Anyone who wants to learn how to make the most of every momen...

...Introduction: The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches us how to live in the reality that is spread before us. It is a systematic method that has evolved over thousands of years, taught by a handful of unique individuals in every generation. Their task has bee...

...T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Chapter 1. The Thought of Creation ................................................... 13 Chapter2. The Wisdom of Kabbalah ................................................... 54 Chapter 3. The Study of Kabbalah ......................................

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...T, LONDON MDCCCXXVII THIS EDITION PUBLISHED BY J G TILLIN ENGLAND © MM Coming of Messiah Vol. 1 -ii- CONTENTS DEDICATION. ............ ............................................................................129 A CRITIQUE OF THE WORK .................................................... ...rine of the second advent. It was this day twelve-months, a day to be remembered in the history of my ministry; for which, not I only, but many soul... ... into my mind in almost every page, that I was in no humour to be angry with the Romish fashion in which some of his opinions were cut. They were nev... ...e former advent of Christ and so avoid the second advent altogether, as an event in the history of the earth’s amelioration. But this is sufficiently... ...or the parallel succession of the trumpets which affect the eastern as the seals do the western half of the fourth empire, and also to make room for ... ...hem;” and purposing to deny, as he actually doth, that God gave to Adam and Eve, such a clothing of skins; thus expresseth it, —”We ought not to adh... ...be believed, that a species should perish in order to obtain their skins; therefore the clothing which God made for the offenders, could not be of r... ...as verified, according to some, when the Roman empire was divided into the eastern and western empires: according to others, and those the greater n...

The coming of the Messiah.

...ALL that I have to say to thee, my venerable friend Christophilus, reduces itself to the serious and formal examination of one single point; which, in the present constitution or system of the church and the world, appears to me of the highest importance; viz. Whether the ideas which we entertain concerning the coming of Messiah, that essentia...

...ART II...32 CHAPTER I.....33 CHAPTER II....46 CHAPTER III ....67 CHAPTER IV....85 CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY...113 TO THE READER....129 A CRITIQUE OF THE WORK ...130 DEDECATION....135 PREFACE.....137 PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE.....143 THE COMING OF MESSIAH...151 CHAPTER I.....151 CHAPTER II....160 CHAPTER III....163 CHAPTER IV....167 CHAPTER V.....168 ARTICLE I.......

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The Coming of Messiah in Glory and Majesty: Volume II

By: Juan Josafat Ben Ezra

...VII THIS EDITION PUBLISHED BY J G TILLIN ENGLAND © MM THE COMING OF MESSIAH IN GLORY AND MAJESTY. PART II. (CONTINUED) PHENOME... ...s which we now proceed to examine, viz. the Christian church, and the captivity of Babylon, do not deserve so much the name of Phenomena, as of Anti... ... 1 Bossuet, in his Discourse upon Universal History. c. 20. Coming of Messiah Vol. 2 Part II in the Holy Scr... ... helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke. According to their deed... ...g under consideration, various passages of scripture (whether of prophecy or of history) and speaking upon them, to quit the historical and literal ... ...ss.” Micah vii. 8,9. Accordingly we can understand nothing else by this woman’s clothing of the sun, than the same celestial light “which cometh down... ...gainst Jerusalem and Judæa that it is spoken. What ships of Tarshish, or of the Western Sea, had the Jews in those times? This same expression, and ... ... the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: and being found in fashion as a man,” Phil. ii. 7,8. here he was born of the Virgin Mar...

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7 Scorpions : Rebellion

By: Mike Saxton

...ON Mike Saxton Copyright © 2010 All rights reserved – Mike Saxton No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means,... ... the permission, in writing, from the publisher. Eloquent Books An imprint of Strategic Book Group P.O. Box 333 Durham CT 06422 www.StrategicBookGroup... ... I have known Vincent Black for my entire life. I know him and his entire history. What makes him the most dangerous is that he knows mine, as well;... ...the perfect soldier physi- cally. The combat skills I had to learn the old fashioned way, but I have to say it’s easier to do that when you’re strong... ... if we had to put it to a vote or go about determining leadership the old fashioned way, no one here could hope to beat you,” Talbot clarifed. “Now ... ...” in its title, its service overseas had been limited through most of its history. When one would book a ticket it would be labeled as Hartford, whe... ... minds open to the fact that there might be more out there than standard Western Science can prove.” “We can’t go of philosophy for a real explanati... ...now.” John didn’t even argue, just made haste out the door in pur- suit of clothing for Jade. “I tried to report it. These guys, they were the stars o...

...In a world torn apart by a ruthless dictator, humanity is enslaved and on the verge of extinction. The governments have fallen. The cities lie in ruin. The only hope is a man who has been in exile for over a year....

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The Mystery of Jamieson Stone

By: Jonathan Cross

... - J.Cross/Stone 2 THE MYSTERY OF JAMIESON STONE A Novel by Jonathan Cross ... ...ross/Stone 3 CHAPTER 1 WASHINGTON, D.C. The studios of WNN (Worldwide News Network) were as hectic as usual. Pr... ... insistence of his father’s family sent him to live with his mother’s aunt in New York, a fashion designer. Fearing discrimination, his aunt changed ... ... firm at the age of twenty-six. It was then that he met and married one of New York’s top fashion models, not so much because he loved her, which he... ...atamir. Brand focused the mouse on it, and clicked. In seconds, the computer gave a brief history: author of five books, three on physics, and two o... .... He took after his uncle, Gallucci, an incisive and fearless man. Susan shed her nun’s clothing as Brand was approaching, and then ran to him kis... ...?” “It has been my experience that when these kind of events happen, there is usually a history to go with it.” “And what do you suspect…Agent..?... ... what was the compromise?” “The planet would be divided equally into three parts. All of Western and Eastern Europe to the Russians, the Chinese wo...

...ities cover up their misdeeds and embarrassing situations, now finds himself trying to unravel the mystery that could change the world and the future of the international space station. ...

...Weaving international intrigue with a high-level murder case, The Mystery of Jamieson Stone will leave you on the edge of your seat. When the world’s most famous television news anchor, Jamieson Stone, apparently commits suicide on live international television, Stone’s widow hires detective Mi...

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Heroes of Unknown Seas and Savage Lands

By: J. W. Buel

... HEROES OF UNKNOWN SEAS AND SAVAGE LANDS By J. W. BUEL, Author of "The Beautiful Story," "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russ... ..." "The Story of Man," "The Living World," "Russia and Siberia," etc. A RECORD OF THE FINDING OF ALL LANDS And Descriptions of the First Visits Made ... ...H STRANGE BELIEFS OPPOSED TO EXTENDED VOYAGES. COMPRISING ALSO AN AUTHENTIC HISTORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF AMERICA By the Viking Sea-Rovers, and Its ... ...E HEROIC CHARACTERS, BOLD EXPLORERS AND DAUNTLESS SPIRITS WHO HAVE MADE OCEAN HISTORY AND ESTABLISHED CHRISTIAN SUPREMACY OVER THE MOST SAVAGE LANDS... ...r the body of a King -- Its dazzling beauty -- The lion hunters of Cintiqui -- Clothing wrought from the bark of trees 118- 122 CHAPTER X. A Remarkabl... ...g made themselves masters of all Europe, Northern Africa, and the countries of Western Asia, sent an expedition of many sail against the Khan of Catha... ... About the middle of the 14th century the Esquimaux imperilled the colonies in western Greenland, and a growing hostility may have culminated in their... ...all evil into the world, so one of her descendants will, in some unaccountable fashion, cause mischief during the coming voyage. Nor does he speak of ... ...ning coal, though why he cannot for the life of him tell; nor will he mend his clothing when the winds are contrary. He will whistle during a calm to ...

...Thrilling narratives of voyages, discoveries, adventures, battles, darings and sufferings of the heroic characters, bold explorers and dauntless spirits who have made ocean history and established christian supremacy over the most savage lands of...

...The Rolling Stone of History. -- Surprising revelations -- Ancient Cities that are now no more -- Effects of Cataclysms upon the human race -- The rise and fall of nations -- Cave dwellers who became masters of the world -- The first boats -- ...

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Laws of Destiny Never Disappear : Culture of Thailand in the Postlocal World

By: Matti Sarmela

...Matti Sarmela LAWS OF DESTINY NEVER DISAPPEAR Culture of Thailand in the postlocal world Helsinki 2005... ...duplicated, printed, distributed and sold without permission or agreement of the author. However, the name of the author must always be clearly indi... ...ieves in development, modernization, globalization, a planetary future. In Western development statistics, Finland is near the top, currently the lead... ...locality, village and municipal communities, even the national state, old- fashioned; the Finnish elite is now integrating its country into the Europe... ...achieve a balanced, healthy and good life. And yet, it is precisely in the Western countries that ever more people are unwell. Modern research finds e... ... govern the former way of life remains in the new culture. In the cultural history of man, great technological structural changes may be discerned, wh... ... localization of storytelling - moralistic narratives local heroes - local history Non-local (national) environment - external resources and energy - ... ...e it looked like they were wearing shorts, although in reality they had no clothing on. From the knees to the waist the whole area was full of tattoos... ...dn't need to have anything when he married. My husband only had one set of clothing. Nowadays, the man must pay for everything. The day after the wedd...

...The book is a descriptive overview of the culture of the villages. It contains material on the villagers' housing, rice farming and other means of livelihood, community life, festivals, weddings, funerals, sorcerers and healers, as well as village Buddhism. Th...

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Essays

By: Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

...e University, Wisconsin. It is in the public domain. "Florio's Translation of Montaigne's Essays was first published in 1603. In 'The World's Classic... ...al material was supplied by R.S. Bear from the Everyman's Library edition of 1910. Content unique to this presentation is copyright © 1999 The Univer... ...esire thereun to be delineated in mine own genuine, simple and ordinarie fashion, without contention, art or study; for it is myselfe I pourtray. M... ...d it not for f eare of him, nor any other man living, but that it was the fashion of his nation to march thus: as having neither cities, nor houses,... ... What Pisces move, or hot breath'd Leos beames. Or Capricornus bath'd in western streames. The knowledge of the starres, and the motion of the eig... ... to despise all hazards. Remove from him all nicenesse and quaintnesse in clothing, in lying , http://www.uoregon.edu/%7Erbear/montaigne/1xxv.htm (1... ... alone is also the rarest to be found in the world. The remainder of this history agreeth very wel with what I said; for, Eudamidas giveth us a grac... ... full of feare, Or in my Horoscope were Capricorne, Whose tyrannie neere westerne seas is borne: But so it is, that naturally of my selfe I abhor... ...ith great consideration of our humane imbecilities the examples which the history of God it selfe hath left us of this use, to remit the determinati...

...no other than a familiar and private end: I have no respect or consideration at all, either to thy service, or to my glory: my forces are not capable of any such desseigne. I have vowed the same to the particular commodity of my kinsfolk and friends: to the end, that losing me (which they are likely to do ere long), they may therein find some lineaments of my conditions a...

...They have a secret, unperceived and delicate beauty; he had neede of a cleere, farreseeing and true-discerning sight that should rightly discover this secret light. Is not ingenuity (according to us) cosin germaine unto sottishnesse, and a quality of reproach? Socrates maketh his soule ...

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Terrorists and Freedom Fighters

By: Sam Vaknin

... write to: palma@unet.com.mk or to vaknin@link.com.mk Visit the Author Archive of Dr. Sam Vaknin in "Central Europe Review": http://www.ce-revi... ...tml http://samvak.tripod.com/after.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. Terrorists and Freed... ...cause (in most cases, the freedom of a group of people). They base their claims on history - real or hastily concocted, on a common heritage, on a ... ...balanced personalities and project them to great effect. They are the footnotes of history that assume the role of text. And they rarely enjoy the ... ...ts it could easily be seen that none of them had quite enough to eat or warm enough clothing or handsome lodgings or all the books they needed" - wr... ...with the proceeds. It started rather innocuously in the hotbed of ethnic unrest, Western Macedonia - telegraph wires were cut, some tax registers... .... Macedonia actively assisted Yugoslavia to break the embargo imposed on it by the Western powers. Milosevic was not, therefore, a pariah, as retro... ...n: Michael Galak and Sam Vaknin Introduction by Michael Galak In traditional Jewish fashion the original idea for this dialog came to me when I was ... ...r own destruction). They were the perfect hated father figure and parricide was in fashion. This is precisely the source of the fascination with Hi...

...The history of four terrorist organizations in the Balkans and a general introduction to terrorism and freedom fighting. Also includes essays about religious co-existence in the Balkans and about pathological narcissism as a prec...

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The Religious Dimension

By: Donald Broadribb

...Marilyn Holly and Norma Lyons Second Edition Published by the Author York, Western Australia 2006 The first edition of this book was published under ... ...on Published by the Author York, Western Australia 2006 The first edition of this book was published under the title The Mystical Chorus by Millenniu... ...lished under the title The Mystical Chorus by Millennium Books [an imprint of E.J. Dwyer (Australia) Pty. Ltd.] in 1995. This second edition, with tex... ...ture we live in, none of us grow up in a religious vacuum. Through most of history the majority of people appear to have been reasonably satisfied wit... ...igious creeds as there are adherents. It is true that the vast majority of Westerners continue to list themselves on the census forms as Christian or ... ...iblical studies and languages (which I had studied at UTS) to teaching the history of pre-Christian civilizations and religions. It was not long befor... ...hing for it nonetheless, have been expressing this same insight in his own fashion? Jung, like the Buddha and Plato before him, had expressed the prob... ...n Catholic Church, until very recently, retained some vestiges of food and clothing regulations, if only in the form of eating fish on Fridays and the... ... his search for Truth and the way of right living in the traditional Hindu fashion. He became an extreme ascetic, a hermit, and devoted himself to med...

...Most readers of this book will have had some type of religious instruction. Whether as children we were taught at a church Sunday school or some other religious institution, or weabsorbed simple social assumptions from the culture we live...

...What Is Religion? 1Buddhism 16Christianity 59Mysticism 118A Chorus Of Powers: American Indian Belief 176The Sacred Land: Australian Aboriginal Religion 238Conclusion 277References 293The Collected Works Of Carl Jung 299...

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Cyclopedia of Economics

By: Sam Vaknin

... http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ... XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to lif... ...es and lores and there cannot, therefore, be a universal, or eternal hierarchy. In Western moral systems, the Right to Life supersedes all other ri... ...ian Genocide in Turkey. Radical Islamists are now advocating the mass slaughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless o... ...perty are secondary asymmetries, not primary ones. There have been periods in human history and there have been cultures devoid of either or both. T... ...w it "selected"? The Universe is constrained in this "selection process" by its own history, but its history is not synonymous with the Laws of Natu... ...r own destruction). They were the perfect hated father figure and parricide was in fashion. The Holocaust was a massive trauma not because of its ... ...is imposed on the true, continuous, nature of the Universe. Corruption To do the fashionable thing and to hold the moral high ground is rare. Yet... ...ent accompanies a successful plot. The client sheds layers of functional, adaptive clothing. This is inordinately painful. The client feels dangero...

Cyclopedia of issues in economics analyzed through the prism of the economies of countries in transition, emerging markets, and developing countries.

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Cyclopedia of Philosophy

By: Sam Vaknin

... http://samvak.tripod.com/freebooks.html Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. A II. B III. C IV. D V... ... XXI. The Author A Abortion I. The Right to Life It is a fundamental principle of most moral theories that all human beings have a right to lif... ...es and lores and there cannot, therefore, be a universal, or eternal hierarchy. In Western moral systems, the Right to Life supersedes all other ri... ...ian Genocide in Turkey. Radical Islamists are now advocating the mass slaughter of Westerners, particularly of Americans and Israelis, regardless o... ...perty are secondary asymmetries, not primary ones. There have been periods in human history and there have been cultures devoid of either or both. T... ...w it "selected"? The Universe is constrained in this "selection process" by its own history, but its history is not synonymous with the Laws of Natu... ...r own destruction). They were the perfect hated father figure and parricide was in fashion. The Holocaust was a massive trauma not because of its ... ...is imposed on the true, continuous, nature of the Universe. Corruption To do the fashionable thing and to hold the moral high ground is rare. Yet... ...ent accompanies a successful plot. The client sheds layers of functional, adaptive clothing. This is inordinately painful. The client feels dangero...

...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

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The Path of Splitness

By: Indrek Pringi

... By Indrek Pringi Library of Congress Txu 987-756 Copyright January 29th 2001 Canadian Copyri... ...ns: Connection, and Separation. This book explores the logical extrapolation of this, and other Dynamics. My challenge to the reader is simple. ... ... Pg 598 Inflation Pg 607 Modern Racism Pg 609 Ego-gratification Pg 625 History Pg 694 The Unclearness of History Pg 694 Wisdom Pg 697 In... ...t Pg 892 Choice and Will Pg 890 Passion Pg 900 Innocence Pg 901 Modern Western Society Pg 903 The Consumer Dynamic Pg 915 The Destruction ... ...210 Human Wisdom Pg 1220 Bicycle Cards Pg 1221 Intelligence Pg 1224 Pre-History and Ancient History Pg 1266 Burial of the Dead Pg 1268 Deca... ... for over 200 years now: first as scholars, then as artists, and finally as a fashion statement denoting the highest social status and then by peopl... ...nical, robotocized way of viewing the world we live in. Science is a modern, western secular religious tradition: invented by a species which has pr... ...ngs they make to signify these ideas are Normal. The huts they live in, their clothing, kayaks, tools, are all Normal. All are products of the feed... ...burgers, to instant coffee. From tract housing to shapeless, wrinkled, baggy clothing; from suburbs to modern art forms; from factories to highways...

...The Path of Splitness is a major non fiction work of 1,868 pages: This is the latest revised version. The book analyzes and explains: 1: The origins of our Universe: where it came from and how it was created. 2: Basic aspects a...

...Chapter 1: The Universe. Pgs 1-112 How the Universe came into being. Chapter 2: Life Pgs 113-131 Structural dynamics of the Universe and Life Chapter 3: Hominids Pgs 132-187 A: How we evolved into Humans Pgs 188-222 B: Summary of Hominid-Human Development Chapter 4: Modern Human Dynamics P...

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The Conundrums of Psychology

By: Sam Vaknin

...sm Revisited http://samvak.tripod.com/ Created by: LIDIJA RANGELOVSKA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA C O N T E N T S I. On Disease II. The Normal... ...ONIA C O N T E N T S I. On Disease II. The Normal Personality III. The Myth of Mental Illness IV. The DSM Pros and Cons V. The History of P... ...rmal Personality III. The Myth of Mental Illness IV. The DSM Pros and Cons V. The History of Personality Disorders VI. The Metaphors of Mind – The... ...and mores does not guarantee normalcy. Think about anomic societies and periods of history such as Hitler's Germany or Stalin's Russia. Model citiz... ...ildering array of ever-shifting mental health "diagnoses" expressly centred around Western civilisation and its standards (example: the ethical ob... ...ge (whether it is for the better, is a matter of contemporary value judgements and fashions). k. Imposing – The plot must be regarded by the cli... ...ent accompanies a successful plot. The client sheds layers of functional, adaptive clothing. This is inordinately painful. The client feels dangero... ...ildering array of ever-shifting mental health "diagnoses" expressly centred around Western civilization and its standards (example: the ethical obj... ... spinning of a successful plot. The client sheds layers of functional, maladaptive clothing. This is inordinately painful. The client feels dangero...

The fundamental assumptions underlying the modern study of psychopathology examined.

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Neutrosophic Dialogues

By: Florentin Smarandache

...m: Books on Demand ProQuest Information & Learning (University of Microfilm International) 300 N. Zeeb Road P.O. Box 1346, Ann Arb... ...oks-otherformats.htm Peer Reviewers: Dr. M. Khoshnevisan, School of Accounting and Finance, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Queensland 972... ...y personal bias. In what aspect can Chinese culture be distinctive from western ones? The difference between Western and Eastern cultures, on the ... ... exchange, when selfishness surpasses their natural harmony. In contrast, Western medicine cares more about the scars when the harmony is broken. Ho... ...). Do we have enough courage to change our opinions? Although rare in the history, there are plenty, who successfully escaped our maze of illusions ... ...the Chinese are blind, due to the abandon of such education in our modern history. It is true that he did fail to catch the oriental cultures such as... ...r things in the world, science and technology also exist in alternation of fashions. For example, the quantum world can be completely different from ... ...re going your way, be mindful of adversity. When you have enough food and clothing, be mindful of poverty. When you are loved and respected by all, ...

...Thanks to Dr. Smarandache for his interest in Chinese culture. I cannot decline his warm request to write the preface, even with my fragments of knowledge – no insight nor wisdom, and therefore can be misleading. I have been extremely regretful for my ideological errors and mistakes in previous publications, especially those concerning Buddhism. As I mentioned in t...

...On the Cultural Contrast: East-West, preface by F. Liu. 4 -- Abstract by the Translator to the Chinese Translation of Neutrosophics. 12 -- Preface by the Translator to the Chinese Translation of Neutrosophics. 13 -- Biography of the Translator. 18 -- Publication Review by F. Liu. 22 -- Annotation in the Chinese Translation of Neutrosophic...

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