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...Kabbalists state that there is no reality at all, but something called His Essence, the Upper Force, and this is what we perceive as our world. As uncanny as it sounds, this notion hides in its wings the very prospect of freedom, for every person, for every nation, and for the entire world. The structure and the perception of reality are the surface of this b...

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....................................... 70 Part Three: The Structure of the Upper Worlds .................................140 Part Four: Proper Study ...... ...h a way that one sees Him as an image of a certain reality, which we call “my world.” We are all able to see and feel varying images and sensations d... ...sory organs of non-human creatures would differ from ours, they would see the world as completely differ- ent from us. In fact, it is possible that a... ... have to act according to our current levels of spirituality. There is nothing missing in spirituality. For example, when an expe- rience is over, it ... ...greatest egoists, because we must feel that there is something very important missing in our lives. On the one hand, egoistic vessels are far from t... ...t, and open all the worlds, and even the logic of the Creator, that we say is missing. Naturally, the explanations that I can provide within such a ... ...do not know the music that former Kabbalists composed, we know that music and songs did exist and that Kabbalists used it to convey feelings that re... ...ial way called “embrace.” There is a “left embrace” and a “right embrace.” The Song of Songs writes about it (2:6): “Let His left hand be under my he...

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...benefit by using the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah on a day-to-day basis. Additionally, clear illustrations accurately depict the evolution of the Upper Worlds as Kabbalists experience them....

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...peech for the Completion of The Zohar (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 6 9 Peace in the World (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 8 3 The Wisdom of Kabbalah and Philosophy (Rav Ye... ...ace to the Wisdom of Kabbalah (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 489 The Evolution of the Worlds 497 Foreword to the Preface to the Wisdom of Kabbalah (Rav Michael L... ... and Abbreviations (Bnei Baruch) 811 Appendix C: Diagrams of the Spiritual Worlds (Bnei Baruch) 813 About Bnei Baruch 857 5 f o r e w o r d Why are w... ... would impair the entire wisdom in all its vastness, since now there is a missing link in the chain of the wisdom connected to that concept. This mut... ... There are also the chariots in Isaiah and Ezekiel, and atop them all The Song of Songs, all of which is purely the language of Kabbalah. It is simil... ... they are following the sighted one who leads them. But if that person is missing, they are certain to stumble over every hurdle on the way, and wil... ... Sublime Wisdom depends. – The Book of Zohar (with the Sulam commentary), Song of Songs, p 148 It is not without reason—according to their will—did t... ...ys according to His holiness, and to walk in them. Hence, they said, “The Song of Songs, the Holy of Holies” (Midrash Rabba, Song of Songs). This is... ... tongue, four corrections from the thirteen corrections of Dikna would be missing, and only the nine corrections of Dikna in ZA would remain. Thus, ...

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...n 1995, and we are currently in the midst of this process to expand the reach of Kabbalah. Why our generation? Because the souls that descend to this world and dress in our bodies evolve from generation to generation. Ultimately, they will arrive at a point of questioning the meaning of their very existence....

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... reach of Kabbalah. Why our generation? Because the souls that descend to this world and dress in our bodies evolve from generation to generation. Ul... ...mes to come. The wisdom of the Kabbalah allows us to come to know the “Up- per World” – the very system that monitors and leads reality. That in- clud... ...ry system that monitors and leads reality. That in- cludes the reality of this world, the whole of humanity and each and every one of us at any given... ...ysical action. We wouldn’t need billions of unnecessary things, nor would we miss them, as we would be happy without them, and without many other t... ...is world assume that mere observance is enough, and regard themselves as dis- missed from the upper layer, simply because they do everything “right.”... ... or by presenting new elements into the pro- cess of study. However, music and songs are only supplementary means of expression. Man’s real attainmen... ... a question of will, and only the Creator can change the will. Therefore, your mission is to absorb the texts diligently and the rest will come in du... ...sire to be with Him, for his own pleasure, as it says: “…for I am love-sick” (Song of Songs 2, 5). If that degree is completed, it leads to a passage... ...K A B B A L A H E X P E R I E N C E 408 K A B B A L I S T I C M U S I C Q: The songs of Rav Baruch Ashlag have really inspired me. Can you explain th...

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...ophilus, 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 essential and fundamental article of our religion, be true and just ideas, faithfully drawn from...

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... many false hopes, and will, I fear, if not speedily corrected, prove the inlet to many worldly principles and confederacies, and hasten the ruin and... ...d bring unto them those days of refreshing spoken of by all the holy prophets since the world began: in the which work of conveying to them his Spir... ...ng for himself an ark of testimony in the Jewish nation, through whom to make the whole world one great and universal ark of faithful testimony. Th... ... that we have such shrinking from posts of danger, such fencing and fitting out of our missionaries, such shrieking out if any evil befall them, ins... ...mitive separation from the world; then, and not till then, will Christ’s account of the missionary come to be regarded as something better than a dre... ...Israel, by which it was manifest that he had not yet fulfilled that great object of his mission. Paul bears his testimony to the same truth, that the... ...im in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart.” Solomon’s Song, iii. 11. I could expatiate largely upon that composite... ...s, in the twentieth chapter of the Apocalypse. 321 The second mystery, or event —the song of the vineyard. 323 From the Scripture it is shown, th...

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...e in The zohar ..........................................59 Par T II - The World WaS Crea Ted for Me ................. 63 Chapter 5: the aCtual realit... ................................................... 110 Chapter 10: the upper Worlds ..................................................... 114 All Are Hi... ...egin a new life and bond with the good and pleasurable that exists in the world. Unlocking the Zohar is the introductory volume in a series of books... ... have been doing throughout history: We would discover that something was missing and that we had no other choice but to exit the negative state an... ...I can afford to travel, to enjoy myself, I have friends, yet something is missing.” In previous generations, people lived far worse than we do. comp... ... a good question. And here is another good question: If a person were to miss one of the senses, would that person perceive less of reality? And wh... ...meaning of, “By day the Lord will command His mercy, and in the night His song shall be with me,” for because of the singing at night, one is reward... ...... and one should see all that from the secrets of the Torah. New Zohar, Song of Songs, Items 482-483 108 9 the “raBBi shimoN” system This boo... ...Zohar with a desire to bond with everyone. There is none to begin and say songs, and there is none to complete his singing. That is, those who stand...

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...asic rules. Kabbalah is a practical method for transcending the limits of one's senses and acquiring a new sense that opens the gate to the Spiritual World, while still living in this world. Rav Laitman clearly explains what goes on behind the scenes in the development of one's soul and the step-by-step attainment of the Upper Worlds. For anyone who wants to understand why...

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...re for thousands of years. Contemporary scientists have learned that the more they progress in their scientific research, the more the picture of the world that they discover becomes obscure and difficult to grasp. Contemporary science books look more and more like science fiction, but still they fail to provide us with a clear answer as to the essence of the meaning of li...

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... 2 View on Evolution from the Perspective of Kabbalah 3 Reincarnation 4 Kabbalah is a Science 5 About the Structure of Creation 6 About the World 7 The Purpose of Reincarnation According to the Zohar 8 The Language of the Spiritual World 9 To Feel Another World 10 The Language of the Kabbalists 11 Four Degrees in the Development of the Desire 12 Some ...

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.... Kabbalah is a Science 5. About the Structure of Creation 6. About the World 7. The Purpose of Reincarnation According to the Zohar 8. The Langu... ... of Reincarnation According to the Zohar 8. The Language of the Spiritual World 9. To Feel Another World 10. The Language of the Kabbalists 11. Fo... ...abbalists Copyright ©1996. Bnei Baruch. All rights reserved. Bnei Baruch World Center for Kabbalah Studies The Meaning of My Life Table of... ...how we relate to it, we will stop corrupting what we mustn’t; we will not miss out on opportunities to do what must be done, and all our actions wil... ...Torah (Bible) as well. In legends and in the Torah and most of all in the Song of Songs (that seems to speak of love as we understand it) it is very ... ... and a part that has become liberated from that. Each of them has its own mission, because everything comes down from above, from providence. Those ... ...ce us to correct and become worthy of it through horrendous torments. The mission of the Kabbalists today is to try to disseminate the necessity in t...

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...Hinduism Today New Issued Released The July/August/September 2012 issue of our flagship magazine travels the worlds: the outside and inside worlds, that is. On the Outside Travel with us to an amazing mela just outside of Mysore, India. We did! The Hinduism Today editor attended the five-day festival in January as a chief guest ...

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...ese forces are at work in every aspect of life: family, economy, politics, ecology, and health. Bail Yourself Out: How You Can Emerge Strong from the World Crisis is a guide to mastering these forces on the personal, national, and global levels. With this knowledge, we hold the key to success by harnessing them to our benefit....

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...in a unique position to offer a broad, hopeful perspective on the current world crisis. a Professor of o ntology, a Ph.d . in Philosophy and Kabbala... ...ocess will guarantee that we and our families can indeed prosper in a new world of peace and plenty. Michael laitMan, P hD b lack and PmS 186 LAITMA... ...el Laitman, PhD Bail Yourself Out How You Can Emerge Strong from the World Crisis BAIL YoURSELf oUT : How YoU C AN EMERgE S TRoNg fR oM THE w... ........................................... 64 Chapter 11: finding Balance in Song and Melody ... 68 Songs of Endless Love ............................ ...s unique role. The system is incomplete if even a single element in it is missing or deficient, be it a mineral, a plant, or an animal. An eye-openi... ...bond supported us. Today, I know that this is what got us through. An old song that I used to like as a child says that only in the mountains do you... ...ains do you know who your true friends are. Now I know exactly what that song meant. But the crisis we’re all facing today requires a unity that go... ...ow often do we walk with a friend, and the friend hears something that we miss? w ell, just because we didn’t hear that sound doesn’t mean there wa... ...ate a distinct creature, and here, too, if even one of the molecules were miss- ing in that creature’s cells, it would become sick or even die. In m...

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...s the reader for the first time in the shoes of The Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically realistic portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s life as Jesus Himself may have experienced them when He brought to mankind a message of love and enduring hope....

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...nely crafted and historically realistic portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s ... ... the journal offers the most effective way to bring back to life the life-worlds of significant, unique, highly individual, and important creators. ... ...ett, whose kindness, love of beauty and of place will always be greatly missed. CHRIST’S JOURNAL 3 Peter’s Hom... ...kingdom of heaven. You are the salt of the earth—you are the light of the world. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good work... ... was beautiful, more beautiful than I remembered. I thought of Solo- mon’s song as I watched her, “Thou art in the clefts of the rock; let me see thy ... ...d all the fishing for us. I provided but I didn’t do a very good job... I miss him...it was good to have him there, even when he was sick...” 23... ...ered Mother singing, crooning to me, as I lay sick as a boy. I remembered songs in the evening. I heard her laugh- ter as we played jacks. I smelled ... ...d put it in my hand, saying: “It’s for you, Atta.” Clibus Of course I miss the great library at Qumran. The beautiful library in his home is a f...

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... that religious questioning has occupied the minds and hearts of a large share of the population. Religious questioningis now a concern of the entire world, West and East alike. One sign of this is the extraordinary proliferation of new religiouscreeds and organizations. It sometimes feels as if there are as many religious creeds as there are adherents. It is true that the...

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...n i What Is Religion? 1 Definitions Of Religion The Spiritual And Material Worlds Religious Belief Systems Versus An Emotional Response To God Religio... ...re of the population. Religious questioning is now a concern of the entire world, West and East alike. One sign of this is the extraordinary prolifera... ... got to the roots of religious belief and practice I could find what I was missing in modern day religion. I enrolled in Union Theological Seminary in... ...d, as I lay beside a river looking up into the clouds and merging into the world around me, I had rather similar experiences. And many, many years lat... ...and converted, all who were in hell. 41 The Christian doctrine of Christ’s mission to save all souls is a parallel to the Buddhist doctrine of bod- hi... ...bound to fail; for, in simple terms, an attempt to please the master is to miss the point of the exercise. You must in full honesty consider in detail... ...bable oddness!—seen in dreams. One man composed and played for us a guitar song he had dreamed. Another man had us enact the roles of characters who a... .... Both tribes THE RELIGIOUS DIMENSION 248 share a portion of the “line of songs” of Winbaraku. Both may tell the complete story, but each has only th... ...Both may tell the complete story, but each has only the right to chant the songs and carry out the rituals which are located within their territory. I...

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... intelligence agent, a priest from a small parish, and the head of the Italian mafia. These men form an alliance to eliminate the drug cartels of the world to save the children of the future against the backdrop of political power struggle. ...

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...out. 7 J.Cross/Artemis “I see... Well, may God bless you in your chosen mission,” Francis said. The word ‘mission’ instantly rang like a bell ... ...nd, and immediately realized that the apparition had come to deliver a Divine Mission, in which, somehow, this young priest was to play an important... ... newspapers ran bold headlines declaring the end of the Catholic Church as the world knew it. Cardinal Berini was furious, and made it known to every... ...abinet and withdrew some papers. “Fill these out. I am sending you on a Papal mission.” He handed the papers to Antonio. As he read the papers he c... ...hairman of the Armed Services Committee he controlled the purse strings of the world's most sophisticated Army. An Army designed to protect a Nation;... ... acknowledge it. Now his wife was threatening to leave him. He felt lost in a world of confusion; life no longer held any meaning for him. What happ... ...Cardona said wanting to end the conversation. "Tonight we will have women and song. Tomorrow we will talk, seriously." Cardona smiled and held up hi... ... his eyes closed and his face lifted toward the rising sun. He heard only the song of the birds, which released his mind into a meditative state. Na... ...ble chirpping. As he listened intently, it sounded more like a wailing than a song. "We will match as many as you can send," Oshiro said soulfully. ...

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...as only a magician can.In this warm, tender tale, Michael Laitman shares with children and parents alike some of the gems and charms of the spiritual world. The wisdom of Kabbalah is filled with spellbinding stories. Together Forever is yet another gift from this ageless source of wisdom, whose lessons make our lives richer, easier, and far more fulfilling...

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...? It’s because a legend is the cleverest thing on earth! Everything in the world changes, but true legends always stay. Legends are filled with so much... ... much wisdom, that to tell them, a person needs to see things that others miss. It takes a long, long time to gain so much wisdom, and that’s why old... ...good magicians in children’s legends, this magician was so very kind, he missed having someone to share his goodness with… 7 He had no one to love ... ...o excited he began to skip and hop around it, and sang the most cheerful songs he knew. But the plant wouldn’t dance with him; it wouldn’t sing, e...

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...al remedy is needed. Y ou must bring Peony the most beautiful melody in the world.” Then, he closed his briefcase and left. Immediately, the king... ...ntry, and announce: “Attention! Attention! The most beautiful melody in the world is needed for princess Peony. Whoever brings the princess the mos... ...the court for a moment, I will return with the most beautiful melody in the world,” the conductor replied. The king, who had already given up on any ... ...ul evening together in the enormous old house, sharing stories and singing songs. From then on, the house was always welcoming, sharing its warmth ... ...k to the station.” Pete rubbed his eyes and woke up. Realizing that he had missed his stop, he got off the bus and found himself in an unfamiliar ... ...d out of his rabbit hole. It was a wonderful sunny day. He could hear the songs of birds chirping and the wind rustling in the trees. “I should fi... ...iting to be thrown to the bottom of the sea,” the Wheel complained. “I miss our Captain,” the boat cried. “And I miss how we all used to do wh... ...s the Captain? “Captain! Captain!” they cried together. “Where are you? We miss you!” Smiling, the old captain opened the cabin door. “Raise the...

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...e 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 of power....

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... to http://home.earthlink.net/~emalcohn/index.html (Web search: “Malcohn's World”) Cover Design: Elissa Malcohn Malcohn, Elissa Deviations: Coven... ...m, as the angels charmed the lions in Daniel's cell?" ~ Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines Elissa Malcohn Deviations: Covenant CHAPTER 1 TripStone clo... ... I have a companion, Zai, and two sons. Abri, my firstborn, has been in the world for six seasons. He knows the Yata alphabet and almost all of his ... ...knows the Yata alphabet and almost all of his numbers. Evit has been in the world for two seasons. Zai thinks he will walk very soon. I am thankful ... ...- colored lips she had glossed with Yata oil to protect them from the wind. Songbirds and blossoms and mythical beasts spiraled around the small han... ... screams of glee echoed between huts. Half- naked youths pursued a rattling, misshapen gourd careening over gnarled tree roots. Older girls with boun... ...hy are you sad?" "I have to go on a trip," she whispered, "and I'm going to miss you." He hugged her around the neck. "I'll miss you, too." She low... ...ed as his muscles screamed. He could sleep through his own Meat Day and not miss a thing, if his pain subsided enough to let him sleep at all.  H... ...inging with the others in a festive caravan headed toward Basc. The journey song floated to her from the frontmost transport—a lively rhythm fast en...

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...onicles, 539 -- 15 Ezra, 584 -- 16 Nehemiah, 598 -- 17 Esther, 617 -- 18 Job, 627 -- 19 Psalms, 662 -- 20 Proverbs, 746 -- 21 Ecclesiastes, 775 -- 22 Song of Solomon, 785 -- 23 Isaiah, 790 -- 24 Jeremiah, 854 -- 25 Lamentations, 926 -- 26 Ezekiel, 933 -- 27 Daniel, 999 -- 28 Hosea, 1019 -- 29 Joel, 1029...

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.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 775 22 Song of Solomon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... ...d didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp? 28 And hast not su ered me to kiss my so... ... servant Moses. Chapter 15 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he ha... ...n men lefthanded; every one could sling stones at an hair breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benjamin, were numbered four hundred... ...of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and he hath set the world upon them. 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shal... ...hide myself in the eld unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me that he might run to B... ... Then Jonathan said to David, To morrow is the new moon: and thou shalt be missed, be- cause thy seat will be empty. 19 And when thou hast stayed thre... ... ted them. 16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the bre... ...the LORD in the beauty of holiness. 30 Fear before him, all the earth: the world also shall be stable, that it be not moved. 31 Let the heavens be gla...

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... acquaint me, that I might have brought thee on the way with joy, and with songs, and with timbrels, and with harps? 28 Thou hast not su ered me to ki... ... turned his name, and called him in the Egyptian tongue the saviour of the world. And he gave him to wife Aseneth, the daughter of Putiphare, priest o... ... Joseph had foretold, began to come: and the famine prevailed in the whole world, but there was bread in all the land of Egypt. 55 And when there also... ...nd all his father’s house, allowing food to every one. 13 For in the whole world there was want of bread, and a famine had oppressed the land, more es... ...n went forth after her with timbrels and with dances. 21 And she began the song to them, saying: Let us sing to the Lord, for he is gloriously mag- ni... ... the people together, and I will give them water. 17 Then Israel sung this song: Let the well spring up. They sung thereto: 18 The well, which the pri... ...ight: and slinging stones so sure that they could hit even a hair, and not miss by the stone’s going on either side. 17 Of the men of Israel also, bes... ...his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David ed, and escaped that n... .... 18 And Jonathan said to him: To morrow is the new moon, and thou wilt be missed: 19 For thy seat will be empty till after to mor- row. So thou shalt...

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...in my thoughts I of that sacred realm Could store, shall now be matter of my song. Benign Apollo! this last labour aid, And make me such a vesse... ...d gain From the Cirrhaean city answer kind. Through diver passages, the world’s bright lamp Rises to mortals, but through that which joins Four c... ...ross, in best Course, and in happiest constellation set He comes, and to the worldly wax best gives Its temper and impression. Morning there, Here ev... ...as I best can frame, give thanks to Him, Who hath remov’d me from the mortal world. But tell, I pray thee, whence the gloomy spots Upon this body, whi... ... ceas’d from further talk, and then began “Ave Maria” singing, and with that song Vanish’d, as heavy substance through deep wave. Mine eye, that ... ... revert The honour and the blame in human acts, Perchance he doth not wholly miss the truth. This principle, not understood aright, Erewhile perverted... ... effulgence new, Witness’d augmented joy. Here, reader! think, If thou didst miss the sequel of my tale, To know the rest how sorely thou wouldst crav... ...nceal’d; And, shrouded so in splendour answer’d me, E’en as the tenour of my song declares. CANTO VI “After that Constantine the eagle turn’d Against ... ...e in part fulfill’d: For thou wilt see the point from whence they split, Nor miss of the reproof, which that implies, ‘That well they thrive not sworn...

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...terial contained within the document or for the file as an electronic trans mission, in any way. The Divine Comedy of Dante , Translated by H.F. Cary... ...es and false. A bard Was I, and made Anchises’ upright son The subject of my song, who came from Troy, When the flames prey’d on Ilium’s haughty tower... ...its Who to great Peter’s sacred chair succeeds. He from this journey, in thy song renown’d, Learn’d things, that to his victory gave rise And to the p... ...blind life So meanly passes, that all other lots They envy. Fame of them the world hath none, Nor suffers; mercy and justice scorn them both. Speak no... ... Explor’d its bottom, nor could aught discern. “Now let us to the blind world there beneath Descend;” the bard began all pale of look: “I go the ... ... He answer’d: “The renown of their great names That echoes through your world above, acquires Favour in heaven, which holds them thus advanc’d.” ... ....” So I beheld united the bright school Of him the monarch of sublimest song, That o’er the others like an eagle soars. When they together short ... ...nd they each one stood; And issuing from the troop, three sped with bows And missile weapons chosen first; of whom One cried from far: “Say to what pa... ... me back.” “If thou,” he answer’d, “follow but thy star, Thou canst not miss at last a glorious haven: Unless in fairer days my judgment err’d. A...

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...es and false. A bard Was I, and made Anchises’ upright son The subject of my song, who came from Troy, When the flames prey’d on Ilium’s haughty tower... ...its Who to great Peter’s sacred chair succeeds. He from this journey, in thy song renown’d, Learn’d things, that to his victory gave rise And to the p... ...blind life So meanly passes, that all other lots They envy. Fame of them the world hath none, Nor suffers; mercy and justice scorn them both. Speak no... ... Explor’d its bottom, nor could aught discern. “Now let us to the blind world there beneath Descend;” the bard began all pale of look: “I go the ... ... He answer’d: “The renown of their great names That echoes through your world above, acquires Favour in heaven, which holds them thus advanc’d.” ... ....” So I beheld united the bright school Of him the monarch of sublimest song, That o’er the others like an eagle soars. When they together short ... ...nd they each one stood; And issuing from the troop, three sped with bows And missile weapons chosen first; of whom One cried from far: “Say to what pa... ... me back.” “If thou,” he answer’d, “follow but thy star, Thou canst not miss at last a glorious haven: Unless in fairer days my judgment err’d. A... ...ke: “Wilt thou I touch him on the hip?” To whom Was answer’d: “Even so; nor miss thy aim.” But he, who was in conf’rence with my guide, Turn’d r...

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...ews, and at that time must have been perceived as the dis covery of a new world, though it was no more than a return to the clear teaching of the New... ...di ments of Christianity” from it. Even to day this book has its peculiar mission to the Church. The seeking after self elected works, the in dolenc... ...nfidence in Him than we feel. Here He is hidden, as the bride says in the Song of Songs: “Behold he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at th... ...s and dogs, and where this does not help, they must be put to death by the worldly sword, as St. Paul says, Romans xiii: “The worldly ruler bears the... ...it upon the two highest Commandments, faith and God’s honor. The hypocrite misses both and struts about with other good works by which he praises hims... ...d in its self confidence contrary to these two first Commandments. Now the world regards this terrible vice as the high est virtue, and this makes it...