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...O XV. P-Q XVI. R XVII. S XVIII. T XIX. U-V-W XX. X-Y-Z XXI. The Author XXII. About "After the Rain" A Abdication Crisis The love affair of... ...ine). Why such a diversion? Scholars suggest that Ur is actually Urfa in Turkey - about 30 kilometers away from Harran. It boasts a cave where Ab... ...he Heart of Three Faiths and Walking the Bible: A Journey By Land Through the Five Books of Moses. http://www.ot-studies.com/Documents/Ur.htm htt... ...s of antiquity, bar Athens (which only came into existence in the Neolithic period, about 3000 years later). Arab geographers propagated the sto... ...me in Hungary was a crime. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/demons/vampires/booksandm oviesebathory.htm http://www.alienplayground.net/dis... ...www.historyplace.com/speeches/berliner.htm Bible The Jews do not include the 27 books of New Testament in their Bible. The factoids below relate... ...spawned numerous myths and falsities. The Republicans did not intend to abolish slavery - just to "contain" it, i.e., limit it to the 15 states ... ...stituencies in the south - such as urban immigrants and mountain farmers - opposed slavery as a form of unfair competition. Less than one quarter o... ...om toys and games to clothes and toiletries. But Fleming was also renowned for his non-fiction: tomes like "The Diamond Smugglers" and his "Atticus...

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.... So also it is a thing ascertained and certain, that among all the seventy-two books of scripture, there is not one whereof the writer was called of... ...hinking rest? Is it, peradventure, upon some revelation contained in the sacred books, or upon some good and solid reason? I say, then, hath God cas... ...uestion. The fact being so certain, some legitimate cause must have brought it about, whereby the doctors may be able to justify themselves. For to... ...ter, we shall derive little or almost no edification in our reading of the holy books.” 2 The case standing thus, how was it possible that the zeal... ...t Isaiah, in the forty-seventh chapter, had announced those great calamities as about to come upon her in a moment. “But these things shall come upon... ...captivity of Babylon, and returned to Jerusalem and Judæa, continued as much in slavery to the king of Babylon as they were before; obeyed his laws,... ...r more heavily, or to overwhelm her utterly by devouring the child which she is about to bear; that is, the children whom she shall bear. Whereupon ... ... to deliver this people or spouse from Egypt, to redeem her from the captivity, slavery, and misery, under which she then lay, to separate her entir... ... raise that young woman to the dignity of his spouse, he took her first from the slavery of Egypt, with a powerful and with a strong hand, and bore h...

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...eflection” of Good Deeds ......................................... 165 59. About the Rod and the Serpent ................................................ ...hat Comes through Transgression ............................ 171 61. Round About Him It Stormeth Mightily .................................. 172 62. D... ... to Lishma ....................................................... 176 65. About the Revealed and the Concealed .................................... 1... ... breath air in a place of stench. (And you might say that it is written in books, that sometimes one comes incarnated as a pig. We should interpret t... ...stead, there is only one counsel then, to cling to his teacher and to the books. This is called “From the mouth of books and from the mouth of autho... ...tion. Hence, one must not rely on one’s own mind, but cleave once more to books and authors, for only that can help him, and no wit and intellect, a... ...ing, then one is the opposite. Hence, one should first and foremost regard slavery, and one must regret not having sufficient faith, as the lack of f...

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... In fact, it symbolizes the ignorance in us. And especially, our ignorance about God (and His Plan for us). So, “horseman destroying beast” symbolizes... ...come only at the key points of human history. Just as they did as the holy books (Vedas, Bible, Koran, etc.) or as the holy messengers (Abraham, Jesus... ...ulfilled (i. e. relative material satisfaction is achieved by most people) about year 2500 there will be an attitude of mind in every human and in all... ...ic parables as St. John, Nostradamus, Cayce, sister Lucia, etc. - The holy books also increase in number. But now they describe God and Truth “compute... ...he poetic parables of the Bible, Koran, Vedas, etc. (In fact, the new holy books are more like this book.) - The first aliens come officially to Earth... ...e and family; still an old lady (even if she is 1200 years old) will dream about those wild kisses at the 14 back seat of the car when she was 17; st... ...pain and disappointment, hatred and conflicts. We are saved from the whole slavery to illusions. And before us, hand in hand with us, smiling at us wi...

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...of reality and expands our worldview. However, this text should not be read in an ordinary fashion. We should patiently and repeatedly read and think about each sentence as we try to penetrate the author's feelings. We should read it slowly and try to extract the nuances of the text. Although the text deals with one subject only how to relate t...

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............................................................................7 About Rabbi Shimon Bar-Yochai ................................................ ......................................................................... 1 0 About The Book of Zohar ...................................................... ............................................................507 Appendix Two. About Bnei Baruch ............................................................ ...omotes humanity to a new spiritual degree and leaves its mark in Kabbalah books, which serve the generations that follow. An example of this process... ...ow we can determine our destiny. They wrote about what they discovered in books such as Raziel Hamalaach (The Angel Raziel), Sefer Yetzira (The Book... ...e Book of Creation), Etz Chaim (The Tree of Life), and others. Of all the books, the most seminal, mysterious, and profound is The Book of Zohar (Th... ...ther is to the detriment of the ruler!” (Kohelet, 8:9). The burden of our slavery and the impure force’s rule over us (over holiness) harms only the... ...from its captivity. This Light has sufficient power to deliver Israel from slavery. Only after the attainment of this Light (Ohr Haya), and not a deg... ...mself. On the other hand, to give us a chance to break free from the blind slavery of egoism, the Creator must reveal Himself. This is so because a h...

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... articles or reviews. ISBN: 0-9781590-4-7 FIRST EDITION: FEBRUARY 2007 ABOUT THE AUTHOR ......................................................... ............................................................................ 201 ABOUT BNEI BARUCH ........................................................ .................................................................207 11 ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, has a doctorate i... ... for the past thirty years. As a Kabbalist, he has published more than thirty books and numerous academic essays on the subject, which have been tra... ...ations. I did not move from his side that whole time; I wrote my first three books in 1983 with his support, and when he passed away, I began to de... ...f thoughts and attitude to- ward others. The Book of Zohar, one of the seminal books in the wisdom of Kabbalah, written some 2,000 years ago by Rabb... ...nlocks a real opportunity to discover true free- dom. We can come out from our slavery to our egos and acquire the quality of altruism by creating an...

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... result in a better understanding. For instance: what can you understand about an orange by looking at it through a microscope? The answer is;... ...ope? The answer is; very little. But if you plant an orange seed and wonder about it. If you care for the seedling, and study its growth closely a... ...ut it. If you care for the seedling, and study its growth closely and wonder about it. If you watch it grow into a tree and wonder about it. If yo... ... The Sale of Indulgences Pg 1015 The Protestant Psychological Reformation of Slavery from Unwilling to Willing Work Slaves Pg 1017 Sharing Pg 102... ...Protestants Pg 1025 Unions Pg 1045 Upward Mobility-Progress-Hope Pg 1051 Slavery Pg 1052 The Slavery of Ownership Pg 1054 The Slave Culture ... ... the Past Lives Scam Pg 1777 The Undead in Myths and Legend and Folklore and Books Pg 1777 The Secret Existence of the Undead Pg 1780 Shape-Shift... ...e and raises a host of paradoxes, which will be explained more fully in later books in this series. I will explain them here only in this way. Con... ...heoretical models balance out. Hard Physics is disappearing from school text books. Fad theories and models are being constantly introduced to dis... ... Stendhal, Dostoyevsky, and Twain: Their fiction has more truth in it than the non-fiction lives of actual living people. Their books seem to have h...

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...se of Conscious Evolution ............................ 87 PART THREE: TALK ABoUT REALITY ...................................................... 91 c... ... to spiritual ascent. o ver the generations, Kabbalists have written many books in various styles, each adapted to the era in which they lived. Simi... ...ides us, and in doing so, receive infinite joy and pleasure. We will talk about Abraham’s discovery in greater detail later in the book, but we shou... ... was of one lan- - guage and of one speech” (genesis 11:1). Everyone knew about the Creator, the force of love and giving, and all were united with ... ... Through the ages, many Kabbalists have written pro- - found and beautiful books. But we would like to focus on four very special Kabbalists and thei... ...oks. But we would like to focus on four very special Kabbalists and their books. These men wrote their books specifically to help beginners be- - co... ...usands of Jews were killed, and those who were taken captive were sold to slavery. Crushing Bar-Kokheva’s rebellion was the beginning of one of the ...

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... 3 Note from the translator: In this text, several of the author’s books are mentioned. Some are already available English, and their titles... ...nslated into English and placed in brackets { }. A list of all the authors books with a specification of those that already are or soon will be avai... ... you discuss it in groups, together with other people who are enthusiastic about the ideas it proposes. Even though there may be times you do not i... ...ou are not aware of it. It is not by chance that I have been able to think about what no other philosopher up until now has been able to imagine. T... ... within a human group, through years of work, the same processes that come about when a star is born: condensation, collapse, thermonuclear reaction... ... For further understanding of Sophia-Analysis I suggest you read my other books and the “Lettera agli uomini” {Letter to Humanity} of the Sophia Un... ...and bodies united, could live freely and completely, free from any type of slavery, be it spiritual or physical. In Gandhi there is no contradictio... ...Gandhian spirituality the acceptance of God’s will does not mean accepting slavery, misery and other people’s injustice. This is because God is Truth... ...e, and of the freedom to be conquered with regards to the various types of slavery that every individual is subject to. When we speak of loving fr...

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...as they have been called, we read at the close: “I know another little song about Rome, and if their ears itch to hear it, I will sing it for them an... ... first reformatory treatise of 1520 that he would “sing another little song about Rome if their ears itch to hear it,” he found that some ears were i... ...ing, and by the faith of man receiving. At another time you shall hear more about their fables of the seven sacraments.” 5 Thus the Prelude grows u... ... of their money and their faith in God. Would that I could prevail upon the booksellers and persuade all who have read them to burn the whole of my b... ...3), was a prior of the Dominicans. He became Grand Inquisitor and Censor of Books in 1515. He and others of the order (e.g., Tetzel and Hochstraten)... ..., therefore, that all may turn out to my friends’ advantage, I beg both the booksellers and my readers that after burning what I have published on t... ...der that we may live in peace with one another. It is a shameful and wicked slavery for a Christian man, who is free, to be subject to any but heaven...

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........ 432 39. Rabbi Laitman’s Search for Kabbalah .................. 436 Other books by Rabbi Michael Laitman .................... 447 Contents It ... ...tbereadinanordinaryfashion.Rather, we should concentrate on a paragraph, think about it, and attempt to understand examples that reflect in the issues... ... come and go, yet every generation and every individual asks the same question about the meaning of life. This happens especially at times of war and ... ... dialogue withHim;askfor Hishelp;seekHisprotection and advice; complain to Him about our troubles, and ask Him to explain why He treats us as He does.... ...erience our world free of pain and distress. The method to break free from the slavery of egoism can be found in Kabbalah. The Creator purposely place... ...for its sole true purpose. When we begin learning Kabbalah and open one of the books by Rashbi, Ari, Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag or Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, our g... ...r feels joy at the opportunity to please Him. Thus, what at first seemed to be slavery actually turns into a freedom full of pleasures. Consequently, ... ...heartfeltmeaning,or to read obscure symbols or kavanot from Kabbalistic prayer books. The only thing required of us is to strive toward the Creator wi... ...ly we become its slaves. The state of compliant submissiontothisforceisknownas"slavery,"or"exile"(galut) from the spiritual world. Ifegoism,thisevilan...

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... from all the religions of the world, I had no dearth of reading material about and from the various philosophers. But somehow I could never complet... ...nto a recognition of the futility of many of his deepest-held convictions about life. Even if one is familiar with U.G.'s way of seeing things, this ... ...hinker unlike anyone you’ve ever come across before. The hundred thousand books of clichéd thoughts on spirituality, psychology and self-help availa... ...an belief is, you may be forced to drop many of your most cherished ideas about life. This can free you to some extent, and you may find your life be... ...where. It is not that I am against gurus, not at all. He knows, even your books say it, that it is not the guru that can help you. It doesn't mean s... ...ness or permanent bliss at all. You think that there is because all those books talk of eternal bliss, permanent bliss or permanent happiness. Yet yo... ...ng you that there is a state of freedom to be pursued. But the pursuit is slavery, the very denial of freedom. I do not know anything about freedom ...

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... it may be affirmed that 1 and Thou will rank &8 one of the epoch-making books 9f our generation. . It has hitherto been eomparatively Unknown amon... ... reaching efiects on philosophical thought. Hitherto, what we have known about the mutual relation oj persons has been relegated in theories of kno... ...emonstrates convincingly the inadequacy of its abstract presup­ positions about reality. The concrete reality, for him, as for Buber, is the situati... ...hing that might exist independently of them, but being spoken they bring about existence. . Primary words are spoken from the bemi. If Thou is sai... ...edom; there is only a choice, between resolute, and hopeless rebellious, slavery. And no matter how much is said, in all these laws, of teleologica...

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...Cross VIII. Appendix – Terrorism as a Psychodynamic Phenomenon IX. The Author X. About "After the Rain" Terrorists and Freedom Fighters "... ...e law of diminishing returns applies to morality." Thomas Sowell There's a story about Robespierre that has the preeminent rabble-rouser of the F... ...d," he is reputed to have said: "For I am their leader." http://www.salon.com/tech/books/1999/11/04/new_optimi sm/ People who exercise violence in ... ...rrors down, for in their nakedness, they are unprintable..." A.G. Hales reporting about the Illinden Uprising in the London "Daily News" of Octobe... ...hem had quite enough to eat or warm enough clothing or handsome lodgings or all the books they needed" - wrote Dame Rebecca West in her eternal "Bla... ...theme in "The Fall of Public Man: On the Social Psychology of Capitalism" (Vintage Books, 1978). One of the chapters in Devereux's aforementioned t... ...heir vassals against nomad intrusions in return for perpetual service bordering on slavery. A small percentage of the population lived on trade beh...

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...ne qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend on sentience). So, is th... ...holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But what about the unborn fetus? One approach is that the embryo has no r... ...oach says that a person has the right to life because it desires it. But then what about chronic depressives who wish to die – do we have the right... ...and preserved the inedible parts as trophies. These lurid deeds inspired a slew of books and films, most notably The Silence of the Lambs with Hann... ...xploitation of women - either willingly ("egg prostitution") or unwillingly ("womb slavery"). Charles Krauthammer, a columnist and psychiatrist, qu... ...o." Exploiting anyone unwillingly is a crime, whether it involves cloning or white slavery. But why would egg donations and surrogate motherhood be... ...heir vassals against nomad intrusions in return for perpetual service bordering on slavery. A small percentage of the population lived on trade beh... ...rt to their erstwhile status as civil torts. Others should be wiped off the statute books altogether. Hundreds of thousands should be pardoned and a... ...e Brain). It can be preserved and shipped across time and space in capsules called books or or artwork. These are containers of triggers of physica...

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...ne qua non trait? In the absence of consciousness, there is little point in talking about free will (or rights which depend on sentience). So, is th... ...holder. All born humans are and, more so, all adults above a certain age. But what about the unborn fetus? One approach is that the embryo has no r... ...oach says that a person has the right to life because it desires it. But then what about chronic depressives who wish to die – do we have the right... ...and preserved the inedible parts as trophies. These lurid deeds inspired a slew of books and films, most notably The Silence of the Lambs with Hann... ...xploitation of women - either willingly ("egg prostitution") or unwillingly ("womb slavery"). Charles Krauthammer, a columnist and psychiatrist, qu... ...o." Exploiting anyone unwillingly is a crime, whether it involves cloning or white slavery. But why would egg donations and surrogate motherhood be... ...heir vassals against nomad intrusions in return for perpetual service bordering on slavery. A small percentage of the population lived on trade beh... ...rt to their erstwhile status as civil torts. Others should be wiped off the statute books altogether. Hundreds of thousands should be pardoned and a... ...e Brain). It can be preserved and shipped across time and space in capsules called books or or artwork. These are containers of triggers of physica...

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...hen applied beyond the investor's useful economic life expectancy. People care less about their grandchildren's future than about their own. This is... ...s are simply not sure what precisely constitutes their subject matter. Is economics about the construction and testing of models in accordance with ... ...ess (anamnetic) – It must encompass, integrate, and incorporate all the facts known about economic behaviour. b. Coherence – It must be chronologi... ...indows. Opera nibbles at Microsoft's Internet Explorer. Amazon drubbed traditional booksellers. eBay thrashes Amazon. Bell was forced by Covad Comm... ...shing and other form of intellectual property such as software, films, music, and e-books. Consumers are divided on the issue of multi-tiered prici... ... the exchange of goods and services between holders of identical bundles. If I seek books, but detest oranges - I can swap them with someone in retu... ...a sign of weakness, dependence and need, to be exploited. Hierarchy is equated with slavery and employees will rather harm their long term interests... ...y: Sam Vaknin "When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery." Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), Russian novelist, author, an... ...niversally condemnable phenomena of child prostitution, child soldiering, or child slavery. Child labor, in many destitute locales, is all that sep...

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... bonuses even as the firm is dying; by speculating on leverage; and by cooking the books). The second open secret is that all modern financial mar... ... To regulate, supervise and implement a timely, full and accurate set of accounting books of the firm reflecting all its activities in a manner com... ...ory bodies of capital markets in which the securities of the firm are traded or are about to be traded or otherwise listed. 5. To prepare and prese... ...air "value" in the long term; 3. That the fair value responds to new information about the firm and reflects it - though how efficiently is deba... ...ket sentiment, and by externalities and new information, including new information about earnings. The capital gain anticipated by a rational inves... ...ners. Many offshore banks manage shady investment ploys. They maintain two sets of books. The "public" or "cooked" set is made available to the aut... ...a sign of weakness, dependence and need, to be exploited. Hierarchy is equated with slavery and employees will rather harm their long term interests...

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...rogram the iPhone with Apple’s permission.) Introduction 2 Jobs was not shy about these restrictions baked into the iPhone. As he said at its launch:... ...*** In the arc from the Apple II to the iPhone, we learn something important about where the Internet has been, and something more important about whe... ...st a gaming device. We wouldn’t have gotten into the category at all. It was about strategically being in the living room.... [ T ]his is not some big... ...omputer left the factory. Some early PC programs were distributed in printed books for buyers to retype into their ma- chines, but increasingly afforda... ...earby computers on the Internet by rifling through various electronic address books found on the MIT machine. 5 Its purpose was simple: to transmit a c... ...s critics of technology like Neil Postman, author of such evocatively titled books as Building a Bridge to the 18th Century 70 and T echnopoly: The Su... ... 125–72 (2002); see also Gautham Rao, The Federal Posse Comitatus Doctrine: Slavery, Compulsion, and Statecraft in Mid-Nineteenth Century America, 26...