Apollonius of Tyana (13 March 2 – 98?) was a Neo-Pythagorean philosopher and teacher of Greek origin. His teaching influenced scientific thought for centuries after his death. He is best known through the medium of the writer Philostratus, in whose biography some have seen an attempt to construct a rival to Jesus Christ. Apollonius was a vegetarian, and a disciple of Pythagoras. He is quoted as having said "For I discerned a certain sublimity in the discipline of Pythagoras, and how a certain secret wisdom enabled him to know ...

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Frankincense or olibanum is an aromatic resin obtained from the tree Boswellia thurifera or B. sacra. It is used in incense as well as in perfumes. Frankincense is tapped from Boswellia trees through slashing the bark and allowing the exuded resins to harden. Tapping is done 2 to 3 times a year with the final taps producing the best resin due to its higher aromatic terpene content. High quality resin can be visually discerned through its level of opacity. Omani frankincense is said to be the best in the world, although q ...

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Much of the following text is taken from the Household Cyclopedia of 1881: Wheat mildew may be ranked as a wheat disease which affects the ear, and is brought on by causes somewhat similar to those which occasion blight, though at a more advanced period of the season. If this disorder comes on immediately after the first appearance of the ear the straw will also be affected, but if the grain is nearly or fully formed then injury on the straw is not much discernible. We have seen a crop that carried wheat that was mildewe ...

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"What is absolutely true is always correct, everywhere, all the time, under any condition. An entity's ability to discern these things is irrelevant to that state of truth." - Steven Robiner Absolute truth can be interpreted in different ways based on its usage, just like truth. Some believe that the correct communication cannot be found for describing ideas of absolute truth by entities that possess the metaphysically true state of the ability to lie and have lied before, thus making the following description vulnerable to pot ...

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For the martial arts related meaning of Pattern see Taekwondo and Kata (Karate). A pattern is a form, template, or model (or, more abstractly, a set of rules) which can be used to make or to generate things or parts of a thing, especially if the things that are generated have enough in common for the underlying pattern to be inferred or discerned, in which case the things are said to exhibit the pattern. Pattern matching is the act of checking for the presence of the constituents of a pattern. The detection of unde ...

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A poltergeist (German for rumbling ghost) is widely believed to be an invisible ghost that interacts with others by moving and influencing inanimate objects. Stories featuring poltergeists typically focus heavily on raps, thumps, knocks, footsteps, and bed-shaking, all without a discernable point of origin. Many stories detail objects being thrown about the room, furniture being moved, and even people being levitated. A few poltergeist ...

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A compression artifact (or artefact) is the result of an aggressive data compression scheme applied to an image, audio, or video that discards some data which is determined by an algorithm to be of lesser importance to the overall content but which is nonetheless discernible and objectionable to the user. Artifacts in time-dependent data such as audio or video are often a result of the latent error in lossy data compression. Technically speaking, a compression artifact is a particular class of data error that is usually ...

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This is a Root page - a common introduction to several more specialised pages. This animation moves at 10 frames per second. This animation moves at 2 frames per second. At this rate, the individual frames should be discernible. Animation is the illusion of motion created by the consecutive display of images of static elements. In film and video production, this refers to techniques by which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually. Thes ...

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 Vitarka:

discernment

(See also:  Vitarka, Body Mind and Soul)

Two primitive concepts (i.e. genuine notions that cannot be explained in terms of something else) in substance theory are the bare particular and the inherence relation. Substance theory - Bare particular. In substance theory, a bare particular of an object is the element without which the object would not exist, that is, its substance, which exists independent from its properties, even if it is physically impossible for it to lack properties entirely. It is "bare" becaus ...

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Vipasyana

Discernment; also, insight, correct perception or view.

 (See also: Vipasyana, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

In direct opposition to substance theory is bundle theory, whose most basic premise is that all concrete particulars are merely constructions or 'bundles' of attributes, or qualitive properties: Necessarily, for any concrete entity, a, if for any entity, b, b is a constituent of a, then See also:

Substance theory, Substance theory - Primitive concepts of substance theory, Substance theory - Bare particular, Substance theory - Inherence relation, Substance theory - Arguments supporting the theory, Substance theory - Argument from grammar, Substance theory - Argument from conception, Substance theory - Bundle theory, Substance theory - Indiscernibility, Substance theory - Discernable concrete particulars, Substance theory - Identity of indiscernibles

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vitarka:

vitarka - discernment

(See also: vitarka, Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary, Body Mind and Soul)

panna (pa~n~naa): Discernment; insight; wisdom; intelligence; common sense; ingenuity.

 (See also: Panna, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

leys

Currents of energy flowing within the Earth, invisible to scientific instruments but discernable through attunement

(See also: Leys, Body Mind and Soul)

Clairvoyance: The paranormal ability to see psychic information, including historical or future events or other phenomena, that cannot be discerned naturally through the five material senses. Also called ESP.

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vijja (vijjaa): Clear knowledge; genuine awareness; science (specifically, the cognitive powers developed through the practice of concentration and discernment).

 (See also: Vijja, Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

A charism is a power, generally of a spiritual nature, believed to be a freely given gift by the grace of God. From the greek, charis - grace. Well known Charismatic powers in Christian traditions: Discernment of spirits Laying on of hands Exorcism ...

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While Emily Dickinson wrote that: Much madness is divinest Sense To the discerning Eye. . . The problem lies in the discernment. Distinguishing meaningful utterances from nonsense is not a trivial task. Confronted with a lengthy text in an unknown script, how does one determine whether those characters in fact contained a meaningful text, or were simply set using the ...

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Shadow Ghost:

A black, mist like spirit that has no discernable features. It is usually demonic in nature and is sometimes described by witnesses as a �black shape�.

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Vijnanamaya-kosa (Sanskrit) [from vijnana intelligence, understanding, discernment + maya built of, formed of, illusory manifestation from the verbal root ma to measure, form + kosa sheath]

The sheath formed of knowledge or discernment, the manasaputric soul. According to Vedantic classification of the human principles, the second of the panchakosa (five sheaths) which enwrap the divine monad or atman. This sheath corresponds to the higher manas.

(See also: Vijnanamaya-kosa, Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Body mind and Soul)