Article - Enlightenment: Journey Into Awakening (part 1)
Ever since I can remember stories of holy men and women in the mountaintops and forests of India living in enlightened states of divine u...   » Read the article

Article - Enlightenment: Journey Into Awakening (part 3)
This is the last part of the very personal journey of Awakening shared by the Author and teacher Kiara Windrider. Ever since I c...   » Read the article

Article - Enlightnement: Journey Into Awakening (part 2)
This is the second part of three articles covering Kiara Windriders many experiences of many teachers and spiritual traditions. Eve...   » Read the article

Article - Personal Experience Of Enlightenment: A Path To Freedom
Sharing of personal experience of enlightenment and the teachings of the Golden Age Foundation.    » Read the article

Article - Mayan Calendar: Evolving Towards Enlightenment - Iv
In the series, Evolving Towards Enlightenment I-V, Carl Johan Calleman explains the links between the Mayan Calendar Enlightenment and th...   » Read the article

Article - Personal Experience Of Enlightenment: A Letter From Carol
It came a mail from Carol who did the enlightenment process in Golden City just recently. Her mail is not only inspiring but it will also...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Enlightenment: Journey Of Enlightenment
Kiara got enlightened finally! This is his letter from him less than two weeks after the process. Read it and you will get an almost firs...   » Read the article

Article - Hinduism: Karma And Reincarnation
KARMA and REINCARNATION The twin beliefs of karma and reincarnation are among Hinduism's many jewels of knowledge. Others include dha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia - Black Legend
The anti-Spanish Black Legend (in Spanish, leyenda negra) is the depiction of Spain and Spaniards as bloodthirsty and cruel, greedy and f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhetoric: Encyclopedia - Rhetoric
Rhetoric (from Greek ρήτωρ, rhêtôr, "orator") is one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (the other members are dialecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia - Jew
Jew - Usage note. Some uses of the term "Jew" are tainted by historic anti-Jewish bigotry. The correct adjectival form is "Jewish"; the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism: Encyclopedia - Anarchism
Schools Anarcho-capitalism Anarcho-communism Anarcho-primitivism Anarcho-syndicalism Christian anarchism Eco-anarchism Individualist anar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Enlightenment: Encyclopedia - American Enlightenment
The American Enlightenment is a term sometimes employed to describe the intellectual culture of the British North American colonies and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Satori: Encyclopedia - Satori
Satori (悟 Japanese satori; Chinese: wù - from the verb, Satoru) is a Zen Buddhist term for enlightenment. The word literally means "to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yogic Enlightenment: Encyclopedia - Yogic Enlightenment
Enlightenment by means of yoga is said by some of its adherents to include the following elements: 1. A shift into Samadhi meditation con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Legend - The Enlightenment
Guillaume Thomas François Raynal published in 1770 his most important work, L'Histoire philosophique et politique des établissements et...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age Foundation: Encyclopedia - Golden Age Foundation
Golden Age Foundation founded by Sri Bhagavan and Sri Amma is an Indian based, secular, socio-spiritual organization committed to the tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Secularism: Encyclopedia - Secularism
Secularism is commonly defined as the idea that religion should not interfere with or be integrated into the public affairs of a society....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Republicanism - Republicanism In Political Science
A different interpretation of republicanism is used among political scientists. To them a republic is the rule by many and by laws while ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Philosophy - History Of Political Philosophy
Political philosophy - The classical period. Political philosophy most broadly concerns the nature and forms of power; more specificall...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Legend - Black Legend In The United States Of America
In his book Tree of Hate, Philip Wayne Powell wrote that the United States of America inherited the Black Legend from the British coloniz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Legend - The Classic Sources
Exaggerated and lurid accounts of the Roman Catholic Inquisition in Spain were, in the 16th century and still today, principal sources fo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Legend - Romantic Travellers
In the 19th Century, many writers, such as Washington Irving, Prosper Mérimée, George Sand, and Theophile Gautier, invented a mythical ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Legend: Encyclopedia Ii - Black Legend - White Legend
In contrast to the Black Legend is the so-called White Legend (in Spanish, "leyenda rosa", literally "rosy” legend). Advocates of the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhetoric: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhetoric - History
Rhetoric - Introduction. The scholarly literature on the 2500-year history and theory of rhetoric in Western culture is far too volumin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhetoric: Encyclopedia Ii - Rhetoric - History
Rhetoric - Introduction. The scholarly literature on the 2500-year history and theory of rhetoric in Western culture is far too volumin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Population
Prior to World War II the world population of Jews was approximately 18 million. The Holocaust reduced this number to approximately 12 mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Population
Prior to World War II the world population of Jews was approximately 18 million. The Holocaust reduced this number to approximately 12 mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Origins Of The Hungarian State
The commonly accepted view of the origin of the Magyars (known as Hungarians in most western languages) is that they were a nomadic peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - The Kingdom Of Hungary
History of Hungary - High and Late Middle Ages 1000 - 1526. Hungary was established as a Christian kingdom under Stephen I of Hungary, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Reds And Whites 1918-1919
In 1918, as a result of defeat in World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy collapsed. On October 31, 1918, the success of the Aster Rev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - The Regency 1920 - 1944
In January 1920, Hungarian men and women cast the first secret ballots in the country's political history. The votings were not totally f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Hungary's Second Communist Government 1944-1956
The Soviet Army occupied Hungary from September 1944 until April 1945. It took almost 2 months to conquer Budapest and almost the whole c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - 1956 Revolution
The Hungarian Uprising began on October 23 by a peaceful manifestation of students in Budapest. The students demanded an end to Soviet oc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Transition To Democracy
Hungary's transition to a Western-style democracy was the first and the smoothest among the former Soviet bloc. By 1987, activists within...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Hungary: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Hungary - Free Elections And A Democratic Hungary
The first free parliamentary election, held in May 1990, was a plebiscite of sorts on the communist past. The revitalized and reformed co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Usage Note
Some uses of the term "Jew" are tainted by historic anti-Jewish bigotry. The correct adjectival form is "Jewish"; the use of "Jew" as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Etymology
There are different views as to the origin of the English language word Jew. The most common view is that the Middle English word Jew is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Who Is A Jew?
Judaism shares some of the characteristics of a nation, an ethnicity, a religion, and a culture, making the definition of who is a Jew va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Ethnic Divisions
The most commonly used terms to describe ethnic divisions among Jews currently are: Ashkenazi (meaning "German" in Hebrew, denoting the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - History Of The Jews
Jew - Jews and migrations. Throughout Jewish history, Jews have repeatedly been directly or indirectly expelled from both their origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Who Is A Jew?
Judaism shares some of the characteristics of a nation, an ethnicity, a religion, and a culture, making the definition of who is a Jew va...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Ethnic Divisions
The most commonly used terms to describe ethnic divisions among Jews currently are: Ashkenazi (meaning "German" in Hebrew, denoting the C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - History Of The Jews
Jew - Jews and migrations. Throughout Jewish history, Jews have repeatedly been directly or indirectly expelled from both their origina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Historical Background
At least for three thousand years, the Jewish people have lived in the Land of Israel, where they developed a monotheistic religion and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Usage Note
Some uses of the term "Jew" are tainted by historic anti-Jewish bigotry. The correct adjectival form is "Jewish"; the use of "Jew" as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Etymology
There are many different views as to the origin of the English language word Jew. The most common view is that the Middle English word Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism - Issues
Anarchism - Conceptions of an anarchist society. See also: Anarchism and Society Many political philosophers justify support of the sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History - The European Enlightenment And Haskalah 1700-1800s
During the period of the European Renaissance and Enlightenment, significant changes were happening within the Jewish community. The Hask...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism - History Of Anarchism
see also Past and present anarchist communities Anarchism - Chart of influences. Anarchism - Justice against the state. The first ess...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism - Contemporary Anarchism
Anarchism - Anarcho-capitalism. See also: Anarcho capitalism Anarcho-capitalism envisions a stateless society where private ownership o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anarchism - Cultural Phenomena
The kind of anarchism that is most easily encountered in popular culture is represented by celebrities who publicly identify themselves a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enlightenment Concept: Encyclopedia Ii - Enlightenment Concept - People Who Have Been Said To Be Enlightened
In our own time, Jiddu Krishnamurti is said by some to have attained Enlightenment under a pepper tree in Ojai, California in the 1920s. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History - Ancient Jewish History Through 50 Ce
Jewish history - Ancient Israelites. For the first two periods the history of the Jews is mainly that of Fertile Crescent. It begins am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History - Jews In The Middle Ages 50 Ce Through 1700 Ce
The experience of Jews varied from country to country and region to region. See the main articles Jews in the Middle Ages in Europe and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History - 1800s
Though persecution still existed, emanicipation spread throughout Europe in the 1800s. Napoleon invited Jews to leave the Jewish ghettos ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish History: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish History - Jewish History By Country Or Region
The experience of the Jews varied from country to country and from time to time. Extensive main articles exist about many areas of Jewish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Association For Research And Enlightenment: Encyclopedia Ii - Association For Research And Enlightenment - History
From 1931 until Cayce's death in 1945, people seeking a psychic "reading" from Cayce were asked to join the A.R.E.. This helped insulate ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ascended Master: Encyclopedia Ii - Ascended Master - Ascension Benefits
Believers in ascension make a distinction between an enlightened individual and an ascended master. When an individual becomes enlightene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Philosophy - Industrialization And The Early Modern Age
The industrial revolution produced a parallel revolution in political thought. Urbanization and capitalism greatly reshaped society. Duri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Philosophy: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Philosophy - Contemporary Political Philosophy
After World War II the peace movement became the dominant mode of political philosophy in the Western world, due largely to fear of nucle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ithaca New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Ithaca New York - Most Enlightened Town In America
Ithaca is commonly listed among the most culturally liberal and "enlightened" of American cities. In 2004, Cities Ranked and Rated named ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - History
Related articles: History of Afghanistan, History of Iran, History of Tajikistan, History of South Asia, History of Central Asia, History...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Politics
Pakistan - Political history. Pakistan has been ruled by both democratic and military governments. The first decade was marred with pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Provinces And Territories
See also : Main article: Subdivisions of Pakistan, Districts of Pakistan. Pakistan comprises four provinces, two territories, and al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Geography
Pakistan has a total area of 803,940 square kilometres (land area of 778,720 km²), approximately the combined land areas of France and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Tourism
Pakistan's culture, people and landscape are very diverse. Pakistanis pride themselves on their tradition of hospitality "Mehman-nawazi" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Economy
Pakistan, a developing country, is the sixth most populous in the world and has faced a number of challenges on the political and economi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Demographics
Pakistan - Population Statistics. Pakistan has the world's sixth largest population, more than Russia, but less than Brazil; because of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pakistan: Encyclopedia Ii - Pakistan - Society And Culture
Pakistan has a rich and unique culture, and has actively preserved its established traditions throughout history. Prior to the Islamic in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Republicanism: Encyclopedia Ii - Republicanism - Anti-monarchial Republicanism
One meaning of republicanism is the opposition to monarchies. Republic comes from the Latin word res publica and one meaning of this term...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In The United States - The 19th Century
During this period, Jewish immigration came primarily from Germany, bringing a liberal, educated population that had experience with the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ithaca New York: Encyclopedia Ii - Ithaca New York - Most Enlightened Town In America
Ithaca is commonly listed among the most culturally liberal (or, more controversially and presumptuously, "enlightened") of American smal...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightenment: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Enlightenment
Enlightenment: A state in which one is aware of one's true nature. This is not necessarily a state of complete awareness, which would ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightenment: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Enlightenment
Enlightenment A higher state of consciousness in which the person seems to transcend his or her ego, and becomes aware of his/her divi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Satori: Zen And Buddhism Dictionary On Satori
Satori: A state of consciousness, often associated with enlightenment. Satori is an awareness of Buddha nature, similar to Tao-sheng's...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avadhuta: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iii On Avadhuta
Avadhuta: An enlightened being who lives in a state beyond body-consciousness.   (See also: Avadhuta ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Bodhi
Bodhi:   Bodhi ("enlightenment"): the state of the awakened master, or buddha   (See also: Bodhi ,Yoga, Yoga...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seven Aids To Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Seven Aids To Enlightenment
Seven aids to enlightenment (Jpn.: shichi-kakushi or shichi-bodaibun)   Seven practices conducive to enlightenment. They are memo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Earthly Desires Are Enlightenment
Earthly desires are enlightenment (Jpn.: bonno-soku-bodai)   A Mahayana principle based on the view that earthly desires cannot e...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Buddhahood
Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai)   The state of awakening that a Buddha has attained. The ultimate goal of Buddhist practice and the hig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jivan-mukti: Parapsychology Dictionary On Jivan-mukti
Jivan-mukti: The state of being liberated (enlightened) while alive.   (See also: Jivan-mukti , Psychic, Psychic Dictionary, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Enlightenment Of Plants: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Enlightenment Of Plants
Enlightenment of plants (Jpn.: somoku-jobutsu)   Also, enlightenment of insentient beings. The enlightenment of grass, trees, roc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yoga: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Yoga
Yoga: state of union between two opposites - body and mind; individual and universal consciousness; a process of uniting the opposing...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirvana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Nirvana
Nirvana Hindu state of enlightenment or liberation from earthly things; bliss, freedom of the personal soul from the physical world. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirvana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Nirvana
Nirvana Hindu state of enlightenment or liberation from earthly things; bliss, freedom of the personal soul from the physical world. ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Jivanmukti: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Jivanmukti
jivanmukti: (Sanskrit) "Liberation while living." The state of the jivanmukta. Contrasted with videhamukti, liberation at th...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nirvana: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Nirvana
Nirvana "To extinguish." Cessation of attachment to desire, delusion; enlightenment; Buddha mind; state beyond life, death,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Samadhi: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Samadhi
SAMADHI Yogic enlightenment; Union of Self with Not-Self. Final state before Nirvana. Contemplation of True Reality in state of even-m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bodhi: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Bodhi
Bodhi (Sanskrit) (from the verbal root budh to acquire understanding, awaken)   Perfect wisdom or enlightenment; true divine wisd...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fundamental Darkness: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Fundamental Darkness
Fundamental darkness (Jpn.: gampon-no-mumyo)   Also, fundamental ignorance or primal ignorance. The most deeply rooted illusion i...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avidya: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Avidya
AVIDYA Lit. "not knowing." The ignorance of non-enlightenment. Normal intellectual state. Ignorance comes in two flavors: si...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sahaja: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Sahaja
Sahaja:   Sahaja ("together born"): a medieval term denoting the fact that the transcendental Reality and the empiric...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inclusion Of Buddhahood In The Nine Worlds: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inclusion Of Buddhahood In The Nine Worlds
Inclusion of Buddhahood in the nine worlds (Jpn.: kukai-soku-bukkai or kukai-shogu-no-bukkai)   The principle that the world of B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cause-awakened One: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Cause-awakened One
Cause-awakened one (Jpn.: engaku; Skt.: pratyekabuddha)   Also, self-awakened one. One who perceives the twelve-linked chain of c...   » Read the article

Dictionary - World Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On World Of Buddhahood
World of Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai)   Also, realm of Buddhas. The highest of the Ten Worlds. When viewed as a state of life, the w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - World Of Cause-awakened Ones: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On World Of Cause-awakened Ones
World of cause-awakened ones (Jpn.: engaku-kai)   Also, realm of cause-awakened ones or world of realization. The eighth of the T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Six Stages Of Practice: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Six Stages Of Practice
Six stages of practice (Jpn.: roku-soku)   Also, six identities. Six stages in the practice of the Lotus Sutra formulated by T'ie...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Expedient Means Chapter: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Expedient Means Chapter
Expedient Means chapter (Jpn.: Hoben-bon)   The second chapter of the Lotus Sutra, in which Shakyamuni Buddha reveals that the pu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inclusion Of The Nine Worlds In Buddhahood
Inclusion of the nine worlds in Buddhahood (Jpn.: bukkai-soku-kukai or bukkai-shogu-no-kukai)   The principle that the nine world...   » Read the article