We live in a world of opposites where gain and loss, good and bad, pleasure and pain, life and death are as inevitable as the two sides of a coin. Yet, there is an underlying unity between the two contrasts.

One of the principal polarities in life is the one between the male and female side of human nature. The sublime union between these two aspects is symbolised by Lord Siva's depiction as a dynamic unification of the two, as the half-male, half-female Ardhanareeshwar.

(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)

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Golden mean philosophy - Crete. The earliest representation of this idea in culture is probably in the mythological Cretan tale of Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus, a famous artist of his time, built feathered wings for himself and his son so that they might escape the clutches of King Minos. Daedalus warns his son to "fly the middle course", between the sea spray and the sun's heat. Icarus did not heed his father; he flew up and up until the sun melted the wax of his wings, and ...

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Macrocosm and microcosm is an ancient Greek schema of seeing the same patterns reproduced in all levels of reality. It may have begun with Democritus in the fifth century B.C. or with Pythagoras and is a philosophical conception that runs through Socrates, and Plato and through to the Renaissance. With Pythagoras, the discovery of the golden ratio and its philosophical conception called the Golden mean, the Greeks saw that this golden ratio is repeated in all parts of the ordered universe both large and small. The Greeks were very con ...

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Acharya Ananda Giri is one of the most prominent representatives of the Foundation. In this interview, from his tour in the USA, he is explaining the Golden Age Foundations view on the status of the world and the humanity of today, and how it can be changed. Radically.

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Karmapa comes from the word karma or karmaka, which means activity. The Karmapas are the first to have realised successive reincarnations. This unbroken succession of masters who have preserved and transmitted the instructions of the Karma Kagyu tradition is referred to as the 'Golden Rosary".

Hence in the Kagyu lineage and practice, the oral teachings and the master-disciple relationship are of supreme significance.

(See also: Peace on Earth, Peace of Mind, Love and Happiness, Life and Beyond, Body Mind and Soul)

Aotus is both a plant and an animal: It is one of the genera for the golden peas in Fabaceae (bean family). It is the genus for the night monkeys in Aotidae. The name means "earless" in both cases: the monkey is missing external ears, and the pea is missing earlike bracteoles. Other related archivesFabaceae, ears, golden peas, night monkeys

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Sarai can refer to: The Biblical figure Sarah. Sarai, the capital city of the Golden Horde. The town of Sarai Alamgir in northern Pakistan. A white female rapper who had a hit in July 2003 with "Ladies." Sarai is Persian for a house. In Hebrew, Sarai, means Princess. In Urdu and Hindi, it means a place where travellers meet and exchange views. Places in Delhi, named after the Hindi/Urdu meaning of Sarai include: Sarai Kale Khan Sarai Rohilla Katwaria Sarai Sheikh Sarai Yusuf ...

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The Doctrine of the Mean (Chinese: 中庸; Pinyin: Zhōngyōng) is one of the Four Books, part of the Confucian canonical scriptures. Like the Great Learning, it is now part of the Records of Rites. It is said to be a composition by Confucius' grandson Kong Ji (孔伋), called Zisi (子思). The purpose of this small, 23-chapter book is to demonstrate the usefulness of a golden way to gain perfect virtue. ...

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Metamorphosis may mean: Metamorphosis (biology) Metamorphic rock, in geology Shapeshifting, synonym: 'Metamorphosis' "The Metamorphosis", a novella by Franz Kafka Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and Metamorphosis III, works M. C. Escher The Golden Ass, novel by Apuleius, also called Metamorphosis Metamorphosis of Narcissus (painting), by Salvador Dalí Altsys Metamorphosis, a font conversion utility The M ...

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In Hinduism, Bagalamukhi is one of the mahavidyas. Bagalamukhi Devi smashes the devotee's misconceptions and delusions by her cudgel. The name literally means “crane faced,” which is how this goddess is sometimes depicted. She has a golden complexion and her cloth is yellow. She sits in a golden throne in the midst of an ocean of nectar full of yellow lotuses. A crescent moon adorns her head. She holds a club in her right hand with which she beats an enemy, while pulling his tongue out with another. This image is som ...

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According to an account of the Hindu mythology, Hiranyagarbha, meaning the golden womb, is the source of the creation of the universe. It is one of the Vedic myths which expalin the origin and the creation of the cosmos and the universe. The legend states that the Hiranyagarbha floated around in water in the emptiness and the darkness of the non-existence for about a year, nad then broke into two halves which formed the Swarga and the Prithvi, and most likely other parts of the universe. It is believed that Brahma was born from the

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Yavanna Kementári is a Vala from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Her first name means "Giver of fruits" and her surname Kementári means "Queen of the Earth". She's also called Palúrien. She is the wife of Aulë and is responsible for the Olvar (flora} and Kelvar (fauna) of the world. When she has taken visible form it has been as a tall woman in green or a great tree spilling golden dew on the earth. In many ways she res ...

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The Uraeus (plural Uraei or Uraeuses) is a stylised upright cobra (or snake / serpent), used as a symbol of sovereignty, royalty, deity and divine authority in ancient Egypt. Uraeus is a Greek word that may have its origins in ancient Egyptian, meaning "she who rears up". The Uraeus originated from the goddess Wadjet, who was seen as a cobra. She became the patron of the Delta, Lower Egypt, and so was worn by the Pharaohs as a head ornament, in effect part of the crown, as a claim over the land. The pharaoh ...

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Złoty (literally meaning "golden", plural: złote or złotych, depending on the number) is the Polish currency unit. ISO 4217 currency code: PLN Exchange rate (December 25, 2005): 1 USD = 3.23 PLN; 1 Euro = 3.84 PLN As a result of hyperinflation in the early 1990s, the decimal point on the currency was moved by four places. Thus, on January 1, 1995, 10,000 old złotych (PLZ) became one new złoty (PLN). Polish złoty - Historical Currencies. Including:

• Polish złoty - Historical Currencies
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Kingdom of Poland and Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Duchy of Warsaw
• Polish złoty - Złoty in the Congress Kingdom 1815-1850
• Polish złoty - Ruble and Marka 1850-1924
• Polish złoty - Złoty 1924-1939
• Polish złoty - Złoty of General Government 1939-1944
• Polish złoty - Post-War Złoty 1944-1950
• Polish złoty - Złoty PLZ 1950-1994
• Polish złoty - New Złoty
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Draupnir is a golden arm ring possessed by Odin, the ruling god of Norse mythology. The ring was a source of endless wealth, since each ninth morning it had spawned eight more gold rings just like itself (but apparently without the spawning ability). Draupnir was forged by the dwarven brothers Brokk and Sindri, sons of Ivaldi. Its name means The Dropper in English. The ring was placed by Odin on the funeral pyre of his son Baldur: Odin laid upon the pyre the gold ring called Draupnir; this quality attended it: that every ninth night there fell from it eight gold rings of eq ...

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Ursus is a genus in the family Ursidae (bears) that includes the widely distributed brown bears and black bears (including the Polar Bear). The name is derived from the Latin ursus, meaning bear. Ursus biology - Species and subspecies of Ursus. Brown Bear, Ursus arctos Brown Bear, Urses arctos arctos Grizzly Bear, Ursus arctos horribilis Golden Bear, Ursus arctos californicus (extinct) Kodiak Bear, U ...

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The mineral or gemstone chrysoberyl, not to be confused with beryl, is an aluminate of beryllium with the formula BeAl2O4. Chrysoberyl is transparent to translucent and sometimes opalescent. An interesting feature of uncut crystals of chyrsoberyl are the cyclic twins called trillings. These twinned crystals have a hexagonal appearance, but are the result of a triplet of twins with each "twin" taking up 120 degrees of the cyclic trilling. The word chrysoberyl is derived from the Greek words meaning golden a ...

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• Chrysoberyl - Cymophane variety

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Wario (ワリオ in Japanese) is a fictional Nintendo video-game character who was created as an antagonist to Mario and has since become the protagonist of his own games. He first appeared in the 1992 video game Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the main villain and final boss. He is voiced by Charles Martinet, who also voices the Mario, Luigi, and Waluigi characters. The name "Wario" is Mario's name blended with the Japanese adjective warui (悪い) meaning "bad"; hence, a "bad Mario".Including:

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• Wario - Villain
• Wario - Wario Land
• Wario - Other starring roles
• Wario - Guest appearances
• Wario - Wario in other media
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• Wario - Cameo appearances

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Gullinbursti (meaning "Golden Mane") is a boar in Norse mythology. When Loki had Sif's hair, Freyr's ship Skíðblaðnir and Odin's spear Gungnir done by the sons of Ivaldi, he bet his own head with Brokk that his brother Eitri wouldn't have been able to make items worth as much as the ones above. So to make gifts to Freyr, Eitri threw a pig's skin into a furnace as Brokk worked on the bellows, and together they manufactured the boar Gullinbursti which had bristles in its mane that glowed in the dark. The story of Gullinbursti's creation is related in the Skálds ...

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