Article - Buddhist Quotes: Equal In Ordinary People And Sages
Buddhist Quotes: Equal in Ordinary People and Sages   The substance of your mind is apart from annihilation and apart from eter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dzogchen: Encyclopedia - Dzogchen
Dzogchen is a state. The Dzogchen state is said to be the natural, primordial state of every sentient being, including every human being....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dzogchen: Encyclopedia Ii - Dzogchen - Concepts
The essense of the Dzogchen teaching is the direct transmission of knowledge from master to disciple. Garab Dorje epitomized the Dzogchen...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Inspiration: Pick Up The Phone, It Might Be God Calling
All my life, I have believed that there is a necessary interaction that occurs between a person and the Divine. This interaction does not...   » Read the article

Article - Buddhist Quotes: Giving It All Away
Buddhist Quotes: Giving It All Away   Fools are happy when acquiring wealth; noble people find happiness in giving it all away....   » Read the article

Article - Peace On Earth: Protect The Fabric Of Daily Life
Citizens everywhere today are demanding that their leaders make choices to advance the cause of peace. What is disturbing is the grote...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heruka: Encyclopedia - Heruka
Heruka is a principal Deity (Tantric Buddha) of Mother Tantra, who is the embodiment of indivisible bliss and emptiness. Heruka has a blu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crowd Psychology: Encyclopedia - Crowd Psychology
Ordinary people typically can gain direct power by acting collectively. Historically, because large groups of people have been able to ef...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Intensive Care Medicine: Encyclopedia - Intensive Care Medicine
Intensive Care Medicine or critical care medicine is concerned with providing greater than ordinary medical care and observation to peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cholera Riots: Encyclopedia - Cholera Riots
The Cholera Riots (Холерные бунты in Russian) were the anti-serf riots of the urban population, peasants and soldiers in Rus...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baucis And Philemon: Encyclopedia - Baucis And Philemon
In Greek mythology, Baucis and Philemon were an old married couple who were the only ones in their town of Phrygia to welcome the disguis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unweaving The Rainbow: Encyclopedia - Unweaving The Rainbow
Unweaving the Rainbow (subtitled "Science, Delusion and the Appetite for Wonder") is a book by Richard Dawkins, published in 1998 discuss...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Familiar Spirit: Encyclopedia - Familiar Spirit
In early modern English witchcraft, a familiar spirit, commonly called familiar (from Middle English familiar, related to family) or imp ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guilt: Encyclopedia - Guilt
Acceptance Anger Anticipation Boredom Disgust Envy Fear Guilt Hate Hope Joy Jealousy Love Remorse Sadness Sorrow Surprise Guilt is a word...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism: Encyclopedia - Anti-intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism is a term that in one sense describes a hostility towards, or mistrust of, intellectuals and intellectual pursuits. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dzogchen: Encyclopedia Ii - Dzogchen - The Practice Of Dzogchen
In Dzogchen, self-liberation is achieved by discovering or recognizing one's own primordial mental state and remaining in that natural st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dzogchen: Encyclopedia Ii - Dzogchen - Background
The first master of the Dzogchen lineage in our world was Garab Dorje (Tib. dga' rab rdo rje, Sanskrit *prahevajra) from Uddiyana (Tib. o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diving Hazards And Precautions: Encyclopedia Ii - Diving Hazards And Precautions - Effects Of Breathing Gas At High Pressure
Click on the boldface links to find symptoms and more information for each topic. The term dysbarism describes Decompression sickness, ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diving Hazards And Precautions: Encyclopedia Ii - Diving Hazards And Precautions - Effects Of Barotrauma Or Pressure Damage
Diving hazards and precautions - On descent. Air spaces within the body provide no support against greater outside pressure. This can h...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Five Natures: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Five Natures
Five Natures The natures of (1)  Bodhisattvas, (2)  Sravakas and Pratyekabuddhas, (3)  ordinary good people, (4)&n...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: New Age Spiritual Dictionary On Religion
religion 1.    Way or ways that people orient themselves in the world with reference to both ordinary and extraordinar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Immortality: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Immortality
IMMORTALITY The fourth and shallowest of ego desires. The difference between the initiate and the ordinary person is that the initiate...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Conscious Mind: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Conscious Mind
conscious mind: Jagrat chitta ("wakeful consciousness").   The ordinary, waking, thinking state of mind in which the m...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Land Of Enlightened And Unenlightened Beings: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Land Of Enlightened And Unenlightened Beings
Land of Enlightened and Unenlightened Beings (Jpn.: bonsho-dogo-do)   Also, Land of Sages and Common Mortals. Here ordinary peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joanna Russ: Encyclopedia Ii - Joanna Russ - Published Writings
Novels Picnic on Paradise (1968) And Chaos Died (1970) The Female Man (1975) We Who Are About To... (1977) Kittatiny: A Tale of Magic (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Heraldry: Encyclopedia Ii - Heraldry - Charges
Main article: Charge Charges can be animals, objects or geometric constructs (ordinaries). Common animals are lions, leopards, martlets, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Religion: Wiccan Pagan Dictionary On Religion
RELIGION (from religare, to bind book, Latin) 1. way or ways that people orient themselves in the world with reference to both ordinar...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holotropic Breathwork: Massage Bodywork Dictionary On Holotropic Breathwork
HOLOTROPIC BREATHWORK Developed by Dr. Stanislov Grof, a psychiatrist working with people in non-ordinary states of consciousness, and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fairy: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Fairy
FAIRY One of the reasons that "fairy" became a derogatory epithet for homosexual is that ordinary society pretends to pride ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teachings Of Opus Dei: Encyclopedia Ii - Teachings Of Opus Dei - Lay Spirituality In Ordinary Life
One of the distinctive features of Opus Dei is it's stress of lay spirituality - a spiritual life for lay people living an everyday life ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Horse Gait: Encyclopedia Ii - Horse Gait - The Ordinary Gaits
Some people count these as three gaits, combining the canter and the gallop, considering the gallop a variation of the canter. Others cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guess 2/3 Of The Average: Encyclopedia Ii - Guess 2/3 Of The Average - Experimental Results
This game is a common demonstration in game theory classes, where even economics graduate students fail to guess 0. When performed among ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arnold Bennett: Encyclopedia Ii - Arnold Bennett - Work
His most famous works are the Clayhanger trilogy and The Old Wives' Tale. His novel "Buried Alive" was made into the 1912 movie "The Grea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bullshit: Encyclopedia Ii - Bullshit - The Uses Of Bullshit
Bullshit is commonly employed in situations where truth and accuracy are far less important than the ability to achieve a suitable respon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soto: Encyclopedia Ii - Soto - Characteristics
With 14,700 temples and nearly 7 million adherents (in 1989) Soto is the largest Zen sect in Japan, surpassing Rinzai and Obaku. In Japan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Soto: Encyclopedia Ii - Soto - Characteristics
With 14,700 temples and nearly 7 million adherents (in 1989) Soto is the largest Zen sect in Japan, surpassing Rinzai and Obaku. In Japan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plyler V. Doe: Encyclopedia Ii - Plyler V. Doe - Summary
1975 Revisions to education laws in Texas allowed the state to withhold state funds for educating children of illegal aliens. The Court f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoji: Encyclopedia Ii - Daoji - History
He was a monastic at Ling Yin Temple near Hangzhou. Even though his eccentric behavior broke the rules of the vinaya (traditonal code for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Daoji: Encyclopedia Ii - Daoji - History
He was a monastic at Ling Yin Temple near Hangzhou. Even though his eccentric behavior broke the rules of the vinaya (traditonal code for...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Price Gouging: Encyclopedia Ii - Price Gouging - Criticism Of Price Gouging
In a market economy, laws against price gouging are justified by many as a valid exercise of the police power to preserve order during an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - People's Republic Of China - Transportation
Transportation in the mainland of the People's Republic of China has improved remarkably starting in the late 1990s as part of a governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - People's Republic Of China: Encyclopedia Ii - People's Republic Of China - Transportation
Transportation in the mainland of the People's Republic of China has improved remarkably starting in the late 1990s as part of a governme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sinhala Only Act: Encyclopedia Ii - Sinhala Only Act - British Rule
Under the British Empire, English was the language of rule. Until the passage of the Free Education Bill in 1944, education in the Englis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Recognition: Encyclopedia Ii - Recognition - As Technological Challenge
The technology for correct identification and classification for objects and even people has evolved over centuries. See, for example, pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mikio Naruse: Encyclopedia Ii - Mikio Naruse - Characteristics
Naruse is known as particularly exemplifying the Japanese concept of mono no aware. His films contain very simple screenplays, with minim...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ontological Commitment: Encyclopedia Ii - Ontological Commitment - Background
The sentence “Napoleon is one of my ancestors” asserts only the existence of two individuals (i.e., Napoleon and the speaker) and a l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Howard Zinn: Encyclopedia Ii - Howard Zinn - A People's History
A People's History of the United States presents U.S. history through the eyes of ordinary people struggling to improve their lives, incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Werewolf: Encyclopedia Ii - Werewolf - Werewolves In Modern Fiction
Main article: Werewolves in fiction The process of transmogrification is portrayed in many films and works of literature to be painful. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Freighthopping: Encyclopedia Ii - Freighthopping - Methods In Rail Yards
Rail yards are a critical place for freighthoppers, where they find their greatest chances of "catching out" and being caught. This hinge...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Weight: Encyclopedia Ii - Weight - Human Weight In The Medical Sciences And Ordinary Language
Although many people prefer the less-ambiguous term body mass to body weight, the term weight is overwhelmingly used in daily English spe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moldavian Ssr: Encyclopedia Ii - Moldavian Ssr - Culture
Much of the pre-WWII elite of Moldova (the "intellectuals" and the "bourgeoisie"), as well as hundreds of thousands of ordinary people we...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loft Story: Encyclopedia Ii - Loft Story - Criticism
Loft Story became a craze when it was screened, but as it went on, it became extremely criticized, mocked and belittled by the media: the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graviton: Encyclopedia Ii - Graviton - Gravitons And Experiments
Detecting a graviton, if it exists, would prove rather problematic. Because the gravitational force is so incredibly weak, as of today, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graviton: Encyclopedia Ii - Graviton - Gravitons And Experiments
Detecting a graviton, if it exists, would prove rather problematic. Because the gravitational force is so incredibly weak, as of today, p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Masaniello: Encyclopedia Ii - Masaniello - The Revolt
Misgovernment and fiscal oppression having aroused much discontent throughout the two Sicilies, a revolt broke out at Palermo in May 1647...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Seed Of Buddhahood: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Seed Of Buddhahood
Seed of Buddhahood (Jpn.: busshu)   The cause for attaining Buddhahood. The Buddha nature inherent in ordinary people, or the inn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stratos: Encyclopedia Ii - Stratos - Character History
Stratos - 1980s. Stratos' portrayal in the 1980s cartoon series by Filmation is generally consistent with his portrayal in Mattel's min...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychometry: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Psychometry
Psychometry Reading information or impressions from a physical object the history of the object (and the history of things and people ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Psychometry: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Psychometry
Psychometry Reading information or impressions from a physical object the history of the object (and the history of things and people ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Transcendentalists: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Transcendentalists
Transcendentalists Those who assert that true knowledge is obtained by faculties of the mind which transcend sensory experience; those...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graphic Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Graphic Novel - History
The term "graphic novel" was popularized by Will Eisner after it appeared on the cover of the trade paperback edition (though not on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Graphic Novel: Encyclopedia Ii - Graphic Novel - History
The term "graphic novel" was popularized by Will Eisner after it appeared on the cover of the trade paperback edition (though not on the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reality Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Reality Television - Origins Of Reality Television
Since reality television is a somewhat nebulous concept, basically encompassing any portrayal of people in unscripted situations, there a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - O. Henry: Encyclopedia Ii - O. Henry - Stories
Most of O.Henry's stories are set in his contemporary present, the early years of the 20th century. Many take place in New York City, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Encyclopedia Ii - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation - Importance
Heart action and respiratory effort are absolute requirements in transporting oxygen to the tissues. The main organ to suffer from oxygen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rupert Sheldrake: Encyclopedia Ii - Rupert Sheldrake - Later Work
In more recent work Sheldrake has developed his ideas further and also conducted experiments (documented in subsequent books) on phenomen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Foundation For The Defense Of Democracies: Encyclopedia Ii - Foundation For The Defense Of Democracies - Other Programs
FDD's photo essay Terror in Israel: The Human Cost of Terrorism, released in February 2004 begins with a message from former ambassador R...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Plain Meaning Rule: Encyclopedia Ii - Plain Meaning Rule - Reasons Favored
Proponents of the plain meaning rule claim that it prevents courts from taking sides in legislative or political issues. They also point ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Country Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Country Music - Jimmie Rodgers' Influence
Jimmie Rodgers' gift to country music was country folk. Building on the traditional ballads and musical influences of the South, Jimmie w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saw Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Saw Film - Plot
The plot of the film concerns a serial killer known as "Jigsaw" who abducts morally wayward people and places them in deadly situations w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Materialism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Materialism - Josemaria Escriva And Opus Dei
The most visible use of the term is found in the writings of Josemaría Escrivá, a Spanish Roman Catholic saint of the twentieth century...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portrait Harry Potter: Encyclopedia Ii - Portrait Harry Potter - Photographs
Wizarding photographs of people have similar properties to magical painted portraits: the figures within move or even, sometimes, leave. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal Famine Of 1770: Encyclopedia Ii - Bengal Famine Of 1770 - The Famine
About 10 million people, approximately one third of the population of the affected area, are thought to have died in the famine. The regi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Inherent Enlightenment: Buddhism Enlightenment Dictionary On Inherent Enlightenment
Inherent enlightenment (Jpn.: hongaku)   Also, original enlightenment; or, depending on context, originally enlightened or eterna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Year Of The Eucharist: Encyclopedia Ii - Year Of The Eucharist - Opening The Year
Pope John Paul II stated that the idea came from scheduled events to take place in the following liturgical year. The International Eucha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Optical Isomerism: Encyclopedia Ii - Optical Isomerism - Properties Of Optical Isomers
They are identical with respect to ordinary chemical reactions, but differences arise when they are in the presence of other chiral molec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bessie Head: Encyclopedia Ii - Bessie Head - Writing
Almost all of Head's important work was written in Serowe, in particular, the three Serowe novels When Rain Clouds Gather, Maru, and A Qu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Washington: Encyclopedia Ii - Roman Catholic Archdiocese Of Washington - History
The Archdiocese of Washington often prides itself in sharing the fact that the Society of Jesus celebrated the first Mass in the United S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Beast In The Jungle: Encyclopedia Ii - The Beast In The Jungle - Major Themes
Marcher may appear so eccentric in his obsession that his fate could seem irrelevant to ordinary mortals. But many readers have found tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Turku: Encyclopedia Ii - University Of Turku - History
The history of the establishment of Turku University is very special. When Finland gained independence in 1917, there was only one univer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - M. Night Shyamalan: Encyclopedia Ii - M. Night Shyamalan - Style
With the exception of his first film Praying with Anger (1992), which was filmed in Chennai (Madras), all of Shyamalan's movies have been...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White Lotus: Encyclopedia Ii - White Lotus - The Second Rebellion
The White Lotus reemerged in the late 18th century in the form of an inspired Chinese movement to overthrow the Qing Dynasty, led by Wang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal Famine Of 1943: Encyclopedia Ii - Bengal Famine Of 1943 - Food Availability Decline Or Man Made
Severe food shortages were worsened by the Second World War, with the British administration of India exporting foods to Allied soldiers....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 52nd Street Band: Encyclopedia Ii - 52nd Street Band - The Lindsay Reade Years
Reade had returned to Factory Records in 1984, after her divorce from Tony Wilson, to run the Overseas Licensing Department. Gretton sugg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Halldór Laxness: Encyclopedia Ii - Halldór Laxness - Socialism War Independence
Laxness started to lean towards socialism after having traveled to the United States to try to make films. This is evident in his book At...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Farthing Coin: Encyclopedia Ii - Farthing Coin - Early Farthings
Compared to the contemporary pennies and halfpennies, little is known of the mediaeval silver farthing because, as the smallest denominat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bioterrorism: Encyclopedia Ii - Bioterrorism - Planning And Reacting To A Bioterrorist Attack
Planning may involve the development of biological identification systems. Until recently in the United States of America, most biologica...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Leopold Ii Of Belgium: Encyclopedia Ii - Leopold Ii Of Belgium - Private Colonialism
Leopold fervently believed that overseas colonies were the key to a country's greatness, and he worked tirelessly to acquire colonial ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Steganography: Encyclopedia Ii - Steganography - Steganographic Techniques
Steganography has been widely used in historical times, especially before cryptographic systems were developed. Examples of historical us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nonviolence: Encyclopedia Ii - Nonviolence - The Methods Of Nonviolent Action
Hunger strikes, pickets, vigils, petitions, sit-ins, tax refusal, go slows, blockades, draft refusal and demonstrations are some of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iron Monkey Film: Encyclopedia Ii - Iron Monkey Film - Synopsis
The film takes place during the Qing Dynasty, during 19th Century China, where widespread government corruption had hit the Zeijing Provi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reality Television: Encyclopedia Ii - Reality Television - Origins Of Reality Television
Since reality television is a somewhat nebulous concept, basically encompassing any portrayal of people in unscripted situations, there a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Magical Mystery Tour: Encyclopedia Ii - Magical Mystery Tour - History Of The Project
After Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Paul McCartney wanted to create a film based upon the Beatles and their music. This film was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Popular Music: Encyclopedia Ii - Popular Music - Performance Of Popular Music By Amateurs
Many people play popular music together with their friends, often in garages and basements, on a casual amateur basis. This activity is o...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fascination: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Fascination
Fascination Bewitching, exercising a charm or spell over another person or an animal, consciously or unconsciously, either for good or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Causality: Encyclopedia Ii - Causality - Causality In Psychology
The above theories are attempts to define a reflectively stable notion of causality. This process uses our standard causal intuitions to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Range Of Opinions
World leaders, especially those of countries that experience suicide bombings, usually express resolve to continue on their previous cour...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty - Interpretation
The language of treaties, like that of any law or contract, must be interpreted when the wording does not seem clear or it is not immedia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Call Of Cthulhu Role-playing Game: Encyclopedia Ii - Call Of Cthulhu Role-playing Game - Play Experience
The players take the roles of ordinary people, drawn into the realm of the mysterious: detectives, criminals, scholars, artists, war vete...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dream A Little Dream 2: Encyclopedia Ii - Dream A Little Dream 2 - Plot Summary
The pair of Bobby Keller (Corey Feldman) and Dinger (Corey Haim) each find themselves with a pair of seemingly ordinary sunglasses. But, ...   » Read the article