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By using principles from a variety of scientific disciplines, Yale Professor Samuel Wilkinson provides a framework for human evolution that reveals an overarching purpose to our existence. Generations have been taught that evolution implies there is no overarching purpose to our existence, that life has no fundamental meaning. We are merely the accumulation of tens of thousands of intricate molecular accidents. Some scientists take this logic one...
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"The world tells us that having a good job, owning your own business, money, fame, and influence are all important for a successful life. If we don't have them, we feel like a failure. But even when we achieve them, we still end up unhappy, unfulfilled, or lonely. God wants us to be successful, but His definition of success is not the same as the world's definition. The truth is, God's way of achieving the dreams and desires that truly fulfill us...
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"Far from being a lifeless ornament in the sky, the Moon holds the answers to some of science's central questions. Silent, dry, and barren, Earth's 4.34-billion-year-old companion is essential to life on earth. Its gravity stabilized the Earth's orbit, and, as it once guided evolution, its tide stirring up nutrients that fostered complex life, it now influences everything from animal migrations and reproduction to the movements of plants' leaves....
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"An engaging exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting--an essential component of many traditional health practices, religions, and philosophies, resurging in popularity today--perfect for readers of Breath by James Nestor and Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting the animal impulse to charge ahead. Its flip side is similarly...
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Neem Karoli Baba known to his followers as Maharaj-ji - was a great Hindu guru, mystic, and devotee of Lord Hanuman. He is very well known outside India for being the spiritual master of a number of prominent Americans who traveled to India in the 1960s and 70s, including spiritual teachers Ram Dass, and Bhagavan Das, and musicians Krishna Das and Jai Uttal. His ashrams are in India, and in Taos, New Mexico. Maharaji was a lifelong adept of bhakti-yoga...
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Life is a delicate, ever-changing balance of happy and sad, good and bad. It's a journey filled with thousands of challenges that can push a person to just give up once in a while. When there seem to be few specks of hope, and it all seems to swing between breaking down, slipping into depression, or ratcheting up your stress levels to high anxiety, you need a helping hand to help lead you out of it. This book has all the tools to help lead you to...
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Be recognized by the people around you.
Gain fame from your unique skills and change your life drastically.
Duke Agares is willing to help you with fame, popularity, impeccable communication and insights into the future to keep you ahead of the curve.
Open up to access the power of this mighty Goetia Demon, now the full power of Duke Agares is within your reach.
Learn how to ask him to grant your wishes and receive your wish in return.
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William James, en su libro Las variedades de la experiencia religiosa (con prólogo de Aranguren), dedica un apartado a la "Inutilidad de las definiciones sencillas de la religión" .Y Kolakowski escribe: "Nunca estoy seguro de qué es la religión, y menos aún de qué es la filosofía, pero, sea lo que fuere, la religión incluye la historia de los dioses, de los hombres y del universo" . No es momento de analizar el significado plural del término...
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Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, this book gives you a unique look at two of the most popular magical creatures of all time. The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions. This guide teaches you how to welcome these highly intelligent birds into your own spiritual practice, whether you follow Wicca, Heathenry, Druidry, or...
10) Vivir es morir
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La muerte es una realidad a la que deberemos enfrentarnos tarde o temprano, tanto si sabes que solo te quedan unos meses de vida o piensas que tienes toda tu vida por delante. Y según las enseñanzas budistas, cuanto antes lo afrontes, mejor.
Poco importa si eres rico, famoso, si tienes contactos, si tienes talento, si eres inteligente o extremadamente compasivo; nadie puede evitar la muerte. Así que, no tendría sentido al menos que nos informáramos...
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1.viaje del alma
La humildad es un aspecto importante del sijismo. Según esto, los sijs deben inclinarse con humildad ante Dios. Humildad o Nimrata, en punjabi, son palabras estrechamente relacionadas. Nimrata es una virtud que se promueve vigorosamente en Gurbani. La traducción de esta palabra punjabi es "humildad", "benevolencia" o "humildad". Alguien cuya mente no se distrae con el pensamiento de que es mejor o más importante que alguien.
Esta...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Eknath Easwaran's The Bhagavad Gita.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) The Bhagavad Gita serves as a personal guide. It offers questions and answers on how to successfully survive in a world full of obstacles and change. It is a map for life.
2) The central subject of the Bhagavad Gita is not the external war, but the war within. It tackles the fight for self-mastery that is present within every person, a battle that...
13) Two Roads Home
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Minor-but-nagging setbacks continue to sour Grant and Audrey Whitman's initiation into the world of inn-keeping, but larger challenges brew when an innocent flirtation leads to big trouble for the Whitmans' son-in-law, Jesse. Jesse Pennington's friendly, outgoing personality has always served him well, especially in a career that has earned him and his wife Corinne a very comfortable lifestyle. But Corinne and Jesse are both restless-and for...
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Sumérjase en el maravilloso mundo del vudú con esta guía para principiantes.
¿Siempre se ha preguntado cómo es la vida de un vuduista?
¿Se siente atraído por la práctica del vudú, pero no sabe por dónde empezar?
¿Desearía poder controlar mejor su vida, o al menos saber que siempre le cuidan?
¿Tiene la sensación de que las luchas de su vida pueden tener soluciones enraizadas en la práctica espiritual?
Si es así, ¡este libro es para...
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Devotional giving help and encouragement for Christian moms.
Motherhood is one of life's most joyful yet most difficult gifts. We are eager to get it "right," yet parenting usually highlights our weaknesses and leaves us worried about our mistakes.
These hope-filled, positive devotions recognize the realities and pressures, joys and disappointments of motherhood and will give you a precious reminder of grace from God's word to hold onto each...
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Creating, collecting curating, and narrating The Yoga Library is the work of lifelong bhakti yogi, Sripad Jagannatha Das. The acclaimed internationally best-selling author and Emmy-nominated actor began the project ten years ago in Vrndavana, India researching and recording rare articles on the most important, timely, inspirational, and detailed aspects of the over 5,000-year-old Vedic yogic philosophy and culture.
Here, in an inspirational, exciting,...
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Lord shiva is adi and he is only the anthya. He is the sole reason for the happenings in both the movable and immovable worlds. Therefore, it is said that not even a spring of grass will move without his permission. He is the one who has given life to all the creatures. He is also the one who takes away the lives of all the creatures. Sadhus sages and aghoraas practice severe penance without minding day and night on Lord Shiva.He blesses his devotees...
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Children are naturally curious about the world around them. With the religion of Islam permeating every aspect of their daily lives, it's no wonder Muslim children, who are raised in an Islamic environment, are naturally curious about God and spirituality at an early age. The Qur'an and Sunnah provide clear, concrete guidelines for Muslim parents to implement from an early age and then as children mature. The manner in which they're presented, however,...
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In dem berühmten und hier erstmals als Hörbuch vorliegenden Werk "Über das Wesen des Guten" aus dem Jahre 399 belehrt uns Augustinus, der große Kirchenvater und unermüdliche Vorkämpfer der Christenheit, über das Gute im Menschen und wie wir es in der Liebe zu Gott verwirklichen können.
20) River's End
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In the final story of The Inn at Shining Waters, Anna Larson's granddaughter Sarah is beginning to find her independence. But her relationship with her parents suffers as a result and she travels away from all that is familiar. While the solace of the river calls Sarah back, surprises await upon her return. Three generations of family heartbreak and disappointments converge at Shining Waters as Sarah finds God right in the center of it all.
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