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180 Documentaries Guaranteed To Expand Your Consciousness. Doesn't matter how many times I see this, it always blows my mind. 50 Rules for Dads of Daughters {by Michael Mitchell} I was in tears as I read through this list, as I’m sure many grown daughters will be.

50 Rules for Dads of Daughters {by Michael Mitchell}

Mothers – bookmark this list of rules and encourage your daughter’s daddy to read them, memorize them, and put them in to action. And, to all you Dads out there – be sure you pay close attention and heed these wise words. About Michael Michael Mitchell is an (almost) thirty-something dad who blogs daily tips and life lessons for dads of daughters at lifetoheryears.com. He spends his days practicing the arts of fatherhood and husbandry, while attempting to be a man of God and a professional raiser of philanthropic funds. On the rare occasion he’s not tied up with the aforementioned and other pursuits of awesomeness, he enjoys fighting street gangs for local charities and drinking from a cup that’s half full. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

The 37 Best Quotes About Life You Will Ever Read. The best quotes about life.

The 37 Best Quotes About Life You Will Ever Read

I know the title sets a very lofty goal that maybe you don‰’t think is very realistic. I mean quotes are subjective aren‰’t they? So different people like different ones. Well yes that‰’s true but the underlying fact is, is that we all experience the same feelings. So while a quote can be subjective and you might like one quote over the other based on your current circumstances. There are some circumstances that are universal and everybody experiences them. As for quotes themselves I feel they are very powerful, a quote is a window into another person‰’s soul and experiences.

My mother said to me, If you are a soldier, you will become a general. Lucas Falconer Editor-in-chief at CodeofLiving.com. Speech Accent Archive. Internet Sacred Text Archive Home. File: <ainu. Sanskrit Studies <br>Links and Information. Narada Bhakti Sutra Narada Bhakti Sutra Chapter 2 Verse 26. Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Nārada Bhakti Sūtra 26 phala-rūpatvāt phala — of the fruit; rūpatvāt — because of being the form.

Narada Bhakti Sutra Narada Bhakti Sutra Chapter 2 Verse 26

After all, bhakti is the fruit of all endeavor. Bhakti is more than a process leading to a result: it is the constitutional nature of the living being. As Lord Caitanya states in the Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 20.108), jīvera 'svarūpa' haya — kṛṣṇera 'nitya-dāsa': "It is the living entity's constitutional position to be an eternal servant of Kṛṣṇa. " When one begins devotional service, the emphasis is on performing obligatory practices ordered by the spiritual master.

Maya. Once considered an unsolvable enigma, recent advances in the decipherment of the Maya writing system has not only shed light on the mechanics of the script, but also on the socio-political, artistic, and historical aspects of Maya civilization.

Maya

As a whole, the Maya people created the longest lasting civilization of the New World. It became distinguishable from other early farming cultures of Mesoamerica in the middle of the first millenium BCE, when the first great Maya cities were constructed. Their culture endured through changes, wars, and disasters until it was suppressed by the Spanish conquest in the 16th and 17th centuries. The last indepedent Maya kingdom of Tayasal, fell as late as 1697. However, the Maya survived and there is estimated to be at least one million Mayas living in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras today. General Overview. The Murder of Mary Magdalene and the Hidden Encryption in Art. The Murder of Mary Magdalene and the Hidden Encryption in Art by Dan Green The mysterious biblical figure of Mary Magdalene received a high profile boost to the uninitiated courtesy of Dan Brown’s blockbuster ‘The Da Vinci Code’, elevating her status even higher than when in 1969 the Catholic Church decided to pronounce her a Saint – quite an improvement from their previous character assassination that had assured her image for the previous centuries as being that of a harlot.

The Murder of Mary Magdalene and the Hidden Encryption in Art

Early Christian Writings: New Testament, Apocrypha, Gnostics, Church Fathers. Ten Mysterious Undeciphered Codes and Inscriptions. A complete version of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - National Gnosticism & Heretical Spirituality. Mary Magdalene has perennially intrigued western culture, yet her interest has peaked in the last generation because of the parallel interest in the Gnostic Gospels.

A complete version of The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - National Gnosticism & Heretical Spirituality

No longer just a redeemed sinner or sensuous projection for artists, Gnosticism revealed a Mary Magdalene who was a spiritual visionary, a religious leader, and perhaps the main disciple of the risen Christ. In the Nag Hammadi library’s Dialogue with of Savior, she is proclaimed as “the woman who understood The All.” The most popular narration of Mary Magdalene today is the Gospel of Mary (even though its discovery is well over a century old). In this scripture, Mary shares in a mystic vision with Jesus concerning the infinite domains. She moreover comforts and leads the other apostles, although not without conflict. In The Pre-Nicene New Testament, Robert M. Price summarizes Mary’s role this scripture as “a symbolic figurehead for Gnostic and other sects who claimed her as their authorization.