Imam Khalid Latif: Ramadan Reflection Day 1: What Will Make This Fast Different? This Ramadan is unique in comparison to the Ramadans that came before it just as today is unique in comparison to each yesterday that we have lived and every tomorrow that we will see. As in years past, Muslims all over the world, myself included, will abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and engaging in sexual activity from sunrise until sunset for a month. The rituals and actions that render my fast to be valid will stay the same. What will make this Ramadan different is my being different. Much of time we forget in our undertaking of journeys that how we reach our destination is just as important as the destination itself. O you who have believed, decreed upon you is fasting as it was decreed upon those before you that you may attain consciousness The potential of knowing myself more intimately is at its highest during Ramadan. What good is knowing of my weaknesses if I don't strive to challenge them?
Justin E. H. Smith [Forthcoming from Princeton University Press] Bibliography Works originally published prior to 1900 Acosta, José de. Amo, Antonius Guilelmius. ---- ---- ---- ----. Augustine, Aurelius. Bacon, Francis. ---- ---- ---- ----. ---- ---- ---- ----. [Barrère, Pierre]. Bernier, François. ---- ---- ---- ----. Blumenbach, Johann Friedrich. ---- ---- ---- ----. Bruno, Giordano. Buffon, George Louis Leclerc, Comte de. ---- ---- ---- ----. Bulwer, John. Burton, Robert, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York: New York Review Books Classics, 2001. Capitein, Jacobus Johannes Elisa. Condamine, M. de la. Cyrano de Bergerac, Hercule Savinien. Danckaerts, Jasper. Daniel, Gabriel. Darwin, Erasmus. Descartes, René. Diderot, Denis, et al. ---- ---- ---- ----. Equiano, Olaudah. Evelyn, John. Fage, Robert. Gassendi, Pierre. Ger’e, V. Grégoire, Henri. ---- ---- ---- ----. Hale, Matthew. Herbert, Thomas. Herder, Johann Gottfried. Herodotus. Hilpert, Johann. Hippocrates. Horn, Georg. Hulsius, Antonius. Hume, David.
Maggie Lyon : The Top 10 Benefits of Spiritual Practice What is spiritual practice? Furthermore, do you have one? Simply put, I define spiritual practice as something you do every single day that draws you deeper into who you really are by connecting you with your divine self. Please don't be put off by the word spiritual here! The practice part means just that: you do it daily, over and over, not in a gross way, but rather in a this-is-what-makes-me-who-I-am way. This is all great you say, but how on earth do I actually do it? In short, and for you to take as inspiration to get started or as affirmation of what you already have in play, here are my top 10 benefits of spiritual practice: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ultimately, you must summon the courage to make room for spiritual practice, and the experiment that it is, as instigator at any given time of peace, elation, chill out, aha, tears or evocative reflection.
Fernand Braudel – A Biography Fernand Braudel (1902-1985) Fernand Braudel was born on 24 August 1902 in Luméville (northwestern Lorraine), in the Meuse department, near Verdun, France. The son of a teacher, he spent his childhood in the countryside, living often at his grandmother's farmhouse. In 1908, he moved with his family to Paris. He received a classical education at Lycée Voltaire, in Paris, from 1913 to 1920. He then studied history at the University of Paris, at La Sorbonne and took his degree in 1923. After receiving his degree, Braudel hoped to get a position of teacher at the high school of Bar-le-Duc (Lorraine), the town next to his birth village. Fernand Braudel wished to enter the academic career. In 1932, Braudel quit Algeria to start as a high school teacher in Paris. In 1935, Braudel moved to Brazil to start as a professor at University of Sao Paolo, that the French had helped create (in the same time as Claude Lévi-Strauss). Braudel migrated from the Sorbonne to this new VIth section of the EPHE.
You Docs: Having faith is good for your body as well as your soul Like all physicians, we've seen things we can't explain. Every now and then, we spot new research showing that religious faith is good for more than your soul. We believe that somehow spiritual health improves physical well-being. When faith is strong, it seems to keep your heart, blood vessels, brain and immune system younger. Still, inventive scientists find ways (one of us, Dr. The chicken-and-egg question remains: Do people who frequently attend religious services already have low blood pressure?
Michel Foucault Born in Poitiers, France to an upper-middle-class family, Foucault was educated at the Lycée Henri-IV and then the École Normale Supérieure, where he developed an interest in philosophy and came under the influence of his tutors Jean Hyppolite and Louis Althusser. After several years as a cultural diplomat abroad, he returned to France and published his first major book, The History of Madness. After obtaining work between 1960 and 1966 at the University of Clermont-Ferrand, he produced two more significant publications, The Birth of the Clinic and The Order of Things, which displayed his increasing involvement with structuralism, a theoretical movement in social anthropology from which he later distanced himself. These first three histories were examples of a historiographical technique Foucault was developing which he called "archaeology". Early life[edit] Youth: 1926–1946[edit] "I wasn't always smart, I was actually very stupid in school... École Normale Supérieure: 1946–1951[edit]
Rod Stryker: Spiritual vs. Material Fulfillment: Who Says You Can't Have Both? (Part II) Part I of this article looked at the two different kinds of fulfillment: material and spiritual. In this part, we look at the importance of resolving all conflict between the two and fully celebrating both. The very first time I did yoga, I discovered a greater sense of peace than I had ever known. Each subsequent time I did it, I can honestly say it led me to feel more inspired, more capable and clearer about myself and the world. It was confusing to feel drawn to the promise of physical, mental and spiritual enrichment that my experiences in yoga were providing me with, while knowing that I desired a family, a vital creative life, a way to express my talents and capacities and of course have the money to take care of myself and my future family. The answer to both questions, I would later discover, was no. About the time I concluded that the yoga tradition held little promise in helping me achieve the life I truly aspired to, I met my first teacher, Kavi Yogiraj Mani Finger.
douglaslain.com Kristen Houghton: The Spiritual Power of Words We have at our disposal a power that can change lives, make a sick spirit healthy, encourage success, guide those who need it, make or break relationships and create a lasting impression of us as people. That power is the power of words. All of us use words in everyday conversation, that's the human way of communication. The ancients believed that the spoken word contained the power and authority of the Gods. Words, spoken or written, still hold power today. "When you say you can't, it means that you won't." That statement is profound in its simplicity. Intentionally negative words can lower self-esteem, kill the joy of enthusiasm and change your attitude about life. But words are sometimes used as sharp, barbed weapons too. Words used to uplift, to motivate, to comfort have a meaning well beyond simple letters strung together. Dr. "You did then what you knew how to do. Writers use words to entertain, to make us think and to inspire. The power of words is magical, spiritual, incredible.
Malama care neglect encouragement discouragement love fear kindness violence trust deceit play suffering fun punishment bood coercion freedom guilt fairness shame my rights timeout feeling narcissism sharing materialism acceptance criticism respect contempt safety defensiveness listening stonewalling inventiveness obedience wonder ignorance equality autocracy cooperation competition Welcome and Aloha from Hawaii! The synonym for the Hawaiian word Malama is " ." I learned of the word while teaching Hawaiian, part-Hawaiian, Samoan, and Polynesian students. The following exercise, can be used with students or adults of all ages. The objective is for the class to think of as many words to put on the lists. Next, I like to talk about what kind of atmosphere everyone would like to establish together in the classroom. Language Having established that an atmosphere imbued with "Malama" is what everyone desires, I explore next how to create this atmosphere using appropriate language. Wow! Body Language