School of Daoist arts
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The price for ridding society of bad is always high
In June of 1945, this striking letter arrived at the home of 3-year-old Dennis Helms in Washington, written on a sheet of Adolf Hitler's letterhead. It had been penned by his father, Lt. Richard Helms, an intelligence operative with the OSS who, following Germany's surrender the month before, had managed to acquire some of the recently-deceased Nazi leader's stationery from the Reich Chancellery. He then wrote to his son. Richard Helms later became Director of the CIA. Transcript follows. Transcript OBERSALZBERG, DEN V-E dayADOLF HITLERDear Dennis, The man who might have written on this card once controlled Europe — three short years ago when you were born.
Top 10 Paths to Spiritual Enlightenment
By Jafree Ozwald ManifestingVibration.com "Enlightenment is a process of peeling back the many layers of your Infinite Self. It is an opening of your being, to the entire Universe! What is "Spiritual Enlightenment"? The following 10 steps will take you closer to having an experience of spiritual enlightenment. 1. Feeling separate and disconnected from our Universe is how we create failure after failure in life. The Ego is the thought program. As you may have heard, F.E.A.R. really stands for False Evidence Appearing Real. As humans we tend to get attached to people, and what they say, do or think about us. We experience pain because of one thing...Ignorance. 5. When you were 7 years old, what were you told you were not enough of? 6. "Think-aholics" have become the societal norm. Thoughts are safe, while experiences are real and unsafe. 8. 9. 10. Our society abhors people who step out of line. Choosing to be conscious, means waking up from the Rat Race.
Claire Beckett photographs American converts to Islam in her series, “The Converts.”
Copyright Claire Beckett In post–Sept. 11 America, some have—wrongfully—imagined a line between American-ness and Islam. Claire Beckett’s portraits of American converts to the faith complicate that notion by shining a humanizing light on those who’ve experienced both sides of the supposed divide. “I intend for my photographs to open up questions for the viewer, to allow someone seeing this work to think through the issues on their own. Beckett’s series, “The Converts,” which is on display at Carroll and Sons in Boston until June 11, came as a response to the bigotry she observed as the United States waged its war on terror. Some of Beckett’s subjects converted decades ago. The past five years have seen little relief from the sort of prejudice that initially disturbed Beckett. “There is nothing inherently un-American about being Muslim.
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A Lesson on Forgiveness
The Buddha was sitting under a tree talking to his disciples when a man came and spit on his face. He wiped it off, and he asked the man, “What next? What do you want to say next?” The man was a little puzzled because he himself never expected that when you spit on somebody’s face, he will ask, “What next?” He had no such experience in his past. Buddha’s disciples became angry, they reacted. Buddha said, “You keep silent. “If you think on it deeply,” Buddha said, “he has spit on his own mind. The man was even more puzzled! Puzzled, confused, the man returned home. The next morning he was back there. The man looked at Buddha and said, “Forgive me for what I did yesterday.” Buddha said, “Forgive? “And you also are new.
The Sixteen Personality Types - High-Level
ISTJ - The Duty Fulfiller Serious and quiet, interested in security and peaceful living. Extremely thorough, responsible, and dependable. Well-developed powers of concentration. Usually interested in supporting and promoting traditions and establishments. Click here for a detailed description of ISTJ. ISTP - The Mechanic Quiet and reserved, interested in how and why things work. Click here for a detailed description of ISTP. ISFJ - The Nurturer Quiet, kind, and conscientious. Click here for a detailed description of ISFJ. ISFP - The Artist Quiet, serious, sensitive and kind. Click here for a detailed description of ISFP. INFJ - The Protector Quietly forceful, original, and sensitive. Click here for a detailed description of INFJ. INFP - The Idealist Quiet, reflective, and idealistic. Click here for a detailed description of INFP. INTJ - The Scientist Independent, original, analytical, and determined. Click here for a detailed description of INTJ. INTP - The Thinker ESTP - The Doer
