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• Spiritual marriage — comes from the idea of love without sex. It is a practice in which a man and a woman live intimately without having any sexual relationship. It has been known throughout all cultures as a bond of a man and a woman with its only reason being the… …   Wikipedia

• Rudolf Steiner's exercises for spiritual development — Rudolf Steiner developed exercises aimed at cultivating new cognitive faculties he believed would be appropriate to contemporary cultural and individual development. According to Steiner s view of history, in earlier periods people were capable… …   Wikipedia

• Chidvilasananda, Swami — (Gurumayi) (1955– )    Shaivite teacher and head of Siddha Yoga Dham    Swami Chidvilasananda is a prominent interna tional teacher, writer, and SIDDHA YOGA master. She was chosen by Swami MUKTANANDA to be succes sor to his lineage.… …   Encyclopedia of Hinduism

• Render unto Caesar... — Render unto Caesar… is the beginning of a phrase attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels which reads in full, “Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and unto God the things that are God’s” (“ Ἀπόδοτε οὖν τὰ Καίσαρος Καίσαρι καὶ τὰ …   Wikipedia

• PREACHING — In the Talmudic Period NATURE AND PURPOSE OF THE SERMON The sermon, delivered in the synagogue or in the house of study, mainly on Sabbaths and festivals, is a very ancient institution. Nothing is known of its beginnings. It may have originated… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Peter Wessel Zapffe — (December 18 1899 October 12 1990) was a Norwegian author and philosopher. He was born in Tromsø and was well known for his somewhat pessimistic view of human existence. His basic thoughts about the error of human existence are presented in the… …   Wikipedia

• Christianity in Africa — Spiritual headwashing in the Eglise du Christianisme Céleste (Celestial Church of Christ) in Cotonou, Benin. Christianity is now one of the two most widely practised religions in Africa and is the largest religion in Sub Saharan Africa. Most… …   Wikipedia

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …   Universalium

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium