; and 3) those that he taught (i.e. lessons from scripture) (p. 8). I think that the first and second categories would be perfect for our story, especially the Śarīra (Sheli/zi, 舍利/子). These pearl-like beads were associated with the wish-fulfilling Cintāmaṇi (Ruyi bao...
Finally, I support the end to apartheid because I am moved by my Palestinian and Israeli comrades: Amjad Iraqi, Mosab Abu Toha, Yuval Avraham, Daniel Boyarin, Gideon Levy, Noura Erakat, Rashida Tlaib. I am guided by the witness of Aaron Bushnell. By leftist Jews in the United States. ...
We were met by two monks in their late thirties. One carried a tray with two glasses of water and two more glasses of tsipuro. We spoke in Greek and I told them we were looking for my cousin. The light haired monk told me that Father Theodore used to live there but had moved up ...
The prince greatly agitated and moved, asked his charioteer another question and said, ‘Is yonder man the only one afflicted with age, or shall I, and others also, be such as he?’ / The charioteer again replied and said, ‘Your highness also inherits this lot, as time goes on, the...
we are all confronted with such moral dilemmas, albeit much smaller in consequence than those faced by Oppenheimer. We look for answers in various places per our inclinations. Some turn to scripture, as Oppie did. It seems that in so doing he was able, if not to resolve, then at least...
"There is nothing covered that shall not be revealed and hidden that shall not be known." We therefore, being moved by the Spirit of God, do declare the will of God to the world, which we have also already performed and published in several languages. But most men either revile or cond...
and I felt the time had come to focus on spiritual practice. After I was accepted as a disciple, I moved to the Golden Pinnacle Temple (金顶) at the top of the mountain. I lstudied how to recite scripture, meditation and qigong practices, and the I Ching. At night after the tour gr...
Treasury of Scripture And Jesus said to them, Because of your unbelief: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible to you. Because. Matthew ...
So they moved on from the mountain of the LORD three days’ journey, with the ark of the covenant of the LORD going on in front of them for the three days, to seek out a resting place for them.NASB 1995Thus they set out from the mount of the LORD three days’ journey, with the...
The disciples themselves were strongly moved by the passions of the thousands; they were sharing in the general enthusiasm. To quench such an unholy or unspiritual view of the true Prophet and King, the disciples must be separated from the crowd, and Christ had to overcome by some special ...