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  • Thutmose IV's personal although not public devotion to Aten laid the foundation for the short-lived Atenistic revolution under his grandson, Akhenaten. ...
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  • in temple rituals today. The path of devotion as expounded by these mystics ... major male deity to whom monotheistic devotion is dedicated in the Hindu ...
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  • nature of the universe, proper duty, and supreme devotion. his kinfolk, illustrates his ideal devotion to God. Together, the inseparable ...
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  • which some of his brethren advocated. Devotion to Christ was foremost in ... warm affection, and generous impulses. Devotion to Christ was foremost in ...
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  • as backward-looking and their extreme devotion to detail was condemned ... the critic John Ruskin, who praised their devotion to nature and rejection ...
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  • -xxii.). The first, or "heart's devotion," is that of devout ... The second is the "devotion of peace," in which the human ...
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  • dimensions of human spirituality: Devotion (Bhakti), truth or intellect ... ninth centuries espousing ‘emotional devotion’ or bhakti to Vishnu-Krishna ...
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  • which builds on the "total Marian devotion" pioneered by ... Alan de Rupe, who helped to spread the devotion in France, Flanders, and ...
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  • in New York in 1876: sexual purity, devotion of surplus income to the ... for Ethical Culture; sexual purity, devotion of surplus income to the ...
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  • sources as well as the tradition of devotion to the wounds of Christ. ... Her mystical visions inspired others to devotion to Christ and some miracles ...
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  • which centered upon intense emotional devotion to a personal deity as the ... 4) vidhi, or observance, which includes devotion and ascetic practice, which ...
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  • consider the effect of either an exclusive devotion to gymnastics or an exclusive devotion to music. It either "produced a temper of hardness and ...
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  • Throughout his life Jevons pursued with devotion and industry the ideals ... Throughout his life, Jevons pursued with devotion and industry the ...
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  • demands reliability of response and strict devotion to regulations. (2) Such devotion to the rules leads to their transformation into absolutes; they ...
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  • day and went to mass. She was impressed by their devotion. ... *Coles, Robert. 1987. Dorothy Day: a radical devotion. Reading, MA: ...
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  • as a biographer seem to have grown out of his devotion to angling. It was probably as an angler that he made the acquaintance of Sir Henry Wotton ...
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  • mean living fully in accord with and in devotion to that which is true ... of other sensual desires to the primary devotion to truth ...
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  • her from power had failed due to Gojong's devotion to her. The Japanese sent ambassadors to Korea's royal court in an unsuccessful attempt ...
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  • strained because of Sullivan's devotion to Helen Keller. John moved to Europe in 1914. While they never divorced, he appears to have faded ...
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  • later sanctified for his exemplary devotion to the lifestyle and teachings ... * Kruger, Derek. "Writing as Devotion: Hagiographical Composition ...
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  • a Krishna bhakta, in order to show that devotion to Krishna was the key to ... through the Yogas of meditation, action, devotion and knowledge. In the sixth ...
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  • brought Nobel great wealth, but criticism of his devotion to armaments in the press made him turn inward later in life. He altered his will to provide ...
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  • In his devotion to science, Abelard had always lived a very regular ... utterance of human passion and womanly devotion. This was followed by the ...
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  • to the use of an image accompanying devotion to Ahura Mazda is from the ... Vairya (Good Dominion), Spenta Armaiti (Devotion), Haurvatat (Wholeness and ...
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  • to mock followers' seeming over devotion to the saints and their ... In mythology, Orúnla is known for his devotion to his friend Elegguá. ...
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  • practice, ethics, metaphysics, and devotion to the one common soul, ... would bless him for his understanding and devotion, and that he would be incarnated ...
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  • paths of dharma (righteousness), bhakti (devotion), and ultimately moksha ... union with God, and should inspire devotion in others while radiating ...
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  • This faith seeks salvation through total devotion (or bhakti) to the God developed ... The Swaminarayan Sampraday is devotion-focused and advocates God in ...
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  • God?: Historical Questions About Earliest Devotion To Jesus. Wm. B. Eerdmans ... *Hurtado, Larry W. One God, One Lord: Early Christian Devotion and ...
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  • killed. But, because of his life of filial devotion, he was miraculously revived. This story was often mentioned in the Chinese canon of Buddhist writings ...
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  • In Hinduism, the ritual use of the yantra is often tied to the devotion and symbolism of Shaktism. The Sanskrit word Shakti (meaning force, power ...
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  • Andes, Chile at age 19. Her life was one of devotion and sacrifice for the sake of the purification of the Catholic Church and its priests. ...
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  • with Pañcasikha's display of skill and devotion, to agree to marry Pañcasikha. Gandharvas are also closely related to Buddhist soteriology ...
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  • title of Taylors still popular manual of devotion, and whose first wife was ... were won by his undoubted sincerity and devotion, as well as by his eloquence ...
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  • religion are accounts of castration as an act of devotion, and sacred eunuchs are found in spiritual roles. Archaeological finds at Çatalhöyük, a large ...
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  • were usually sung at night to express love or devotion, and this tradition continued during the Baroque and early Classical periods, even as serenades ...
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  • which changed the nature of religious devotion on both sides of the Catholic/Protestant divide, and made the Speculum seem outdated. ...
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  • sermons and published 200 works, and spread devotion to the Eucharist and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In 1870, Claret died in a Cistercian monastery ...
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  • to this theory, a projection of the clan, and devotion to the totem is devotion to the clan. Here, a society can ascertain the commitment of any individual ...
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  • :(3) Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion to a deity (for example, to ... to practice, such as study and devotion * Āsana - integration of mind ...
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  • one had only to dip the vessel of one's devotion. He made it clear how one could, in fact, 'live by poetry'; it was a vocation, at ...
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  • quot;). At this time, he proclaimed that devotion to and practice of the Lotus ... (観心本尊抄: "The object of devotion for observing the mind in ...
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  • de Worde. But she is best remembered for her devotion to her son, and outlived him by only two months. Her descendants, Henry VIII and Elizabeth ...
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  • passion for freedom with the mystic's devotion to the religion of the spirit. Luther contemptuously dismissed him as a mouthpiece of the devil, ...
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  • advice, but Ruth pledges her undying devotion to her mother-in-law, declaring: :"Where you go I will go :and where you stay I will stay. ...
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  • popular myth and legend that are known for their devotion to the downtrodden and their collective lifestyle of “free and easy wandering.” Though ...
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  • and above all his single-minded devotion to victory. His power grew during Reconstruction as he dominated the House and helped to draft both ...
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  • a progressive six-stage path of devotion and surrender: bhakti (devotion), mahesha (selfless service), prasada (earnestly seeking Siva's ...
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  • :(3) Bhakti yoga, the yoga of devotion to a deity (for example, to ... Thus, yoga may include love and devotion (as in Bhakti Yoga), selfless ...
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  • manuscript was also a time of religious devotion and prayer; monks used bright ... for Catholic Christian worship and devotion. The Latin name for a book ...
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