A Dialogue With The God Of Death

Author : Sukhdev Virdee
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1084116359

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A Dialogue With The God Of Death by Sukhdev Virdee Pdf

Essence of The Katha UpanishadThe story of a young boy named Nachiketa who is given away by his father to the God of Death (Yama).Upon reaching Yama's abode he finds out that the God of Death is away and will return after three days. Nachiketa spends three day and three nights waiting for Yama to return without eating or drinking anything. When Yama returns, upon hearing that Nachiketa waited for him for three days and nights without eating or drinking anything he grants him three boons to make up. Nachiketa asks for his three boons which contain the highest wisdom about the Atman, Brahman, and Jiva. The God of Death (Yama) shares with Nachiketa what happens to the individual soul after the death of the body. Who other than the God of Death (Yama) himself would be the best person to learn from, about what happens when the body dies. A dialogue takes place between Nachiketa and Yama (God of Death) and Yama spills all the secrets of death to a worthy student who wants to know the absolute truth. The book is presented in a story format for better understanding and impact using imagination and visualization.The Katha Upanishad is one of the most popular and among the 10 Major Upanishads. Sukhdev's writing style makes it a beautiful experience with the deeper meanings of life presented by the Upanishad in very easy to understand language leaving no question or doubt unanswered.

Author : Eknath Easwaran
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2000-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 8172247575

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Dialogue With Death by Eknath Easwaran Pdf

Dialogue with Death is not a book on death and dying. It is a book about life and living: what life is for, who we are as human beings, why we are here. Yet it is death that forces these questions on us. If we could live forever, there would be little urgency in finding answers. But the fact is that whatever our age or the status of our health, none of us has time to waste in learning what life is for.We begin to take life seriously when we take death seriously. Otherwise, as Thoreau said, we run the risk of discovering, when we come to die, that we have never lived. This is not a negative observation. It is completely positive, for it brings life into focus. Every moment is precious. There is so little time: not a day to waste on quarreling with those we love, no time for anything that robs our lives of joy, hope, and meaning. Fulfilling the purpose of life becomes our overriding priority, and that brings joy, hope, love, and meaning to us and to those around us. Let this book be your guide.

Author : Xiaoli Yang
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004363113

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A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke by Xiaoli Yang Pdf

In A Dialogue between Haizi’s Poetry and the Gospel of Luke Xiaoli Yang offers a conversation between the Chinese soul-searching found in Haizi’s (1964–1989) poetry and the gospel of Jesus Christ through Luke’s testimony.

Author : John H. Smith
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-10-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780801463273

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Dialogues between Faith and Reason by John H. Smith Pdf

The contemporary theologian Hans Küng has asked if the "death of God," proclaimed by Nietzsche as the event of modernity, was inevitable. Did the empowering of new forms of rationality in Western culture beginning around 1500 lead necessarily to the reduction or privatization of faith? In Dialogues between Faith and Reason, John H. Smith traces a major line in the history of theology and the philosophy of religion down the "slippery slope" of secularization—from Luther and Erasmus, through Idealism, to Nietzsche, Heidegger, and contemporary theory such as that of Derrida, Habermas, Vattimo, and Asad. At the same time, Smith points to the persistence of a tradition that grew out of the Reformation and continues in the mostly Protestant philosophical reflection on whether and how faith can be justified by reason. In this accessible and vigorously argued book, Smith posits that faith and reason have long been locked in mutual engagement in which they productively challenge each other as partners in an ongoing "dialogue." Smith is struck by the fact that although in the secularized West the death of God is said to be fundamental to the modern condition, our current post-modernity is often characterized as a "postsecular" time. For Smith, this means not only that we are experiencing a broad-based "return of religion" but also, and more important for his argument, that we are now able to recognize the role of religion within the history of modernity. Emphasizing that, thanks to the logos located "in the beginning," the death of God is part of the inner logic of the Christian tradition, he argues that this same strand of reasoning also ensures that God will always "return" (often in new forms). In Smith's view, rational reflection on God has both undermined and justified faith, while faith has rejected and relied on rational argument. Neither a defense of atheism nor a call to belief, his book explores the long history of their interaction in modern religious and philosophical thought.

Author : Timothy Cloran,Pope Ca 540-640 Gregory I,Monk Angier
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2022-10-27
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 101786327X

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The Dialogues of Gregory the Great Translated Into Anglo-Norman French by Angier by Timothy Cloran,Pope Ca 540-640 Gregory I,Monk Angier Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : William Law
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Christian life
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CR60039493

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Dying to Self by William Law Pdf

Author : Richard STANDFAST
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1760
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020789483

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A Dialogue between a Blind-man and Death. To which is added, a Heavenly Discourse between a divine and a beggar by Richard STANDFAST Pdf

Author : Sam Williamson
Publisher : Kregel Publications
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780825444241

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Hearing God in Conversation by Sam Williamson Pdf

"I picked it up out of curiosity and I couldn’t put it down."--Eugene Peterson Christians are comfortable saying that Christianity is about a relationship with God. Yet many might also say that they sense little meaningful relationship with God in their own lives. After all, the foundation of good relationship is communication—-but conversation with God often seems to go only one way. We may sing of walking and talking with God in the garden, His voice falling on our ears, but few have heard that beloved voice themselves. Sam Williamson acknowledges the fundamental human longing to hear God’s voice and offers a hopeful supposition: God is always speaking—-we’ve just never been taught how to recognize His voice. Williamson handles this potentially heady topic with his characteristic straightforwardness and leavening humor. This book deftly bridges the gap between solid biblical theology and practical application, addressing topics such as how to truly pray without ceasing, how to brainstorm with God, how to navigate our emotions, how to answer God’s questions, and how to hear God’s voice for others. Hearing God in Conversation offers simple, step-by-step lessons on how to hear God. Williamson begins with Scripture meditation. He then expands the practice of listening for that voice everywhere—in the checkout line, on the job, in a movie theater, and even in silence. From there, he demonstrates how to hear God’s guidance when making any decision. By the end, readers’ eyes and ears will be opened to the limitless methods through which God speaks.

Author : David W. Shenk,Badru Kateregga
Publisher : MennoMedia, Inc.
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780836197303

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A Muslim and a Christian in Dialogue by David W. Shenk,Badru Kateregga Pdf

Millions of Muslims and Christians are neighbors, and they believe that they worship the one and only God. Yet they seldom witness to each other. In this book, a Muslim (Badru D. Kateregga) and a Christian (David W. Shenk) attempt to witness and listen. The issues they deal with are profound. Kateregga and Shenk open up the basic questions of the human situation and confront similarities and differences in Muslim and Christian responses. In recent years Muslim-Christian interactions have too often been antagonistic. Here the authors pioneer another way: that of authentic dialogue between friends. Part of the Christians Meeting Muslims series

Author : Neale Donald Walsch
Publisher : Hampton Roads Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781612831169

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Conversations with God for Teens by Neale Donald Walsch Pdf

Suppose you could ask God any question and get an answer. What would it be? Young people all over the world have been asking those questions. So Neale Donald Walsch, author of the internationally bestselling Conversations with God series had another conversation. Conversations with God for Teens is a simple, clear, straight-to-the-point dialogue that answers teens questions about God, money, sex, love, and more. Conversations with God for Teens reads like a rap session at a church youth group, where teenagers discuss everything they ever wanted to know about life but were too afraid to ask God. Walsch acts as the verbal conduit, showing teenagers how easy it is to converse with the divine. When Claudia, age 16, from Perth, Australia, asks, "Why can't I just have sex with everybody? What's the big deal?", the answer God offers her is: "Nothing you do will ever be okay with everybody. 'Everybody' is a large word. The real question is can you have sex and have it be okay with you?" There's no doubt that the casual question-and-answer format will help make God feel welcoming and accessible to teens. Conversations with God for Teens is the perfect gift purchase for parents, grandparents, and anyone else who wants to provide accessible spiritual content for the teen(s) in their lives.

Author : Shai Tubali
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-10-15
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783031400742

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The Transformative Philosophical Dialogue by Shai Tubali Pdf

This book explores dialogue as a transformative form of philosophical practice by unveiling the method behind the unique dialogue developed by mystic and thinker Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986). While Krishnamurti himself generally rejected the cultivation of systems and techniques, Shai Tubali argues that there are easily identifiable patterns through which Krishnamurti strove to realize his dialogical aims. For this reason, he refers to this method, whose existence has evaded Krishnamurti’s followers and scholars alike, as the Krishnamurti dialogue. He suggests that these discursive patterns serve to broaden our understanding of the possibilities of philosophical and religious dialogues and further illuminate established forms of dynamic discourse, such as the Socratic method. Inspired by Pierre Hadot’s revolutionary reading of the classical Greco-Roman texts, the author centers his attention on Plato’s Socratic dialogues and the guru–disciple conversations in the Hindu Upanishads, which fall within the scope of what may be termed ‘the transformative dialogue’: dialogues that have been written with the intention of bringing about a transformation in the mind of the interlocutor and reader and reorienting their way of life. This text appeals to students as well as researchers and suggests that the Krishnamurti dialogue is not only a continuation and development of the transformative dialogue, but that it also amalgamates ingredients of classical Western philosophy and South Asian mysticism. Moreover, this type of dialogue encourages readers to revisit the lost practice of transformative philosophy, in that it reveals new pathways of philosophical and religious inquiry that bear thought-provoking practical implications.

Author : Johann GERHARD
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1680
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024111006

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Divine Consolations against the Fear of Death: in a dialogue between a minister and a tempted Christian ... To which is added, the Christians triumph over death, with divine contemplations, ejaculations and poems thereupon by Johann GERHARD Pdf

Author : David N. Lorenzen
Publisher : El Colegio de Mexico AC
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9786074627718

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A dialogue between a christian an a Hindu about religion by David N. Lorenzen Pdf

The “Dialogue between and Christian and a Hindu about Religion” (Javābasvāla aika krīstīān aura aika hīṃdu ke bīca mo imāna ke upara) was written in about 1751 by Giuseppe Maria da Gargnano with help from his Capuchin friend and colleague, Cassiano da Macerata, and from an unnamed Brahmin teacher. This teacher apparently taught Giuseppe Maria to read Hindustani and some Sanskrit, instructed him in the basics of Hindu religion, and corrected the Hindustani text of the “Dialogue”. A copy of the Hindustani text was first presented to the raja of Bettiah in 1751. Subsequently, an undetermined number of hand-made copies were distributed among persons in the Bettiah area. A copy of the Hindustani text in an Indian script related to nagari, dated in 1751, together with an Italian version was sent to Rome and is now in the Vatican Library (Borg. ind. 11). Another copy of the text, dated in 1787, is also found in the same Library (Borg. ind. 16). In the context of the still limited progress of European studies of Indian languages and culture in Giuseppe Maria’s historical period, and despite the shortcomings of his own cultural upbringing and intellectual training, the Hindu-Christian dialogu remains a pioneering linguistic and religious experiment.

Author : I. Mark Beaumont
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781610975933

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Christology in Dialogue with Muslims by I. Mark Beaumont Pdf

This book analyzes Christian presentations of Christ for Muslims in the most creative period of Christian-Muslim dialogue, the first half of the ninth and the second half of the twentieth century. In these two historical moments, Christians made a serious effort to present their faith in Christ in terms that take into account Muslim perceptions of him, with a view to bridging the gap between Muslim and Christian convictions produced by Muslim rejection of Christ's divine sonship and the death of Christ by crucifixion. A comparative study is made of the contributions of three apologists from the early ninth century--Abu Qurra, Abu Ra'ita, and 'Ammar al-Basri--and three twentieth-century apologists--Kenneth Cragg, John Hick and Hans Kung--in order to seek a model for dialogue on Christology between Christians and Muslims in the twenty-first century.

Author : Plato
Publisher : Barnes & Noble Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0760762007

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The Trial and Death of Socrates by Plato Pdf

"The European philosophical tradition. . .consists of a series of footnotes to Plato." -- Alfred North Whitehead The dialogues of Plato stand alongside the Bible and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey as foundational texts of Western civilization. The works of Plato collected under the title The Trial and Death of Socrates have been particularly influential. This is because they provide both an excellent point of entry into Plato's vast philosophy and a vivid portrait of Plato's mentor, Socrates - one of the most uncompromising intellectuals in the pantheon of human history. It is predominantly through Plato's account in these works of the words and actions of Socrates during his trial and execution for impiety that the latter's nobility and profound integrity have become known to succeeding generations.