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41) The Divine Lion
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Narasingha Dev is the half-man half-lion avatar of Lord Vishnu. He is the Lord who bestows protection, removes enemies and evil spirits from his devotees, and protects them from Maya, or illusion.
When his pure devotee Prahlada Maharaja, who was mere a boy, was threatened by own his father, King Hiranyakashipu, for no other reason except for his devotion to Lord Vishnu, Lord Vishnu appeared on earth as the dreadful Narasinghadev.
The cruel Hiranyakashipu...
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Summary of Lawrence Wright's Going Clear is an in-depth examination of the founding, principles, and scandals of Scientology using eyewitness interviews and original document research. The Church of Scientology was founded with the publication of the book Dianetics in 1950 by science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard.
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Summary of Richard Dawkins's The God Delusion evaluates popular arguments for the existence of God. The idea that God is not an object that can be accessed and reviewed using human reason is rejected. Instead, evidence that proves with at least 51% certainty is presented to prove that God does, in fact, not exist, casting reasonable doubt on the efficacy and usefulness of belief in God.
Genuine curiosity as disciplined by a sound scientific method...
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The most comprehensive examination to date of the claim that Islam, as a system of scripture, law and spirituality, is antiblack
It is commonly claimed that Islam is antiblack, even inherently bent on enslaving Black Africans. Western and African critics alike have contended that antiblack racism is in the faith's very scriptural foundations and its traditions of law, spirituality, and theology. But what is the basis for this accusation?
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What is the purpose of studying history? How do we reflect on contemporary life from a historical perspective, and can such reflection help us better understand ourselves, the world around us, and the God we worship and serve?
Written by an accomplished historian, award-winning author, public evangelical spokesman, and respected teacher, this introductory textbook shows why Christians should study history, how faith is brought to bear on our understanding...
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Summary of Tara Westover's Educated is a memoir about how an uneducated young woman raised in the remote mountains of Idaho came to earn a doctorate from Cambridge University. Raised outside of society, in a violent household run by Mormon fundamentalists, Tara never saw herself as a person with choices or prospects...
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Exploring history, folklore, mythology, and science, this book gives you a unique look at two of the most popular magical creatures of all time. The crow and his cousin, the raven, are featured players in many cultures throughout the world, including Norse, Celtic, Jewish, and Indigenous traditions. This guide teaches you how to welcome these highly intelligent birds into your own spiritual practice, whether you follow Wicca, Heathenry, Druidry, or...
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Life is a delicate, ever-changing balance of happy and sad, good and bad. It's a journey filled with thousands of challenges that can push a person to just give up once in a while. When there seem to be few specks of hope, and it all seems to swing between breaking down, slipping into depression, or ratcheting up your stress levels to high anxiety, you need a helping hand to help lead you out of it. This book has all the tools to help lead you to...
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"Wiccan Chronicles: From Ancient Roots to Modern Practice- Exploring the History and Traditions of Wiccan Craft" will take you on a fascinating journey through the history of Wicca, from its prehistoric beginnings to its thriving modern existence. This book provides a thorough overview of Wiccan spirituality's historical evolution and ongoing traditions, allowing readers to fully engage themselves in an immersive examination of the complex tapestry.
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"Ante todo, debemos considerar que San Francisco, en cada uno de los hechos de su vida, se mostró conforme al modelo de Jesús. Tal como Cristo, al comienzo de su predicación, escogió doce apóstoles, los llamó a despreciar lo mundano y los instó a seguir un camino de renunciamiento y virtud. Así San Francisco, también en el comienzo de la fundación de su Orden, escogió doce compañeros, los que aceptaron abrazar junto a él...
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Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, Three of the most important religions in western culture stem from the same original text. In today's world, many of their branches are didactic and rule-bound, treating their holy texts as technical manuals rather than food for thought.
Presented herein is the other side of their faiths, which focuses on the personal and lived experience of the divine. Each of these texts explores the increasingly experiential and...
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One troubling trend amongst people today is the belief in "Luck". If you ask "What is Luck?" giving the impression you never heard of it before they are at a loss of words to explain what exactly "Luck" is. They've never actually thought about it but just believed that it existed. First we must know what luck is before we can come to classify it, if it exists.
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Loving-kindness is one of the most important principles in Buddhism, and the 'metta bhavana', traditionally devised by the Buddha to develop it, is one of the most popular and important meditation practices. It is used throughout the world - practised in both in a secular and a Buddhist context for, as Vessantara (Tony McMahon) the English-born Buddhist meditation teacher with 40 years of experience declares, it appeals to, and is effective for, everyone...
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Adéntrese en el mundo de la mística judía y aprenda todo sobre la cábala.
¿Quiere conocer la fascinante historia de la cábala?
¿Siente curiosidad por las creencias y prácticas de esta antigua sabiduría?
¿Siempre le ha intrigado el misticismo judío?
Si es así, este libro es para usted.
Practicada durante siglos por místicos judíos, la cábala es un sistema de creencias de enseñanzas místicas que ofrece una visión de la naturaleza...
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Disillusioned by narrow theologies, church dysfunction, and constricted readings of Scripture, people are leaving Christianity in droves. But Jesus describes the reign of God as a house with many rooms, writes Debie Thomas, one of the most auspicious voices in religious writing today. In this work of sprawling spiritual and literary imagination, Thomas claims that wherever God dwells, there is expansiveness and belonging.
Thomas knows what a cramped...
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The book Kathasaritsagara has been created by Soma Deva. It consists of 21,500 shlokas.
This book Kathasaritsagara has been divided into 18 lambakaas, and those 18 lambakaas are still more divided into 125 Tharanga's.
Some lambakaas are very big, while some are very small.
If there are 115 Shlokas in the 11th Lambaka, there are around 4925 Shlokas in 12th Lambaka.
During ancient times from the mouth of Lord Shiva, this story got birth. Those who...
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Buy now to get the key takeaways from Eknath Easwaran's The Bhagavad Gita.
Sample Key Takeaways:
1) The Bhagavad Gita serves as a personal guide. It offers questions and answers on how to successfully survive in a world full of obstacles and change. It is a map for life.
2) The central subject of the Bhagavad Gita is not the external war, but the war within. It tackles the fight for self-mastery that is present within every person, a battle that...
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Thick Nhat Hanh's The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching
In The Heart of Buddha's Teaching (1998), Thich Nhat Hanh dives deeply into the teachings of Buddhism, bringing forth its accessibility and application in our daily lives. He covers the Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, the Three Doors of Liberation, and much more, providing the fundamentals of Buddhist thought.
With eloquence and spirituality,...
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Don't navigate the blues alone. In this 90-day devotional, Katara Washington Patton openly shares her personal experience with the blues. She offers hope through practical steps and godly wisdom that have helped her and many others find freedom from worry, anxiety, and depression. Each day contains an easy-to-listen devotion with Scripture, as Patton warmly reminds you that even Jesus suffered and overcame depressing times. Katara Washington Patton...
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Beginning in the 2nd century C.E., anonymous Christian authors wrote more than twenty books called 'Acts'. They contained stories about the adventures of the first Christian heroes and the first Christian sects.These books pretended to be history books, but the faithful transmission of historical facts was never their aim. The historical background in them was to convey religious propaganda to the readers. These writings were created in such a way...
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