The Many Faces of Subud

2005-04-18
 |  Religion
The Many Faces of Subud

Author: Riantee Lydia Rand

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

ISBN: 9781469117478

Category: Religion

Page: 402

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Subud is a direct and spontaneous spiritual experience that allows people to receive a contact with the Great Life Force. It re-awakens their inner feeling and puts them in touch with their own guidance, eventually bringing to the surface their true nature which was before obstructed and cluttered with erroneous beliefs, ancestral patterns of behavior, culture, education and their family malfunctions. Many have found a deeper understanding of their own religious beliefs from the evidence they receive for themselves. Others have come to actualize their true talent and work. There are Subud groups in eighty countries, bringing together harmoniously people of many different religious and ethnic backgrounds. The spiritual practice, or latihan, arises from within. It is a natural process that occurs without effort or study. This book is the result of the collaborative effort of three women who have practiced the latihan of Subud for decades. It compiles testimonies of Subud members from all over the world, on different topics. Each chapter begins with a short account of observations, experiences, receivings and dreams on the subject. People interviewed were of different age groups, social and ethnic backgrounds, some newly opened in Subud, some older members, some second and third generation Subud. The opening latihan when one first receives this contact - is a ceremony of introduction into the spiritual exercise after a three-month period of inquiry referred to as the probation or investigation period. Through the latihan people renew their contact with the power of God and become aware of the latent powers that reside in all of humankind. The central feature of Subud is the latihan kejiwaan, or inner training, which takes place for half an hour up to an hour, two or three times a week, and is practiced by men and women separately. Subud has little doctrinal teaching except for the belief in divine power and higher centers of consciousness. The implication is that people practicing the latihan align themselves with those higher centers. It is available to any person seventeen and older who has a sincere wish to worship God and wants to receive this contact. The action of the latihan within each person allows the power of God to express itself spontaneously through singing, chanting, shouting, moving, dancing, crying, laughing, etc. Subuds founder, Bapak Muhammad Subuh, explains that in this way, when in the latihan we make a complete surrender to the Power of God (or the Great Life Force), we can receive the education of our inner selves, free from interference by our minds and hearts and according to our own individual needs. Participants have often reported strong feelings of rapture and release, psychological and physical healing. During latihan, one lets go of thoughts and emotions in order to follow what surfaces: those movements and sounds that spontaneously arise from deep within. It is a form of cleansing which allows the worship of God to become stronger and less obstructed, a training that lets individuals get in touch, develop and trust their inner guidance, enabling the complete self to emerge through an action that comes from beyond the thinking and the will.

The Many Faces of Productivity

2018-07-01
 |  Business & Economics
The Many Faces of Productivity

Author: Lloyd A. Luna

Publisher: The Luna® Group

ISBN:

Category: Business & Economics

Page: 132

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Inspiring success stories can spark your productivity, strengthen your leadership, propel you on the road to your own success. And when those stories are told by the very people who have attained success despite odds big or small, people who have conquered their own self-doubts and adversity in their careers, they can set you on fire and get you going in earnest to become more productive and successful yourself. This book will get you intimately acquainted with the real-life narratives and wisdom of 17 of the country’s finest professional motivational gurus and experts, all of whom are members of the Philippine Association of Professional Speakers (PAPS). Sure, they’re often first to admit that they are far from perfect role models, but what they’ve learned and gone through over the years to get them started—whether as “barker” to call out the numbers in raffle draws, as a young girl in grade school selling yema and polvoron to classmates simply because she loved talking to people and making sales pitches, or as a struggling marketing wannabe twice refused membership in a profession organization because he simply didn’t know how to speak before big audiences—are compelling testaments to their untiring efforts to achieve excellence and productivity. In taped interviews the featured motivational speakers in this book answer such probing questions as these five: "How did you start as a professional speaker?" “What is your core message?” “What makes a person productive?” “What does it take to be a person of influence?” “What are your three keys for success?” Their answers—some pleasantly familiar but very revealing on who they thought they were and what they wanted to be, some totally unexpected because they seem to have come right out of the blue—show the many faces of the quest for productivity that are now distilled in this one-of-a-kind book about success.

The Many Faces of God

2007-08
 |  Fiction
The Many Faces of God

Author: Walter Prucnel

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

ISBN: 9781425759834

Category: Fiction

Page: 351

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God looked at the earth with despair. He knew the future of earth was dismal; it was prone to the pollutions created by man. Worse yet, people in many countries were killing others for their different religious beliefs. Gone was the day of the cross and bow when men fought each other face to face. Now many countries were making weapons that could travel great distances to kill millions. This both saddened and angered Him and He knew something had to be done. Should I create another flood? Have everyone turned into salt? No, none of these would work because many souls would be sent to Hell and Satan could not accommodate that many. He could perform miracles to improve these conditions, but that would take away the Earthlings' freewill. The only solution was for the Earthlings to improve their own fate with a little help from Him. Summoning his Undergods, He gave them instructions to choose a few Earthlings, approach them through apparitions and give them minor powers, which would aid them in their missions. Thus, The Many Faces of God begins.

The Many Faces of My Depression

2014-10-30
 |  Self-Help
The Many Faces of My Depression

Author: Starr

Publisher: Author House

ISBN: 9781496944467

Category: Self-Help

Page: 135

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How long can you sit in the closet and rock yourself away? Eventually, I would have to come out and face the truth about what was happening to me. No one had a clue that I was just contemplating suicide, but that's what makeup is for. I was a great actress and hid the dark circles underneath my tired eyes. I had to find ways to outrun him, but he kept coming.

The Many Faces of Faith

2009-12-02
 |  Religion
The Many Faces of Faith

Author: Michael Taylor

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

ISBN: 145000623X

Category: Religion

Page: 228

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Faith is one of the most critical aspects of the Christian life, because it is the means by which we receive all that God has secured for us; yet the nature of faith is one of the most misunderstood concepts of Christianity. Some conceptualize faith as some mental state that one must reach before they are able to “tap into” God’s “resources.” Others view faith as some sort of incorporeal substance that is “out there” for which we must reach. All of these concepts of faith are deficient, if not heretical, and yet all of them are found in the church. Others view faith as a mere fantasy or hope with no basis in reality, and thus religious claims are excluded from the arena of knowledge. “For a number of years my heart has been trilled over the doctrine of faith as it is received and taught among evangelical Christians everywhere. Great emphasis is laid upon faith in orthodox circles, and that is good, but still I am troubled. Specifically, my fear is that the modern conception of faith is not the biblical one; that when the teachers of our day use the word, they do no mean what Bible meant when they used it”. I also share the same concerns with A.W.Tozer, when he said; “the cause of my uneasiness are these”: 1. The lack of spiritual fruits in the lives of so many who claim to have faith. 2. The rarity of a radical change in the conduct and general outlook of persons professing their new faith in Christ as their personal Savior. 3. The failure of our teachers to define or even describe the thing to which the word faith is supposed to refer. 4. The heartbreaking failure of multitudes of seekers is they are even so earnest to make anything out of the doctrine or to receive any satisfying experience through it. 5. The real danger that a doctrine that is parroted so widely and received so uncritically by so many is false as understood by them. 6. I have seen faith put forward as an escape from reality, a refuge from the necessity of hard thinking, a hiding place for weak character, natural optimism, emotional thrills and nervous tics. Therefore, in the pages of this book, I will endeavor to outline for your benefit the dynamics of faith. What is faith? How does faith works? How to grow in faith? The power of faith; the Excellency of faith; the demand of faith; the perseverance of faith; the challenges of faith; the object of faith, the effect of faith; the response of faith; the discipline of faith; the necessity of faith and many more are discussed.

The Many Faces of Osteoarthritis

2002-11-21
 |  Medical
The Many Faces of Osteoarthritis

Author: Vincent C. Hascall

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 3764365811

Category: Medical

Page: 552

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Osteoarthritis is the most common joint pathology which primarily affects the older population. The disease is characterized by unique pathological changes in some synovial joints, predominantly affecting the articular cartilage, but also entire joints, including the synovial tissue and subchondral bone. The remarkable growth of research on normal and abnormal biology of tissues in the articulating joint, including the application of novel molecular biological approaches and new imaging techniques, is reflected in this volume. It describes the current state of knowledge and helps to further understand the etiopathology of osteoarthritis, hopefully leading to early detection of the disease and novel treatment modalities. The volume contains contributions and discussions from a select group of investigators, all experts in this field, who met at the conference "The Many Faces of Osteoarthritis", held in June 2001 at Lake Tahoe, to acknowledge Klaus E. Kuettner and his contributions to osteoarthritis...

The Many Faces of Murder

2011-03
 |  Fiction
The Many Faces of Murder

Author: Franklin Willson

Publisher: Tate Publishing

ISBN: 9781617391712

Category: Fiction

Page: 132

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What if you could then use that confusion for good—for murder. Jack does just that. After being laid off by a corrupt man, he decides to take his fate into his own hands, but the face of others. After he acquires an invaluable machine that allows him to submit photographs and output any face he pleases, he begins to plot his new life. Even though his murderous spree begins in an effort to bring better quality to the neighborhood, he flirts dangerously with the line of control. A penchant for murder begins to grow in Jack. As the need for murdering takes hold, Jack's ability to keep his true self a secret is compromised by a new neighbor. The boy quickly invades Jack's personal space and introduces him to his uncle, a cop. Will Jack be able to keep his true identity under wraps? Will he be punished for the crimes he's committing? Or will the community thank him for removing the pesky vermin?

The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

2022-02-17
 |  Religion
The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

Author: Bernard F. Batto

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

ISBN: 9781666711622

Category: Religion

Page: 342

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Contrary to popular opinion, the story of Adam and Eve is not confined to the book of Genesis. It has roots in prebiblical myth and continued to evolve long after the Bible was completed. Bernard F. Batto traces the development of the Adam and Eve story from its origins in Mesopotamian myth to its reformulation in Genesis and beyond—including its expansion in Jewish epigraphs such as 1 Enoch and the Life of Adam and Eve, and its place in Christian innovations such as the apostle Paul’s thesis that Christ is a second Adam, and in the thinking of church fathers such as Irenaeus, who held that Christ recapitulates all humankind in himself, and Augustine, whose doctrine of original sin interprets the Adam and Eve story. Batto also examines gnostic teachings about a heavenly Adam and an earthly Adam, and surveys rabbinical attempts from the Talmudic period to find hidden meanings in the Genesis story. Islam’s emphasis on Satan’s role in seducing Adam and Eve is also discussed, and the book concludes with Milton’s unforgettable retelling of the Adam and Eve story in Paradise Lost. Batto’s goal is not only to reveal the many faces given Adam and Eve throughout history, but also to understand the divergent cultural and theological factors powering this long, evolving tradition.

The Many Faces of Time

2000-09-30
 |  Philosophy
The Many Faces of Time

Author: John Barnett Brough

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

ISBN: 0792366220

Category: Philosophy

Page: 264

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Temporality has been a central issue in phenomenology since its inception. Husserl's groundbreaking investigations of the consciousness of internal time early in the century inaugurated a phenomenological tradition enriched by such figures as Martin Heidegger, Jean-Paul Sartre, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, and Eugen Fink. The authors of the essays collected in this volume continue that tradition, challenging, expanding, and deepening it. Many of the essays explore topics involving the deepest levels of temporal constitution, including the relationship of temporality to the self and to the world; the ways in which temporalizing consciousness and what it temporalizes present themselves; and the roles and nature of present, past, and future. Other essays develop original positions concerning history, tradition, narrative, the time of generations, the coherence of one's life, and the place of time in the visual arts. In every instance, the authors show how invaluable phenomenology is for the investigation of time's many faces.

THE MANY FACES OF APRIL JADE

2014
 |  Fiction
THE MANY FACES OF APRIL JADE

Author: LEE J MORRISON

Publisher: Author House

ISBN: 9781491891889

Category: Fiction

Page: 205

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April Jade wove an intricate and lucrative web of deceit behind her quiet and introvert facade. This worked very well until she fell in love, and more dramatically, until someone fell in love with her. Gerald "Jed" Green fell hopelessly in love one night with raunchy jazz singer Elle Carter, not realizing that this was just one of the many faces of April Jade. April, by day, cared for her terminally ill, but domineering, mother and felt unable to reveal her true self to him for fear of losing him. Jed, a successful businessman, enlisted the help of his top man, Rick, to trace this elusive woman of his dreams, with some very surprising and intriguing results. This is a new fictional book by Lee J. Morrison, the author of the Chrystabell trilogy, and takes on a new direction. This romantic detective story will delight you and entertain you with a resounding wow factor."

Many Faces of PTSD

2010-07-01
 |  Psychology
Many Faces of PTSD

Author: Susan Rau Stocker

Publisher: Tickling Keys, Inc.

ISBN: 9781615473014

Category: Psychology

Page: 124

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Person-centered instead of theory-centered, this resource provides a basic context for understanding how post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects people and those around them. Compassionate, firsthand knowledge of the different ways in which PTSD manifests itself are described throughout the 12 case studies examined in this guide. Bringing this mental health issue to light for sufferers, families, and friends, these stories illuminate the confusion that often surrounds the behaviors and reactions associated with PTSD and can increase understanding, patience, and awareness. A piece of reflective foil covers the middle of the front cover of this book, so that readers view themselves when looking upon it.