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Love for the Future: Building One World of Freedom and Democracy
Under God's Truth is a compilation of select international lectures
given by Ryuho Okawa during his (ongoing) global missionary tours.
While conflicting values of justice exists, this book espouses that
freedom and democracy are vital principles for global unification
that will resolutely foster peace and shared prosperity, if adopted
universally. The culminating reason - these principles are based on
a belief in God's Love and that we all contain divine nature
within. Chapter 1 of Part 1 introduces Okawa's lecture and Q&A
session in Germany, held in October 2018. Okawa conveys that the
time is now to liberate all remorseful memories of 20th-century
totalitarianism mired by the acts of the German Reich, and to band
together to stifle the present-day totalitarian-communist
superpower from mercilessly violating human rights and advancing
hegemonism throughout the world. This is a crucial step to
arresting global aggression from escalating into World War III. To
address the global problems that we currently face, Okawa
identifies what God seeks humanity to accomplish in the 21st
century from a historical, political, and ultimately a religious
perspective. Chapter 2 is based on Okawa's 2011 Hong Kong address
and Q&A session. In this lecture, Okawa encouraged the 1.4
billion people of China to strive for freedom-based prosperity and
for the citizens of Hong Kong to champion this crucial movement.
Okawa's insight became the foundation on which the people of Hong
Kong organized their democratization movement the Umbrella
Revolution, which occurred several years later. Chapter 3 is a
transcription of Okawa's 2019 lecture and Q&A session held in
Taiwan. In it, Okawa identifies the three signs of a totalitarian
country and articulates the importance of spreading the principles
of freedom, democracy, and faith from Taiwan to mainland China.
This, he says, is the righteous future in the eyes of God that will
help to bring happiness to the people of mainland China.
Furthermore, Okawa encourages neighboring countries to overcome
past grievances and seek prosperous development based on trust and
adulation. Part 2 reveals the national and global strategies of
four key world leaders: Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merkel,
and Donald Trump. By accessing their hidden consciousnesses,
through his unrivaled spiritual ability, Okawa divulges their true
thoughts and intentions. What they candidly reveal underscores the
importance of understanding and accepting the precepts expressed in
Part 1, to safeguard peace from actions that are influenced by
divisive political maneuverings. The new catalyst for humanity is
to accept the universal spiritual Truths under which we all live:
the inherent dignity of all people; God's Wisdom can resolve global
conflict; God's Love extends to every person, beyond difference of
race, nationality and religious ideology. Through these teachings,
readers will sense from the depths of their souls, that the "Love
of God," a universal force that watches over politics, philosophes
and religions, is the coalescing power to lead humanity towards a
prosperous and righteous tomorrow.
A disturbing portrait of a modern American family 'Imagine Richard
Yates becoming fascinated by Donald Antrim before writing
Revolutionary Road and you'll have some idea of Love Orange. One of
the most satisfying novels you will read this year. This book
rules' Christian Kiefer, author of Phantoms 'I enjoyed every minute
of it' Chris Power, author of Mothers 'A stunningly accurate
portrayal . . . shining with vivid dialogue and observation' Chloe
Aridjis, author of Sea Monsters '[A]n exuberant, comic,
irresistibly dark examination of contemporary anxieties' Vanity
Fair 'An exquisite balance of humour and pathos' Lunate An
extraordinary debut novel by Natasha Randall, exposing the seam of
secrets within an American family, from beneath the plastic
surfaces of their new 'smart' home. Love Orange charts the gentle
absurdities of their lives, and the devastating consequences of
casual choices. While Hank struggles with his lack of professional
success, his wife Jenny, feeling stuck and beset by an urge to do
good, becomes ensnared in a dangerous correspondence with a prison
inmate called John. Letter by letter, John pinches Jenny awake from
the "marshmallow numbness" of her life. The children, meanwhile,
unwittingly disturb the foundations of their home life with forays
into the dark net and strange geological experiments. Jenny's bid
for freedom takes a sour turn when she becomes the go-between for
John and his wife, and develops an unnatural obsession for the
orange glue that seals his letters... Love Orange throws open the
blinds of American life, showing a family facing up to the modern
age, from the ascendancy of technology, the predicaments of
masculinity, the pathologising of children, the epidemic of opioid
addiction and the tyranny of the WhatsApp Gods. The first novel by
the acclaimed translator is a comic cocktail, an exuberant
skewering of contemporary anxieties and prejudices.
Book Five of The Law of One is comprised of the 56 fragments of
personal material that were originally omitted from the first four
books of this series. Both Jim, the scribe, and Carla, the
instrument for the Ra contact, have added their comments to these
fragments to give the reader an idea of what it was like to be part
of this contact and to show how every persons experience can be
used for personal growth and service to others. A wide variety of
topics is covered, from Eisenhowers meeting with extraterrestrials
in 1954 to UFO/government conspiracies, Wanderers, sexual energy
transfers, anger, balancing, Aleister Crowley, the Tunguska crater
in Russia, pre-incarnative choices, psychic greetings, alternate
and orthodox healing modalities, the ball lightning phenomenon, and
the many facets of the spiritual journey in general.
D. D. Home (1833 1886), the famous spiritualist and medium, here
documents the extraordinary psychic events in his life. Originally
published in 1863, this is the first of two autobiographical
volumes by Home, the second appearing nine years later. Home
describes mysterious phenomena from his very first vision at the
age of thirteen to the s ances he held for the rich and famous in
England, France, Italy and Russia. He astonished his receptive
audiences with startling paranormal feats including levitation. His
hosts included Napoleon III, Prince Humbert (later Humbert I of
Italy), Charles Darwin's cousin Sir Francis Galton, and many other
celebrities and aristocrats. Interwoven with these high-profile
activities, Home describes his personal life - the early death of
his first wife, his subsequent financial difficulties, and his
ongoing battle with tuberculosis. Incidents in My Life presents a
fascinating insight into the phenomenon of spiritualism during the
Victorian period.
This book...will appeal to those who are in touch with their inner
creative impulses, or are motivated but do not know how to begin.
The aim is to make this spiritual path possible for every person.
It can change the way one relates to life and work - at first
simply by an attitude shift, as a questioning, caring human being,
taking seriously the spiritual forces that manifest in all outer
phenomena.' How do adults learn and develop? How can adult learning
become a living, growing process? Based on the application of the
'seven life processes', Coenraad van Houten has successfully
developed the methods of 'Vocational Learning' (Awakening the Will,
1999) and 'Destiny Learning' (Practising Destiny, 2000). Here, in
the culmination of his research trilogy, he presents a new path of
adult learning which he calls 'Creative Spiritual Research'. Based
on the inner spiritual path of the individual, this is a method
that relates to esoteric schooling, thresholds of consciousness and
human creativity. Part One of Creative Spiritual Research features
guidelines and exercises for individual practice, whilst Part Two
focuses on the general schooling path as a preparation or
precondition, opening the inner space needed for research as well
as a questioning attitude.
Dore Deverell's son Richard had led a difficult life, plagued by
physical and mental illness and depression. When he committed
suicide at the age of 36, Dore was naturally devastated, suffering
the intense anguish of a mother's loss. But she was determined to
seek for healing and reconciliation. This book is the first-hand
account of how Dore Deverell made contact with Richard after his
death. Encountering the work of the spiritual teacher Rudolf
Steiner, she discovered methods by which she could communicate with
her son's spirit. Suicides, she learnt, often experience great
suffering and regret as a consequence of their premature death. But
Dore was taught how to alleviate Richard's pain, and finally to
metamorphose it. These practical steps are described here in an
accessible way to aid anybody who finds themselves in a similar
tragic situation. In the unexpected conclusion to this
extraordinary tale, Dore finds the person who, she believes,
embodies Richard's reincarnated soul. Her work is rewarded with new
hope, and Richard's soul is given a chance to learn and develop on
earth once again. Light Beyond the Darkness is a gripping account
of love, despair, death and resurrection. Its central message -
that, through the spirit, light overcomes dark - is a heartwarming
confirmation of spiritual reality.
The inside story of the 'reluctant medium', finally available in a
mass-market A-format edition Betty Shine was originally an opera
singer, but studied all forms of alternative healing, becoming a
vitamin and mineral therapist. Guided by spirit voices from the age
of two, she became a world-famous medium. This is the story of how
she became the best known medium and healer in the UK. Through her
books, tapes and absent healing service, she is in touch with
thousands of people worldwide. The hardback publication of her book
produced a tremendous response from both the media and the general
public and this A-format edition will bring her story to an even
wider audience.
Social media, television, video games, drugs, pornography – there is so
much noise distracting us from what is important in life that it is
nearly impossible to hear God’s truth that He will take you as you are.
When we finally kill the noise of the world, we’ll discover in the
silence a loving Savior who is waiting to forgive us and offer us a
purpose for our lives.
Ryan Ries is living proof of this truth. Growing up in Los Angeles as
the son of a mega-church pastor but surrounded by the music, skate, and
snowboard industries, Ryan felt a tug-of-war between the church and the
world. It was in the skate and music culture that he found his passion
and his identity. As a result, he walked away from God and dove head
first into the world, losing his way in alcohol, drugs, and sex, which
led to anxiety, brokenness, and emptiness.
Kill the Noise tells Ryan’s story about finding God in the messiness of
life, and lets you know how you too can find peace, joy, and purpose in
Jesus Christ. This book will be a tool to help you kill the noise of
the world so you can hear God’s voice telling you that He loves you and
that you belong to Him.
In this meditative memoir-a compelling fusion of Barbarian Days and
the journals of Thomas Merton-the author of Saltwater Buddha
reflects on his "failing toward enlightenment," his continued
search to find meaning and a greater understanding of grace in the
world's oceans as well as everyday life. Born to a family of
seekers, Jaimal Yogis left home at sixteen to surf in Hawaii and
join a monastery-an adventure he chronicled in Saltwater Buddha.
Now, in his early twenties, his heart is broken and he's lost his
way. Hitting the road again, he lands in a monastery in Dharamsala,
where he meets Sonam, a displaced Tibetan. To help his friend,
Jaimal makes a cockamamie attempt to reunite him with his family in
Tibet by way of America. Though he does not succeed, witnessing
Sonam's spirit in the face of failure offers Jaimal a deeper
understanding of faith. When the two friends part, he cannot fathom
the unlikely circumstances that will reunite them. All Our Waves
Are Water follows Jaimal's trek from the Himalayas to Indonesia; to
a Franciscan Friary in New York City to the dusty streets of
Jerusalem; and finally to San Francisco's Ocean Beach. Along his
journey, Jaimal prays and surfs; mourning a lost love and seeking
something that keeps eluding him. The poet Rumi wrote, "We are not
a drop in the ocean. We are the ocean in a drop." All Our Waves Are
Water is Jaimal's "attempt to understand the ocean in a drop, to
find that one moon shining in the water everywhere"-to find the
mystery that unites us.
Discover your unique gifts and dare to be different with this
companion study guide from #1 New York Times bestselling author and
renowned Bible teacher, Joyce Meyer. God has given you gifts so you
can fulfill His purpose for your life, but if you're like a lot of
people, you may not have recognized your talents yet. Start asking
God to show you something special about the way He's made you. To
some people, He's given a very tender, compassionate heart, and
some He has wired to lead others effectively. Others, He has given
a gift of being able to communicate clearly, to teach, to make
scientific discoveries, or to write beautiful music. Only you can
discover all the dynamic gifts He's placed in you. God is never
going to help you be anyone but yourself, so learn to become
Authentically, Uniquely You with the practical teaching formats in
this companion study guide. God loves you just as you are! Let Him
use you, with all your strengths and weaknesses, and transform you
from the inside out to do something powerful beyond your wildest
dreams.
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First published in 1969, this title explores the origins of
Spiritualism as a religion movement. The first part is a history of
Spiritualism, with a focus on its origins within America and the
development of the organisation within itself. Next, Nelson
considers the rise of Spiritualism in Britain, using evidence taken
from contemporary journals, other publications and interviews.
Finally, the Spiritualist movement is analysed in terms of
sociological theory, looking at the Church and the definition of
the Cult, as well as concepts of authority and leadership. This is
a fascinating work, which will be of great interest to students
researching the origins and development of the movement of
Spiritualism and its relationship with society.
Thurschwell examines the intersection of literary culture, the occult and new technology at the fin-de-siècle. She argues that as new technologies, such as the telegraph and the telephone, began suffusing the public imagination from the mid-nineteenth century on, they seemed to support the claims of spiritualist mediums. Making unexpected connections between, for instance, speaking on the telephone and speaking to the dead, she examines how psychical research is reflected in the work of Henry James, George DuMaurier and Oscar Wilde among others.
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