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21GOOD AND EVIL — In the Bible A major corollary of the Jewish belief in the One God is that, seen in its totality, life is good. Viewing the cosmos as it emerged from chaos, God said, It is good (Gen. 1:10). In a monotheistic world view, a persistent problem is… …
22AFFLICTION — s. f. Chagrin, état de tristesse et d abattement d esprit où nous jette un événement malheureux. Grande, extrême affliction. Cela lui causa une affliction mortelle. Il est dans l affliction, dans l affliction la plus profonde. Les consolations… …
23AFFLICTION — n. f. état d’abattement produit par un événement malheureux. Grande, extrême affliction. Cela lui causa une affliction mortelle. Il est dans l’affliction, dans l’affliction la plus profonde. Les consolations indiscrètes ne font qu’aigrir les… …
24Shamanism — Shaman redirects here. For other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). Russian postcard based on a photo taken in 1908 by S. I. Borisov, showing a female shaman, of probable Khakas ethnicity.[1] Shamanism is an anthropological term referencing a… …
25Pure Land Buddhism — Amitābha Buddha and his attendant bodhisattvas Avalokiteśvara (right) and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (left) …
26Vipassanā — (Pāli) or vipaśyanā (विपश्यना, Sanskrit) means insight into the impermanent nature, or anicca, of mind and body. Vipassana is one of India s most ancient techniques of meditation, attributed to Gautama Buddha. It is a way of self transformation… …
27John Piper (theologian) — For other people named John Piper, see John Piper (disambiguation). John Stephen Piper Born January 11, 1946 (1946 01 11) (age 65) Chattanooga, Tennessee, Un …
28Bhaisajyaguru — Bhaiṣajyaguru Standing Bhaiṣajyaguru Buddha at the Gyeongju National Museum. Korea s National Treasure no. 28. S …
29Chaupai (Sikhism) — Part of a series on Sikh scriptures Sikhism History of Sikhism Si …
30Raja Yoga — Rāja Yoga ( royal yoga , royal union , also known as Classical Yoga or simply Yoga) is one of the six orthodox (astika) schools of Hindu philosophy, outlined by Patanjali in his Yoga Sutras. Raja yoga is concerned principally with the cultivation …
