...n of twelve stars is the symbol of the twelve apostles, who are her masters and teachers. The moon under her feet signifies that the church shall th... ...r portion not less in size reigneth idolatry, in another heresy, and in another philosophy, and in another barbarism, &c. And in this same sense, it... ...e then, from what appears, shall be as it were a second apostleship, or the new teachers of the new earth, who being sent to all the relics of the na... ...shall cry aloud from the sea.” Wherefore (it is said to these new apostles, and teachers of that new earth) glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even th... ...loveth, I held him and would not let him go.” As if she had said, after that my teachers said nothing to me, nor gave me any clear idea of my beloved... ...enominates false prophets, under which name are comprehended all sorts of false teachers, seducers, and most wicked hypocrites, “who come in sheep’s...

...STEEM met many adults who thought they couldn't read 61 because they had teachers and parents who weren't supportive and who called them stupid or ... ...hat also showed me commitment began and ended with me. We all have those teachers and supporters in THE POWER IN COMMITMENT our lives whose examp... ...t." At that meeting on my first visit to St. Elmo, we were applying that philosophy by saving the cluster of ten houses that comprised St. Elmo Vil... ...the light bulb. Enthusiasm must have been the foundation of Henry Ford's philosophy that says: "Failure is not failure but the opportunity to begin... ...nk in terms of problems because the word problem carries with it a whole philosophy of defeat. We have come to believe THE POWER IN WORDS there m...

...better not forget what you learned at home, especially good manners. Our teachers were just as demanding as our parents and did not tolerate insole... ...e a day. At the little church school we were blessed with two dedicat­ ed teachers, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Woodbury. They were commit- 28 • Mall with N... ...I learned that service to others would bring the best to my own life. My philosophy evolved into one of production, promotion and service. I was se... ... discover it to be a well of good fortune in our lives. My experience and philosophy is that everything works out to enhance our lives, even if the ... ...s Spunkrneyer, and their children. The owners had asked me to present my philosophy and experiences at an annual banquet they held for Otis Spunkrn... ...a positive mental attitude. A positive mental attitude is the basis of my philosophy of life. Positive people have positive effects on the world aro... ...o a teacher of God. Challenge implies doubt, and the trust on which God's teachers rest secure makes 153 154 • Man with No Name doubt impossible.... ... because you never do your will alone." (A Course in Miracles: Manual for Teachers, 2nd edition, page 12.) "Father, you lead me and know that which ...

...he four fundamental forces that make up the history of humanity, Religion, Philosophy, Science and Art, in a single field of energy. This attempt c... ...– The I and history, both modern and ancient. The I and science, the I and philosophy, the I and religion, the I and art. The I and the West. The I a... ...ize the opus of our lives, not through alchemy or asceticism, sainthood or philosophy, but by transferring the principles of art to life itself and b... ...and not just to paintings and instruments. No longer are religion, art, philosophy and science separate fields, but religion, philosophy, science... ...to create a new one, and blend together elements that pertain to religion, philosophy, science and art. Let’s take this affirmation as a basic ... ... for us? They cannot. Can our therapists do it for us? No, they can’t. Can teachers do it for their students? Of course not. A child, an adolescent ... ... an adult is a causa sui and an uncaused cause, because the parents or the teachers cannot cause the effect of an adolescent becoming an adult if th... ...Don't allow your Super Ego or your Ideal I to dominate you. They are bad teachers. The deepest causes of hatred towards ourselves, towards life ...

...hty subjects: here I must take pains lest I listen in vain to these “eminent teachers” 8 of mine. A certain Italian friar of Cremona has written a “... ...out support of Scripture or reason that it seems to me he knows neither his philosophy nor his logic. For Aristotle speaks of subject and accidents ... ...ransubstantiation (a monstrous word and a monstrous idea), until the pseudo philosophy of Aristotle began to make its inroads into the church in the... ... How ridiculous! The laymen have never become familiar with their fine-spun philosophy of substance and accidents, and could not grasp it if it were ... ...in and out without disturbing them. Out of this has arisen that Babel of a philosophy of a constant quantity distinct from the substance, 70 until... ... in the accident as it can in the substance. Let us not dabble too much in philosophy, however. Does not Christ appear to have anticipated this cur... ...ce we see how great is God’s wrath with us, in that he has permitted godless teachers to conceal the words of this testament from us, and thereby to ... ... word of the apostle in I Tim. 1[:7] describes these people: “Desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying o...

...s hitherto been eomparatively Unknown among English-speaking students of philosophy and theology. 1 and TIum' is to be understood in the context of... ...t is, indeed, philosophical; but it is not an academic work of discursive philosophy. It is mystical, but it belongs to what' Pringle-Pattison has t... ...as thus called in doubt the massive monistic system within which !dealist philosophy has worked. The direct influence of Buber on philosophical tho... ...eteenth century Soren Kierkegaard, in his attack on the reigning Hegelian philosophy, had shown the limits of thought along the old .lines. And in 1... ... know the vital factor. And indeed, if fu. all the much disCussed erotic philosophy of the age we were to leave out of a.ccount everything that inv... ...is certain that the Buddha is of those who have known this, Like all true teachers he does not .wish to impart an opinion, but to teach the way. He ...

...and Thou will rank &8 one of the epoch-making books 9f our generation. It has hitherto been eomparatively Unknown among English-speaking students of philosophy and theology....

...ssive, coercive, or bureaucratic." (Honderich, Ted, ed. - The Oxford Companion to Philosophy - Oxford University Press, New York, 1995 - p. 31) A... ...ed: Natural Selection IS the vital power itself. Modern Physics is converging with Philosophy (possibly with the philosophical side of Religion as ... ...ors and, lately, by (neuronal) network metaphors. Metaphors are not confined to the philosophy of neurology. Architects and mathematicians, for inst... ...ck to the future", communism was surely "forward to the past". Competition A. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPETITION The aims of competition (anti-trust) l... ... of whatever life I can to attain its highest development." Albert Schweitzer, "Philosophy of Civilization," 1923 The Encyclopaedia Britannica ... ...cally. Society, through its agents - foremost amongst which are family, peers, and teachers - represses or encourages these genetic propensities. I...

...Cyclopedia of issues in modern philosophy: The philosophy of science and religion, the cognitive sciences, cultural studies, aesthetics, art and literature, the philosophy of economics, the philosophy of psychology, and ethics....

...rning to Kabbalah to further his scientific research. He received his PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah from the Moscow Institute of Philosophy at the... ... introduc- tion to this book, is the founder and foremost exponent of Systems Philosophy and General Evolution Theory. Born in Budapest, Hungary in ... ...me, Newsweek, and the international media. Prof. Laszlo turned to science and philosophy in his mid-twenties and began publishing books and articles... ... that it inherited as an applica- tion (or rather, misapplication) of Newton’s philosophy of nature. In other cultures, as well as in the Western wor... ...is reason, Abraham became the first Kabbalist to start a dynasty of Kabbalah teachers: The most worthy students became the next generation of teach... ... phenomena we all encounter. It was only natural, therefore, that they became teachers, and that the knowledge they passed on to us became the basis... ...their contemporary scholars develop the basis of what we now know as “Western philosophy,” which later became the basis of modern science. In that r... ...t there were no sages in his town, and that the town was in need of spiritual teachers. Needless to say, he promised Rabbi Yosi that all his persona...

...e. Then I started exploring. For some years I studied psychology and also philosophy, Eastern and Western, mysticism, all the modern sciences, everyt... ...ere I said to myself "Buddha deluded himself and deluded others. All those teachers and saviors of mankind were damned fools—they fooled themselves—s... ...is why I say there is no freedom of action for you. It's not a fatalistic philosophy I am talking about but preventing the past from interfering wit... ... to teach anybody. Ramana Maharshi taught nobody, initiated nobody. Great teachers never use any authority and they do not interpret anyone. The mys... ...to be something different, but always in the future. That is what all the teachers promise you, and they just promise, a next life or an afterlife. ... ...where other than organized religion. The profound statements of the great teachers are not much different from each other. All I am saying is that l... ...ly and intelligently? It does not mean that I am teaching a materialistic philosophy or any such thing. Thought is not intended for achieving spiritu... ... out of my system although I continued to read books on religion, studied philosophy, psychology and science. I tried to find out answers from those... ...en contaminated by the traditional teachings. I got interested in Western philosophy and science and tried to find the answer to my basic question. ...

... that one day all of this would change dramatically. Chapter 2: Timeless Teachers of Kabbalah 29 The Turning PoinT Until that turning point, Rabbi A... ... rungs of the spiritual ladder degree by degree, and slowly surpassed his teachers, finally becom- - ing the leading Kabbalist of his generation. onc... ... cause of every pain and misfortune in the world. J Chapter 2: Timeless Teachers of Kabbalah 31 The Bar-KoKheva revoLT In the year 132 CE, under th... ...diance) was a Tana—a great sage in the early Common Chapter 2: Timeless Teachers of Kabbalah 33 Era centuries. He was also Rabbi Akiva’s direct dis... ... students and went with them to another small cave, Chapter 2: Timeless Teachers of Kabbalah 35 known as The Idra Raba (The great As- - sembly), n... ...chael Laitman, Professor of o ntology and the Theory of Knowledge, PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and MSc in Medical Bio-Cybernetics, established a...

...hs, etc. The writings of several saints, which conformed to his vision and philosophy, were also collected and noted down by him. 15 When Gu... ...f its dogmas from most other great theological systems. Many of the great teachers the world has known have not left a line of their own compositio...

... 6 9 Peace in the World (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 8 3 The Wisdom of Kabbalah and Philosophy (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 9 9 Introduction to The Book of Zohar (Rav Y... .... “The permission was not ‘granted’ to write a book in this wisdom to his teachers or to the first ones who preceded them, even though they were cert... ...my teacher, who was authorized for it, meaning he, too, received from his teachers mouth to mouth. And although I had received them under all the con... ...ed in the Upper, Spiritual Worlds, both the ones he had received from his teachers, as well as his expansions in the wisdom, which he had discovered... ...as in, “then without my flesh shall I see God,” and some were assisted by philosophy. Latterly, there is extensive use of the wisdom of psychology. ... ...be assisted by interpretations according to the science of anatomy, or by philosophy. For this reason, I said that I am the first interpreter by roo... ...nterpreted according to the wisdom of Kabbalah no less than the wisdom of philosophy. This is so because all the teachings are included in it and we... ...ee how… in The Book of Creation, he interpreted the Kabbalah according to philosophy. I have already proven that such a style of commentaries is a w... ...om necessary reasons. Hence, very few are regarded highly enough by their teachers for them to find them worthy of this thing, and happy are the rew...

... with her excess of money, intervened with special tutors and home-school teachers. It lasted for a time until she became bored with overseeing it. ... ...s of the trees. Everything changes. Good men are distorted into Gods, and philosophy is made into a sordid religion. Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, H... ...el how contained and alone she might be within a rigid schedule of private teachers and tutors. He imagined her accompanied by servants while her cont... ...ians. When I was little the servants took me to Sunday school. There, the teachers would always talk about heaven. I couldn't figure out why if one w... ...s were the wrong choices. The enemy of my enemy is my friend was the wrong philosophy. Those were bad foreign affairs blunders. They continually int... ...ted to zoology she couldn't say unless the administration was privy to the philosophy of mice and men. All she knew was that the anthropology teacher ...

...y that something doesn’t hurt me when it does. I rely on my feelings, and no philosophy will help me in this case. This is the limit of my “self.” I... ...A RT O N E : T H E B E G I N N I N G 25 Rav Laitman studied Kabbalah with many teachers, but could find no answers until he was shown the books of th... ...r even the smallest will to receive, through our studies, our groups, and our teachers—a screen over root coarseness—then we are already able to res... ... would listen. The irony of it is that in the past, there were many Kabbalist teachers but hardly any students, whereas today there are many who wis... ...reason, our egos cannot act for the Creator. However, students can see their teachers, talk to them, and learn from them. They trust and respect the... ...ust and respect their teachers. Because of that, they can do things for their teachers. It is much like the process where the AHP of the superior (th...

... ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kabbalist Rav Michael Laitman, PhD, has a doctorate in philosophy and Kabbalah from the High Institute of Philosophy at the R... ...ace to learn about the overall systems of reality. Consequently, I turned to philosophy, then to religion, but found an- swers in neither. Only afte... ...ithin school premises. 30 FROM CHAOS TO HARMONY A similar percentage of the teachers admit that they haven’t the means to cope with the violence a...

... check the blood sample for HIV/AIDS. She further adds with so much of Hindu philosophy that so far people have not discovered the god, which could... ...IV/AIDS. She says “live till we can live and die when we have to die” is her philosophy. She suffers only from loose motion, she says she does no... ... or petty shop owners or bore pipe workers. None were government servants or teachers or holding a clerical post like a peon or clerk in any privat... ...gpicking. Her talks were still worse but certainly it has a mission, a higher philosophy and a better reason so we felt it very essential to record ... ...NL(absolute truth)=1 + while NL(relative truth)=1. This has application in philosophy (see the neutrosophy). That’s why the unitary standard int... ...ment)=1 + while NS(relative membership element)=1. This has application in philosophy (see the neutrosophy). That’s why the unitary standard int...

...tural world, without in- fluencing the advancement of humanity, as did western philosophy? After all, the Kabbalah sees as its goal the correction of... ...lah is based solely on experimentation, and not on the human mind, or even on philosophy or other rational considerations. It maintains that everyth... .... When I came to my rav, I said, “I have studied with quite a few Kabbalistic teachers. How can I be certain that this is my final stop?” I was thir... ...h it and how to raise ourselves to it. T H E S T U DY O F K A B B A L A H 91 Teachers should also explain how we can lift ourselves to a higher spi... ...that as soon as one climbs a little higher than this world, the whole Tibetan philosophy vanishes without a trace. That is why I was never intereste... ...atisfaction. How- ever, we do encounter certain difficulties with the answers. Teachers can- not give an answer whenever there is a discrepancy betwee... ...say, “The Freedom,” that only by choosing our environment (books, friends and teachers) do we express our freedom to choose our way. The more correc... ...lification before the rav: when Baal HaSulam was told that unlike other great teachers, his disciples were not the least bit afraid of him, he answe...

...t do we need in order to commence the process? We need examples—spiritual teachers. This is why The Book of Zohar was written. Just as children star... ...alists. In his essay, “The 40 uNloCkiNg the Zohar Wisdom of Kabbalah and Philosophy,” Baal HaSulam explains that philosophy originated in contact b... ...e process we just mentioned: “My teacher, Pythagoras, who is the father of philosophy, did not receive those teachings from the greeks. Rather he re... ...convert the name ‘Kabbalah,’ unknown to the greeks, into the greek name ‘philosophy.’” “Pythagoras’ philosophy emanated from the infinite sea of th... ...reality is a topic that clearly distinguishes the wisdom of Kabbalah from philosophy, religion, and science. Kabbalah is a practical study method th... ...e monitored, hence The Zohar does not deal with them at all. c onversely, philosophy does discuss abstract form, and religion deals with the essence...

... kingdom, till the Spirit shall have convinced the world in all its forms of policy and philosophy and refinement of utter worthlessness, and reduced... ...ledge, or giveth forth any lessons of these divine things; —science being apostate, and philosophy vain, and all the world besides lost in the pitch... ... entered instead; and no longer to be discovered therein, by any methods of science and philosophy, as the unlovely lives and characters of our men ... ...among the priests, in themselves qualified, and by the church set apart for masters and teachers of the christian community! My aim and desire, in t... ...l and then of the body, as if the body were any thing without the soul. Truly admirable philosophy! Oh to what shifts a bad cause will reduce one! ... ...o a God! It is to be believed that, in these times, there will be in the world, neither philosophy nor criticism, nor common sense. What wonder that...

...er people, it seems like a collection of narratives, stories, and ancient philosophy. Only those who do not comprehend this book argue over it; but ... ...e worthless creatures 3 4 6 THE ZOHAR (reason, logic, philosophy, and common sense), which inhabit the earth, witness deliveranc... ...ruistic desire instead of his natural, egoistic one. The Torah, Kabbalah, teachers, and suffering are all prepared to accelerate his advancement tow... ...ichael Laitman, Professor of Ontology and the Theory of Knowledge, PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and MSc in Medical Bio-Cybernetics, established a...