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Hi scooter, Search the forum. I beleive we had some discussion about highest level of enlightenment -course a year ago. IMHO that course is nowhere near the quality of the LSC products. [He].2s2.2p4
Category: Highest Level Of Enlightenment

European Enlightenment Overview

"In the celebrated Age of Reason, with its emphasis upon liberty and independence, [Wollstonecraft] argued, women had been left out of the picture" (Davis et al. 525). Wollstonecraft applies Enlightenment and revolutionary arguments --originally intended to apply only to disenfranchised men--t o criticize social and economic injustices to women. Compares plight of women to that of Black African slaves
Category: 18th Century Enlightenment

Spiritual Books for Spiritual Growth. Christian books. Inspirational Books. Elevated Publishing

The books and recordings offered here are the result of my personal journey and I offer them to you as a guide for your own enlightenment and understanding. 'The 31-Day Diet' is quite profound and uses quotes from Jesus. 'Seekers of Truth' is a compilation of information from visitors to our web site Beyond Prayer and Meditation ." Just before my husband, Bob, made his final transformation, he told me, 'Get the book published'. He was referring to 'Seekers of Truth'. I have done what I was instructed to do. It appears there is more spiritual work for me to do, however, as ideas continue to unfold. I've learned that God is right here, within me, doing the 'works' as Jesus said. Some people may think I'm commercializing by selling on the Internet, yet I know I have to make a living and because the information for these books has been given to me, I'm simply following the path. I knew nothing about publishing a book, but I was guided by something greater than the human mind. You will be inspired. These books are NOT psychological to be interpreted by the mind, but rather they speak to your innermost being, awaiting confirmation. Gail Gupton
Category: Spiritual Enlightenment

Buddhism Glossary

Lesser Vehicle The early Buddhism. A term coined by Mahayanists to distinguish this school of Buddhism [whose modern descendent is Theravada] from Mahayana. It is so called because the teaching of this school puts emphasis on one's own liberation, whereas the teaching of Mahayana stresses the attainment of Buddhahood for all sentient beings. Theravada is now prevalent in southeast Asia, while Mahayana has spread over the northern area (China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan ...) (G.C.C. Chang). Lotus Grades The nine possible degrees of rebirth in the We The more merits and virtues the practitioner accumulates, the higher the grade. Lotus Sect A Buddhist sect founded by the great Master Hui Yuan about 390 A. D. at his monastery on Mount Lu in Kiangsi Province in Chin The Lotus Sect believes in and honors Amitabha Buddha and declares that, through the chanting of his name and by purifying and finally ridding oneself of desire, one can be reborn in the Pure Land. There one is born of a lotus, and, depending on one's degree of purification and practice, one is born into one of the nine grades of the lotus: upper superior, middle superior, lower superior, etc.
Category: Zen Enlightenment

Age of Enlightenment: A Rebuttal

The Age of Enlightenment: A Rebuttal to Porter Jill Kerper Mora San Diego State University A Necessary Rebuttal In an article published in Educational Leadership (1999/2000) titled "The Benefits of English Immersion", Rosalie Pedalino Porter of the Institute for Research in English Acquisition and Development (READ) declares that with passage of Proposition 227 in California, we have now entered the "Age of Enlightenment" in educating language minority students. Let us reason together to examine the theories and principles on which Ms. Porter bases her claims. This exercise is worthwhile, since many educators do not share Ms. Porter's optimistic view of the future of language minority education under Proposition 227 and other movements to ban bilingual education . Educators, researchers and civil rights organizations who advocate for students whose first language is not English see the movement to restrict bilingual education as movement in the wrong direction. Here I undertake a point by point analysis and rebuttal of Porter's arguments in support of English immersion. Unrealized Goals and Unfulfilled Promises In her arguments for the benefits of English immersion, Porter presents a blanket indictment of bilingual education . She describes the failures of bilingual education to meet the expectations placed on it by a public anxious for equitable and effective education: "The expectations for bilingual schooling were threefold: better and more rapid learning of English; better mastery of school subjects; and higher self-esteem among students, which could lead to higher academic achievement and fewer school dropouts. Unfortunately, none of these goals was achieved." (p. 52).
Category: Age Of Enlightenment