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- Helping Depression Through Kind Words From ULC - by Submitted on Dec 14, 2011 from Amy LongWith the holidays upon us, the Universal Life Church Seminary has responded to the growing needs of the public for spiritual guidance and support. At this time of year, many people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, as well as money problems due to our economy. Many people have nobody ...
Views: 791 - The ULC In Modesto Is Alive And Well - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2011 from Amy LongThe Universal Life Church of Modesto, CA is alive and well and going strong. The Universal Life Church, which originated in Modesto, CA, has been in existence since 1959. It was started by Kirby Hensley and now is still going strong, led by his son Andre Hensley. The real International ...
Views: 1162 - How To Define A Muslim - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Amy LongWhen you first learn about Islam, it is easy to think of Taoism, with its attention on conforming to the nature of things or to the governing principle of the universe. For Muslims, however, this is personalized (though some of the more philosophical might view this as largely rhetorical or ...
Views: 587 - Why Submission Is Essential To Islam - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2011 from Amy LongSubmitting yourself to God doesn’t bring redemption from sin in quite the Christian sense. While God is ultimately the source of all events—and Muslim and non-Muslim thinkers alike differ with regard to the role and extent of predestination in Islam—he has created man as a free-willed creature ...
Views: 687 - Recognizing and Developing Wisdom - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2011 from Amy Long“Wisdom has always been the essential thing; therefore get wisdom.” Blessings are not wisdom and miracles are not wisdom. Miracles will resolve your difficulties: physical, mental, of the spirit, monetary; wisdom will keep you from needing any miracle in the first place. The only problem ...
Views: 630 - A Bit About Gnosticism - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2011 from Amy LongThe term "gnostic" derives from "gnosis," which means "knowledge" in Greek. The Gnostics believed that they were given access to a guarded knowledge concerning the Divine, thus their name. (Huxley coined "agnosticism" with the idea that all knowledge has to be discovered using reason. We cannot ...
Views: 947 - Buddhism, Women, and Their Role - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2011 from Amy LongThroughout Buddhist history, the role of women has been far from fair. As Donald S. Lopez Jr. says in The Story of Buddhism, “Those who seek a refuge from at it from Misogyny in Buddhism must always pick their texts carefully and ignore the fact that, regardless of the textual resources that ...
Views: 1709 - The Role of Women in Buddhism - by Submitted on Mar 08, 2011 from Amy LongWhen Ananda approached the Buddha and spoke on behalf of Mahapajapati, he asked why Buddha was reluctant to allow women into the sangha. Ananda asked, “Is it because women do not experience the same potential as men to become enlightened?” Buddha replied in the negative. “Women have equal ...
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