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81ASCETICISM — ASCETICISM. Rigorous abstention from any form of self indulgence which is based on the belief that renunciation of the desires of the flesh and self mortification can bring man to a high spiritual state. Asceticism never occupied an important… …
82Nondualism — is a term used to denote affinity, or unity, rather than duality or separateness or multiplicity. In reference to the universe it may be used to denote the idea that things appear distinct while not being separate. The term nondual (meaning not… …
83Sogyal Rinpoche — (bo tw|t=བསོད་རྒྱལ་|w=Bsod rgyal) is a Tibetan Dzogchen Lama of the Nyingma tradition. He has been teaching for over 30 years and continues to travel widely in Europe, America, Australia and Asia. [ [http://www.rigpa.org/Sogyal Rinpoche.html… …
84religion, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that studies key metaphysical and epistemological concepts, principles, and problems of religion. Topics considered include the existence and nature of God, the possibility of knowledge of God, human freedom (the free will… …
85Grace (Christianity) — A series of articles on Grace in Christianity Actual grace a Catholic theological concept …
86Descartes: metaphysics and the philosophy of mind — John Cottingham THE CARTESIAN PROJECT Descartes is rightly regarded as one of the inaugurators of the modern age, and there is no doubt that his thought profoundly altered the course of Western philosophy. In no area has this influence been more… …
87DISPUTATIONS AND POLEMICS — in the pagan environment the christian environment and mission dialogue with tryphon celsus in the christian and muslim medieval milieu gregory of tours and priscus gilbert crispin christian religious drama chronicle of ahimaaz 12TH CENTURY in… …
88Divine Attributes — • In order to form a more systematic idea of God, and as far as possible, to unfold the implications of the truth, God is All Perfect, this infinite Perfection is viewed, successively, under various aspects, each of which is treated as a separate …
89Dzogchen — This article is about the primordial state in Tibetan Buddhism and Bön. For the monastery, see Dzogchen Monastery. Dzogchen Tibetan name Tibetan: རྫོགས་ཆེན་ Wylie transliteration: rdzogs chen (rdzogs pa chen po) …
90Catholic Concept of the Divine — is the Catholic Church definition of divine, as published in The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. II. This content is in the public domain. To form a more systematic idea of God, and as far as possible, to unfold the implications of the truth, God is… …
