Manifestation.

See MANVANTARA

(See also: Manifestation , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary)

Extrasensory Perception: Also written as Extra Sensory Perception, this is a phrase introduced by Dr. J.B. Rhine of the Department of Parapsychology at Duke University. It is used as a general term to describe all sorts of phenomena that cannot be perceived through our usual senses. This includes clairvoyance (seeing things at a distance farther than our normal vision would allow) and clairaudience (hearing things at a greater distance than our normal hearing would allow). These perceptions may not only be from a greater distance, but also from different times or from areas that are not on the physical plane.

Also See: Extra Sensory Perception, ESP

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Demons

Evil influences which hinder cultivation. These can take an infinite number of forms, including evil beings or hallucinations. Disease and death, as well as the three poisons of greed, anger and delusion are also equated to demons, as they disturb the mind.

The Nirvana Sutra lists four types of demon:

i)               greed, anger and delusion;

ii)             ii) the five skandas, or obstructions caused by physical and mental functions;

iii)            iii) death;

iv)            iv) the demon of the Sixth Heaven (Realm of Desire).

The Self-Nature has been described in Mahayana sutras as a house full of gold and jewelry. To preserve the riches, i.e., to keep the mind calm, empty and still, we should shut the doors to the three thieves of greed, anger and delusion.

Letting the mind wander opens the house to "demons," that is, hallucinations and harm. Thus, Zen practitioners are taught that, while in meditation, "Encountering demons, kill the demons, encountering Buddhas, kill the Buddhas." Both demons and Buddhas are mind-made, Mind-Only.

For a detailed discussion of demons, see Master Thich Thien Tam, Buddhism of Wisdom and' Faith, sect. 51.

 (See also: Demons , Buddhism, Body Mind and Soul)

Graha-raja (Sanskrit) King of the constellations; a term used for the successful candidate in the ancient Hindu initiatory rites (BCW 14:260).

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Crucifix (BCW).

See also CROSS

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First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine

Begun in 1988 in Bethelehem, PA: as a marketing ploy/parody by Farndu and Karl Edwards, the church spoofs traditional religions and cults by ÒworshippingÓ Elvis Presley in weekly services held on the Internet and the campus chapel of Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA. The parody was taken seriously by many.

(See also: First Presleyterian Church of Elvis the Divine , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul)

Gorilla. See ANTHROPOIDS; DOOR TO THE HUMAN KINGDOM

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Halo The radiance streaming from the head of a holy person.

See also AUREOLE.

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Cosmic Consciousness was coined by the Canadian psychologist Richard M. Bucke, in his book “Cosmic Consciousness” 1902. He describes Cosmic Consciousness as a transpersonal mode of consciousness, an awareness of the universal mind and one's unity with it. Cosmic Consciousness prime characteristic is an awareness of the life and order in the universe.

An individual who at attains the state of Cosmic Consciousness is often described as 'Enlightened' and such a person is also said to have a sense of immortality, not of attaining it but of already having it. Burke saw this state of consciousness as the next stage in human evolution, very much as spiritualists have always seen it.

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 Students often ask how they can become involved in psi research and what educational courses they can pursue to become employed in the field. I often have to disappoint them. As mentioned elsewhere, actual funding for parapsychology in America has been abysmal. Private sponsors have kept the field afloat, but more and more research groups are disappearing.

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Pitt traditionally has had a rivalry with Penn State University. Formerly independent powers of college football in the East, Pitt and Penn State played each other on an annual basis for state bragging rights as well as recruiting advantage. The rivalry started in 1905 and continued even when Pitt joined the Big East Conference in 1982. However, Penn State joining the Big Ten Conference in 1992, as well as disagreements betwe ...

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Our scientific understanding has undermined many conventional approaches to spirituality at the very time we most need to strengthen these capacities. The source of the difficulty may hold the key to the solution. Science is widely accepted because it works. It looks at the world as it is searching for the simplest possible description. Discovery of simple descriptive laws has led to enormous power to control the phenomena the laws describe feeding our technical prowess. It was only possible to do this by divorcing science from feeling and values so one could see what is and not what one wants to see.

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Formally established on the 24 January 1857, the University of Calcutta (also known as Calcutta University) was the first modern university in the Indian subcontinent. It has its main campuses in College Street, Rajabazar, Alipore and a host of affiliated colleges in greater Calcutta . University of Calcutta - History. University of Calcutta - Pioneers and visionaries. As the first modern university in the Indian sub-continent the University saw its direction being ste ...

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Condoleezza Rice was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and is the only child of Angelena Rice and the Reverend John Wesley Rice (Jr.). Her father was a minister at Westminster Presbyterian Church, and her mother was a music teacher. The name "Condoleezza" is derived from the Italian music-related expression, "Con dolcezza", meaning "with sweetness". [1] In an article for the New Yorker, Nicholas Leman, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University, writes, "Birmingham had one notably rich black family, the Gastons ...

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In 1985, a report prepared for the Army Research Institute concluded that "The bottom line is that the data reviewed in this report constitute genuine scientific anomalies for which no one has an adequate explanation or set of explanations.... If they are what they appear to be, their theoretical (and, eventually, their practical) implications are enormous."

This is part 2 of the first chapter from Dean Radins book The Conscious Universe

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Participating in the NCAA's Division III Independent intercollegiate play, Chapman University's athletic program consists of 18 intercollegiate teams, and 3 club sports. The men's intercollegiate program competes in baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, soccer, tennis, and water polo. The women's program competes in basketball, crew, cross country, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. Chapman's baseball, tennis, and softball teams have combined for 6 NCAA national championships. ...

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York is Canada's third-largest university, with almost 50,000 students enrolled. Most students come from the Greater Toronto Area, but there is a sizeable population of students from across Canada and abroad. To serve this large population, there are 225 student clubs and organizations; two student-run publications and three broadcast programs; two art galleries; 33 on-campus eateries; and a retail mall. ...

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Image:Brandeis-Usen Castle.JPG As of 2005, the university had approximately 3,158 undergraduates, 1,872 graduate students and 460 faculty members. The schools of the University include: The College of Arts and Sciences The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The Heller School for Social Policy and Management Rabb School of Summer and Continuing Studies< ...

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As one of the oldest universities in California, the University of Southern California has a long and storied history resulting in a number of modern traditions, some of which are outlined here: The colors of USC are cardinal and gold, which were approved by USC's third president, Rev. George W. White in 1895. USC's official fight song is Fight On, which was composed in 1922 by USC dental student Milo Sweet (with lyrics by Sweet and Glen Grant). The Trojan Shrine, better known as 'Tommy Trojan', is a bro ...

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The main Canterbury campus covers 300 acres (1.2 km²) and is in an elevated position just over two miles (3 km) from Canterbury's city centre. It currently has nearly 14,000 students and some 600 academic and research staff. University of Kent - Colleges. The university is divided into four colleges, named after four distinguished British thinkers who have made an outstanding contribution to ares of academic study: Keynes (the economist John Maynard Keynes) Rutherford (the physicist Ernest Rutherford) Eliot (the poet T.S. Eliot)

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