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Sacrifice that causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.” – M.K. Gandhi

The enemy is fear, we think it is hate but it is fear. Gandhi.

An Individual has not started living fully until they can rise above the narrow confines of individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of humanity. Every person must decide at some point, whether they will walk in light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness. This is the judgment: Life's most persistent and urgent question is: 'What are you doing for others?' As quoted by Coretta Scott King in The Words of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Second Edition (2011), Ch. "Community of man", p. 3

Thus the devotion required by the Gita is no softhearted effusiveness. It certainly is not blind faith. The devotion of the Gita has the least to do with the externals. A devotee may use, if he likes, rosaries, forehead marks, make offerings, but these things are no test of his devotion. He is the devotee who is jealous of none, who is a fount of mercy, who is without egotism, who is selfless, who treats alike cold and heat, happiness and misery, who is ever forgiving, who is always contented, whose resolutions are firm, who has dedicated mind and soul to God, who causes no dread, who is not afraid of others, who is free from exultation, sorrow and fear, who is pure, who is versed in action and yet remains unaffected by it, who renounces all fruit, good or bad, who treats friend and foe alike, who is untouched by respect or disrespect, who is not puffed by praise, who does not go under when people speak ill of him, who loves silence and solitude, who has a disciplined reason. Such devotion is inconsistent with the existence at the same time of strong attachments

“Minds are of two kinds: one kind elevates, the other debases. Let us properly reflect over this and learn to distinguish one from the other.” – M.K. Gandhi

Fearlessness does not mean arrogance or aggressiveness. That in itself is a sign of fear. Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind. For that it is necessary to have a living faith in God. (H, 3-11-1946, p. 388) Ghandi

Prayer is the peace of our spirit, the stillness of our thoughts, the evenness of recollection, the seat of meditation, the rest of our cares, and the calm of our tempest: prayer is the issue of a quiet mind, of untroubled thoughts; it is the daughter of charity, and the sister of meekness; and he that prays to God with an angry, that is, with a troubled and discomposed, spirit, is like him that retires into a battle to meditate, and sets up his closet in the out-quarters of an army, and chooses a frontier-garrison to be wise in. Jeremy Taylor.

"An act of renunciation is an act of union with God. Francis de sales

let sovereign reason have the mastery. M.A. Bk.9. No.7.

7. The Athenians pray, 'Rain, rain, dear Zeus, upon the fields and plains of Athens.' Prayers should either not be offered at all, or else be as simple and ingenuous as this. M.A. Bk 5. No 7.

The way to succeed is to double your error rate. Thomas J Watson Snr.

If we stopped talking about useless things and talked of things that matter in as few words as possible, much of our time as well as that of others could be saved.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Non-attachment is difficult of attainment, so say some. Verily, it is so. But are not the things we need always difficult to obtain? It is only when we put in sustained and determined effort that what is difficult becomes easy.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Every moment of my life I realize that silence is the best speech. If speak you must, you should speak as little as possible. Avoid using two words if one suffices.” – M.K. Gandhi

“There is a sentence in the New Testament: “Let there be no care in thy heart, or fear of aught.” This is for those who have faith in God. (Phil 4:6)” – M.K. Gandhi

“Non-possession means that we should not hoard anything we do not need today.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Every minute of my life I am conscious of the presence of God. Why, then, need I fear anyone?” – M.K. Gandhi

“Woman is not helpless. She must never regard herself as weaker than man. She should not, therefore, beg for any man’s mercy, nor depend on him.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Happiness eludes us if we run after it. In fact, happiness comes only from within. It is not a commodity to be bought from outside.” – M.K. Gandhi

The more God takes from the surrendered soul, the more is He really giving her…the more He strips us of natural things the more He showers us with supernatural gifts.” — Saint Jean-Pierre de Caussade

“The quest of Truth and the observance of Non-violence are impossible without Brahmacharya (celibacy), Non-stealing, Non-Possession, Fearlessness, Equal Respect for all Religions, Removal of Untouchability and the like.” – M.K. Gandhi

When a man exceeds his limits, works or even thinks beyond his capacity, he is likely to be assailed by illness and anger. Such haste is waste and can be harmful.” – M.K. Gandhi

Zhen Chen Ping prisoner in China held and tortured for practicing Falun Gong.

Sun 7/07/13 to Sat 13/07/13 Silicon. Sun 13/07/13 to Sat 20/07/13 The political prisoner Zhen Chenping. Peace of Amiens.

“Covetousness is the deadliest poison.” – unknown

“Just as a ship without direction of destination goes a drift, so does labour without an aim or an ideal run to waste.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” ― Mahatma Gandhi

“The more experience I gather, the more I realize that man himself is the cause of his happiness as well as his misery.” – M.K. Gandhi

The man who thinks that he is receiving response to his prayers does not know that the fulfillment comes from his own nature, that he has succeeded by the mental attitude of prayer in waking up a bit of this infinite power which is coiled up within himself.” — Swami Vivekananda

My mind, through the power of truth, was in a good degree weaned from the desire of outward greatness, and I was learning to be content with real conveniences, that were not costly, so that a way of life free from much entanglement appeared best for me, though the income might be small.

“Minds are of two kinds: one kind elevates, the other debases. Let us properly reflect over this and learn to distinguish one from the other.” – M.K. Gandhi

To prevent the weaker members of the community from being preyed upon by innumerable vultures, it was needful that there should be an animal of prey stronger than the rest, commissioned to keep them down. But as the king of the vultures would be no less bent upon preying on the flock than any of the minor harpies, it was indispensable to be in a perpetual attitude of defence against his beak and claws. John Stuart Mill. "On Liberty".

Our happiness and peace and peace of mind lie in doing what is right and proper not in doing what others do or say Ghandi

He who thinks, speaks and acts with God as his Witness, will never feel ashamed of doing the right thing.” – M.K. Gandhi

“How can one in whose mind passions keep surging ever realize Truth? The upsurge of passions in the mind is like a tempest in the ocean. Only that helmsman remains safe in the storm who holds fast to the helm. Likewise, he alone triumphs who seeks refuge in Ramanama (the name of God) when his mind is restless.” – M.K. Gandhi

Fear only dissapears with the annihilation of the ego. Ghandi

“Life means not enjoyment—eating, drinking and making merry—but praising God, i.e. rendering true service to humanity.” – M.K. Gandhi

Week Mon27/05/13toMon3/6/13. Peace of Amiens. Mon 3/6/13to mon11/6/13.QAPf diagram.The shame of worry.

XLVI. Remember that thy mind is of that nature as that it becometh altogether unconquerable, when once recollected in herself, she seeks no other content than this, that she cannot be forced: yea though it so fall out, that it be even against reason itself, that it cloth bandy. How much less when by the help of reason she is able to judge of things with discretion? And therefore let thy chief fort and place of defence be, a mind free from passions. A stronger place, (whereunto to make his refuge, and so to become impregnable) and better fortified than this, hath no man. He that seeth not this is unlearned. He that seeth it, and betaketh not himself to this place of refuge, is unhappy. Marcus Aurelius.Book Eight.

When God does not wish it, neither wealth nor parents, nor the best of physicians will save us. What, then, should we do?” – M.K. Gandhi

That prayer which does not succeed in moderating our wish, in changing the passionate desire into still submission, the anxious, tumultuous expectation into silent surrender, is no true prayer, and proves that we have not the spirit of true prayer. That life is most holy in which there is least of petition and desire, and most of waiting upon God; that in which petition most often passes into thanksgiving. Pray till prayer makes you forget your own wish, and leave it or merge it in God's will. The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.

F. W. ROBERTSON.

Fearlessness does not mean arrogance or aggressiveness. That in itself is a sign of fear. Fearlessness presupposes calmness and peace of mind. For that it is necessary to have a living faith in God. (H, 3-11-1946, p. 388) Ghandi.

Among mortals second thoughts are wisest. Euripides

Week 29-04-13. Wealden Supergroup. Week 4-05-13. Complex number. Week 12-05-13. Basalt. week 20-05-13. 1 Domain to 6 Phylum.

A euclidean vector is a geometric object which has magnitude and direction.It can be added to other vectors using the axioms and rules of vector algebra

Reflective thought constitues active, persistant and careful consideration of any belief or supposed form of knowledge in the light of the grounds that support it, and the further conclusions to which it tends. John Dewey Chapter one "How We Think"

The grace of the Divine comes to a person in the form of Self-effort. – Swami Yatiswaranandaji

The amniotes are a group of tetrapods that have an egg equiped with an amnios ( a pouch, in which an embryo developes). The Amniotes evolved from the Reptilamorphs 340MYA during the Carboniferous. Very early in their evolutionary history the Anmniotes divided into to two groups, The Synapisda and ths Sauropsida.

Week 1-04-13. Sauropsida and Synapsida. Week 8-04-13. Shield Volcano. Week 15-04-13.Who Does not go under when people speak ill of him. Week 22-04-13. A Euclidean vector. John Dewey's definition of reflective thought.

Anas Al-sogre a 23 year old Syrian disappeared in May 2011. The Assad regime is responsible.

A volcano is a rupture in a planet's crust which allows hot magma, Volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamber below.

The Blackbird is scientifically known as Turdus merula.

The Common Reed Bunting is scientifically known as Emberiza schoeniculus

"Leisure is a form of silence, not noiselessness. It is the silence of contemplation such as occurs when we let our minds rest on a rosebud, a child at play, a Divine mystery, or a waterfall." -Fulton J. Sheen

Gratitude, like faith, is a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it grows, and the more power you have to use it on your behalf. If you do not practice gratefulness, its benefaction will go unnoticed, and your capacity to draw on its gifts will be diminished. To be grateful is to find blessings in everything, This is the most powerful attitude to adopt, for there are blessings in everything. Alan Cohen

There is nothing that wastes the body like worry, and one who has any faith in God should be ashamed to worry about anything whatsoever. Mahatma Gandhi

Joy by Dean Inge Joy is the emotional experience which our kind father in heaven has attached to the discharge of the most fundamental of all the higher activities – namely those of inner growth and outer creativeness. Joy is the triumph of life; it is the sign that we are living our true life as spiritual beings

If it be objected—and this objection has been made by advocates of each school of thought—that the existence of the idealists’ and mystics’ “Absolute” is utterly inconsistent with the deeply alive, striving life which the Vitalists identify with reality, I reply that both concepts at bottom are but symbols of realities which the human mind can never reach: and that the idea of stillness, unity and peace is and has ever been humanity’s best translation of its intuition of the achieved Perfection of God. “‘In the midst of silence a hidden word was spoken to me.’ Where is this Silence, and where is the place in which this word is spoken? It is in the purest that the soul can produce, in her noblest part, in the Ground, even the Being of the Soul.” Evelyn Underhill.

A Prayer of Melcior Ritter

O God, in thee alone can our wearied spirits find full satisfaction and rest, and in thy love is the highest joy. Lord, if we have thee we have enough;and we are happy if thou wilt but give peace to or consciences, and make us know how merciful thou art. Preserve in our hearts that peace which passeth all understanding; and make us better and holier in time to come. Strengthen those of us who are in any sorrow or perplexity by the inward comfort of thy Holy Spirit, and bid us know that our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. For there will come a time when thou wilt bring us to the place of perfect rest, where we shall behold thy face in righteousness and be satisfied from thy eternal fulness. AMEN.

“Verily, there should be only one fear—the fear of doing something mean or untrue.” – M.K. Gandhi

“The world is full of opposites. There is sorrow behind happiness, and happiness behind sorrow. Where there is sunshine, there is also shadow; where there is light, there is also darkness; where there is birth, there is also death. To remain unaffected by these opposites is non-attachment. The way to triumph over them is not to efface them, but to rise above them and be completely free from attachment.” – M.K. Gandhi

Act, speak, work in peace, as if in prayer, as indeed you ought to be. Fenelon

Fearlessness should connote absence of all kinds of fear—fear of death, fear of bodily injury, fear of hunger, fear of insults, fear of public disapprobation, fear of ghosts and evil spirits, fear of anyone’s anger. Freedom from all these and other such fears constitutes fearlessness.” – M.K. Gandhi

Have patience with every one, but especially with yourself. Quoted by Bishop Jean-Pierre Camus in The Spirit of Saint Francis de Sales, section "Upon Discouragement"

To finish the moment, to find the journey's end in every step of the road, to live the greatest number of good hours, is wisdom Emerson

We do what we must, and call it by the best names we can. Emerson.

"Each soul is potentially divine. The goal is to manifest this divinity within by controlling nature, external and internal. Do this either by work, or worship, or psychic control, or philosophy: by one, or more, or all of these -- and be free. This is the whole of religion. Doctrines, or dogmas, or rituals, or books, or temples, or forms, are but secondary details." - Swami Vivekananda

The first fossils that might represent animals appear in the Trezona Formation at Trezona Bore, West Central Flinders, South Australia.[43] These fossils are interpreted as being early sponges. They were found in 665-million-year-old rock.

As mentioned above, the first mammals evolved toward the end of the Triassic period from therapsids, the line of "mammal-like reptiles" that arose in the early Permian period and produced such uncannily mammal-like beasts as Thrinaxodon and Cynognathus. By the time they went extinct in the mid-Jurassic period, some therapsids had evolved various proto-mammalian traits (fur, cold noses, warm-blooded metabolisms, and possibly live birthing) that were further elaborated upon by their descendants, the true mammals

“There is a sentence in the New Testament: “Let there be no care in thy heart, or fear of aught.” This is for those who have faith in God. (Phil 4:6)” – M.K. Gandhi

"What extracts from the Vedas I have read fall on me like light of a higher and purer luminary, which describes a loftier course through a purer stratum -- free from particulars, simple, universal. It rises on me like the full moon after the stars have come out, wading through some far summer stratum of the sky." - Henry David Thoreau

“The mind has to be gradually and systematically brought under control. The will has to be strengthened by slow, continuous, and persevering drill. This is no child's play, no fad to be tried one day and discarded the next. It is a life's work; and the end to be attained is well worth all that it can cost us to reach it; being nothing less than the realization of our absolute oneness with the Divine. Surely, with this end in view, and with the knowledge that we can certainly succeed, no price can be too great to pay.” – Swami Vivekananda

"In all nations there are minds which incline to dwell in the conception of the fundamental Unity. The raptures of prayer and ecstasy of devotion lose all being in one Being. This tendency finds its highest expression in the religious writings of the East, and chiefly in the Indian Scriptures, in the Vedas, the Bhagavat Geeta, and the Vishnu Purana." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

The transition from tenseness, self-responsibility, and worry, to equanimity, receptivity, and peace, is the most wonderful of all those shiftings of inner equilibrium, those changes of the personal centre of energy, which I have analyzed so often; and the chief wonder of it is that it so often comes about, not by doing, but by simply relaxing and throwing the burden down. This abandonment of self-responsibility seems to be the fundamental act in specifically religious, as distinguished from moral practice. It antedates theologies and is independent of philosophies. Mind-cure, theosophy, stoicism, ordinary neurological hygiene, insist on it as emphatically as Christianity does, and it is capable of entering into closest marriage with every speculative creed.174 Christians who have it strongly live in what is called “recollection,” and are never anxious about the future, nor worry over the outcome of the day. Of Saint Catharine of Genoa it is said that “she took cognizance of things, only as they were presented to her in succession, MOMENT BY MOMENT.” To her holy soul, “the divine moment was the present moment, ... and when the present moment was estimated in itself and in its relations, and when the duty that was involved in it was accomplished, it was permitted to pass away as if it had never been, and to give way to the facts and duties of the moment which came after.”175 Hinduism, mind-cure, and theosophy all lay great emphasis upon this concentration of the consciousness upon the moment at hand. 174 Compare these three different statements of it: A. P. Call: As a Matter of Course, Boston William James VRE.

Do not lose your temper if someone calls you a liar or opposes you. If you want to say something, say it calmly. Or perhaps, silence would be best. If you are really truthful, you do not become a liar simply because someone calls you so.” – M.K. Gandhi

“It is God that we have to please. If we praise, we should praise Him only. Then shall we become free of all worry and botheration.” – M.K. Gandhi

“On such occasions the verse to remember is: “Contacts of the senses with their objects come and go. Endure them.” -- Gita (2:14)

“Thus, though we find the young and the old, the rich and the poor, all passing away before our very eyes, we do not want to sit at peace; rather, for the sake of living a few days more, we try everything except Rama (God).” – M.K. Gandhi

" It thus appears that real happiness is only to be had from the greatest degrees of piety." William Law A Serious Call. Chap XI, Para 8

“But such truths never appear in the mind of an uncultured and wild savage. All these go to prove that hard tapasya or practice of austerities in shape of devout contemplation and constant study of subject, is at the root of all illumination in its respective spheres.” – Swami Vivekananda

“Non-attachment is difficult of attainment, so say some. Verily, it is so. But are not the things we need always difficult to obtain? It is only when we put in sustained and determined effort that what is difficult becomes easy.” – M.K. Gandhi

“The essence of religion is mercy,” so Tulsidas said. And he adds: “O Tulsi! Do not abandon mercy so long as there is life in thee.” Suppliants for mercy ourselves, how shall we be merciful and to whom?” – M.K. Gandhi

" Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind". - Marcus Aurelius. Book Six No. 7.

Mustard Spring. Mustard Spring is a thermal feature in the Biscuit Basin complex in Yellowstone National Park.East Mustard Spring There is both an East and West Mustard Spring with about 50 feet separating the two. They are both about 8 to 10 feet in diameter. Their water temperature is 172-198F and eruptions come every 5 to 10 minutes lasting about 5 minutes in duration. An earthquake in 1983 made this eastern geyser more active and the western geyser is now dormant. It was the other way around prior to this tremor.

"A needless word is also a violation of truth. That is why the practice of truth becomes easier by observing silence.” – M.K. Gandhi

"Do not lose your temper if someone calls you a liar or opposes you. If you want to say something, say it calmly. Or perhaps, silence would be best. If you are really truthful, you do not become a liar simply because someone calls you so.” – M.K. Gandhi

"Beware, death is shooting arrows over your head. Conquer death, kill the desires of the heart, and be not vanquished in the battle of life. Sleep not the sleep of sensual delight, repent of your wrong-doings, and lose not the wealth of your heart. Let not the load of the world weigh on your head; shake it off and delay no longer. This is the time appointed for you. O traveler, awake; already the day is breaking. You must soon leave the inn."— Dadu (A Hindu Poet-Seer of 16th century)

“Hundreds of tons of earth and stone have to be excavated by means of hard labour before even one diamond is discovered. Do we give even a fraction of this labour to the removal of the rubble of untruth and the search for the diamond of Truth?” – M.K. Gandhi

Take courage, and turn your troubles, which are without remedy, into material for spiritual progress." St. Francis de Sales.

“A seer has called us wayfarers. And so indeed it is. We are here for only a few days. Thereafter, we do not die, but only go home. What a beautiful and true thought.” – M.K. Gandhi

"Slipshod work is like half-baked bread, fit only to be thrown away.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Every minute that runs to waste never returns. Yet, knowing this, how much time do we waste!” – M.K. Gandhi

“If idleness gives us pain, we will not remain idle. Similarly, if impurity causes us unhappiness, we will not be shy or stay impure.” – M.K. Gandhi

“No man is worthless who lightens the burden of anyone else.” – M.K. Gandhi

“If we wish to live a true life, we must give up our mental laziness and do some basic thinking. Our life will then become very simple.” – M.K. Gandhi

"I ought to consider the duty to which I am called each day as the work that God has given me to do, and to apply myself to it in a manner worthy of His glory,that is to say, with exactness and peace." Fenelon.

“Conquest of anger does not mean that, while it is not outwardly manifest, the heart is full of it. Deliberately casting out anger, root and branch, constitutes real conquest.” – M.K. Gandhi

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do or any kindness I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again. Stephen Grellet Quaker

“Yesterday’s hymn was very melodious and worth pondering over. It says in essence: “God dwells neither in the temple, nor in the mosque, neither within, nor without. If at all He is anywhere, it is in the hunger and the thirst of the lowly and the lost.” Let us spin daily in order to satisfy their hunger and quench their thirst, or, with Ramanama on our lips, engage ourselves in some such manual labour for their sake.” – M.K. Gandhi

“When a man gives away to anger, he only harms himself. The truth of this is borne out by daily experiences.” – M.K. Gandhi

"A simple, childlike faith in a Divine Friend solves all the problems that come to us by land or sea." Helen Keller from "The Faith of Helen Keller" Hallmark Cards, Incorporated, Kansas City, Missouri. 1967.

"There is a sentence in the New Testament: “Let there be no care in thy heart, or fear of aught.” This is for those who have faith in God. (Phil 4:6)” – M.K. Gandhi

“If life is intended only for the service of humanity and for the realization of God, then it becomes our duty to keep it pure and abstemious.” – M.K. Gandhi

“Whatever we take, we are snatching from the mouths of others. Therefore, whenever we acquire anything, let us see that it is really needed and that our wants are as few as possible.” – M.K. Gandhi

"It doesn't cost a thing to smile...You don't have to pay to laugh" India Arie

“Every minute of my life I am conscious of the presence of God. Why, then, need I fear anyone?” – M.K. Gandhi

“Sacrifice that causes pain is no sacrifice at all. True sacrifice is joy-giving and uplifting.” – M.K. Gandhi

After I had given up to go, the thoughts of the journey were often attended with unusual sadness, at which times my heart was frequently turned to the Lord with inward breathings for his heavenly support, that I might not fail to follow him wheresoever he might lead me. John Woolman

I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others. John Woolman

The influence of the life and labours of John Woolman has by no means been confined to the religious society of which he was a member. It may be traced wherever a step in the direction of emancipation has been taken in this country (USA) or Europe. John Greenleaf Whittier "Appreciation" 1871.

Pray not to escape evil, pray to be made able to overcome it. F, W, Robertson.

Man knows very well that when death is near, there is no solace but God, yet he hesitates to take his name why ? M K Ghandi

At Cape Forchu,Nova Scotia is an outcrop of the ancient supercontinent Pangea. Ref, Origins,Ron Redfern, Pub. Cassel & Co. 2000. P.98

Oh Father calm the turbulence of our passions; Quiet the throbbing of our hopes; Repress the waywardness of our wills; Direct the motions of our affections; And sanctify the varieties of our lot. Be Thou all in all to us and may all things earthly; While we bend them to our growth in Grace and the work of Blessing; Rest lightly in our hearts, So that we may readily or even Joyfully, Give up whatever Thou dost ask for. May we seek first Thy kingdom, Resting assured that then all things necsesscary shall be added unto us. Fatrher pardon our past ingratitude and indifference; and purify us whether by Thy gentler or Thy sterner dealings, till we have done Thy Will on Earth, and Thou removest us to Thy own Presence with the redeeemed in Heaven.

Prayer Mary Carpenter.

Ms. Benjamin’s limpid purity in the central female role was extraordinary, as if personality had been erased, leaving nothing but pure being. It was a performance of greatness, By ROSLYN SULCAS Published: October 17, 2011 New York Times.

Quotes

Bear in the presence of God to know thyself. Then seek to know for what God Sent thee into the world;how thou hast fulfilled it; art thou yet what God willed thee to be; what yet lacketh unto thee; E.B. Pusey. From Daily Strength for Daily needs. Jan 15. Complied Mary Tileson.

In my individual heart I fully believe my faith is as robust as yours. The trouble with your robust and full bodied faiths, however,is, that they begin to cut each others throats too soon, and for getting on in the world and establishing a modus vivendi these pestilential refinements and reasonablenesses and moderations have to creep in. Willam James in a letter to John Jay Chapman, April 5, 1897.

Just as he was bound to no national movement, so he was restricted to no one technique. He was an exceptionally acute observer of the natural man in all the varied aspects of his life. He had a lively and veracious imagination. He used whatever facts he could thus find for himself or gather from other observers, interpreted them freely and constructed a version of human nature which after forty years is not yet obsolete.

Ralph Barton Perry. The thought and character of William James 1935, Littel Brown and Company Boston, Toronto. Vol.2 Chap LII P.24.

July 12 1845 Jules Perrot presents Pas d' Quatre to an ethusiatic London audience.

Personal religious experience has its root and centre in mystical states of consciousness. William James VRE. Lecture XVI. Mysticism.

On Sunday, 19th August 1660, Dr Edward Stanley preached the sermon in the nave of Winchester Cathedral to commemorate thr return of the Chapter folowing the Restoration.

Mysticism may be defined as the as the attempt to realise the presence of the living God in the Soul. William Ralph Inge.

Religion is the attitude of reverence in which noble minded people instinctively place themselves towards the Unknown Power which made man and his dwelling place. James Anthony Froude. Elizabeth. Vol V. Chap XXXVII. P.459.

Contemplation is the mystics medium.It is an extreme formof that withdrawal of attention from the external world and total dedication of the mind which also,in various degrees and ways, conditions the creative activity of the musican, painter,and poet: Evelyn Underhill. Mysticism. Chap VI. Paragraph III.

"Essay on Coleridge"

The "Essay on Coleridge was first published in the "London and Westminster Review" in March 1840.

"in proportion as the inward workings of the age manifest themselves more and more in outward facts."

"those among us who attempt to enlighten their practice by philosophical meditation."

"He has been the great awakener in this country of the spirit of philosophy, within the bounds of traditional opinions.

Para.6. JSM states " that equal portion of truth" which is "very different" from the premises of the admirer of aristocratic government.Viz. "This is he who says, that an average man, even an average member of an aristocracy, if he can postpone the interests of other people to his own calculations or instincts of self interest, will do so; that all governments in all ages have done so, and generally to a ruinous extent."

Jeremy Taylor

The Rule And Exercise of Holy Living.

Written in Newton in Wales sometime between 1646 and 1650, published in 1650.

"sobriety and moderation of tone"

"Of Contentedness in all Estates and Accidents." Sect. VI. of Chapter II. "Of ChristianSobriety.

"God hath appointed one remedy for all the evils in the world, and that is a contented spirit."

"he that composes his spirit to the present accident hath variety of instances for his virtue,but none to trouble him,because his desires enlarge not beyond his present fortune."

" for there is some virtue or other to be exercised no matter what happens,-- either patience or thanksgiving, love or fear, moderation or humility, charity or contentedness."

The humblest occupation has in it materials of discipline for the highest heaven.

F. W. ROBERTSON.

A Prayer of Lady Jane Grey.

O merciful God, be thou now unto me a strong tower of defence, I humbly entreat thee. Give me grace to await thy leisure, and patently to bear what thou doest unto me; never doubting or mistrusting thy goodness towards me; for thou knowest what is good for me better than I do. Therefore, do with me in all things what thou wilt; only arm me I beseech thee with thine armour, that I may stand fast; above all things, taking to me the shield of faith; praying always that I may refer myself wholly to thy will, abiding thy pleasure, and comforting myself in those troubles which it shall please thee to send me, seeing such troubles are profitable to me; and I am assuredly persuaded that all thou doest can not but be well; and unto thee be all honour and glory. AMEN.

Mortlake Dagger.

A Magnifcent broad bladed iron weapon of Halstatt-D type.

It is an example of one of the earliest iron hand weapons to be used in Britain. It was found in the Thames and noted by R.A.Smith (Archaelogia 69 (1917-18), pl.II) and G.F.Lawrence (Archaeol.J.86.1929,69 ff.)under Mortlake.

In a 1912 book of verse Evelyn Underhill published a poem entitled Uxbridge Road.

O God, the Creator and Preserver of all mankind. Father of all mercies, I ,thine unworthy servant, do give thee most humble thanks, for all thy goodness and loving kindness to me. I bless thee for my creation, preservation and redemption, for the knowledge of thy son Jesus Christ, for the means of garace and the hope of glory.

In late 1997, Clark said that the royal family had "delighted at the elimination of Diana … and have settled back into their favourite role, the preservation of their own perks and privileges at the expense, wherever necessary, of other individuals and institutions." Even Benn might not have written that. Gyles Brandreth wrote earlier that year, during the election campaign, "Labour press officer quote of the day: 'Later today Tony Blair will be spontaneous. Tomorrow he will be passionate

The golden pathway to happiness is the selfless giving of love—the kind of love that has concern and interest and some measure of charity for every living soul. Love is the direct route to the happiness that would enrich and bless our lives and the lives of others. It means that you show love even to your enemies, “bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which d espitefully use you” (Matt. 5:44). In so doing you will be fulfilling the greater commandment to love God Himself and to enjoy His love. You will soar above the ill winds that blow, above the sordid, the self-defeating, and the bitter. You have the promise that “your whole bodies shall be filled with light, and there shall be no darkness in you; and that body which is filled with light comprehendeth all things” (D&C 88:67). Elder James E Faust Oct 2000Reply

They have left me the sun and moon, fire and water, a loving wife, and many friends to pity me, and some to relieve me, and I can still discourse; and, unless I list, they have not taken away my merry countenance, and my cheerful spirit, and a good conscience; they still have left me the providence of God, and all the promises of the gospel, and my religion, and my hopes of heaven, and my charity to them too; and still I sleep and digest, I eat and drink, I read and meditate; I can walk in my neighbour’s pleasant fields, and see the variety of natural beauties, and delight in all that in which God delights- that is, in virtue and wisdom, in the whole creation, and in God himself. And he that hath so many causes of joy, and so great, is very much in love with sorrow and peevishness, who loses all these pleasures, and chooses to sit down upon his little handful of thorns. Such a person is fit to bear Nero company in his funeral sorrow for the loss of one of Poppea’s hairs, or help to mourn for Lesbia’s sparrow; and because he loves it, he deserves to starve in the midst of plenty, and to want comfort while he is encircled with blessings. Jeremy Taylor Holy Living

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