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...tem]], but may also present itself in other ways, such as adoption into an identity group or spiritual lineage. ...e]] [[agency]], volitional [[choice]] to acquire new beliefs and religious identity, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marital_conversion marital conversion] , [h

...themes such as national identity, women and society, living standards, and religious [[belief]] across the centuries in an [[authoritative]] yet approachable wa ...o its competitors - in providing [[analysis]] of issues such as national [[identity]] and living standards and by offering [[readers]] a broader range of topic

...ses|sensory]] deprivation, yoga exercises, [[discipline]]d [[meditation]], religious or [[aesthetic]] [[ecstasies]], or [[spontaneous]]ly. Most recently they ha

...entity (philosophy)|personal identity]] and an [[Identity (social science)|identity]] where the individual has some sort of comprehension of him or herself as ...gs. [[James Marcia]]'s theory focuses on identity achievement and has four identity statuses. [[Maria Montessori]]'s sensitive periods of development is concer

...ists stress [[individualism]] as an important part of their own national [[identity]]. ...f national [[identity]] are often considered [[sacred]], as if they were [[religious]] rather than [[political]] [[symbols]]. Deep [[emotions]] are aroused. Gel

...your own: to keep alive values that are meaningful to them – to people, to religious groups, even to entire civilizations. No nation, culture or religion has it ...nd you that you are part of a historical stream of faith that gives you an identity in your spiritual community. Indeed, most of these dates should prompt you

...ntia]] [[status]] and increasingly [[divine]] [[value]]. [[Personality]] [[identity]] survives in and by the survival of the [[soul]]. 16:9.8 [[Altruism|Unselfish]] social consciousness must be, at bottom, a [[religious]] [[consciousness]]; that is, if it is objective; otherwise it is a [[purel

..."more [[primitive]]" tendencies (e.g. [[warlike]] [[attitudes]], "[[clan]] identity", anything suggesting the social and political atmosphere of thousands of y ...escribed "pagans" seeking to overthrow what they deemed to be centuries of religious [[oppression]] by Christianity.

...ho behold your lives will of a surety take cognizance of this [[spirit]] [[identity]] and [[soul]] [[unity]]; they will [[recognize]] that you have been with m ...ould become [[dogmatized]] and [[standardized]] in [[accordance]] with the religious [[interpretations]] of even [[good]] men. Again and again he warned his [[a

...als is that once the physical body expires, life, the personality, and the identity of the individual is terminated and no longer holds a presence or conscious ...thout question, the tenets of its creeds and to practice and adhere to the religious doctrines taught by the group. This type of belief system may be beneficial

...s of your day. More especially [[devote]] yourself to living the [[ideal]] religious life on [[Urantia]]. ...in [[privileges]] pertaining to the advancement of the [[spiritual]] and [[religious]] [[status]] of the world peoples.

...ealize how blessed you are to have your spirituality as a big part of your identity. You know that when you are making decisions you will often first think of This week let us think if we are putting energy toward a false identity, then make effort to reconnect with the Spirit. Knowing the Master’s pers

...people classed according to common [[racial]], [[nation]]al, [[tribal]], [[religious]], [[linguistic]], or [[cultural]] [[origin]] or background <ethnic minorit ...group are conscious of belonging to an ethnic [[group]]; moreover ethnic [[identity]] is further marked by the [[recognition]] from others of a group's distinc

...pare time for almost six months in [[intimate]] [[association]] with these religious [[teachers]]. And this was his [[method]] of instruction: Never once did he ...cord]] the [[fact]] that, out of this group of thirty-two [[Jesus]]-taught religious [[leaders]] in [[Rome]], only two were unfruitful; the thirty became pivota

...iations. Regardless of the variety of ways one may view his or her gender identity, regardless of how one may respond sexually, and regardless of whether you ...male attributes in such a way that you shed your gender for a more unified identity much in the way that our Creator functions.

...e, absolute government or monarchy, as well as demands for [[autonomy]] by religious, ethnic or geographic regions which [[perceive]] themselves as being unrepr ...can, and many do, "rat" (inform) on their [[colleagues]], gaining a new [[identity]], e.g., via the FBI Witness protection program in the U.S.. Such [[betraya

...ocial distance and the [[communication]] of [[social status]] and cultural identity. The [[Quran]] has no requirement that women cover their faces with a veil,

...[living philosophy]], are very important. And this kind of [[crisis]] of [[identity]], this question of who am I and what kind of person shall I be, comes up o ...this serene acceptance of reality is the mark of [[religious living]]. The religious person accepts reality as it is but fully [[expects]] that reality to [[cha

...[[ethical]] realms, Stages continues onward to the consideration of the [[religious]] realms. ...d [[progresses]], the [[writer]] begins to distance himself from his own [[identity]], subtly shifting to third person descriptions of, and eventually warnings

...uman beings of ancient times to follow the rules and to establish a social identity that contributed to the development of nations and modern social groups. Ma

...bsolute government or [[monarchy]], as well as demands for [[autonomy]] by religious, ethnic or geographic regions which perceive themselves as being unrepresen ...luding ethnic or ethical 'nations' not defined by national borders, and of religious organizations, which have professional and political elements. There are ma

===Topic: ''Socializing Your Religious Pursuit''=== ...ation]] of your [[purposes]], both individual and group. [[Socializing]] [[religious]] pursuit is good in the [[effort]] to produce [[spiritual]] outcome. Socia

...dia.org/wiki/Samsara samsara]), at which point there is a realization of [[identity]] with the Supreme Brahman. In the Mahabharata, the aim of yoga is variousl ...austere self-[[discipline]] common to nearly all forms of [[mystical]] and religious life. The practices at the [[foundation]] of this self-disciplined life are

...nal [[value]] and in some concept of the [[survival]] of [[personality]] [[identity]] after [[death]]. 92:4.4 There have been many [[events]] of religious [[revelation]] but only five of [[epochal]] significance. These were as fol

...rescribed by a [[religion]] or by the [[tradition]]s of a [[community]] by religious or [[political]] [[law]]s because of the perceived efficacy of those action ...set of the [[community]], and may enable or underscore the passage between religious or social states.

...hibited. Though developed to refer to the religious toleration of minority religious sects following the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_Reformation P ...he modern understanding of tolerance, involving concepts of [[nation]]al [[identity]] and equal [[citizen]]ship for [[persons]] of different [[religion]]s, was

...d so this becomes a great puzzle. How can something be unique, yet have no identity? ====''[[Identity]]''====

...iginates in [[science]]; [[wisdom]], in true philosophy; [[truth]], in the religious experience of spiritual living. [[Knowledge]] deals with [[facts]]; [[wisdo ...UL human soul] ([[personality]]) of man survives [[mortal]] [[death]] by [[identity]] association with this [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling spark]] of [[divinity

...personality]] for [[effective]] [[adjustment]] to all mortal requirements. Religious [[faith]]—the [[positive]] [[leading]] of the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelli ...in [[universal]] [[reality]]: [[fact]], [[idea]], and [[relation]]. The [[religious]] [[consciousness]] identifies these realities as [[science]], [[philosophy

...ind is the source of autonomous will and causes the emergence of the Self (identity). However, Personality, although coming from the Father, does not in itself ...ry of the adjutant spirits of wisdom and worship, which usually produces a religious life, but genuine spiritual life is only possible by the presence and minis

...the [[embryo]] of the [[future]] [[morontia]] vehicle of [[personality]] [[identity]]. ...urvival]] of [[supreme]] [[values]] is the core of [[religion]]; genuine [[religious]] [[experience]] consists in the [[union]] of supreme [[values]] and cosmic

...ritual tradition, no matter how much he or she might be mistaken about His identity. In time a more progressive understanding of Deity will bring to this plane

...ipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin Brahmans], who, in turn, have [[maintained]] their religious [[hegemony]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] to the present ...ccan]. In a desperate effort to stem the tide of racial [[extinction]] and religious [[obliteration]], the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin Brahman] [[cas

...kipedia.org/wiki/Deccan Deccan] their [[influence]] was [[cultural]] and [[religious]] more than racial. The greater [[persistence]] of the so-called [https://e .../wiki/Proto-Indo-Europeans Aryans] in an [[effort]] to perpetuate racial [[identity]]. This elaborate [[caste]] system has been [[preserved]] on down to the pr

As a [[religious]] position, pantheism holds that [[nature]] is imbued with [[value]] and wo ...t supersedes his earlier "piecemeal supernaturalism" in ''The Varieties of Religious Experience'' (1902). James's conception emphasizes the full [[reality]] of

...then be absorbed back into the oneness of infinity and shall no more have identity or personality. ...ed for, yet the spark of faith is still required to continue the journey. Religious affiliation is not a requirement, only the tiniest of desire to know God an

...time? Are there some magical words that must be spoken? Must you join some religious group and follow some creed or perform some ritual to attain it? There has ...he super-universe administrators for final adjudication – the cessation of identity. This is most unfortunate and sounds frightening to most, but this becomes

...s specific to the [[individual]] [[society]] such as [[blasphemy]]. Such [[religious]] or sacral [[customs]] may be unpredictable and vary completely from one [ ...ms specific to a given [[society]] are a defining aspect of the cultural [[identity]] of a ethnicity or a nation. Coping with the [[differences]] between two s

...ent [[origin]] that is not part of an established denomination, church, or religious [[tradition|body]]. ...s that demand a considerable amount of [[group]] conformity and a social [[identity]] that separates its adherents from mainstream [[society]]. Its use is not

...sed upon [[energy]] and associated only with living energy systems, but '''identity''' can be associated with nonliving energy [[pattern]]s.[https://nordan.day '''Identity''' is a term used throughout the [[Social Sciences|social sciences]] to des

...porary sense of the word (consciousness associated to the idea of personal identity, which is assured by the repeated consciousness of oneself) was therefore i ...a result of religious observance. It is also maintained by some religions, religious factions and some scientists that the universe itself is consciousness.

...user interfaces and charts. Even virtual [[concepts]] such as corporate [[identity]] and cultural [[tradition]]s such as celebration of certain holidays[3] ar ...s. "Purpose" may also lead to [[existential]] questions such as [[religion|religious morals]] and [[purpose|teleology]]. These philosophies for the "purpose of"

97:10.5 As a [[nation]] the Jews [[eventually]] lost their [[political]] [[identity]], but the [[Hebrew]] [[religion]] of [[sincere]] [[belief]] in the one and ...ctice]] of isolated [[individuals]]. This has ever been the error of the [[religious]] [[leaders]]: Seeing the [[evils]] of [[institutionalized]] [[religion]],

===='''''[[Identity]]''''', '''''[[Integration]]'''''==== ...understand]] what their [[religion]] is, or their backround, or what their religious [[beliefs]] are. I know when [[the Master]] was here He could [[discern]] w

...A modern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assyrian_nationalism Mesopotamian identity] is espoused by the ethnically indigenous Mesopotamian and Eastern Aramaic ...work, agriculture, animals, pottery, weaving, commercial law, civil codes, religious ceremonial, and an old system of writing. At the beginning of the historica

...[[Intellectual|academic]] field of multi-disciplinary study of [[religion|religious]] [[belief]]s, [[behavior]]s, and institutions. It describes, compares, int ...behavior]] and [[belief]] from outside any particular religious viewpoint. Religious studies draws upon multiple disciplines and their methodologies including [

...Thank you for the question and concern which it addresses; the question of identity, the question of personality and the question of names. Throughout the univ ...ance to a name yet a name carries with it authority, rank and somewhat the identity of character, the personality carrying the name. What is peculiar and inter

...ng of [[difference]]s, the [[healing]] of broken relations, is initially a religious [[concept]] addressed in the [[Hebrew Bible]] and especially in the [[New T ...addressed. Connected with this is the tendency, sometimes, of churches and religious [[actor]]s, as well as those who most benefit from systems of exploitation,

...n [[society]] when a knight refuses to take off his helmet or reveal his [[identity]], even after he has won a duel. Sometimes this results from the victorious ==In religious thought==

...it also refers to an [[individual]]'s sense of [[personal]] and [[social]] identity based on those attractions, behaviors expressing them, and membership in a ...] interplay of [[biological]] and [[environmental]] factors. Although some religious sects hold the view that homosexual activity is unnatural or dysfunctional.

...aintain, can plant doubt about one's abilities and even about one's very [[identity]] — let alone doubt about the operations of the tooth fairy. The influenc ...e truth of that religion's set of beliefs. Alternatively, doubt as to some religious doctrines but the acceptance of others may lead to the growth of [[heresy]]

...bstance has contingently, without which the substance can still retain its identity. The concept originates with Aristotle, who used the Greek expression ''to ...that tend to individuate different forms of existence as well as different identity conditions for objects and properties; in this eminently logical meaning, t

...[[the Adjuster]] had not fully mastered and counterparted the [[mortal]] [[identity]]. He was still a man among men. 129:4.2 The [[purely]] human [[religious]] [[experience]]—the [[personal]] [[spiritual]] [[growth]]—of the [http

...on your [[beliefs]] and [[values]]. Fifth level is Sponsor who works on [[identity]] of the person mainly acknowledges and encourages. In [[religious]] and [[spiritual]] use, training may mean purifying [[mind]], [[heart]], [

...cripts and long-forgotten [[languages]], and in many ways people revived [[religious]] [[traditions]] and [[practices]] of hoary [[origin]]. ...Babylonian Exile] (587–538 B.C.) destroyed all the external [[forms]] of [[religious]] and civil life, almost everything that seemed of utmost importance to [[I

...rtue]] in numerous philosophies, compassion is considered in all the major religious [[tradition]]s as among the greatest of [[virtue]]s. ==Religious and spiritual views on compassion==

...as I was thinking about it was, "how can we [[examine]] ourselves without religious introspection?" Of course I do make a distinction in my own mind between re ...be made here is one between religious introspection and [[introspection]]. Religious introspection has historically meant lecturing oneself regarding a list of

...elief systems which hold, on various grounds, that reason is irrelevant to religious faith. According to some versions of fideism, reason is the antithesis of f ...a lot of people, faith or the lack thereof, is an important part of their [identity]], for example a person who identifies himself or herself as a [[Muslim]] o

...ontrasted with an "Antient Poor House", an architecturally [[inspiring]] [[religious]] institution in which the pauper is treated throughout with humanity and [ ...our [[society]], by [[techniques]] like the use of biometric passports to identity chips in consumer goods, from nanoparticle weapons to body-enhancing and mi

...d, existence of the [[divine]], questions about Creation, and the numerous religious or [[spiritual]] issues that concern humankind in general. ...] which are beyond the scope of physical science. It is distinguished from religious cosmology in that it approaches these questions using philosophical methods

The first of these creations was bestowed an individual identity through the use of a physical instrument known as a light body. The density ...ssible to discard or revoke this most pure of vibrations that is your core identity. Deep inside of you there is no doubt of this truth. There is only the ques

....wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Varieties_of_Religious_Experience The Varieties of Religious Experience]'', ISBN 0-679-64011-8 (several editions in print) ...www.giffordlectures.org/Author.asp?AuthorID=65 William Warde Fowler] ''The Religious Experience of the Roman People'', ISBN 0-8154-0372-0

I, Michael, speak with all [[humans]], irrespective of their religious [[beliefs]] and their contentions. I can [[assure]] you that I go to all wh ...in the [[understanding]] of your unique [[personality]]. Your capacity of identity with me lies in your [[personality]].

...entity (philosophy)|personal identity]], This may also include [[corporate identity]] in some jurisdictions. [[self-awareness]], [[individual]]ity, and a sense ...example, [[David Brin]] explored the attributes of personhood; especially identity, autonomy, and agency, by depicting a world in which [[fictional character|

===='''''[[Identity]]'''''==== ...[[peers]], your [[moral]] stances resultant from your [[society]] and your religious [[backgrounds]], all of which are colored and clouded with the [[values]] o

...person of the [[Eternal Son]] or the [[Creator Son]]. But in [[practical]] religious [[experience]] there exists no reason why prayer should not be addressed to ...the [[universe]] to the distorting [[service]] of [[Ego|self]]; the truly religious [[individual]] seeks to identify the self with the [[universe]] and then to

...all who behold your lives will of a surety take cognizance of this spirit identity and soul unity. They will recognize that you have been with me and have the ...ed in him should become dogmatized and standardized in accordance with the religious interpretations of even good men. Again and again he warned his apostles ag

...t the marriage commitment? Let me elaborate a little bit. In my previous religious upbringing, I was taught that marriage was forever. But I read recently th ...hey do also have a superior energy matrix combined with a mind to form the identity of the personality. And let’s not forget that each and every one of us c

==Historical, mythological, and religious immortals== ...e centuries old along with other fanciful claims. Various [[occult]]ic and religious organizations have adopted him, with some claiming he is alive today.

...eality and has its roots in the ancient past through the evolution of many religious beliefs and social mores. And it is time for humanity to cast off this spec ...around you. It is a growing awareness in your comprehension of your self-identity that you would trust in yourselves more fully.

...luenced by [[personality]], [[family]], [[culture]], and [[spiritual]] and religious [[beliefs]] and [[practices]]. ...release the grief because grieving has been integrated as part of their [[identity]]. Reporting in the journal NeuroImage, scientists suggest that complicated

...lent and morally unprogressive, you may take as your standards of good the religious practices and traditions of your contemporaries. <u>But the soul that survi ...tined to become an intellectual parrot, a social automaton, and a slave to religious authority.

...me kind of form, again, much of this information has to do with a personal religious experience. It may also have to do with your particular interests in a part Again, and correctly as it has been pointed out, this falls within personal religious experience. That you have these experiences in no way is an indication that

...that you can consciously invoke your forgiveness. Can you forgive all the religious doctrines, the promulgation of doctrine in churches that have inhibited ind ...Would you repeat that last part, please?] Has Monjoronson ever taken on an identity of a human being in terms of having a name, a history of education, career,

...motivated to avoid collective guilt in order to maintain a positive social identity. There are many ways of decreasing collective guilt, such as denying harm o There are several causes of collective guilt, salient group identity, collective responsibility, and [[perception]] of [[justice|unjust]] ingrou

...earch. The [[schisms]] that are produced are the result of [[conflicting]] religious philosophies that grate against each other in their search for [[understand ...entified through the [[identity]] of your [[mortal]], earthly status. Your identity is a mortal being of [[finite]] status. Your [[personality]] is the [[essen

...t-structuralist]] critic might simply avoid the issue by understanding the religious meaning of a poem as an allegory of meaning, treating the poem's references ...ons: the New Critic bases his work on an East-Coast American scholarly and religious tradition, while the Marxist derives his thought from a body of critical so

...th the Father Spirit, the function of the Father spirit is to being your [[identity]], to bring you a sense of beingness, a [[quality]] of [[beingness]]. A [[p ...d through too many [[agendas]], too many [[nationalist]], [[political]], [[religious]], [[economic]], [[social]] agendas, which are connected with the [[ego]] a

...ies you face in a daily life manner, there begins to dawn upon the soul an identity with spirit and this is manifested in many ways, sometimes through profound ...rrounding such experiences just as there have over the centuries developed religious ceremony that are centered upon and revolve around some key factor that is

...ies you face in a daily life manner, there begins to dawn upon the soul an identity with spirit and this is manifested in many ways, sometimes through profound ...rrounding such experiences just as there have over the centuries developed religious ceremony that are centered upon and revolve around some key factor that is

...Seth material.[15] According to historian Robert C. Fuller, a professor of religious studies at Bradley University, Seth filled the role of guide for what Fulle ...s stated that similarities exist between Seth's ideas and those of various religious, philosophical, and mystical doctrines from the Near, Middle, or Far East..

...even Spirits of [[Paradise]] are as [[one]], but in all other aspects of [[identity]] they are very unlike, and the results of their [[functioning]] in the [[s ==16:3. IDENTITY AND DIVERSITY OF THE MASTER SPIRITS==

...imes leads directly to disastrous [[fanaticism]], to exaggeration of the [[religious]] [[ego]], but it was not so with [[Jesus]]. He was not unfavorably affecte ...of all [[human]] loyalties—[[personal]] [[honor]], [[family]] [[love]], [[religious]] [[obligation]], [[social]] [[duty]], and [[economic]] [[necessity]].

...intimate contact with such differences, struggling to keep their cultural identity while being open-minded toward others. The only way out of such an impasse ...of sand on a beach, every snowflake, is at least somewhat unique, and has identity.

...sume]], after you are sufficiently [[self-conscious]] of your [[divine]] [[identity]], the additional task of [[technically]] terminating the [[Lucifer rebelli ...]] [[comfort]] of your [[brothers]] in the [[flesh]]. Live the [[ideal]] [[religious]] life for the [[inspiration]] and edification of all [[Nebadon|your univer

[[Society]] may be stabilized by religious systems, but the [[individual]] must discover spirit [[individually]] in or ...hrist for [[healing]] on the [[Sabbath]] day thereby elevating a system of religious rules over human need. Thus the religion of the mind could not [[escape]] f

...sume]], after you are sufficiently [[self-conscious]] of your [[divine]] [[identity]], the additional task of [[technically]] terminating the [[Lucifer rebelli ...]] [[comfort]] of your [[brothers]] in the [[flesh]]. Live the [[ideal]] [[religious]] life for the [[inspiration]] and edification of all [[Nebadon|your univer

...w direction because many of the methods currently employed by the existing religious frameworks are proving to be unsatisfactory to this new generation of seeke ...endas. Our new spiritual institutions will promote the individual seeker’s identity within the context of universal acceptance and cosmic principles. When thes

...nt, satisfaction, [[pleasure]], or [[joy]].[1] A variety of philosophical, religious, psychological and biological approaches have striven to define happiness a Philosophers and religious thinkers often define happiness in terms of living a [[Goodness|good]] life

...h, and Christian traditions. Today comparativists use prophecy to describe religious phenomena in various contexts on [[analogy]] with the activity of ancient H ...to [[human being]]s in various ways. The earliest written records tell of religious functionaries whose responsibility it was to interpret signs or deliver mes

...l development and civil society, the resurgence of "fundamental" religious identity in [[Christian]], [[Jewish]], [[Islamic]], and [[Hindu]] contexts, and seem

Stella: Yes, it just seems with certain religious and cultural beliefs that women are property and should be subject to man, ...r side we will generally look much as we do now. What if you have a gender identity disorder, like if you were born a male and you feel like you are a female.

...tation will be but a mode for spirit to experience life in time and space. Identity with God will transcend your gender, but your gender is a venue for the Sup ...he advances in the comprehension of truth that becomes the heritage of any religious institution. You may hope and pray that those within your congregation righ

...ay take some time for some of you to [[understand]] fully. The attitude of religious [[ego]] is common in all people of [[faith]]. ...o are hopefully [[ascending]] and working at it. It is very easy to have a religious [[ego]] unless one keeps closer and remembers we are ascending because that

...he greatest teachers have talked about when they pointed out that living a religious life is to live in a magical-seeming world of spirit. I say magical-seemin This is the religious goal of the ages, this consciousness of spirit. This is what you share wit

...ment of a self-identity that is defined by moral purposes: this moral self-identity leads to a sense of responsibility to pursue such purposes. Of historical i ...y the former's derivation from natural or universal principles. In certain religious communities, the Divine is said to provide these principles through [[revel

...others of your brothers and sisters out there who are also embracing this identity to group, this association to the larger number, and feelings of patriotism ...rful combination of synergy is a life blood to many individuals. They join religious groups for the same reason, to be part of a larger organization, to receive

...nd a number of other conditions may be present and common, affecting the [[identity]] of the participants and their degree of cohesiveness. Traditionally a "co ...tity. {dag}nothing of community: nothing in common. community of interest: identity of interest, interests in common (spec. in Finance).

...d publicans and sinners, the so-called prostitutes and drunkards, even the religious authorities. ...ogetherness, and it will be far more powerful than any oneness, the single identity of everyone being alike. It will be difficult, for your history has not ta

...d publicans and sinners, the so-called prostitutes and drunkards, even the religious authorities. ...ogetherness, and it will be far more powerful than any oneness, the single identity of everyone being alike. It will be difficult, for your history has not ta

...l so [[persistently]] allow your higher [[intellectual]] powers, even your religious [[faith]], to be so [[dominated]] by fear, so thoroughly demoralized by the ...ikewise [[shares]] the transit with you as the [[custodian]] of creature [[identity]] and the surety of [[personal]] [[integrity]].

...im]], and the [[Spirit of Truth]], all of which [[accelerate]] the rate of religious [[development]]. These [[agencies]] have long functioned on [[Urantia]], an ...TURE_OF_EVOLUTIONARY_RELIGION evolutionary religion] and [[motivates]] the religious [[ritual]] of the primitive believers. As [[civilization]] advances, fear b

...phies]] that favor tradition and gradual change, where tradition refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. The term is derived ...modernism]], a term first used at the end of the 19th century by the Dutch religious conservative [[Abraham Kuyper]]. Burke was troubled by the [[Age of Enlight

...king his name known to them. A name expresses a person's [[essence]] and [[identity]] and the [[meaning]] of this person's life. God has a name; he is not an [ Some religious groups believe that this phrase or at least the "[[I am]]" part of the phra

...or what is known as salvation or as you may term it "born again", for the religious a "rapture" - when ever cell is exploding in an awakened orgasm. ...ver is experienced meaning it will use anything to create a false sense of identity, it lives in the past and attempts to prempt and forecast. The you of I, tr

...ledge, culture, community, reality construction, and, ultimately, personal identity. Narrative can now be regarded as primordial to all human affairs and the ...cesses of knowledge, culture, tradition, truth, reality, consciousness and identity.

====Religious and philosophical roots and usage==== ...ettings. The doctrine has [[spiritual]] roots in the [[monism]] of Eastern religious traditions which hold that only one true [[being]] exists, and all people a

===='''''[[Identity]]'''''==== ...at it, they are given that opportunity. They are given a new life, a new identity to contribute to the same soul. If this is most difficult for you to under

** E.g. religious ideals (Christianity, secularism) ...of food; Allied nations with a shared identity forming with the spread of religious or political philosophies, or one can use knowledge as a tactical/strategic

...The [[ability]] to go beyond one's [[limited]] [[boundary]] is to shift [[identity]] to a much greater [[spiritual]] [[dimension]] into [https://nordan.daynal ...ability of each and every [[human]] to take upon a [[transformation]] of [[identity]] and a transformation to [[spirit]], to [[align]] with the will of the gre

...t the spiritual [[quality]] isn't simply [[intellectual]] understanding of religious principles but rather that personal drive toward higher [[ideals]], toward ..., because each person is seeking his or her true personality, their true [[identity]], and it continues to be a struggle to clear away the debris of the materi

...ATIONS Andite] conquerors made a desperate attempt to [[preserve]] their [[identity]] and stem the tide of [[racial]] engulfment by the [[establishment]] of [[ ...Aryan Aryan invasions]. The thread of [[monotheism]] running through the [[religious]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_india history of India] thus st

...nderstand]] how God can pass from [[simplicity]] to [[complexity]], from [[identity]] to variation, from [[quiescence]] to [[motion]], from [[infinity]] to [[F ...[History|past ages]], but such records are untrustworthy as [[guides]] for religious living or as the [[source]] of true [[information]] about the [[Universal F

...h national politics certainly contribute mightily to the discordance. Even religious differences, as destructive as they are inclined to be in these early stage ...orld as Urantia, in particular among those who have sought and found their identity in the Lord, and this priceless treasure is enough to exalt in their mind t

...mmittee of [[three]], although each of these three also did considerable [[religious]] [[work]]. ...[apostles]] from the [[idea]] of offering [[animal]] [[sacrifices]] as a [[religious]] [[duty]]. But these men, [[trained]] in the [[religion]] of the daily [[s

...participate in the co-creative development of the future, whether they are religious, spiritual or secular in nature. Agnostics and atheists even play an impor ...udience, as they listen to what is coming through. That conscious, mindal identity has no participation or involvement—even thinking about what is coming th

The toddler, as it begins to develop its own [[identity]], will learn early on the [[word]] "no" and this is a form of [[rebellion] ...ic]] sense indeed he was, for he fought against the stultifying effects of religious [[tradition]]. He objected to those [[attitudes]] that depicted the [[Unive

...rahman)''' and an individual soul, '''(Atman)''' and at times assert the [[identity]] of both. Brahman is the ultimate, both transcendent and immanent, the abs ...trics, [it ''is'' a text's] Tantric contents that brings into question its identity as an Upanisad. At issue is the text's classification as ''sruti'' and thus

...some Oneness--Pure Spirit--God-consciousness. The intense focus of their religious practices was to provide and sustain this experience. And indeed, as we ha [[Category: Identity]]

...pare time for almost six months in [[intimate]] [[association]] with these religious [[teachers]]. And this was his [[method]] of instruction: Never once did he ...cord]] the [[fact]] that, out of this group of thirty-two [[Jesus]]-taught religious [[leaders]] in [[Rome]], only two were unfruitful; the thirty became pivota

Originally, this figure was the one who challenged the religious [[faith]] of humans in the Hebrew Bible. Since then, the Abrahamic religion [[The Apocrypha]] are religious writings which are not generally accepted as scripture by Judaism and many

...inions]]. David respected him as a mechanic but took little stock in his [[religious]] views and [[philosophic]] teachings. ...onally]] taking him to [[visit]] the many academies of the [[Jerusalem]] [[religious]] [[teachers]]. While [[Jesus]] thoroughly inspected these [[schools]] and

...eity]]. The idea of a [[personal]] Deity becomes, then, the [[measure]] of religious maturity after religion has first formulated the concept of the unity of Go ...y can be grasped only by the spiritual [[insight]] of genuine [[personal]] religious [[experience]]. Any person, human or divine, may be known and [[comprehende

...ny countries, in many [[cultures]]. In some places it has a very specific religious tone to it. Nonetheless, that [[effort]] is there to [[infuse]] new teachi ...pate that as the weeks pass, you will [[share]] your knowledge about other religious [[practices]], where individuals who have a yearning to know about, for exa

...imilar thread to it, and that is one of personal integrity, [[personal]] [[identity]], and personal identification. I usually begin with a few questions: “Wh ...rtals on this planet and other planets join groups to help them achieve an identity, wholeness, an integration. Some people stay with one group forever, feelin

...ivinity underwent radical changes throughout the period of early Israelite identity. The ambiguity of the term Elohim is the result of such changes, cast in te ..."Elohim" to "Elokim". In Hebrew culture it is often easy to differentiate religious people from secular people by the former's use of the word "Elokim" or "Has

...are in the world but not of it, take with you your God-given [[rights]], [[identity]] and approaches, and [[manifest]] them in your realm as you would do accor ...ngs in a [[shared]] co-operative way of cultural intersection, as were the religious [[freedom]] finders finding a new world of their finding, but for those who

...to spiritual truths is the pursuit of achieving communion, [[Unio Mystica|identity]] with, or conscious awareness of ultimate [[reality]], the [[Other]], [[di ...this fundamental experience occur with various connotations in most or all religious traditions,

...nt [[Thought Adjuster]] in [[harmony]] with your own evolving [[mortal]] [[identity]], your [[morontial]] person, our [[soul]]. These elements of reality const ...gardless of their [[religious]] programming and regardless of [[dogma]] or religious [[structure]] including the [[Urantia Book]]. The [[individuals]] have with

Materialism has been criticised by religious thinkers opposed to it, who regard it as a [[Spirituality|spiritually ]] em ...es rise to a system of social relations which include political, legal and religious structures of society.

...ves. What does this mean in terms of societies, political structures, and religious organizations?--all the ways with which people have heretofore unconsciousl ...of a new living creature. When a sperm and an egg get together: that has identity. So personality simply starts here, but then continues on literally forev

...nsure. This again is [[evidence]] of a non-grounding in [[reality]] of the religious [[practice]]s on your planet. If people were more certain of who they are a ...a human's experience with God as part of the attenuating Supreme. This [[identity]] of this part of [[Deity]] which defines the age in which this [[time and

...and processes. They know that there is more than the staid and antiquarian religious services that do not allow, or do not promote individual [[growth]] within ...ent then went on to say, “If the primary [[purpose]] we have together is a religious, or [[spiritual]] purpose, then is it consistent that we should, on a group

...and families. In that regard, procreation must not be seen as a topic for religious thought or participation or influence, but must be seen as an individual ch ...ught in the grid, as separate and apart from individuals who have separate identity.

...nergy and creativity too long syphoned away from authentic experience into religious transcendence and abstraction. The interregnum between the collapse of clas ...ectivities are different from one another and yet all reveal a fundamental identity in their will to total self-realisation. Only because of this can one speak

...n of inner human reality into mind and spirit, if you will, psychology and religious experience. And while, historically, as mankind’s developing science anal For some, religious experience, isolated this way, is what they feel is left over, what cannot

...ck up those assignments that your society, culture, ethnic group, and your religious groups gave you. Self-forgetfulness is important, because if you hold yours ...society, family, and your ethnic group—everything about you—your national identity—is written on a tablet with a pencil, and self-forgetfulness erases those

...ion of a public Liberal Arts College in Oregon, that is struggling for its identity, like many other small schools, struggling with its cost structure and look ...e channeling and the spiritual consultant, you indicate that there are non-religious [words] or words that do not have great associated meaning with religion th

...elations]] of the divine nature is to be found in the comprehension of the religious life of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], both before and after his attainment of ...of the [[Supreme Being]]. Never again does it appear as a personality; its identity becomes as though it had never been. In the case of an [[Thought Adjuster|A

...qualities that determine a subculture as distinct may be [[aesthetic]], [[religious]], [[occupation]]al, [[political]], [[sexual]] or a combination of these fa ...ped in Germany by [[Bassam Tibi]]. The idea is that minorities can have an identity of their own, but they should at least support the core concepts of the cul

...the right to [[control]] the [[thinking]] of another person because your [[identity]] is dependent upon applying that control. In a co-dependent situation the ...ousands of years. The consequence is that some people, in practicing their religious [[devotions]] in whatever religion they may [[embrace]], are actually prayi

...qualities that determine a subculture as distinct may be [[aesthetic]], [[religious]], [[occupation]]al, [[political]], [[sexual]] or a combination of these fa ...ped in Germany by [[Bassam Tibi]]. The idea is that minorities can have an identity of their own, but they should at least support the core concepts of the cul

...gious thing in the religious [[context]], and when they are outside of the religious context they let it go. I think that this is part of it. I think that I am ...ncline to invest you with an even greater [[understanding]] of your true [[identity]] and [[reality]]. Go this week in [[appreciation]] of one another and in r

...enly [[manifesting]] his true [[nature]] and of revealing his [[divine]] [[identity]] among the [[Jews]] and [[gentiles]] of his native [[Palestine]]. He defin ...hool of religions lived and died without ever revealing his [[personal]] [[religious]] [[beliefs]].

...are smart people. They are not going to make much of a fuss about another religious book. They are only going to make a fuss if their members want to leave. Al ...and they continue to do that today. As they allow themselves to drop that identity and become "a man among men" -- in New York or Florida or Georgia or Alaska

...jt (ed.), ''Social Configurations of the Near Eastern Neolithic: Community Identity, Hierarchical Organization, and Ritual ''(1997).) The remains of some 65 in ...onflicts, and to determine to what degree they have remained segregated in religious-based quarters."(Beyond the Basilica:Christians and Muslims in Nazareth, Un

...oup. All of these abilities your personality has in order to seek and find identity.

...nduct of his [[trials]], and the unfeeling [[attitude]] of the professed [[religious]] [[leaders]], must not be [[confused]] with the [[fact]] that [[Jesus]], i ...e with [[surprise]] at his [[calm]] and [[majestic]] [[announcement]] of [[identity]]. There was, therefore, no need for [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] to go on with

...]] to the people on [[our planet]], did you reveal yourself as your true [[identity]]? ...should the trance-like state of visionary consciousness be cultivated as a religious experience."[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=100:5_Conversio

...posed of both the formless identity of Source Intelligence and the formful identity of densified energy. While the formless is one, the formful is divested in ...are preoccupied with the evolutionary process, and it is not confined to a religious context, but indeed applies to all facets of one's life.

...tian message. But rather you in the regular, secular walk of life, or even religious, just as we have a clergy person with us tonight who is ordained and has de ...ructing. This is what we wish to do by awakening individuals to their true identity. This is what we are all doing, and it is what we call upon you to help us

==Cultural identity== The civilized world has been spread by [[imperialism|invasion]], [[Religious conversion|conversion]] and [[trade]], and by introducing agriculture, writ

Different names for God exist within different religious traditions: ...aditional argument from design, modified to avoid specifying the nature or identity of the designer.

...of the path is their own, regardless of the external circumstances such as religious conformity. Once this is understood and internalized, it becomes the founda Teacher: When you have a goal to comprehend your identity – not only as a human being but also as a spirit-fragment of First Source

...ties cease to be [[profound]] [[religious]] [[paradoxes]]. No longer would religious [[faith]] be [[prostituted]] to the promotion of [[social]] [https://www.th ...een given to [[mortals]] wherewith they may become [[self-conscious]] of [[identity]] and [[personality]]; and [[mind]]—even a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wik

...als also exist within organizations, and there is always an organizational identity that has its own means of empowerment that is social, economic or political *Religious and social conservatism and fundamentalism

...ing those matters which will instill in you increased [[belief]] of your [[identity]] as dignified sons and daughters of the [[Most Highs]]. ...as well as faith in your teachers and, yes, in your comprehension of your religious life, your personal [[spiritual]] identification with [[Divinity]].

...of clergy (not usually characteristic of a "philosophy"), and its overall religious organization. ...luential Buddhist philosophers, asserted a direct connection between, even identity of, dependent origination, anatta, and śūnyatā. He pointed out that impl

...eil of not being valued that pervades their beings and distorts their true identity from their visions. This affects me very deeply. I wish to be of service fo ...magine or understand. Our minds just couldn't quite grasp what that meant. Religious belief systems tried to tell us what doing God's will was all about, but Je

...began with the awareness that he was the son of Joseph and Mary—he gained identity through others, just as you do. He learned in his synagogue classes that he ...at that sort of advancement would lead directly to an understanding of the religious aspects or the cosmic reality of the Father and the teachers.

...s greatly influences your understanding of a lot of ancient or even modern religious and metaphysical texts which often times did not or still cannot perceive t * Identity (Who and what you are)

...hese [[symbols]] describe the fundamental constituents of [[reality]] as a religious [[community]] perceives them, defines a life in accordance with that view, ...t, it may be endowed with religious meaning. A shrine that is the focus of religious activity on certain occasions may be ignored at other times. In short, a sa

...ch as [[Judaism]], originating in the [[Middle East]], and [[Hinduism]], a religious tradition that originated in [[South Asia]], also rose to prominence at thi ...the ability to [[perception|perceive]] the relationship between [[Personal identity (philosophy)|oneself]] and one's [[natural environment|environment]]. The e

...evelop an inquiry that deal with the human social psyche and spiritual and religious relationship with each other, and to your society. Later papers are more e ...ed races, which includes every person on this planet, does not have a true identity of who they are, their purpose and their intention for their race. This is

...is "Of all human knowledge, that which is of greatest value is to know the religious life of Jesus and how he lived it."([[196:1 Jesus-The Man|196:1.3]]) I gues ...fe and where others of us are and can be in [[relation]] to developing our religious [[belief]] and developing that further into [[faith]] and making that a liv

.... Each of these Tributary Zones emerges on the timeline of humanity not as religious or philosophical movements, but as artistic expressions of refined beauty a ...t, but very effective. In this visual scenario the mind becomes a personal identity, as does the soul. Together, these two identities coexist on an otherwise d

...omers had brought along with them their many [[tribal]] [[deities]]. Their religious [[forms]] of [[worship]] followed closely the [[ceremonial]] [[practices]] ...ipedia.org/wiki/Brahmin Brahmans], who, in turn, have [[maintained]] their religious [[hegemony]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] to the present

...ly realizing the time-space experiential achievement of creature-Creator [[identity]]. The [[Supreme Being]] is personally experiencing the achievement of Deit ...ther-personalization. Deity now encounters, impinges upon, and experiences identity with, the Unqualified Absolute.

...y to become educated, regardless of gender, age, or national background or religious preference. Are there religious differences between the people in a nation that you have invaded? Perhaps t

...(UR) are released in the brain (UR), thus creating the feeling of having a religious [[experience]] (UL). They conclude therefore that nothing is happening exce ...rudely: “Why are you sitting there in Peoria, Illinois interpreting your religious experience in terms of the petty genocidal God of an ancient Mesopotamian t

...ch extensions is fundamentally that this does not violate anyone’s current religious practices, it does not proselytize, but is in many ways informational and a If you examine the development of religious history, especially the beginnings of religions beginning in the Seventeent

...cient, and omnipresent, not always through personality, not always through identity, but always in service to the universe. ...r who has not made the connection somehow that morality is the effect of a religious nature, a spiritual nature. You could no more hurt someone than you would

===Idealism in religious thought=== A broad enough definition of idealism could include most religious viewpoints. The belief that personal beings (e.g., God and the angels) prec

...d your understanding of that experience, you will always be the unchanging identity that God created initially. This is your essence. This is the God-created p ...of stillness, and it has been expressed by many of your philosophical and religious teachers as: somewhat as you let a container of stirred-up muddy water just

...cient, and omnipresent, not always through personality, not always through identity, but always in service to the universe. ...r who has not made the connection somehow that morality is the effect of a religious nature, a spiritual nature. You could no more hurt someone than you would

...onstructive thoughts and energies between the two, without losing your own identity. Who are those who are similar, and how do we find them? ...ng you and groups of individuals to make inroads into your old established religious organizations.” So how do we make those inroads into those old establish

...ts of this view claim that the anthropological benefit of religion is that religious [[faith]] enables humans to endure hardships better). Some atheists emphasi ...of faith. Common atheist responses to this argument include that unproven religious propositions deserve as much disbelief as all ''other'' unproven propositio

...scious identification with this organization that has given them power and identity and meaning. So they see any kind of contrary, opposite information as a di ...ously identifying with, shall we say, a certain political party, a certain religious organization, it is this simplicity, this simple-mindedness that gives thos

...language. In ''the Course'', the ego is a false "insane" belief in a false identity; a separate mind living in a separate body. ''The Course'' considers the eg * [[Copyright on religious works]]

.... It is intensely personal, inasmuch as it is the umbilical cord of your [[identity]] with [[reality]], however those are perceived. This is why people die for ...r to act if you were acting as global [[citizens]]. But to the extent that religious [[differences]], political differences, national differences, economic diff

We would not use the primitive religious word “blasphemous” [to describe this fatherhood] but it is something th Being led astray by religious fanatics

...d but not nearly enough realization of the true depth of the spiritual and religious feeling. You will see many wondrous things in the years to come and you wil ...ith the indwelling spirit which is the key to your survival, your ultimate identity. As you provide personality, your indwelling spirit provides the essence of

...[dominant]] in [https://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Europe], had no [[religious]] [[practices]] which were repulsive to the earlier [[migrating]] [https:// ...#63:5._DISPERSION_OF_THE_ANDONITES Andonites] retain even a semblance of [[identity]].

...e of [[consideration]] anything which is created, given [[presence]] and [[identity]] is of importance to our heavenly Father. In such, I contend, that with ou ...sense and not in the [[doctrine]] sense … it is a natural result of your [[religious life]] that will give rise to the [[morals]] and [[ethics]] and principles

...eneral thinking, and the software of your mind as being distinct from your identity of yourself, your will-self and your embodiment. So please begin. ...have a mental health problem. It simply means that their ego, their self-identity is such that they do not wish to participate willingly and transparently an

...king for the upliftment of these souls who linger and languish in mistaken identity. ...and the Spirit is not an emotional state of being, although devotees of a religious perspective are often ‘on fire’ with their point of view that it is the

...o we’ve mentioned how it was a marvelous creation of your philosophers and religious folks of the past to come up with something called meditation: deliberately ...only good waiting in whatever that will look like. I’m only letting go an identity I’ve been propping up, that’s no longer needed. As you say, I’ll sti

...lved, while still retaining the uniqueness of each state, in each nation’s identity. Business practices have already shown that to be true. ...’ve seen it across history, in our governments, our political systems, our religious organizations, so my question is: In designing new approaches to this impor

...bble over deeply different conceptions of what is real. For example, in a religious discussion between friends, one might say (attempting humor), "You might di ...which has attained the physical status, intellectual embrace, or spiritual identity which is absolute.[https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper130.html#4.%20DISC

...of challenges regardless of the socio-economic or socio-political or socio-religious construct of the classroom -- although size does have bearing. And this is ...ht little star they are. It is a part of the development of a healthy self-identity that allows you to know that what you do is good.

...tunement]], that [[celestial]] [[fusion]], that never-ending blending of [[identity]], that [[oneness]] of being which is so [[perfect]] and final that even th 110:2.6 To the extent that this [[identity]] is realized, you are mentally approaching the [[morontia]] order of [[exi

Q: [[Thought Adjuster]], [[soul]], [[body]], [[mind]], [[identity]], [[personality]],.. A: What do you mean by [[identity]]?

...his, yogin-alchemists who live for centuries but who seldom disclose their identity. One encounters the same belief in central and western Europe: certain Herm ...as in the West. Significantly, this prehistory reveals a specific mythico-religious structure. Innumerable myths, for instance, tell of a spring, a tree, a pla

...h this [[spirit fragment]]? It is through this spirit fragment that your [[identity]] is made known to Him. It is through this spirit fragment that your [[wors ...of [[reverence]] or other things that contribute to our [[personal]] inner religious [[experience]]; and that's [[positive]] for a while. But yet when we stay,

...resurrection and transformation; and, in social rituals, to enhance social identity formation, group integration and cohesion and to reaffirm cultural values a ...asting, and physical suffering (such as the self-inflicted pain in certain religious traditions or by modern-day body-alchemists). It is a state that can be rea

...s also true that a unified personality can become so comfortable in this [[identity]], that it can [[function]] fully in both realms at one time. You can with ...ife. Remember in [[Abraham]]'s time they [[sacrificed]] as a part of their religious [[ritual]], and when [[Machiventa]] told Abraham it was not necessary, Abra

...ribed and depicted in virtually all cultures of the human race through its religious texts and mythology. While these may be entities that are highly evolved in ...roots of the tree are bound in the soil of genetic memory and subconscious identity. At the base of the tree the first branches sprout and they are the oldest,

...[[scribes]] and [[Pharisees]] had long sought to [[kill]]. Some said the [[religious]] [[authorities]] were afraid to [[molest]] him; others thought that they l ...isees]], and that [[Jesus]] so dealt with them as to indicate that these [[religious]] [[leaders]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews Jews] might themse

...the [[embryo]] of the [[future]] [[morontia]] vehicle of [[personality]] [[identity]]. ...urvival]] of [[supreme]] [[values]] is the core of [[religion]]; genuine [[religious]] [[experience]] consists in the [[union]] of supreme [[values]] and cosmic

...already have wonderful communities of Buddhists and Taoists and Christian religious individuals who live in communities. Though these are cloistered and monast ...t your existence is abundantly needed in place, where you are. You have an identity, you have a contribution to make; and the binding structure is correct in t

...race]] as well as a method of [[sharing]] the [[inner life]]; therefore, a religious experience. It is one that you can promote in your own environment and in y ...ve]] the [[creator]] of his very existence, but it is also true that the [[identity]] of the [[individual]], as s/he becomes [[self-conscious]] and [[aspires]]

This suggests the identity of Yahweh with either Ēl, in his aspect of Shaddāi, or with a god called ...ather than with Cronus might have been felt to better fit with Hellenistic religious practice, if indeed this Phoenician Poseidon really is Ēl who dwells at th

* Identity (Who you are to yourself--self-conscious self) ...hat generation, then from the general cultural at large, and this includes religious beliefs about God. This often entails practicing indifference and callousn

...a socioeconomic clash of [[ideologies]] rather than a [[difference]] in [[religious]] [[beliefs]]. ...of this aggressive [[prophet]] the issue was fought out on more strictly [[religious]] lines—[[Yahweh]] vs. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal Baal]—and it

...all of which is considered more primitive than rational consciousness. The religious adept wants to acknowledge the reality of hellish as well as transcendent s ...e extent to which such experiences can only be mediated through a specific religious tradition, or whether or not this is a generic transformation toward spirit

...tion that Jesus should be expected to contribute to the maintenance of the religious activities of his sworn enemies, but, noting a peculiar expression on the f ...y has passed since you assented to Simon Peter's declaration regarding the identity of the Son of Man, I would ask if you still hold to your decision?"

This area of concern, related to philosophical and religious questions of [[identity]] and personhood, is addressed below (5). Furthermore, romance is not only ...then is the question of spirituality in romance, taking into account many religious, philosophical and historical views. For example, in realizing that romanti

Sometimes you speak of the identity as the ego. In this case, your desire to be about the Father’s will woul ...it says, “This is good for humanity. God wants me to do this.” Many, many religious wars have been started over this kind of attitude. And it is not necessary

...ouses in total. The eleven [[House system|Houses]] have preserved a unique identity (each with its own tie and colours) and pupils compete against each other i ...services are compulsory, except where individual exemptions are granted on religious grounds.

...d of form participate in this change until they finally realize their true identity as emptiness. ...teric]] religious traditions. But an integral approach that evaluates both religious claims and scientific claims based on intersubjectivity is preferable to na

...is missing so much in some cultures, both due to ethnic reasons and due to religious reasons and cultural heritage. Remember that gender equality is a signific Vicki: We’ve been told that our gender identity will continue throughout our ascendant career. In other words, as we ascen

...evable -- but there are diluted versions of this very same prophecy in our religious texts, it's just that the alien race is portrayed as the antichrist; as if ...efore publication. Its holdings are exclusively in ancient manuscripts and religious texts. They have a very strong interest in prophecy because they believe in

...erience. It cannot be reached by the exclusive pursuit of a single line of identity till that is raised to its absolute; it must harmonise many aspects of the :*[[Ram Shankar Misra]] (dates?) was a scholar of Indian religious and philosophical thought and author of ''The Integral Advaitism of Sri Aur

...l.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_121 times of Jesus] has the [[factual]] [[identity]] of the [[Paradise Trinity]] been known on [[Urantia]] (except by a few [[ 104:4.8 In [[religious]] [[experience]], [[creatures]] make [[contact]] with the [[God]] who is [[

...est developments in life, the structure of the first living things, or the identity and nature of any [[last universal ancestor|last universal common ancestor] ...rd in the [[scientific literature]]. For an overview of the philosophical, religious, and cosmological controversies, see:

...nditional love. Diversity of belief is a statement that refers to all the religious beliefs, yet there is a desire by individuals to be accepted, to be appreci MONJORONSON: Yes, that is due to the loss of part of your self-identity and who you are, without this other person. It is important that young one

...ious individuals who will assist this process, without proselytizing their religious position as a political speech, as a political proclamation. Rather, God-t ...to that which continues to each individual. The merkabah takes on its own identity, its own existence at that point, as long as those individuals remain in th

...all they had [[capacity]] to receive and assimilate. Even many [[modern]] religious [[ideas]] about [[heaven]] and [[earth]], of [[man]], [[God]], and [[angels ...did succeed in fully eradicating this proclivity to [[sacrifice]] from the religious [[practices]] of his followers, even of [[Abraham]].

...on the other hand we know we are part of the vastness that gives us our [[identity]], our [[meaning]] and our [[future]]. ...Apostles, for this [[perception]] may lead you to become [[vulnerable]] to religious [[ego]] and to act as if you are someone you are not, but as someone you be

...ty to go from an adolescent relying upon these categories--whether they be religious, or cultural, or metaphysical--what Sign are you?--things like this where y ...just go to the source - that we are God. And so it’s just multi-layers of identity. And they’re all interwoven into this personality, but no one alone defin

...ations of their knowledge? Is it the kind of group that will get into the religious life of Jesus in such a way as to implement those qualities in your own lif ...k it’s interesting that all of this comes up as a study of personality and identity and how these people are identifying themselves to others in the group.

...finitions of what a human being is; and that’s your very core, your unique identity of all beings in existence. You are unchanging, yet, if after all those mil ...l nature. That’s why these experiences are so similar in a way to profound religious experiences.

...estigate fields and areas of interest that are innate to your own integral identity, your own yearning, your own destiny, your own hunger. Although often you a ...isciplines, who have felt already they have been too constrained, and that religious freedom, spiritual freedom, should mean their will is unhampered. This alo

...controversial]] for scientific as well as [[social identity|social]] and [[identity politics|political]] reasons. The controversy ultimately revolves around wh ...hysical features such as skin tone, with [[tribe|tribal]] and [[nation]]al identity. [[Classical civilization]]s from [[Ancient Rome|Rome]] to [[Ancient China

...me has not been revealed yet. They are present on your world now and their identity for some will become known, others will never be known. ...tations of each individual and collectively as cultures, whether that is a religious culture or an ethic culture—or a combination of both. Based on that, the

...for many years coming through the filter of the racial consciousness, the religious consciousness, the scientific consciousness. All of this is good; this is a ...ctual. The meaning, the interpretation, to which you attach your emotional identity and your mental awareness is largely up to you. How polluted is your mind t

...ts of truly Machiavellian/selfish activity in economic and political, even religious organizations. I think it’s a healthy thing to bring that out, and, like ...en all they feel inside is a big void; and that’s scary. Where is my true identity?

...earning how to [[adapt]] to other personalities while maintaining my own [[identity]] and while operating at my capacity as an [[adjunct]] of Our [[Universal F ...s back, as if you were mice in a [[laboratory]], but to [[appreciate]] the religious and spiritual [[qualities]] of a people who have opted to know [[God]] even

...ny [[divinity]] other than Ahura Mazda. However, the hymns of Indo-Iranian religious tradition (of which the Gathas are a part) are always addressed to a specif ...nd moral individual, possessed of self-consciousness, and conscious of his identity amid all changes. Experience teaches that where you have a person, you als

*6. 36:5.11 ''The spirit of worship'' —the [[religious]] impulse, the first [[differential]] urge separating [[mind]] [[creatures] ...mal. The departing life of such a living [[thing]] [[possesses]] neither [[identity]] nor [[personality]]; it does not [[individually]] [[survive]] [[death]].

...sexual identity, as in the case of the 23rd chromosome, but our spiritual identity." ...birth to a new chromosome, it may have something to do with our spiritual identity, particularly in light of all the other information we have about the Centr

...eds to be interfaced with your spiritual inheritance, and the seat of your identity needs to begin to be transferred from this animal inheritance to your spiri ...o take responsibility for their own spiritual practice, to move beyond the religious understandings of the traditions where people basically give away their fre

...ectivities are different from one another and yet all reveal a fundamental identity in their will to total self-realisation. Only because of this can one speak ...tion we lose our uniqueness in the variety of roles; through the reflex of identity we strengthen our wealth of individual possibilities in the unity of federa

...a certain Jewish banker, Alexander, whose brother, [[Philo]], was a famous religious [[philosopher]] of that time. [[Philo]] was engaged in the laudable but exc ...[[physical]] [[status]], [[intellectual]] [[embrace]], or [[spiritual]] [[identity]] which is [[absolute]].

...ial. Opponents' objections generally are based on [[interpretations]] of [[religious]] teachings or [[ethical]] considerations. Proponents of stem cell research ...original]] human be retained? And what would be the [[status]] of personal identity after duplication? A possible solution to the first objection is to interfa

There are some psychologies and religious viewpoints that see the ego as nothing but negative, something to be gotten ...njoy the experience of what’s right here and now without worrying about my identity?

...sus]] should be [[expected]] to contribute to the [[maintenance]] of the [[religious]] [[activities]] of his sworn [[enemies]], but, noting a peculiar [[express ...ed since you assented to [[Simon Peter]]'s [[declaration]] regarding the [[identity]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], I would ask

.... The loss of one or more [[ultimatons]] destroys typical [[electronic]] [[identity]], thus bringing into [[existence]] one of the ten [[modified]] [[forms]] o ...hy natural philosophy] [[equally]] tends to [[dogmatize]]. When a renowned religious teacher [[reasoned]] that the [[number]] [[seven]] was [[fundamental]] to [

...Church in the United States of America''. In contrast, the change in self-identity can be seen in the title page of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, which says ...ish colony in North America on 24 June 1497, he must have had some sort of religious service, it was St. John the Baptist's Day and the day was likely not a coi

...group, as in early tribal society where the tribe forms most of everyone’s identity and safety. Then you may have had a great enlightenment experience in whic ...much arrogance and hubris involved in all of this, endless hierarchies of religious priest-craft and such looking down on the “common folks.”

...]], the Jewish Day of Atonement by someone who has truly repented, it is a religious obligation to forgive. In Christianity, the nature of repentance is depende ...Zimbardo suggested that people may act evil as a result of a collective [[identity]]. This hypothesis, based on his previous experience from the Stanford pris

M: Are you suggesting that there's a [[distinction]] to be made between the [[identity]] of a [[person]] and their [[behavior]]? ...on a [[superficial]] level, but we can't get inside. People have like a [[religious]] [[experience]] or something that causes them to know a great [[joy]], and

...s of individuals who are peaceful in nature. You might also identify some religious cultures, which also exhibit elevated and evolved social existence as well. ...social and moral growth of your societies. There is a tremendous mistaken identity between these two words in the Western civilization, that if you own more c

...lchizedeks]] are so called as a pure function that we may understand the [[identity]] of their order with the Salem missionary who wore that name. "Melchizedek ...five]]): thus the earliest [[Andonites]], with or without any semblance of religious [[tradition]], did intuit their evolutionary origins at least as to materia

...o known as [[Tigris]]), [[Euphrates]], [[Pishon]] and [[Gihon]]. While the identity of the first two is commonly accepted, the latter two rivers have been the Several religious traditions identify the location of the garden of Eden with the city of [[J

...ey are not a hoax to my eyes. The real question is whether the WingMakers' identity and purpose is as they represent it. ...e entrance, I can clearly recall a sense of awe or something approaching a religious experience I suppose. No one spoke for a long time after our lights hit the

...ity]] of [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/20th_Century twentieth-century] [[religious]] believers. ...vel, and it is this [[factor]] which [[persists]] as an [[experiential]] [[identity]].

...are for the most part settled. They no longer [[struggle]] with [[self]]-[[identity]]. They know that they are one among many. Do not be overly concerned about ...oremost of your [[mind]]. Share with each other your [[intimate]] personal religious experiences. That is what this is all about. Do not be afraid. Allow the [[

...ence]] apart from the social entity from which you come, for then you lose identity and the meaningfulness of your [[existence]] and the way of maximizing the ...f looking at the future. This is not about [[religion]]! This is not about religious [[values]]. This is about conscious [[societal]] maintenance; it is a funct

...is rethinking, where old borders [[collapse]] and new and higher cultural, religious, and scientific awareness can infuse its potentiality quietly, even [[uncon *UNDERSTANDING OUR IDENTITY

...in the numerous editions of [[The Golden Bough]], analyzed similarities in religious belief and symbolism worldwide. ...st, feminist, anarchist, post-colonial, post-modern, Saidian, Foucauldian, identity-based, and more.

...call forth the verbal concepts and accompanying images of their origin and identity. They Man has a symbolic identity that brings him sharply out of nature. He is a symbolic self, a creature wi

...So [[Jesus]], the man, at the time - He was fully aware of His complete [[identity]] and [[purpose]] - experienced far, far more pain than any [[Urantia]] [[m ...th as opposed to His spiritual knowledge because of His awareness of His [[identity]]. And most of all He [[patiently]] bore all that occurred. If the [[120:4

...ll. You heard about the [[discussion]] of closed societies and how other [[religious]] [[beliefs]] are not being [[permitted]] and you have also indicated that ...ical.22.29_twins identical twins], there is no such thing as [[perfect]] [[identity]]. How much more so for a [[creature]] that is as [[powerful]] and as grand

...g group [[purpose]] does not negate your [[individuality]], or eradicate [[identity]], but all [[conspire]] willingly to enhance the [[values]] of the [[divine ...to the Voice which gently and tenderly calls and leads them into their own religious experience and their own path to Paradise.

in which humans live. According to Islamic religious beliefs, which are inextricably does not believe the acquired intellect establishes an identity which can transcend

...ment and enlightenment.[6] During the [[discourse]], Krishna reveals His [[identity]] as the [[Supreme Being]] Himself (Svayam Bhagavan), blessing Arjuna with ...73). The Bhagavad-Gita. Oxford University Press. p. 7. "As with most major religious texts in India, no firm date can be assigned to the Gītā. It seems certai

A: Yes. The lesson referred to an [[identity]] [[feeling]] of separateness from all other [[reality]]. This is an [[illu Loving [[service]] is the basis of the [[social]] fruits of all true religious [[experience]]. The more you serve your fellows, the more increased level o

...h]] of [[the mission]]. For if a group can maintain higher [[values]] of [[identity]], continued [[service]], [[dedication]] to [[God]] and the will of God, an ...I was thinking more in terms of areas where there's no openness to other [[religious]] thought than a single view, such as a [[fundamentalist]] Baptist [[commun

...y, palatable, and palpable to ordinary believers, whether they come from a religious background or not. The only helpful aspect that would help them would be to ...reat difficulties. If on the other hand, they are willing to forfeit their identity and to participate as sincere students of revelation, then editing will be

...//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Mormon Book of Mormon]. There are a lot of religious [[books]] out there that purport to be [[inspired]] and I would like to kno ...member that any time we get into a [[discussion]] of books that are of a [[religious]] source, it is best not to say anything that would be of a [[damaging]] na

...sal are ever seen at a time, this can never successfully conceal the basic identity of dictatorship by God, monarch, chief, class or organization. What idiocy ...nergy and creativity too long syphoned away from authentic experience into religious transcendence and abstraction. The interregnum between the collapse of clas

...ority of their source that must be the final determinant in evaluating any religious teachings. - [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/1992-01-00-Will#Session_23 Wil Memory is one of the most important functions of mind, for it is the seat of identity, the history of your experience. You have three types of memory: short-term

...st home. 1638 SIR T. HERBERT Trav. (ed. 2) 204 A deadly flux..brought that religious Gentleman..in the vigour of his age, to an immortall home. 1722 WOLLASTON R ...in colloq. phrases expressing (freq. scornful) doubt or a query about the identity of a person or thing, e.g. ‘Who is he when he's at home?’

...l form. That is who you are. That is who you will be. That is your eternal identity. Look to that in all things. Look not upon the illusions of the material sp Drue: We saw an example of the first one this week, where this religious guy shot the abortion doctor... and if that isn't a case of good intentions

...rld of Urantia. Get in touch with that wholeness, that realness, that true identity. And, you can be nothing but love. Morality will then be an adjective of Lo ...mmunity in an ever widening circle by being true to who and what your true identity is. Morality is but one strength of character. There are many. I tell you t

...]] in to factions and groups differing in religious [[decisions]]/choices, religious [[beliefs]]. Many religions believe in [[truth]] based on what may be perce As this identity becomes clear to you, walk carefully to the third corner, in which you see