http://www.afan.uk.net/material/quotes The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/toughest-place-be <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CMICHAE%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]> <object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id=ieooui> </obj <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/toughest-place-be">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/toughest-place-be#comments Christian Consumerism Justice Social Action Suffering Work General Blog Quotes Tue, 22 Feb 2011 09:38:29 +0000 Mike Ward 3010 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/sexuality/celibacy-hinduism <ol type="1"> <li style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; color: black; tab-stops: list 36.0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'">Sri Ramakrishna</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"> was uncompromising on the need for celibacy for God-realization. He used to tell devotees, “To be able to realize God, one must practise absolute continence. Sages like Sukadeva are examples of an ‘urdhvareta’ (a person of unbroken and complete continence). <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/sexuality/celibacy-hinduism">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/sexuality/celibacy-hinduism#comments Contemplation Freedom Gender Hindu Sexuality Spirituality wisdom Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:44:01 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2868 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/ancient-peace-invocations <st1:place w:st="on"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #800000">Om</span></span></st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #800000"> sarveshaam swastir bhavatu<br /> Sarveshaam shantir bhavatu<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt"><span style="color: #800000">Sarveshaam poornam bhavatu <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/ancient-peace-invocations">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/ancient-peace-invocations#comments Contemplation Hindu Judgement and Salvation meditation peace Spirituality Violence wisdom Poetry Prayers/yoga set Quotes Scripture Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:38:43 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2867 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/peace/hindu-leaders-speak-ahimsa-non-violence <p style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small">Hindu Leaders Speak On Ahimsa</span></span> </p> <p style="line-height: 14.4pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small"></span></span> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/peace/hindu-leaders-speak-ahimsa-non-violence">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/peace/hindu-leaders-speak-ahimsa-non-violence#comments Compassion GOD Hindu peace Social Action Spirituality Violence Work Article Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:36:08 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2866 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/sacred-texts-non-violence-ahimsa <p> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small">Sacred Texts Speak On Ahimsa</span></span> </p> <p> <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'" lang="EN"><span style="font-size: small"></span></span> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/sacred-texts-non-violence-ahimsa">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/prayer/sacred-texts-non-violence-ahimsa#comments Ethics GOD Hindu Identity Judgement and Salvation Love Morality Prayer Social Action Spirituality Violence wisdom Work Poetry Prayers/yoga set Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:30:47 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2865 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/salt-dolls <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: small">There are three dolls- the first made of salt, the second made of cloth, and the third of stone. If these dolls are immersed in water, the first doll made of salt will become dissolved and lose its form. The second doll made from cloth will absorb a large quantity of water but retain its form. The third doll, made of stone, will remain impervious to water. The first doll made from salt represents the man who merges his self in the universal and all-pervading Self and becomes one with It. He is the liberated man. <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/salt-dolls">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/salt-dolls#comments Contemplation Freedom Hindu Judgement and Salvation Spirituality wisdom Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:27:06 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2863 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/judgement-and-salvation/overcoming-desire <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: small">Swami Vivekananda<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-US">Blows are what awaken us and help to break the dream. <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/judgement-and-salvation/overcoming-desire">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/judgement-and-salvation/overcoming-desire#comments Death Freedom GOD Hindu Judgement and Salvation Spirituality Suffering Article Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:23:27 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2862 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/freedom-our-very-nature <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: windowtext"><span style="font-size: small">From The Teachings of Sri Ramana Maharshi <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/freedom-our-very-nature">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/wisdom/freedom-our-very-nature#comments Freedom GOD Hindu Judgement and Salvation Spirituality wisdom Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:13:30 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2861 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/judgement-and-salvation/our-true-self-never-really-born-nor-does-it-die <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small">Swami Vivekananda<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small">Nature, body, mind go to death, not we. We neither go nor come. The man Vivekananda is in nature, is born and dies; but the Self we see as Vivekananda is never born and never dies. It is the eternal and unchangeable Reality.</span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/judgement-and-salvation/our-true-self-never-really-born-nor-does-it-die#comments Contemplation Death GOD Hindu Judgement and Salvation Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:08:29 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2859 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/fear/looking-beyond-issue-life-and-death <p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt" class="MsoNormal"> <span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'" lang="EN-US">Swami Vivekananda:</span></span> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/fear/looking-beyond-issue-life-and-death">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/fear/looking-beyond-issue-life-and-death#comments Death Fear Freedom Hindu Judgement and Salvation wisdom Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:04:49 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2858 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/suffering/escaping-death <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: small">Katha Upanishad Chapter 3 Verse 7<o:p></o:p></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><o:p><span style="font-size: small"> </span></o:p></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'"><span style="font-size: small">7] But he who knows not how to discriminate,<br /> Mindless, never pure<br /> He reaches not that [highest] state (<i>pada</i>), returns <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/suffering/escaping-death">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/suffering/escaping-death#comments Death Fear Hindu Judgement and Salvation Prayer Suffering Poetry Prayers/chants Quotes Text Wed, 03 Nov 2010 11:00:55 +0000 Seeta Lakhani 2857 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/god-some-christian-quotations <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> “The author of peace and lover of concord, in knowledge of whom standeth our eternal life, whose service is perfect freedom.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> “The author and giver of all good things.” </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> “Unto whom all hearts be open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid.” </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/god-some-christian-quotations">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/god-some-christian-quotations#comments Christian GOD General Quotes Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:54:34 +0000 Mike Ward 2821 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/suffering-some-christian-quotations <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center"> QUOTATIONS ON SUFFERING (SOME CHRISTIAN VIEWS) </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center" align="center"> <o:p> </o:p> </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> &nbsp; </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> &nbsp; </p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify"> “You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.” </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/suffering-some-christian-quotations">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/world-views/christian/suffering-some-christian-quotations#comments Christian Suffering General Quotes Tue, 28 Sep 2010 07:02:49 +0000 Mike Ward 2818 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/children-lesser-god <span style="font-size: 11pt" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span> <br /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -27pt 0.0001pt; text-align: justify"> <span style="font-size: 11pt" lang="EN-US">So – athletics is the new football, and in Team GB depressed English fans finally have something to cheer about! Except of course for Team GB member Dwain Chambers.<o:p></o:p></span> </p> <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/children-lesser-god">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/afanblog/children-lesser-god#comments Christian Ethics Justice Morality Blog Poetry Quotes Text Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:24:58 +0000 Mike Ward 2772 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reliability-bible <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschemem <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reliability-bible">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/reliability-bible#comments Belief Humanist General Quotes Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:43:42 +0000 John_Tillson 2771 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/belief/nietzsche-faith <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschemem <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/bertrand-russell-brains-and-death-ii">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/bertrand-russell-brains-and-death-ii#comments Death Humanist General Quotes Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:38:25 +0000 John_Tillson 2768 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/bertrand-russell-brains-and-death <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document" /> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 12" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData" /> <link href="file:///C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CCAMPAI%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschemem <p><a href="http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/bertrand-russell-brains-and-death">read more</a></p> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/bertrand-russell-brains-and-death#comments Death Humanist General Quotes Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:37:04 +0000 John_Tillson 2767 at http://www.afan.uk.net http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/einstein-diembodied-souls <span style="font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif'; color: #4d3d1e" lang="EN-US">Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seem to me to be empty and devoid of meaning - Albert Einstein<br /> </span> http://www.afan.uk.net/stuff/theme/death/einstein-diembodied-souls#comments Death Humanist General Quotes Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:35:27 +0000 John_Tillson 2766 at http://www.afan.uk.net