... to the coming of the Lord, I am not careful to controvert that position; so that it be granted to me that this part of the book which is called “th... ...l of sorrow and of intercession, on account of the delirious church, and praying God to grant us a little more space, and to send soundness of mind ... ...ather marvel how the growth of that wonderful creature, which put forth such a glorious bud of being, should come be so cloaked by the flesh, crampe... ...uch a puny, heartless, feeble thing as manhood should be the abortive fruit of the rich bud of childhood, than think that childhood is an imperfect p... ...iritual dispensation which is wont to be interpreted as complete in itself, without any bud or promise of another, is as much preparatory to another... ... by our Lord is but the beautiful unfolding of some great truth which lay folded in the bud, until the light and life should come to perfect the bea... ...This kingly office having received from God at his ascension, he doth even now exert in granting these two things, repentance and remission of sins ... ...xercising kingly sovereignty over the spiritual world, being able, and being willing to grant the blessings of his priesthood to all who believe on h... .... xxvii. “He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit.” From Isa. xl...

...and sublime value in and of itself, regardless of the social recog- nition it grants. In doing so, we will find that this attitude is actually a sou... ...ery long time and protected her. A female monkey that had lost her sight was granted special guard by the males. A male baboon whose brother had an... ..., the social esteem, and hence self-es- teem, and the power to control that it grants us. This egoistic attitude toward others creates imbal- ance and... ...rd others, and is expressed in caring about others’ well-being. This attitude grants perfect joy, since by creating this kind of bonding with others... ...reward will be relief from suffering on every realm in life. We will also be granted a new sense of meaning and substance in our lives. However, wh... ...r Six: The Road to Freedom 101 ground and its shape is completely lost, a new bud of wheat still grows from its inherent essence. The first fac- tor...

...BOUT RABBI SHIMON BAR-YOCHAI 1 In the second century CE, a single man was granted the spiritual knowledge that Kabbalists had accumulated for 3,000 ... ... at use here—cutting off, or pruning the impure forces from Malchut (rose bud). THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE DOVE: The turtle dove is a Sefira, the prope... ...ers, MAN, “questions”) should be about one thing only: for the Creator to grant us the strength necessary to ascend spiritually, to transform our de... ... world), and they shall join your Assembly.” Rabbi Shimon said, “Time was granted to him, he was granted time” (Rabbi Chiya’s time has not yet come)... ...He has put up many gates ON THE PATH TO HIM, and thanks to these gates He grants sufferers the opportunity to draw closer to him, the opportunity fo... ... SAM, Eliyahu took upon himself his role of a prosecutor, and was thereby granted an opportunity to defend Israel (one who aspires to the Creator) w...

...at these guidelines are the only way to study Kabbalah in a way that will grant the student spiritual perception. But Baal HaSulam also says there a... ...hat it has no copyrights; it belongs to everyone. Know Your Limi Ts Lord, grant me strength to change what I can change, courage to accept what I ca...

...de, and a strong hand, 21 Neither would he condescend to their de- sire to grant them passage through his borders. Wherefore Israel turned another way... ...ll go the king’s highway, till we be past thy borders. 23 And he would not grant that Israel should pass by his borders: but rather gathering an army,... ...ther shalt thou trust thy life. 67 In the morning thou shalt say: Who will grant me evening? and at evening: Who will grant me morning? for the fearfu... ...er, because thou hast followed the Lord my God. 10 The Lord therefore hath granted me life, as he promised until this present day, It is forty and ve... ...a holy transport. 17 By a voice he saith: Hear me, ye divine o spring, and bud forth as the rose planted by the brooks of waters. 18 Give ye a sweet o... ...ly let us be called by thy name, take away our reproach. 2 In that day the bud of the Lord shall be in magni cence and glory, and the fruit of the ear... ... heat of the ame consumeth it: so shall their root be as ashes, and their bud shall go up as dust: for they have cast away the law of the Lord of hos... ...of hosts: and I will destroy the name of Babylon, and the remains, and the bud, and the o spring, saith the Lord. 23 And I will make it a possession f... ...y of harvest. 5 For before the harvest it was all ourishing, and it shall bud without perfect ripeness, and the sprigs thereof shall be cut o with p...

...ds, we live our lives as comfortably as we can, but we take our existence for granted without asking about its purpose. But is it really that obviou... ... This similarity is called “equivalence of form” with the Creator. Having it grants its owner the same perception and knowledge as that of the Crea... ...and voluntary act. Because our will to receive constantly An Old Prayer Lord, grant me strength to change what I can change, courage to accept what ...

...agony. When pleasure comes, we accept it as something natural and take it for granted, think- ing, “I deserve it.” When pain comes, we resent it and ... ...ves to change. We can only change if we are changed from Above. If we are not granted new attributes from Above, nothing will help; not my words and... ...everything is in the hands of the Creator (“all is foreseen and permission is granted”). This is exactly what The Rambam dealt with. One should say ... ...be used in our search for a connection with the Creator. As we are gradually granted new, greater desires, we should first gather our strength in or... ...ves. How? Through the method called “the wisdom of Kabbalah.” Nature did not grant us the power to change ourselves. That is why we need not ask Hi... ... to cross over. Just as a seed must rot completely in the ground before a new bud grows, so must our desires. The present desire must “rot” entirely...

...l wanderings crept, _500 Reflecting every herb and drooping bud That overhung its quietness.—’O stream! Whose source is inaccessibly pr... ...Laon? Haste! fly! drag him swiftly here! _4445 We grant thy boon.’— ‘I put no trust in ye, Swear by the Power ye dread.’—’We ... ... From his white and quivering brow. _565 Grant a little respite now: See a disenchanted nation Springs like day from... ... _120 And the islets were few Where the bud-blighted flowers of happiness grew. Our feet now, every palm, Are sanda... ...s most charitable nephews, pray That the Apostle Peter and the Saints Will grant for their sake that I long enjoy _30 Strengt... ... _25 One supplication, one desire, one hope, That he would grant a wish for his two sons, Even all that he demands in their regard— An... ... _105 Cities in their prosperity? The world’s Father Must grant a parent’s prayer against his child, Be he who asks even what men cal... ...ry dews that melt _110 Into the bosom of a frozen bud.— See where she stands! a mortal shape indued With love and life and li... ...re cankerworms abound, what wonder if its young flower was blighted in the bud? The savage criticism on his “Endymion”, which ap- peared in the “Quart...

...and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 If thy brother be waxen poor, and hath ... ...l kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The LORD grant you that ye may nd rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Th... ...itherto. 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. 18 And she said, Let t... ...d that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested. 11 And Chelub the brother of Shuah beg... ...with them threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai; Uthai, and Zab- bud, and with them seventy males. 15 And I gathered them together to the ri... ... stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth awa... ...e is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who h... ...aints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe... ...if the vine ourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves. 13 The mandrakes give a smell, ...

...w, If necessary with contingent e’er Have made necessity; or whether that Be granted, that first motion is; or if Of the mid circle can, by art, be ma... ..., That ‘twixt ye two, the contrary to that Which falls ‘twixt other men, the granting shall Forerun the asking. With him shalt thou see That mortal, ... ...earch shalt find And reason in some sort discerns the same, Who scarce would grant the heav’nly ministers Of their perfection void, so long a space. T... ...ner! thou who crav’st me strength On the high triumph of thy realm to gaze! Grant virtue now to utter what I kenn’d, There is in heav’n a light, ... ...ocent.] Pope Innocent III. v. 90. Honorius.] His successor Honorius III who granted certain privileges to the Franciscans. v. 93. On the hard rock.]...

... buds and withers by its own laws,—too deep for our scanning. Y et it does bud and wither, and every bough and leaf of it is there, by fixed eternal l... ... revolt against spiritual sover- eignties, Popes and much else. Nay I will grant that English Puritanism, revolt against earthly sovereignties, was th... ...is yet a long way. One remark I must not omit, That royal or parliamentary grants of money are by no means the chief thing wanted! T o give our Men of... ...judge that a true Builder did it. One word, in spite of our haste, must be granted to poor Bozzy. He passes for a mean, inflated, gluttonous creature;...

...Paradise and with pure affection. For the living Justice which inspires me granted to it, in the hand of him of whom I speak, the glory of doing venge... ...r the water forth from my internal fount. “May the Grace,” began I, “which grants to me that I confess myself to the high captain, cause my conception... ...nces, and then among the evidences.” And I thereon: “The deep things which grant unto me here the sight of themselves, are so hidden to eyes below tha... ... radiance. And the Queen of Heaven, for whom I burn wholly with love, will grant us every grace, because I am her faithful Bernard.” 5 As is he who co...

...ds I beheld A throng upon the shore of a great stream: Whereat I thus: “Sir! grant me now to know Whom here we view, and whence impell’d they seem So ... ...y moves. But tell me; in the time of your sweet sighs, By what, and how love granted, that ye knew Your yet uncertain wishes?” She replied: “No greate... ...pirit I. But by that virtue, which empowers my step To treat so wild a path, grant us, I pray, One of thy band, whom we may trust secure, Who to the f... ...s wrong to do thee some amends, In the upper world (for thither to return Is granted him) thy fame he may revive.” “That pleasant word of thine,”... ...hen to him rejoin’d, “while I was there, That all she ask’d me I was fain to grant. Now that beyond the’ accursed stream she dwells, She may no longer...

... my sorrowful meat. 8 Oh that I might have my request; and that God would grant me the thing that I long for! 9 Even that it would please God to des... ...th skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews. 12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visi tation hath preserved my spirit. ... ...stock thereof die in the ground; 9 Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wasteth aw... ...e is no man; 27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who h...

...; 3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sac rifice; Selah. 4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel. 5 We w... ...ain: that thy people may rejoice in thee? 7 Shew us thy mercy, O LORD, and grant us thy salvation. 8 I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he ... ... word. Psalms 119:10 – 119:28 125 29 Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously. 30 I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgmen... ...aints shall shout aloud for joy. 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe... ...trength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle. 8 Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device...

...of the English claim. He had married an English lady, and had received the grant if the castle of Leurre in Normandy by way of compensation for his an... ...rivate encounters. The younger branch, or Black Ribaumonts, had received a grant from Louis XI. of the lands of Nid-de-Merle, belonging to an unfortun... ... of Pearls understood, all it led to was certain outer receptacles of fra- grant Spanish gloves, knots of ribbon, and kerchiefs strewn over with rose ... ...xtreme of foppery, was assuring her that she was the only lady who had not granted him a token—that he could not allow such pensionnaire airs, and tha... ...aying, ‘Hush! my poor child, I have but meddled too much already. Our Lady grant that I have not done you more harm than good! T ell me no more.’ ‘ Ah... ...uillet? She is all her mother is, and more. There, now she is a true rose- bud, ready to perch on my arm. No, no bon pere. So great a girl is too much...

...nce from their physical and social environments; they rely on their own development and their continued growth. They do not take blessings for grante... ... ―When looking at sex and power we have two powerful, probably innate, drives. Women, traditionally through their beauty, get power over men. Granti... ...‖ 59 —―Let‘s not forget the individual using his wiles to get God to grant ... ...ult humans, was offered by Dr. Harry Overstreet. He stated that, ‗The love of a person does not imply the possession of that person. It means granti... ... their lives and having good relationships as being spiritual qualities. It made for good press coverage, and maybe opened the doors for more grant ...

...mmunion with the divine. Not only the superhuman founders, the Christ, the Bud- dha, Mahomet, but all the originators of Christian sects have been in ... ...heart; that is, I felt that God had withdrawn the commun- ion which he had granted, and I was able to walk on, but very slowly, so strongly was I stil... ...our reason work together, and great world-ruling systems, like that of the Bud- dhist or of the Catholic philosophy, may grow up. Our impulsive belief... ...aving a necklace of white agates in his hand at the time he added: “O God, grant that it may come without delay. I would readily eat up this necklace ... ...diffi- culty of tracing the marginal outline, has neverthe- less taken for granted, first, that all the conscious- ness the person now has, be the sam... ...sk nothing more from the Source whence all strength cometh, and if that is granted, your wishes will have been ac- complished.”[169] There is somethin... ... self, for all those vain oblations. In the ascetic practices which Islam, Bud- dhism, and the older Christianity encourage we see how indestructible ... ...conduct on the other are almost always the same, for Stoic, Christian, and Bud- 487 William James dhist saints are practically indistinguishable in t... ...er the better to describe my general point of view; but as I apprehend the Bud- dhistic doctrine of Karma, I agree in principle with that. All superna...

...est, One’s own table is the sweetest, One’s own home, the most attractive. Grant, kind Ukko, God above me, Thou Creator, full of mercy, Grant that I a... ... I’ll gain my wished for freedom.” Lemminkainen, little heeding, Would not grant the maiden’s wishes, Would not heed her plea for mercy. Spake again t... ...r, Thou whose weapon is the lightning, Thou whose voice is borne by ether, Grant me now thy mighty fire sword, Give me here thy burning arrows, Lightn... ... Fairest maiden of the Northland. Spake the hostess of Pohyola: “Shall not grant to thee my daughter, Shall not give my lovely virgin, Till T uoni’s b... ...f ermine, For the hostess, shoes of silver, For the hero, mail of copper. “Grant O Ukko, my Creator, God of love, and truth, and justice, Grant thy bl... ...246 The Kalevala ‘Well thou knowest, ancient mother, How to make thy sweet bud blossom, How to train thy tender shootlet; Did not know where to ingraf...

...omes with sleep, Shudder that made them one. What else He give or keep God grant me — no, not here, For I am not so bold To hope a thing so dear Now I... ...ould carry it away to blasphemous men. A PRAYER ON GOING INTO MY HOUSE GOD grant a blessing on this tower and cottage And on my heirs, if all remain u... ...able or chair or stool not simple enough For shepherd lads in Galilee; and grant That I myself for portions of the year May handle nothing and set eye... ...myself to college? He. Go pluck Athene by the hair; For what mere book can grant a knowledge With an impassioned gravity Appropriate to that beating b... ...en come out again And spread on every side, And shake the blossom from the bud To be the garden’s pride.’ ‘But where can we draw water,’ Said Pearse t... ... to a frenzied drum, Out of the murderous innocence of the sea. May she be granted beauty and yet not Beauty to make a stranger’s eye distraught, Or h...

... the King, which in those troublesome times his Majesty could not repay, a grant of land in the plantations of Virginia was given to the Lord Viscount... ...ou to malign her!” “Far be it from me to do so,” cried the Doctor. “Heaven grant I may be mistaken in the girl, and in you, sir, who have a truly prec... ... of what had taken place in that only sad interview which his mistress had granted him; how she had left him with anger and almost imprecation, whose ... ...t Europe for the Virginian planta- tions, where, indeed, your family had a grant of land from King Charles the First; sent her a supply of money, the ... ...ived at its close.” 276 Henry Esmond The Commander-in-Chief could not but grant this permis- sion, nor could he take notice of Webb’s letter, though ...

... NO MY AIN HOUSE; I ken by the biggin’ o’t.” T wo recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hilleb... ...is better than John Bull, but he is tarred with the English stick. For Mr. Grant White the States are the New England States and nothing more. He wond... ...untrymen un- bending to him as to a performing dog. But in the case of Mr. Grant White example were better than precept. Wyo- ming is, after all, more... ...ot always widely, but always trenchantly. Many particulars that struck Mr. Grant White, a Yankee, struck me, a Scot, no less forcibly; he and I felt o... ... And perhaps neither a court of love nor an assembly of divines would have granted their premisses or welcomed their conclusions. Conclusions, indeed,... ...es; and below and about, dearer tenfold to me! the plays themselves, those bud- gets of romance, lay tumbled one upon another. Long and often have I l...

...Excerpt: Chapter 1. The Foreigner At Home. ?This is no my ain house; I ken by the biggin? o?t.? Two recent books* one by Mr. Grant White on England, one on France by the diabolically clever Mr. Hillebrand, may well have set people thinking on the divisions of races and nations. Such thoughts should arise with particular congruity and force to inhab...