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Tuesday's Teachings (From Life) Nobel Laurete Joseph Brodsky's 1989 Dartmouth College Commencement Address: In Praise of Boredom
MATIANE.WORDPRESS.COM -- Nobody is as bored as the rich, for money buys time, so expect boredom to hit as soon as the tools of self-gratification become available. In general, a man shooting heroin does so largely for the same reason you buy a video: to dodge the redundancy of time. When hit by boredom, go for it. Boredom is your window on time's infinity and teaches you the most valuable lesson in life: your utter insignificance. "You are finite", time tells you through the voice of boredom, "and whatever you do is, from my point of view, futile." The sense of futility, of limited significance even of your best actions, is better than the illusion of their consequences and the attendant self-aggrandizement. Boredom puts your existence into its perspective. The more you learn about your own size, the more humble and compassionate you become to ...
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News Flash for Digest + Ignition April 2021 -- Jamat's Choice: Most Popular Articles & Videos
Ismaili Digest Exclusive for April 2021 -- Each month enjoy the most popular new articles and videos viewed by the Jamat from over 36 of the best Ismaili websites with just one click! 'Most popular' means most viewed post(s) on each website (excluding duplicate postings, Event Alerts and COVID-19 advice) without social media influence. NOTE: Posts are randomly ordered.
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Pirs Nasir Khusraw and Shams metaphor descending the depths of the ocean to find pearls of knowledge and wisdom
To God belongs the unseen [secrets] of the heavens and earth (Q 11:123) Nasir Khusraw, a Persian poet, philosopher, traveller, and a da'i, was born in 1004 in Qubadiyan, a small town in eastern Iran. After completing his schooling, where he studied Arabic, Persian, mathematics, philosophy, and religious sciences, Nasir entered government service in the revenue department. Nasir enjoyed travelling , ...
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20 Minute Video Recap and Q&A of "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History"
A few weeks after the first presentation of "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History", a Q&A session was held in which a short recap of Signature as well as answers to some written questions were presented, followed by an open Q&A. We are pleased to make the videos of these available for the Jamat. The younger Jamat, especially in the West, do not often find traditional, philosophical arguments for God and the Imamat intellectually satisfying. "The Ismaili Imamat: A Signature in History" is a new, highly acclaimed, objective assessment of the Ismaili Imamat's authenticity using a fresh, ground-breaking approach inspired by the fundamental principle that faith is, and always has been, evidence based. We are confident it will be of particular interest to parents, young adults, youth, especially high school and university students as well was the wider Jamat.
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The Ismaili - Nutrition Centre Chicken Pilau
Nutrition Centre -- Healthy Hints The worse thing about this recipe is the ghee - 165 grams gives you almost 1500 kcal! That's more than what a woman needs over a whole day on an average weight reducing diet! Replace the ghee with about 3 tablespoons of oil and use this oil for frying the onions. You can also improve this ...
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VIDEO: Lecture: Igniting Agency with Dr. Lauryn Oates
This first talk from the Museum's new Changemaker Series features exceptional women who are carving new paths in art and activism around the world. We open the series with women's rights advocate Dr. Lauryn Oates, recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Drawing on two decades of working in Afghanistan to expand education rights for women and girls in conflict zones, ...
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Top 25+ Quotes by Richard P. Feynman (Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965)
AZQUOTES.COM -- I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned. ~~ If you can't explain something to a first year student, then you haven't really understood. ~~ Don't pay attention to "authorities," think for yourself. ~~ Science is the belief in the ignorance of experts.~~ If you thought that science was certain -- well, that is just an error on your part. ~~ We never are definitely right, we can only be sure we are wrong. ~~ I learned very early the difference between knowing the name of something and knowing something. ~~ The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool. ...
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