Tongues of Fire: An Anthology of Religious and Poetic ExperienceKaren Armstrong |
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... religion and every culture . In Islam the dervishes whirl themselves into ecstasy , the Hindu guru walks barefoot over a bed of nails , Christian saints levitate and develop the stigmata . in all religions a meditation is practised by ...
... religion and every culture . In Islam the dervishes whirl themselves into ecstasy , the Hindu guru walks barefoot over a bed of nails , Christian saints levitate and develop the stigmata . in all religions a meditation is practised by ...
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... religion and live according to its ethical teaching . They derive great comfort from their religion . Most of them would say that their religion is the ' true ' religion , and that other faiths are at worst false or evil , or at best ...
... religion and live according to its ethical teaching . They derive great comfort from their religion . Most of them would say that their religion is the ' true ' religion , and that other faiths are at worst false or evil , or at best ...
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... religion was ' right ' and the other religions , so dimly and imperfectly seen because of the problems of distance and communication , were ' false ' . Religions were entirely different from one another , it was thought . Now that we ...
... religion was ' right ' and the other religions , so dimly and imperfectly seen because of the problems of distance and communication , were ' false ' . Religions were entirely different from one another , it was thought . Now that we ...
Contents
Genesis | 20 |
From The Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 38 |
Heal me my | 40 |
Copyright | |
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beauty beloved birds breath Camelot canst CHARLES CAUSLEY Christ Christian comfort CZESLAW MILOSZ D. H. LAWRENCE dark David Goldstein death divine doth dream earth ecstasy eternal eyes face fear feel fire flame GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS glory green hand happy hath hear heard heart heaven holy Hopkins Lady of Shalott light live look Lord meditation mind moon MOSES IBN EZRA mysterious mystic nature never night o'er pain Paradise peace Penguin Peter Levi poem poet poetic poetry prayer pure R. A. Nicholson R. S. THOMAS reality religion religious experience rose round sense shadow shine sight silence sing sleep solitude SOLOMON IBN GABIROL song soul speak spirit stars Sufi sweet tell thee things thou art thought thro tongue Transcending translated by David tree vision vocation voice WILLIAM WORDSWORTH wind wings Wordsworth