Mas Sajady-Mastery

Esoteric Christianity differs in that particular religious teachings are be transmitted to others only after preparation and training which gives the individual the power to understand such complex spiritual ideas. In chapter seven of The Magus of Strovolos, Markides speaks of individuals traveling to learn from Daskalos, and referred to these individuals as Daskalos’ students. These students make up a small inner circle which see Daskalos as a teacher, confidant, and spiritual leader (Markides, 91). This idea that only certain individuals are enlightened, while others are not entitled to the same, can be seen as elitism. Elitism is not seen in Normative Christianity; all are entitled to, even expected to read, know, and follow the teachings of The Bible, specifically the new testament. It is important to understand differences in teaching and enlightenment to further understand other ideas which distinguish the two religions, such as the soul and life after

The narrator early on in the story shows how he is able to see every little

There had been convictions that these healing practices were helpful, at least as supportive care, to clients suffering chronic mental illness. Spiritist healing practices: Spiritist medium diagnosed by seeing (inwardly envisioning) the causes of the illness and other problems to the spirit world. They do not heal in any direct sense but open their bodies to possession by illness or problem causing spirits who have attached themselves to sufferers. Healing takes place when the spirit medium assists the sufferer to come into harmony with these spirits and forgive them so as to change his or her emotions, lifestyle, physical complaints and/or destiny. The widespread fear in Puerto Rico associated with either becoming or being labeled as a loco acts a restraint on the ways medium works with persons whom they perceived psychiatric concepts and definitions of mental illness and those of the Spiritists. There was a case that was compared with the most frequent complaint of 220 women receiving help from Spiritits mediums at ritual healing

“The skies the limit.” In life, the choices we make not only affect us today but those in our lives tomorrow. My parents mad choices that have affected my life. I have chosen to push further and higher to be even greater then they were, allowing their mistakes to be a stepping stone rather than an obstacle.

I joke that he is a dead mentor to me, because when I read his writings there is a longing in me to imitate his faith, his passion for God, his conviction about being holy, his understanding about the grace of God. I admire just how plainly and affectionately he wrote about heavenly things as though he truly understood them. I just sit amazed at what God revealed to him and wonder if I will ever truly know without a shadow of a doubt the things he speaks about. His writings are not just fluff, but are the meat and potatoes of Christianity. If you read them you will not be disappointed, but you will be challenged and inspired to believe you really can be godly through Jesus Christ. This is one of my favorite books, perhaps because it provoked such thoughts of what true surrender is in the life of the Christian. Should you ever find yourself driven to know the truth about the surrendered life, select this book and encounter the concepts within. I would recommend this book to current believers who wish to take their relationship with the Lord to the next level. His writing is geared towards adults, as the language is appropriate for advanced

that "he was intended for some great purpose, and would surely become a prophet."("Fires of

With the recent presidential change the U.S. immigration policies and effectiveness are being spotlighted. One of the rather tough issues is how to handle current illegal immigrants and how to put an end to illegal immigration (Schaefer, 2015). Immigrants that come to the United States are looking for the American dream or just for a better life for themselves or their families. Although, the stigma society insinuates is that of all immigrants bring terrorism, drug problems, and employment with them (Schaefer, 2015). Since the problems have been linked to immigrants, Americans have developed a prejudice towards people of Hispanic and Asian descent. Due to this prejudice towards immigrants both illegal and legal immigrants struggle to find employment (Schaefer, 2015).

to the Masoretic Text of Isaiah one thousand years later. That proves the unusual accuracy of copies of scriptures over many years.

there are other people that did the same Ceremony and were not able to be healed. Though Tayo

He focus on the abstract, Conceptual and big-picture. He does not see details but have an idea and represents imaginative possibilities for the future.

An individual’s identity is strongly influenced by their ethnic background and the environment that surrounded them. Due to this, a majority of the world will perceive a person differently and create stereotypes, which then compels them to treat others differently in order to accommodate to that person. In Junot Diaz’s instructional manual, “How to date a brown girl (black girl, white girl, or halfie)”, he depicts different scenarios of dates in the perspective of a boy who is Latino and from the Terrace, a ghetto neighborhood. He talks about the different ways to treat a girl based on their race and what neighborhood they came from, as well as the various reactions each kind of girl will make. He categorizes an insider as Latino or someone

This anecdote from his own life provides insight into the prophecy that he preaches. One should treat all things with reason and not merely accept knowledge regardless of the prestige of the source, but should test the knowledge through examination.

One of the followers said: "explanations are unnecessary. Everything is clear and understood. I won't get into heavenly accountings. The Rabbi has holy powers, and whoever crosses him feels the results immediately.

Trust is everything in working environment. Hassan shows me that he trusts me by giving me what he had worked so hard, the keys of the store and the bank account number. I deposit the cash money to the bank sometimes without his knowledge. His honesty and caring tell me that he believed in me. He made me the leader when he is not around. On the hand, Salah had a trust issue. He didn’t trust any of his employees including myself. He would tell me to watch my coworkers if they were stealing. I didn’t like that idea because I knew he would tell my coworkers to watch me. Even though I was a part timer, I didn’t feel welcome to his team. I didn’t

can put the things they observe in some sort of order the easier it is