Download or read book The Sacred the Digital written by F.G. (Frank) Bosman and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Video game studies are a relative young but flourishing academic discipline. But within game studies, however, the perspective of religion and spirituality is rather neglected, both by game scholars and religion scholars. While religion can take different shapes in digital games, ranging from material and referential to reflexive and ritual, it is not necessarily true that game developers depict their in-game religions in a positive, confirming way, but ever so often games approach the topic critically and disavowingly. The religion criticisms found in video games can be categorized as follows: religion as (1) fraud, aimed to manipulate the uneducated, as (2) blind obedience towards an invisible but ultimately non-existing deity/ies, as (3) violence against those who do not share the same set of religious rules, as (4) madness, a deranged alternative for logical reasoning, and as (5) suppression in the hands of the powerful elite to dominate and subdue the masses into submission and obedience. The critical depictions of religion in video games by their developers is the focus of this special issue.

Download or read book OpenSocial Network Programming written by Lynne Grewe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-04-13 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OpenSocial is a set of common application programming interfaces for Web-based social network applications. As the first book on OpenSocial, this valuable resource discusses the unique area of social networking and the needs and different attributes of social network applications. You?ll get step-by-step instructions for creating OpenSocial applications for multiple platforms and explore application development and deployment using integration technologies like the new Sun Zembly Platform. Plus, you?ll examine newer technologies like the Sun Platform that allows even non-programmers the ability to ?mash up? applications.

Download or read book Strategies to Master Credit written by Darnell R. Mckinnon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-12-31 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a good possibility you did not take a course on personal debt management or credit scoring during your years in school. We live in a fast solution based society where the desire for instant gratification often snatches away the opportunity to educate oneself on subject matters that can have a positive impact on lives. Credit is often times one of those subject matters. The instant gratification of having someone repair your credit often takes away the ability for you to learn the necessary skill set of achieving a good credit score. This book will teach you the skill set to develop, grow, and maintain good to excellent credit.

Download or read book Credit Karma Tax Services 2018 Learning the Essentials written by Dale Michelson and published by First Rank Publishing. This book was released on with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Credit Karma is a free tax software and application which offers credit score reporting and advising. It is a preparation software that simplifies filing and supports all major IRS forms and schedules. Through its scoring system, you get access to your credit scores and reports from multiple sources such as TransUnion, Equifax along with periodical updates, usually weekly. They offer data analysis and even create a credit profile. Credit Karma is an American multinational personal finance company, founded on August 16, 2006, by Kenneth Lin, Ryan Graciano and Nichole Mustard.

Download or read book Everything Explained Through Flowcharts written by Doogie Horner and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-26 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything Explained Through Flowcharts is packed with meticulously designed charts that trace the labyrinthine connections that order the universe, illuminate life's great mysteries, and cause eye strain in senior citizens. Swiss scientists at the prestigious University of Helsinki have said that Everything Explained Through Flowcharts is the closest thing there is to a working unified field theory, and have gone on to claim that they aren't Swiss, aren't scientists, and aren't sure whether or not Helsinki is in Switzerland. And yet the Swiss consulate has not denied that this book contains more than two hundred illustrations, forty mammoth charts, and innumerable supporting graphs and essays, including: An illustrated matrix of WWF Finishing Moves Heavy metal band names taxonomy The noble art of zeppelin warfare demystified How to win any argument Tragedy to comedy conversion chart for comedians A creepy drawing of a baby skeleton How to tell if you're an evil twin

Download or read book From Homelessness to Homeownership A Step by Step Guide to Rebuilding Your Life written by Rodger Knowles and published by Sky High Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-09-26 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Homelessness to Homeownership: A Step-by-Step Guide to Rebuilding Your Life Discover how to transform adversity into opportunity and reclaim control over your future. In this practical and empowering guide, From Homelessness to Homeownership takes you on an inspiring journey from life’s lowest points to achieving the dream of homeownership. Whether you’re currently experiencing homelessness, struggling to get back on your feet, or simply looking for a fresh start, this book provides a detailed roadmap to help you rebuild your life, step by step. You’ll learn how to: Overcome the emotional and financial challenges of homelessness. Develop essential life skills to regain stability and independence. Master budgeting, saving, and repairing your credit. Navigate government assistance programs and housing opportunities. Secure stable housing and ultimately achieve homeownership. With actionable advice, motivational stories, and proven strategies, this guide offers hope and a clear path forward. Whether you're starting from scratch or recovering from financial hardship, this book will empower you to regain your confidence and achieve the ultimate goal of owning a home. Your journey from homelessness to homeownership starts here. Empower yourself with the tools and knowledge to rebuild your life, and create a stable, secure future.

Download or read book The Credit Cleanup Book written by Shindy Chen and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By unlocking the mortgage industry's trade secrets, this indispensable book will help readers understand credit scoring and learn how to obtain—and improve—their credit reports. Many consumers don't understand the basics of credit reporting and scoring or how this information is used by lenders and service providers today. This book was written to remedy that. A no-nonsense guide, it teaches readers about credit reports and scores, shows them how to obtain and read their credit reports, and outlines ways to remove negative and inaccurate items. Readers will also learn about the latest consumer protection legislation concerning credit and lending and about changes in lending practices that can impact their financial well-being. The book details credit's impact on nearly every aspect of life, including employment; insurance; love relationships; services such as mobile phones and utilities; apartment leases; and auto, business, and home mortgage loans. It walks readers through the process of disputing negative items on credit reports and includes letter templates that can be used for that purpose. Finally, it provides readers with credit- and debt-management tips and describes state-of-the-art tools that can be used to foster better money- and credit-management habits. With this book in hand, a consumer should be able to achieve the higher credit score that is a person's greatest financial asset.

Download or read book The Joy of Sharing written by Charles Boyd and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2007 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives an insight into two very fascinating aspects of parapsychology, namely psychic phenomena, and reincarnation, which are closely linked. This would become apparent to you, as you become enthralled in the book. Parapsychology could be defined, as the scientific approach to paranormal activities, which are outside the domain of physical laws. Millions of people throughout the world are craving for answers to burning questions, such as: WHERE DID WE COME FROM ? WHY ARE WE HERE ? WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE ? This book provides answers to these, and other questions based on real life experiences, extensive research done by eminent psychiatrists, and case studies based on facts. The author has had several experiences, and these are analysed in detail. The entire book is in a question and answer format. The author has put himself in your position, and has anticipated the questions you would ask, and provides convincing answers. Some of the topics covered are 'near-death, ' and 'out-of-body' experiences, self and inner self, psychokinesis, super conscious, spirit guides, karma, 'continuation of vocational competence, ' karmic debts and illnesses, child/parent relationships, aptitudes and traits. This is an invaluable reference book, and an encyclopaedia of knowledge and facts; and should take pride of place on the bookshelves of every household. It explains in simple language the meaning, and purpose of life, and most importantly what positive steps you could take to change your life style. He points out that the adoption of the 'Charles Boyd Philosophy Of Life' principles could lead you to a life full of unconditional love, peace and harmony, humility, compassion, and selfless service. He is confident you could thereafter look forward to a better, and spiritually richer life now, and in the life to come.

Download or read book Your Hands Can Heal You written by Master Stephen Co and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-11-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if one of the most effective tools you have to restore your health is not surgery or medications, but your own hands? Incredibly, your hands can heal you -- with the "energy medicine" of Pranic Healing. A powerful system that is rapidly increasing in popularity, Pranic Healing works with your own natural, vital energy -- which is also called prana -- to accelerate your body's innate self-healing ability. Amazingly easy to learn and apply, Pranic Healing uses a series of powerful but simple methods to generate energy, including non-touch hand movements; energetic hygiene, the practice of keeping your personal energy tank clean and full; breathing; and brief meditations. Using these unique techniques, you can identify, clear, and purify unhealthy, imbalanced energy and replace it with fresh energy that helps your body heal itself from a wide range of physical, psychological, and emotional symptoms and disorders. A self-healing guide for 24 ailments, including physical and sports injuries, chronic arthritis, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, hypertension, headaches, backaches, congestion and colds, menstrual cramps, even depression and stress-related disorders, is included. With step-by-step instructions, line drawings, and numerous real-life medical stories, Your Hands Can Heal You demonstrates and explains a revolutionary program that anyone can use to harness the energy of body, mind, and breath to produce health and facilitate repair. Personally trained by Grand Master Choa Kok Sui, who developed Pranic Healing, the authors, Master Co and Dr. Robins, provide the same detailed guidance in Your Hands Can Heal You as in the popular Pranic Healing workshops. Additionally, they present, for the first time in any book, the Grandmaster's special modifications to the breathing practices that can dramatically increase your power and energy and rejuvenate and balance your physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual body. This exciting new mind-body heath reference proves that you can heal yourself -- with your own two hands.

Download or read book Microchakras written by Sri Shyamji Bhatnagar and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-07-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first guide to working with microchakras, the channels within each of the 7 major chakras • Identifies 147 microchakras that affect our spiritual evolution and daily well-being • Introduces the new field of Microchakra Psychology and its practical component of InnerTuning, the use of precise sacred sounds that release energy blockages within the chakras Each of the traditional 7 chakras contains 21 microchakras, which enable the chakras to process information related to our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. When the energy flowing in the chakras is blocked, our physical, emotional, and psychological well-being is compromised. Through the unique practice of InnerTuning--a system of precise, potent sounds and mantras--blockages in the microchakras can be released so the subtle body can become realigned and physical and mental health can be restored. Sri Shyamji Bhatnagar developed the InnerTuning technique from his early work with breath and sacred sounds, which began at age 12 with his guru in India. In 1967 his discovery of the 147 microchakras inspired his creation of Microchakra Psychology, a blend of ancient wisdom and contemporary psychology that explains the workings of the subtle body and how openings or blockages in the chakras can either encourage or sabotage psychological health and spiritual development. In this book, Shyamji describes methods for optimizing energy flow in the microchakras using the practice of InnerTuning in order to enhance one’s well-being and promote spiritual growth through the power of sound, breath, and the divine energy that resides within us all.

Download or read book Instant Karma written by Marissa Meyer and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2020-11-03 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In New York Times bestselling author Marissa Meyer's young adult contemporary romance, a girl is suddenly gifted with the ability to cast instant karma on those around her – both good and bad. Chronic overachiever Prudence Barnett is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quint is annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals. When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals—not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed . . . love and hate... and fate.

Download or read book Delinquent written by Elena Botella and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The time before the debt machine -- How the machine was built -- The debtor class -- A broken net -- The quickest levers -- Divergent -- A fair deal -- The last frontier -- Transformational lending -- Appendix A : About my research process -- Appendix B : Advice for consumers.

Download or read book THE WESTERN BOOK OF DEATH written by Adriana Balthazar MD; PhD and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2015-11-05 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Death is a process which is one with that of life. Death is the joyous activity of Spirit ever and ever entering into life. There is only continuity. There is no death. As a doctor and spiritual teacher, Adriana Balthazar MD; PhD has seen too many people afraid of death. Treating death and mourning as a taboo subjects hurts both the dying and their loved ones. In The Western Book of Death, Balthazar seeks to illuminate the misunderstandings that have poisoned us. With open communication and a new perspective, we will become prepared, both for our own death and those around us. Instead of seeing death as an end we will truly see it for what it is – only one part of a long and continuing journey. Both spiritually rich and comfortingly practical, The Western Book of Death serves as a valuable guidebook for every stage of life.

Download or read book Compendium of Metaphysics Iv written by Adriana Balthazar MD Ph.D and published by Balboa Press. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compendium of Metaphysics IV discusses the subject of death as the process that involves the departure of the individual soul from its outermost garment of flesh (physical body) and the subsequent events that pertain to the progression of the soul through different realms of spiritual existence. Dying is merely crossing a threshold that leads to a new life, with different conditions. Death is brought about by the will of the soul/spirit when a cycle of incarnated life has reached its end. Death, as we understand it, is really the biggest illusion of the material plane. There is no death, only a continuum of life. Death is an interlude for reflection, assessment, integration, and renovation prior to the undertaking of a new life period or reincarnation. Both birth and death are intertwined and parts of a process of spiritual evolution. We must change our attitude toward death since learning about it can help us to overcome the unjustified fear it inspires. It is of out-most importance to encounter death with knowledge and a positive state of mind, for the moment of death greatly influences the intermission period and even further, it has an impact on the following incarnation. Mastery of dying is accomplished when the individual becomes capable of consciously and wisely returning the lower bodies and the soul to their respective sources on due time. Dream work is essential to help us understand correctly the process of death and to advance on the path of spiritual growth.

Download or read book The Highest Reality A Treatise on Religion Truth Morality and The Purpose of Life written by Paritosh M. Chakrabarti and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-04-23 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does one’s upbringing determine one’s ethical and religious views? Are humans unique in this universe? Is God dead as Nietzsche declared? Is there any truth beyond scientific facts? How different religions relate to one another? What are the truth and falsehoods in various religions? Are communism and nihilism more in sync with reality than religion? How should’ we prioritise between self-interest and sacrifice? What should be our individual role to seek global peace? Is there a higher purpose in life than just living? The author—a scientist, scholar, innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist—discusses these questions in a well-argued treatise, sprinkled with memorable episodes and anecdotes.

Download or read book LIFE OF A SOUL written by Ram Malik and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2024-08-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: · "LIFE OF A SOUL under the shadow of Gita,” is a powerful book, on the subjects of Spirituality, an underpinning of all religions and faiths. The book serves as a roadmap to direct our path and a moral code of conduct that holds together individuals, head and heart, intellect and emotions. · The human soul is “God miniaturized.” Souls’ conscious is to experience the Divine, and it is a part of you which never sleeps, never forgets and is eternal. The soul, in this profundity, has a likeliness and nearness to God. The soul is the energy of the universal love, wisdom, and compassion. Souls are an expression of beauty, imagination, and creativity. Rig Veda speaks of soul and God as two birds of beautiful wings, friends by nature who are perched on the same twigs of a tree. · A human being is neither body nor living being but Almighty Himself. We are spiritual being with human experience and not human beings with spiritual experience. Body and soul, although as real as God, are dependent on God. · If you see the moon, you see the beauty of God: if you see the sun, you see the power of God; If you see the mirror, you see the best creation of God. We are the best creation of God. The human body created by God, in His own image and likeliness, is the jewel of creation and has the capacity to deliver the soul from the cycle of birth and death to a higher level of existence. If you install God’s image in the temple of your heart to keep His company all the time, so He does not to have to wait to visit you at times of need.

Download or read book Creating Happiness written by Al Dorais and published by FriesenPress. This book was released on 2020-04-21 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Knowingly or unknowingly, we all want to be happy. In all aspects of our lives, the pursuit of happiness is one of our deepest human desires, whether in love, family, business or community. Have you ever wondered how to pinpoint the source of happiness and how to create it for yourself? What if there were a clear road map to happiness, would you follow it? Creating Happiness outlines a step-by-step approach to create happiness for yourself and those around you by giving you the tools to navigate the maze of life. It presents an entirely fresh look at how you can influence your own destiny and improve your life. Most of us seek happiness without really understanding how it is generated, and therefore it randomly shows up inconsistently throughout our lives. Those who understand that they are responsible for their own destiny may get a glimpse of happiness now and then, but very few really understand the mechanics behind the process. Whether you're a CEO or at the start of your career, Creating Happiness covers how to create happiness at work, at home and with your loved ones. A concise and practical guide, Creating Happiness shows us how to easily re-shape the subconscious mind toward a positive attitude. It's a no-nonsense, easily-implemented approach to achieving the ultimate goal ... a happy life.