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Mind is like Four Spokes on a Wheel

a: Mind ~
b: Four Spokes on a Wheel

What: "There are Four Functions of Mind: Manas = sensory, processing mind Chitta = storage of impressions Ahamkara = "I-maker" or Ego (2 Egos) Buddhi = knows, decides, judges, and discriminates." This is pointed discussion of the nature of the mind.

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Writer: Swami Jnaneshvara Bh
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Date: Sep 8 2011 10:22 AM


Energy As Rope

a: The kundalini ~
b: rope

What: "The Kundalini is the primordial power and is reflected in you. In a human being, it is like many strands of energy, like rope. This energy is all twisted together to form that Kundalini."

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Writer: Not Stated
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Date: Feb 11 2012 1:04 PM


The Eternal Afghanistan

a: Fighting in afghanistan ~
b: the sun and sand

What: "Fighting in Afghanistan is like the sun and sand; it's always been part of the landscape. The event that drew America in to this continuum of violence took place in 1973, but actually had its genesis in 1958."

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Writer: Howard L. Malone
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Date: Mar 12 2012 6:18 PM



a: natural selection ~
b: game of rock paper scissors

What:

"It's possible natural selection is like a type of constantly shifting game of rock paper scissors. The difference is that rock may temporarily grow more powerful and kill off more scissors, but soon paper will rise to defeating rock again and scissors will evolve to becoming more resistant to rock, like an organic stairway of evolution between the predators and the prey."


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Writer: Ravus
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Date: Dec 26 2014 7:07 PM



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