Sentences with phrase «spirit as an element»

I view spirit as an element — the 5th element in addition to fire, water, earth, & air.

Not exact matches

As with most elements of a company's culture, the entrepreneurial spirit has to come from the top and from within.

«Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth» are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: «the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements.

Using elements of our culture, especially movies, as discussion starters that can be led by the Holy Spirit is a practice more of us should employ.

The virtue of self - discipline features heavily in the New Testament; it's one of the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5, a key element of Paul's famous athletics metaphor in 1 Corinthians 9, and implicit in the idea of Christians as living sacrifices (Romans 12:1 - 2), «transformed by the renewal of your mind [s]» (ESV).

Gabriel Marcel, the French «neo-Socratic» philosopher, has said, «The dynamic element in my philosophy, taken as a whole, can be seen as an obstinate and untiring battle against the spirit of abstraction.

The supernatural element in human life, whether it comes to us through conscience as human beings or through the Spirit as believers, is not to be located externally in the world of nature and social institutions (as for Taylor and MacIntyre), nor internally (as for the Romantics), but in the interaction of the individual with his world.

This is appropriate, because Whitehead finds the conceptual as well as the physical in every actual occasion and thus assigns an element of spirit and self - determination to each of them.

True, the right relation between the hierarchical ministry and the laity can never be completely regulated by institutional and legal methods, but involves also an element of human freedom as well as of the spirit of the Church.

Modernity's emphasis on secularism involves three elements - a) the desacralisation of nature which produced a nature devoid of spirits preparing the way for its scientific analysis and technological control and use; b) desacralisation of society and state by liberating them from the control of established authority and laws of religion which often gave spiritual sanction to social inequality and stifled freedom of reason and conscience of persons; it was necessary to affirm freedom and equality as fundamental rights of all persons and to enable common action in politics and society by adherents of all religions and none in a religiously pluralistic society; and c) an abandonment of an eternally fixed sacred order of human society enabling ordering of secular social affairs on the basis of rational discussion.

Buber's early essays on Judaism set forth with marked clarity the concern for personal wholeness, for the realization of truth in life, and for the joining of spirit and of basic life energies which consistently appears in all of his later writings and determines, as much as any other element of his thought, his attitude toward evil.

One Anglo - Catholic theologian, J. E. Fison, uses Buber's philosophy as the central element in his plea for a greater emphasis on the blessing of the Holy Spirit.

It would be more in accord with the spirit of myth to regard man as just one element in an infinite universe — even the New Testament does so in clear and classical language; it says, not «God so loved mankind», but «God so loved the world».

The Gnostic as «spirit» transcended all other elements in his psychic life in the sense that he differentiated himself from them and distanced them.

He said: «Williams arrived in our lives as an alien - but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit.

Ultimately I fell into a suicidal depression and got helped in a secular environment (I personally have a hard time with the term secular as I believe all the graceful elements of help be they Christian with a cross on the building or secular w / out the cross have as their origin God and His Son and Spirit even working through people unaware of the Author of the graces they extend).

Likewise the resurrection and the coming of the Spirit and perhaps also the creation of the community might be conceived of as a single element.

If, as we have shown, the social phenomenon is not merely a blind determinism but the portent, the inception of a second phase of human Reflexion (this time not merely individual but collective), then it must mean that the phylum is reconstituting itself above our heads in a new form, a new ramification, no longer of divergence but of convergence; and consequently it is the Sense of Evolution which, suppressing the spirit of egoism, is of its own right springing to new life in our hearts, and in such a way as to counteract those elements in the forces of collectivization which are poisonous to Life.

The Renaissance was the expression of the spirit of the lay world which, in the towns and cities, had first emerged as a new and partly foreign element in the structure of medieval Christian society.

I have already indicated the elements which belonged to this event as you and I look back to it: the appearance of the man Jesus, his life and death and resurrection, the coming of the Spirit, the creation of the church.

As then we perceive the bare elements of the apostolic message, and observe how this shape, re-enacted within the behavior by the power of the Holy Spirit, constituted Christian life in the fellowship of the community, do we not also, perhaps, find a pattern for Christian worship?

The various elements can be identified in different ways; but I should say that this central event must be thought of as including, whatever words may be used in designating them, the personality, life and teaching of Jesus, the response of loyalty he awakened, his death, his resurrection, the coming of the Spirit, the faith with which the Spirit was received, the creation of the community.

Such «religious intuitions» are the «somewhat exceptional elements of our conscious experience» that Whitehead seeks to elucidate as evidence for God's consequent experience of the world.9 Only a living person experiencing a whole series of divine aims, sensitive to the way in which these shift, grow, and develop in response to our changing circumstances can become aware of their source as dynamic and personal, meeting our needs and concerns.10 Jesus, full of the Spirit, knew God personally in this intimate way, until these aims were taken from him in the hour of his deepest need, when he experienced being forsaken by God on the cross.

But he saw religion as the great restraining element that could turn naked self - interest into what he called «self - interest rightly understood,» that is, a self - interest that was public spirited and capable of self - sacrifice.

But we miss the real spirit of the reformation if we do not see the element of the renaissance with its acceptance of man's natural life as essentially good and the scene of his creative action.

Now all of the elements we have proposed as essentially constituting the event are historical elements: the man Jesus, his life, teaching, death and resurrection, the creation of the church by the Spirit are all truly historical.

This absolute knowledge is at the same time a sort of recapitulation of the human spirit, for each successive stage retains elements of the previous ones as it goes beyond them.

To be sure, Thornton rejects that «element in the highest Spiritualist teaching» which suggests the body is «a foul obstructive» to the spirit; he acknowledges that the body is useful as an «instrument for the acquisition of knowledge» and is indeed a «work of God.»

It is the dimension of suffering, not as something chosen out of masochism but as an element of growth in the Spirit itself, that distinguishes authentic learning of Jesus from cheap versions of Christianity that trumpet Jesus as the solution to all life's problems.

He saw form as the tragedy of spirit.5 We need not take this as a universal principle, but we can recognize its element of validity.

And there was another element too, especially necessary; there was the Christian community, compounded (as Professor Knox himself has shown us in his notable book The Early Church and the Coming Great Church) of «memory» and «the Spirit,» remembering the Lord and living in the new energy which his coming had released into the world.

It's rough for our bodies as well as our spirits to keep up with the elements some days and a bowl of warm, healthy soup can always heal and protect.

«Yesterday, Members of the Council encountered the true spirit of New York in every corner of the five boroughs as neighbors helped one another overcome the difficulties brought on by the elements.

The connection between body, mind and spirit is an important element in maintaining overall health and well - being, as well as personal growth.

The weakest link comes from the comedic elements, James Corden's Planchet comes across as annoying running joke, while Logan Lerman is a tepid D'artagnan compared his spirited fellow actors.

ItÆs simplest to read Birth as a ghost story, albeit one where the supernatural elements are brushed under the divan for a metaphysical romance where a woman, never fully recovered from losing her husband, may have conjured his spirit in boy's form.

In addition, as Tonto is more important, there are elements of Native American mysticism introduced to the story that brings other - worldly occurrences to the fore, especially in the actions of the all - white horse later dubbed «Silver», whom Tonto sees as a great spirit who resurrects John Reid from the dead to fulfill his destiny to bring justice back into the world.

«The Spirit» could be considered visually stunning if «Sin City» and «300» hadn't already used the same green screen technique; instead it came off as a poor - man's «Sin City» with uninspired elements ripping off things like «The Crow.»

The Spirit bombed badly and it had all the similar elements as this and the afore mentioned films.

A pure character study of a young adult coming to terms with her life, «Only Yesterday» has none of the more fanciful elements often associated with such Ghibli titles as «Princess Kaguya» and Hayao Miyazaki's «Spirited Away.»

Most importantly, though, the film remains high - spirited fun, thanks mostly to two fine comedic performances from Don Knotts and Tim Conway as the bumbling half - wits and a well - paced story that successfully blends elements of westerns, comedies, and the tried - and - true live action Disney formula.

As a result, the Black Badge Spirit manifests itself through a series of carefully considered design elements which together express a darker luxury sophistication.

This book, The Stairway To Freedom, was dictated from the spirit world by The Great White Brotherhood and is a complete primer of esoteric knowledge covering virtually every aspect of a human being's development whilst here in incarnation and also will see him through his life in the spiritual realms as one progresses towards God.It covers a large gamut of seemingly unrelated topics covering: • Sexuality, • The birth process, • How life develops and is controlled by archangels, • What is God and what God's Power is, • What our auras are, • How we can develop spirituality, • Diet, • Organising one's daily routine and a host of other topics.The book cleverly weaves all these, apparently, disparate elements into a cohesive whole so that the student can have a firm grasp on the way that...

Modern beats fill downtown dance clubs, but across the islands, calypso music is still king — especially during the eight - week winter celebration known as Sugar Mas, which blends the spirit of the Christmas season with elements of Carnival, and colorful displays of the island's cultural traditions and African heritage.

Originally built as a cultural centre to teach aspiring artists the art of traditional Apsara dancing, Angkor Spirit Palace displays many elements of traditional Khmer architecture whilst, yet, providing travellers with modern amenities and a

Good food, good place, good people, good yoga, and good fun are seen as vital elements to a well - balanced spirit, and all are served up in healthy portion - sizes.

This is perhaps the most interesting of the new elements in F1 2011, as having an AI team - mate never captured that competitive spirit.

In the same spirit as other sports - themed Mario games on Wii, Mario Super Sluggers blends richly interactive baseball action with eccentric characters and elements from across the popular Mario universe.

-- Nintendo previously made Zelda games by making small areas and connecting them together — For Breath of the Wild, the team first had to figure out what needed to be placed on the map — Groups were created out of the over 300 devs to work on specific sections of the world — Game Informer's demo starts at Serenne Stable — Yammo runs this place — Link can rest in bed and restore health here — Stable also lets you store horses, meet with merchants, NPCs — Stables are located throughout the world — Each one is run by a distinct character — You can spend rupees on a more expensive bed, giving you an extra heart the next morning — These hearts are yellow and can't be recovered if you're hit in combat — Spending time by fires in the world passes time — Dynamic weather system in the game, with the world reacting as a result — Ex: when it starts raining, NPCs outside the stable quickly go inside — Beedle is back to sell you goods — Have to be careful during a thunderstorm, since your metal items can attract thunder — Metal weapons and shields can be discarded or thrown at enemies — Link can get killed by lightning — Difficulty dips / spikes depending on where you are, since you can go around it and avoid it until you're stronger — Over 100 Shrines — You can find an item that identifies Shrines — Discover a Shrine for it to be a fast - travel point — Shrines also give a Spirit Orb — Trade in orbs for unknown items — Dedicated team handled animal A.I. — Bears, wolves, deer move through the snow — You can get overwhelmed by enemies quickly — Link can keep multiple horses at a time — Affection / loyalty important with horses — Feed and take care of horses to raise their stats — Can call horses over to you, but horses need to be within a certain proximity to be called — Horses can be killed by enemies — Aonuma «wanted players to choose their own path», so no companion character in this game — Stamina meter encopasses sprinting, paragliding, climbing — Meter can be upgraded, but Nintendo won't say how — Different shields have different speeds and level of control for snowboarding — Can mine rocks which can be solid for rupees or used for crafting — Can place stamps to mark areas of interest — 100 of these symbols can be used on the map, including sword, shield, bow and arrow, pot, star, chest, skull, leaf, diamond — Every style of weapon has a unique set of animations and feel different — No invincible weapons in the game, Nintendo says — Zelda can get mad at you and scold you — Players can see the ending without seeing everything from the story — A certain element was added in the game to make for a more cohesive storyline — Most difficult Zelda game to make — Aonuma is still finding new things in the world

However, the set up does the job well enough — it's just disappointing that the charming and funny characters like Mako and Bolin only show up at the beginning and end, with the likes of Tenzin nowhere to be seen, and Jinora only turning up as a spirit guide of sorts to help Korra reclaim the four elements over the course of the story.