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3 hours ago · Dear Friends, On June 1st we began our two week bi-annual retreat here in Plum Village France, welcoming over four hundred OI members and practitioners from all over the world to join the monastic and long term community in deepening our practice of applied Buddhist Ethics, an Ancient Path for Modern Times. Walking in peace.
23 hours ago · Etymology Main articles: Dyeus, Deus, God (word), and Deva (Hinduism) The English language word deity derives from Old French deité, the Latin deitatem (nominative deitas) or "divine nature", coined by Augustine of Hippo from deus ("god"). Deus is related through a common Proto-Indo-European (PIE) origin to *deiwos. This root yields the ancient Indian word Deva meaning "to gleam, a shining ...
23 hours ago · Hindus ( Hindustani: [ˈɦɪndu] ⓘ; / ˈhɪnduːz /) or Sanatani are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism or Sanātana Dharma [67]. [68] [69] Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for people living in the Indian subcontinent. [70] [71]
23 hours ago · Social expenditure as % of GDP (). A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitable distribution of wealth, and public responsibility for citizens unable to avail themselves of the minimal provisions ...
