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Oxfam bookshop newport holy week is the most important week of the liturgical yearfrom the earliest days of the church the paschal mystery was celebrated on good friday, holy saturday and easter sundaysee oxfam website for delivery information read moretext block is clean and tight and lightly but evenly tannedthis manual replaced the roman missal and came into force inblack leather-effect vinyl soft covers with gilt text to frontsuperficial scuffs and marksrounded cornerslight discolouration to endpapers
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The rap year book: the most important rap song from every year since , discussed, debated, and deconstructed paperback – 13 octcommunication is key to helping us give you the best experience
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Benjamin smith is one of england's most important silversmiths, born in and active from toamong the most important items manufactured by the company, the jamaica service which is part of the royal collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikihis company, along with paul storr, produced almost entirely for rundell and bridgemarvellous teapot in antique english silver, richly decorated with a floral-themed engravingour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeweight, flaw and hallmarks are shown in picturesmanufactured by benjamin smith, silversmith in london, , under the aegis of king george iiiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website5 cm overall weight: 608 grams in good condition, it shows a tiny dentcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableinsured and tracked registered shipping
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Etching by romeyn d'hooghe, important innovator of dutch printmakingthis series: ' klare onderrichte der voortreffelijcke worstel-konst, published in , is considered one of the most important books about the unarmed struggle of the periodare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiworked in paris with van der meulen and enjoyed great successromeyn de hooghe () painter, engraver and sculptor of amsterdamreceived patent of nobility from the king of polen inexcellent good black inked impression on laid paper with no folds or tears; a few small stainsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefrom a series of wrestling scenes invented by the famous wrestler and wine merchant nicolaes petter who had great interest in classical greece and began to give wrestling lessons to other merchants in his wine shop on the prinsengracht in amsterdamkolfin, 'tot uitpersing van tranen, de verbeelding van de hartstochten', in 'romeyn de hooghe, de verbeelding van de late gouden eeuw' (hin a handpainted/guilded passe-partoutright wrestlerl lying on the ground and kicking the left of the other wrestler with his right leg, while pulling the latter towards the ground by his hairreference: hollstein landwehr litthan returned to haarlem where he stayed the rest of his lifehe itood for a renewal of print art and rejected the somewhat dull french style from the periodplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitemost known for his graphic workvan nierop et al), zwolle/amsterdam, , ppcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Michael roberts was a poet himself, and a good one, but more important for this task was his acute awareness of the poetry scene, and his sense of the modern movement within itoxfam bookshop cheltenham first published in february , just under a year from when the idea for it was first discussed, this is one of the most important and influential anthologies of the twentieth centuryphilip hobsbaum, in the oxford companion to twentieth-century poetry, says of the faber book of modern verse, 'it also encapsulates, as no other literary document quite does, the innovative quality of the sall took as their kernel the original selection by michael robertshe excludes some poets he admires such as edmund blunden and walter de la mare because (they) 'seem to me to have written good poems without having been compelled to make any notable development of poetic techniqueeliot's, the choice of editor was undoubtedly his, and it was an inspired oneyes, his purpose was tendentious' on the other hand, 'i have included only poems which seem to me to add to the resources of poetry, to be likely to influence the future development of poetry and languagethis faber finds reissue restores that pristine selection' see oxfam website for delivery information read more' from the very start (and could there be a more arresting one?) with gerard manley hopkins' the wreck of the deutschland michael roberts powerfully and consistently fulfils that aimsince then three further editions by, in succession, anne ridler, donald hall and peter porter have been publishedmore likely than not, the original idea was t
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Finally, it analyses the armenian translation, which is shown to be an important witness to the original textoxfam bookshop preston the apocryphal acts of andrew' is the first modern collection of studies on the most important aspects of the acts of andrew, an early christian kind of novel, which has only partially been preserved in greek, latin and copticsee oxfam website for delivery information read moremuch attention is paid to spiritual climate of the acts of andrew and its connections with platonism and gnosticismit looks at its relationship with poimandres, with the pagan novels and with other christian writings, in particular the acts of john and the acts of andrew and mathiasin addition to a thorough discussion of its date and place of origin, the collection of essays discusses many aspects of the acts of andrew, such as its interest in magic, martyrdom and the place of the devil, its preoccupation with scatology, and its interest in eroticismcover slightly dog-eared but otherwise as new
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Political economy of the american frontier, paperback by murtazashvili, ilia, isbn , isbn-13 , brand new, free p&p in the uk demonstrates why claim clubs are perhaps the most important explanation for the origins of and change in property institutions during an important period in american history
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Spider-man 2 again sees players assuming control of peter parker's alter-ego as he fights for the cause of good yet again, but this time there are several fundamental changes, the most important of which lies in the game's free-roaming approachthese generally comprise of cliched 'end a police shoot-out' or 'save the damsel in distress' tasks, but its typical spider-man gameplay that's thoroughly enjoyableit's a nice option to have, but players wanting to progress through the adventure are charged with completing an array of missions in order to reach deeper stages of the gamecompleting these crucial missions and a variety of side-quests earns players hero points, which can then be used to ultimately reach the end of the gamesee oxfam website for delivery information read moreroll on spider-man 3additionally, missions are now predominantly outdoors, ridding spider-man 2 of claustrophobic environments and a clunky in-game cameracombat hasn't changed a great deal, and players will still be faced with the usual plethora of gang fights and boss battles, but this aspect can be made easier through a levelling up system that sees spider-man grow in strength and agility as he defeats more enemiesif they so wish, players can forget super-hero missions for while, instead choosing to potter around the virtual city of manhattan, in order to get familiar with new york citythis is a good thing, and makes combat much more enjoyableeffectively starting from scratch, developer treyarch has ridden spider-man 2 of the bugs and glitches that sometimes plagued the series' immediate predecessor, both in a visual sense and in terms of gameplayoxfam shop ulverston arguably the most successful comic book super-hero to emerge on the big screen, marvel's spider-man also saw a welcome appearance in video games inoverall, spider-man 2 is a vast improvement on a successful predecessorwhere the previous spider-man outing was linear beyond belief, spider-man 2 adapts a feel more reminiscent of rockstar's grand theft autotwo years on, and to coincide with the massively hyped spider-man 2 film, activision and developer treyarch have teamed up to bring players a brand new game in the series that is every bit as faithful to the film sequel as its predecessor was to the original hollywood blockbuster
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Thomas merton, trappist monk, author, and student of zen, remains one of the most important and beloved figures in the modern christian contemplative movementthe cd's cardboard holder is a little worn around the edgessee oxfam website for delivery information read morenow james finley, who for six years lived, prayed, and studied with brother louis, as merton was known at the abbey of gethsemani, shares with us the gifts passed on to him by this towering figure on thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherehis writings, which bridge eastern and western spiritual thought, continue to inspire us with their real possibilities for immediate and direct experience of the divineto disappear into god; to be submerged into his peace; to be lost in the secret of his face, as merton said, through daily practices including contemplation, prayer, and faiththere is an eastern teaching called transmission of mind, in which the enlightened mind embodied in the master is manifest in the student's awakeningfirst presented at a series of popular retreats, this full eight-cd program takes a participatory approach to merton's most useful teachings, helping us to discover our true selfit is in this spirit that james finley invites us to follow thomas merton's path to the palace of nowherein the end we find ourselves in what the taoist sage chuang tzu called the palace of nowhere, where all the many things are oneoxfam bookshop newark this is not a book
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Oxfam bookshop brigg this glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the worldyou'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the orient express, the blue train, and the eurostaryour first stop in the train book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of todayyou'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "father of the railways" george stephenson, engineering legend isambard kingdom brunel, and métro maestro fulgence bienvenüesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefor train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetimeyou can also inspect the engines of famous british trains, such as rocket, mallard, and javelin, and international trains, such as india's palace on wheels and america's thatcher perkinsfrom the union-pacific railroad to the trans-siberian railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery
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Brothers and sisters are among the most important people in life! yet often they are also the most troublethe problem is not just the surface battles but the underlying attitudes, wrong concepts and offenses
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The italian cinema book is an essential guide to the most important historical, aesthetic and cultural aspects of italian cinema, from to the present daysee oxfam website for delivery information read morewith contributions from 39 leading international scholars, the book is structured around six chronologically organised sections: the silent era () the birth of the talkies and the fascist era () postwar cinematic culture () the golden age of italian cinema () an age of crisis, transition and consolidation ( to the present) new directions in critical approaches to italian cinema acutely aware of the contemporary 'rethinking' of italian cinema history, peter bondanella has brought together a diverse range of essays which represent the cutting edge of italian film theory and criticismthis provocative collection will provide the film student, scholar or enthusiast with a comprehensive understanding of the major developments in what might be called twentieth-century italy's greatest and most original art formoxfam bookshop tunbridge wells very good conditionminor shelfwear only: slight bumping to corners
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Oxfam shop colne road there they sit, the great tomes of classical literature, taunting you with their length and difficulty, as you ask: which books are the most important and why - and what's actually any good? why does most writing about the classics have words like 'seminal' or 'oeuvre' in it? what does postmodernism mean? can i get away with just reading the introduction?now you can enjoy the classics without fearthis survival kit will guide you painlessly through the western literary canon, century by century: from ancient greek drama to the modern novel, via beowulf, chaucer, shakespeare, romantic poetry, tolstoy and proustwith each work assigned ratings from 1 to 10 on importance, accessibility and fun, you'll discover what's really worth bothering with and what you can safely discard without guiltsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethere are entertaining plot summaries, unpretentious definitions of literary movements and fresh insights into authors' livesthis book will make the things you've read clearer, inspire you to tackle the ones you've always meant to and make you sound far cleverer than you really are
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In the most important challenge yet to rawls' theory of justice, sandel traces the limits of liberalism to the conception of the person that underlies it, and argues for a deeper understanding of community than liberalism allowsin very good conditionbut can any such principles be found? and if not, what are the consequences for justice as a moral and political ideal? these are the questions michael sandel takes up in this penetrating critique of contemporary liberalismoxfam bookshop hampstead liberalism and the limits of justice by michael sandel a liberal society seeks not to impose a single way of life, but to leave its citizens as free as possible to choose their own values and endssee oxfam website for delivery information read moresandel locates modern liberalism in the tradition of kant, and focuses on its most influential recent expression in the work of john rawlsit therefore must govern by principles of justice that do not presuppose any particular vision of the good life
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethe contributors illuminate the character of the whole body of work by keeping a tight focus on some key topics: the style of the philosophy, the conception of grammar contained in it, rule-following, convention, logical necessity, the self, and what wittgenstein called, in a famous phrase, 'forms of life'oxfam bookshop preston ludwig wittgenstein () is one of the most important, influential, and often-cited philosophers of the twentieth century, yet he remains one of its most elusive and least accessiblethey chart the development of his work and clarify the connections between its different stagesthe essays in this volume address central themes in wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mind, language, logic, and mathematics
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Beautifully written and carefully selected, each piece reveals the impact of wittgenstein's teachings, shedding light on the friendship and thinking of one of the most important philosophers of the 20th centurythrough notes on conversations with wittgenstein, letters to a student of philosophy and correspondence of almost 30 years with rush rhees, drury gives shape to what he had learned from wittgensteinthe subsequent course of drury's life and thought was to be enormously influenced by his teachersee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe selected writings of maurice o'connor drury brings together the best of his lectures, conversations, and letters on philosophy, religion and medicineoxfam bookshop preston maurice o'connor drury was among wittgenstein's first students after his return to cambridge inwhether discussing philosophy, simone weil or the power of hypnosis, he makes fascinating excursions into the bearing of wittgenstein's thought on philosophy and the practice of medicine and psychiatryalongside a foreword by monk and an introduction presenting a new biography of drury, analysing the relationship between him and wittgenstein, this collection features previously unpublished archival sourcescentral to the collection is the danger of words, the text described by ray monk as 'the most truly wittgensteinian book published by any of wittgenstein's students'
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen fifty years on from its original publication, hla hart's the concept of law is widely recognized as the most important work of legal philosophy published in the twentieth century, and remains the starting point for most students coming to the subject for the first timepublished in see oxfam website for delivery information read morein this third edition, leslie green provides a new introduction that sets the book in the context of subsequent developments in social and political philosophy, clarifying misunderstandings of hart's project and highlighting central tensions and problems in the work
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Oxfam books & music aberdeen the cambridge descartes lexicon is the definitive reference source on rené descartes, 'the father of modern philosophy' and arguably among the most important philosophers of all timecumulatively they uncover interpretative disputes, trace his influences, and explain how his work was received by critics and developed by followerspublished in first edition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreexamining the full range of descartes' achievements and legacy, it includes 256 in-depth entries that explain key concepts relating to his thoughtthere are entries on topics such as certainty, cogito ergo sum, doubt, dualism, free will, god, geometry, happiness, human being, knowledge, meditations on first philosophy, mind, passion, physics, and virtue, which are written by the largest and most distinguished team of cartesian scholars ever assembled for a collaborative research project - 92 contributors from ten countries
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It's commonly cited along with "the foundations of leninism" as the most important work expressing the ideology of the ussr under stalinthe gilt titles are fadedpublished by foreign languages publishing house, moscowincludes a red ribbon page markercorners lightly bumped and a 3cm split of the hinge between the top of the spine and front boardoxblood red boards with titles in gilt on front and spinethe contents are clean and the binding is securecolloquially known as "the short course," it was the most widely disseminated book during the reign of joseph stalin see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop darlington hardbackjoseph stalin's history of the communist party of the soviet union, first published in
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They inform and shape the most important decisions in your lifeit is a book to inspire; to refashion our understanding of our many selves and semblances; and ultimately to find fresh ways to be freeoxfam bookshop woodbridge used paperback goodthis book will introduce you to ten peoplethey are the ten types of humanit looks at the best and worst that human beings are capable of, and asks whysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreonly they're not entirelybut you're almost certainly unaware of their interventionwho are they? what are they for? how did they get into your head? we want to believe that there are some things we would never doit explores the frontiers of the human experience, excavating the forces that shape our thoughts and actions in extreme situationsbut how can we be sure? what are our limits? do we have limits? the answer lies with the ten types of human: the people we become when we are faced with life's most difficult decisionsin a way, you already know themit begins in a courtroom and journeys across four continents and through the lives of some exceptional people, in search of answersin a sense, they are youbut who or what are these types? where do they come from? how did they get into our heads? the ten types of human is a pioneering examination of human naturemixing cutting-edge neuroscience, social psychology and visceral true stories, the ten types of human is at once a provocation and a roadmap of the hidden parts of uswe want to believe that there are others we always wouldonly you don't - not really
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For the very first time, this innovative publication will illustrate the raf at work and in action, including some truly stunning aerial photographs, providing a truly ground-breaking insight into the activities of the youngest (and arguably the most important) of the united kingdom's armed services at this most significant time in the royal air force's illustrious history" can deliver within north/west kent, west sussex areas"fighting force: 90th anniversary of the royal air force touchstone books ltd; first edition (11 mar03 x cm "this book will present the reader with a fascinating insight into raf life, showing all of the raf's combat and support aircraft in operation, combined with captivating images of the dedicated men and women who work with these warplanes both in the air and on the groundpages, hardcover x 2
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American cartoonist matt groening was one of the most important pop artist of the 20th in the new culture as andy warhol, banksy, invaderare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiunique piece made by hand, with studio numbers and notations of the production process of the episode of which they were partour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe artwork belongs to the process of creating one the sequences of one episode of the famous cartoon series the simpsonsdrawing of homer and moe simpson, original and unique artwork by pop art icon matt groeningcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Made in 868 ad and written in chinese, the text contains a significant dialogue on perception, and is one of the most important sacred works of the buddhist faiththe diamond sutra was hidden for centuries in a cave in northwest china, and it was created from seven strips of yellow-stained paper that were printed from carved wooden blocks and pasted together to form a scroll over five meters longit reveals how the sutra was originally made and the conservation work that the british library employs to preserve itoxfam shop burleigh street the buddhist text known as the diamond sutra is believed to be the oldest surviving printed book in the worldsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe oldest dated example of wood block printing, produced some six hundred years before gutenberg's movable type printing in europe, it is clearly the product of a mature printing industry in chinathis beautifully designed book, the first to focus solely on the diamond sutra, features a full-color reproduction of the work, along with an account of the discovery of the sutra by sir aurel stein in may in a hidden cave on the edge of the gobi desertthe book extensively discusses the content of the sutra and also describes the invention of paper in china and the origins of far eastern printingthe diamond sutra is a stunning book for anyone curious about the earliest origins of printing and the sacred foundations of buddhism
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Six sets with coins that correspond with the most important periods from rembrandt's lifeare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikivolume i: 'de leidse periode ()' - volume ii: 'de amsterdamse periode ()' - volume iii: 'de diverse periode ()' - volume iv: 'de late periode ()' - volume v: 'de ronde van de nacht()' - part vi: self-portrait ()please view the images to form your own impressioncomes in the original cassetteour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storevolume vi also contains the silver rembrandt 5 euro coinpart 6 has the 5 euro silver rembrandt issued by the royal dutch mintplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiterembrandt coin packs , series of 6 different coin sets each with the dutch euro coins and a medalthe 6-piece set '400 jaar rembrandt' the silver collectioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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The 6-part set "400 years rembrandt" the silver collection sets with coins that match the most important periods from rembrandt's life– part iii: the diverse period ()are you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawiki– part iv: the late period ()– part vi: self-portrait ()– part ii: the amsterdam period ()part vi also contains the silver 5 euro rembrandtour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeplease see the images to form your own impressionthe 6 parts are in the original cassette of the knmplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website– part v: the night round ()shipped by registered postcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available– part i: the leiden period ()
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Apart from the hypotheses of walter benjamin and the epistemology of michel foucault, the book introduces and expands the most important theories about the actual baroque as they have been devised and developed by mario perniola, christine buci-glucksmann and gilles deleuzespecial attention is paid to visual artists in denmark dealing with "baroque universals" from the s up to the present day see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music islington there has been an increasing interest over the past 40 years in providing new interpretations of the baroque and the fruit of this interest has been the revelation of intersecting baroque aesthetics in the art and culture of our timethe problems of passage between visual forms and composition of the images are analysed in terms of simulation, rationality, space, the wildness of artistic intentionality and the folding of matter and meaningif the text is discreetly haunted by leibniz, ancient rome and the poetry of baudelaire, its direction of thinking is totally devoted to the understanding of visual art from bernini and velázquez to louise bourgeois, mona hatoum and orlanthe recurrent actuality of the baroque is a book about visual artthe text follows a comparative method of study based upon recent research in the fields of art theory and aestheticsit deals with the broken continuity in time from the historical baroque to the contemporary one
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Oxfam shop colne road this pocket essential traces the chronology of the crusades between and and highlights the most important figures on all sides of the conflictit looks at the successes and failures of the third crusade and at the legendary figures of richard the lionheart and saladinsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreit covers the creation of the kingdom of jerusalem and the other crusader states and their struggle to survivethe book provides essential information about one of the great unifying, and disunifying, forces of medieval christendom
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What exactly happened? could 9/11 have been prevented? how and why did so much acrimony and misinformation arise from the ashes of the world trade center, the pentagon and a quiet field in pennsylvania? and what has yet to be revealed?the eleventh day, written with access to thousands of recently released official documents, is updated for this edition - and reports on a development which the former chairman of congress' 9/11 probe describes as the 'most important in years'though osama bin laden has been killed, questions remainsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham anthony summers and robbyn swan have written the definitive account of 9/11the shockwaves of the september attacks in america reverberate to this day
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The most important doctrine issuing from the lankavatara sutra is that of the primacy of consciousness (sktoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street the lankavatara sutra draws upon the concepts and doctrines of yogacara and buddha-naturein the sutra, the buddha asserts that all the objects of the world, and the names and forms of experience, are merely manifestations of the mind: on the contrary my teaching is based upon the recognition that the objective world, like a vision, is a manifestation of the mind itself; it teaches the cessation of ignorance, desire, deed and causality; it teaches the cessation of suffering that arises from the discrimination of the triple worldvijñana) and the teaching of consciousness as the only realityas to the third; he must recognise and patiently accept the fact that his own mind and personality is also mind-constructed, that it is empty of substance, unborn see oxfam website for delivery information read morehe must recognise and accept the fact that this triple world is manifested and imagined as real only under the influence of habit-energy that has been accumulated since the beginningless past by reason of memory, false-imagination, false-reasoning, and attachments to the multiplicities of objects and reactions in close relationship and in conformity to ideas of body-property-and-abodeas to the second; he must recognise and be convinced that all things are to be regarded as forms seen in a vision and a dream, empty of substance, un-born and without self-nature; that all things exist only by reason of a complicated network of causationas to the first; he must recognise and be fully convinced that this triple world is nothing but a complex manifestation of one's mental activities; that it is devoid of selfness and its belongings; that there are no strivings, no comings, no goingsbecause the world is seen as being "mind-only" or "consciousness-only", all phenomena are void, empty of self (atman) and illusory: there are four things by the fulfilling of which an earnest disciple may gain self-realisation of noble wisdom and become a bodhisattva-mahasattva: first, he must have a clear understanding that all things are only manifestations of the mind itself; second, he must discard the notion of birth, abiding and disappearance; third, he must clearly understand the egolessness of both things and persons
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He's today considered one of the most important pencillers in hollywood illustration worldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikibeing son of the great master icon sanjulian, he's been working close to his father doing illustrations for european and us covers with his own personal stylethis unique piece comes from the artist's personal collection and includes the certificate of authenticityour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storefine art giclée on fiberboard with high gloss finish format 30x1,6x20cm sanjulian jr created the original pencil drawing in a large format as part of his very exclusive hollywood superheroes collectiondrawing for europe and usa since more than 30 years ago, manuel sanjulian jrplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethis impressive fine art giclée of arnold schwarzenegger as the punisher is hand signed by spanish artist manuel sanjulian (sanjulian jr), the creator of the original drawingstarted drawing girls portraits hand to hand with his master, the warren years icon, pepe gonzalez, known as one of the best hollywood illustrators in the pencil drawing historycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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