Compass, The

As a mechanistic formulation with a global compass, the virtues of the electron-transfer paradigm can be summarized as follows ... 

I believe the Tong Len practice or similar practices can significantly restructure your mind. Instead of having a steadily growing store of totally negative memories of situations in which you were not compassionate—which will, of course, increase your convictions that life is unpleasant and that you are not and cannot be a compassionate person—you have processed memories to allow for compassion. The... 

The Treasure of Compassion the mother who wears the tongue. Having come before you, one would be a fool ever to leave. 

Szasz, T. S. Cruel Compassion The Psychiatric Control of Society s Unwanted [1994]. Syracuse Syracuse University Press, 1998. 

The British Crown Jewels date from Charles II and so are relatively modem. Sadly, the Royal Sceptre lacks a magnificient rock crystal orb, which is the ancient emblem of divine kingship because it represents the priestly ability to compass the sun." The orb in the Royal Sceptre is often referred to as the Star of Jacob because in the prophecy of Balaam, the Sceptre represents the Messiah ... 

This was also the age of the great explorations, helped on by the discovery, in the thirteenth century, of the magnetic compass. The coast of Africa was explored and the continent was rounded in 1497. With India reached by sea and the world of Islam bypassed, Europe could trade directly with the Far East. Even more startling were the voyages of Christopher Columbus from 1492 to 1504 through which, it was soon discovered (though Columbus himself never admitted the fact), a new half of the world had been revealed. 

Figure 33.1 shows an ancient Chinese compass. The spoon or ladle was carved out of lodestone and rests on a... 

Like a compass, the market-driven demand signal needs to be built as a true north for the organization. To make this happen, companies need to focus on the elimination of bias (consistent overforecasting or underforecasting), ft is not easy. The challenges to building market-driven demand management capabilities are many ... 

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