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Khandogya-Upanishad: Third Prapathaka, Eleventh Khanda
Eleventh Khanda1. When from thence he has risen upwards, he neither rises nor sets. He is alone, standing in the centre. And on this there is this verse:2. “Yonder he neither rises nor sets…Khandogya-Upanishad: Seventh Prapathaka, Fourth Khanda
1. “Will (sankalpa) is better than mind. For when a man wills, then he thinks in his mind, then he sends forth speech, and he sends it forth in a name. In a name the sacred hymns are contained, in…William Morgan BECKNER, Congress, KY (1841-1910)
BECKNER William Morgan , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Moorefield, Nichols County, Ky., June 19, 1841; attended the public schools, Rand and Richeson Seminary, Maysville, Ky., and…William Campbell Preston BRECKINRIDGE, Congress, KY (1837-1904)
BRECKINRIDGE William Campbell Preston , a Representative from Kentucky; born in Baltimore, Md., August 28, 1837; attended the common schools, Jefferson College, Chambersburg, Pa., and Pisgah…John Marshall ROBSION, Congress, KY (1873-1948)
Senate Years of Service: 1930-1930 Party: Republican ROBSION John Marshall , a Representative and a Senator from Kentucky; born near Berlin, Bracken County, Ky., January 2, 1873; attended the…George Brown MARTIN, Congress, KY (1876-1945)
Senate Years of Service: 1918-1919 Party: Democrat MARTIN George Brown , a Senator from Kentucky; born in Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky., August 18, 1876; moved with his parents to Catlettsburg…Jim Sheridan Biography
Jim Sheridanfilm directorBorn: 2/6/1949Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Sheridan's movies most often deal with the realities of Irish working-class life and the human consequences of Northern Ireland's…Thomas Kinsella Biography
Thomas Kinsella poetBorn: 1928Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland Considered to be the most experimental of the contemporary Irish poets, Kinsella is credited with bringing the techniques of…Doris Kearns Goodwin Biography
Doris Kearns GoodwinPulitzer Prize-winning writer of historical biographiesBorn: 1/4/1943Birthplace: Rockville Centre, New York Goodwin has won wide praise for her meticulous, in-depth…Walt Whitman: Song of Myself, Part 8
Part 8The little one sleeps in its cradle, I lift the gauze and look a long time, and silently brush away flies with my hand.The youngster and the red-faced girl turn aside up the bushy…Trending
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