It's not the allure of deathlessness, precisely, but maybe the next best thing: delay.
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The songs' lyrics may describe movements from life to death, but the work tries to reverse that course, seeking a state that Mr. Lamar calls deathlessness.
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Needham and Lu further suggest the possibility that elixir alchemy included hallucinogenic drugs, tentatively identifying the busi zhi yao 不死之藥 "drug of deathlessness" as fly-agaric and busi zhi shu 不死之樹 "tree of deathlessness" as birch (1974: 117). The elixir that Tao Hongjing's disciple Zhou Ziliang took to commit suicide "probably had hallucinogenic and toxic mushrooms" (1974: 296). In the present day, realgar wine is traditionally consumed as part of the Dragon Boat Festival.
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The Tomb Masks deathlessness with the > delusive sod. Turn from this spot inviolate to the fields Green with winter > rain. The football leaps From hand to hand in the swift passing-rush. Vainly > the last man shields The touch-line, and an athlete sweeps Behind the goal, > lit with exhilarant flush.
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Marcin Baran (born 1963 in Kraków) is a Polish poet and journalist. He has a degree in Polonistics from the Jagiellonian University. He is one of the Polish poets who published their verses in the magazine bruLion (sometimes spelled brulion). One of the main themes of his poetry is woman, for him the symbol of deathlessness.
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" Several months later when Dong's illness worsened, he finally took Li Shao Jun's medicine. First, he took less than half a dose and "his body grew light and strong, and his illness was suddenly healed". After taking a full dose, "his breath and strength were as they had been when he was young. Only now did he believe that there was a way of long life and deathlessness.
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Qin Shi Huang, the founder of the Qin dynasty (221–206 BCE), feared death and spent the last part of his life seeking the elixir of life. He reportedly died from elixir poisoning (Wright 2001: 49). The first emperor also sent Xu Fu to sail an expeditionary fleet into the Pacific seeking the legendary Mount Penglai where the busi zhi shu 不死之樹 "tree of deathlessness" grew, but they never returned.
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"Alexis Petridis of The Guardian commented: "Its deathlessness ["Merry Xmas Everybody"] has fixed Slade forever in the public imagination as beloved purveyors of glittery, raucous pop anthems. They were more complex and expansive than that, as When Slade Rocked the World proves..." Kieron Tyler of The Arts Desk described the box set as "lavish", but felt it was "unlikely to alter perceptions". He said: "Being confronted with this much Slade in one go is daunting. The familiar hit singles whizz by but the context of their albums brings a new life and a surprising freshness.
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Maestro in Sinhala music Daily News – 4 December 2010 Amaradeva has also been described as the defining musician of Sinhala civilization for his role in the creation of a national tradition.In praise of Amaradeva: On his 85th Birthday The Island – 4 December 2012 Amaradeva was married to Wimala, together they had one son (Ranjana Amaradeva), and two daughters (Subhani Amaradeva, herself a talented vocalist, and Priyanvada Amaradeva).A Tribute to Amaradeva: Art and humility unite in deathlessness – Pandith Amaradeva He was a patron of numerous charities.Music & The Army The Island – 26 April 2014Amaradeva Trust to help talented youth Sunday Times – 30 July 2000 W. D. Amaradeva was the second Chancellor of the University of the Visual and Performing Arts.
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According to Theravāda doctrine, liberation is attained in four stages of enlightenment: # Stream-Enterers: Those who have destroyed the first three fetters (false view of Self, doubt, and clinging to rites and rituals);S Thanissaro Bhikkhu, Into the Stream A Study Guide on the First Stage of AwakeningAjahn Chah, Opening the Dhamma Eye # Once-Returners: Those who have destroyed the first three fetters and have lessened the fetters of lust and hatred; # Non-Returners: Those who have destroyed the five lower fetters, which bind beings to the world of the senses; # Arahants: Those who have reached Enlightenment – realized Nibbana, and have reached the quality of deathlessness –are free from all defilements. Their ignorance, craving and attachments have ended.
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The Rings of Power were made using the craft taught by Sauron to give their respective wearers "wealth and dominion over others", though the main purpose of the Three Rings was to "heal and preserve". Tolkien explained that the primary power of the rings was to "the prevention and slowing of decay", which appealed to the Elves in their pursuit of preserving what they desire or loved in Middle-earth. Tolkien noted in his letters that the Elves can only be immortal as long as the world endures, leading them to be concerned to burdens of deathlessness in time and change. Wanting the bliss and perfect memory of Valinor, and yet to remain in Middle-earth with their prestige as the fairest, as opposed to being relegated at the bottom of the hierarchy in the Undying Lands, they became obsessed with "fading".
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