Pacify-Tending to reduce disagreement, and creating an agreeable situation.
Pagan-Usually thought of as one of the earliest types of religions that involves ideas relating to honoring the earth, and with this you find SPIRITUAL AWARENESS. Usually associated with involvement in a celebration of the body and life that is based on the earth, and nature and its forces on the earth (earth's vitality). Generally referred to as descending energy or current. It was later regarded as being non-Christian, or having no RELIGION, or being a HEATHEN, or believing in a god other than CHRISTIAN, MUSLIM, or JEWISH.
Pali Canon-A collection of previous ancient BUDDHIST oral traditions and scriptures that were eventually written down in the first century B.C.E., and has three sections: monastic obedience, the SUTRA (or teachings of the BUDDHA), and the orderly, arranged philosophy. This collection of the three sections is known as the TRIPITAKA.
Pan-Cosmic-Spirits that have the entire universe for a body.
Pandora's Box-The source of excessive troubles, curses, or evil injuries in one's life.
Panentheism-The idea that everything (the cosmos, nature, the earth, our life) is within GOD.
Pantheism-The BELIEF that GOD (or the DIVINE) is, or is in, everything in the universe, and that GOD and the universe are one and the same. This line of thinking does not have a personality to deal with, and the workings of the universe and nature are seen as evidence that GOD can and does exist in this form.
Pantheon-A group of gods of a people. A public building dedicated to a group of gods. A circular temple in Rome.
Paraclete (PEAR a-cleat) -The HOLY GHOST or HOLY SPIRIT as a advisor or counselor.
Paradigm-Shift-A swing from one world-view or set of BELIEFS, patterns or models to another set, such as a shift from the idea or belief that the world was flat, to the understanding that the world is round. Compare to QUANTUM LEAP.
Paradise-Eternal happiness after death. An ideal place of beauty. HEAVEN.
Parousiamania-An obsessive enthusiasm for the second-coming of CHRIST.
Patañjali-The reputed Indian author of the Yoga SUTRA, in which classical yoga is given a orderly presentation. He reportedly combined elements of various yoga traditions, and transformed yoga into a structure of philosophy. He lived about 200 B.C.E.
Path-The JOURNEY taken on the pursuit of ENLIGHTENMENT, usually undertaken with discipline, possibly with the aid of a teacher or mentor.
Peace (Peacefulness)-Calmness of the SPIRIT, and a sense of tranquility or equanimity. Some authors have said that true serenity and peace comes when you abandon the idea that satisfying your desires will bring satisfaction and pleasure.
Penance-The act of remorse for sins committed.
Pentacost-The encountering of the HOLY SPIRIT by the disciples of JESUS CHRIST after the crucifixion of Jesus. Is usually celebrated on the seventh Sunday following Easter.
