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It is this point that makes it the second most important book in the world, because it contains the actual words of Jesus spoken to St. But the true purpose of the Diary was to document the instructions of Jesus as to how He desired the new devotion to His Divine Mercy to be formed. It reveals the supremely holy and wise personality of the author, not so much in what she said about herself, but in her honest reaction to the ordinary and divine moments of her everyday life. Faustina, as she experienced the profound supernatural events that shaped her entire life. ![]() ![]() It is a record of the inspiring life of St. Faustina is the second most important book in the world, after the Bible. ![]() ![]() ![]() It all felt kind of predictable and cliche - like, of course, that was the ending? So I thought this book had good spice, but everything that sat around it was just okay. 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In 1978, Haruki Murakami was twenty-nine and running a jazz bar in downtown Tokyo. ![]() ![]() ![]() The very first chapter is entitled Hermetic Philosophy and it provides a general outline of what is going to be explained in more detail in the following chapters. ![]() Given the cryptic nature of the texts, the book provides explanations and illustrations by means of examples so that the message can be comprehended by neophytes as well.The Kybalion comprises 15 chapters and proposes to provide a summary of Hermetic principles. 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