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“When the student is ready the teacher will appear.” attributed to Tao Te Ching, Buddha Siddhartha Guatama, and the Theosophists. The theory is that the teacher is always there but is drawn to appear when the student is ready to receive the whole truth.

Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes or Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת‎, qōheleṯ, Kuf Hey Lamed Tav) is one of 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. It is among the canonical Wisdom Books in the Old Testament.

“The Words of Qoheleth, the Son of David, King in Jerusalem,” suggest that the author is identified as Solomon. The title Ecclesiastes is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Kohelet which means "Gatherer", but traditionally translated as "Teacher" or "Preacher"), the pseudonym used by the author of the book.

Gather in faith

Understanding the letters in Hebrew tells us the word means to gather in faith.

The book dates from c.450–180 BC and is from the Middle Eastern tradition of the mythical autobiography, in which a character, describing himself as a king, relates his experiences and draws lessons from them, often self-critical. The author, introducing himself as "son of David, king in Jerusalem" (i.e., Solomon) discusses the meaning of life and the best way to live. He proclaims all the actions of man to be inherently hevel, meaning "vain" or "futile".

Ecclesiastes has had a deep influence on Western literature. It contains several phrases that have resonated in British and American culture, and was quoted by Abraham Lincoln addressing Congress in 1862. American novelist Thomas Wolfe wrote: "[O]f all I have ever seen or learned, that book seems to me the noblest, the wisest, and the most powerful expression of man's life upon this earth—and also the highest flower of poetry, eloquence, and truth. I am not given to dogmatic judgments in the matter of literary creation, but if I had to make one I could say that Ecclesiastes is the greatest single piece of writing I have ever known, and the wisdom expressed in it the most lasting and profound."

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+[[File:Forgivethem4.jpg|right|thumb|  “When the student is ready the teacher will appear.” attributed to Tao Te Ching, Buddha Siddhartha Guatama, and the Theosophists. The theory is that the teacher is always there but is drawn to appear when the student is ready to receive the whole truth. ]]
+== Ecclesiastes  ==
 Ecclesiastes or Hebrew: קֹהֶלֶת‎, qōheleṯ, [[Kuf]][[Hey]][[Lamed]][[Tav]]) is one of 24 books of the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible. It is among the canonical Wisdom Books in the Old Testament.
-The title Ecclesiastes is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Kohelet means "'''Gatherer'''", but traditionally translated as "Teacher" or "Preacher"), the pseudonym used by the author of the book.
+“The Words of ''Qoheleth'', the Son of David, King in Jerusalem,” suggest that the author is identified as Solomon. The title Ecclesiastes is a Latin transliteration of the Greek translation of the Hebrew Kohelet which means "'''Gatherer'''", but traditionally translated as "Teacher" or "Preacher"), the pseudonym used by the author of the book.
 === Gather in faith ===

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