In Indian philosophy, karma is the sum total of one's actions, good or bad, that are attached to the soul as it transmigrates, each new body (and each event experienced by that body) being determined by previous karma. The belief in karma, which can be traced to the Upanishads, is accepted by all Hindus, although they differ on many points: Some aspire to amass good karma and a good rebirth, but others, regarding all karma as bad, strive for release from the process of rebirth (samsara) altogether; some believe that karma determines all that happens to one, whereas others attribute a larger role to destiny, divine intervention, or human effort. One form of karma (prarabdha) is determined at birth and worked out during the present life; another form (sanchita) remains latent during this life; and a third (sanchiyamana), amassed in this lifetime, matures in a future life. Research Karma
Cathari is a name akin to Puritans, applied at different times to various sects of Christians. It became a common appellation of several sects which first appeared in the llth century in Lombardy and afterwards in other countries of the West, and which were violently persecuted for their alleged Manichean tenets and usages. They had many other local names. Thus from their relation to the Bulgarian Paulicians they were sometimes termed Bulgarians. In Southern France, when they were mostly prosperous, they were confounded with the Albigenses, and were exterminated with them. The Cathari proper were dualists, of a type closely related to the older Gnostics, held a community of goods, abstained from war, marriage, and the killing of animals, and rejected water-baptism. They professed to strive after a higher life than that embodied in the ordinary religious ideals. Research Cathari
The Dunkers (Tunkers, Dippers, Dunkards or Brethren) are a denomination of American Baptists who originated in Germany in 1708, but were driven by persecution to America between 1719 and 1729. They were most numerous in Ohio. In 1790 a number who held Universalist views seceded and still remain apart. They strive to reproduce the exact order of the apostolic church, dress plainly, refuse to go to law or to engage in war, take no interest on money lent to the brethren, and take especial care of the poor. They reject infantbaptism; and anoint the sick with oil in order to aid their recovery, depending on this unction and prayer, and rejecting the use of medicine. Every brother is allowed to speak in the congregation, and their best speaker is usually set apart as their minister. Research Dunkers
The USS Strive was an American Auk Class minesweeper of 890 tons displacement launched in 1942. The USS Strive was powered by diesel engines providing a top speed of 18 knots and carried a complement of 105. She was armed with one 3 inch dual-purpose gun and two 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. Research Strive
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