{"id":1462,"date":"2015-01-04T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-04T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/04\/the-alexandrian-principle\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T09:39:49","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T09:39:49","slug":"the-alexandrian-principle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beejameditation.com\/blog\/the-alexandrian-principle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alexandrian Principle"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1462\" class=\"elementor elementor-1462\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2bd2b6c7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2bd2b6c7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f3eff8d\" data-id=\"2f3eff8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b510617 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b510617\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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