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Download or read book Ending Samsara written by J W Voyce and published by Michael Terrence Publishing. This book was released on 2021-01-28 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “How significantly can you affect another person’s life without ever meeting them?” Marcus Taylor scoffs at the argument posed on an internet thread; his destiny can’t be determined by anyone outside of his circle. The viewpoint is shaken when he witnesses a murder—an incident that sparks a sequence of events entirely beyond his control. As he desperately tries to shape his own future, he discovers that perhaps the world is smaller and more connected than he’d thought. From this self-described ‘ethical’ drug-dealer to a kindly retiree hiding terrible news, six perfect strangers become entwined in a causal chain—too close to the canvas though and the pattern cannot be perceived. It begs the question: how much of our fate is left in the hands of others?
Book Synopsis Search for God Ending in Jesus by : Mani Augustine Chilampikunnel PH.D
Download or read book Search for God Ending in Jesus written by Mani Augustine Chilampikunnel PH.D and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-12-30 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed to assist those sincerely seeking God in their lives. It is not written for scholars, researchers, or critics but for the common men and women who are yearning to establish an intimate relationship with God while going about their daily lives. In addition, this book is of considerable value to parents who want to live their Christian faith and bring up their children in the practice of faith. It is an invitation to those who have no faith or lost their faith but are seeking to reestablish their relationship in order to experience the loving kindness of the heart of our God. Search for God Ending in Jesus is based on the authors intense research on various religions and religious practices and years of interactions with people of different faiths. In this book, the author attempted to make accurate use of human language in order to speak about God, providing logical thought to ultimate explanation of all realities leading to the existence of God, who chose to come down to us in the person of Jesus Christ in an actualized, concretized, personalized way.
Book Synopsis The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben by : Jeffrey L. Broughton
Download or read book The Recorded Sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben written by Jeffrey L. Broughton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the death of his master Gaofeng Yuanmiao, Zhongfeng Mingben (1263-1323) left Gaofeng's mountain and lived in solitude. For many years, he resided in various small mountain hermitages (often called "Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitages") or houseboats. He drew students from all over East Asia: Yunnan, Turfan, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, and elsewhere. The Recorded sayings of Chan Master Zhongfeng Mingben provides an introduction, from the perspective of Chan/Zen Studies, to the teachings of this key figure of Yuan-dynasty Chan. Jeffrey Broughton focuses on selected works in Zhongfeng's two Chan records, the enormous Extensive Record of Preceptor Tianmu Zhongfeng, and the much smaller ancillary Zhongfeng Record B. Included translations are Instructions to the Assembly; selected Dharma Talks; the miscellany Night Conversations in a Mountain Hermitage; the dharma talk entitled House Instructions for Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage; In Imitation of Hanshan's Poems (one-hundred poems); Song of Dwelling-in-the-Phantasmal Hermitage; Cross-Legged Sitting Chan Admonitions (with Preface); Ten Poems on Living on a Boat; and Ten Poems on Living in Town.
Book Synopsis Call Me By My True Names by : Thich Nhat Hanh
Download or read book Call Me By My True Names written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2022-11-08 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE THICH NHAT HANH POETRY COLLECTION: Over 50 inspiring poems from the world-renowned Zen monk, peace activist, and author of The Miracle of Mindfulness. “ . . . the antidote to our modern pain and sorrows. His books help me be more human, more me than I was before.” —Ocean Vuong, author of On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous Though he is best known for his groundbreaking and accessible works on applying mindfulness to everyday life, Thich Nhat Hanh is also a distinguished poet and Nobel Peace Prize nominee. This stunning poetry collection explores these lesser-known facets of Nhat Hanh’s life, revealing not only his path to becoming a Zen meditation teacher but his skill as a poet, his achievements as a peace activist, and his experiences as a young refugee. Through more than 50 poems spanning several decades, Nhat Hanh reveals the stories of his past—from his childhood in war-torn Vietnam to the beginnings of his own spiritual journey—and shares his ideas on how we can come together to create a more peaceful, compassionate world. Uplifting, insightful, and profound, Call Me By My True Names is at once an exquisite work of poetry and a portrait of one of the world’s greatest Zen masters and peacemakers.
Download or read book Spicy Trade written by Ahmed Sayeed and published by Zorba Books. This book was released on 2018-09-26 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India's History was mostly written on the basis of Archeological and linguistic research by the British in colonial times or by historians employed by the English such as Max Muller. The British had a vested interest in not presenting the Indian civilization as ancient or as great as it was thought to be. Till the 18 th Century, philosophers and thinkers in Europe such as Voltaire, Hegel and even as late as Nietzsche referred to Indian Philosophy and Science, as the Mother of all Philosophes and Sciences. The British established a two-pronged strategy: First to postdate most of Indian History. Second to show that whatever was good in India like Sanskrit, philosophy, architecture, and literature, came from the west via the Aryan invasions. To establish this myth, some "discoveries" were made such as finding skeletons by Mortimer Wheeler in Mohenjo- Daro which prompted him to hastily conclude that the Aryans had "massacred Dravidians while invading India. This fact shapes Indian History till today, and this has been taught to the Indian children. Luckily of late new archaeological and linguistic discoveries have shattered many myths. The mapping of Saraswathi Riverbed by Landsat of NASA and photograph show that there was an Indian Civilization before the Indus Valley Civilization. The attempt at rewriting history is meeting with a lot of resistance on the part of those who have a vested interest in keeping Indian History under status quo as well as those who for decades have taught and written books and articles which blindly copied the British version. Contrary to that, this is one small treatise to correct the wrong and to justify the pride we feel for India and its great and ancient civilization.
Download or read book Buddhist World written by Glen Valentine and published by Scientific e-Resources. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buddhism is a religion practiced by an estimated 495 million in the world, as of the 2010s, representing 9% to 10% of the world's total population. China is the country with the largest population of Buddhists, approximately 244 million or 18.2% of its total population. They are mostly followers of Chinese schools of Mahayana, making this the largest body of Buddhist traditions. Mahayana, also practiced in broader East Asia, is followed by over half of world Buddhists. The second largest body of Buddhist schools is Theravada, mostly followed in Southeast Asia. The third and smallest body of schools, Vajrayana, is followed mostly in Tibet, the Himalayan region, Mongolia and parts of Russia, but has been disseminated throughout the world. Buddhism was almost entirely unknown in western countries until the 19th century. European diplomats and scholars who travelled and lived in Asia collected Buddhist texts to have them translated into English, German and French. Awareness of Buddhism arrived in the United States around the 1840's when the first Chinese immigrants settled in the western part of the country. Still, in general Buddhism remained poorly understood in the west until the 1960's when the first Buddhist teachers started arriving and quickly found thousands of followers. However curious westerners without serious study tended to view Buddhism as more of a mystic movement, rather than an encompassing spirituality involving meditation. Buddhism gained more popularity across Western culture by the end of the 20th century, when celebrities and other well-known people like Steve Jobs, Richard Gere or Phil Jackson openly talked about the positive influence Buddhism has had on their lives. The author of this book has joined the debate and examines the issues bringing fresh insights on the subject. In this book the author seeks to prove that the consciousness of the individual and individuality, which at the empirical level involves the rise of private property, family and the state, finds its most sophisticated and rational expression in early Buddhism.
Book Synopsis Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India by : Dean Miller
Download or read book Beliefs, Rituals, and Symbols of India written by Dean Miller and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn about India's fascinating religions, history, and folklore from Ganesh to Gandhi in this illuminating text.
Book Synopsis Narratives of Agency by : Wimal Dissanayake
Download or read book Narratives of Agency written by Wimal Dissanayake and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multidisciplinary collection underlines the importance of understanding the operations of human agency - defined here as the ability to exert power, specifically in resistance to ideological pressure. In particular, the contributors emphasize the historical and cultural conditions that facilitate the production of agency in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the cultures of China, India, and Japan. The contributors argue that traditional Western approaches to the study of these cultures have unduly focused on the pervasive influence of family and clan (China), caste and fatalism (India), and groupism (Japan), reminding us that members of a community have to make personal choices, struggle and interact with others, and confront new challenges, all of which involve intentionality and human agency.
Book Synopsis Buddhist Faith in America by : Michael Burgan
Download or read book Buddhist Faith in America written by Michael Burgan and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In America today, for the first time in world history, every major form of Buddhism is practiced in one nation. Buddhist Faith in America describes how this ancient faith has been as deeply affected by America as America has been affected by it.
Book Synopsis The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy, 4 Volume Set by : Jefferson D. Pooley
Download or read book The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy, 4 Volume Set written by Jefferson D. Pooley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-10-31 with total page 2323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The International Encyclopedia of Communication Theory and Philosophy is the definitive single-source reference work on the subject, with state-of-the-art and in-depth scholarly reflection on key issues from leading international experts. It is available both online and in print. A state-of-the-art and in-depth scholarly reflection on the key issues raised by communication, covering the history, systematics, and practical potential of communication theory Articles by leading experts offer an unprecedented level of accuracy and balance Provides comprehensive, clear entries which are both cross-national and cross-disciplinary in nature The Encyclopedia presents a truly international perspective with authors and positions representing not just Europe and North America, but also Latin America and Asia Published both online and in print Part of The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication series, published in conjunction with the International Communication Association. Online version available at www.wileyicaencyclopedia.com
Book Synopsis A History of Medicine: Primitive and ancient medicine by : Plinio Prioreschi
Download or read book A History of Medicine: Primitive and ancient medicine written by Plinio Prioreschi and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era by : Shelton A. Gunaratne
Download or read book Mindful Journalism and News Ethics in the Digital Era written by Shelton A. Gunaratne and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to be the first comprehensive exposition of "mindful journalism"—drawn from core Buddhist ethical principles—as a fresh approach to journalism ethics. It suggests that Buddhist mindfulness strategies can be applied purposively in journalism to add clarity, fairness and equity to news decision-making and to offer a moral compass to journalists facing ethical dilemmas in their work. It comes at a time when ethical values in the news media are in crisis from a range of technological, commercial and social factors, and when both Buddhism and mindfulness have gained considerable acceptance in Western societies. Further, it aims to set out foundational principles to assist journalists dealing with vulnerable sources and recovering from traumatic assignments.
Book Synopsis Global and Multinational Advertising by : Basil G. Englis
Download or read book Global and Multinational Advertising written by Basil G. Englis and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few applied disciplines are more sensitive to cross-cultural issues than marketing and consumer psychology. The chapters prepared for this volume reflect awareness of both similarities and differences within and across cultures. They include analyses of methodological issues, theoretical investigations of cultural and social values and their implications for marketing specialists, studies of gender- and sub-culture specific advertising, and investigations of advertising efforts in several different international markets. The scholars and advertising professionals who contributed these chapters will have much to say to consumer psychologists and marketing specialists alike.
Book Synopsis Collected Wheel Publications Volume XXVIII by : Bhikkhu Bodhi
Download or read book Collected Wheel Publications Volume XXVIII written by Bhikkhu Bodhi and published by Buddhist Publication Society. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains sixteen numbers of the renowned Wheel Publication series, dealing with various aspects of the Buddha’s teaching. Wheel Publication 431–432: Manual of Mindfulness of Breathing—Ledi Sayadaw 433–434: The Buddha and His Dhamma—Bhikkhu Bodhi 435: The Real Facts of Life—John D. Ireland 436–437: The Therigatha—Vijitha Rajapakse 408–440: Facing the Future—Bhikkhu Bodhi 441–442: The Way to the Happiness of Peace—Sayadaw U Pandita 443–445: Buddhist Women Meditators of Sri Lanka—Helle Snel 446–447: Buddhist Essays I—Ven. Bhikkhu Dhammavihari
Book Synopsis The Door to Satisfaction by : Thubten Zopa
Download or read book The Door to Satisfaction written by Thubten Zopa and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Door to Satisfaction Lama Zopa Rinpoche reveals a text he discovered in a cave in the Himalayas that captures the essential point of Buddhist training. Rinpoche says, "Only when I read this text did I come to know what the practice of Dharma really means." Without proper motivation, it does not matter what we do. Whether reciting prayers, meditating, or enduring great hardships, if our actions are devoid of good intention they will not become Dharma practice. Proper motivation transcends our ordinary, ephemeral desires and ultimately seeks the happiness of all living beings. "In your life," says Rinpoche, "there is nothing to do other than to work for others, to cherish others. There is nothing more important in your life than this." This powerful, simple message applies to Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike--we all have the power to unlock our greatest potential. Open this book and open the door to a timeless path leading to wisdom and joy.
Book Synopsis Environmental Ethics in Buddhism by : Pragati Sahni
Download or read book Environmental Ethics in Buddhism written by Pragati Sahni and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-09-12 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With an innovative approach to the subject, this work gives a logical and thorough examination of the metaphysical and ethical dimensions of early Buddhist literature.
Download or read book Buddhist Essays written by Paul Dahlke and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
