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Author :Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ta Kun-dgaʼ-rgyal-mtshan Publisher :Simon and Schuster ISBN 13 :0861711610 Total Pages :408 pages Book Rating :4.8/5 (617 download)
Book Synopsis Ordinary Wisdom by : Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ta Kun-dgaʼ-rgyal-mtshan
Download or read book Ordinary Wisdom written by Sa-skya Paṇḍi-ta Kun-dgaʼ-rgyal-mtshan and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2000 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A popular guide to the art of living, the Sakya Legshe has been fundamental to the development of Tibetan culture and character. Pandita uses proverbs and stories to address the basic question of living peaceably. The only available English translation of the Sakya Legshe, this book reveals the heart of the Buddhist way of life.
Book Synopsis Ordinary Wisdom by : William Lowell Randall
Download or read book Ordinary Wisdom written by William Lowell Randall and published by Greenwood Publishing Group. This book was released on 2001 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Randall and Kenyon examine the concept of wisdom. What wisdom is exactly has vexed thinkers throughout the history of thought. Indeed, for much of modern times, the topic has been taboo, given the intellectual climate created by such movements as analytic philosophy, behaviorist psychology, and cognitive science. This study adds to a growing movement that is reclaiming wisdom as a meaningful concept by viewing human development in terms of metaphors that enrich models like mind-as-computer, which proposes mental activity is reducible to processing information. Randall and Kenyon's metaphors are life-as-story and life-as-journey and their conceptual extension, life-as-adventure: ordinary metaphors with extraordinary implications. Through the lenses of these intertwining, time-honored tropes, the authors see wisdom not as an unattainable ideal nor as the sole province of experts or educators, geniuses, therapists, or saints. Rather, it is potentially within the reach of everyone, not as a commodity but as a quality of life; as a matter of being, not of having. Insofar as everyone is on a journey and has--or is--a story, everyone has access to an ordinary wisdom, which it behooves people to explore and express. This book will be of particular interest to scholars, students, and researchers involved with psychology, gerontology, theology, philosophy, and education.
Book Synopsis Ordinary Women Extraordinary Wisdom by : Rita Marie Robinson
Download or read book Ordinary Women Extraordinary Wisdom written by Rita Marie Robinson and published by Mantra Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Wisdom is a collection of intimate, heartfelt conversations with women spiritual teachers who live and look like ordinary people. They have kids, husbands, jobs, and bills to pay. What makes them extraordinary is that each woman has awakened to her true nature. And while that sounds like enlightenment, it doesn't look like the old stereotype of transcendence, detachment, and bliss. Quite the contrary. This is the feminine half of the spiritual journey--bringing it down to earth and embracing all of what it means to be human.
Book Synopsis A Quaker Book Of Wisdom by : Robert Lawrence Smith
Download or read book A Quaker Book Of Wisdom written by Robert Lawrence Smith and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-05-21 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The most valuable aspect of religion," writes Robert Lawrence Smith, "is that it provides us with a framework for living. I have always felt that the beauty and power of Quakerism is that it exhorts us to live more simply, more truthfully, more charitably." Taking his inspiration from the teaching of the first Quaker, George Fox, and from his own nine generations of Quaker forebears, Smith speaks to all of us who are seeking a way to make our lives simpler, more meaningful, and more useful. Beginning with the Quaker belief that "There is that of God in every person," Smith explores the ways in which we can harness the inner light of God that dwells in each of us to guide the personal choices and challenges we face every day. How to live and speak truthfully. How to listen for, trust, and act on our conscience. How to make our work an expression of the best that is in us. Using vivid examples from his own life, Smith writes eloquently of Quaker Meeting, his decision to fight in World War II, and later to oppose the Vietnam War. From his work as an educator and headmaster to his role as a husband and father, Smith quietly convinces that the lofty ideals of Quakerism offer all of us practical tools for leading a more meaningful life. His book culminates with a moving letter to his grandchildren which imparts ten lessons for "letting your life speak."
Download or read book Beyond the Ordinary Mind written by and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A unique collection of essays, instructions, letters, and personal advice on Dzogchen, Rimé, and other topics by famous Tibetan Buddhist masters of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This selection features profound, provocative, and at times humorous texts from some of the leading figures associated with the Rimé tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The emphasis of these works is on the esoteric path of Dzogchen, or the Great Perfection, through which the nature of reality is pointed out directly, just as it is. Throughout the book the translator provides clear, succinct introductions to the individual translations, expertly setting the scene and guiding the reader through a world of intellectual renaissance, intersectarian debate, and the imparting of cherished insights. Through this, one truth above all becomes apparent: that genuine wisdom means transcending the limited confines of the ordinary mind.
Download or read book Never Be Ordinary written by John Cusick and published by . This book was released on 2018-11-14 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wisdom of the Sages and Ordinary Folks from Around the World by : Marek Piotr Skoczylas
Download or read book Wisdom of the Sages and Ordinary Folks from Around the World written by Marek Piotr Skoczylas and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 15 years of my professional carrier I had a privilege to work for 2 international companies working in Europe, South East Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. I have worked with representatives of all human inhabited continents on Earth and many cultures spanning from South Africa, to Iceland, and from Russian Kuryl Islands to Native Americans, Iranians, Japanese-Brazilians and Polish-Greeks. This has been a wonderful and miraculous journey on which I was privileged to meet many cultures, customs and native wisdoms. Sentences, phrases, proverbs, thoughts, messages in this book have greatly influenced my life, some of them were created by me, some heard and some interpreted. I often found special meaning in them, often hidden, different from popular interpretations. I challenge you to find your own meaning and interpretation. Back cover: A Wisdom is like golden nuggets, hard to find, though can be collected and put together. It is like a precious metal that can last forever...
Book Synopsis Why the Conventional Wisdom about the 2008 Financial Crisis is Still Wrong by : Paul Mueller
Download or read book Why the Conventional Wisdom about the 2008 Financial Crisis is Still Wrong written by Paul Mueller and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2018-12-06 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Much of what has been heard, read, or taught about the 2008 financial crisis is incorrect. It was not caused by free market capitalism run amok. The crisis was not created by deregulatory zeal. It wasn’t primarily due to greed on Wall Street. The crisis was not simply created by people’s “irrational exuberance” or “animal spirits.” Perhaps most importantly, it did not require bailouts and thousands of pages of new regulations to fix. Instead, it came about because of significant market distortions created by government subsidies, misregulation, and perverse incentives. The conventional wisdom blames unbridled markets for mortgage fraud, imprudent risks, and extreme leverage in financial institutions. Policy makers told us that the failure of Lehman Brothers, and the near failure of American International Group and many large banks, would have resulted in catastrophic decline and perhaps another Great Depression. After the crisis, thousands of pages of new regulations were written to limit the types of risk banks can take and the kinds of investments they can make so that a financial crisis of this magnitude can’t happen again. But what if this conventional wisdom was wrong? If the problem wasn’t unregulated, unrestrained markets leading to fraud and excessive risk-taking, if instead it was perverted incentives and distorted market signals due to numerous regulations and mandates in the first place, then the thousands of new pages of regulations haven’t solved the fundamental problem. In fact, they have made it worse. This book shows that it is time to reassess the conventional wisdom. Perhaps there is still time to reverse the faulty solutions based upon it before another financial crisis breaks out.
Book Synopsis Perceiving Ordinary Magic by : Jeremy W. Hayward
Download or read book Perceiving Ordinary Magic written by Jeremy W. Hayward and published by Shambhala. This book was released on 1984-11-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers penetrating insight into the nature and process of perception through a skillful interweaving of the concepts of the new physics, evolutionary biology, and cognitive psychology with the profound insights of meditative traditions. We are shown how we may go beyond the harsh and narrow limits of beliefs and habitual patterns of thought and behavior to awaken fresh perception that is fearless and compassionate, experiencing the sacredness of the ordinary world.
Book Synopsis Defying Conventional Wisdom by : Jeffrey McKelvey Ayres
Download or read book Defying Conventional Wisdom written by Jeffrey McKelvey Ayres and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major study on the origins, strategies, and activities of movements and coalitions in opposition to free trade that arose in Canada and spread across North America - it captures an important developmental period in Canadian political life.
Book Synopsis Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom by : Janet M. Ruane
Download or read book Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom written by Janet M. Ruane and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2011-06-07 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do birds of a feather flock together or do opposites attract? Does haste make waste or should you strike while the iron is hot? Adages like these—or conventional wisdoms—shape our social life. This Fifth Edition of Second Thoughts reviews several popular beliefs and notes how such adages cannot be taken at face value. This unique text encourages students to step back and sharpen their analytic focus with 24 essays that use social research to expose the gray areas of commonly held beliefs, revealing the complexity of social reality and sharpening students’ sociological vision.
Book Synopsis Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth by : Bruce B. Henderson
Download or read book Challenging the Conventional Wisdom about Residential Care for Children and Youth written by Bruce B. Henderson and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-12-01 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is residential care 'inherently harmful'? This book argues that this conventional wisdom is wrong and is, itself, harmful to a significant number of children and youth. The presumptive view is based largely on overgeneralizations from research with infants and very young children raised in extremely deprived environments. A careful analysis of the available research supports the use of high-quality residential care as a treatment of choice with certain groups of needy children and youth, not a last resort intervention. The nature of high-quality care is explored through child development theory and research and two empirically supported models of care are described in detail. It will be of interest to all scholars and students of child development, child welfare, youth work, social work and education as well as professionals working within these fields.
Download or read book Wisdom, Inc. written by Seth Godin and published by HarperBusiness. This book was released on 1995-10-05 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A look at the 30 virtues of good business that have inspired success in thousands of leaders, by the man voted Boss of the Year, 1994. Persistent, honest, resourceful, creative -- these adjectives begin to define the qualities of a great business leader. Along with the 26 other virtues enumerated in Wisdom, Inc., they are the fundamentals behind a business strategy that works, but they often get lost beneath passing fads and the color of one's parachute. Seth Godin's simple, highly readable handbook of business virtues will help everyone from assistant managers to CEOs cultivate habits that lead to a lifetime of good business. Godin interviewed 1,500 top executives from a wide range of industries to isolate the 30 virtues consistently named by respondents. Each virtue is addressed with inspirational stories of historical business leaders who distinguished themselves by exhibiting that virtue, as well as modern-day accounts by the executives interviewed demonstrating how the virtue has contributed to their companies' successes. Most important, each virtue is accompanied by a section entitled "To Do Today," which provides concrete suggestions for immediately incorporating the virtue into a daily routine. Both practical and inspirational, Wisdom, Inc. is a perfect gift or anyone in business.
Book Synopsis Proverbs and Ecclesiastes by : Amy Plantinga-Pauw
Download or read book Proverbs and Ecclesiastes written by Amy Plantinga-Pauw and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-24 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this new volume in the Belief series, Amy Plantinga Pauw reveals how the biblical books of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, while often overlooked, are surprisingly relevant for Christian faith today. Both biblical books probe everyday human experiences. They speak to those who seek meaning and purpose in an uncertain world and encourage us to look for God's presence in human life, not in divine visions or messages. They show openness to wisdom insights from many sources, urging us to find the commonalities and connections of our wisdom with those of our religious neighbors. Ultimately, these books affirm that true wisdom, whatever its human source, comes from God. Pauw includes reflections for preaching and teaching throughout her study.
Book Synopsis Ordinary Grace by : William Kent Krueger
Download or read book Ordinary Grace written by William Kent Krueger and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking back at a tragic event that occurred during his thirteenth year, Frank Drum explores how a complicated web of secrets, adultery, and betrayal shattered his Methodist family and their small 1961 Minnesota community.
Book Synopsis Daily Doses of Wisdom by : Josh Bartok
Download or read book Daily Doses of Wisdom written by Josh Bartok and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daily Doses of Wisdom draws on the richness of Buddhist writings to offer a spiritual cornucopia that will illuminate and inspire day after day, year after year. Sources span a spectrum from ancient sages to modern teachers, from monks to laypeople, from East to West, from poetry to prose. Each page, and each new day, reveals another gem carefully selected from the entire list of titles published by Wisdom.
Book Synopsis Wisdom Distilled from the Daily by : Joan Chittister
Download or read book Wisdom Distilled from the Daily written by Joan Chittister and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wise and enduring spiritual guidelines for everyday living –– as relevant today as when The Rule was originally conceived by St. Benedict in fifth century Rome.
