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The Tibetan book of living and dying
Par Sogyal. 1992
Buddhist spiritual leader Rinpoche maintains that most westerners need a fundamental change in attitude towards death and dying--they need to…
understand the truth of impermanence. He discusses practicing to prepare for death and helping others with death. He stresses his belief in the importance of the dying person's last thoughts being filled with positive emotions and sacred feelings while the person lets go of grasping, yearning, and attachmentContinuing with the messages put forth in The Road Less Traveled (RC 17113, BR 5732), Peck lectures as both psychiatrist…
and spiritual guide. He stresses striving for self-love rather than self-esteem and proposes that being disillusioned and being confused are actually signs of mental health. Some strong language. BestsellerA world waiting to be born: civility rediscovered
Par M. Peck. 1993
Peck believes that society is no longer civil in the workplace and within the family. He presents case histories of…
counseling sessions for individuals at home and at work, illustrating how people may become more aware of themselves and their effect on others--thus restoring civility to society. He suggests submission to a Higher Power through prayer, and looking at the broad picture. Some strong language. BestsellerThe power of positive living
Par Norman Peale. 1990
Peale considers himself a happy person, and is concerned about people who are not. Now, as a sequel to "The…
Power of Positive Thinking," he offers further help for those who want to turn their lives around. Using letters, anecdotes, and examples gleaned from his counseling experiences, Peale offers ways in which people can conquer their fears, triumph over adversity, and transform their lives through faith in GodAre you running with me, Jesus?: a spiritual companion for the 1990s
Par Malcolm Boyd. 1990
A collection of meditations on topics of concern for the 1990s--AIDS, the homeless, the environment, and nursing homes. A 1965…
version of these prayer-like fragments became an immediate bestseller. Boyd retains some sections and adds updated material for spiritual reflection and renewal at home, at work, and on various occasionsThe wind of change
Par Harold Klemp. 1980
Eckankar (ECK) refers to soul travel outside the body. Klemp, who became an ECK Master in 1981, writes of his…
ECK experiences and provides answers to how Eckankar can help people with the "right now" in their lives. His collection of stories about the daily miracles of Divine Spirit shows how ECK works and how it helps individuals through hard timesDaily reflections
Par Helen Rice. 1990
Bible scriptures are combined with inspirational poetry and brief prayers in this collection of meditations. Chapter themes include, "Prayer," "Faith,"…
"Peace," and "New Beginnings." Each section contains a brief prayer by Virginia J. RuehlmannThe bestiary of Christ
Par Louis Charbonneau-Lassay. 1991
Abridged version of work first published in France in 1940. Meditations on the symbolic meaning of animals in religious literature.…
The author researched artwork and documents from sources as diverse as ancient Egypt and the Renaissance, examining real and imagined animals from all parts of the worldMeditations for women who do too much
Par Anne Schaef. 1990
A book of daily meditations for women whose many responsibilities leave little time for reflection. Men, too, will appreciate these…
brief passages that help refocus attention on life's meaning. Each begins with a quotation and ends with a thought for the dayEckankar: the key to secret worlds
Par Paul Twitchell. 1987
The science of Eckankar shows how to free the soul from the body and allow it to travel to other…
places, or even other dimensions. Twitchell, who was an ECK Master, presents accounts of how others have left their human bodies, and provides a step-by-step account of the four techniques--the emotional, the sound, the secret, and the master--by which a person might attain soul projection and a nearness to GodThe practice of the presence of God
Par Lawrence. 1974
A classic work by a humble man who was a soldier, a footman, and a monastery cook. His one desire…
was for communion with God, and he became a Carmelite lay brother in 1666 in Paris, taking the name Brother LawrenceAll of the women of the Bible
Par Edith Deen. 1955
This comprehensive collective biography contains studies of the 52 women in the foreground of biblical accounts. It also includes sketches…
of 125 women named in the Bible, and 125 nameless women in the biblical backgroundTwice pardoned: an ex-con talks to parents and teens
Par Harold Morris. 1986
Story of the religious conversion of a promising all-star athlete who had become too involved in life's rat race and…
wound up in the Georgia State Penitentiary on a double life sentence. Morris tells how, surrounded by hardened criminals and overcome by despair, he transformed his life, and how others can avoid wrong choicesThirty-seven American writers (novelists, poets, and critics) offer a new look at the Jewish Bible. Each writer takes a different…
book of the Bible and provides his or her own interpretations by coming to personal terms with the implications of that book. Includes such authors as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Herbert Gold, Stanley Kunitz, and Elie WieselWhat is Judaism?: an interpretation for the present age
Par Emil Fackenheim. 1987
The distinguished Jewish philosopher discusses the effect of two momentous events, the Holocaust and the creation of Israel, upon the…
Jewish religion and the Jewish people. With personal reminiscences and references to Jewish legend and midrashic stories, he then examines the meaning of the Torah to the Jews of today and addresses such issues as anti-Semitism, assimilation, prayer, repentance, and the MessiahThe land of hope and fear: Israel's battle for its inner soul
Par Isabel Kershner. 2023
An urgent, wide-ranging portrait of the divisions among Israelis today, and the external threats to their country, at a critical…
juncture in its history. • Through moving narratives and on-the-ground reporting, a veteran New York Times correspondent who has spent decades working in Israel reveals what holds the country together. "A wondrous tale told through the agonizing and uplifting stories of Israel’s many tribes — Jewish and Arab, religious and secular, new immigrants and veterans, soldiers and settlers."—Martin Indyk, author of Master of the Game, and former U.S. ambassador to Israel "For anyone trying to understand the reality of Israel today." —Dennis Ross, former U.S. envoy to the Middle East and the author of Doomed to Succeed Despite Israel's determined staying power in a hostile environment, its military might, and the innovation it fosters in businesses globally, the country is more divided than ever. The old guard—socialist secular elites and idealists—are a dying breed, and the state’s democratic foundations are being challenged. A dynamic and exuberant country of nine million, Israel is now largely comprised of native-born Hebrew speakers, and yet any permanent sense of security and normalcy is elusive. In The Land of Hope and Fear , we meet Israelis: Jews and Arabs, religious and secular, Eastern and Western, liberals and zealots—plagued by perennial conflict and existential threats, citizens who remain deeply polarized politically, socially, and ideologically, even as they undergo generational change and redefine what it is to be an Israeli. Who are these people and to what do they aspire? In moving narratives and with on-the-ground reporting, Isabel Kershner reveals the core of what holds Israel together and the forces that threaten its future through the lens of real people: a son of Zionist pioneers, cynical about what is to come and his people’s status in it; a woman in her nineties whose life in a kibbutz has disintegrated; a brilliant poet caught up in the political maelstrom; an Arab gallery owner archiving a lost Palestinian landscape; and a descendant of the Russian aliyah; representing millions of culturally and religiously different Jews, laying bare the question Who is an Israeli? The Land of Hope and Fear decodes Israel today at its seventy-fifth anniversary, examining the ways in which the country has both exceeded and failed the ideals and expectations of its foundersGo home for dinner: Advice on how faith makes a family and family makes a life
Par Mike Pence. 2023
In this personal account, former Vice President Mike Pence champions one of his most deeply held beliefs: faith makes a…
family, and family makes a life. When Mike Pence was a young politician, reporters used to ask him: "where do you see yourself in five, ten years?" Without fail, the former Vice President would reply, "home for dinner." This answer was an honest assessment of his priorities. Throughout his career, Pence has been adamant about putting his family first. As he often told his staff, he'd rather lose an election than lose his family. Go Home for Dinner is an in-depth, practical guide to balancing the demands of life with the long-term satisfaction that only a commitment to your family can bring. In this personal account, former Vice President Mike Pence champions one of his most deeply held beliefs: that faith makes a family, and family makes a life. And, through straightforward advice and personal storytelling, he shows readers how to do the same. In short chapters, Pence walks us through the principles that he and his wife, Karen, developed to raise their family. He gives credit to his parents for setting the precedent of gathering around the dinner table and for being attentive listeners. He discusses how he and Karen prioritized their relationship, even when they struggled professionally through two failed congressional races and personally with infertility. He reveals how he learned to trust God, make difficult choices, and take leaps of faith, all with an eye to what his family needed. He also brings in examples of other friends and colleagues, to demonstrate how these principles look in the lives of other families. The Pence family is far from perfect, but the values portrayed in this book have helped them remain together—and thrive—through their extraordinary journey in public service. Go Home for Dinner is filled with practical, timeless advice about how readers can pursue their dreams while keeping their family close. This is a book for anyone who wants to achieve their goals and put their family and faith at the center of their life—but who needs a nudge to get home in time for dinnerThe half known life: In search of paradise
Par Pico Iyer. 2023
INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Masterful…A book of inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors…One of his very best." —Washington Post "Dazzling." —Time…
Magazine, Best Books of 2023 From "one of the most soulful and perceptive writers of our time" (Brain Pickings): a journey through competing ideas of paradise to see how we can live more peacefully in an ever more divided and distracted world. Paradise: that elusive place where the anxieties, struggles, and burdens of life fall away. Most of us dream of it, but each of us has very different ideas about where it is to be found. For some it can be enjoyed only after death; for others, it’s in our midst—or just across the ocean—if only we can find eyes to see it. Traveling from Iran to North Korea, from the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas to the ghostly temples of Japan, Pico Iyer brings together a lifetime of explorations to upend our ideas of utopia and ask how we might find peace in the midst of difficulty and suffering. Does religion lead us back to Eden or only into constant contention? Why do so many seeming paradises turn into warzones? And does paradise exist only in the afterworld – or can it be found in the here and now? For almost fifty years Iyer has been roaming the world, mixing a global soul’s delight in observing cultures with a pilgrim’s readiness to be transformed. In this culminating work, he brings together the outer world and the inner to offer us a surprising, original, often beautiful exploration of how we might come upon paradise in the midst of our very real livesThe kingdom, the power, and the glory: American evangelicals in an age of extremism
Par Tim Alberta. 2023
The award-winning journalist and staff writer for The Atlantic follows up his New York Times bestseller American Carnage with this…
timely, rigorously reported, and deeply personal examination of the divisions that threaten to destroy the American evangelical movement. Evangelical Christians are perhaps the most polarizing—and least understood—people living in America today. In his seminal new book, The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, journalist Tim Alberta, himself a practicing Christian and the son of an evangelical pastor, paints an expansive and profoundly troubling portrait of the American evangelical movement. Through the eyes of televangelists and small-town preachers, celebrity revivalists and everyday churchgoers, Alberta tells the story of a faith cheapened by ephemeral fear, a promise corrupted by partisan subterfuge, and a reputation stained by perpetual scandal. For millions of conservative Christians, America is their kingdom—a land set apart, a nation uniquely blessed, a people in special covenant with God. This love of country, however, has given way to right-wing nationalist fervor, a reckless blood-and-soil idolatry that trivializes the kingdom of Jesus Christ. Alberta retraces the arc of the modern evangelical movement, placing political and cultural inflection points in the context of church teachings and traditions, explaining how Donald Trump's presidency and the COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated historical trends that long pointed toward disaster. Reporting from half-empty sanctuaries and standing-room-only convention halls across the country, the author documents a growing fracture inside American Christianity and journeys with readers through this strange new environment in which loving your enemies is "woke" and owning the libs is the answer to WWJD. Accessing the highest echelons of the American evangelical movement, Alberta investigates the ways in which conservative Christians have pursued, exercised, and often abused power in the name of securing this earthly kingdom. He highlights the battles evangelicals are fighting—and the weapons of their warfare—to demonstrate the disconnect from scripture: Contra the dictates of the New Testament, today's believers are struggling mightily against flesh and blood, eyes fixed on the here and now, desperate for a power that is frivolous and fleeting. Lingering at the intersection of real cultural displacement and perceived religious persecution, Alberta portrays a rapidly secularizing America that has come to distrust the evangelical church, and weaves together present-day narratives of individual pastors and their churches as they confront the twin challenges of lost status and diminished standing. Sifting through the wreckage—pastors broken, congregations battered, believers losing their religion because of sex scandals and political schemes—Alberta asks: If the American evangelical movement has ceased to glorify God, what is its purpose?Aphorismes et paraboles (Spiritualités vivantes #Vol. 6102479)
Par Chuang-Tseu. 2005
Ce recueil taoïste, composé d'une multitude de petites séquences et récits, a marqué non seulement les autres religions chinoises que…
sont le confucianisme et le bouddhisme, mais aussi toute la littérature de ce pays.