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A book that has touched many people very deeply since it was published in 1923, La profeta captures the teachings of Kahlil Gibran in a comforting story that succinctly touches on everyday topics like love, joy, sorrow, freedom, pain, and beauty. These two stories, which are recognized as the authors masterpiece, invites us to reflect on essential themes of humanity. This contemplative style of the narration will captivate the reader.
Kahlil Gibrán,...
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What happens when a Tibetan Buddhist lama and a Christian clergyman sit down to talk? And not just any lama and clergyman, but a renegade Catholic priest silenced by the Church for his progressive and inclusive beliefs and an American-born secular Jew who once embraced Tibetan Buddhism as a student, and now is embraced as a teacher. These conversations between Lama Tsomo and Matthew Fox over the past years explore the essential principles shared by...
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Mary's mystical heart-opening poetry will inspire you to have a personal connection with divine love.
Some of her poem titles are "Awaken Our Slumbering Heart", "The Light of Forever" and "My Heart Is Open to New Possibilities."
Mary's muse for her heart-opening poetry is Rumi, a 13th-century Persian poet.
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GRAND PRIZEWINNER -- 2023 Nautilus Book Award"This book is profound... A must-read... Five stars." --Reader's Favorite"Masterful… uplifting…" –Self Publishing Review"Many books promise to change a person's life. This one actually might." –IndieReaderOne of the essential books of our time, Reclaiming the Sacred draws on the work of thousands of psychologists and economists, cosmologists and activists, saints and poets, to ground us in our inherent...
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"Wild West Ghosts" visits fourteen southwestern Colorado hotels and B&Bs, each one off the beaten track and harboring paranormal adventures for the inquisitive traveler. Relying on phone apps and additional minimal equipment, you might even meet noted individuals of the past. Find lodging amenities, local history and supernatural accounts, the authors' own personal experience at each locale, and fun things to do in the areas.
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New York Times reporter Will Monroe's investigation of a rash of seemingly random killings takes a dark and dangerous turn when his wife is kidnapped by shadowy enemies who want him to stop. Desperate to save his wife, Will follows the clues into the heart of New York's Hassidic community, and learns that the stakes of his quest are higher then he could ever imagine. As the death toll rises, he enlists an eccentric Kabbalah expert to decode his wife's...
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"In the year of 1413, two women meet for the first time in the city of Norwich. Margery has left her fourteen children and husband behind to make her journey. Her visions of Christ – which have long alienated her from her family and neighbours, and incurred her husband's abuse – have placed her in danger with the men of the Church, who have begun to hound her as a heretic. Julian, an anchoress, has not left Norwich, nor the cell to which she has...
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"Russell Shorto tells remarkable stories of people suffering from what once were deemed spiritual afflictions, then came to be seen as purely medical disorders, and now, thanks to this new generation of psychiatric pioneers, are being treated as both." "In the process, Shorto brings to bear issues from the cutting edge of consciousness studies. He explores the shared territory of psychosis and mysticism; the changing meaning of "self," "soul," "mind,"...
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"... tells the story of entrepreneur Vladimir Megré's trade trip to the Siberian taiga in 1995, where he witnessed incredible spiritual phenomena connected with 'ringing cedar trees.' He spent three days with a woman named Anastasia who shared with him her unique outlook on subjects as diverse as gardening, child-rearing, healing, nature, sexuality, religion and more."--P. [274] of book 6.
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"Whereas other Christianity-meets-Buddhism books stress ideology and the intellect, this one emphasizes daily acts of practice." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)
In this illuminating and insightful guide, Kim Boykin offers Christians a way to incorporate Zen practices into their lives without compromising their beliefs and faith.
Zen for Christians assumes curiosity but no real knowledge as it walks readers through specific concepts of Zen philosophy...