Song of Enlightenment

Song of Enlightenment PDF Author: Xuanjue
Publisher: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
ISBN: 9780881391008
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Song of Enlightenment

Song of Enlightenment PDF Author: Xuanjue
Publisher: Dharma Realm Buddhist Association
ISBN: 9780881391008
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 116

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Songs of Enlightenment

Songs of Enlightenment PDF Author: Ilchi Lee
Publisher: Healing Society
ISBN: 9780972028219
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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This book contains selected poems of enlightenment, given form and voice through the personal experiences of Ilchi Lee. For the last twenty years, during states of deep meditation, Ilchi Lee has often experienced a natural flow of words that express his innermost thoughts and feelings. Accordingly, he says, !?!|But I have never composed a poem!| Poems come to me.!? Ilchi Lee!?s beautiful words are both inspirational in their power to stir the soul, as well as straight forward in their message of truth. His poems provide us a place to rest, a soothing touch upon our hearts, and a guiding hand for our souls, giving us the courage and determination to transform ourselves. As in Healing Society and other previous works, he seeks to shatter the illusions about enlightenment and lead us to our True Selves. In short, his words are that of a spiritual guide on this journey of the soul that we call life. Ilchi Lee!?s own drawings also grace the pages of this book. Created without any preconceived forms or images, the drawings reflect a natural flow of energy as expressed through his hand. These drawings may also serve as tools for meditation, as they are filled with a deep, inner smile.

Jacob Boehme's Songs of Enlightenment

Jacob Boehme's Songs of Enlightenment PDF Author: Jonathan Cloud
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1666785474
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 252

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Jacob Boehme’s Songs of Enlightenment unfolds the mystical heart of God’s wisdom and love, hidden away for four hundred years in Jacob Boehme’s Aurora, The Signature of All Things, and all of his works. Come and eat illuminated waybread for your soul. Here, drink pure wine to refresh and enkindle your weary spirit. There is no longer any need for you to remain famished on dry scholarly articles and sterile secondary sources about Boehme. Rather, in these 126 poems, created directly from his own texts, is unfolded the very beating heart of Jesus Christ in the shoemaker of Gorlitz, the Theologian of Fire.

Songs of Enlightenment

Songs of Enlightenment PDF Author: Swami Rama Tirtha
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780854240425
Category : Persian poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 261

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Songs of the Sons and Daughters of Buddha

Songs of the Sons and Daughters of Buddha PDF Author:
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 1611808227
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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A lyrical translation of an inspired selection of verses from the earliest Buddhist monks and nuns. More than two thousand years ago, the earliest disciples of the Buddha put into verse their experiences on the spiritual journey--from their daily struggles to their spiritual realizations. Over time the verses were collected to form the Theragatha and Therigatha, the "Verses of Elder Monks" and "Verses of Elder Nuns" respectively. In Songs of the Sons and Daughters of the Buddha, renowned poets Andrew Schelling and Anne Waldman have translated the most poignant poems in these collections, bringing forth the visceral, immediate qualities that are often lost in more scholarly renditions. These selections reveal the fears, loves, mishaps, expectations, and joys of the early monks and nuns, when, struck by wild insight, they cried out the anguish or solace they knew in their lives.

The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England

The Advancement of Music in Enlightenment England PDF Author: Tim Eggington
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843839067
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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This is a book guaranteed to make waves. It skilfully weaves the story of one key musical figure into the story of one key institution, which it then weaves into the general story of music in eighteenth-century England. Anyone reading it will come away with fresh knowledge and perceptions - plus a great urge to hear Cooke's music.' Michael Talbot, Emeritus Professor of Music at the University of Liverpool and Fellow of the British Academy. Amidst the cosmopolitan, fashion obsessed concert life of later eighteenth century London there existed a discrete musical counterculture centred round a club known as the Academy of Ancient Music. Now largely forgotten, this enlightened school of musical thinkers sought to further music by proffering an alternative vision based on a high minded intellectual curiosity. Perceiving only ear-tickling ostentation in the showy styles that delighted London audiences, they aspired to raise the status of music as an art of profound expression, informed by its past and founded on universal harmonic principles. Central to this group of musical thinkers was the modest yet highly accomplished musician-scholar Benjamin Cooke, who both embodied and reflected this counterculture. As organist of Westminster Abbey and conductor of the Academy of Ancient Music for much of the second half of the eighteenth century, Cooke enjoyed prominence in his day as a composer, organist, teacher, and theorist. This book shows how, through his creativity, historicism and theorising, Cooke was instrumental in proffering an Enlightenment-inspired reassessment of musical composition and thinking at the Academy. The picture portrayed counters the current tendency to dismiss eighteenth-century English musicians as conservative and provincial. Casting new and valuable light on English musical history and on Enlightenment culture more generally, this book reveals how the agenda for musical advancement shared by Cooke and his Academy associates foreshadowed key developments that would mould European music of the nineteenth century and after. It includes an extensive bibliography, a detailed overview of the Cooke Collection at the Royal College of Music and a complete list of Cooke's works. TIM EGGINGTON is College Librarian at Queens' College, Cambridge.

Jews in Music

Jews in Music PDF Author: Artur Holde
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504066839
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 395

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This authoritative history chronicles the work and lives of great Jewish musicians around the world from the early nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth. Since the Age of Enlightenment, Jewish musicians, composers, and musicologists have greatly enriched the artistic legacies of cultures and countries on a global scale. Their contributions have been a major influence on numerous musical forms, both secular and sacred. Jews in Music presents a survey of these accomplishments through the rise of Zionism, the settlement of the Jewish Homeland, and the burgeoning Jewish music developments in America. Jews in Music presents a detailed history ranging from the symphonies of Felix Mendelssohn to the Broadway musicals of Leonard Bernstein, from the great touring violinists of Western Europe to the pioneers of commercial music recording. Plus, a section on sacred music explores in depth the evolution of the musical components of the synagogue, including the chants, compositions, and traditional songs of the chazzanim.

Yung-chia's Song of Enlightenment

Yung-chia's Song of Enlightenment PDF Author: Yung-Chia
Publisher: Empty Bowl Press
ISBN: 9781734187311
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Poetry. Translated by Red Pine. For over a thousand years the SONG OF ENLIGHTENMENT has been one of the most popular texts in all of Eastern Asia.

Ladder of Enlightenment

Ladder of Enlightenment PDF Author: Jamyang Tenphel Bongsar
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780950911977
Category :
Languages : bo
Pages : 0

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The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa

The Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa PDF Author: Tsangnyön Heruka
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834840502
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 832

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An authoritative new translation of the complete Hundred Thousand Songs of Milarepa, the teaching songs and stories from Tibet's most beloved Buddhist yogi, poet, and saint. Powerful and deeply inspiring, there is no book more beloved by Tibetans than The Hundred Thousand Songs, and no figure more revered than Milarepa, the great eleventh-century poet and saint. An ordinary man who, through sheer force of effort, faith, and perseverance, overcame nearly insurmountable obstacles on the spiritual path to achieve enlightenment in a single lifetime, he stands as an exemplar of what it is to lead a spiritual life. Milarepa, a cotton-clad yogi, wandered and taught the dharma, most famously through spontaneously composed songs, a colorful and down-to-earth way to convey the immediacy and depth of the Buddhist teachings. In this work, the songs are woven into a narrative that tells the stories of his most famous encounters with his students, including Gampopa and Rechungpa, and recount his victories over supernatural forces in the remote Himalayan mountains and caves where he meditated. In this authoritative new translation, prepared under the guidance of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, Christopher Stagg brilliantly brings to life the teachings of this extraordinary man. This classic of world literature is important for its narrative alone but is also a key contribution for those who seek inspiration for the spiritual path.