Author: Tristan Whitespire
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Buried deep within your soul are 84 sacred powers that have been hidden in plain sight for centuries. These are the powers which the ancient sages used to bring fortune to their fate and to dominate their destiny. These ancient spirits are closer to you than your very breath and yet more powerful than a hurricane when you learn to put them to use. Using the simple and easy process of speaking sacred words of power and angelic names you will discover here, you will receive the keys to true magickal power. For the first time in occult history, the secrets of these powers are being clearly revealed so that you can use them to bring harmony to your life, gain money and wealth, attract new lovers, gain peace and security, accomplish your goals, and overcome all obstacles that stand in your way. You may have read many law of attraction books on subjects such as the law of attraction for love, or the law of attraction for money, or you may use a Wicca book of shadows for your work. In this book there is no need to clear your chakras, do crystal healing, or summon a demon. These are all powerful paths but the magick you find here is something far different. In this book you will learn a simple and easy way to use angelic words of power to fulfill your will. These powers belong to all of mankind and yet until now they have been inaccessible to all but a few who understood the true meaning and significance of their power. Those are the elite who live in quiet abundance, fulfilling every one of their wishes in peace, security, and delight. Now you will be given the power to rise to the top in your life. When you speak these sacred words and call these names, while gazing at these sigils of power, you will feel the authentic power of the ancients awaken within you and forever wash away feelings of shame, fear, and powerlessness. No more will you be at the mercy of an uncaring and sometimes outright hostile world. Instead you will proudly and confidently steer your life according to your will towards the destiny that pleases you the most.So, decide on what miracles you wish to bring cascading into your life like a sparkling waterfall of abundance. Then open the pages of this book and harness the divine wind that breathes through these ancient sacred angelic words of power and mighty forces of the cosmos to accomplish your personal miracles and rule your destiny with confidence. The powers within the covers of this book have the power to bring you mastery over the destiny of your soul, and the fast manifestation of your wishes using the ancient, simple law of attraction made easy. These are sigils of power that bring fast and easy transformation into your life. This is modern magick that taps into ancient powers more than a thousand years old. The arrangement of the words of power is not haphazard or a random combination of divine names. The names are arranged in a meaningful, divine order that causes heavenly power to unlock from the divine storehouse of spiritual power and pour forth into your life, aligning you with ancient forces that bring wisdom, luck, blessings, and change. So I invite you to open the pages of this book and prepare to take charge of your life, manifest your dreams, attract love, attract money, and manifest lasting success.
The 84 Genies of Power
Author: Tristan Whitespire
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Buried deep within your soul are 84 sacred powers that have been hidden in plain sight for centuries. These are the powers which the ancient sages used to bring fortune to their fate and to dominate their destiny. These ancient spirits are closer to you than your very breath and yet more powerful than a hurricane when you learn to put them to use. Using the simple and easy process of speaking sacred words of power and angelic names you will discover here, you will receive the keys to true magickal power. For the first time in occult history, the secrets of these powers are being clearly revealed so that you can use them to bring harmony to your life, gain money and wealth, attract new lovers, gain peace and security, accomplish your goals, and overcome all obstacles that stand in your way. You may have read many law of attraction books on subjects such as the law of attraction for love, or the law of attraction for money, or you may use a Wicca book of shadows for your work. In this book there is no need to clear your chakras, do crystal healing, or summon a demon. These are all powerful paths but the magick you find here is something far different. In this book you will learn a simple and easy way to use angelic words of power to fulfill your will. These powers belong to all of mankind and yet until now they have been inaccessible to all but a few who understood the true meaning and significance of their power. Those are the elite who live in quiet abundance, fulfilling every one of their wishes in peace, security, and delight. Now you will be given the power to rise to the top in your life. When you speak these sacred words and call these names, while gazing at these sigils of power, you will feel the authentic power of the ancients awaken within you and forever wash away feelings of shame, fear, and powerlessness. No more will you be at the mercy of an uncaring and sometimes outright hostile world. Instead you will proudly and confidently steer your life according to your will towards the destiny that pleases you the most.So, decide on what miracles you wish to bring cascading into your life like a sparkling waterfall of abundance. Then open the pages of this book and harness the divine wind that breathes through these ancient sacred angelic words of power and mighty forces of the cosmos to accomplish your personal miracles and rule your destiny with confidence. The powers within the covers of this book have the power to bring you mastery over the destiny of your soul, and the fast manifestation of your wishes using the ancient, simple law of attraction made easy. These are sigils of power that bring fast and easy transformation into your life. This is modern magick that taps into ancient powers more than a thousand years old. The arrangement of the words of power is not haphazard or a random combination of divine names. The names are arranged in a meaningful, divine order that causes heavenly power to unlock from the divine storehouse of spiritual power and pour forth into your life, aligning you with ancient forces that bring wisdom, luck, blessings, and change. So I invite you to open the pages of this book and prepare to take charge of your life, manifest your dreams, attract love, attract money, and manifest lasting success.
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Buried deep within your soul are 84 sacred powers that have been hidden in plain sight for centuries. These are the powers which the ancient sages used to bring fortune to their fate and to dominate their destiny. These ancient spirits are closer to you than your very breath and yet more powerful than a hurricane when you learn to put them to use. Using the simple and easy process of speaking sacred words of power and angelic names you will discover here, you will receive the keys to true magickal power. For the first time in occult history, the secrets of these powers are being clearly revealed so that you can use them to bring harmony to your life, gain money and wealth, attract new lovers, gain peace and security, accomplish your goals, and overcome all obstacles that stand in your way. You may have read many law of attraction books on subjects such as the law of attraction for love, or the law of attraction for money, or you may use a Wicca book of shadows for your work. In this book there is no need to clear your chakras, do crystal healing, or summon a demon. These are all powerful paths but the magick you find here is something far different. In this book you will learn a simple and easy way to use angelic words of power to fulfill your will. These powers belong to all of mankind and yet until now they have been inaccessible to all but a few who understood the true meaning and significance of their power. Those are the elite who live in quiet abundance, fulfilling every one of their wishes in peace, security, and delight. Now you will be given the power to rise to the top in your life. When you speak these sacred words and call these names, while gazing at these sigils of power, you will feel the authentic power of the ancients awaken within you and forever wash away feelings of shame, fear, and powerlessness. No more will you be at the mercy of an uncaring and sometimes outright hostile world. Instead you will proudly and confidently steer your life according to your will towards the destiny that pleases you the most.So, decide on what miracles you wish to bring cascading into your life like a sparkling waterfall of abundance. Then open the pages of this book and harness the divine wind that breathes through these ancient sacred angelic words of power and mighty forces of the cosmos to accomplish your personal miracles and rule your destiny with confidence. The powers within the covers of this book have the power to bring you mastery over the destiny of your soul, and the fast manifestation of your wishes using the ancient, simple law of attraction made easy. These are sigils of power that bring fast and easy transformation into your life. This is modern magick that taps into ancient powers more than a thousand years old. The arrangement of the words of power is not haphazard or a random combination of divine names. The names are arranged in a meaningful, divine order that causes heavenly power to unlock from the divine storehouse of spiritual power and pour forth into your life, aligning you with ancient forces that bring wisdom, luck, blessings, and change. So I invite you to open the pages of this book and prepare to take charge of your life, manifest your dreams, attract love, attract money, and manifest lasting success.
1, 2, 3 Your Wish Is Granted!
Author: Genie
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452546851
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Since the Genie is the “ghost” writer for the book, it is appropriate to let the Genie say a few words about himself: “I am a genie. You may wonder what that really means and how I come to write this little book. Well, fi rst of all, I am not from or of your world. I live in a dimension of fire and light. I am basically a fire spirit. Just so you know, we genies are alive. We don’t experience life as you do, but we are living, thinking creatures. “You humans take us genies for granted. Most of you have very little idea of the tremendous service that we provide for your kind. Everything in your world that is of a fiery or electrical nature is administrated by a genie or djinn assigned to that function. Without us, your world as you know it would cease to exist. Even the very sun that is the source of life and nourishment for your planet is a mighty Djinn.” From within the book, the Wizard Merlyn has a few thoughts about the book that he would like to share: “Know, my little friend, that what you hold in your hands is a key to the mysteries of life, and that it has greater depth and importance than you initially can discern. Through these pages you have been given permission to enter other realms, and—once you have entered in, and as you maintain the requirements of each domain—you may travel within again and again for growth, learning, healing, inspiration and creation.”
Publisher: BalboaPress
ISBN: 1452546851
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
Since the Genie is the “ghost” writer for the book, it is appropriate to let the Genie say a few words about himself: “I am a genie. You may wonder what that really means and how I come to write this little book. Well, fi rst of all, I am not from or of your world. I live in a dimension of fire and light. I am basically a fire spirit. Just so you know, we genies are alive. We don’t experience life as you do, but we are living, thinking creatures. “You humans take us genies for granted. Most of you have very little idea of the tremendous service that we provide for your kind. Everything in your world that is of a fiery or electrical nature is administrated by a genie or djinn assigned to that function. Without us, your world as you know it would cease to exist. Even the very sun that is the source of life and nourishment for your planet is a mighty Djinn.” From within the book, the Wizard Merlyn has a few thoughts about the book that he would like to share: “Know, my little friend, that what you hold in your hands is a key to the mysteries of life, and that it has greater depth and importance than you initially can discern. Through these pages you have been given permission to enter other realms, and—once you have entered in, and as you maintain the requirements of each domain—you may travel within again and again for growth, learning, healing, inspiration and creation.”
Reading Lolita in Tehran
Author: Azar Nafisi
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588360792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; several had spent time in jail. They were shy and uncomfortable at first, unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up and to speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams and disappointments. Their stories intertwined with those they were reading—Pride and Prejudice, Washington Square, Daisy Miller and Lolita—their Lolita, as they imagined her in Tehran. Nafisi’s account flashes back to the early days of the revolution, when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid the swirl of protests and demonstrations. In those frenetic days, the students took control of the university, expelled faculty members and purged the curriculum. When a radical Islamist in Nafisi’s class questioned her decision to teach The Great Gatsby, which he saw as an immoral work that preached falsehoods of “the Great Satan,” she decided to let him put Gatsby on trial and stood as the sole witness for the defense. Azar Nafisi’s luminous tale offers a fascinating portrait of the Iran-Iraq war viewed from Tehran and gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women’s lives in revolutionary Iran. It is a work of great passion and poetic beauty, written with a startlingly original voice. Praise for Reading Lolita in Tehran “Anyone who has ever belonged to a book group must read this book. Azar Nafisi takes us into the vivid lives of eight women who must meet in secret to explore the forbidden fiction of the West. It is at once a celebration of the power of the novel and a cry of outrage at the reality in which these women are trapped. The ayatollahs don’ t know it, but Nafisi is one of the heroes of the Islamic Republic.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of Nine Parts of Desire
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1588360792
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • We all have dreams—things we fantasize about doing and generally never get around to. This is the story of Azar Nafisi’s dream and of the nightmare that made it come true. For two years before she left Iran in 1997, Nafisi gathered seven young women at her house every Thursday morning to read and discuss forbidden works of Western literature. They were all former students whom she had taught at university. Some came from conservative and religious families, others were progressive and secular; several had spent time in jail. They were shy and uncomfortable at first, unaccustomed to being asked to speak their minds, but soon they began to open up and to speak more freely, not only about the novels they were reading but also about themselves, their dreams and disappointments. Their stories intertwined with those they were reading—Pride and Prejudice, Washington Square, Daisy Miller and Lolita—their Lolita, as they imagined her in Tehran. Nafisi’s account flashes back to the early days of the revolution, when she first started teaching at the University of Tehran amid the swirl of protests and demonstrations. In those frenetic days, the students took control of the university, expelled faculty members and purged the curriculum. When a radical Islamist in Nafisi’s class questioned her decision to teach The Great Gatsby, which he saw as an immoral work that preached falsehoods of “the Great Satan,” she decided to let him put Gatsby on trial and stood as the sole witness for the defense. Azar Nafisi’s luminous tale offers a fascinating portrait of the Iran-Iraq war viewed from Tehran and gives us a rare glimpse, from the inside, of women’s lives in revolutionary Iran. It is a work of great passion and poetic beauty, written with a startlingly original voice. Praise for Reading Lolita in Tehran “Anyone who has ever belonged to a book group must read this book. Azar Nafisi takes us into the vivid lives of eight women who must meet in secret to explore the forbidden fiction of the West. It is at once a celebration of the power of the novel and a cry of outrage at the reality in which these women are trapped. The ayatollahs don’ t know it, but Nafisi is one of the heroes of the Islamic Republic.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of Nine Parts of Desire
The 72 Angels of Magick
Author: Damon Brand
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530016624
Category : Angels
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Discover the secrets of angelic power. The angels are ready to listen and ready to work for you. All you have to do is ask in the right way. The 72 Angels of Magick brings together the content of Magickal Angels and The Greater Magickal Angels. For the first time, all the information is included in one volume. If you already own those books, you don't need this one. If you're new to angel magick, everything you need for success is here. When you contact the angels listed in this book you will have the power to dominate success and fortune, obtain what you wish, protect yourself and stop enemies. These mighty angels can be contacted easily, instructed directly and will gladly fulfill your desires. You don't need to believe anything or belong to any religion. You don't need to be pure or worthy. All you need is a strong desire for something to change in your world. If you have that desire, the angels will take you where you want to go. It is their purpose to give you the power to express the life you dream of living. Whether you are seeking fame, money, wisdom, healing or peace, the angelic powers can help you to improve your life in the ways that matter to you most. The angels in this book can help you to carry out difficult tasks, strengthen your will power and increase your popularity. You can attract love, find harmony, increase fame, find strength, break through adversity, sleep well, heal yourself and obtain clear thought. There are angelic powers that enable you to invent, discover new methods, improve your business and find new supporters. You can increase the loyalty of friends and lovers. The power to improve prosperity, win awards, write well, be stable, reduce anxiety, learn easily, understand in new ways and dominate strong personalities is at your hand. The angels can help you to excite new passion, discover more about yourself and see the past, present and future with clarity. They will protect, uncover truth, stop liars, inspire artists and spread the word about your creative works. Debtors can be made to pay up. You can turn enemies into friends. Whether you are making deals, learning a trade, trying to pass exams or working to increase your income, these angels can bring the help you need. You will discover: A unique talisman that opens the gateway to angelic contact The Words of Power that establish an angelic connection Seventy-Two unique sigils for contacting angels Over two hundred angelic powers that can be used in thousands of ways Information on how to choose the right angel Methods for communicating directly with angels Ancient secrets for contacting angels that can't be found anywhere else.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781530016624
Category : Angels
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Discover the secrets of angelic power. The angels are ready to listen and ready to work for you. All you have to do is ask in the right way. The 72 Angels of Magick brings together the content of Magickal Angels and The Greater Magickal Angels. For the first time, all the information is included in one volume. If you already own those books, you don't need this one. If you're new to angel magick, everything you need for success is here. When you contact the angels listed in this book you will have the power to dominate success and fortune, obtain what you wish, protect yourself and stop enemies. These mighty angels can be contacted easily, instructed directly and will gladly fulfill your desires. You don't need to believe anything or belong to any religion. You don't need to be pure or worthy. All you need is a strong desire for something to change in your world. If you have that desire, the angels will take you where you want to go. It is their purpose to give you the power to express the life you dream of living. Whether you are seeking fame, money, wisdom, healing or peace, the angelic powers can help you to improve your life in the ways that matter to you most. The angels in this book can help you to carry out difficult tasks, strengthen your will power and increase your popularity. You can attract love, find harmony, increase fame, find strength, break through adversity, sleep well, heal yourself and obtain clear thought. There are angelic powers that enable you to invent, discover new methods, improve your business and find new supporters. You can increase the loyalty of friends and lovers. The power to improve prosperity, win awards, write well, be stable, reduce anxiety, learn easily, understand in new ways and dominate strong personalities is at your hand. The angels can help you to excite new passion, discover more about yourself and see the past, present and future with clarity. They will protect, uncover truth, stop liars, inspire artists and spread the word about your creative works. Debtors can be made to pay up. You can turn enemies into friends. Whether you are making deals, learning a trade, trying to pass exams or working to increase your income, these angels can bring the help you need. You will discover: A unique talisman that opens the gateway to angelic contact The Words of Power that establish an angelic connection Seventy-Two unique sigils for contacting angels Over two hundred angelic powers that can be used in thousands of ways Information on how to choose the right angel Methods for communicating directly with angels Ancient secrets for contacting angels that can't be found anywhere else.
The 360 Angels of Power
Author: Tristan Whitespire
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
One of the greatest mysteries on the zodiac is the 360 degrees. Hidden in plain sight, this is where the zodiac hides its immense power. When you unlock the secrets of the 360 degrees through discovering the names of the angels that guard each degree, you open a gateway to power that can change your life and manifest your dreams. With the fast and simple method of summoning in this book, you will be empowered to quickly contact the angelic powers that rule over every aspect of our life and work with them to fulfill your wishes. If you are feeling lost, these angels can help you find your way. If you are feeling lonely, they can attract love and companionship, if you struggle with procrastination, they can bring the motivation and willpower you need to accomplish your goals. There are also angels that help attract wealth, inspire creativity and wisdom, as well as courage and fearlessness. Whether you are looking to develop psychic abilities for beginners, become a more accurate tarot card reader as a beginner, are curious about angel astrology, or just want to gain guidance for your life, you will find angels in this book that can help with those things. There is no need for complicated rituals, this magick has been kept simple to allow you fast and easy access to these cosmic powers who are ready to rush to your aid when you call. You will discover sacred words that give you spiritual power and authority to contact these mighty angelic forces of light. The ritual uses ancient names of God and angels arranged in a special way that unlocks spiritual power and grace when you speak them. This power flows into your life and brings the changes that you request, making your reality bend and shape according to your will. I invite you to release doubt, fear, and hopelessness, and instead claim your divine birthright which is the power to call upon the mighty angels of the universe to help you manifest your reality in perfect accordance with your dreams and desires. When you use the magick in this book with confidence you can exchange darkness for light, fear for confidence, and chaos for certainty. Poverty can become wealth, and dreams can become reality when you work together with these 360 angels of power to fulfill your wishes.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 785
Book Description
One of the greatest mysteries on the zodiac is the 360 degrees. Hidden in plain sight, this is where the zodiac hides its immense power. When you unlock the secrets of the 360 degrees through discovering the names of the angels that guard each degree, you open a gateway to power that can change your life and manifest your dreams. With the fast and simple method of summoning in this book, you will be empowered to quickly contact the angelic powers that rule over every aspect of our life and work with them to fulfill your wishes. If you are feeling lost, these angels can help you find your way. If you are feeling lonely, they can attract love and companionship, if you struggle with procrastination, they can bring the motivation and willpower you need to accomplish your goals. There are also angels that help attract wealth, inspire creativity and wisdom, as well as courage and fearlessness. Whether you are looking to develop psychic abilities for beginners, become a more accurate tarot card reader as a beginner, are curious about angel astrology, or just want to gain guidance for your life, you will find angels in this book that can help with those things. There is no need for complicated rituals, this magick has been kept simple to allow you fast and easy access to these cosmic powers who are ready to rush to your aid when you call. You will discover sacred words that give you spiritual power and authority to contact these mighty angelic forces of light. The ritual uses ancient names of God and angels arranged in a special way that unlocks spiritual power and grace when you speak them. This power flows into your life and brings the changes that you request, making your reality bend and shape according to your will. I invite you to release doubt, fear, and hopelessness, and instead claim your divine birthright which is the power to call upon the mighty angels of the universe to help you manifest your reality in perfect accordance with your dreams and desires. When you use the magick in this book with confidence you can exchange darkness for light, fear for confidence, and chaos for certainty. Poverty can become wealth, and dreams can become reality when you work together with these 360 angels of power to fulfill your wishes.
A Whole New World
Author: Liz Braswell
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484707702
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? This first book in the A Twisted Tale line will explore a dark and daring version of Disney's Aladdin. When Jafar steals the Genie's lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war. What happens next? A Street Rat becomes a leader. A princess becomes a revolutionary. And readers will never look at the story of Aladdin in the same way again.
Publisher: Disney Electronic Content
ISBN: 1484707702
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
What if Aladdin had never found the lamp? This first book in the A Twisted Tale line will explore a dark and daring version of Disney's Aladdin. When Jafar steals the Genie's lamp, he uses his first two wishes to become sultan and the most powerful sorcerer in the world. Agrabah lives in fear, waiting for his third and final wish.To stop the power-mad ruler, Aladdin and the deposed princess Jasmine must unite the people of Agrabah in rebellion. But soon their fight for freedom threatens to tear the kingdom apart in a costly civil war. What happens next? A Street Rat becomes a leader. A princess becomes a revolutionary. And readers will never look at the story of Aladdin in the same way again.
The Book of Joy
Author: Dalai Lama
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399185062
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller. Over 1 million copies sold! Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy. This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecedented week together, from the first embrace to the final good-bye. We get to listen as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the Obstacles of Joy—from fear, stress, and anger to grief, illness, and death. They then offer us the Eight Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally, they share their daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood, and the Dalai Lama considers himself a simple monk. In this unique collaboration, they offer us the reflection of real lives filled with pain and turmoil in the midst of which they have been able to discover a level of peace, of courage, and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399185062
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
An instant New York Times bestseller. Over 1 million copies sold! Two spiritual giants. Five days. One timeless question. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu have survived more than fifty years of exile and the soul-crushing violence of oppression. Despite their hardships—or, as they would say, because of them—they are two of the most joyful people on the planet. In April 2015, Archbishop Tutu traveled to the Dalai Lama's home in Dharamsala, India, to celebrate His Holiness's eightieth birthday and to create what they hoped would be a gift for others. They looked back on their long lives to answer a single burning question: How do we find joy in the face of life's inevitable suffering? They traded intimate stories, teased each other continually, and shared their spiritual practices. By the end of a week filled with laughter and punctuated with tears, these two global heroes had stared into the abyss and despair of our time and revealed how to live a life brimming with joy. This book offers us a rare opportunity to experience their astonishing and unprecedented week together, from the first embrace to the final good-bye. We get to listen as they explore the Nature of True Joy and confront each of the Obstacles of Joy—from fear, stress, and anger to grief, illness, and death. They then offer us the Eight Pillars of Joy, which provide the foundation for lasting happiness. Throughout, they include stories, wisdom, and science. Finally, they share their daily Joy Practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. The Archbishop has never claimed sainthood, and the Dalai Lama considers himself a simple monk. In this unique collaboration, they offer us the reflection of real lives filled with pain and turmoil in the midst of which they have been able to discover a level of peace, of courage, and of joy to which we can all aspire in our own lives.
Hard Times
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Golem and the Jinni
Author: Helene Wecker
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062110853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle." —Entertainment Weekly A marvelous and absorbing debut novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi knowledgeable in the ways of dark Kabbalistic magic. She serves as the wife to a Polish merchant who dies at sea on the voyage to America. As the ship arrives in New York in 1899, Chava is unmoored and adrift until a rabbi on the Lower East Side recognizes her for the creature she is and takes her in. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert and trapped centuries ago in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard. Released by a Syrian tinsmith in a Manhattan shop, Ahmad appears in human form but is still not free. An iron band around his wrist binds him to the wizard and to the physical world. Chava and Ahmad meet accidentally and become friends and soul mates despite their opposing natures. But when the golem’s violent nature overtakes her one evening, their bond is challenged. An even more powerful threat will emerge, however, and bring Chava and Ahmad together again, challenging their very existence and forcing them to make a fateful choice. Compulsively readable, The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, in a wondrously inventive tale that is mesmerizing and unforgettable.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062110853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
“An intoxicating fusion of fantasy and historical fiction. . . . Wecker’s storytelling skills dazzle." —Entertainment Weekly A marvelous and absorbing debut novel about a chance meeting between two supernatural creatures in turn-of-the-century immigrant New York. Chava is a golem, a creature made of clay by a disgraced rabbi knowledgeable in the ways of dark Kabbalistic magic. She serves as the wife to a Polish merchant who dies at sea on the voyage to America. As the ship arrives in New York in 1899, Chava is unmoored and adrift until a rabbi on the Lower East Side recognizes her for the creature she is and takes her in. Ahmad is a jinni, a being of fire born in the ancient Syrian desert and trapped centuries ago in an old copper flask by a Bedouin wizard. Released by a Syrian tinsmith in a Manhattan shop, Ahmad appears in human form but is still not free. An iron band around his wrist binds him to the wizard and to the physical world. Chava and Ahmad meet accidentally and become friends and soul mates despite their opposing natures. But when the golem’s violent nature overtakes her one evening, their bond is challenged. An even more powerful threat will emerge, however, and bring Chava and Ahmad together again, challenging their very existence and forcing them to make a fateful choice. Compulsively readable, The Golem and the Jinni weaves strands of Yiddish and Middle Eastern literature, historical fiction and magical fable, in a wondrously inventive tale that is mesmerizing and unforgettable.
Sophie's World
Author: Jostein Gaarder
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN: 1466804270
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 599
Book Description
A page-turning novel that is also an exploration of the great philosophical concepts of Western thought, Jostein Gaarder's Sophie's World has fired the imagination of readers all over the world, with more than twenty million copies in print. One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home from school to find in her mailbox two notes, with one question on each: "Who are you?" and "Where does the world come from?" From that irresistible beginning, Sophie becomes obsessed with questions that take her far beyond what she knows of her Norwegian village. Through those letters, she enrolls in a kind of correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre, with a mysterious philosopher, while receiving letters addressed to another girl. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up? To unravel this riddle, Sophie must use the philosophy she is learning—but the truth turns out to be far more complicated than she could have imagined.