Author: David Frawley
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1556433344
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 153
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As yoga gains popularity across the U.S., many people are becoming interested in its traditional Vedic roots. While Buddhist meditation is well represented on bookshelves, there has been little Vedantic philosophy written in lay terms until now. Author David Frawley guides readers through the challenges of cultivating awareness, calming the mind, and practicing meditation according to Vedanta and Hinduism. He examines how cultural knowledge systems in the West lead individuals to disillusionment, and speaks about how meditation can aid in understanding the true nature of one's thoughts, emotions, and perceptions. Frawley explores meditation support practices such as yoga, mantras, kundalini, and pranayama, as well as the role of gurus, and concludes with a short, more technical essay on self-inquiry.
Author: Clint Adams
Publisher: Austin Macauley
ISBN: 9781528913973
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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""Welcome to my last day. I am Joshua McKenzie, 16 years old. ""I fluctuate between an internal rage at the ones I blame for me feeling like this, and sadness for myself for not being able to do anything about it. ""I'm not really scared, just sort of numb, sadness overwhelms me, no one has been there for me and no one is going to be there for me now. I loop the noose; I kick the chair. Fade to black..."" Joshua has been bullied to the point of suicide and in his final act wants those he feels are responsible to make things right. Share the journey of those left behind to deal with Joshua's suicide and come up with solutions to prevent this from happening to others.
Author: Tim Matson
Publisher: The Countryman Press
ISBN: 0881507946
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 105
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Tim Matson surveys an often overlooked aspect of independent living—firelight. In this completely revised and updated classic, Matson describes in lively detail all the elements of firelight—beginning with an explanation of the lighting system he developed from his Vermont home. • The romantic history and modern molding of candlepower • Traditional kerosene lamps • The versatile Aladdin • Liquid propane (LP) gas lights • Kerosene and gas pressure lanterns (the Coleman) • Incandescent mantle safety • The "Return of Firelight" from glass-fronted hearths and stoves In addition, Matson shows how to select, assemble, install, and safely maintain these non-electric sources of light. This guide will be indispensable for vacation homes, camps, boats, RVs, independent homesteads—and anywhere in a blackout.
Author: Anika Stafford
Publisher: Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations
ISBN: 9781558964853
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Best friends Aisha and Heather and their families celebrate various Pagan holidays together. Includes discussion guides and activities.
Author: Andrew Harvey
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
ISBN: 1401943136
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 433
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The act of prayer has been recognized—by sages and skeptics alike—as a powerful way to enact positive physical, spiritual, and emotional change. Prayer has the power to take us beyond the rational mind, opening our hearts and engaging our souls. It brings us peace and health. Its aim is to uplift our spirits and bring us closer to the divine. In Light the Flame, teacher and poet Andrew Harvey has gathered the 365 prayers that have most influenced his life, offering us a daily reminder of the sacred. Drawing insights from around the world, across religions, and an array of disciplines, Harvey provides inspiration from great spiritual minds like Rumi and Thomas Merton, activists like César Chávez and Mother Teresa, and philosophers like Nietzsche and Voltaire—plus he includes some of his own works. With themes that range from love and loss to unity and transformation, this luminous book will capture your imagination and nourish your soul.
Author: Wolfgang Schivelbusch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520203549
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Wolfgang Schivelbusch tells the story of the development of artificial light in the nineteenth century. Not simply a history of a technology, Disenchanted Night reveals the ways that the technology of artificial illumination helped forge modern consciousness. In his strikingly illustrated and lively narrative, Schivelbusch discusses a range of subjects including the political symbolism of streetlamps, the rise of nightlife and the shopwindow, and the importance of the salon in bourgeois culture.
Author: Ray Mears
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780340834817
Category : Survival
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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In BUSHCRAFT SURVIVAL Ray Mears travels to some of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses in the world, and experiences first hand the survival techniques of different indigenous cultures. From the Hudson Bay in Canada, via Tanzania and the jungles of Venezuela, to the moors and highlands of Britain, BUSHCRAFT SURVIVAL explores a range of locations and techniques from indigenous peoples. Drawing on centuries of knowledge as well as his own experience, Ray demonstrates how our enjoyment of the wilderness comes through respect for our surroundings and the people, plants and animals that live there.
Author: Daniel Hume
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1473543940
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 296
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Fire can fascinate, inspire, capture the imagination and bring families and communities together. It has the ability to amaze, energise and touch something deep inside all of us. For thousands of years, at every corner of the globe, humans have been huddling around fires: from the basic and primitive essentials of light, heat, energy and cooking, through to modern living, fire plays a central role in all of our lives. The ability to accurately and quickly light a fire is one of the most important skills anyone setting off on a wilderness adventure could possess, yet very little has been written about it. Through his narrative Hume also meditates on the wider topics surrounding fire and how it shapes the world around us.
Author: F. David Peat
Publisher: Birch Lane Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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In Ceremonies of Renewal, everything from the movement of the sun to the stability of society is in a state of flux. It is through negotiating compacts with the energies of the universe and carrying out periodic ceremonies of renewal that stability and balance can be ensured. Thus, the People of the Plains meet each year to celebrate the Sun Dance, which is performed for many days around the sacred cottonwood tree. They claim this ceremony plays its role in maintaining the harmony and balance of the cosmos. For the author, the Sun Dance became his introduction to the world of Native American science. In sacred mathematics, numbers are not abstract, static things, but living entities that transform one into the other. And history is not written down but passed on by storytellers who recount events of past generations, including migrations that took place before time as humans experienced it.
Author: Yehoshau Y. Neuwirth
Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
ISBN: 9781583304945
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 1444
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Applying the laws of Shabbath observance to the innovations of modern life can be daunting and confusing. In response to this challenge, the classic Shemirath Shabbath Kehilchathah was compiled by Rav Yehoshua Y. Neuwirth. The complete English edition covers all aspects of Shabbos observance, with hundreds of practical applications and halachic rulings. This essential edition places proper Sabbath observance within every Jew's grasp. 3-volume gift-boxed set. Sold as a set only. (Individual volumes not sold separately.)
