Great Accomplishment

Author : Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche,Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche,Lama Putsi
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9789627341826

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Great Accomplishment by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche,Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche,Lama Putsi Pdf

The Vajrayana system of Tibetan Buddhism has many techniques, few difficulties and is meant for people of higher capabilities. Because each of us possesses the enlightened essence, when many people participate in a great accomplishment practice, then many enlightened essences are gathered together in one place. Hence, practice will be more effective. If we have recognized and realized our enlightened essence, then circumstances will be perfect. Even if we have not, if we participate in the practice and stay within the environment, there will be great benefit. The Vajrayana system has many techniques and skillful means for clearing away the impurities that prevent us from fully realizing our buddha nature. If we weren't already endowed with this pure gold, the buddha nature, but instead possessed mere brass, we could polish and clean as much as possible, but the brass would never turn into gold. Nevertheless, since we already have a divine nature, then if we engage in the development, recitation and completion stage practices, which act like a polish, we can realize what we actually are. The Great Accomplishment book offers detailed explanations of these practices and the underlying theories from which they derive. It gives hands on advice on the meaning, the application and the profound results of working together with other practitioners to accomplish the goal of taming our minds and benefiting others. From the most esoteric to the subtlest of practical details, these three masters, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche, Orgyen Topgyal Rinpoche and Lama Putsi give a complete guidance manual on this hidden treasure.

Author : Michael Barber
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 9780141991283

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Accomplishment by Michael Barber Pdf

'Excellent . . . reveals that high accomplishment has a signature pattern that reoccurs from sport to politics to business to government' Matthew Syed There is no secret formula for success, especially when tackling a new challenge. But what if there were a pattern you could follow? A way of mapping the route and navigating the obstacles that arise? Michael Barber has spent many years advising governments, businesses and major sporting teams around the world on how to achieve ambitious goals on time. Drawing on stories of historic visionaries and modern heroes - from Mary Fischer and Rosa Parks to Paula Radcliffe and Gareth Southgate - Barber presents a unique combination of personal anecdote, historical evidence and interviews from inspirational figures to unpack the route to success.

Author : Charles Murray
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 790 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061745676

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Human Accomplishment by Charles Murray Pdf

A sweeping cultural survey reminiscent of Barzun's From Dawn to Decadence. "At irregular times and in scattered settings, human beings have achieved great things. Human Accomplishment is about those great things, falling in the domains known as the arts and sciences, and the people who did them.' So begins Charles Murray's unique account of human excellence, from the age of Homer to our own time. Employing techniques that historians have developed over the last century but that have rarely been applied to books written for the general public, Murray compiles inventories of the people who have been essential to the stories of literature, music, art, philosophy, and the sciences—a total of 4,002 men and women from around the world, ranked according to their eminence. The heart of Human Accomplishment is a series of enthralling descriptive chapters: on the giants in the arts and what sets them apart from the merely great; on the differences between great achievement in the arts and in the sciences; on the meta-inventions, 14 crucial leaps in human capacity to create great art and science; and on the patterns and trajectories of accomplishment across time and geography. Straightforwardly and undogmatically, Charles Murray takes on some controversial questions. Why has accomplishment been so concentrated in Europe? Among men? Since 1400? He presents evidence that the rate of great accomplishment has been declining in the last century, asks what it means, and offers a rich framework for thinking about the conditions under which the human spirit has expressed itself most gloriously. Eye-opening and humbling, Human Accomplishment is a fascinating work that describes what humans at their best can achieve, provides tools for exploring its wellsprings, and celebrates the continuing common quest of humans everywhere to discover truths, create beauty, and apprehend the good.

Author : Anita Moultrie Turner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781632209832

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Recipe for Great Teaching by Anita Moultrie Turner Pdf

In this well-seasoned book, charismatic educator Anita Moultrie Turner shows new teachers, veteran teachers, and staff developers how to blend 11 essential ingredients into effective and productive classrooms where all students can succeed. Easy to read and hard to put down, this Recipe for Great Teaching features: - Classroom stories, quotations, and tasty servings of educational wit and wisdom - Strategies for building effective learning environments - Techniques for successful curriculum planning - Methods for engaging all students in learning - Ways of working with colleagues and the community This inspiring resource offers enticing and delicious ways to spice up your teaching and your students' learning.

Author : Robert Fleming (the Elder.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1743
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024979614

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The Fulfilling of the Scripture. Or an Essay Shewing the Exact Accomplishment of the Word of God ... Containing Some Rare Histories of the Works and the Servants of God in the Church of Scotland. By the Reverend Mr. Robert Fleming ... With a Preface by Mr. Foxcroft .. by Robert Fleming (the Elder.) Pdf

Author : Robert Fleming
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1801
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:AH5L8W

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Shewing the exact accomplishment of the word of God, in his works of providence, performed, and to be performed by Robert Fleming Pdf

Author : Teresa Amabile,Steven Kramer
Publisher : Harvard Business Press
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781422142738

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The Progress Principle by Teresa Amabile,Steven Kramer Pdf

What really sets the best managers above the rest? It’s their power to build a cadre of employees who have great inner work lives—consistently positive emotions; strong motivation; and favorable perceptions of the organization, their work, and their colleagues. The worst managers undermine inner work life, often unwittingly. As Teresa Amabile and Steven Kramer explain in The Progress Principle, seemingly mundane workday events can make or break employees’ inner work lives. But it’s forward momentum in meaningful work—progress—that creates the best inner work lives. Through rigorous analysis of nearly 12,000 diary entries provided by 238 employees in 7 companies, the authors explain how managers can foster progress and enhance inner work life every day. The book shows how to remove obstacles to progress, including meaningless tasks and toxic relationships. It also explains how to activate two forces that enable progress: (1) catalysts—events that directly facilitate project work, such as clear goals and autonomy—and (2) nourishers—interpersonal events that uplift workers, including encouragement and demonstrations of respect and collegiality. Brimming with honest examples from the companies studied, The Progress Principle equips aspiring and seasoned leaders alike with the insights they need to maximize their people’s performance.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1671
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0020497451

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The Fulfilling of the Scripture, Or, an Essay Shewing the Exact Accomplishment of the Word of God in His Works of Providence Performed&to be Performed ... Second Edition, Etc. [By Robert Fleming.] by Anonim Pdf

Author : Og Mandino
Publisher : Fawcett
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1998-02-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780449225035

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Greatest Mystery in the World by Og Mandino Pdf

Start today to transform your dreams into wonderful reality. . . . Simon Potter was a "ragpicker" and salvager of human lives. When this wise and humble man departed from life, he left author Og Mandino a precious legacy: the distilled wisdom of his unique collection of the greatest books about self-motivation and success--books he called "hand of God" books because they seemed to have been written with God's hand guiding the author's own. In this tender and inspiring book, Og shares with his millions of readers his old friend's bequest. It is nothing less than a blueprint for success, telling us in plain language exactly what we must do to mount the seven rungs of life's ladder--from material achievement and worldly success to the highest spiritual development. Whatever your most cherished dream may be, Og and his good angel Simon will show you the way to bring it within reach.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1060 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1960
Category : Electronic
ISBN : MINN:31951P01090964R

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NASA Authorization for Fiscal Year 1961 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences Pdf

Author : Henry Cloud,John Sims Townsend
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Discipline of children
ISBN : 9780310200352

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Boundaries with Kids by Henry Cloud,John Sims Townsend Pdf

The authors of Boundaries now apply its principles to raising children.

Author : New-Hampshire Medical Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015070480531

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Transactions of the New Hampshire Medical Society ... by New-Hampshire Medical Society Pdf

List of fellows in no. 92-114.

Author : Harley Rustad
Publisher : House of Anansi
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-04
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781487003128

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Big Lonely Doug by Harley Rustad Pdf

Finalist, Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing Finalist, Banff Mountain Book Competition Finalist, BC Book Prize Globe and Mail best books of 2018 CBC best Canadian non-fiction of 2018 In the tradition of John Vaillant’s modern classic The Golden Spruce comes a story of the unlikely survival of one of the largest and oldest trees in Canada. On a cool morning in the winter of 2011, a logger named Dennis Cronin was walking through a stand of old-growth forest near Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island. He came across a massive Douglas fir the height of a twenty-storey building. Instead of allowing the tree to be felled, he tied a ribbon around the trunk, bearing the words “Leave Tree.” The forest was cut but the tree was saved. The solitary Douglas fir, soon known as Big Lonely Doug, controversially became the symbol of environmental activists and their fight to protect the region’s dwindling old-growth forests. Originally featured as a long-form article in The Walrus that garnered a National Magazine Award (Silver), Big Lonely Doug weaves the ecology of old-growth forests, the legend of the West Coast’s big trees, the turbulence of the logging industry, the fight for preservation, the contention surrounding ecotourism, First Nations land and resource rights, and the fraught future of these ancient forests around the story of a logger who saved one of Canada's last great trees.

Author : Para Paheer
Publisher : Wild Dingo Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : HISTORY
ISBN : 9780648066347

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The Power of Good People by Para Paheer Pdf

Para was barely five years old when civil war erupted in Sri Lanka. Nearly three decades later it ended in appalling horror and bloodshed. Tens of thousands of innocent civilians died. Survival required courage, ingenuity — and the kindness of strangers. This is Para’s story of survival against all odds. In May 2009, Sri Lanka’s long and dreadful civil war was finally brought to an horrific end. Ruthlessly driven to a small strip of land on the tip of the island’s north-east coast, tens of thousands of innocent civilians died, smashed by artillery, killed by snipers, denied medical treatment, and starved to death beneath the baking sun. This ferocious battle consolidated and highlighted the terrors of the preceding twenty-six years of war, characterised by vicious murders and desperate acts from both sides, where civilians were bombarded, kidnapped, raped, and tortured with impunity. In such a vicious war, was there any room for humanity? Para Paheer’s story could be one of tens of thousands, except that he lived to tell the world of the horrors; but more importantly, to record and pay tribute to those courageous people without whom he would probably not be alive. I know that I would not have survived without help from many people. Many put themselves in danger and at least one person died for me. It’s time for me to remember them, and to thank them … all the good people who helped me through those terrifying times when life was hard, and survival often only a matter of chance. While in Christmas Island Detention Centre, Para became penfriends with Alison Corke, a member of the Apollo Bay branch of Rural Australians for Refugees, in Victoria. On his release from detention in 2011, Para moved in with the Corke family. “From our first letters, exchanged while Para was in detention and trying to improve his English, I knew he was an exceptional young man, with an astonishing tale to tell. I am proud to be helping him share his story and to find and thank those people who helped him survive, often against massive odds … Time and again, Para and I agreed that it is the little things that matter most — those small, often unremembered acts of kindness that can change someone’s world. We all have the power to do something; only we can choose whether to use that power for the good."

Author : Walter Payton,Don Yaeger
Publisher : Random House
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-01-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780375506420

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Never Die Easy by Walter Payton,Don Yaeger Pdf

"Never die easy. Why run out of bounds and die easy? Make that linebacker pay. It carries into all facets of your life. It's okay to lose, to die, but don't die without trying, without giving it your best." His legacy is towering. Walter Payton—the man they called Sweetness, for the way he ran—remains the most prolific running back in the history of the National Football League, the star of the Chicago Bears' only Super Bowl Championship, eleven times voted the most popular sports figure in Chicago's history. Off the field, he was a devoted father whose charitable foundation benefited tens of thousands of children each year, and who—faced with terminal liver disease—refused to use his celebrity to gain a preferential position for organ donation. Walter Payton was not just a football hero; he was America's hero. Never Die Easy is Walter Payton's autobiography, told from the heart. Growing up poor in Mississippi, he took up football to get girls' attention, and went on to become a Black College All-American at tiny Jackson State (during which time he was also a finalist in a Soul Train dance contest). Drafted by the Bears in 1975, he predicted that he would last only five years but went on to play thirteen extraordinary seasons, a career earning him regular acknowledgment as one of the greatest players in the history of professional football. And when his playing days were over, he approached business and charity endeavors with the same determination and success he had brought to the football field, always putting first his devotion to friends and family. His ultimate battle with illness truly proved him the champion he always had been and prompted a staggering outpouring of love and support from hundreds of thousands of friends and admirers. Written with veteran journalist and author Don Yaeger in the last weeks of Walter Payton's life, Never Die Easy presents Walter's singular voice—warm, plainspoken, funny, self-aware—along with the voices of the friends, family, teammates, and business associates who knew him best at all stages of his life, including his wife, Connie, and their children, Brittney and Jarrett; his teammate and friend Matt Suhey; former Bears head coach Mike Ditka; and many, many others. Walter made Don Yaeger promise that his book would be "inspirational and leave people with some kind of lesson . . . and make sure you spell all the words right." Never Die Easy keeps all those promises.