Practice Gems

Author : Jamal Rahman
Publisher : SkyLight Paths Publishing
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781594734304

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Spiritual Gems of Islam by Jamal Rahman Pdf

Refine your heart and mind with the wisdom of Islamic spirituality "To live a meaningful life--one that brings us joy, contentment and fulfillment--we have to do the inner spiritual work of becoming a more complete human being." --from the Introduction Over the centuries, Islamic sages have gleaned timeless spiritual insights and practices from sacred texts, meditation and knowledge of the heart--gems that have been passed down from generation to generation. This book invites you--no matter what your practice may be--to access the treasure chest of Islamic spirituality, particularly Sufism, and use its wealth to strengthen your own journey. The riches include guidance drawn from the Qur'an, sayings of the Prophet Muhammad and Sufi poets such as the thirteenth-century Rumi on cultivating awareness, intentionality and compassion for self and others. This book also features entertaining wisdom teaching stories, especially those of Mulla Nasruddin, Islam's great comic foil, to expand the mind and heart. It breaks down barriers to accessing this ancient tradition for modern seekers by dispelling myths about the Muslim faith concerning gender bias, inclusivity and appreciation for diversity. Regardless of where you are on your spiritual journey, you will find these gems worthy additions to your own treasure chest within.

Author : Bhojarāja Dvivedī
Publisher : Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Astrology and gems
ISBN : 8171827918

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The Mystique of Gems & Stones by Bhojarāja Dvivedī Pdf

Author : Antoinette Matlins,Antonio C. Bonanno
Publisher : Turner Publishing Company
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-07
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9780943763842

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Jewelry & Gems—The Buying Guide (7th Edition) by Antoinette Matlins,Antonio C. Bonanno Pdf

Over 400,000 Copies in Print Know What You Want, Know What You’re Buying, Learn the Secrets to Get the Most for Your Money Easy to Read Easy to Understand Practical Complete Instant Answers ... to All Your Questions Completely Updated & Expanded 7th Edition! Purchasing gems and jewelry can be a magical experience, filled with excitement and anticipation. But lack of information, error, or misrepresentation can make the thrill of buying a gem or piece of jewelry confusing, intimidating, overwhelming, and costly. To help you avoid the pitfalls and keep the magic, two internationally respected experts on buying gems and jewelry put their inside knowledge to work for you in this easy-to-read, easy-to-use guide. It is filled with practical advice and is designed to make it easy for you to have all the information you need to buy gems and jewelry with confidence. Recommended by consumer and jewelry trade reviewers around the world, it is already in use in over 100 countries and has been translated into Spanish, Arabic, Greek, Hungarian, Russian and Japanese. Over 400,000 copies are now in print and this revised, updated, expanded edition covers even more: buying and selling on the internet, dazzling new diamond cuts, recently discovered gems ... and new treatments and trickery to look out for. There are fascinating mythical and magical tidbits, and practical tips that could only come from an insider. In simple, straightforward terms you’ll learn about the four Cs and how to juggle them to get what you want, at the price you want to pay; what to look for, and look out for; all about gold and platinum, jewelry design, and some of the country’s leading designers. You’ll learn what questions to ask and what to get in writing, and even how to select the jeweler, appraiser, and insurer. The authors leave no stone unturned to give you everything you need to know—whether you are a novice or a connoisseur. With Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide, you’ll find the experience can be a joy, and the gems and jewelry you select a source of lasting pleasure!

Author : Antoinette Matlins
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401174633

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Jewelry & Gems The Buying Guide by Antoinette Matlins Pdf

to this edition In working with my own clients to acquire gemstones and jewelry since this book was first published in 1984, they have pointed out that most people buy "jewelry" and not "gemstones." Because the book offers so much practical advice and money-saving tips about buying jewelry, they urged me to change the title. So, in this edition The Complete Guide to Buying Gems has been changed to Jewelry & Gems: The Buying Guide. Consumer and professional response to the book has been very gratifying. Almost 14,000 hardcover copies are in circulation. We have received hundreds of letters, phone calls and in-person comments about the helpfulness and interesting information it provides. We thank you for encouraging us to make the book more widely available by bringing out this softcover edition. We have taken the opportunity of this softcover edition to update the price guides for diamonds and colored gemstones and, in light of the increase in both the popularity and price of pearls, to add a price guide for them in the "Guide to Popular Gems and Their Prices." Also, we want to take this opportunity to comment further on gem invest ment, taking into account major developments since the original manuscript was written in 1980.

Author : Lance Grande,Allison Augustyn
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2009-11-15
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780226305110

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Gems and Gemstones by Lance Grande,Allison Augustyn Pdf

"Gems and Gemstones" features nearly 300 color images of cut gems, precious and semiprecious stones, gem-quality mineral specimens, and fine jewelry to be unveiled in the new Grainger Hall of Gems at the Field Museum in Chicago.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Gemstone Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Jewelry
ISBN : 9780943763712

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Jewelry & Gems - The Buying Guide, 7th Edition by Anonim Pdf

Author : Diane Wallace,Stephanie Wallace
Publisher : Heinemann
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business
ISBN : 0435450166

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GCSE Business Studies by Diane Wallace,Stephanie Wallace Pdf

This student book supports the ICAA/CCEA GCSE business studies specification. There are questions throughout to test students' understanding and to reinforce their learning. The text uses case studies to bring the world of business to life.

Author : C. King
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783382146207

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Antique Gems and Rings by C. King Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

Author : C.W. King
Publisher : Рипол Классик
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781142975456

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Antique Gems and rings by C.W. King Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Pavements
ISBN : NWU:35556025417825

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FHWA Study of South African Pavement and Other Highway Technologies and Practices by Anonim Pdf

This summary highlights the findings of a U.S. scanning tour to study the Republic of South Africa's pavement and related technologies. This scanning tour was sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and conducted May 13-17, 1996. The scanning team was composed of representatives from Federal, State, and local governments; contractors; contractor associations; and a consulting engineer. As expressed in the team's mission statement, the purpose of this trip was "to observe what the South Africans are doing well with regard to their highways, learn from them, and inform the U.S. highway community."

Author : Paweł Gołyźniak
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789695403

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Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus by Paweł Gołyźniak Pdf

This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people's beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus.

Author : Cornelius Hyzer
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781312319820

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LDS Gems from the Early Christian Fathers by Cornelius Hyzer Pdf

Author : David Gordon White
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2000-07-16
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780691057798

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Tantra in Practice by David Gordon White Pdf

As David White explains in the Introduction to Tantra in Practice, Tantra is an Asian body of beliefs and practices that seeks to channel the divine energy that grounds the universe, in creative and liberating ways. The subsequent chapters reflect the wide geographical and temporal scope of Tantra by examining thirty-six texts from China, India, Japan, Nepal, and Tibet, ranging from the seventh century to the present day, and representing the full range of Tantric experience--Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, and even Islamic. Each text has been chosen and translated, often for the first time, by an international expert in the field who also provides detailed background material. Students of Asian religions and general readers alike will find the book rich and informative. The book includes plays, transcribed interviews, poetry, parodies, inscriptions, instructional texts, scriptures, philosophical conjectures, dreams, and astronomical speculations, each text illustrating one of the diverse traditions and practices of Tantra. Thus, the nineteenth-century Indian Buddhist Garland of Gems, a series of songs, warns against the illusion of appearance by referring to bees, yogurt, and the fire of Malaya Mountain; while fourteenth-century Chinese Buddhist manuscripts detail how to prosper through the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper by burning incense, making offerings to scriptures, and chanting incantations. In a transcribed conversation, a modern Hindu priest in Bengal candidly explains how he serves the black Goddess Kali and feeds temple skulls lentils, wine, or rice; a seventeenth-century Nepalese Hindu praise-poem hammered into the golden doors to the temple of the Goddess Taleju lists a king's faults and begs her forgiveness and grace. An introduction accompanies each text, identifying its period and genre, discussing the history and influence of the work, and identifying points of particular interest or difficulty. The first book to bring together texts from the entire range of Tantric phenomena, Tantra in Practice continues the Princeton Readings in Religions series. The breadth of work included, geographic areas spanned, and expert scholarship highlighting each piece serve to expand our understanding of what it means to practice Tantra.

Author : Branislav Gosovic
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429510649

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The Quest for World Environmental Cooperation by Branislav Gosovic Pdf

First published in 1992. In 1972, the UN Conference on the Human Environment initiated the process of world environmental cooperation. This study is about GEMS (the Global Environment Monitoring System) which the Conference recommended be set up to generate data and information necessary for worldwide environmental assessment. This book examines the genesis and evolution of GEMS, and the complex task involved in establishing GEMS and making it perform its functions. It relates GEMS to the factors which have shaped the international environmental agenda and cooperation since 1972. In particular, it highlights North-South differences and the problems inherent in the international organizations belonging to the UN system, vis-á-vis the novel and multifaceted challenges involved in dealing with systemic, cross-sectoral nature of global environmental problems. The lessons of GEMS and other issues presented in this book are highly relevant to the continuing efforts to set up effective programmes for ‘earthwatching’ and to promote international environmental cooperation. They also relate more broadly to the challenges of managing global interdependence and to the need to devise supporting organizational structures through reform and strengthening of the UN system. The comprehensive nature of the political and institutional analyses presented in this book make it an academic reference work of lasting value. Its frank tone and willingness to derive prescriptive conclusions will appeal in particular to the many actors engaged in the processes and structures of global multilateral cooperation. The book will be of special use to those interested in environmental issues and international organization

Author : Augustus C. Hamlin
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066339529656

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Leisure hours among the gems by Augustus C. Hamlin Pdf

"Leisure hours among the gems" by Augustus C. Hamlin. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.