The Buddha S Apprentices

Author : Sumi Loundon Kim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780861718047

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The Buddha's Apprentices by Sumi Loundon Kim Pdf

Sumi Loundon's Blue Jean Buddha was hailed by the New York Times Review of Books as "a bellwether anthology"--mapping the spiritual trails followed by a generation of American Buddhist youths. The Buddha's Apprentices examines that territory in fuller detail, telling twenty-six more stories of this powerful spiritual path, including the stories of many teenagers. The book shows us the common challenges that spiritually hungry young adults of today might face, with a focus on the identity issues around personality, profession, and lifestyle. Also included are several affirming essays from prominent older Buddhists, recalling their first encounters with Buddhism. The Buddha's Apprentices inspires, examining the tectonic shifts that young, spiritually-inclined people undergo as they leave home, search for partners, consider commitment and marriage, and build their lives. Furthermore, they tell of how Buddhism changes and enhances their abilities to face life's difficulties. Sumi Loundon's rich and youthful commentary lets us appreciate each contributor's individual voice, and helps us to see how they contribute to the always-evolving chorus of modern Buddhism. The Buddha's Apprentices can be considered a sequel to Sumi Loundon's Blue Jean Buddha, but goes beyond that work by giving extra attention to teens and young adults and including pieces from Thich Nhat Hanh, Lama Surya Das, and a truly diverse array of younger author/contributors.

Author : Dharmachari Nagaraja
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781780286174

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The Buddha's Apprentice at Bedtime by Dharmachari Nagaraja Pdf

Practising Buddhist and master storyteller Dharmachari Nagaraja weaves a thrilling narrative spell while at the same time conveying basic life lessons that will help children to develop their personality, deal with their anxieties, and find peace and confidence as they grow up. The stories explore themes from the Eightfold Path, which is Buddhism's practical route to a happy life. Topics covered, with the lightest of touches, include speaking in a kind and truthful manner, behaving with compassion, thinking selflessly and avoiding the pitfalls of egotism. Although providing gentle guidance on the art of living well, which is the basis of true happiness, each story is also compelling in its own right, featuring characters, settings and events that every child will find absorbing. Each narrative concludes with an affirmation that helps to draw out its positive message, while the superb, specially commissioned illustrations will delight your child and provide a starting-point for discussion and further enjoyment. The helpful introduction provides insights into the value of Buddhist principles for children and shows how visualisation, imaginative thinking and even first steps in meditation can help to nurture young minds and hearts.

Author : Mary Rose O'Reilley
Publisher : Milkweed Editions
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2014-02-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781571319265

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The Barn at the End of the World by Mary Rose O'Reilley Pdf

“About the subtlest, most sane-making book on contemporary spirituality that I’ve read in years. It’s also the funniest.”—Joanna Macy, author of Active Hope Deciding that her life was insufficiently grounded in real-world experience, Mary Rose O’Reilley, a Quaker reared as a Catholic, embarked on a year of tending sheep. In this decidedly down-to-earth, often-hilarious book, O’Reilley describes her work in an agricultural barn and her extended visit to a Buddhist monastery in France, where she studied with Thich Nhat Hanh. She seeks, in both barn and monastery, a spirituality based not in “climbing out of the body” but rather in existing fully in the world. “O'Reilley has obviously mastered the craft of writing. Her rich, allusive prose draws on Catholicism, Quakerism, Buddhism, monastic tradition, Shakespeare and the Bible. Her short vignettes are luminous with faith matters, yet full of the earthy details of animal husbandry, resulting in a style that's a cross between Kathleen Norris and James Herriot.”—Publishers Weekly “This enjoyable book offers lingering pleasure.”—Library Journal

Author : Edward Burke
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780143529002

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The Swordmaster's Apprentice by Edward Burke Pdf

Turning his back on the excesses of London in the boom, Edward Burke sets off on a year-long journey of self-discovery, to learn from some of the greatest masters of martial arts. His search for growth through the fighting arts will take him to the academy of Bruce Lee's most famous student, a traditional dojo in Japan, ancient Buddhist temples and a scorching capoeira roda in Brazil. But his greatest challenge will be as the live-in student of the legendary Chiba Sensei - Japanese swordsman, Zen monk and master of aikido. Far from the rarefied world of high finance, he soon finds himself scrubbing the floors of Chiba Sensei's dojo, bruised, scared and exhausted from long days of punishing training. But in the intensity of the training and the formidable presence of his fearsome, charismatic master there may just be something which will make this odd pilgrimage worthwhile. Told with a wry humour, woven with insights, and populated with colourful characters, this is the joyful tale of a year of pain, suffering and menial labour, undertaken for the love of movement and the privilege of learning from the masters.

Author : William Wildblood
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781780991696

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Meeting the Masters by William Wildblood Pdf

This is the story of a young man who was contacted by discarnate spiritual beings who spoke to him through the medium of an ex-monk, some 36 years his senior. It concerns the spiritual training of the younger man given by these Masters, for that is what they were, and although the contact lasted for 21 years, from 1979-1999, the greater part of the book has to do with the first year when the process was at its most intense. Although originally intended for just one individual the training imparted is actually suitable for any spiritual seeker at any level, and there is discussion of many different aspects of the spiritual path as well as elucidation of occasionally controversial points such as the nature of the ego, the problem of evil, the place of sex in the spiritual life, the relevance of spiritual experiences and the function of teachers, all in a form that combines simplicity with depth.

Author : Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo
Publisher : She Writes Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781647420949

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Threads of Awakening by Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo Pdf

What if you set out to travel the world and got sidetracked in a Himalayan sewing workshop? What if that sidetrack turned out to be your life’s path—your way home? Part art book, part memoir, part spiritual travelogue, Threads of Awakening is a delightful and inspiring blend of adventure and introspection. Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo shares her experience as a California woman traveling to the seat of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India to manage an economic development fund, only to wind up sewing pictures of Buddha instead. Through her remarkable journey, she discovered that a path is made by walking it—and that some of the best paths are made by walking off course. For more than 500 years, Tibetans have been creating sacred images from pieces of silk. Much rarer than paintings and sculptures, these stitched fabric thangkas are among Tibet's finest artworks. Leslie studied this little-known textile art with two of its brightest living masters and let herself discover where curiosity and devotion can lead. In this book, she reveals the unique stitches of an ancient needlework tradition, introduces the Buddhist deities it depicts, and shares insights into the compassion, interdependence, and possibility they embody. Includes 49 full-color photos and a foreword by the Dalai Lama.

Author : Michael W. Coy
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1989-10-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780791499993

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Apprenticeship by Michael W. Coy Pdf

This book examines the phenomenon of apprenticeship by exploring it as a social, economic, and educational institution. Studies of apprenticeship in both craft occupations and supernatural specializations in Africa, Latin America, North America, and Asia are offered. The authors also look at apprenticeship as a method in anthropological field research. Many of the contributors have apprenticed themselves in other-cultural settings, providing a unique marriage of subject and method in cross-cultural research. Esther N. Goody provides a summary look at learning, apprenticeship and the division of labor.

Author : Ken Ludden
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 728 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105553431

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Mystic Apprentice Master Volume by Ken Ludden Pdf

Author : Ken Ludden
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781105540226

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Mystic Apprentice 5: Psychic Skills LPE by Ken Ludden Pdf

Author : Cheryl A Giles,Willa B Miller
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781614290377

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The Arts of Contemplative Care by Cheryl A Giles,Willa B Miller Pdf

Powerful and life-affirming, this watershed volume brings together the voices of pioneers in the field of contemplative care--from hospice and hospitals to colleges, prisons, and the military. Illustrating the day-to-day words and actions of pastoral workers, each first-person essay in this collection offers a distillation of the wisdom gained over years of compassionate experience. The stories told here are sure to inspire--whether you are a professional caregiver or simply feel inclined toward guiding, healing, and comforting roles. If you are inspired to read this book, or even one touching story in it, you just might find yourself inspired to change a life.

Author : Lauren Miller Griffith,Jonathan S. Marion
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781498529914

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Apprenticeship Pilgrimage by Lauren Miller Griffith,Jonathan S. Marion Pdf

What happens when one’s skill level in dance, the martial arts, or other activities surpasses local training opportunities? Lauren Miller Griffith and Jonathan S. Marion provide a new and exciting apprenticeship pilgrimages model —including local, regional, opportunistic, and virtual—that practitioners undertake to acquire knowledge, skills, and legitimacy originally unavailable.

Author : Iris Murdoch
Publisher : Random House
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-10-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781407019758

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The Good Apprentice by Iris Murdoch Pdf

Stuart Cuno has decided to become good. Not believing in God, he invents his own methods, which include celibacy, chastity and the abandonment of a promising academic career. Interfering friends and relations question his sincerity, his sanity and his motives. Stuart's step-brother Edward Baltram is tormented by guilt because he has, he believes, killed his best friend. He dreams sometimes of redemption, sometimes of suicide. Funny, compelling and extremely moving, THE GOOD APPRENTICE is about guilt ridden despair, and the difficult problem of how to try to be good - and the various magical devices which console those who are sensible enough not to try.

Author : Ken Ludden
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2011-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781105023552

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Mystic Apprentice Volume 5 by Ken Ludden Pdf

The fifth in the series of textbooks to support the Ankahr Muse Mystic Apprenticeship program. This volume covers the difference between clairvoyance and psychic abilities. It chronicles the history of psychic phenomenon from King Saul to the present day. Students at this level have mastered all of the most common skills and are ready to go beyond.

Author : Mocktime Publication
Publisher : by Mocktime Publication
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-23
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Artificer Apprentice Navy (AA) Previous papers by Mocktime Publication Pdf

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Author : Walter Black
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780615248073

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The Jeweler's Apprentice by Walter Black Pdf

Yaozu Cheng, a fifteen-year-old Cantonese youth, ventures with his uncle down the Pearl River to Kowloon, where they embark on a treacherous Pacific voyage to GUM SAN, the Golden Mountain. Gold rush California has lured diverse characters from all corners of the earth, but Yaozu's new life as a miner proves grueling and unrewarding. Yaozu's luck takes a remarkable turn when he meets Lola Montez, a worldly stage performer who takes interest in his skill with Chinese calligraphy and a journal Yaozu has kept of his travels. Yaozu's journal is filled with visions of Canton, Chinese folklore, San Francisco of the 1850s, and his Sierra Nevada mining camp adventures. His chronicles are as educational as they are entertaining and picturesque. The trials and lessons of this bygone era shed a hauntingly pertinent light on the tragedies and challenges of our own contemporary lives.