The Essential Crazy Wisdom

Author : Wes Nisker
Publisher : Ten Speed Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780307820426

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The Essential Crazy Wisdom by Wes Nisker Pdf

Take a wild and rickety ride through the philosophies of the East and West to discover the madmen, dreamers, and unconventional wisdom seekers in the abridged, better-than-ever version of our best-selling cult classic. THE ESSENTIAL CRAZY WISDOM delivers the most significant, most lunatic, and most compelling insights of the ages. Scoop Nisker patches together the unorthodox teachings that have bubbled up through the words of such crazy visionaries as Rumi, Gautama the Buddha, Mark Twain, Lao Tzu, Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Allen Ginsberg, and Lily Tomlin. Discover the common thread in these multiple perspectives and travel on this comedic course to enlightenment!• Original edition sold over 40,000 copies.

Author : Wes "Scoop" Nisker
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2008-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781933330693

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Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! by Wes "Scoop" Nisker Pdf

"Upgrade your metaphysics" with funny yet profound insights into science, religion, and meaning.

Author : Wes Nisker
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1458782778

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Crazy Wisdom Save the World Again! by Wes Nisker Pdf

Anyone who's been searching for crazy wisdom to help cope with today's world, has come to the right place! This seriously funny investigation of religion, evolution, cosmology, and Buddhism is a self-help book for people interested in helping more than just themselves. In sections such as ''the Evolution Sutra'' and ''Be Here Wow!'' best-selling author Wes Scoop Nisker updates the metaphysics of his cult classic, The Essential Crazy Wisdom, and calls for a new spirituality - one that fits our modern, scientific worldview but remains full of wonder and joy. For Nisker, it's all about recognizing that your mind has a thinking problem.

Author : Daniel Odier
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781644112090

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Crazy Wisdom of the Yogini by Daniel Odier Pdf

• Shares vivid, experiential descriptions of the author’s sessions with master Lalita Devi wherein she imparted the essential principles of the Mahamudra to him physically, verbally, and energetically • Presents new translations of the most significant sacred books, including the Shiva Sutras, the Pratybhijna Hrdayam Sutra, and the Spandakarika, each presented in language that preserves their spontaneous mystic flow • Pairs the author’s intellectual study of the sacred texts with direct transmissions from his teacher, with each perspective shedding light on the other In 1975, in an isolated Himalayan forest, Daniel Odier met Lalita Devi, a tantric yogini who took him on a mystical journey beyond the limits of sexual experience to transcend the ego, recognize the true self, and rediscover the Divine nature of absolute love. Now, Odier shares the secret teachings and self-realization practices of the Kashmiri Mahamudra (meditation on the mind itself) and the Pratyabhijna (the School of Sudden Recognition). The author offers vivid descriptions of his sessions with Lalita Devi wherein she imparted the essential principles of the Mahamudra and the yoga of emotions to him physically, verbally, and energetically. Lalita Devi knew the principal texts of Kashmiri Shaivism by heart. New translations of the most significant sacred books, including the Shiva Sutras, the Pratyabhijnahrdayam, and the Spandakarika, are provided by Odier along with chants and poems from the yogini tradition. Presented in language that preserves their spontaneous mystic flow and restores their original ancient female origins, Crazy Wisdom of the Yogini offers a profound inside look at authentic tantric teachings.

Author : Wes Nisker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Paradox
ISBN : 1580080405

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Crazy Wisdom by Wes Nisker Pdf

A mixture of facts and philosophy. Jean-Paul Sartre, William Blake, lao Tzu, Groucho Marx, Albert Einstein - hold forth on poetry religion, quantum physics.

Author : Wes "Scoop" Nisker
Publisher : Stone Bridge Press, Inc.
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780893469955

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Crazy Wisdom Saves the World Again! by Wes "Scoop" Nisker Pdf

"Upgrade your metaphysics" with funny yet profound insights into science, religion, and meaning.

Author : Jeremy Hayward
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780861715466

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Warrior-King of Shambhala by Jeremy Hayward Pdf

Chögyam Trungpa was born in Tibet and strictly trained in the manner traditional for re-incarnations of great teachers. At the age of 19, he led 300 people over the Himalayas to India in a dramatic escape recounted in his autobiography Born in Tibet. Over the following 30 years, Trungpa became one of the foremost pioneers of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. He was also a highly controversial figure, considered by many to be one of the greatest Buddhist teachers ever to come to the west and viewed with suspicion by others. He taught in a style that went altogether beyond conventional ideas of what a "holy man" should be like, dressing in ordinary western clothes, drinking and taking sexual consorts. He taught in English with a direct and penetrating voice that drew to him many intelligent young students. These memoirs tell the story of the author, Jeremy Hayward, a close student and friend of Trungpa Rinpoche who became a senior teacher and administrator in the organizations Rinpoche established. This intimate chronological account opens with Hayward's first meeting with Trungpa Rinpoche in 1970 and progresses year by year until Rinpoche's death and beyond. Each chapter/year includes some discussion of the teachings that Rinpoche was presenting at that time as well as the context and atmosphere in which these teachings occurred and the evolution of the society and organizations which he inspired. The book should be of interest to all students of Buddhism as well as others interested in the evolution of Buddhism in the west, and possibly other seekers on the spiritual path.

Author : Wes Nisker
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : Paradox
ISBN : 0898153522

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Crazy Wisdom by Wes Nisker Pdf

Author : Wes Scoop Nisker
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2016-03-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781619027695

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You Are Not Your Fault and Other Revelations by Wes Scoop Nisker Pdf

Wes “Scoop” Nisker is an award-winning broadcast journalist and commentator, a renowned Buddhist meditation teacher, a best selling author and a captivating performer. In How to be an Earthling, Wes draws on his diverse experiences delivering a collection that brims with the insight, humor and wisdom he is famous for. Compiling for the first time, Wes’ best known essays as well as a selection of recent and never before published work, Wes takes readers on both a cultural journey (a tour through the sixties, through the modern environmental movement, the surge of Buddhism to the West) and a more personal one, exploring the motivation behind humanity’s search for spiritual enlightenment.

Author : Carolyn Rose Gimian
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1999-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781570624667

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The Essential Chogyam Trungpa by Carolyn Rose Gimian Pdf

Chögyam Trungpa wrote more than two dozen books on Buddhism and the Shambhala path of warriorship. The Essential Chögyam Trungpa blends excerpts from bestsellers like Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism, Meditation in Action, and other titles into a concise overview of Trungpa's teachings. Forty selections from fourteen different books articulate the secular path of the Shambhala warrior as well as the Buddhist path of meditation and awakening. This "new classic" vividly demonstrates Trungpa's great appreciation of Western culture which, combined with his deep understanding of the Tibetan tradition, makes these teachings uniquely accessible to contemporary readers. It will appeal to beginning students of meditation as well as seasoned readers of Eastern religion.

Author : Elizabeth L. Monson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781611807059

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Tales of a Mad Yogi by Elizabeth L. Monson Pdf

A fascinating biography of Drukpa Kunley, a Tibetan Buddhist master and crazy yogi. The fifteenth-century Himalayan saint Drukpa Kunley is a beloved figure throughout Tibet, Bhutan, and Nepal, known both for his profound mastery of Buddhist practice as well as his highly unconventional and often humorous behavior. Ever the proverbial trickster and “crazy wisdom” yogi, his outward appearance and conduct of carousing, philandering, and breaking social norms is understood to be a means to rouse ordinary people out of habitual ways of thinking and lead them toward spiritual awakening. Elizabeth L. Monson has spent decades traveling throughout the Himalayas, retracing Drukpa Kunley’s steps and translating his works. In this creative telling, direct translations of his teachings are woven into a life story based on historical accounts, autobiographical sketches, folktales, and first-hand ethnographic research. The result, with flourishes of magical encounters and references to his superhuman capacities, is a poignant narrative of Kunley’s life, revealing to the reader the quintessential example of the capacity of Buddhism to skillfully bring people to liberation.

Author : Gary Snyder
Publisher : New Directions Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1969-06-17
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780811222686

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Earth House Hold by Gary Snyder Pdf

Both Pound and Williams have shown a good poet can revitalize prose style. Earth House Hold (a play on the root meaning of "ecology"), drawn from Gary Snyder's essays and journals, may prove a landmark for the new generation. "As a poet," Snyder tells us, "I hold the most archaic values on earth. They go back to the late Paleolithic; the fertility of the soil, the magic of animals, the power-vision in solitude, the terrifying intuition and rebirth; the love and ecstasy of the dance, the common work of the tribe." He develops, as replacement for shattered social structures. a concept of tribal tradition which could lead to "growth and enlightenment in self-disciplined freedom. Whatever it is or ever was in any other culture can be reconstructed from the unconscious through meditation...the coming revolution will close the circle and link us in many ways with the most creative aspects of our archaic past."

Author : M. P. Miron
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781468908244

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Crazy Wisdom by M. P. Miron Pdf

Author : Nyoshul Khenpo,Lama Surya Das
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-01-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781559393126

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Natural Great Perfection by Nyoshul Khenpo,Lama Surya Das Pdf

Dzogchen is the consummate practice of Tibetan Buddhism. A pure awareness practice applicable to any circumstance and readily integrated into modern life, Dzogchen directly introduces us to the inherent freedom, purity, and perfection of being that is our true nature. Natural Great Perfection is an inspiring collection of teachings providing the deepest possible insight into the practice of the Dzogchen path. The teachings are followed by a collection of spontaneous vajra songs composed in the tradition of Milarepa as the delightful play of wisdom consciousness.

Author : Rick Hanson
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781459624153

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Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson Pdf

Jesus, Moses, Mohammed, Gandhi, and the Buddha all had brains built essentially like anyone else's, yet they were able to harness their thoughts and shape their patterns of thinking in ways that changed history. With new breakthroughs in modern neuroscience and the wisdom of thousands of years of contemplative practice, it is possible for us to shape our own thoughts in a similar way for greater happiness, love, compassion, and wisdom. Buddha's Brain joins the forces of modern neuroscience with ancient contemplative teachings to show readers how they can work toward greater emotional well-being, healthier relationships, more effective actions, and deepened religious and spiritual understanding. This book will explain how the core elements of both psychological well-being and religious or spiritual life-virtue, mindfulness, and wisdom--are based in the core functions of the brain: regulating, learning, and valuing. Readers will also learn practical ways to apply this information, as the book offers many exercises they can do to tap the unused potential of the brain and rewire it over time for greater peace and well-being.