The Peaceful Lotus

Author : Mollie Thomas
Publisher : RP Minis
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 0762494468

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The Peaceful Lotus by Mollie Thomas Pdf

Channel peace and practice mindfulness with this beautiful Lotus flower replica, which creates a tranquil, serene setting wherever it's placed. This kit includes: A simple pink Lotus flower atop a beautifully modern base reminiscent of a calm pond. The base emits soothing, spa-like sounds of bubbling water and chimes and includes a color-changing LED light that moves through calming blues and greens. A 32-page mini illustrated book on the history and significance of the lotus flower in different cultures The Peaceful Lotus is perfect antidote to a stressful workspace, and a charming gift for anyone in need of a pocket-size reminder to breathe deep and find stillness.

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2005-01-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781935209362

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Peaceful Action, Open Heart by Thich Nhat Hanh Pdf

Peaceful Action, Open Heartshines 60 years of study and practice upon one of the crowning scriptures of the path of the Buddha, and is destined to be known as one of the most significant writings by Thich Nhat Hanh. The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered of Mahayana sacred texts and is sometimes called "the king of sutras." Despite this fact, there are very few commentaries in English available today. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra’s main theme-- that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha, and that Buddha-nature is inherent in everything--but he also uniquely emphasizes the sutra’s insight that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action. Since we all will one day become a Buddha, he says, we can use mindfulness practices right now to understand and find solutions to current world challenges. In his interpretation of the sutra, he suggests that if the practices, views, and insights of the Lotus Sutra would find application not only by individuals but also by nations, it would offer concrete solutions to transform individual suffering and the global challenges facing the world today. Stamped with his signature depth of vision, lucidity, and clarity, Thich Nhat Hanh’s insights based on the wisdom of the Lotus Sutra invoke a wide range of contemporary topics and concerns, such as the Palestinian-Israeli war, the threat of terrorism, and the degradation of our environment. In proposing radical new ways of finding peaceful solutions to universal, contemporary conflicts, he not only challenges the U.N to change from an organization to a real organism working for peace and harmony in the world, but also encourages all branches of all governments to act as Sangha. In so doing, he demonstrates the practical and direct applicability of this sacred text to today's concerns. This book has been re-released with a new title. The earlier hardcover edition was entitled Opening the Heart of the Cosmos.

Author : Thich Nhat Hanh
Publisher : Parallax Press
Page : 117 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781937006853

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No Mud, No Lotus by Thich Nhat Hanh Pdf

The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. Here, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it up by consuming. We find something to eat or turn on the television. But unless we’re able to face our suffering, we can’t be present and available to life, and happiness will continue to elude us. Nhat Hanh shares how the practices of stopping, mindful breathing, and deep concentration can generate the energy of mindfulness within our daily lives. With that energy, we can embrace pain and calm it down, instantly bringing a measure of freedom and a clearer mind. No Mud, No Lotus introduces ways to be in touch with suffering without being overwhelmed by it. "When we know how to suffer," Nhat Hanh says, "we suffer much, much less." With his signature clarity and sense of joy, Thich Nhat Hanh helps us recognize the wonders inside us and around us that we tend to take for granted and teaches us the art of happiness.

Author : Jeanne M. Lee
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-30
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781466896284

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Silent Lotus by Jeanne M. Lee Pdf

Although unable to speak or hear, lovely Lotus learns to perform the intricate story dances of the Cambodian court ballet.

Author : Kerry Lee MacLean
Publisher : Albert Whitman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0807563897

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Peaceful Piggy Meditation by Kerry Lee MacLean Pdf

What can you do when you’re mad, sad, or anxious? Find a quiet spot, sit, and breathe. When you meditate every day, your mind stays happy, and even bad days are a little easier.

Author : Soka Gakkai
Publisher : Motilal Banarsidass
Page : 1000 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9788120833340

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Dictionary of Buddhism by Soka Gakkai Pdf

Anyone reading English translations of Buddhist texts will encounter a host of names, terms, and phrases whose meanings are not clear even though they appear in English. Buddhism is famous for its specialized terminology and translation alone may not communicate its full meaning. East Asian Buddhist diction is layered with several languages -Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, and Japanese -and the only way to make one's way through this linguistic maze without getting lost is with the aid of a good dictionary. The Soka Gakkai Dictionary of Buddhism, a revised and expanded version of A Dictionary of Buddhist Terms and Concepts (1983), is a welcome addition that serves this purpose. Written clearly for the general reader, the Dictionary contains over 2,700 entries. While it is designed primarily for use with the Soka Gakkai's translations of Nichiren's works, the Dictionary contains a wealth of terms found in all other traditions of Buddhism. Definitions are given for technical terms, historical figures, doctrinal texts, institutions, and place names. The entries provide complete cross-references so that readers may know and further pursue meanings of term equivalents as rendered in other ways or languages. Ten appendixes provide maps and world lists that enable the reader to find terms in English, Pali, Sanskrit, Chinese, or Japanese. Like all Buddhist masters, Nichiren presented his particular message in the wider context of other Buddhist teachings and practices. To know the particular, one must also understand the general context, and the Dictionary, in addressing both levels, provides essential knowledge not only for students of Nichiren Buddhism but for anyone reading Buddhist texts.

Author : Barbara Butler,Tom Butler
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1999-10-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780264673370

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Just Spirituality by Barbara Butler,Tom Butler Pdf

For religion to work today there must be an awareness of the profound mystery and wonder of life, combined with an awareness of the practical and everyday living. This book discusses how the holiness, mystery and fascination with the divine can be encountered through spirituality.

Author : Department of Religion Florida State University Bryan J. Cuevas Assistant Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2003-03-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0199760446

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The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Department of Religion Florida State University Bryan J. Cuevas Assistant Professor of Buddhist and Tibetan Studies Pdf

In 1927, Oxford University Press published the first western-language translation of a collection of Tibetan funerary texts (the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo) under the title The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Since that time, the work has established a powerful hold on the western popular imagination, and is now considered a classic of spiritual literature. Over the years, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has inspired numerous commentaries, an illustrated edition, a play, a video series, and even an opera. Translators, scholars, and popular devotees of the book have claimed to explain its esoteric ideas and reveal its hidden meaning. Few, however, have uttered a word about its history. Bryan J. Cuevas seeks to fill this gap in our knowledge by offering the first comprehensive historical study of the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo, and by grounding it firmly in the context of Tibetan history and culture. He begins by discussing the many ways the texts have been understood (and misunderstood) by westerners, beginning with its first editor, the Oxford-educated anthropologist Walter Y. Evans-Wentz, and continuing through the present day. The remarkable fame of the book in the west, Cuevas argues, is strikingly disproportionate to how the original Tibetan texts were perceived in their own country. Cuevas tells the story of how The Tibetan Book of the Dead was compiled in Tibet, of the lives of those who preserved and transmitted it, and explores the history of the rituals through which the life of the dead is imagined in Tibetan society. This book provides not only a fascinating look at a popular and enduring spiritual work, but also a much-needed corrective to the proliferation of ahistorical scholarship surrounding The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Author : Bryan J. Cuevas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2005-12-08
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 019530652X

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The Hidden History of the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Bryan J. Cuevas Pdf

In 1927, Oxford University Press published the first western-language translation of a collection of Tibetan funerary texts (the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo) under the title The Tibetan Book of the Dead. Since that time, the work has established a powerful hold on the western popular imagination, and is now considered a classic of spiritual literature. Over the years, The Tibetan Book of the Dead has inspired numerous commentaries, an illustrated edition, a play, a video series, and even an opera. Translators, scholars, and popular devotees of the book have claimed to explain its esoteric ideas and reveal its hidden meaning. Few, however, have uttered a word about its history. Bryan J. Cuevas seeks to fill this gap in our knowledge by offering the first comprehensive historical study of the Great Liberation upon Hearing in the Bardo, and by grounding it firmly in the context of Tibetan history and culture. He begins by discussing the many ways the texts have been understood (and misunderstood) by westerners, beginning with its first editor, the Oxford-educated anthropologist Walter Y. Evans-Wentz, and continuing through the present day. The remarkable fame of the book in the west, Cuevas argues, is strikingly disproportionate to how the original Tibetan texts were perceived in their own country. Cuevas tells the story of how The Tibetan Book of the Dead was compiled in Tibet, of the lives of those who preserved and transmitted it, and explores the history of the rituals through which the life of the dead is imagined in Tibetan society. This book provides not only a fascinating look at a popular and enduring spiritual work, but also a much-needed corrective to the proliferation of ahistorical scholarship surrounding The Tibetan Book of the Dead.

Author : Olivier Urbain
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-09
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780857724557

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Daisaku Ikeda and Dialogue for Peace by Olivier Urbain Pdf

The prominent Buddhist religious leader and advocate for peace, Daisaku Ikeda, has placed dialogue at the centre of his efforts towards securing global justice and conflict resolution. However, far from constituting abstract plans for the future of the world, Ikeda's dialogues represent very concrete and focused activity. He concentrates on one significant individual (such as Joseph Rotblat, Linus Pauling and Mikhail Gorbachev) at a time, or sometimes small groups, in order to attempt the transformation of thinking and society through intense discussion. This book offers detailed exploration of this crucial aspect of Ikeda's philosophy of peace. Contributors examine topics such as: the background to Ikeda's dialogic thinking as found in the Lotus Sutra; Buddhism as a practical philosophy of dialogue; Ikeda's use of dialogue, specifically in the field of education; and dialogue in relation to the abolition of nuclear weapons. Ikeda's concept of dialogue emerges as a paradoxical movement towards common ground based on respectful difference. This study will appeal to students of peace, politics and modern Buddhism.

Author : George Augustus Sala,Edmund Yates
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : English periodicals
ISBN : PRNC:32101064051251

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Temple Bar by George Augustus Sala,Edmund Yates Pdf

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368850845

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The Social Life by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.

Author : Rick Veda
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781430307662

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Combating Inner Terrorism by Rick Veda Pdf

A daily devotional translation of the ancient Sanskrit book known as Devi Mahatmyam (The Glory of the Goddess). Includes daily readings for a year, a daily mantra, and thoughts on how to personally apply the teachings to defeat our inner demons and experience the divinity within. This is a manual for overcoming those thoughts that prevent a life of true peace of mind, body, and spirit.

Author : Ray C. Hoover III
Publisher : Archway Publishing
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-06
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781665751247

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Adventures to the World’s Hidden Corners by Ray C. Hoover III Pdf

Moments after their wedding reception, Ray Hoover and his wife, Lucy, began a lifelong quest to see the world. To date, they have logged six million miles, taken two thousand trips to seven continents, and filled over four hundred passport pages with thousands of stamps and visas. In a fascinating travelogue, Ray chronicles their most profound exploits to some of the world’s most unusual destinations, often under unique circumstances, that taught them not just about the geography of a location, but also the spirit derived from it. Throughout his narrative, Ray details their travels to the City of Gold, the Middle East including a cruise on the Nile, some of the most conflicted places on Earth, India and Imperial China, Vietnam and Cambodia, Nepal, Egypt, East Berlin, Ireland and Greece, Africa, Australia, North America, Antarctica, and much more. Adventures to the World’s Hidden Corners chronicles the lifelong quest of an architect and his wife as they embarked on an odyssey to the world’s most intriguing and out-of-the-way places.

Author : Jamgon Kongtru Lodro Taye
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 672 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780834840560

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Chod: The Sacred Teachings on Severance by Jamgon Kongtru Lodro Taye Pdf

The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet’s greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own. In this, the fourteenth volume, Kongtrul compiles the teachings on Severance, or Chöd. It includes some of the tradition’s earliest source scriptures, such as the "grand poem" of Āryadeva, and numerous texts by the tradition’s renowned founder, Machik Lapdrön. Kongtrul also brings together the most significant texts on the rites of initiation, empowerments for practice, and wide-ranging instructions and guides for the support of practitioners. Altogether, this quintessential guide to Severance offers vast resources for scholars and practitioners alike to better understand this unique and remarkable tradition—the way of severing the ego through the profound realization of emptiness and compassion.