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Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian)
First published in 1937, Letters by a Modern Mystic is a
compilation of excerpts from letters Christian missionary Frank C.
Laubach wrote to his father. Within them, Laubach shares his
findings of the greatest experiment of his life: attempting to live
in moment-by-moment communication with God. Short, simple and
extraordinarily powerful, this little book offers a profoundly
challenging but life-changing way of living. Laubach's letters are
thoughtful and honest, documenting his failings and struggles with
this spiritual discipline - but also showing the joy, wonder and
transformation he experienced by connecting with God and living in
communion with him every minute of the day. Easy to read and full
of wisdom, Letters by a Modern Mystic is essential reading for
anyone seeking to deepen their connection with God or wanting to
make their spiritual formation part of their everyday life. With a
foreword by Pete Grieg show its continued relevance for today, it
will challenge you to see that it is possible to live in communion
with God in every moment and change the way you approach your
faith. Included at the back of this book is 'The Game with
Minutes', the practical guide Laubach developed to assist others in
applying the principles and spiritual practices in his letters. It
is a game that has transformed countless lives - and it is time for
a new generation to play.
Die kernboodskap is dat alle mense kinders van God is. Die hele titel draai om die begrip van liefde en die toepassing daarvan in ons lewe. Elke hoofstuk bevat 'n kort meditasie-oefening om Christene in te lei in hierdie persoonlike geesteservaring.
Waarom glo mense dat die sterre en planete se posisies jou toekoms
kan bepaal, of dat gesprekke met dooies moontlik is? Dis die soort
vrae wat George Claassen in hierdie boek stel. George Claassen is
dosent in wetenskapjoernalistiek aan die Universiteit Stellenbosch
en die skrywer van die By-rubriek "Kwakoskoop" waarin hy vreesloos
alle vorme van kwaksalwery onder die soeklig plaas. Hierdie teks
bestaan uit vyftig hoofstukke waarin ’n verskeidenheid onderwerpe
aangeroer word, van evolusie en die kartering van die menslike
genoom tot supersnaarteorie en sieninge oor die ontstaan van die
heelal.
From one of America's most brilliant writers, a New York Times
bestselling journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of
meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and
enduring happiness. At the heart of Buddhism is a simple claim: The
reason we suffer-and the reason we make other people suffer-is that
we don't see the world clearly. At the heart of Buddhist meditative
practice is a radical promise: We can learn to see the world,
including ourselves, more clearly and so gain a deep and morally
valid happiness. In this "sublime" (The New Yorker), pathbreaking
book, Robert Wright shows how taking this promise seriously can
change your life-how it can loosen the grip of anxiety, regret, and
hatred, and how it can deepen your appreciation of beauty and of
other people. He also shows why this transformation works, drawing
on the latest in neuroscience and psychology, and armed with an
acute understanding of human evolution. This book is the
culmination of a personal journey that began with Wright's landmark
book on evolutionary psychology, The Moral Animal, and deepened as
he immersed himself in meditative practice and conversed with some
of the world's most skilled meditators. The result is a story that
is "provocative, informative and...deeply rewarding" (The New York
Times Book Review), and as entertaining as it is illuminating.
Written with the wit, clarity, and grace for which Wright is
famous, Why Buddhism Is True lays the foundation for a spiritual
life in a secular age and shows how, in a time of technological
distraction and social division, we can save ourselves from
ourselves, both as individuals and as a species.
The Market has deified itself, according to Harvey Cox's brilliant
exegesis. And all of the world's problems-widening inequality, a
rapidly warming planet, the injustices of global poverty-are
consequently harder to solve. Only by tracing how the Market
reached its "divine" status can we hope to restore it to its proper
place as servant of humanity. The Market as God captures how our
world has fallen in thrall to the business theology of supply and
demand. According to its acolytes, the Market is omniscient,
omnipotent, and omnipresent. It knows the value of everything, and
determines the outcome of every transaction; it can raise nations
and ruin households, and nothing escapes its reductionist
commodification. The Market comes complete with its own doctrines,
prophets, and evangelical zeal to convert the world to its way of
life. Cox brings that theology out of the shadows, demonstrating
that the way the world economy operates is neither natural nor
inevitable but shaped by a global system of values and symbols that
can be best understood as a religion. Drawing on biblical sources,
economists and financial experts, prehistoric religions, Greek
mythology, historical patterns, and the work of natural and social
scientists, Cox points to many parallels between the development of
Christianity and the Market economy. At various times in history,
both have garnered enormous wealth and displayed pompous behavior.
Both have experienced the corruption of power. However, what the
religious have learned over the millennia, sometimes at great cost,
still eludes the Market faithful: humility.
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