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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience
"Toine Knipping has taken to heart the statement, 'One day your
life will flash before your eyes. Make sure that it is worth
watching.' In a very engaging, lucid style, he draws the reader not
only into his philosophy of entrepreneurship but also explains how
to live a well-rounded life. This is a book full of wisdom-highly
recommended to anyone interested in acquiring a deeper
understanding of the inner theatre of the entrepreneur." -Manfred
F. R. Kets de Vries, Clinical Professor of Leadership and
Organizational Change, The Raoul de Vitry d'Avaucourt Chaired
Professor of Leadership Development "While you may or may not agree
with everything Toine Knipping says, one thing is for sure: he is
an inspiration to all entrepreneurs. Mind Your Business is a
practical and necessary read for anyone who wants to succeed in
business." -Chip Conley, Founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels and author
of PEAK and Emotional Equations "Mind Your Business is a rare book
that combines eminently practical and valuable advice for would-be
entrepreneurs with wise reflections that imbue the whole activity
with a larger purpose. Toine Knipping is a hugely successful
entrepreneur who has valuable observations not only about business
but also about the business of life. Mind Your Business should not
only be read by budding entrepreneurs but by everyone who is
involved in business life and is struggling to give this life more
meaning." -Sudhir Kakar, World-renowned Psychoanalyst and Author of
numerous books including The Inner World
"Nothing Gold Can Stay "is a richly described reminiscence of
childhood on an extended family farm in the late 1940s and in the
1950s. It is written in a beautifully lyrical style and told with
disarming honesty. A unique history of one unforgettable place in
time, it details a distinct way of life in an America that no
longer exists. Thanks to author Gloria June Reed's clarity of
memory to the smallest of details, Nothing Gold Can Stay will gift
you with accounts of:
the fortitude and hardships of immigration as both sets of Reed's
grandparents leave the Volga Valley in Russia and emigrate to
America;
family strength and courage during World War II;
surviving the Great Blizzard of 1949;
the freedom to be a child and explore the wonder and fascination
of the natural world;
the adventures and pranks of farm children in the long, golden
summer days;
memories of a unique country school;
the significance of both past and place in forging a life.
The stories within Nothing Gold Can Stay are of America's golden
age, when family and faith were strong, Judeo-Christian values and
patriotism flourished, and America was both a manufacturing capital
and a beacon of freedom for the world. It was a refreshingly
innocent time. But nothing ever stays the same, and eventually the
farm and its way of life are destroyed by affluence, greed,
demographics, changing values, and the resultant assault of swift
changes in the world.
This history of a bygone era and the people in it will engage
and delight you. The richness of life on this farm will endure in
your memory. You'll finish the book with the satisfaction of having
read something of value that needed to be told.
Primordial Traditions was the winner of the 2009 Ashton Wylie Award
for Literary Excellence. This new second edition of the original
award winning collection features a selection of essays by
Gwendolyn Taunton and other talented authors from the original
periodical Primordial Traditions (2006-2010). The new version of
Primordial Traditions offers a revised layout and a new binding.
This edition also has content not contained in the original
publication. The first section of Primordial Traditions deals with
aspects of perennial philosophy covering the broader applications
of the Primordial Tradition in the modern world. Alchemy,
philosophy, civilization, the Kali Yuga, and even the problems
afflicting the economy are addressed here from a traditional
perspective. This section deals with the nature of the Primordial
Tradition and how all True Spiritual Traditions consequently relate
to it in this new philosophy of religion. The second section of the
book then breaks down Traditions into geographic locations to
discuss European, Eastern, Middle Eastern and South American
Traditions at an advanced level. Topics covered here include:
Tibetan Tantra, Sufism, Yezidi, Tantrism, Vedic Mythology,
Theravada Buddhism, Thai Magic, Tantrism, Oneiromancy, Norse
Berserkers, Runes, Celtic Mythology, Mithras, Hellenic Mythology
and Mayan Ceremonial Astrology to name but a few fascinating
obscurities. Content includes the following articles by Gwendolyn
Taunton: Sophia Perennis: The Doctrine of Ascension, The Primordial
Tradition, The Age of Darkness: Prophecies of the Kali Yuga,
Mercury Rising: The Life & Writing of Julius Evola, Ars Regia:
The Royal Art Revisited, Tantra: Fifth Veda or Anti-Veda?,
Aesthetics of the Divine in Hinduism, Divine Mortality: Nataraja,
Shankara & Higher Consciousness in the Imagery of Siva, Monks
& Magic: The Use of Magic by the Sangha in Thailand, Does
Practice Make One Perfected? The Role of gTum-mo in the Six Yogas
of Naropa, Clarifying the Clear Light, Oneiromancy: Divination by
Dreams, Of Wolves and Men: The Berserker and the Vratya, Ancient
Goddess or Political Goddess? and The Black Sun: Dionysus in the
Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche & Greek Myth. Primordial
Traditions also contains articles by Damon Zacharias Lycourinos,
Matt Hajduk, Krum Stefanov, Bob Makransky and many more.....
The Vita Christi of the fourteenth century Carthusian, Ludolph of
Saxony, is the most comprehensive series of meditations on the life
of Christ of the late Middle Ages. Ludolph assembles a wealth of
commentary from the fathers of the church and the great medieval
spiritual writers and weaves them into a seamless exposition on the
Gospel. This is the first English translation of this classic work,
and it also is the first edition in any language to identify the
thousands of sources used by Ludolph, both those he quotes and the
many he cites without attribution. It will be of great interest to
students of Christian spirituality, but it is intended, as was the
original text, for ordinary believers seeking to enter more deeply
into the meaning of the life of Christ. When complete, there will
be 4 volumes.
Eric Hanson claimed to follow the most remarkable person in
history, yet his life was as exciting as sugarless gum. Confronted
with a disparity between a promise of abundant life and what he saw
in life surrounding him, he left everything behind for a year to
travel around the globe through the world's poorest countries.
Refugees, hermits, prostitutes, mobs, secret police, monks, and
a motorcycle gang. A dangerous journey introduces us to a fresh
side of faith, God, and a fulfilling life.
"My eyes were opening to whole new levels of pain and poverty,
darkness and despair, I saw new and altogether beautiful things
become real to me. The Bible is full of God's promises of healing
and restoration, but those words always seemed plastic and hollow
to me. For the first time in my life, I began to see God move and
heal-to truly touch people in the midst of unbearable pain. And in
that, God's message of restoration suddenly took on a significant,
real-life meaning to me.
As I watched Jose's transformation, my heart was ripped from my
chest and squeezed until my muted soul could hear God whispering
that this-real change, real love, not contrite phrases in an old
book-was the heart of God for His people."
"Eric has written a powerful, endearing account of his
adventures around the world. But this isn't a book that will leave
you feeling helpless. It will give you faith in your own story and
hope for living a more meaningful one." -Jeff Goins, author,
Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life
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