29 books
Before we learn to speak, our true nature is to love and be happy, to explore and enjoy life. As little children, we are completely authentic. Our actions are guided by instinct and emotions; we listen to the silent voice of our integrity. Once we learn a language, the people around us hook our attention and program us with knowledge. But that knowledge is contaminated with lies.
With our attention focused on all the knowledge in our head, we no longer perceive ...
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if newspapers did more to share stories and insights that were really meaningful? Things that might help people lead more purposeful lives.’ The Queen glanced over at him, uncertainly. ‘Tricky business, persuading the media to lift their sights from terror and trivia. Every one of us has tried.’ Pushing myself up so that I was balancing on my rear end, I fixed Kate with a pleading expression. She was a soft touch ...
The power of the breath has been recognized for millennia as an integral part of health and well-being. In Awakening the Sacred Body, teacher Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche makes accessible the ancient art of Tibetan breath and movement practices. In clear, easy-to-understand language, he outlines the theory and processes of two powerful meditations the Nine Breathings of Purification and the Tsa Lung movements that can help you change your relationship to yourself, to ...
In this comforting reference guide, Doreen Virtue introduces you to the various ministering spirits of heaven and 42 inspirational figures who walked the earth. As you read this fascinating, thoroughly researched three-part book, you’ll come to understand the exact roles that different beings of God fulfill both in the Bible and in our lives and how they can help you today:
Part I: By getting to know each living and loving Person of the Holy Trinity-Father, ...
lslam is currently the most spoken about religion in the Western world, and yet it is also the most misunderstood and misinterpreted. Despite frequent news coverage, we remain poorly informed about the true beliefs at the heart of Islam. How many of us would be able to explain who the Prophet Muhammad was or what the Quran actually teaches?
In this profound yet highly accessible book, practising Muslim Mamoon Yusaf provides a vital introduction to the essential ...
The author of the New York Times bestseller You Are the Placebo, as well as Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself and Evolve Your Brain, draws on research conducted at his advanced workshops since 2012 to explore how common people are doing the uncommon to transform themselves and their lives. Becoming Supernatural marries some of the most profound scientific information with ancient wisdom to show how people like you and me can experience a more mystical life. ...
Mornings with the Lord is an uplifting way to begin your day. Every page features a meditation, prayer and relevant biblical scripture to reaffirm your connection with heaven, the angels and Jesus. Each of the 365 messages invites you to set your day’s intentions on a loving and positive note. You can read it a day at a time, spending a year in contemplation, or open the book at random to receive a message relevant to a question or concern. This is a great ...
In this inspirational and practical book, there is enough information for everyone to begin the realization of healing of whatever they need to heal . . .
You Can Heal Your Life, the definitive bestselling book on self-healing, has transformed the lives of millions of people. This is a book that people credit with profoundly altering their awareness of the impact that the mind has on our health and well-being.
In 1984, You Can Heal Your Life was published. In it, ...
What is the meaning of our life?
What is the relevance of Swami Vivekananda and his teaching's in today’s fast-paced world?
Are religion and spirituality the same?
When Deepak and Dipali arrive in Dehradun to meet their childhood friend Jayant, they bring with them a monk. His addition in the mix ensures a rather unusual route of conversation on spirituality. Stories that are both thought-provoking and interesting emerge from the perspective of ancient ...
The word Buddha means ‘awakened one’ or ‘the enlightened one’. This title refers to one who perceives directly the illusory, limited, and conflicted nature of reality common to humanity, and the false identity formed on this misguided foundation. With this awakening, everything changes; without it, nothing changes. Awakening therefore is and has been humanity’s greatest challenge.
Without compassion, Always Awakening explores how ...
A unique collection – entertaining, stimulating, heart-warming and thought-provoking – that brings together a wide variety of films from all corners of the world
In this volume, the author declares that ‘watching world cinema is like going around the globe, visiting places and meeting people’. In fact, it opens windows that reveal new vistas, new lands, new cultures and new lifestyles, without ever having to make a single journey abroad! ...
The definitive saga, at once riveting and revelatory – studded with rare nuggets of information and fascinating anecdotes – that sparklingly brings out the life and times of an internationally acclaimed incredibly versatile singer Asha Bhosle – a Guinness world record holder plus recipient of the Padma Vibhushan and the Dadasaheb Phalke Award – has held one and all spellbound for six decades now. Her voice, both fluid and flexible, has ...
A malnourished slum kitten is carried back to the beautiful sanctuary by the Dalai Lama himself. Her arresting blue eyes are slowly shown everything in the Buddhist Leader’s life: timeless wisdom that comes only in the quietest moments between animal and man. You’ll follow His Holiness’s cat as she rubs up against Hollywood stars, teaches lessons at the feet of Buddhist masters and learns how a bodhisattva deals with life in the twenty-first ...
To read J.P. Vaswanis life story is to understand the tremendous transformative power of love. The unusual upbringing of the exceptionally gifted young boy in a progressive Sindhi family in the early 20th century and his quest that leads him to encounters and conversations with personalities normally hidden from public view, make for a compelling read.
The budding physicist finds his calling not in a laboratory or in academia but at the feet of his Uncle and ...
V. Shantaram (1901-90) stands out as a colossus in Indian cinema. As one of the pioneers in this field, he honed his skills not only as a producer and director but also as an actor, writer, cameraman, technician and editor. He effectively used the medium of cinema as a vehicle for creating awareness about numerous social problems (such as communalism, dowry and the cycle of debt and poverty) and tried to bring about a change in society. This riveting biography - ...
Tired of battling melancholy and regret and wanting to find a purpose in her directionless life, the author decides to go away to a vipassana ashram to explore the depths of her mind and come away free of the emotional baggage that she knows is impeding her life. Aware of the rigours of this form of meditation, she is nevertheless unprepared for the frightening loneliness and solitude of the ashram, where one is required to meditate for ten and a half hours every ...
An authentic, heartfelt and compelling narrative - straight from the horses mouth - that reveals for the first time numerous unknown aspects of the life and times of one of the greatest legends of all time who stands out as a symbol of secular India.
Dilip Kumar (born as Yousuf Khan), who began as a diffident novice in Hindi cinema in the early 1940s, went on to attain the pinnacle of stardom within a short time. He came up with spellbinding performances in one ...
If you've ever been in the pursuit of happiness, or want to know more about that elusive and mysterious state of being, here's the perfect book. With writing from some of the greatest spiritual thinkers in our country, Golden Cloud Silver Lining is full of wisdom, insight and gentle guidance to those seeking a life of happiness but who simply don't know where to look for it. Stalwarts such as The Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, The Karmapa, The Kenting Tai ...