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"Life is about relationship-the relationship we have with ourselves, with each other, with the world, as well as the connection to that which is beyond any of us yet imminent in each of us. When our relationships are good, we feel good; when they are bad, we feel awful. Let’s accept it: We need each other. We need to feel connected; we need to feel each other’s presence and love." What is the "Buddhist heart" and how do we awaken it in ourselves? Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within, defines the Buddhist heart as our own inner goodness-our most tender, compassionate, and caring self, our innate Buddha-nature. The Buddhist heart, called Bodhicitta by Tibetans, beats within each and every one of us and is awakened through meaningful connections-connections to our families, romantic partners, our colleagues and work, our neighbors, society, and extending out to all living creatures, including ourselves. This book tells us how we can use relationships as a vehicle for a sacred life. Everyone needs to feel connected, to love and feel loved, to reach out to others and communicate in order to overcome alienation, loneliness, and a feeling of being disconnected. In Awakening the Buddhist Heart Surya Das shows you how to reach inward and outward. By developing spiritual intelligence, a sense of compassion that helps us be more sensitive, more aware of our own feelings and the feelings of those around us, we become more intuitive; we relate better and love better. Cultivating spiritual intelligence and learning how to connect will improve our capacity for intimacy, making us better mates, friends, parents, and coworkers; it helps all of us to become more giving and brings us fulfillment, meaning, and love. Using down-to-earth, everyday experiences and stories, as well as specific ancient Buddhist practices and meditations, Surya Das illustrates how to develop authentic presence, how to connect to our own life experience, build deeper relationships, embrace life’s lessons, as well as learn how to love what we don’t like. With tremendous insight he explores specific ways in which we can more fruitfully relate to our own experiences as well as each other in today’s fast-paced, complicated, and often confusing world. Surya Das also includes his translation of the rare and invaluable Thirty-seven Practices of a Bodhisattva-a timeless, legendary Tibetan text, along with his commentary. These practices for self-reflection help us think about how we live our lives and the lessons we can learn from mindfulness, love, and compassion.
Lama Surya Das (Author), Lama Surya Das (Narrator)
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Visionary author Oriah Mountain Dreamer brings to life the wisdom of her beloved The Invitation, the prose poem which has touched hearts everywhere with its fresh and spirited call to live life more passionately and honestly. Speaking from the heart, she invites us to confront the varieties of human experience, from desire and commitment to sorrow and betrayal, and challenges us to open repeatedly to love and life. Unique, practical, and often surprising, The Invitation is an invaluable guide to living the ecstasy of everyday life, learning to recognize true beauty in ourselves and the world, and finding the sustenance our spirit longs for.
Oriah, Oriah Mountain Dreamer (Author), Oriah, Oriah Mountain Dreamer (Narrator)
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People: 20th Anniversary Edition, with a New Preface by the Author
As a young theology student, Harold Kushner puzzled over the Book of Job. As a small-town rabbi he counseled other people through pain and grief. But not until he learned that his three-year-old son, Aaron, would die in his early teens of a rare disease did he confront one of life's most difficult questions: Where do we find the resources to cope when tragedy strikes?"I knew that one day I would write this book," says Rabbi Kushner. "I would write it out of my own need to put into words some of the most important things I have come to believe and know. And I would write it to help other people who might one day find themselves in a similar predicament. I am fundamentally a religious man who has been hurt by life, and I wanted to write a book that could be given to the person who has been hurt by life, and who knows in his heart that if there is justice in the world, he deserved better. . . . If you are such a person, if you want to believe in God's goodness and fairness but find it hard because of the things that have happened to you and to people you care about, and if this book helps you do that, then I will have succeeded in distilling some blessing out of Aaron's pain and tears."Since its original publication in 1981, When Bad Things Happen to Good People has brought solace and hope to millions. In his new preface to this anniversary edition, Rabbi Kushner relates the heartwarming responses he has received over the last two decades from people who have found inspiration and comfort within these pages.From the Hardcover edition.
Harold S. Kushner (Author), Harold S. Kushner (Narrator)
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Of all the judgments you make in life, none is as important as the one you make about yourself. The difference between low self-esteem and high self-esteem is the difference between passivity and action, between failure and success. Now, one of America's foremost psychologists and a pioneer in self-esteem development offers a step-by-step guide to strengthening your sense of self-worth. Here are simple, straightforward and effective techniques that will dramatically improve the way you think and feel about yourself. You'll learn: How to break free of negative self-concepts and self-defeating behavior. How to dissolve internal barriers to success in work and love. How to overcome anxiety, depression, guilt and anger. How to conquer the fear of intimacy and success. How to find -- and keep -- the courage to love yourself. And much more
Nathaniel Branden (Author), Nathaniel Branden (Narrator)
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Deepak Chopra, M.D., has emerged as one of the most powerful leaders in the revolutionary field of mind/body medicine. His extraordinary bestseller Quantum Healing explored the mind’s connection to seemingly miraculous cures for cancer and other serious illnesses. Now, in Unconditional Life, he undertakes an even greater challenge: to explain how consciousness can lead the way to total freedom and perfect health. Unconditional Life brings together disciplines ranging from modern physics and neuroscience to the ancient traditions of Indian wisdom to show how our perceptions create our reality for good or ill–and how the outside world can be shaped by altering the world within. In a book filled with hope and inspiration, Dr. Chopra offers compelling proof of the power of consciousness and a daring new vision of our own unlimited potential.
Deepak Chopra, Deepak Chopra MD, Deepak Chopra, M.D., M.D. Deepak Chopra (Author), Deepak Chopra, Deepak Chopra MD, Deepak Chopra, M.D., M.D. Deepak Chopra (Narrator)
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Still Here: Embracing Aging, Changing and Dying
In the 1960s, Ram Dass was a Harvard professor who turned to Eastern religion to answer the questions troubling his generation. He shared his story in the landmark, indeed classic, book, Be Here Now, which captured the spiritual longings of his contemporaries. In 1997, Ram Dass suffered a nearly incapacitating stroke that affected his speech and movement. The next two years he devoted to his healing and recovery. Drawing on this experience Ram Dass once again has produced a thought-provoking book that speaks to the soul. It is an appealing selection for those seeking insights and reassurance about the mature seasons of our lives.
Ram Dass (Author), Steve Susskind (Narrator)
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Vicki Robin discusses the multiple dimensions of freedom, including paradox, and how this relates to sustainability—both personal and planetary. 'If we make certain choices—personally, socially, politically, culturally—there is an emergent, practical, beautiful, delicious and fun reality that is waiting for us to step into.'
Vicki Robin (Author), Michael Toms (Narrator)
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A Guided Meditation for Healthful Sleep
Our hugely popular sleep meditation helps those who wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back to sleep, and it's perfect for people who simply want to doze off faster. For a surprising number of listeners, it eventually replaces sleep medication. Repeated listening at bedtime for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum effectiveness. The Health Journeys' guided sleep meditation audio combats insomnia and provides deep, restorative sleep by creating a rich atmosphere of protection, safety and support, with images that are evocative enough to successfully compete with the internal brain chatter that keeps us awake. Here's the track list: 1. Introduction (3:18) 2. Guided Imagery (26:50) 3. Music (30:00) Belleruth's calming voice, tone and pacing, combined with Steve Kohn's soothing music, draws mind, body and spirit down into deep, restful sleep. Listen to a sample and see why this sleep program has been our all-time most sought after and best-selling title for the past 25 years, a word of mouth favorite that is heartily recommended by health care providers nationwide. (60 min.)
Belleruth Naparstek (Author), Belleruth Naparstek (Narrator)
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A Guided Meditation to Help You Improve Self-Confidence and Reach Peak Performance
This guided imagery for improving self-confidence and self-esteem, allows the listener to envision success while practicing a mental rehearsal of an anticipated, anxiety-producing activity, such as test-taking, work performance, sports, public speaking, auditions, social engagements or some other potentially anxiety producing activity. By replacing anxiety and fear of failure with an energized, calm sense of mastery and flow, a powerful lesson is delivered on how to gain self-confidence and improve self-esteem in the pleasantest of ways. Additional images of being surrounded by loving support and caring well-wishers are also part of this powerful guided imagery for self-confidence and peak performance. Guided imagery is a holistic, mind-body technique that consists of positive words and images, set to soothing music, to achieve specific healing or performance goals. Repeated listening once or twice a day for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum impact. Written and narrated by guided imagery and holistic health expert Belleruth Naparstek and scored to the exquisitely soothing music of Steven Mark Kohn, this Health Journeys™ self-confidence meditation was produced by the Cleveland Orchestra's Bruce Gigax. The cumulative effect of daily listening to this program of guided imagery and affirmations results in a wonderful lesson in ways to improve self-esteem, sense of worth and ability to focus on the strength that lies within. Affirmations offer briefer versions of the same empowering images and ideas, for those who prefer their mind-body tools in a briefer format that can be used while on the go and even driving. Listen to a sample and read the reviews to see why this program is such a popular, word-of-mouth favorite and so heartily recommended by therapists, counselors, health care professionals, employers and life coaches nationwide. 47 Min.
Belleruth Naparstek (Author), Belleruth Naparstek (Narrator)
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Guided Meditations to Support a Healthy Pregnancy & Successful Childbirth
This meditation for pregnancy and childbirth offers powerful and effective guided imagery and affirmations on how to best prepare for carrying and delivering a baby. This is a natural, holistic, mind-body tool for anyone anticipating a pregnancy or expecting a baby, to help with the discomforts, anxieties and unwanted symptoms that can accompany this incomparable life experience. Guided imagery is an evidence-based, hypnotic technique that consists of positive words and images, set to soothing music, to achieve specific health or performance goals. Using this meditation during pregnancy sets up powerful pre-conditions for success. Repeated listening once or twice a day for 2-3 weeks ensures maximum impact. Here's the track list: 1. Part 1 - Introduction: A Meditation to Support a Healthy Pregnancy 2. Guided Imagery to Support a Healthy Pregnancy 3. Affirmations to Support a Healthy Pregnancy 4. Part 2 - Introduction: A Meditation to Support a Successful Childbirth 5. Guided Imagery to Support a Successful Childbirth 6. Music to Support a Successful Childbirth Total time: 63 minutes Written and narrated by guided imagery and holistic health expert Belleruth Naparstek and scored to the exquisitely soothing music of Steven Mark Kohn, this popular Health Journeys pregnancy meditation was produced by the Cleveland Orchestra's impeccable sound engineer, Bruce Gigax. The pregnancy meditation imagery inspires confidence in the body and gratitude for it, while promoting relaxation and feelings of safety, protection and support. It also reframes symptoms such as nausea and fatigue; and sets the stage for labor and delivery by enhancing the sense of connection with the baby within and with all the caring, protective, well-wishing ancestors who have come before. The guided imagery for preparing for childbirth offers breathing techniques for labor, providing hypnotic tools for easing discomfort, focusing the breath and working with contractions. It generates increased trust in the body's inherent wisdom and awe for the miraculous process of giving birth. Each track for pregnancy and childbirth has an accompanying set of positive affirmations, which provide briefer versions of the same empowering, reassuring images and ideas - especially suitable for those who prefer a shorter format to listen to while on the go or even while driving. Listen to the samples, read our reviews and see for yourself why these meditations for pregnancy and childbirth are such a popular, word-of-mouth favorite among expectant mothers and couples, and so heartily recommended by OBGYNs, obstetrical and delivery room nurses, childbirth educators, midwives and dulas nationwide. This meditation for pregnancy and childbirth is recommended for both mothers- and fathers-to-be, with the suggestion to sometimes listen together. Not generally recommended for those who have previously experienced a traumatic loss in pregnancy or childbirth, but sometimes helpful for those wishing to become pregnant. (120 minutes)
Belleruth Naparstek (Author), Belleruth Naparstek (Narrator)
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The Value In The Valley: A Black Woman's Guide Through Life's Dilemmas
Is it the job you hate but need in order to pay the rent? Is it that relationship that you gave your all to only to end up with a broken heart...again? Perhaps it's your children, a family member, or a life-long friend doing you in, dragging you down, pushing you to the brink. If you are an honorary member of the Black Woman's Suffering Society, you have probably been told that it's all your fault. Or that struggling and suffering is your lot in life. Iyanla Vanzant says, "No!" Life is an act of faith and suffering is optional! Those everyday challenges, obstacles, and dilemmas are what Iyanla calls "valleys". As bad as they may seem, there is a purpose or, as Iyanla says, "There is so much value in the valley". If you've ever been disappointed, betrayed, rejected, abandoned, or just plain old scared to let go, then you've been or may still be in a valley. Iyanla knows; she's been there, and on a bad day, she's still there, but now she shares the way out with you.
Iyanla Vanzant (Author), Iyanla Vanzant (Narrator)
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At a meeting in 1962, a young woman turned the scientific community upside down with the announcement that chimpanzees make tools in the wild. Jane Goodall’s discovery was the beginning of thirty years of patient and intimate primate observation in the wilds of Kenya; years that redefined what it is to be a human being.
Jane Goodall (Author), Michael Toms (Narrator)
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