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In this invaluable contribution to the continuing debate about religious belief, David Adams Richards offers an exhilaratingly fresh perspective and a voice more impassioned, heartfelt, and sometimes furious, than anything written about God by an atheist. David Adams Richards, one of Canada’s most beloved and celebrated authors, has been wrestling with questions of morality, faith, and religion ever since he was a child.

In October 2007, a new phenomenon appeared in the sky, was named the Comet Holmes, and is being claimed and acclaimed by the Hopi Nation as the Blue Star of their prophecy. The Blue Star is the harbinger. Between now and somewhere in 2013-2014, when the Red Star appears, great shifts in human consciousness will continue. With the fulfillment of the Mayan Long Count calendar in 2012 and the appearance of the Red Star, many are predicting that human consciousness will rise to the next level.

Suicide rates among Army soldiers increased 80 percent between 2004 and 2008, according to a recent report published in Injury Prevention. In the last several years, the number of soldiers returning from the Middle East with mental and physical wounds has continued to climb. According to Dr. Simon Rego, a supervising psychologist at Montefiore Medical Center, "Unlike any other time in history, U.S. military suicide rates now appear to have surpassed those among comparable civilian populations. It is therefore critical that we address this emerging public-health problem."

Is it possible to be grounded AND have a rich interior life? Is it possible to get through the day with poise when everything hits the fan? Is it possible to have a spiritual life and not be a wing-nut? For Jen Weigel, the answer to all three questions is a resounding YES. This is an honest, amusing teaching memoir rooted in Weigel's everyday experience as a mother, television personality, and performance artist. Weigel provides 13 common-sense rules for developing a sane and satisfying interior life.

Tackling a vast and often misconstrued topic, The Weiser Field Guide to Ascension delivers the layman's guide to historical, biblical, and the highly topical implications surrounding the earth shift and changes of 2012, the End Times and our role in all of these. What will happen to my loved ones? Will I have the same memories in the Next Dimension? How can I prepare for the Great Shift? Garrison addresses these natural human concerns with humor and practical suggestions for making the most out of the coming earth changes and our shift into a universal consciousness.

A self-published sensation, this is a practical, accessible handbook for the beginner with cross-appeal to seasoned practitioners of many ritual traditions of magic including Wiccan, Neopagan, Druid, Tameran (Egyptian/Isis), and Western Mystery. Dominguez covers grounding, centering, symbols, timing, inner preparations, protection, meditations for maintaining sacred space, The Circle, The Quarters, energy work, and many other cross-practice connection including Qabala and chakras.

The prolific writings of Kahlil Gibran, author of The Prophet, continue to inspire a devoted international following and have transformed modern Arabic literature. In this volume of early writings, Gibran’s simple yet lyrical style crosses from prose to poetry and yields insight into his dedication and inner vision of beauty, including the tale of a strange hermit in “The Tempest”, the discovery of love lost to war in “The Mermaids”, and the long voyage of sea and soul in the prose poem “Between Night and Morn”.

Spirituality is recognizing that we have the power to change the things in our lives that bring us pain. Whether it's simply a life in need of greater positivity or a life ravaged by addiction, each of us holds the key to initiating the healing process. Spirituality is recovery. This is the essence of the message in Spirituality & Recovery: A Guide to Positive Living by noted author and speaker Reverend Leo Booth, who has years of sobriety.

A recent Newsweek poll reports that 76 percent of Americans believe in heaven. Yet even avid believers have difficulty conjuring up more than vague images of halos, harps, and wispy angels in flowing robes. Anthony DeStefano knew there had to be a more complete, meaningful, and comforting vision of what heaven is like, and A Travel Guide to Heaven is the entertaining and enlightening result. Using the Bible as his guide, he notes that heaven is not only a spiritual place, but also a physical place.

The Koran, the sacred text at the heart of the second-largest religion in the world, is regarded by Muslims as the exact word of God as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. Representing the ultimate authority on almost every issue related to Muslim life, the Koran’s lessons and parables offer the faithful moral and spiritual guidance.

Religion can be source of comfort when facing struggles both personal and universal. But clinging to religion as a codependent fix for all problems can cultivate excessive fear, shame, guilt, and low self-esteem. Acclaimed author Reverend Leo Booth, a Unity minister and former Episcopal priest, warns that a belief in tenets like "Everything happens for a reason" and "This is in God's hands" can be the first step in developing religious codependency.

The publication of The Woman's Bible in 1895 and 1898 represented the feminist pioneer's last strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In keeping with her characteristic radical individualism, Stanton attacks religious orthodoxy on a political rather than scholarly basis.

La pratica della meditazione è stata coltivata in numerose tradizioni filosofiche e spirituali. Ma che cosa significa meditare? Quali benefici si hanno? Che cosa accade nel nostro cervello e nella nostra mente quando meditiamo? Nel descrivere le pratiche della meditazione secondo una prospettiva che tiene conto della loro complessità nei livelli storico-culturale, filosofico, religioso e neuropsicologico, il libro fornisce una utile guida per intraprendere un percorso di sviluppo psicologico e spirituale basato sulla mindfulness.

“Per me, maturità è un altro nome per definire la realizzazione: giungere al pieno compimento del tuo potenziale. Ti sei realizzato: il seme è giunto al termine del lungo viaggio ed è fiorito. La maturità ha una fragranza. Dona all’individuo un’incredibile bellezza, gli dona intelligenza, l’affila al massimo. Lo rende pura amorevolezza: la sua azione è amore, la sua inazione è amore; la sua vita è amore, la sua morte è amore. Non è altro che un fiore d’amore.”

Ogni mattina alle sette, Selene trasmette in diretta sui suoi canali social parlando di molti argomenti che riguardano la spiritualità: contenuti rivoluzionari seguiti da migliaia di persone. Chi ascolta queste trasmissioni ha testimoniato di benefici straordinari e di significative trasformazioni positive.

In un mondo globalizzato, per comprendere se stessi è bene attingere alle intuizioni di ogni epoca e Paese, in particolare includendo le comprensioni che le civiltà dell'Oriente hanno posto alla base di una vita vissuta in sintonia con il flusso dell'esistenza. In questa antologia, dedicata all'arte di vivere in modo consapevole, Osho chiarisce così il senso di questa apertura mentale: "L'essere umano ha bisogno di un equilibrio, e quell'equilibrio è possibile solo se impari l'arte di essere attivo, pur restando inattivo dentro di te. Ed è ciò che io insegno.

All’origine esiste un cielo vuoto che inizia a pulsare e subito si dispiega in vibrazioni, forme, sensazioni, emozioni, immagini. Seguito da balbettii, gesti, pensieri, azioni, proiezioni e quant’altro implica esistere in questo mondo. Nell’essere umano quell’intero processo si lega a un profondo bisogno di significato, quasi dovesse assolvere un compito esistenziale che lo spinge a cercare, a cercarsi, a trascendere; ma anche a creare teorie e costrutti mentali che possano esorcizzare un intimo richiamo verso qualcosa di inesplicabile.

Quell'anelito e quella brama da sempre hanno portato qualcuno a ricercare, a sperimentare, a percepire la vita con totalità e passione, immergendosi nella contemplazione dell'esistenza a tal punto da giungere a una dissoluzione in quello stesso mistero. Una fusione in cui la melodia dell'immortale prende il sopravvento, rendendo chi si risveglia a tale immensità vettore di verità e testimone vivente di ciò che ognuno di noi è, in potenza: il luogo in cui l'universo prende coscienza di sé.

Dans une société lancée à toute vitesse, beaucoup d'entre nous ont la sensation de retenir leur respiration du matin au soir. Ces longues apnées stressent notre corps, que nous n'écoutons plus. Pour respirer à nouveau et reprendre le pouvoir sur soi, la clé est à chercher dans ce corps qui est le nôtre : en prendre soin, collaborer avec lui et entendre ce qu'il cherche à nous dire.

Zehn Tage Schweigen: Adam Fletchers komisch-schmerzhafter Roadtrip zu sich selbst. Stell dir vor, du sprichst mit einem Wurm – und er antwortet dir! Adam und Evelyn stecken in einer Sackgasse fest. Ihr Kinderwunsch ist seit zwei Jahren unerfüllt, ihre einst so ungetrübte Beziehung droht ihnen zu entgleiten. Hinter seinem Rücken meldet sie ihn für einen Vipassana-Retreat an: Zehn Tage Schweigen, zehn Tage Meditieren, zwölf Stunden am Tag! Ohne Bücher, ohne Handy, ohne Internet! Er hat noch nie meditiert, kriegt den Lotussitz nicht hin und schwört, dass seine Seele keine dunklen Ecken kennt.