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JOHN RITCHIE UNTIL HE COME
Book SynopsisComforting thoughts on the Road Home to Glory. As Christians we are not exempt from the hardship of life. There areoften burdens to bear and trials to face.And these particular poems will hopefully be of some comfort andconsolation, that we may not dwell too long on the affl ictions of life,but may look forward with assurance to the appearing of our Lordand Saviour, Jesus Christ. For all we may pass through is only, UntilHe Come.
£7.99
iUniverse The Case Against the Gospels' False Accusation of
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£22.75
Cascade Books The Gospel of Matthew
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£28.20
Gale and the British Library The History of Creation: Or the Development of
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£999.99
Xlibris Hidden Gems: Practical Ways to View Fornication
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£18.95
Shambhala Publications Inc A Beginner's Guide to Tibetan Buddhism: Practice,
Book SynopsisUncover the nature of the mind with this ground-level, practice-oriented presentation of Tibetan Buddhism. A personal and accessible guide to establishing progress on the path.The book begins with the awakening of students'' interest in spirituality and the initial encounter with Tibetan Buddhism, then leads us through all the steps necessary for successful practice in the West. Included is succinct counsel on finding an appropriate teacher, receiving empowerments, becoming active in a center, and launching and sustaining a Vajrayana practice. Special emphasis is placed on the potential pitfalls, and the marvelous benefits, of the guru-disciple relationship.
£16.19
New Falcon Publications Paganism in Christian Holidays
Book SynopsisThe word Pagan came from the Latin word paganus, which means country-dweller. These rural people often incorporated nature in their belief systems and were polytheistic (believing in more than one God). They differed from most religions in its non-hierarchal (with no paid clergy) and were more equally led by women. Pagans celebrate seasonal festivals and ceremonies. Christians used the term Pagan interchangeably with heathen, as a put down because many country people were not rich or highly educated. In Paganism In Christian Holidays, Wheeler presents evidence that modern Christian beliefs, practices and symbolism borrowed heavily not only from Pagan beliefs, but also from Roman, Greek, Egyptian, Aztec, Hinduism, Buddhism and other ideologies. Do these concepts sound familiar? Blood sacrifice, a triune god, a man-god who had to be sacrificed for society's salvation. Persians believed in Mithra, a great mediator between God and man. He was born on December 25th by a virgin, he died for humanity and was resurrected after being buried. Mithra's holidays were the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox (Christmas and Easter). Years of adversity and oppression pushed the practice of Paganism and other nature-loving belief systems underground. This is a pattern among many indigenous people who were conquered by Christians and were stripped of their right to continue their own religion on penalty of death. Many refused to convert and were killed. And yet customs and symbology from nature-oriented religions can be found throughout Christian beliefs. Many Pagans worshiped in secret to avoid persecution, many including Aleister Crowley worked hard to develop Paganism as a religion and more than a magical movement.
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Baker Publishing Group The Bible Made Impossible – Why Biblicism Is Not
Book SynopsisBiblicism, an approach to the Bible common among some American evangelicals, emphasizes together the Bible's exclusive authority, infallibility, clarity, self-sufficiency, internal consistency, self-evident meaning, and universal applicability. Acclaimed sociologist Christian Smith argues that this approach is misguided and unable to live up to its own claims. If evangelical biblicism worked as its proponents say it should, there would not be the vast variety of interpretive differences that biblicists themselves reach when they actually read and interpret the Bible. Far from challenging the inspiration and authority of Scripture, Smith critiques a particular rendering of it, encouraging evangelicals to seek a more responsible, coherent, and defensible approach to biblical authority. This important book has generated lively discussion and debate. The paperback edition adds a new chapter responding to the conversation that the cloth edition has sparked.Table of ContentsIntroductionPart 1: The Impossibility of Biblicism1. Biblicism and the Problem of Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism2. The Extent and Source of Pervasive Interpretive Pluralism3. Some Relevant History, Sociology, and Psychology4. Subsidiary Problems with BiblicismPart 2: Toward a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture5. The Christocentric Hermeneutical Key6. Accepting Complexity and Ambiguity7. Rethinking Human Knowledge, Authority, and UnderstandingConclusionAfterwordIndex
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Ave Maria Press A Concise Guide to Adult Faith Formation
Book SynopsisIn the newest addition to The Concise Guide Series, Neil Parent lends his authoritative voice to the issue of adult faith formation. Parent articulates his view that learning about the faith in adulthood is not merely an extension of basic childhood religious education, but is rather a continuous, lifelong process. Drawing from years of experience leading the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, Parent combines Church teaching and adult learning theory to make this a must-read for pastors, catechists, and students in faith formation ministries.
£999.99
Cosimo Classics The Trial of the Witnesses of the Resurrection of
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£10.44
New World Library The Other Side of Nothing: The Zen Ethics of
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£16.14
New World Library What Is Stoicism
Book SynopsisAn easy, jargon-free introduction to stoicism that covers the full range of stoic thought in a single compact volume Divided into short chapters that can be read in brief sittings, What Is Stoicism? compiles two millennia of Stoic thought into simple conversational prose. This whistle-stop tour of Stoicism covers a surprising number of core topics: ? the three pillars of Stoic philosophy: logic, physics, and ethics ? the ultimate goal of Stoicism: virtue ? the Stoic concept of circles of concern: our individual obligations to our family, community, and world ? the Stoic ideal of living in accordance with nature Readers will come to appreciate the vitality of Stoicism and realize how the wisdom of the past can meet the challenges of the present and the future.
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Shambhala Publications Inc Milarepa: The Magic Life of Tibet’s Great Yogi
Book SynopsisThe legendary exploits of a spiritual superhero, and Tibetan Buddhism''s most renowned saint--in a full-color graphic novel.From avenging evil sorcerer to devoted Buddhist ascetic to enlightened being—the story of Milarepa’s spectacular life is a powerful testimony to self-knowledge, transformation, and liberation. It is the year 1050, and Milarepa is seeking vengeance on unscrupulous relatives for mistreating his mother and sister. Trained in dark magic, he commands a rain of scorpions, snakes, and lizards to attack the villains. But when his teacher rebukes him for his odious deeds, Milarepa renounces witchcraft to seek mystical truth. He retreats to a cave where, after years of intense meditation, he acquires the power to shape-shift. But most importantly he achieves the greatest victory of all—mastery over himself.
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Shambhala Publications Inc The Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje: Master of
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive overview of the life and writings of the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje, a revolutionary figure in the Kagyu tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.Known for his mastery of teachings across sectarian lines, his treatises on medicine and astrology, and his work as spiritual advisor to the last Yuan emperor of China, Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339) is considered one of the most important and influential figures in Tibetan Buddhist history. First recognized as a tulku, or reincarnated Buddhist master, at the age of five, Rangjung Dorje became the Karma Kagyu lineage holder and instituted the reincarnation-based inheritance structure within Tibetan Buddhism that led to the formation of important lineages of tulkus such as the Dalai Lamas.In this groundbreaking work, Ruth Gamble synthesizes her extensive research on Rangjung Dorje into a sweeping biography covering his life, legacy, and important selected writings. Included in her discussions are Rangjung Dorje''s synthesis of Dzogchen and Mahamudra in his writings, his devotion to spreading the teachings of Buddha nature, and several works never before translated into English. As the most comprehensive work available on Rangjung Dorje, this book is an indispensable resource for scholars and Buddhist practitioners alike.
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Shambhala Publications Inc Shangpa Kagyu: The Tradition of Khyungpo Naljor,
Book SynopsisA compilation of teachings and practices of the Shangpa Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism by one of Tibet''s greatest Buddhist masters.The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet''s greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions. Volume 11 of the series, Shangpa Kagyu, is the first of two volumes that present teachings and practices from the Shangpa Kagyu practice lineage of Tibetan Buddhism. This tradition derives from the female celestial beings, or ḍākinīs, Niguma and Sukhasiddhi and their disciple, the eleventh-century Tibetan yogi Khyungpo Naljor Tsultrim Gönpo of the Shang region of Tibet. The scriptural source material for this practice tradition is twofold: the yogic teachings of the Six Dharmas of Niguma and the nature of mind instructions from the cycle of teachings Amulet Box Mahamudra. The tantric basis of the Shangpa Kagyu tradition is the five principal deities of the new translation (sarma) traditions and in particular the Five-Deity Cakrasamvara practice. The six parts of this sizable volume include source scriptures, liturgies, supplications, empowerment texts, instructions, and practice manuals composed by Niguma, Virūpa, Tāranātha, the compiler Jamgön Kongtrul, and others.
£32.80
Shambhala Publications Inc Sakya: The Path with Its Result, Part Two:
Book SynopsisA collection of liturgical and instructional practice texts on the Eight Ancillary Path Cycles of the Sakya lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, compiled by one of Tibet''s greatest Buddhist masters.The Treasury of Precious Instructions by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Taye, one of Tibet''s greatest Buddhist masters, is a shining jewel of Tibetan literature, presenting essential teachings from the entire spectrum of practice lineages that existed in Tibet. In its eighteen volumes, Kongtrul brings together some of the most important texts on key topics of Buddhist thought and practice as well as authoring significant new sections of his own. Volumes in this series may be engaged as practice manuals while also preserving ancient teachings significant to the literature and history of world religions. Volume 6 of the series, Sakya: The Path with Its Result, Part Two, presents a selection of teachings and practices from the Eight Ancillary Path Cycles of the Sakya tradition of Tibetan Buddhism. The Sakya lineage derives from Virūpa, Dombi Heruka, and other Indian masters, or mahāsiddhas, and passes through Gayadhara and his Tibetan disciple Drokmi Lotsāwa Śākya Yeshe (992–1072). The practice tradition centers around the teaching and transmission of the Hevajra Tantra and its subsidiary texts. This second volume of Sakya texts contains oral instructions transmitted to Drokmi Lotsāwa by the early eleventh-century Indian masters, Ācārya Vīravajra, Mahāsiddha Amoghavajra, Paṇḍita Prajñāgupta of Oḍḍiyāna, and Paṇḍita Gayadhara. These texts broaden our understanding of how mahāmudrā, the teaching on the nature of mind, is understood and practiced in the Sakya school.
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. Mahamudra: How to Discover Our True Nature
Book SynopsisRelish these direct, experiential meditation instructions from the author of the bestselling Introduction to Tantra.Lama Yeshe tells us that mahamudra is “the universal reality of emptiness, of nonduality” and its unique characteristic is its emphasis on meditation: “With mahamudra meditation there is no doctrine, no theology, no philosophy, no God, no Buddha. Mahamudra is only experience.” He relies on the First Panchen Lama’s well-known Root Text of Genden Mahamudra, which in a few short pages provides the pith instructions for, first, overcoming distraction and resting in meditative stillness on the clarity of one’s own mind, and then, with subtle awareness, penetrating its ultimate nature, its emptiness. As always, Lama Yeshe’s words are direct, funny, and incredibly encouraging. He gets us to go beyond ego’s addiction to a limited sense of self and to taste the lightness and expansiveness of our own true nature.
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. The Secret Revelations of Chittamani Tara:
Book SynopsisChittamani Tara is the Highest Yoga Tantra aspect of Green Tara, one of the most popular yidams in Tibetan Buddhism.In this book beloved teacher Pabongkha Rinpoche shares the teachings that his teacher, Gargyi Wangpo Takphu Dorje Chang, received directly from Chittamani Tara herself. The Secret Revelations of Chittamani Tara contains many profound oral instructions that are not easily found elsewhere, including one of the most powerful and practical discourses on the completion stage to be found anywhere in English translation. Rinpoche has supplemented his commentary with teachings from the Gaden Hearing Lineage as well as the general tantric teachings of the Gelug tradition. Also included are the Chittamani Tara self-generation sadhana, the ganachakra offering for Chittamani Tara, and three beautiful and moving praises and prayers to Tara composed by masters in the tradition. Lovingly translated by the scholar-monk David Gonsalez, The Secret Revelations of Chittamani Tara is a guiding force leading all living beings to the state of Arya Tara. The material in this book is restricted. This book may be read only by those who have received an empowerment into any of the four classes of tantra. In order to practice this material, you must have received both the common and uncommon Chittamani Tara empowerments.
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. The Mindful Menopause Workbook: Daily Practices
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. Sounds of Innate Freedom
Book SynopsisThe second volume in a historic six-volume series containing many of the first English translations of the classic mahamudra literature compiled by the Seventh Karmapa.Sounds of Innate Freedom: The Indian Texts of Mahamudra are historic volumes containing many of the first English translations of the classic mahamudra literature. The texts and songs in these volumes constitute the large compendium called The Indian Texts of the Mahamudra of Definitive Meaning, compiled by the Seventh Karmapa Chötra Gyatso (1456-1539). Translated, introduced, and annotated by Karl Brunnhölzl, acclaimed senior teacher at the Nalandabodhi community of Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, the collection offers a brilliant window into the richness of the vast ocean of Indian mahamudra texts cherished in all Tibetan lineages, particularly in the Kagyü tradition, giving us a clear view of the sources of one of the world’s great contemplative traditions. T
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Wisdom Publications,U.S. Buddhism and the Senses
Book SynopsisAcross Buddhist traditions, the five senses—sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch—are perceived both positively and negatively. Share our eminent scholars’ fascination and deep insight into what makes a sensuous experience good or bad.Following on the exhibition Encountering the Buddha: Art and Practice across Asia at the National Museum of Asian Art, ten eminent scholars present their insights into Buddhism’s fascinating relation with the five senses (sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch), which careens between delight and disgust, rarely finding a middle way. While much of Buddhist literature is devoted to overcoming the attachment that dooms us to rebirth in samsara, primarily by deprecating sense experience and showing that whatever brings us sensual pleasure leads only to physical and mental pain, in texts such as the Lotus Sutra, sensory powers do not offer sensory pleasure but rather knowledge, clear observation, and ability
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Angelico Press Can We Believe in People?: Human Significance in
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£16.62
Angelico Press Letters on Liturgy
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£22.80
Cascade Books Theology in Language, Rhetoric, and Beyond:
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£17.72
Wipf & Stock Publishers Kierkegaard and the Crisis of Faith: An
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£17.48
Booklocker.com Objection! Overruled! (Or, Two Lawyers Have a
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£13.95
Xulon Press A Glimpse Into My Life Through Prose and Poetry
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£11.88
Xulon Press A Servant's Heart
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£999.99
Tumi Fight the Good Fight of Faith, Tamil Edition
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£14.12
Xulon Press The Pebble in the Pond: Entry Points & Conflicts
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£9.38
Faithful Life Publishers What Does It Mean to be a Godly Man?: A Bible
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£10.19
Booklocker.com Does 6 x 9 = Happiness?
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£14.05
Booklocker.com Echoes of YHWH: New and Selected Meditative Poems
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£30.40
Boardroom Retreat Awake: Live in Your New Story
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Writers Republic LLC Let God Be God
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£19.65
Paper Leaf Agency Behold The Lion of Judah Which Cometh To Rule The
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£35.14
Counterpoint Zen Roots: The First Thousand Years
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£14.39
Church Publishing Inc Church Tomorrow
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Dexterity Study Guide to the Old Testament
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£14.39
Shambhala Publications Inc Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives
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Shambhala Publications Inc Enlightenment Is an Accident: Ancient Wisdom and
Book SynopsisA warm-hearted guide to Buddhist practice for those ready to contend with the reality that enlightenment?the realization of non-self?can?t be achieved by the self.A well-known spiritual saying goes, ?Enlightenment is an accident. But we can make ourselves more accident-prone.? As an authentic American Zen takes shape, enlightenment continues to be misunderstood as a project to be completed, a goal to be achieved, or a prize to be awarded. Tim Burkett?s new book unhooks enlightenment from the hot air balloon of ego and brings it back down to earth.Drawing on stories of his first teacher, the Zen master Shunryu Suzuki (author of Zen Mind, Beginner?s Mind), and Burkett?s decades of practice and teaching, he reveals how to live in the world with a deep joy that comes from embracing the work and play of this very moment. With the wisdom and humor of a seasoned practitioner familiar with all manner of eccentric fixations and silly dead-ends, he offers views and practices we can use to support the paradoxical process of letting enlightenment happen on its own.
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Writers Republic LLC Words from God: Rising out of the Ashes
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Booklocker.com The Poet's Perfume: Food for thought and thought
Book SynopsisThe Poet's Perfume picks up where Mullaney's last book of poems, 'A Divine Appointment', left off. It is divided into four sections: 1: You & I – Linking Body and Mind 2: You & I & Spirit – Unfolding the Spirit of Man and Humanity 3: You & I & Love – Joining the Soul with Spirit through Love (Spiritual & Physical) 4: Food for Thought & Thought for Food – Contemplations & Reflections.This book explores the different aspects of love; love of life, love of beauty, love of nature, love for oneself, and a deep attraction one feels for another. The poems also probe topics of a starker nature such as suicide, death, and heartbreak. Ultimately, the impression or takeaway after reading this small book of poetic verse is a feeling of gratitude for that miraculous gift of life.If you sit and spend some time with these poems, their words will find their way into your heart and you might notice that they will also refresh and enliven your own undying spirit.
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Author Academy Elite Battlefield of the Heart: Ditch the Lies, Believe
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Author Academy Elite The 8 Facets of Life: Everyone ends up somewhere - make sure you end up somewhere on purpose
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Bravex Publications Hinduism: A Simple Guide to the Hindu Religion, Gods, Goddesses, Beliefs, History, and Rituals + A Hindu Meditation Guide
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Global Summit House Updated Chronology of the Bible
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£14.99
Global Summit House Bible Truth about Deliverance
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£14.39
