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A leading meditation teacher and the co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society offers “an intelligent, thorough, startlingly clear” overview of Buddhism and Western vipassana practice” ( Los Angeles Times ) In Insight Meditation , Joseph Goldstein provides an overview of Buddhist practice and its context generally while focusing on vipassana meditation specifically. He covers what the path itself is composed of, how to practice, what freeing the mind is all about, how karma works, the connection between psychology and dharma practice, and a look at what selflessness really is. The concluding chapter is a detailed exploration of how to practice in the world, touching on topics like the art of communication, family relationships, work and livelihood, dying, and how to really be of benefit to others. |
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This beautifully designed daily devotional helps readers focus on what’s important, rather than getting caught up in the endless cycle of worry, stress, and panic that characterizes the busy lives of today’s families. Every page offers an inspirational quote, a Scripture verse, and a suggestion for blocking out the noise and remembering that Jesus is the only one who satisfies. No amount of striving for perfection will get us closer to who God wants us to be. Sometimes we just need to hear Him reminding us, “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10) Whether it’s seeing God in nature or spending more time with family, this daily companion will offer plenty of ways to sweep out the clutter and make room in your heart for what truly matters. Those who are tired of chasing perfection only to come up empty will appreciate this down-to-earth guide for finding our joy in Jesus and being grateful fo life’s simple blessings. Filled with inspiration, Let Go and Let God helps readers enrich their life with a renewed focus on faith. |
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Accurate. Beautiful. Trusted. Renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readability, the NRSV faithfully serves the Church in personal spiritual formation and in the academy. The foremost Bible translation vetted by Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, Evangelical, and Jewish scholars invites you to deeply explore Scripture. This edition bears the imprimatur of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and includes the 73 books of the Roman Catholic Canon in an anglicized text. Features: The text of the New Revised Standard Version (Catholic Canon), vetted by an ecumenical pool of Christian academics and renowned for its beautiful balance of scholarship and readabilityImprimatur of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Canadian Conference of Catholic BishopsAnglicized textIntroductory materials for every book of the BibleA timeline of Church and world historyConcordance for finding key versesSixteen-page map section |
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Among the Buddha's many teachings, his instruction on the Seven Factors of Awakening stands alone for the cumulative benefits it makes available to us. When we are firmly established in mindfulness, the Buddha explained, these seven "treasures" serve to steer the mind away from delusion and the causes of suffering, guiding us to the realization of freedom. In 7 Treasures of Awakening, Insight Meditation Society cofounder Joseph Goldstein reveals how each one of these qualities of enlightenment sequentially develop and support each other as our practice of mindfulness matures. Program highlights: Mindfulness, discrimination of states, energy, rapture, calm, concentration, and equanimity: the seven "treasures" of awakening The four qualities of mindful attention Dhammavicaya, or "knowing what's what" Viriya (or energy), the root of all accomplishment Well-balanced effort Pīti, the antidote to anger and ill will Reflecting on the Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha The role of calm on the path to awakening Jhāna and the four developments of concentration Sīla, ethical conduct Equanimity versus indifference The "great way" of non-preferential awareness The deep delight born of peace Excerpted from Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening, Joseph Goldstein's masterwork on the Buddha's instructions for a life lived consciously |
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“Nos sociétés meurent de leur angoisse de la mort, déclare André Nataf. Or, cette angoisse est sans objet. La solution de trouvait là, sous nos yeux. Il m’a tout simplement fallu reconstituer le puzzle des vérités éparses...” • Le jeune Chetenadeva apportant dès sa prime enfance les preuves des sa réincarnation est l’une des ces vérités éparses... • La vieille dame de la rue des Martyrs, à Paris, morte de ne plus se nourrir du sang de ses bonnes, est l’une de ces vérités éparses... • Le cas de cette Anglaise parvenant à convaincre le très sceptique Docteur Guirdham qu’il fut autrefois brûlé, comme cathare, en sa compagnie et sous le nom de Roger de Mazerolles, est encore l’une de ces vérités éparses... Au fil des pages et des récits, tous plus hallucinants les uns que les autres, cette nécessité s’impose à l’esprit : oui, la réincarnation est une réalité aux multiples visages : formes dévoyées - celles des tulkous et des vampires au Tibet et en France -, dégénérées, comme celles des fantômes ou des spectres, mais aussi “normalement constituées”, et comme telles socialement acceptées... Les vôtres, peut-être ? Car ce n’est pas par la mort que prend fin l’aventure humaine... |
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Every dog is different, but each loves his or her human in a special way. Often they are brave, noble, and strong. Sometimes they make us laugh, at them and at ourselves. Always they make us feel less alone and more loved. These ninety devotions will encourage and inspire you as you see how God is revealed in the antics and actions of our four-legged friends. |
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Is God still in the miracle business today? This is the question Lee Strobel asked himself. A former atheist turned Christian, Lee launched a two-year investigation into the supernatural. The results will amaze you and strengthen your faith as you discover surprising truths. Using the popular question-and-answer format, Lee will lead you on a voyage of discovery and discernment as he takes on tough questions such as: Can you explain the difference between a divine miracle and an ordinary coincidence?Aren’t there a lot of fake miracles?Haven’t studies proven that prayer doesn’t make any difference? Why is it important to know God acted in history? It’s so you’ll know He is able to continue to work today—in our world and in your life. The Miracles Answer Book will provide you with a more profound sense of the lengths that God will go to strengthen the faith of His people. |
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Ceci publication contient la traduction Louis Segond (1910) (L'Ancien Testament et Le Nouveau Testament) et King James Bible (1611, Pure Cambridge, Authorized Version) (L'Ancien Testament et Le Nouveau Testament). Il a 173,776 sources . Il contient 2 formats différents de la Bible.Il est environ 14 fois la taille de La Louis Segond (1910) (LSG). Il inclut un exemplaire complet de Louis Segond et King James Bible formaté d'un format adapté pour les Études et la Navigation ou le format "navi" en bref. Ici vous allez trouver chaque verset imprimé dans l'ordre lsg-kjb. Puis, il y a aussi un exemplaire complet de la Louis Segond et King James Bible, Text-To-Speech (TTS) technologie de logiciels personnalisée. Comment marche la navigation générale de la Bible: L'Ancien Testament et le Nouveau Testament ont un index de leurs livres. L'Ancien Testament a une source au Nouveau Testament. Le Nouveau Testament a une source à l'Ancien Testament. Chaque livre a une source au Testament auquel il appartient. Chaque livre a une source au livre précédent et/ou suivant. Chaque livre a un index de ses chapitres. Chaque chapitre a une source au livre auquel il appartient. Chaque chapitre fait référence au chapitre précédent et/ou suivant. Chaque chapitre a un index de ses versets Chaque verset est numéroté et fait référence au chapitre auquel il appartient. Chaque verset commence sur une nouvelle ligne pour meilleure lisibilité. N'importe quelle source dans un index s'amène au point. Le Menu fait référence à tous les livre dans le cadre des formats donnés de la Bible. Nous voulions un procès de navigation fluide et nous avons réussi. Il est facile à comprendre, intuitif et il rend n'importe quel verset de la Bible à quelques-uns de clics. La combinaison de Louis Segond et King James Bible et sa navigation rend unique ce livre électronique. La navigation est unique et parfaite pour la réference rapide. Si vous écoutez un discours ou vous lisez seulement la Bible, vous allez trouver tous les versets sans problème. Il faut mentionner que le soutien du Text-To-Speech (TTS) varie de l'un appareil à l'autre. Certains appareils ne le soutiennent pas. Des autres ne soutiennent qu'une langue, lorsque des autres en soutiennent beaucoup. La langue principale dans ce livre électronique est Français. Veuillez utiliser ce livre électronique sur autant d'appareils que vous aimerez. |
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In the second volume of the Apostolic Handbook Series, Handbook on the Epistles of Paul, Jeremy Painter’s insightful commentary takes the reader through an inductive study of the letters of Paul starting with Romans, I and II Corinthians, and followed by the rest of Paul’s writings to the churches in ancient Greece and Asia Minor, the Pastoral Epistles, and Philemon. The careful and well-researched notes will benefit ministers and saints alike. |
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Pirkei Avot , which is most commonly translated as "Chapters of the Fathers," is one of the most important collections of ethical teachings in the tradition of Judaism. Believed to have been compiled in the period between 200 B.C. and 200 A.C., this compendium of ancient wisdom remains just as relevant and inspirational thousands of years later. |
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One way to obtain God's mighty healing power is believing in James 5:14-15. Norvel Hayes explains how you must confess and believe that you are healed regardless of whether you feel anything or not. Norvel recounts what happened when he traveled to Alabama by himself for a two-day meeting. He explains the special instructions the Lord gave him on the way and what happened during the first service when he followed the Lord's instructions. |
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The Church is afraid of the word “deliverance.” The devil is tormenting Christians, controlling their lives and wreaking havoc in their daily affairs. We as believers have the power and authority to walk in complete dominion over the devil. Yet, through ignorance, we have let the devil beat us up, beat us down, and control our lives. Today is the day to come out of the realm of darkness and walk in the power and dominion that God has provided for us. In this candid and Biblically based book, you will learn how to take your position in Jesus Christ and exercise your authority. You will learn how to stand up and claim your rights to the dominion that is yours as a child of the Most High God. You will learn how to cast out devils! |
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Prosperity has been taught for years, yet the majority of God's people are not experiencing the financial blessings that belong to them. Believer's often overlook several key factors concerning the prosperity available to them. Financial Dominion reveals the hindrances to prosperity and how to overcome them. This book gives step-by-step guidance on how to walk in financial dominion. Whether you are in abject poverty or already experiencing the wealth and blessings of God, this book will take you to a new dimension financially. Learn how to turn the financial picture of your life around to one of abundance and prosperity! |
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The Updated King James Version (UKJV) is an updated translation of the Authorized King James Version (KJV), updating archaic words and certain expressions in the KJV. This was done by replacing old expressions and archaic words with alternatives selected by contextual comparison and by examining the original Hebrew or Greek words in Strong's concordance. As a result the UKJV retains the unique structure of the KJV English and makes it easier to read and understand by replacing words and phrases that are hard or archaic in nature. |
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God seeks to do you good all the days of your life. As His Child, God desires the best of everything for you. God is good, and He wants the world to know it. He wants His children to be living testimonies of His goodness. In the pocket-sized book, Confession Brings Possession author Norvel Hayes will teach you the principles of faith that enable you to seize the abundant provision God has for you. Your faith is released by the words that you speak. Your words are powerful and they display the authority you possess in Jesus' name. This book provides the instruction and inspiration you need to begin to receive God's perfect promises in your life today. |
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With the principles and knowledge of worship and praise found in this book, you can change your life forever. Norvel Hayes did, and he wants to show you how. When you spend time in God's presence worshipping and praising Him, you will be amazed at what happens. Norvel Hayes shows how putting the first thing first - worshipping and praising God - releases tremendous blessings in your life. Backed up by Scripture, Hayes reveals God's desire for us to worship Him, and His awesome provision for those who do. |
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OVER 500,000 COPIES SOLD! In these pages, New York Times bestselling author Shauna Niequist invites you to consider the landscape of your own life, and what it might look like to leave behind the pressure to be perfect and begin the life-changing practice of simply being present, in the middle of the mess and the ordinariness of life. As she puts it: "A few years ago, I found myself exhausted and isolated, my soul and body sick. I was tired of being tired, burned out on busy. And, it seemed almost everyone I talked with was in the same boat: longing for connection, meaning, depth, but settling for busy. "I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister, friend, neighbor, writer, and I know all too well that settling feeling. But over the course of the last few years, I've learned a way to live, marked by grace, love, rest, and play. And it's changing everything. "Present Over Perfect is an invitation to this journey that changed my life. I’ll walk this path with you, a path away from frantic pushing and proving, and toward your essential self, the one you were created to be before you began proving and earning for your worth." Written in Shauna's warm and vulnerable style, this collection of essays focuses on the most important transformation in her life, and maybe yours too: leaving behind busyness and frantic living and rediscovering the person you were made to be. Present Over Perfect is a hand reaching out, pulling you free from the constant pressure to perform faster, push harder, and produce more, all while maintaining an exhausting image of perfection. Shauna offers an honest account of what led her to begin this journey, and a compelling vision for an entirely new way to live: soaked in grace, rest, silence, simplicity, prayer, and connection with the people that matter most to us. |
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NEW YORK TIMES  BESTSELLER • Crashing the chatterbox = Overpowering the lies of insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement with the promises of God.   “These four confessions will free you to embrace the life God has called you to live.”—Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Point Church; author of  Enemies of the Heart     In  Crash the Chatterbox,  Pastor Steven Furtick focuses on four key areas in which negative thoughts are most debilitating: insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement. He asks,  “What great deeds are in danger of remaining undone in your life because of lies that were planted in your past or fears that are looming in your future?”   With personal stories, inspiring examples, and practical strategies, Pastor Furtick will show you how to silence the lies and embrace the freeing affirmation of God.    Learn how to live out God’s truth no matter what is going on in your life or thoughts.    Learn how to crash the chatterbox . . . and hear God’s voice above all others. |
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Si l'apprentissage de la méditation est un long chemin que même les plus grands sages suivent toute leur vie durant, un exercice quotidien peut déjà transformer notre regard sur nous-mêmes et sur le monde. Tel est le propos de cet essai très accessible, à la fois guide spirituel et philosophique et initiation concrète à la pratique de la méditation. Riche de sa double culture, de son expérience de moine, de sa connaissance des textes sacrés, de sa fréquentation des maîtres, Matthieu Ricard montre le caractère universel d'une méditation fondée sur l'amour altruiste, la compassion, le développement des qualités humaines. Et révèle les bienfaits que méditer peut apporter à chacun dans notre société ultra-individualiste et matérialiste pour découvrir et cultiver ses aspirations les plus profondes. Paru en 2008, L'Art de la méditation s'est déjà vendu à plus de 200 000 exemplaires en France, et dans plus de 30 pays. " Ce livre contient l'essentiel : les concepts clés, les bases théoriques, des conseils utiles, des exercices... " Psychologies |
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"[Thich Nhat Hanh] shows us the connection between personal, inner peace and peace on earth." --His Holiness The Dalai Lama Nominated by Martin Luther King, Jr. for a Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh is one of today’s leading sources of wisdom, peace, compassion and comfort. The 20th anniversary edition of the classic text, updated, revised, and featuring a Mindful Living Journal. Buddha and Christ, perhaps the two most pivotal figures in the history of humankind, each left behind a legacy of teachings and practices that have shaped the lives of billions of people over two millennia. If they were to meet on the road today, what would each think of the other's spiritual views and practices?  Thich Nhat Hanh has been part of a decades-long dialogue between two great contemplatice traditions, and brings to Christianity an appreciation of its beauty that could be conveyed only by an outsider. IN lucid, meditative prose, he explores the crossroads of compassion and holiness at which the two traditions meet, and he reawakens our understanding of both. "On the altar in my hermitage," he says, "are images of Buddha and Jesus, and I touch both of them as my spiritual ancestors." |
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Christianity Today Book Award Winner Martin Institute and Dallas Willard Center Book Award You are what you love. But you might not love what you think. In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the "imagination station" that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship.  Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom , Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book's content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith's popular presentations on the ideas in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes new material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life. |
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Ever feel trapped in the same old habits and painful emotions time and time again? These are patterns we all face, and sometimes they feel impossible to shake. So how can we get unstuck? Drawing on time-honored Buddhist teachings on shenpa (all the attachments and compulsions that cause us suffering), Pema Chödrön shows how certain habits of mind tend to “hook” us and get us stuck in states of anger, blame, self-hatred, addiction, and so much more—and, most of all, how we can liberate ourselves from them. “This path entails uncovering three basic human qualities,” explains Pema. “They are natural intelligence, natural warmth, and natural openness. Everyone, everywhere, all over the globe, has these qualities and can call on them to help themselves and others.” Pema shares insights and exercises from her lifetime of practice that we can immediately put to use in our lives to awaken these essential qualities and help us to take a bold leap toward a new way of living—one that will bring about positive transformation for ourselves and for our troubled world. |
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From bestselling author Stormie Omartian comes a brand-new look at one of God’s most amazing gifts to those who believe in Him: the Holy Spirit. Readers can walk in the power and presence of the Holy Spirit in every area of life. With a sure hand, Stormie helps readers to see that the Holy Spirit wants those who know Him to hear His gentle leading when He speaks to their heart, soul, and spirit. He wants to help believers enter into the relationship with God they yearn for, the wholeness and freedom God has for them, and the fulfillment of God’s promises to them. He wants to lead them. As readers trust in the Holy Spirit and His great love for them, they will be filled with His mind, knowledge, wisdom, understand their special calling, and sense His guidance in the way they should go. |
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In this remarkable new book, Paramahansa Yogananda provides a revelatory introduction to the hidden yoga of the Gospels.  A selection of material from his highly acclaimed two-volume work, The Second Coming of Christ (Self-Realization Fellowship, 2004), this concise book is designed as both a stand-alone work, and as an introduction to that larger, comprehensive commentary on the Gospels.  Yogananda, who is widely known as the father of yoga in the West, explores the role of Jesus as yogi and avatar (divine incarnation).  He removes the centuries of dogma and misunderstanding that obscure Christ’s original teachings, and shows that Jesus’ message is not about sectarian divisiveness, but a unifying path by which seekers of all faiths traditions can enter the kingdom of God.   Topics include: The ‘lost years of Jesus” – in India / The true meaning of baptism / The correlation between ‘to be born again’ and karma and reincarnation / The relationship between the chakras and the ‘seven seals’ described by St. John in The Book of Revelation |
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Put your flawed foot forward. Pick up most leadership books and you’ll find strategies for leveraging your power and minimizing your areas of weakness. But think about the leaders whose names have gone down in history. Most of them were so messed up that, if they were looking for work today, no executive placement service would give them the time of day. God’s criteria for choosing leaders runs counter to the conventional wisdom. Our culture equates strength with effectiveness, but God favors leaders who know the value of brokenness. In Leading With a Limp , you’ll discover what makes flawed leaders so successful. They’re not preoccupied with protecting their image, they are undaunted by chaos and complexity, they are ready to risk failure in moving an organization from what is to what should be. God chooses leaders who aren’t deceived by the myths of power and control, but who realize that God’s power is found in brokenness. If you are a leader–or if you have been making excuses to avoid leading–find out how you can take full advantage of your weakness. A limping leader is the person God uses to accomplish amazing things. To go deeper, check out the Leading With a Limp Workbook. |
