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366 Readings From Buddhism
Buddha means 'enlightened person'. A Buddhist is someone who follows the teachings of a particular enlightened person, called Gautama. Jaico's 366 Readings Series is the first comprehensive collection of the spiritual literature of the whole world presented in accessible form. It is aimed at people who wish to broaden their spiritual outlook, and also at the much larger group who have little or no attachment to a religious community, but seek spiritual wisdom.
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Living Thoughts of Great People
This daily reader introduces you to all the important concepts and techniques of leading a spiritual life in today’s world. The insights given here are stated in simple words and stresses Easwaran’s eight point program for meditation and spiritual living.
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Your Life Is Your Message
Eknath Easwaran has healed thousands of people by teaching them how to live at peace with themselves and their world. Your Life Is Your Message is his seminal work, offering a vision of personal growth that brings together the quest for inner fulfillment, the desire to contribute to the world, and the need to enrich personal relationships. By showing us how interconnected these three are, Easwaran persuades us that making small daily changes in the way we think and live can change the world around us. Practical and inspirational, humorous and profound, Your Life Is Your Message shows readers they can be more loving, more focused, more capable of living out their ideals by providing a set of practical spiritual disciplines to bring about these changes. It is a book that will transform the lives of all who read it.
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The Energy Of Prayer
In this extraordinary celebration of spirituality The Energy Of Prayer demonstrates the relevance of prayer in our daily lives. Thich Nhat Hanh reveals how the energies of prayer and meditation allow us to reconnect with our higher selves while satisfying our basic need to connect with the world as a whole. With a generous spirit that acknowledges the many different types and functions of prayer, The Energy Of Prayer provides a guide for deepening our spiritual practice through the use of prayer. Thich Nhat Hanh introduces the reader to several meditation methods that re-envision prayer as an open, inclusive, and accessible practice that helps create healthy lives through the power of awareness and intention. This book includes visualization and breathing exercises, as well as a rich sampling of prayers, chants, and invocations from the Buddhist tradition.
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Sunshine & Green Leaves: The Essential Writings
Drawn from more than twenty of his books, these are the essential writings of one of the most beloved and influential spiritual figures of our day. Zen master, monk, poet, and peace advocate, Thich Nhat Hanh is a Vietnamese Buddhist monk who has lived in exile in France for the past 30 years. Through his writings and retreats he has helped innumerable people of all religious backgrounds to live mindfully in the present moment, to uproot sources of anger and distrust, and to achieve relationships of love and understanding.
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Excuse Me God…
There is a way to fulfil your every desire. It is by saying, Excuse me God... Yes, you can speak to God and ask him for whatever you wish. This communication with God is what is called ‘prayer’. It is the telephone number of God. Just pick it up and talk to Him. He listens. Anywhere, anytime. And then He answers. After this call, you won’t have to solve problems; you will see them being solved automatically! Prayer is the world’s greatest power that has been given to man even before a difficulty arrives in life. Through prayer, not only can the desires of the mind be fulfilled, you can also attain the supreme goal of human life – Enlightenment. Faith is the world’s greatest vibration, due to which prayer yields results. Within each of us is the power of Supreme Faith, which needs to be awakened at the earliest. You first sow some seeds, only then you get a crop. This book will help you learn what the seed of faith is and how to sow it. By sowing the seed of faith, we allow God to work in our life. And when God works, it is nothing less than a miracle. The most important thing you will learn is that all your transactions, whether give or take, are with God only. Therefore: TO GET THE BEST, GIVE THE BEST TO THE BEST
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Star Signs Includes Numerology & Chinese Astrology
Finally a book, India and the world, has been looking forward to, from the pen of Bejan Daruwalla, one of the greatest astrologers and psychics of our times. Special features of this book are: sun-signs in depth, numerology for everyone of you, a terrific piece blending Chinese and Western astrology, something about the history, lore and use of gems, and an article on gifts for all the 12 signs. Here, in short, is God’s plenty. Daruwalla is a strong devotee of Lord Ganesha (the elephant-headed God who is known to remove obstacles and sorrows.) Amongst his predictions, the noteworthy ones were the release of Nelson Mandela and the fall of Margaret Thatcher which appeared in the magazine “Eve’s Weekly”, January 20, 1990. Widely travelled, Bejan Daruwalla was invited by three Radio Stations and WBN’s channel 10, Columbus, Ohio for his talks. He was also interviewed in the American Dailies during his stay there. Another distinction, he was invited by the prestigious Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach for a series of lectures and needless to mention that the Indian newspapers and T.V. stations in Washington did him proud - and the Indians certainly know their astrologers! A unique honour for Bejan Daruwalla where America is his home away from home. The star astrologer is already on another book.
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The 5 Things We Need to be Happy and money isn’t o
Looking for happiness? Try counting to five and then look again! What do you think will make you happy? A higher-paying job? A longer vacation? A Caribbean cruise? Better health? A slimmer, trimmer you? “Think again,” says Patricia Lorenz. As a single mother of four children, struggling to make ends meet, Lorenz discovered that happiness was all around her, just waiting to be enjoyed: sharing laughs and potato chips, or turning a stay-at-home-subzero day into a surprise formal tea party or a bike ride into a prayer service on the go. Lorenz knows the things that make her happy, and she’ll share how they can make you happy, too. This how-to of happiness will show you how love, laughter, a passion for what you do, a can-do spirit and a heart full of faith can put you on the road to living your dreams. And money has nothing to do with it!
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You Can Read Anyone
Never be Fooled, Lied to or Taken Advantage of Again You Can Read Anyone contains specific, proven, and practical psychological techniques that can be applied instantly to any person, in just about any situation. It shows step-by-step exactly how to tell what someone is thinking and feeling in real-life situations. For example, you will see precisely how to determine whether another poker player will stay in or fold, whether a salesperson is trustworthy, or whether or not a first date is going your way or the other way. And when the stakes are high – negotiations, interrogations, questions of abuse, theft, or fraud – learn how to easily detect who is out for you, and who is out to get you (or a loved one) to save yourself time, money, energy, and heartache.
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The Last Morning Star
The last morning star symbolizes all that is ephemeral in the world. Talking on the playful and provocative poetry of Daya, Osho takes us on a journey from the transient, outer world to the eternal, boundless world within. This is a journey of the heart – the joyous, spontaneous, and at times uncompromising way of an enlightened woman mystic. “If someone clings to the last morning star, how long will their happiness last? It is like catching a bubble of water. The bubble will burst before you can even hold it. You can try in thousands of ways to make it stay, but it will not stay. And this is what we are always doing – the whole world does it. What are the things that we try to hold on to? Relationships, attachments, love, our husband or wife, sons and daughters, wealth and riches, fame, position, prestige…”
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The Mystic Eye
This is a book for the thirsty. And emphatically not a book for the faint-hearted. In a series of far-reaching exploratory conversations, Sadhguru – a living master and mystic of our times – touches on every conceivable question that a seeker might nurse about the realm of the mystical. Questions about enlightenment, liberation, death, God and the afterlife. Also those niggling but ostensibly trifling questions that so many wonder about, but are hesitant to ask: about spirits, disembodied beings, black magic, possession and the occult. And in a riveting culmination to the book, Sadhguru unfolds the story of his life mission, a saga of extraordinary commitment and courage that spans three lifetimes. The result is the Dhyanalinga, the dream of countless yogis down the centuries: a unique energy form which sows the seed of liberation in all who visit it. This is a book to treasure. It offers an unprecedented glimpse into the world of a contemporary mystic, a prodigious living archive of knowledge. In the course of his discussions, Sadhguru probes the farthest realms of illogic, and yet his unfailingly rational and matter-of-fact tone lends credibility to the more fantastic aspects of the content.
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Getting Through What You Are Going Through
Robert A. Schuller offers ten principles to help break down the barriers to healing and help readers “get through” their difficult times. Whether you’re facing divorce, illness, the death of someone you love, a financial setback, or any other seemingly insurmountable problem, this book can be the answer to your prayers. Schuller’s ten principles will help you in breaking down barriers to healing, including self-pity, guilt, fear, and the inability to forgive. Above all, Getting Through What You Are Going Through proves the healing power of faith and prayer. “To get through what you’re going through, you must be willing to be carried, and that takes trusting,” explains Schuller. “Let go and let God support you, and your faith will lead you out of the valley into the Promised Land.”
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Successful Finance for Non-Accountants
Do you feel overwhelmed by complex financial spreadsheets and reports? If your answer is yes, read on. More and more managers and business owners without accountancy training need to prepare, understand or interpret financial information regularly. This book is designed to help you find out how to effectively track costs and manage budgets as well as read and even create financial reports. In plain language and using practical examples, the author helps you make sense of your organisation’s finances – helping you progress in your career. UNDERSTAND ACCOUNTS This book helps you: Identify and control your costs and cash flow Prepare accurate and useful budgets Understand and interpret profit and loss accounts Read a balance sheet and company accounts
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The Complete Long Stories of Sherlock Holmes
Present in this omnibus edition, are four unabridged novels of Baker Streets most famous resident – Sherlock Holmes and his confidant and aide, Dr. Watson. The saga of their adventures begin right from the time they are first introduced to each other by a certain “young stamford” to share rooms in Baker Street, where Watson chronicled their first adventure ‘A Study in Scarlet’. ‘The Hound of Baskervilles’ is perhaps the most popular of his long stories, followed by ‘The Sign of the Four’ and ‘The Valley of Fear’.
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99 Thoughts on Ganesha
In the game of cricket, having scored 99 runs, when a bats-man stands poised on the threshold of that much coveted century, he experiences the moment that is best associated with Ganesha. Fear and uncertainty envelope him; between him and his achievement stand hurdles, both real and imaginary: a possible spin from the bowler can overwhelm him, his own anxiety can paralyze him, cheering fans can distract him. He needs divine intervention then. He needs to focus, get rid of all hurdles, perform, get the final run, and achieve what he so longs for. In other words, he needs to think of Ganapati. This book brings together 99 meditations to better understand the stories, symbols and rituals of that ador-able elephant-headed Hindu god who removes hurdles and brings prosperity and peace. Known variously as Ganapati, Gajanana, Vinayaka or Pillayar, he can help all of us score a century in the game called life.
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Conversations With A Spirit
Dolores Cannon has accumulated information about the death experience and what lies beyond, through 16 years of hypnotic research and past-life therapy. While revealing these experiences hundreds of subjects reported the same memories when experiencing their death, the spirit realm and their rebirth. Recorded and dictated word for word, the subjects reveal enlightening wisdom that is hidden in the subconscious of all humankind.
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Kindle Life
Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda, in Kindle Life initiates the novice into the essentials of a higher, value-based life. A preliminary text of Vedantic Studies, this work lays a very good foundation for all advanced studies. Full of guidance for right living, the book inspires every reader to pursue true spirituality.
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Himalayan Lust
Every year, a group of Isha meditators sets out on a tour of the Himalayas. Accompanying them on this journey is Sadhguru – a spiritual master considered by many to be one of the foremost living yogis on the planet. This is a book for those who stayed behind. It is a chance to make a pilgrimage on the page, travelling through the unpredictable but fascinating terrain of the master’s words. Amalgamating discourses and conversations from several yatras, it is a blend of the specific and the timeless. This book is not just about the Himalayas. And yet, the book would never have happened without the Himalayas. The mountains play a vital role in the text, alternately as context and catalyst, mood and metaphor. Without them, some of the questions in this book would never have been asked. Even if they sometimes seem tangential to the line of enquiry, they remain a powerful subterranean presence, eventually becoming the very bedrock of this book.
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The Revolution: Talks On Kabir
A new vision is needed in the world - a new vision which will be as scientific as possible and as religious as possible. That I call revolution. The world is waiting for that revolution, the world is hungry for that revolution - where religion and science can disappear into each other, where East and West can become one for the first time, where the materialist and the spiritualist are no more enemies but are holding hands in deep friendship. Because that is what is happening in life itself: matter is holding hands with spirit. The materialist need not be against the spiritualist, nor need the spiritualist be against the materialist. That is stupid. And that stupidity has lasted really too long and man has suffered too much.
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Che Guevara
According to Time magazine, Che Guevara was one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. The revolutionary, anti-Imperialist ideals he lived and died for now appeal to a new generation of 21st-century men and women. Che Guevara: A Biography provides an introduction to the famous revolutionary leader, and reveals how his early life prepared him for leadership in the Cuban Revolution. It also explores his revolutionary activities in Africa and Bolivia, as well as the circumstances surrounding his tragic death on October 9, 1967. The book includes original information on the 1997 discovery of the hidden remains of his body and on the celebration of his life and ideals by the socialist regime in Cuba. It also looks at the reasons why leftist political leaders, movements, and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean still pay homage to this charismatic man.
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The Miracle of Positive Thinking
The Miracle of Positive Thinking is your prescription for what it takes to be healthy, happy, and terrific in today’s world. Consider Dr. Fox’s RX for healthier living through positive thinking as you read this book. Put the ideas into practice and when you finish the book you won’t be the same person physically who began it! Be certain to follow the Doctor’s orders daily. Judith Williamson, Director, Napoleon Hill World Learning Center.
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Sacred Literature Of The World
This book is a short, positive, practical selections from the world’s great scriptures and mystics – Christian, Jewish, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslim, Native American chosen by one of the most respected teachers of meditation in the world today. Brief instructions on how to use these powerful selections in meditation are included. The slow, sustained concentration on these passages, “Eknath Easwaran writes,” drives them deep into our minds. And whatever we drive deep into consciousness that we become.
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Don’t Polish Your Ignorance …It May Shine
The persistent questions of seekers fill this book. It’s all here – the pain, the confusion, the raging gut-level thirst, all that it means to be human and alive and wanting. And through it all are the clear, strong, unwavering tones of a master who reminds us that the only thing that lies between the human and the divine, the finite and the boundless, the seeking and the finding, is choice. What does that choice entail? Not the acquisition of any path-breaking wisdom, but a determined refusal to strengthen one’s ignorance, to reinforce one’s deceptions, to ‘gold-plate one’s limitations’. The danger, Sadhguru tells us, does not lie in being in the dark – that can be dispelled for anyone who genuinely desires it – but in settling for an easy brilliance, a spurious radiance. The danger does not lie in seeking urgently, but in arriving cheaply. “Don’t polish your ignorance,” he warns aphoristically, unforgettably, recurrently in the course of this book. “It may shine.”
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How to Motivate People
How does a manager gain a positive commitment of the work place? What measures are necessary to motivate employees and make them effective members of the organization? Andrew Sargent explains the issues, the theories expounded by behavioural scientists, the barriers to motivation, the crucial influence of the personnel expert and through description of actual case studies the role of supervisors. He offers positive, practical and informative guidance to achieving harmonisation and motivating the team. The book focuses on constructive analysis of the challenge of motivation and practical help in making it happen. The book is straight forward and common sense style spells out a clear message for managers in today’s demanding business environment.