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Dans ce livre écrit sous forme de lettres à son fils et débordant d’humanité et de bienveillance, Ani Lodrö Palmo raconte avec une surprenante lucidité ce qui l’a menée à devenir nonne bouddhiste. L’auteure vulgarise les principaux principes bouddhistes et nous incite à les intégrer dans notre quotidien afin de dévoiler notre potentiel de sagesse, d’amour et de compassion.

L’œuvre colossale de Jean-Paul II est d’abord un travail de réconciliation : entre les peuples, entre les religions et entre les générations. Le plus célèbre des papes livre ici sa vision du bonheur dans 140 de ses plus grandes citations. Accessibles et porteuses d’espoir, ces paroles inspirantes abordent les notions de foi, d’amour, de famille, de culture et de liberté et accompagnent le lecteur dans ses réflexions les plus intimes.

Libérez-vous des émotions et des personnes nocives qui empoisonnent votre vie grâce à de puissants alliés : la sagesse, la tolérance et l’amour. Inspirés par des enseignements spirituels tibétains, les auteurs prennent la parole à tour de rôle et pro posent des outils qui permettent de vaincre les quatre types d’ennemis que la vie peut avoir placés sur votre chemin : •L’ennemi extérieur : personne, entité, situation qui harcèle, dérange, nuit ou met en colère. •L’ennemi intérieur : colère, haine, peur et toute autre impulsion destructrice.

Many hospice social workers must address spiritual issues with their clients, but do not feel competent to do so effectively. This targeted volume draws upon multidisciplinary theory and research to advance a relational model of spiritually sensitive hospice care. The book will help readers elevate their spiritual competence and foster a relationship with their clients that will enrich the experience for all involved. Spirituality and Hospice Social Work helps practitioners understand various forms of spiritual assessment for use with their clients.

"If Howard Bloom is only ten percent right, we'll have to drastically revise our notions of the universe through the contagious joy of a great mind set loose on the biggest intellectual puzzles humans have ever faced.

This book identifies what guidance the Prophet's example offers for Muslims living as a minority. In so doing, the author examines how Islam was practised in Makkah under constant prejudice, how Muslims led their lives as migrants in Abyssinia and how Muslim minorities were treated by the Islamic state of Madinah.

Americans-especially young people-are more un-churched and less affiliated with organized religion than at any other time in our history. I Don't Know What to Believe addresses that decline and presents an insightful examination of authentic spirituality for those who desire answers, guidance, and perspective regarding an important aspect of their lives: their beliefs, and relationship to, a higher power.

"As someone who has benefited from Ms. Habib's life coaching over the last few years, I am delighted that such a life-enhancing, yet practical, book is being published for Muslims. My advice is to read it slowly, digest it, do the exercises, and give it some real thought and attention and you are sure to experience wonderful changes in the way you approach your life."-Na'ima B.

Dhammapada means "the path of dharma," the path of truth, harmony, and righteousness. Eknath Easwaran's translation of this essential Buddhist text, based on the oldest version, consists of 423 short verses gathered by the Buddha's direct disciples after his death and organized by theme: anger, thought, joy, pleasure, and others. The Buddha's timeless teachings take the form of vivid metaphors from everyday life and are well served by Easwaran's lucid translation. An authoritative introduction and chapter notes offer helpful context for modern readers.

The widespread influence of Buddhism is due in part to the skill with which a way of liberation was refined by it's teachers and became accessible to people of diverse cultures. In this dynamic series of lectures, Alan Watts takes us on an exploration of Buddhism, from its roots in India to the explosion of interest in Zen and the Tibetan tradition in the West. Watts traces the Indian beginnings of Buddhism, delineates differences between Buddhism and other religions, looks at the radical methods of the Mahayan Buddhist, and reviews the Four Noble Truths and The Eightfold Path