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UNINA9910806930803321 |
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Autore |
Kriyananda, Swami |
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Titolo |
The need for spiritual communities : and how to start them / / Swami Kriyananda |
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Nevada City, California : , : Crystal Clarity Publishers, , [2015] |
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©1988 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (167 pages) |
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Soggetti |
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Communities - Religious aspects - Self-Realization Fellowship |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Need For Spiritual Communities And How To Start Them -- Contents -- Publisher's Note -- Preface -- Part I: Intentional Communities: How to Start Them, and Why -- 1. The Time Is Now -- 2. Self-Realization vs. the Megalopolis -- 3. Intentional Communities and the Quest for Opportunity -- 4. Intentional Communities, Past and Present -- 5. How to Begin -- 6. Communal Economics -- 7. Communalism vs. Privacy -- 8. Education -- 9. Government -- 10. Rules -- 11. What Is Ananda? -- Epilogue (to Part I) -- Part II: The Story of Ananda -- 1. The Early Years -- 2. Land Ho! -- 3. My First Non-Home -- 4. Ananda Meditation Retreat -- 5. The Purchase of Ananda Farm -- 6. Communal Beginnings -- 7. Financial Problems -- 8. Lessons Learned -- 9. "Here and Now" -- Afterword -- Second Afterword. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Swami Kriyananda's network of Ananda communities has been hailed as the most successful in the world. Whether you are interested in communities from a philosophical perspective or from a practical one--and wish to form your own or join with others in doing so--this book will bring you hundreds of helpful insights into the process--starting a community, making it prosper even in difficult times, and seeing it continue into a bright future. |
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