Touching the earth : 46 guided meditations for mindfulness practice / / Thich Nhat Hanh

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910781012503321
• Autore: Nhất Hạnh, Thích
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, Calif. : , : Parallax Press, , 2008; ©2008
• ISBN: 1-935209-19-1
• Edizione: [Rev. ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (vii, 151 pages)
• Disciplina: 294.3/4432
• Soggetti: Buddhist meditations
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Previously published: 2004.
• Nota di contenuto: Table of Contents; Introduction:The Practice of Beginning Anew; How to Use This Book; Guided Meditations for Touching the Earth; 1. Visualizing the World-Honored Buddha; 2. The Buddha and the Original Sangha; 3. Outer Forms; 4. True Happiness; 5. Impermanence and Interbeing; 6. Everything Is Manifestation; 7. Living in the Present; 8. Nourishing Love and Understanding; 9. Cultivating Mindfulness; 10. Healing Past Suffering; 11. Nourishing Our Ancestors and Descendants; 12. Living Deeply; 13. Recognizing Feelings and Emotions; 14. Reestablishing Communication; 15. Walking in Freedom; 16. Mindful Walking 17. Sitting Like the Buddha; 18. Right Speech; 19. Listening Deeply; 20. Mindful Speech; 21. Harmonious Speech; 22. Expressing Gratitude; 23. Mindful Consumption; 24. Eating Organically; 25. Eating with Gratitude; 26. Mindful Eating; 27. Mindfulness in Daily Life; 28. Cooking with Mindfulness; 29. Right Livelihood; 30. Mindful Sexuality; 31. Healing Old Sexual Energy; 32. Transforming Sexual Misconduct; 33. Sexual Responsibility; 34. Faith and Right Energy; 35. How to Study; 36. Studying with Purpose; 37. Living in the Buddha's House; 38. Protecting the Earth; 39. Oneness with the Earth 40. Rescuing All Beings; 41. The Earth as a Solid Place of Refuge; 42. Encouragement on the Path; 43. The River of Life; 44. Oneness with All Beings; 45. Limitless Life; 46. Riding the Waves of Birth and Death; Three Touching the Earth Ceremonies for Beginning Anew; Ceremony 1; Ceremony 2; Ceremony 3; Glossary; ; Copyright; Related Titles; Read Mindfully?; Mindful Living Communities
• Sommario/riassunto: Written as a poetic conversation with the Buddha, this step-by-step guide to the transformative practice of ?Beginning Anew" helps readers renew faith, rediscover joy, and remove obstacles caused by past wrongdoings. Based on the loving kindness and compassion meditation of the Lotus Sutra, it contains over 40 guided meditations that can be practiced alone or with others. In its original edition, Touching the Earth has been one of the author's most popular titles. This new edition makes the exercises more accessible to those new to mindfulness practice.

Fighting for Africa : the Pan-African contributions of ambassador Dudley J. Thompson and Bill Sutherland / / edited by Robert Johnson, Jr

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970672503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Lanham, MD, : University Press of America, 2010
• ISBN: 9786612479915; 1-282-47991-1; 0-7618-4792-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (73 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JohnsonRobert
• Disciplina: 960; 960.32
• Soggetti: Pan-Africanism; Nationalism - Africa
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Fighting for Africa; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Ambassador Dudley J. Thompson; Bill Sutherland; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book reveals contributions of two men who dedicated their lives to freeing Africa from colonialism and racism. An ideal text for university and legal audiences, this book chronicles the development of the concept of Pan-Africanism and applies its tenets to the processes of de-colonization and nationalism (nation-building) in Africa.