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In this Age of Distraction who cares what anyone thinks? We are a long way from Michel de Montaigne, the first and greatest blogger. Why bother with yet another web-log? Good question!
In this Age of Distraction who cares what anyone thinks? We are a long way from Michel de Montaigne, the first and greatest blogger. Why bother with yet another web-log? Good question!
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The first edition of Why Worry was published in 1967 (10,000 copies) and since then it has been in such great demand that it has been reprinted no less than six times at the rate of 5,000 copies per printing. Letters of appreciation and gratitude have poured in from various parts of the world — the U.S., U.K., Germany, South Africa and almost every Asian country. Those who have expressed their appreciation of the book are not only Buddhists but Hindus, Muslims, Christians and even some free thinkers. The appeal of the book has been partly due to the fact that it has been written simply and without pretension and also because its main purpose was to reveal the facts of life not only from the Buddhist point of view but also by giving reasonable views from other religions and great thinkers. It was written primarily to provide comfort and solace to human beings in need of guidance to face the bewildering complexity of modern civilisation.
The subject of this book is Vipassana meditation practice. Repeat, practice. This is a meditation manual, a nuts-and-bolts, step-by-step guide to Insight meditation. It is meant to be practical. It is meant for use.
The I Ching acts primarily as a guide to making decisions. It can reformulate your awareness of your situation, open up new connections and free your imagination. The idea is that through the consultation process we interact with the hidden forces creating our situation and discover how to respond most effectively...
…More than fifty years ago, with the world teetering on the brink of nuclear crisis, Pope Saint John XXIII wrote an Encyclical which not only rejected war but offered a proposal for peace. He addressed his message Pacem in Terris to the entireCatholic worldand indeedto all men and women of good will. Now, faced as we are with global environmental deterioration, I wish to address every person living on this planet. In my Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, I wrote to all the members of the Church with the aim of encouraging ongoing missionary renewal. In this Encyclical, I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home.…
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