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In these pages, you won't find advice to wake up earlier, work out harder, or invest smarter. Paul Smit and Scott Byrd bring their dynamic experience as corporate coaches, comedians, and philosophers to this groundbreaking read on life and leadership. What you will find are simple truths about the human mind that will fundamentally change everything about the way you see yourself and the decisions you make. Marrying the latest insights from neuroscience with practical ancient wisdom, this will be the deepest light reading you've ever done.
By establishing a dialogue in which the meditative practices of Buddhism and Christianity speak to the theories of modern philosophy and science, B. Alan Wallace reveals the theoretical similarities underlying these disparate disciplines and their unified approach to making sense of the objective world. Wallace begins by exploring the relationship between Christian and Buddhist meditative practices. He outlines a sequence of meditations the reader can undertake, showing that, though Buddhism and Christianity differ in their belief systems, their methods of cognitive inquiry provide similar insight into the nature and origins of consciousness. From this convergence Wallace then connects the approaches of contemporary cognitive science, quantum mechanics, and the philosophy of the mind. He links Buddhist and Christian views to the provocative philosophical theories of Hilary Putnam, Charles Taylor, and Bas van Fraassen, and he seamlessly incorporates the work of such physicists as Anton Zeilinger, John Wheeler, and Stephen Hawking. Combining a concrete analysis of conceptions of consciousness with a guide to cultivating mindfulness and profound contemplative practice, Wallace takes the scientific and intellectual mapping of the mind in exciting new directions.
This book opens the way to a deeper knowledge of mahamudra, a Buddhist system of meditation on the nature of the mind. In providing a detailed commentary on the Vajra Song of the first Jamgo n Kongtru l (1813- 1899), the author elucidates the stages of ground, path, and fruition for those who wish to meditate according to this system.
A charming and engrossing novel for fans of Southern fiction and the recent hit memoir Hillbilly Elegy about a lush and storied coal-mining town—and the good people who live there—in danger of being destroyed for the sake of profit. Will the truth about the town’s past be its final undoing or its saving grace? 1933. In the mining town of Beulah Mountain, West Virginia, two young girls form an unbreakable bond against the lush Appalachian landscape, coal dust and old hymns filling their lungs and hearts. Despite the polarizing forces of their fathers—one a mine owner, one a disgruntled miner —Ruby and Bean thrive under the tender care of Bean’s mama, blissfully unaware of the rising conflict in town and the coming tragedy that will tear them apart forever. 2004. Hollis Beasley is taking his last stand. Neighbors up and down the hollow have sold their land to Coleman Coal and Energy, but Hollis is determined to hold on to his family legacy on Beulah Mountain. Standing in his way is Buddy Coleman, an upstart mining executive who hopes to revitalize the dying town by increasing coal production and opening the Company Store Museum. He’ll pay homage to the past—even the massacre of 1933—while positioning the company for growth at all costs. What surprises them all is how their stories will intersect with a feisty octogenarian living hundreds of miles away. When Ruby Handley Freeman’s grown children threaten her independence, she takes a stand of her own and disappears, propelling her on a journey to face a decades-old secret that will change everything for her and those she meets.
Love appears in many forms. Love of money. Love of place. Love of family. Love of the impossible. Love is the common thread tying these eight stories together. An accident leaves a beautiful young woman burned beyond recognition, and she must learn to see herself for the first time. An aging lighthouse keeper fights to keep his way of life in the face of progress. A young reporter learns a mesmerizing secret from one of the world's richest men. An elderly couple have one last shot at redeeming the sins of their son. A woman in love with a dead Hollywood icon discovers a truth that threatens to destroy her dreams. A young father discovers the most important part of his job. A lonely woman dreams of a possible future. A man learns what's valuable after a tornado tears his neighborhood apart.