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A series of meditation practices on Emptiness, a particular aspect of Buddhist teachings.
Concise but comprehensive, Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness lays out in a practical and systematic way the teachings of the Venerable Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche, one of the most erudite scholars and accomplished yogins of the Karma Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism of our day. Lama Shenpen Hookham, translator and arranger of Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness, has been a student of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche since the 1970’s. A prolific writer, translator and teacher, she is the founding lama of the Awakened Heart Sangha, a worldwide spiritual community based in the UK. This new edition of Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche’s classic teaching on progressive stages of meditation on emptiness was updated in 2016 by Lama Shenpen Hookham. Available at Audible.com, Amazon and CD Baby |
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The Book of Tea is much more than a book about tea. It’s a celebration of the arts and culture of Japan, and a portrait of tea ceremony, the “Way of Tea”, as the pinnacle of Japanese spirituality and artistic life.
Written in 1906 by Kakuzo Okakura, this modern classic traces the history of tea from its early medicinal uses in China, through the development of Chinese tea culture, and finally to the role of tea in Japanese Zen, culture and politics. In the process, Okakura weaves together the philosophies, myths, history and poetry of China and Japan. He introduces us to tea masters, emperors and warlords, and brings us an appreciation of the transient beauty of life that is at the heart of Japanese artistic ideals. Okakura wrote The Book of Tea in English, and his elegant prose mirrors the refined artistry of the Japanese tea ceremony. Narrated by Ken Cohen, himself a student and practitioner of tea ceremony in the Urasenke tradition, this audiobook captures Okakura’s vision of how “Teaism” can transform us and the way we see ourselves and our world. Published by Spoken Realms and available at Audible.com and Amazon |
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This classic story of a New York lawyer and his oddly rebellious clerk is as relevant today as when it was first published in 1853. Herman Melville brings us into a small Wall Street law office and introduces us to the lawyer and his quirky staff, the quirkiest of whom is poor, quiet Bartleby, whose increasing refusals to participate in office procedures lead to increasingly bewildering and tragic consequences.
Written as a first person narrative from the lawyer’s perspective, Melville’s story exposes the lawyer’s internal struggle as he tries to balance empathy and self-interest in dealing with Bartleby. In doing so, Melville asks some of the essential questions of humanity: what are our responsibilities to each other, and what are the limits of our compassion? Published by Spoken Realms and available at Audible.com and Amazon Cover photo: ft_edm_park__0103.jpg by Jeff Nelson, used under a Creative Commons CC By-SA 2.0 license. Adapted from original. |
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A remarkable and highly distilled assemblage of not-obvious yet powerful advice on career, money, relationships, emotional health, physical health, education, and life's biggest question, How to Do Life distills countless books and Google searches, plus the experience of what has worked best for the 3,900 career and life-coaching clients Dr. Nemko has worked with over the past quarter century.
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