books about: open-heart (reflections meditation hospitable)

books about: open-heart

books:

Hope Is An Open Heart
Lauren Thompson

Scholastic Press, 2008

We've all had days when hope feels far away, when the world seems cold and dark. Thankfully, comfort can come to us in many ways, as it does in this very special book. Lauren Thompson's luminous text, paired with breathtaking photographs from around the world, provides an uplifting introduction to the meaning of hope. Speaking to people of all ages, across all cultures, these words and images celebrate loving families, caring friends, small ...

An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life

12 reviews
The Dalai Lama, Nicholas Vreeland

Back Bay Books, 2002

Great inspiration, great introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
This is a wonderful little book that is fun to read, and brimming over with warmth. The Dalai Lama discusses the Buddhist concept of "compassion" and how it is tied to self-knowledge, and does this through clear examples and references to many religious traditions. He discusses how a person evolves from having a selfish heart to a generous heart: understanding of self, leading to compassion for ...

Open Heart, Clear Mind

12 reviews
Thubten Chodron

Snow Lion Publications, 1990

Extremely Accessible for Beginners
This book was the start of an unquenchable thirst for Tibetan Buddhism for me. I recommend it to beginners in Buddhism and as a complement to any variety of spirituality. A must for understanding and treating human suffering at the root cause.

Open Hearts: If Your Heart Is Open, Love Will Always Find Its Way In
Jane Seymour

Running Press, 2008

Jane Seymour has recently partnered with Kay Jewelers? to offer a fashion jewelry collection designed by the actress ? ? Open Hearts by Jane Seymour ? -- with pieces ranging from $50 to $1,500. This companion book is filled with inspirational quotes and Jane?s ?Healing Hearts? artwork, speaking to every kind of love in people?s lives. Served up like the fine pieces of Seymour?s jewelry, Open Hearts is a precious keepsake to treasure forever.

Open Heart (Harvest Book)

9 reviews
A. B. Yehoshua

Mariner Books, 1997

A richly rewarding read
With this novel, Yehoshua again returns to exploring the themes of Love and Identity, this time in a more intimate setting. The impossible, almost grotesque love of a young doctor (Benjy) to the middle-aged mother of his patient is described in detailed realism, yet the story is imbued with a sense of mysticism and mystery. Identities and feelings are exchanged and mixed through blood ...

The Open Heart Companion: Preparation and Guidance for Open-Heart Surgery Recovery

4 reviews
Maggie Lichtenberg

Open Heart Publishing, 2006

Loaded with good information
I bought this book for a friend who was facing open heart surgery and who I thought was not really aware of what was going to be entailed. Before I gave it to my friend I read most of it. In the book I found so much good information and advice, just what I had expected and hoped for. My friend also found it very enlightening and educational and it gave her a very good idea of what was to come.

Open Mind, Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

2 reviews
Thomas Keating

Element Books Ltd, 1991

Gold standard
A wonderful book that outlines a straightforward approach to contemplative prayer for anyone. Fr. Keating is an amazing and profound writer. Easy to read, understand, and put into practice. Highly recommended to anyone who wants to go deeper in God.

Open Heart, Open Home: The Hospitable Way to Make Others Feel Welcome & Wanted

2 reviews
Karen Burton Mains

InterVarsity Press, 2002

This book got me back on track.
In my earlier, mostly single, years--a bit younger than the author was when she wrote this book--I practiced a very open hospitality. What made me order this book, after being aware of it for 25 years, is that I was experiencing a current crisis in my own hospitality as a middle-aged woman with a family, grand-family and large community of friends. I didn't like that I had so 'tightened up' with ...

Open Hearts Open Doors: Reflections on China's Past and Future

Cornell University Press, 2008

"The Chinese are especially proud of their cultural heritage, and it will be on this foundation that their continually evolving cultural narrative will stand. Were the world to come respectfully to China with this understanding, the Chinese would be inspired to place even greater value on their rich legacy."--from the Epilogue by I. M. Pei "My hope is that this body of work may inspire compassionate understanding of Chinese culture and its ...

Open Mind Open Heart: The Contemplative Dimension of the Gospel

9 reviews
Thomas Keating

Continuum, 2006

good intro to centering prayer and the works of Abbot Keating
I was introduced to centering prayer by a visit to a centering prayer support group. A parishioner told me the fundamentals of this method of prayer, a distillation of the contemplative prayer tradition, which dates from third or fourth century Egyptian monasticism, and then we had a twenty minute session. Afterwards I received a seven page appendix from this book specifically outlining the ...

Quiet Mind, Open Heart: Finding Inner Peace through Reflection, Journaling, and Meditation

3 reviews
Laura Wright

Bristlecone Publishing, 2008

Strongly recommended
I strongly recommend this book. Extremely insightful, very well written, easily understandable, and most of all - inspiring. Characteristic performance by an excellent author. This beloved author has an amazing level of Attainment in the her spiritual path, clearly is a first rate educator of the practice of journal writing, and happens to be a Yoga teacher as well. (You should see her in ...

Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart: A Novel

6 reviews
Alice Walker

Ballantine Books, 2005

A Novel for Our Time
Alice Walker's Now is the Time to Open Your Heart is a must read for all of you out there searching for a new view of life. This book is so on target, so filled with wisom, so evocative, so fair minded that I plan to re-read it immediately because I'm sure I missed things the first time around. In order to transform the world we need to transform our imaginations, get out of the stale mental ...

Open My Heart Lord W/cd "Healing for the Brokenhearted"
Kathi Oates

Open Heaven Publications, 2006

INCLUDES FREE CD Open My Heart Lord will guide great numbers of people to personal freedom, and ultimately on to their destiny..

Open Heart, Open Home: The Hospitable Way to Make Others Feel Welcome and Wanted

1 review
Karen Burton Mains

Mainstay Church Resources, 1998

I highly recommend this wonderful book on hospitality!
This is one of my favorite books. It is a WONDERFUL book on hospitality. A few years ago I ran a Ladies' Christian Book Club and tried to order copies of this book for it. I was very upset to be told it was no longer in print and none of my local Christian bookstores had any in stock. I found it "by accident" when I went to see Emilie Barnes and I was so thrilled to see that it is available ...

Connect: 12 Vital Ties That Open Your Heart, Lengthen Your Life, and Deepen Your Soul

13 reviews
Edward M. Hallowell

Pocket, 2001

treasure
As I reached the last 50 pages I found myself putting the book down, sometimes for a day or two, because I didn't want it to end. It reads easily, but the lessons are profound and the truths are palpable. I plan to give copies to my grown children to add to Man's Search for Meaning and The Art of Loving as essential texts for a well-lived life. Connect invites us to live life in the richest, ...

Open Your Heart with Quilting: Mastering Life through Love of the Patches (Open Your Heart With)

1 review
Kelly M. Smith

DreamTime Publishing, Inc., 2008

A must for anyone who wants to unlock the mental benefits of quilting
There are many activities that can be therapeutic, and Dream Time continues to show people how. "Open Your Heart with Quilting: Mastering Life Through the Love of the Patches" discusses how quilting can be used as meditation and help readers settle themselves after stressful activities as simple as a day at the office through this craft. With advice on connecting with one's community, family, and ...

An Open Heart: The Mystic Path of Loving People (The Jewish Spirit Booklet Series, 2)

2 reviews
Yitzhak Buxbaum

Jewish Spirit Pub Co, 1997

Finding the reason for human existence.
A pomegranate of a book where each seed of truth plants itself within your heart as living awareness: person to person, moment to moment. Again and again I have read, reread, absorbed, mulled, contemplated and meditated upon the fruits contained within the covers of this book. Buxbaum reveals and explains insights "found at the beginning of the Torah and at its very heart." An Open Heart: The ...

Peaceful Action, Open Heart: Lessons from the Lotus Sutra
Thich Nhat Hanh

Parallax Press, 2009

The Lotus Sutra is one of the most revered Mahayana texts, yet there are very few commentaries on it available in English. In this book, renowned Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh explores the Sutra?s main theme ? that everyone has the capacity to become a Buddha and that the Buddha nature is inherent in everything ? while emphasizing that Buddha-nature is the basis for peaceful action. Hanh interprets the Sutra with his signature depth of vision, ...

Ten Poems to Open Your Heart

3 reviews
Roger Housden

Harmony, 2003

If I could give it 10 stars I would
There's already a great review by G. Merrit of this book so all I want to do is to add my praise. The poem "St. Francis and the Sow" and the commentary by Housden is perhaps the most beautiful, life affirming, soul enriching text I have ever read in my life. To me it is "sacred text". I want to send a copy of it to every one I've ever loved, liked, hated or sat across from on a bus! I am new ...