books about: venerable     books:       Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life1 review Venerable Master Hsing Yun Buddha's Light Publishing, 2009 Of interest to any spiritual of Buddhist reader One doesn't need to be a Buddhist to be inspired by the principles. "Being Good: Buddhist Ethics for Everyday Life" is a guide to bringing more common and simple practices of Buddhism into everyday life. Discussing many aspects of one's life, he draws on spiritual guidance which can cover anything from simple speech to how one spends their money. "Being Good" is of interest to any spiritual of ...             Venerable Father: A Life with Ajahn Chah7 reviews Paul Breiter Paraview Special Editions, 2004 A moving tribute -- and a guide to life as it might be lived I've bought and read both Being Dharma and Still Forest Pool, and enjoyed them very much. But Venerable Father is far superior to them in giving this soft American a real idea of what it was like studying under and living with Ajahn Chah. I both envy Paul Breiter for his experience, and am really glad it was him rather than me going through it! :) But seriously, this humble yet assured voice ...             The World of Bede1 review Peter Hunter Blair Cambridge University Press, 1990 A very enjoyable read about the remarkable Dark Age scholar. This reprint of the 1970 classic provides a very accessible introduction into the intellectual background and writings of the venerable Bede. It is based on the written history of Bede and his times and mentions but does not rely on archealogical evidence to support its description of this early flowering of enlightenment in a dark time. The text has held up well in the past 30 years and it ...             Data Warehouse Design Solutions8 reviews Christopher Adamson, Michael Venerable Wiley, 1998 Excellent Real World models.... This book provides down-to-earth models for star schemas. And with each example, the authors examines different approaches for designing the stars and later gives the pros/cons of each approach. A very good book. A must for anyone who designs data warehouse databases.             Gently Whispered: Oral Teachings by the Very Venerable Kalu Rinpoche6 reviews Khenpo Kalu Karma-Ran-Byun-Kun-Khyab-Phrin-Las, Elizabeth Selandia, ... Station Hill Press, 1994 oral advice This is a really sweet book. It is a compilation of mostly lectures and notes from Kalu Rinpoche's teachings. Many times during the first read-through, I honestly felt as though this master was in the room, speaking the words on the page directly to me - evidence of the truthfulness in his words. The format of the book is such that each chapter builds upon the last, going from some very ...             The Surangama Sutra - A New Translation with Excerpts from the Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua3 reviews Buddhist Text Translation Society Buddhist Text Translation Society, 2009 An absolute "must-have" for anyone interested in the serious study or practice of Mahayana Buddhism The Surangama Sutra: With Excerpts from the Commentary by the Venerable Master Hsuan Hua is a new translation of one of the major scriptures of Mahayana Buddhism. The text recounts a question-and-answer discussion between Ananda, the Buddha, and Purna, concerning instruction in the art of Samadhi (concentration). This particular translation was assembled over the course of six years by a ...             Practicing the Jhanas: Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayadaw1 review Stephen Snyder, Tina Rasmussen Shambhala, 2009 A terrific and helpful book After practicing the jhana meditation described in this book with the Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw in Burma for three months and then for 2 more months in California I still did not have a clear understanding of the technique and method of practice. This book is a wonderful bridge, accurately putting that ancient teaching into modern day language which is accessible and very helpful to the scholar and ...             The Tender Heart: A Buddhist Response to Suffering Venerable Yifa Lantern Books, 2007 Suffering is everywhere around us--from our personal experiences of illness, old age, and loss, to the public calamities of natural disasters, terrorism, and war. Buddhism has always been both honest and compassionate regarding why there is suffering in the world. Exploring the central Buddhist concepts that life is full of suffering, everything is impermanent, and that everything in existence is connected, Venerable Yifa looks at how and ...             The Sinner's Guide5 reviews Venerable Louis of Grenada T A N Books & Publishers, 1985 Need spiritual help? The Sinner's Guide is jam-packed with practical spiritual advice for those struggling along the pilgrim path to God. Overcome by anger? Worn out by stress? Worried about apathy in prayer? The Sinner's Guide can help. A favorite spiritual manual of Saint Teresa of Avila and Saint Francis de Sales, it provides compelling soulful direction even now. If you're a sinner, you can benefit from this ...             The Life of St. Gemma Galgani5 reviews Venerable Germanus TAN Books and Publishers, 2009 Best Catholic Biography This book, The Life of St. Gemma Galgani by her spiritual director, Venerable Fr. Germanus, C.P. is my second favorite Catholic biography of all the biographies I have read. It is an amazing book in the true sense of the word. The biography itself is fascinating, and the spiritual truths contained are, alone, worth the cost of the book.             Light on Light: Illuminations of the Gospel of Jesus Christ from the Mystical Visions of the Venerable Anne ...2 reviews Hurd Baruch Maxkol Communications, 2004 Book Review--Light on Light "Light on Light" fulfills the promise of its title by using the visions of an extraordinary mystic, a stigmatic nun who lived in Germany around 1800, to illuminate many aspects of the gospels and enable us to see for the first time scenes from the life of Christ which the Evangelists did not record at all in their brief accounts. The Church has not passed judgment on the authenticity of ...             I Am: Eucharistic Meditations on the Gospel (Venerable Concepcion Cabrera De Armida)1 review Concepción Cabrera de Armida (Conchita) Alba House, 2001 Wisdom in a Small Package One will be struck with the, wisdom, clarity and the organization of thoughts and ideas spouting forth from this book. The source of this wisdom is even more surprising. The author is described as a Mexican housewife. She was truly inspired. This book is highly recommended             Authenticity: Clearing the Junk: A Buddhist Perspective1 review Venerable Yifa Lantern Books, 2007 An excellent short book on living an authentic life What a gem this book is! One might doubt that a Buddhist nun could have anything useful to say about having too much junk in our lives. Yet the Venerable Yifa writes simply and elegantly on junk relationships, junk food, junk communication, junk emotions, etc. in this slim volume. The ideas she discusses are not new, particularly not to anyone familiar with Buddhism. However, one need not be ...             Changing Destiny: Liao-Fan's Four Lessons--A Commentary by Venerable Master Chin Kung Chin Kung Pure Land Learning College Association, 2002             The Venerable Maria Lorenza Longo: Foundress of the Hospital of the Incurables and of the Capuchin Poor ... Agostino Falanga Paulist Press, 2009 Here is the definitive, authorized American-English edition of La Venerabile Maria Lorenza Longo: Foundress of the Hospital of the Incurables and of the Capuchin Poor Clares of Naples, 1463-1542 written by the beloved Fr. Agostino Falanga, OFM Cap. It is the biography of Maria Longo, whose life seemed doomed to suffering, until she was miraculously cured at Our Lady s Home at Loretto, and from that moment on focused her life on serving the ...             Mindfulness in Plain English109 reviews Venerable Henepola Gunaratana Wisdom Publications, 1992 One of the most profound and useful books ever written How do you even begin to review a book that changed your life? Especially when you can count on one hand, the number of books that have done this. I came to this book during a hard time in my life, having it recommended to help me with dealing with a plague of traumatic experiences that had occured. I came away from this book a changed person; on a path or re-discovery of my spiritual self ...             Practical Meditation with Buddhist Principles Book & DVD1 review Venerable Thubten Lhundrup Hinkler Books, 2006 Relaxing! The sound effects and music on this DVD are totally relaxing. Every time I watch it or just listen to it, my mind goes on vacation, literally! I use it to calm my mind and body. The booklet contains the same information as what Lhundrup says in the DVD. What I like most is that he guides you in letting go of resentment and other things. [...]             Ships-in-Bottles: A Step-by-Step Guide to a Venerable Nautical Craft8 reviews Donald Hubbard Sea Eagle Publications, 2004 Good all around guide This book was my introduction to the hobby and it has served me well. Commander Hubbard has written an inspiring and useful book. If you have never built a ship-in-a-bottle before this book should guide you to success. Incuded are many photographs and line drawings of completed models, tools, ship plans, etc. While not the definitive work for the expert it is a useful guide full of ...             The Divine Life of the Most Holy Virgin: Being an Abridgement of the Mystical City of God8 reviews Venerable Mary of Agreda TAN Books and Publishers, 2009 Insightful Reading I am writing this review as both a Catholic who has read the book and because I take great exception to the review by Ms Liouzis who gave the book one star. As Catholics, we are not required to believe private revelations or even appearances by the Blessed Virgin, so you are allowed to find this not worthy of belief. However, I find Liouzis's interpretation of scripture used in her review to be ...             USS Los Angeles: The Navy's Venerable Airship and Aviation Technology1 review William F. Althoff Potomac Books Inc., 2005 From a Little Known Time of Navy Air History Everyone knows about the Hindenburg and it's famous fire. People interested in airships know about the other failures such as the Macon and Shenandoah. Above them all, however, was the Los Angeles. Built at the Zeppelin factory after World War I, this ship sailed the Atlantic and became an official Navy ship. In the early days of air craft technology it flew more than 300 flights, over 4,000 ...              search for books 1463-1547, abridgement, authenticity, catherine, commentary, concentration, concepcion, eucharistic, illuminations, incurables, meditation, meditations, mindfulness, perspective, practical, practicing, presented, principles, ships-in-bottles, solutions, step-by-step, suffering, surangama, teachings, technology, traditional, translation, venerable, warehouse, whispered books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Lodoss Chronicles: Sceptre Domination [VHS] home  impressum - about us