The first of six in the How Life Works Series, How Generosity Works follows in the tradition of How Yoga Works by illustrating through contemporary fable how one can create a happier life. The teachings draw from 8th Century Buddhist monk Master Shantideva's A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life but are accessible to anyone looking for inspiration, regardless of background or belief. Never preachy, How Generosity Works demonstrates how to transform pain and anger into a profound experience of love.The fable centers on Troy, a young man grieving the death of his good friend and Grace, a middle-aged Buddhist practitioner. Troy has returned home after failing too many college classes. At his father's house, he endures the unwelcoming scorn from a combative stepmother. Troy and Grace connect through music, which sets the spae for deeper teaching of Master Shantideva's verses, interwoven throughout the text. Empowered by the knowledge that Grace imparts, Troy takes control of his own life as he begins the journey out of his pain.The How Life Works series is a collection of beautifully packaged, small hardcover books, designed for inspirational giving. The series is based on the six perfections: generosity, ethics, patience, joyous effort, concentration, and wisdom.

How Generosity Works: The Intention to Benefit Others

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ettele, Janet Kathleen

Exercise & Fitness

Karuna Publications

The Water and Wood Shastras take images from the natural world to illustrate profound insights into the nature of humanity and the path to enlightenment. The author uses his own experience drawn from years of intensive spiritual study and practice in order to articulate his realizations for the benefit of others. These poems embody the central passion of ancient Tibetan culture―the pursuit of knowledge and compassion in order to actualize the highest potential of the human spirit. They are a treasury of instructions completely dispelling the poverty of inner and outer dissatisfaction, a pastoral waterfall peacefully calming the tempest of secular and personal conflict, and a supreme medicine for healing the worldly and spiritual ills of our times. Their message is deep and vast, but deceptively simplified and garbed beautifully in the metaphors of Gungtang Rinpoche’s elegant verse.

Water and Wood Shastras

Self-Help

Rinpoche, Gungtang

Dronme, the Venerable Konchok Tenpai

Personal Transformation

This is a beautiful tantric visual feast honoring the Divine Feminine as She echoes human form in many natural erotic feminine images. Original photography includes close ups of sensual shells, delicate petals, plants, wood and stone, all similar in form to the human vulva and breasts. The images are complimented with meditative poetry honoring the Goddess.

Yoniverse: Feminine Forms in Nature

Religion & Spirituality

Karuna, Amara Wahaba

New Age & Spirituality

In How Patience Works, Troy continues his journey in the fable that began with How Generosity Works and How the Root of Kindness Works. The teachings of Master Shantideva's Perfection of Patience provide the guiding wisdom that leads Troy as he struggles to conquer the internal tyrant of his own anger. Building on the lessons learned from Grace in How Generosity Works, and Abe in How the Root of Kindness Works, Troy and his girlfriend Maggie encounter another sage. Mrs. Sternau is an elderly widow who is a regular customer a the diner where they work. The mysterious way she shares her wisdom that crosses between dimensions of time unfolds into teaching Troy the next lesson he needs to learn: Patience. Verses from Master Shantideva's chapter on Patience provide the backbone of wisdom to the message Mrs. Sternau delivers to Troy.

How Patience Works: The Quiet Mind To Benefit Others (How Life Works)

What does a Les Paul guitar have to do with the path to enlightenment? One might say the stars and planets aligned the day Maggie took Troy to her favorite second-hand shop to introduce him to Abe, the shop owner. Browsing through Abe’s shop, Troy discovers a weathered and dusty guitar case and opens it to find a vintage Les Paul guitar. Troy is a college student and low on cash, so Abe gives him the opportunity to barter for the purchase. A Vietnam veteran who is well into his sixties, Abe has strength and energy that defy his years. He and Troy spend two long days working together to move furnishings from a home into Abe’s shop. Through conversations that flow from the Vietnam War to Kerouac and to Buddha, Troy learns that there is a way to turn the pain of loss and dark regrets into a path where kindness replaces grief and compassion replaces fear. Although Troy never served in war, he carries dark regrets of his own. Inspired by Abe’s ability to be happy even after the horrors and loss he experienced in Vietnam, Troy is eager to tackle whatever is involved to practice the things Abe teaches him. Verses from Master Shantideva’s chapters on Conscientiousness and Guarding Alertness provide the backbone of wisdom to the message Abe delivers to Troy. This message is the invaluable guide when another unexpected discovery requires that an important decision be made.

How The Root of Kindness Works: The Virtue To Benefit Others

In the book, compassion and creativity are discussed in a series of accessible and conversational essays based on a conference at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in which five panels of scholars, writers, faculty and students focused on understanding how these two powerful concepts of creativity and compassion are related with special relevance to life in the 21st century. The book will then be used in conjunction with the appearance of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in October 2012 whereby he will speak on the related topic of The Art of Compassion. Topics covered include: • What do the words compassion and creativity mean? • How creativity and compassion interrelate • Is compassion a creative process? • The compassion of art: aesthetic distance and universality (nonattachment) about the tragedy, absurdity and comedy of the human condition • Making connections: Facebook, Twitter, and Social Media: modes for spreading compassion or a wasteland of fabricated images and narcissism? • Whether creativity and compassion are both present in the highest achievements of diverse fields • Ways in which creativity and compassion may be applied in daily life, professional fields, and collective action • How best to utilize the findings and proposed activities mined during the discussion for: a) Framing the public talk by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on Oct 18, 2012 b) Creating a new Center for the Advanced Study of Creativity and Compassion Includes essays by, Robert K.C. Forman, Founding Executive Director of The Forge Institute for Spirituality and Social Change; Norman Carey director of the D.M.A. program in music performance at the CUNY Graduate Center; Peter Elbow Professor of English Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst; Tenzin Bhuchung a Buddhist scholar highly specialized in translating for Tibetan Buddhist lamas; John Amoroso an established transpersonal psychotherapist and educator on the faculty of Atlantic University and many others. The book has been created in cooperation with WCSU and Do Ngak Kunphen Ling (DNKL) Tibetan Buddhist Center for Universal Peace in Redding, Connecticut.

Creativity And Compassion: How They Come Together

Briggs, John

A deeply heartfelt collection of original letters written by members of the Sandy Hook-Newtown community, giving the world a simple and honest view into their lives. The Sandy Hook-Newtown community is a wonderful, typical New England community. This book is a compilation of letters from Sandy Hook-Newtown residents who are old and new. A tragic, horrible event happened in this community on December 14, 2012. With the world, this community cherishes the lives lost and grieves the senseless act of violence. But December 14th does not define this community. This is not just a book about that day—it is a book about who the people and community of Sandy Hook-Newtown are on any given day. Since the tragic event on December 14, 2012, this community has been shown a tremendous amount of love and compassion from all over the world in so many different forms. Letters from Sandy Hook-Newtown to the World is a small offering from the people of Sandy Hook-Newtown, letting you know who they are and have always been. The book contains nearly 100 letters, presented in both original handwritten and typed forms. They are further organized into loose groupings that the editor felt were appropriate in the sense that they seemed to echo a common theme or feeling. Additionally, the book is beautifully illustrated with nearly 100 photographs from Sandy Hook-Newtown, giving you a visual feel for this beautiful community and its surroundings.

Letters From Sandy Hook-Newtown To The World

Davenport, Suzanne

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