The Lotus And The Stars
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The Lotus And The Stars
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Author : Rob MacGregor
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2020-12-08
The Lotus And The Stars written by Rob MacGregor and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-08 with Health & Fitness categories.
In The Lotus and the Stars, the disciplines of yoga and astrology are intertwined to allow practitioners to draw on the energies of the sun signs and the planets through specific yoga postures. Possess the energy of Aries, the ambitions of Capricorn, or the spiritual insight of Pisces. Practice other postures to gain the mental agility of Gemini, the intensity and sexuality of Scorpio, or the creativity of Aquarius. Whatever sun sign is targeted or whichever attribute is needed, this groundbreaking method helps the body become a vehicle for transforming one’s life. The Lotus and the Stars is simple enough for the yoga novice, but even experienced yoga practitioners will find new meaning in standards such as the sun salutation when they see how the intent associated with a posture can enhance the benefit. The Lotus and the Stars is a natural blending of two ancient and popular disciplines that are directed to the same goal: discovering and empowering the self. In this book, readers learn how to draw on the energy associated with each sign. To do this, instructions for personalizing workouts - plus modifications for different levels of flexibility, time available, and personal preferences and needs - are included throughout. The authors demonstrate the effectiveness of the techniques with true stories of students who have found astro-yoga helpful in their lives. They also suggest ways to use the workouts to handle common situations and problems.
Lotus Seeds And Lucky Stars
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Author : Shu Shu Costa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Lotus Seeds And Lucky Stars written by Shu Shu Costa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Asia categories.
Brimming over with Asian-American myths and traditions on conception, pregnancy and birth, this book presents mystical and enchanting narrative complemented by lovely vignettes, rich folklore, poems, literary excerpts, and nursery rhymes. Illustrations.
The Jedi In The Lotus
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Author : Steven Rosen
language : en
Publisher: Arktos
Release Date : 2010
The Jedi In The Lotus written by Steven Rosen and has been published by Arktos this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Fiction categories.
The Jedi in the Lotus is the first-ever examination of the Star Wars universe from a Hindu perspective, illuminating many hitherto undiscovered aspects of the background and meaning of the widely acclaimed film series. We are shown how its creators were influenced by the famed mythologist, Joseph Campbell, whose reading of the ancient Indian Epics, the Ramayana and Mahabharata, can be seen throughout the Star Wars films. This book also demonstrates how the metaphysical understanding of the Jedi Knights and the divinity conceived of as 'the Force' have resonances with teachings passed down by Hindu gurus and mystics for centuries, and how fantastic worlds and technology similar to that of the Star Wars universe were described in myths that are millennia old - and may even have had some basis in reality. Finally, The Jedi in the Lotus shows us how the Hindu traditions at the basis of Star Wars offer an alternative vision to the purely materialistic, soulless world of modernity. Steven J. Rosen (Satyaraja Dasa) is an initiated disciple of His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. He is also founding editor of the Journal of Vaishnava Studies and associate editor of Back to Godhead. He has published twenty-one books in numerous languages, including the recent Essential Hinduism (Rowman & Littlefield, 2008); The Yoga of Kirtan: Conversations on the Sacred Art of Chanting (FOLK Books, 2008); and Krishna's Other Song: A New Look at the Uddhava Gita (Praeger-Greenwood, 2010). 'In conclusion, I can only say that The Jedi in the Lotus is a breakthrough book when it comes to understanding the mythic depth of the Star Wars epics. Steven J. Rosen uses his masterful grasp of the Eastern traditions to explain the secrets of the most successful film series ever. This book also shows us why Joseph Campbell loved the wisdom tales from India, and, for those who found the Star Wars adventures memorable, this is a truly illuminating book.' - Dr. Jonathan Young, from the Foreword
Lotus Of The Stars
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Author : Suzanne Dome
language : en
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Release Date : 2017-03-12
Lotus Of The Stars written by Suzanne Dome and has been published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-12 with categories.
Edda Kareana is tired of fighting. Humanity survives in a handful of communes spread across the equator. Orbital debris rains down on the land, furthering the destruction of the environment, and remaining cities. Some are blessed with a Meta, and each is trained to use their psychic or telekinetic abilities to continue human existence. In the city of Padmanastra, Edda struggles with her social niche, her position as diplomatic aid, the disheartening attempts at raids on her city, the falling objects, and her own chaotic and confusing meta abilities. "Useless" Edda finds herself at the heart of an extremely important, and previously ignored, scientific mission to discover the true danger of the falling objects. With the help of a former raider named Hyon, and her cadon Kurokuro, she ventures out with scientists and other Metas, only to uncover an entirely Earth-bound obstacle to the survival of dwindling Humanity.
The Lotus
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1895
The Lotus written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1895 with categories.
Lotus Seeds And Lucky Stars
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Author : Shu Shu Costa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Lotus Seeds And Lucky Stars written by Shu Shu Costa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Asia categories.
Brimming over with Asian-American myths and traditions on conception, pregnancy and birth, this book presents mystical and enchanting narrative complemented by lovely vignettes, rich folklore, poems, literary excerpts, and nursery rhymes. Illustrations.
The Stories Of The Lotus Sutra
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Author : Gene Reeves
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-11
The Stories Of The Lotus Sutra written by Gene Reeves and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11 with Fiction categories.
"The Lotus Sutra" is one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It has been a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout East Asia and, by extension in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic setting, the Lotus Sutra places emphasis on skillfully doing whatever is needed to serve and compassionately care for others, on breaking down sharp distinctions between the ideals of the fully enlightened buddha and the bodhisattva who vows to postpone personal salvation until all beings may share it together, and especially on each and every being's innate capacity to become a buddha.
The Lotus S Tra
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Author : Donald S. Lopez Jr.
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-10-04
The Lotus S Tra written by Donald S. Lopez Jr. and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-04 with Religion categories.
A concise and accessible introduction to the classic Buddhist text The Lotus Sutra is arguably the most famous of all Buddhist scriptures. Composed in India in the first centuries of the Common Era, it is renowned for its inspiring message that all beings are destined for supreme enlightenment. Here, Donald Lopez provides an engaging and accessible biography of this enduring classic. Lopez traces the many roles the Lotus Sutra has played in its travels through Asia, Europe, and across the seas to America. The story begins in India, where it was one of the early Mahayana sutras, which sought to redefine the Buddhist path. In the centuries that followed, the text would have a profound influence in China and Japan, and would go on to play a central role in the European discovery of Buddhism. It was the first Buddhist sutra to be translated from Sanskrit into a Western language—into French in 1844 by the eminent scholar Eugène Burnouf. That same year, portions of the Lotus Sutra appeared in English in The Dial, the journal of New England's Transcendentalists. Lopez provides a balanced account of the many controversies surrounding the text and its teachings, and describes how the book has helped to shape the popular image of the Buddha today. He explores how it was read by major literary figures such as Henry David Thoreau and Gustave Flaubert, and how it was used to justify self-immolation in China and political extremism in Japan. Concise and authoritative, this is the essential introduction to the life and afterlife of a timeless masterpiece.
Stormdancer
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Author : Jay Kristoff
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2012-09-18
Stormdancer written by Jay Kristoff and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-18 with Fiction categories.
The first in an epic new fantasy series, introducing an unforgettable new heroine and a stunningly original dystopian steampunk world with a flavor of feudal Japan. A DYING LAND The Shima Imperium verges on the brink of environmental collapse; an island nation once rich in tradition and myth, now decimated by clockwork industrialization and the machine-worshipers of the Lotus Guild. The skies are red as blood, the land is choked with toxic pollution, and the great spirit animals that once roamed its wilds have departed forever. AN IMPOSSIBLE QUEST The hunters of Shima's imperial court are charged by their Shogun to capture a thunder tiger – a legendary creature, half-eagle, half-tiger. But any fool knows the beasts have been extinct for more than a century, and the price of failing the Shogun is death. A HIDDEN GIFT Yukiko is a child of the Fox clan, possessed of a talent that if discovered, would see her executed by the Lotus Guild. Accompanying her father on the Shogun's hunt, she finds herself stranded: a young woman alone in Shima's last wilderness, with only a furious, crippled thunder tiger for company. Even though she can hear his thoughts, even though she saved his life, all she knows for certain is he'd rather see her dead than help her. But together, the pair will form an indomitable friendship, and rise to challenge the might of an empire.
The Quantum And The Lotus
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Author : Matthieu Ricard
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2009-02-04
The Quantum And The Lotus written by Matthieu Ricard and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-02-04 with Religion categories.
Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for the Dalai Lama, living in the Shechen monastery near Kathmandu in Nepal. Trinh Thuan was born into a Buddhist family in Vietnam but became intrigued by the explosion of discoveries in astronomy during the 1960s. He made his way to the prestigious California Institute of Technology to study with some of the biggest names in the field and is now an acclaimed astrophysicist and specialist on how the galaxies formed. When Matthieu Ricard and Trinh Thuan met at an academic conference in the summer of 1997, they began discussing the many remarkable connections between the teachings of Buddhism and the findings of recent science. That conversation grew into an astonishing correspondence exploring a series of fascinating questions. Did the universe have a beginning? Or is our universe one in a series of infinite universes with no end and no beginning? Is the concept of a beginning of time fundamentally flawed? Might our perception of time in fact be an illusion, a phenomenon created in our brains that has no ultimate reality? Is the stunning fine-tuning of the universe, which has produced just the right conditions for life to evolve, a sign that a “principle of creation” is at work in our world? If such a principle of creation undergirds the workings of the universe, what does that tell us about whether or not there is a divine Creator? How does the radical interpretation of reality offered by quantum physics conform to and yet differ from the Buddhist conception of reality? What is consciousness and how did it evolve? Can consciousness exist apart from a brain generating it? The stimulating journey of discovery the authors traveled in their discussions is re-created beautifully in The Quantum and the Lotus, written in the style of a lively dialogue between friends. Both the fundamental teachings of Buddhism and the discoveries of contemporary science are introduced with great clarity, and the reader will be profoundly impressed by the many correspondences between the two streams of thought and revelation. Through the course of their dialogue, the authors reach a remarkable meeting of minds, ultimately offering a vital new understanding of the many ways in which science and Buddhism confirm and complement each other and of the ways in which, as Matthieu Ricard writes, “knowledge of our spirits and knowledge of the world are mutually enlightening and empowering.”