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In <i>Black Belt Healing</i>, Dr. David Nelson uses both his training as a martial artist and his many years as a hypnotherapist into a how-to guide for martial artists.<br><br>The greatest opponent a martial artist will face is pain. This pain might manifest itself in the form of a traumatic injury or in the chronic aches and pains that come with such a highly physical activity. Whether a martial artist can continue his practice may be determined by pain management and...
| Автор | David Nelson, Ph.D. |
This remarkable Zen book is of great importance not only for the variety of the 365 kong-ans, but for Zen Master Seung Sahn's own questions and commentary which accompany each kong-an. This prodding and guidance serve as guideposts along a difficult road to enlightenment. The kong-ans themselves and practice for life-practice for life-practice for answering the questions which are profound and practical arising everyday.One of the distinctive qualities of The Whole World Is a Single Flower...
| Автор | Seung Sahn |
Learn traditional Chinese Qigong with this illustrated guide.The urgent pace of modern life has led to a quest for ways to relieve stress. One of the best methods for doing so is Qigong—an ancient Chinese system of breathing techniques and exercises that strengthen the mind, body, and spirit as they balance and augment Qi, or “life force.”This thorough volume presents many different forms of Qigong in detail and through fully illustrated exercises. Included are an...
| Автор | Stephen Comee |
This book of koans contains some of the most important Zen sayings of all time along with insightful commentary.Koans are the intellectually unsolvable problem-riddles at the core of the Rinzai tradition of Zen Buddhism, perhaps the most well-known one being «what is the sound of one hand clapping.» Though widely recognized, most koan remain narrowly understood.In this new edition of The Iron Flute, one hundred of the most challenging and enlightening koan from the Chinese Chan (Zen) patriarchs...
| Автор | Nyogen Senzaki |
The Denkoroku, or «Record of Transmitting the Light,» contains the enlightenment stories of the earliest Zen ancestors. In Zen Ught, the author comments on this Buddhist classic, which he studied as part of his own advanced Zen training. Sensei Barragato brings the varied experiences of his life and his studies in Catholicism and Quaker practice to the teachings of Zen Buddhism, making these commentaries at once off-beat, refreshing, and revealing. He touches on the major issues that affect our...
| Автор | Stefano Mui Barragato |
Updated to account for ISO 55000, Benchmarking Best Practices for Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management, Third Edition,  now includes an overview of this seminal and long-awaited standard and identifies the specific points where ISO 55000 will impact maintenance and reliability. New graphics to enhance the text’s main points have been added throughout.As with past editions, the third edition provides a logical, step-by-step methodology that will enable any...
| Автор | Terry Wireman |
Thoroughly revised and updated, this best selling book presents a logical, step-by-step methodology that will enable any company to conduct a cost-effective benchmarking effort. It presents an overview of the benchmarking process, a detailed form for surveying and "grading" maintenance management, and a database of the results of more than 100 companies that have used this survey.Provides a clear, concise benchmarking methodology.Clearly explains and interprets the most current...
| Автор | Terry Wireman |
Lessons for Longevity The inspiration for 30 Summers More came in part from Dwayne Clark’s oversight of the care for more than 60,000 amazing human beings as CEO of Aegis Living, which has more than 30 senior living facilities in the Western United States. His unique senior living communities have been widely recognized for their excellence of care to residents and employees alike, by receiving a wide variety of awards including:• Best of Assisted Living...
| Автор | Dwayne J. Clark |
 This softbound workbook is the ideal guide for readers of Gulati's Maintenance and Reliability Best Practices, 2nd edition, as well as for students in a classroom or seminar/workshop setting.Each chapter provides extensive Powerpoint-style summaries of important vocabulary and essential concepts, in a format that encourages students to write additional notes and evaluations of the content.Includes reviews of chapter objectives and summaries.Provides readers with answers to the...
| Автор | Ramesh Gulati |
Based on real-world experience this invaluable guide and reference tells the whole story of maintenance planning from beginning to end in a concise and easy-to-follow manner. Written by well-known professionals this new edition focuses specifically on the preparatory tasks that lead to effective utilization and application of maintenance resources in the interest of the reliability essential to business objectives. It comprehensively examines the job preparation process from job scoping and...
| Автор | Joel Levitt |
John’s father Michael was crushed after he had to place his mother, Nina, in a nursing home while she was battling Alzheimer’s disease. Michael was intelligent, strong, a hardworking family man married Description John’s father Michael was crushed after he had to place his mother, Nina, in a nursing home while she was battling Alzheimer’s disease. Michael was intelligent, strong, a hardworking family man married fifty-four years to his love.<br><br> Later, after Michael’s beloved...
| Автор | John Guarino |
In the world of weight loss two words are beginning to shine brightly through the cracked facade of the $60 billion dollar weight loss industry. Those words are Lifestyle Changes. <b>Dr. Eddie Fatakhov</b> and <b>Dr. Henry Van Pala</b> promote healthy lifestyle change because it is the clear path to proven weight loss results, as opposed to the unhealthy revolving door of fad diets and weight loss supplements. Implementing simple lifestyle change is the most effective and...
| Автор | Eddie Fatakhov |
“Cancer isn’t just a physical battle, it’s a mental and spiritual battle as well.” Chris Haga wrote those words at age fifty after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer that had metastasized to his brain. He had never smoked. He was riding his bike eighty miles a week when diagnosed, and he continued to enjoy riding for four more years despite cancer and only having one good lung. In Cancer on Two Wheels , Chris candidly shares intimate details of his spiritual battles with hope and faith...
| Автор | Chris Haga |
DeLayne and Chris Haga’s lives change in an instant when he is diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. He had never smoked. <br><br> Learn from this diligent caregiver’s experiences as she proactively advocates for her husband to save his life. Join this spiritual journey as faith, hope, and love carry the Hagas through their difficult six-year roller coaster of challenges in this beautifully honest personal story. Witness how God works through a seemingly impossible situation to help...
| Автор | DeLayne Haga |
In Jizo Bodhisattva, Zen teacher and practicing pediatrician Jan Chozen Bays explores the development of traditional Buddhist practices related to Jizo, as well as the growing interest in Jizo practice in modern American Zen Buddhism.She also shows how you can incorporate this rich tradition into your own life, through meditations, mantras and chanting.In traditional Buddhist belief, a bodhisattva is an enlightened being who has forsaken entry into nirvana until all beings are saved. Jizo, one...
| Автор | Jan Chozen Bays |
Eat to starve lymphedema and lipedema by having foods that fight these conditions (and cancer) and avoiding foods that contribute to symptoms or related conditions. Lean how food choices affect both conditions and how better nutrition can improve symptoms (including pain) and delay changes associated with progression to more advanced stages. Intended for anyone with, or at risk for, lymphedema or lipedema, caregivers, lymphedema therapists, and other health care providers. Signs of lymphedema...
| Автор | Chuck Ehrlich |
If you are stuck in a cubicle or trapped in an urban jungle, congested traffic and crowds are your daily obstacles. The beauty of obstacle course racing is that it gets you out of your everyday routine. Margaret Schlachter, the creator of the Dirt In Your Skirt blog, is one the leading competitors in obstacle course racing today. She put together this simple guide to make your obstacle race experience everything it's supposed to be—a test of your true self. She describes...
| Автор | Margaret Schlachter |
Beyond the Breath is one of the first books to give a complete overview and description of sensation based vipassana meditation, the form of mediation thought of as the original method of meditation as used by the Buddha 2,500 years ago. This form of meditation, brought to the West by S.N. Geoneka, provides a means to experience emotions directly and nonverbally—accessing the mind through the body. One of the main principles of this school of meditation is that meditation alone is not...
| Автор | Marshall Glickman |
Zen is essentially a practice and not a dogma; no amount of theory or discussion will ever take the place of a few minutes of practice. Among the many books about Zen, there are few that explain simply, to the interested beginner, how to do Zen—how to just sit down and begin to work toward fulfillment of the promises offered by Zen. Zen Meditation Plain and Simple answers this need with concise, easily understood instructions on how to incorporate Zen into your daily life. Albert Low...
| Автор | Albert Low |
This book is about emptiness and silence—the mind-expanding emptiness of Zen painting, and the reverberating silence of haiku poetry. Through imaginative participation in the visions of painters and poets, its readers are led to the realization that, in the author's words, «emptiness, silence, is not nothingness, but fullness. Your fullness.»<br><br>This cultural tradition has informed many distinguished lives and works of art. The work of painters like Niten, Liang...
| Автор | Stewart W. Holmes |
Never Too Late for Love is the guide for women who are ready to find and keep the love of their life. At age sixty-two, Joan Bragar, EdD, leadership consultant and coach, married the man of her dreams. The lessons she learned from this journey have inspired other women to find happiness in love. In Never Too Late for Love , she provides proven practices for women to: Clarify intentions for the kind of relationship they want Effectively use online dating sites to meet suitable men Overcome the...
| Автор | Joan Bragar, EdD |
This inspiring book explains how to meditate on eight beautiful verses that comprise one of Buddhism’s best-loved teachings, Eight Verses of Training the Mind. Composed by the great Tibetan Bodhisattva, Geshe Langri Tangpa, this short poem shows how we can transform all life’s difficulties into valuable spiritual insights. Geshe Kelsang Gyatso reveals practical ways in which we can use this timeless wisdom to find meaning and lasting happiness in our busy modern lives.
| Автор | Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
Many people have the compassionate wish to benefit others, but few understand how to accomplish this successfully in daily life. Bodhisattvas are friends of the world who have such strong compassion that they are able to transform all their daily activities into ways of benefiting others. The path of the Bodhisattva was exquisitely explained in the universally loved poem Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life by the 8th century master Shantideva. With this commentary, the full effectiveness and...
| Автор | Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |
This completely new presentation by the author of Modern Buddhism offers truly liberating insights and advice for the contemporary reader. It reveals the profound meaning of the very heart of Buddha’s teachings – the Perfection of Wisdom Sutras. The author shows how all our problems and suffering come from our ignorance of the ultimate nature of things, and how we can abandon this ignorance and come to enjoy pure, lasting happiness by developing a special wisdom associated with compassion...
| Автор | Geshe Kelsang Gyatso |