Download or read book Mother As First Guru written by Swami Gurupremananda Saraswati and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 767 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Buddha Mom written by Jacqueline Kramer and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-04-12 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Buddha Mom, Jacqueline Kramer beautifully illuminates the ways in which motherhood can be woven with the spiritual life. Drawing upon her twenty years as a practicing Buddhist, as well as many other wisdom traditions from around the world, she offers powerful insights into cultivating a more spiritual attitude toward parenting. In chapters, guided by central Buddhist themes-Simplicity, Nurturance, Joyful Service, Unconditional Love-Kramer's personal experience of pregnancy, birth, and then raising her daughter to adulthood serves as a guide to integrating the roles of parent and spiritual being. A celebration of all that motherhood can be, Buddha Mom presents an inspiring vision of child rearing.
Download or read book The Mother of God written by Luna Tarlo and published by . This book was released on 2009-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a mother's account of her experience as a disciple of her own son - Andrew Cohen, a well-known American guru - and of her struggle to free herself from his control. What had been a close, affectionate relationship slowly becomes a nightmare of domination. The story begins quiely in India and unfolds with growing intensity as Andrew, his mother, and a few people who have gathered around him, travel to England, Holland, Israel, and finally the United States, but which time Andrew has attracted hundreds of devotees to his "meetings." The abuse of power, incessant fear, and the pyschology of obsession are all explored here from an intimate perspective. Since brainwashing cults and their grandiose gurus are proliferating - in this country and all over the world - this book is not only a mother's lament, but also a finger pointing to the growing appeal everywhere of authoritarianism and absolutism.
Download or read book Enlightenment Through Motherhood written by Astra Niedra and published by Voice Dialogue in Daily Life. This book was released on 2013-12-13 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motherhood is misunderstood. Since time immemorial we've believed that when women become mothers they are taking time out from real work and serious personal growth, especially spiritual development. But we've got it all wrong. While heavily pregnant with her third child, personal growth writer Astra Niedra attempted a holiday in the tropical paradise of Australia's Far North with her husband and two young daughters in tow. During this ‘holiday’ (we need another word to describe 'an extended overnight excursion with young children) she discovered that the skills and abilities mothers are required to use each day as part of their job are the same as the practices prescribed for enlightenment seekers. Join Astra on her journey of discovery and feel inspired, entertained and spiritually uplifted, all the while becoming increasingly grounded in the unshakeable truth that there is far more to being a mother and raising children than conventional wisdom would have us believe. “Absolutely brilliant! This book is just what the world needs now as our planet continues to move towards political and ecological disaster while the patriarchal systems that still dominate our thinking continue to devalue everything traditionally – and biologically – female.” "In a most perfect balance of yin and yang, of logic and feeling, of humor and gravity, Astra Niedra reclaims for all human beings – not just women – a precious element of that which is truly sacred in life." “Her simple spellbinding stories, her keen intellect, and her unfailing humour make this book a pleasure to read. Here is a new way of thinking of spirituality, of valuing our humanity while living a spirit-infused life, and a fascinating (and novel) path to enlightenment! It's a consciousness changer and I loved it." – Dr Sidra Stone, author of Embracing Our Selves, Partnering, Embracing Your Inner Critic, and The Shadow King "I enjoyed this immensely... Definitely a fun and entertaining book while sharing a bit of spiritual goodness as well." – Katie "This book put into words just what, and how, I was feeling about my own spiritual journey. Women and men have such different experiences and this book beautifully articulates them." – Amanda "A great read for all mothers, I loved this book!" – Ann Shepich “Enlightenment indeed! I hope many women have the opportunity to read Astra’s book. Being pregnant, birthing and mothering are the most important jobs on earth. Honouring these roles is important for governments and society to appreciate and elevate to a much higher status. Astra’s journey is familiar, delightfully written and inspiring.” – Susan Ross, Midwife, Birth Educator and author of Birth Right
Download or read book The Path of the Mother written by Savitri L. Bess and published by Wellspring/Ballantine. This book was released on 2009-04-23 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What are the greatest qualities of a Mother? Love, forgiveness, and patience." Much has been written about the feminine faces of God. Now The Path of the Mother introduces us to a divinity more whole than any we have yet encountered--her arms open to men and women of any persuasion or practice. She is at once masculine and feminine, creator and transformer, joy and anguish, the all-loving Mother and the true, realized human Self. Drawing on her most vibrant expression, this inspiring book traces her myriad faces--compassionate, fierce, enchanting, challenging, passionate--in male and female deities of many religions. "As far as Mother is concerned, everyone is her child. . . . Children, did not Mother come when you called? Thus did she not obey you?" The Path of the Mother is a six-stage journey to union with the Great Mother, framed by Savitri Bess's own years of devotion to one of her most famous incarnations--the Hindu mystic Ammachi. Interweaving Hindu myths with her own quest and those of others, Bess reveals this journey as an exodus from aloneness to the wondrous integration of love, worship, and service into life's daily tasks. Practical exercises, meditations, yoga, and prayers will help both novice and veteran seekers to rediscover their innocence, balance their inner masculine and feminine energies, resolve their buried wounds, desires, and talents, and open their hearts to the nurturing guidance of the Mother-God within us all. "Love is Amma's nature. She cannot be otherwise. . . . Amma cannot return our anger, hatred, or abuse. Amma can only bestow boundless compassion and love." From the Trade Paperback edition.
Download or read book Guru Yogam A Human Normal Journey vs A Human with Guru Yogam Journey written by Haritha Gogineni and published by Clever Fox Publishing. This book was released on 2022-07-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are so many people in this world who are struggling with all sorts of problems and there are so many people who are going through life so heavily. It is my firm belief that the reason for this is that they do not have the right mentor/master. In the Indian cultural traditions, the importance of the Guru can be understood by giving the second Place after ‘mother and father’, Hence, the elders said that… “Matrudevobhava…Pitrudevobhava…Acharyadevobhava..” I do not know if I have the experience and qualifications to talk about a Guru…but Through all the problems I have seen so far in my life journey, the many problems I have encountered, the many experiences I have overcome, my experiences in life, the lessons I have learned from those experiences, the knowledge I know, a strong desire has arisen in my mind. Then I decided to write a book on the subject of the greatness of the Guru, the need for a Guru, and why the real Guru should be in our lives, with the firm feeling that the greatness of the Guru needs to be known to all the experience which I know in the life I have come across.
Download or read book A Guru s Journey written by Sarah Morelli and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2019-12-20 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An important modern exponent of Asian dance, Pandit Chitresh Das brought kathak to the United States in 1970. The North Indian classical dance has since become an important art form within the greater Indian diaspora. Yet its adoption outside of India raises questions about what happens to artistic practices when we separate them from their broader cultural contexts. A Guru's Journey provides an ethnographic study of the dance form in the San Francisco Bay Area community formed by Das. Sarah Morelli, a kathak dancer and one of Das's former students, investigates issues in teaching, learning, and performance that developed around Das during his time in the United States. In modifying kathak's form and teaching for Western students, Das negotiates questions of Indianness and non-Indianness, gender, identity, and race. Morelli lays out these issues for readers with the goal of deepening their knowledge of kathak aesthetics, technique, and theory. She also shares the intricacies of footwork, facial expression in storytelling, and other aspects of kathak while tying them to the cultural issues that inform the dance.
Download or read book Parenting by the Book written by John Rosemond and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-09-25 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Picture respectful, responsible, obedient children who entertain themselves without television or video games, do their own homework, and have impeccable manners. A pie-in-the-sky fantasy? Not so, says family psychologist and bestselling author John Rosemond. Any parent who so desires can grow children who fit that description -- happy, emotionally healthy children who honor their parents and their families with good behavior and do their best in school. In the 1960s, American parents stopped listening to their elders when it came to child rearing and began listening instead to professional experts. Since then, raising children has become fraught with anxiety, stress, and frustration. The solution, says John, lies in raising children according to biblical principles, the same principles that guided parents successfully for hundreds of years. They worked then, and they still work now! Through his nationally syndicated newspaper column and eleven books, John has been helping families raise happy, well-behaved children for more than thirty years. In Parenting by The Book, which John describes as both a "mission and a ministry," he brings parents back to the uncomplicated basics. Herein fi nd practical, Bible-based advice that will help you be the parent you want to be, with children who will be, as the Bible promises, "a delight to your soul" (Pro. 29-17). As a bonus, John also promises to make you laugh along the way.
Download or read book The Power of Half written by Kevin Salwen and published by HMH. This book was released on 2010-02-10 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true story of making a difference: “What does your family stand for? Read this book—it will change your life” (Daniel H. Pink). It all started when fourteen-year-old Hannah Salwen had a “eureka” moment. Seeing a homeless man in her neighborhood at the same moment when a glistening Mercedes coupe pulled up, she said “You know, Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.” Until that day, the Salwens had been caught up like so many of us in the classic American dream—providing a good life for their children, accumulating more and more stuff, doing their part but not really feeling it. So when Hannah was stopped in her tracks by this glaring disparity, her parents knew they had to do something. As a family, they made the extraordinary decision to sell their Atlanta mansion, downsize to a house half its size, and give half of the sale price to a worthy charity. What began as an outlandish scheme became a remarkable journey that transported them across the globe and well out of their comfort zone. In the end they learned that they had the power to change a little corner of the world—and found that it changed them, too. “You feel lighter reading this book, as if the heavy weight of house and car and appliances, the need to collect these things to feel safe as a family, are lifted and replaced by something that makes much more sense.” —Los Angeles Times
Download or read book How I Achieved Real Success written by Indira Meshram and published by Bhakti Vikas Trust. This book was released on with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today women have far more opportunities than their grandmothers could even imagine – they can be CEOs, astronauts, and heads of states. Yet, research shows that modern women are unhappier than ever. Through an analysis of ancient scriptures and contemporary literature, this book offers a solution. It provokes women to consider an unconventional paradigm shift to achieve the fulfillment that’s eluding them.
Download or read book Working Mother written by and published by . This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The magazine that helps career moms balance their personal and professional lives.
Download or read book Imagining the Fetus written by Vanessa R Sasson and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-03-26 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In contemporary Western culture, the word "fetus" introduces either a political subject or a literal, medicalized entity. Neither of these frameworks does justice to the vast array of religious literature and oral traditions from cultures around the world in which the fetus emerges as a powerful symbol or metaphor. This volume presents essays that explore the depiction of the fetus in the world's major religious traditions, finding some striking commonalities as well as intriguing differences. Among the themes that emerge is the tendency to conceive of the fetus as somehow independent of the mother's body — as in the case of the Buddha, who is described as inhabiting a palace while gestating in the womb. On the other hand, the fetus can also symbolically represent profound human needs and emotions, such as the universal experience of vulnerability. The authors note how the advent of the fetal sonogram has transformed how people everywhere imagine the unborn today, giving rise to a narrow range of decidedly literal questions about personhood, gender, and disability.
Download or read book Biography of Mother Jijabai written by S.K. Agrawal and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-02-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jijabai was born in 1596 in a village named of Sindkher. This place is in Mehkar Janpad of Buldhana district in modern Maharashtra.The true importance of a mother in an individualÕs life can be judged from the fact that while on one hand, she has been said to be the first guru; on the other hand, the very heaven is said to exist beneath her holy feet. It is no exaggeration because not one but many women in India have exemplified this truth. One such woman and mother was the brave Jijabai. Every Indian must be familiar with her name. Apart from being the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji, ......Jijabai was born in 1596 in a village named of Sindkher. This place is in Mehkar Janpad of Buldhana district in modern Maharashtra.The true importance of a mother in an individualÕs life can be judged from the fact that while on one hand, she has been said to be the first guru; on the other hand, the very heaven is said to exist beneath her holy feet. It is no exaggeration because not one but many women in India have exemplified this truth. One such woman and mother was the brave Jijabai. Every Indian must be familiar with her name. Apart from being the mother of Chhatrapati Shivaji, ...... Biography of Mother Jijabai: Inspirational Biographies for Children by S.K. Agrawal: This biography provides a biographical account of Jijabai, the mother of Indian warrior king Shivaji. With its focus on Indian history and culture, "Biography of Mother Jijabai" is a must-read for young readers interested in the legacy of Indian freedom fighters. Key Aspects of the Book "Biography of Mother Jijabai: Inspirational Biographies for Children": Indian History: The book provides a comprehensive overview of Indian history, highlighting the role played by Jijabai in the freedom struggle. Inspiration and Motivation: The book offers a range of inspirational quotes and ideas, highlighting the power of determination and self-belief. Personal Growth: The book focuses on the importance of personal growth and development, showcasing the role played by women in shaping Indian history and society. S.K. Agrawal is a writer and historian who has written extensively on Indian history and culture. "Biography of Mother Jijabai" is one of his popular works.
Download or read book Diet Meditation for Emotional Eating written by V. Gayathri and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2019-11-27 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The modern world is after quick solutions. When Keto and crash diets are the flavour of the season, this book proposes a sustainable and fulfilling method of lifestyle modification. Subtle changes in family meals and food choices that pamper the inner child with the things it loves, could bring in a world of difference. If mindfully blended, Inner Child Healing, Food and Nutrition Sciences, Meditation, and Spirituality could congenially help solve the puzzle called ‘You’. These are meant to work together for a well-rounded effect on our mental, physical and metaphysical health. Author Gayathri, who has spent years studying and practicing nutrition and dietetics, focuses her research on emotional eating disorders. She finds the reason for obesity is not just an unhealthy diet, but the energy around. This book makes a well-timed attempt at bringing together multiple solutions to evolve as a person. It is for everyone, from a celebrity to a common man. It decodes the most powerful revelations that have long been kept from us. The subjects covered in each chapter are handpicked from the various ancient sciences, the encrypted laws of nature and the author’s own life-long endurance and personal learning. This is a deeply heartfelt account of the author’s findings and insights discovered through the course of an eventful journey that brought her face-to-face with extra-sensory realities in the higher dimension that govern our universe, nature and our own bodies. Reading this book, one is assured of knowing oneself and awakening the light and master inside.
Download or read book History of Sikh Gurus Retold 1469 1606 C E written by Surjit Singh Gandhi and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Impulse Behind The Study In Hand Was The Longing To Find Adequate Answers To Certain Vital Questions What Exactly Does Sikhism Stand For? Why Was It Originated And Developed By Guru Nanak And His Nine Successors? How Did It Strike Roots Among People? What Institutions And Structures The Gurus Evolved To Highlight And Escalate It? What Type Of Praxis Of Man And Society Gurus Visualized? How Was It Different From Contemporary Religious Systems Islam, Hinduism, Sahajyana, Buddhism, Nathism, Bhakti System Etc.? Was It A Synthesis Of Different Traits Of Different Religions? Was It A Syncretism Of Hindu And Muslim Cultures Or Was It An Independent System? Did Sikhism Purport To Design To Raise Itself On Premises Different From The Ones Which Formed The Foundations Of Hindu Or Other Societies? Was It Merely Reformist Movement Aiming At Certain Targets Within Time And Space Or A Distinct Spirito-Social Process To Urge The People To March Towards Integrated Development Both At Micro And Macro Levels? What Was The True Nature Of Supreme Reality As Conceived By The Gurus? How Is This Related With The Universe Including Man And How Does It Permeate, Pervade And Operate The Whole Universe? What Type Of Society Conforms To God S Will And How Was Its Consummation Possible? Which Models Of Polity And Social Edifice Were Recommended By The Gurus? Is Sikhism A Life-Affirming Dispensation Or Life-Negating Philosophy? Why Was Structural Bonding Of Religion And Politics Effected And Institutionalised? What Is The Place Of Sikhism In The Comity Of Religions And How It Is Relevant To Challenges Of The Present-Day World? Such Questions And A Lot More Being Vital And Crucial For The Understanding Of The Role Of Gurus And Their Dispensation, Have Been Fully Taken Cognizance Of In The Present Study.
Download or read book Sexual Life in Ancient India written by Johann Jakob Meyer and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishing House. This book was released on 1971 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sexual Life In Ancient India V2 written by Johann Jakob Meyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2005. This is book attempts to give a true and vivid account of the life of woman in ancient India, based upon the immense masses of material imbedded in the two great Epics, the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
