Download or read book Sowing Seeds of Peace written by Bhante Kaboggoza Buddharakkhita and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-19 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this essential and lucid book, author Bhante Kaboggoza Buddharakkhita offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercises by describing theories and benefits along with various approaches as a means to learning the skills of meditation and mindfulness - becoming awake and fully aware. The author lays out gently progressive and practical guidelines that introduces newcomers to meditation, ranging from the general to more specific techniques for healing and self-development. In doing so, the book integrates the formal practice seamlessly with daily life mindfulness. As the author describes: "Meditation is not about the content of our lives; it's about how we relate to our daily experiences, whatever they may be. Meditation is about waking up and seeing clearly how we're doing, what we're doing, and why we're doing it. Meditation is a reality check." This manual is a great introduction for those curious about and interested in exploring mindfulness meditation and will make a highly useful tool for teaching beginner students.
Download or read book Owning and Sowing Seeds of Peace written by Francis S. Nicol and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2019-06-18 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peace can be elusive. And even for the well educated or the well traveled, one can seek the concept of peace but have difficulty understanding it, much less attaining it. This raises an interesting question: Is there a practical and proven path to both understanding and experiencing peace? Owning and Sowing Seeds of Peace examines various attributes and shades of peace. The text elucidates on some generic sources of turmoil that threaten to disrupt the cultivation of peace. Exploring spirituality, author Francis S. Nicol references three major world religions, and amply examines varied manifestations of turmoil and their contrasting influence on peace. Personal experience, readings, and research in relevant fields provide the basis for analysis, interpretation, and content presentation. Dr Nicol’s autobiographical investigation presents useful orientations and conditions for attaining, restoring, and maintaining peace. The recount of his relevant life experiences is rich, riveting, and inspiring.
Download or read book Plant a Seed of Peace written by Rebecca Seiling and published by Herald Press. This book was released on 2007-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forty-three delightfully illustrated stories of peacemakers from today and the past will capture the imagination of children of all ages. They tell of people whose lives point to something beyond themselves--a transforming faith in God. Readers learn how to put their faith into action so they too can grow a better world.
Download or read book Planting Seeds written by Thich Nhat Hanh and published by Parallax Press. This book was released on 2007-05-09 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planting Seeds: Practicing Mindfulness with Children is the fruit of decades of development and innovation in the Plum Village community's collective practice with children. Based on Thich Nhat Hanh's thirty years of teaching mindfulness and compassion to parents, teachers, and children, the book and enclosed CD cover a wide range of contemplative and fun activities parents and educators can do with their children or students. The activities are designed to help relieve stress, increase concentration, nourish gratitude and confidence, deal with difficult emotions, touch our interconnection with nature, and improve communication. Planting Seeds offers insight, concrete activities, and curricula that parents and educators can apply in school settings, in their local communities or at home, in a way that is meaningful and inviting to children. The key practices presented include mindful breathing and walking, inviting the bell, pebble meditation, the Two Promises or ethical guidelines for children, children's versions of Touching the Earth and Deep Relaxation, eating meditation and dealing with conflict and strong emotions. Also included, are the lyrics to the songs on the enclosed CD that summarize and highlight the key teachings, as well as a chapter on dealing effectively with conflict in the classroom or difficult group dynamics, based on a conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, teachers and students. The accompanying CD has inspiring recordings of all the songs in the book as well as a guided pebble meditation, total relaxation, and children's touching the earth. Beautiful, color illustrations by Wietske Vriezen Illustrator of Mindful Movements (ISBN-13: 978-1-888375-79-4) accompany the various practices. Any adult wishing to plant seeds of peace, relaxation, and awareness in children will find this book and CD helpful. It is full of wisdom on how to simply be with children and nourish their compassion for themselves and others. Illustrated by Wietske Vriezen Illustrator of Mindful Movements (Mindful Movements – Ten Exercise for Well Being, ISBN-13: 978-1-888375-79-4). Includes 1 audio CD.
Download or read book Seeds of Change written by Jen Cullerton Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl in Kenya, Wangari was taught to respect nature. She grew up loving the land, plants, and animals that surrounded her--from the giant mugumo trees her people, the Kikuyu, revered to the tiny tadpoles that swam in the river. Although most Kenyan girls were not educated, Wangari, curious and hardworking, was allowed to go to school. There, her mind sprouted like a seed. She excelled at science and went on to study in the United States. After returning home, Wangari blazed a trail across Kenya, using her knowledge and compassion to promote the rights of her countrywomen and to help save the land, one tree at a time.
Download or read book Seeds of Peace written by Roberts, Rommel and published by Digiboo. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘In South Africa, the struggle for freedom was won largely through non-violent means – 95% of the struggle was non-violent. The non-violent foundations laid in the preceding years are, I believe, what made our peaceful transition to democracy possible in 1994.’ Rommel Roberts’ words express his conviction which was underlying all his efforts as an activist opposing the apartheid regime in South Africa. In his book ‘Seeds of Peace’ Rommel Roberts wants to focus on ordinary people who with their courage and commitment have achieved a change in South African conditions but have never been recognised and acknowledged. In all his stories of brave women and men and in all forms of protest and human rights activities in which Rommel Roberts played a key role this incredible spirit of non-violence was prevalent and finally successful.
Download or read book Practicing Peace in Times of War written by Pema Chöön and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2007 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "War and peace begin in the hearts of individuals," declares Pema Chodron in her inspiring and accessible new book, which draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression and war.
Download or read book Planting Peace written by Gwendolyn Hooks and published by Crocodile Books. This book was released on 2023-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold and brightly colored illustrated biography of Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement and was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. This picture book tells the inspiring story of Wangari Maathai, women’s rights activist and one of the first environmental warriors. Wangari began the Green Belt Movement in Kenya in the 1960s, which focused on planting trees, environmental conservation, and women’s rights. She inspired thousands across Africa to plant 30 million trees in 30 years and was the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize.
Download or read book Sowing Seeds in the Desert written by Masanobu Fukuoka and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that the Earth's deteriorating condition is man-made and outlines a way for the process to be reversed by rehabilitating the deserts using natural farming.
Download or read book Sowing Seeds for Peace written by Susan Eason and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sowing Seeds for Inner Peace written by Vanessa Graham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-20 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sowing Seeds for Inner Peace Sowing Seeds offers tools for a meditative journey inwards. The ancient teachings are as relevant today as when they were fi rst written thousands of years ago. Sowings Seeds is the authors struggle to put these into practice in everyday family life in the twenty-fi rst century. Meditation is a self-help tool, which can assist in overcoming everyday problems, improving health and well being. It works through every level physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It gives you the chance to step back and view your life from a spiritual perspective, giving the opportunity to create an inner garden of peace and harmony.
Download or read book The Seeds of Peace written by Laura Berkeley and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tale of two men who live at opposite ends of a rainbow. The merchant has everything his heart desires but is still unhappy; the other, a hermit, has nothing but is the happiest man alive. The hermit visits the merchant to see if he can help to sow the seeds of peace in the merchant's heart.
Download or read book Sowing Seeds for Inner Peace written by Vanessa Graham and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sowing Seeds for Inner Peace Sowing Seeds offers tools for a meditative journey inwards. The ancient teachings are as relevant today as when they were fi rst written thousands of years ago. Sowings Seeds is the author's struggle to put these into practice in everyday family life in the twenty-fi rst century. Meditation is a self-help tool, which can assist in overcoming everyday problems, improving health and well being. It works through every level physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual. It gives you the chance to step back and view your life from a spiritual perspective, giving the opportunity to create an inner garden of peace and harmony.
Download or read book Seeds of Hope written by Jane Goodall and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world. Seeds of Hope takes us from Goodall's home in England to her home-away-from-home in Africa, deep inside the Gombe forest, where she and the chimpanzees are enchanted by the fig and plum trees they encounter. She introduces us to botanists around the world, as well as places where hope for plants can be found, such as The Millennium Seed Bank. She shows us the secret world of plants with all their mysteries and potential for healing our bodies as well as Planet Earth. Looking at the world as an adventurer, scientist, and devotee of sustainable foods and gardening--and setting forth simple goals we can all take to protect the plants around us--Goodall delivers an enlightening story of the wonders we can find in our own backyards.
Download or read book A Way to Garden written by Margaret Roach and published by Timber Press. This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A Way to Garden prods us toward that ineffable place where we feel we belong; it’s a guide to living both in and out of the garden.” —The New York Times Book Review For Margaret Roach, gardening is more than a hobby, it’s a calling. Her unique approach, which she calls “horticultural how-to and woo-woo,” is a blend of vital information you need to memorize and intuitive steps you must simply feel and surrender to. In A Way to Garden, Roach imparts decades of garden wisdom on seasonal gardening, ornamental plants, vegetable gardening, design, gardening for wildlife, organic practices, and much more. She also challenges gardeners to think beyond their garden borders and to consider the ways gardening can enrich the world. Brimming with beautiful photographs of Roach’s own garden, A Way to Garden is practical, inspiring, and a must-have for every passionate gardener.
Download or read book The World Peace Diet written by Will Tuttle and published by Lantern Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating systems theory, teachings from mythology and religions, and the human sciences, The World Peace Diet presents the outlines of a more empowering understanding of our world, based on a comprehension of the far-reaching implications of our food choices and the worldview those choices reflect and mandate. The author offers a set of universal principles for all people of conscience, from any religious tradition, that they can follow to reconnect with what we are eating, what was required to get it on our plate, and what happens after it leaves our plates.
Download or read book Wangari s Trees of Peace written by Jeanette Winter and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2008-09-21 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a young girl growing up in Kenya, Wangari was surrounded by trees. But years later when she returns home, she is shocked to see whole forests being cut down, and she knows that soon all the trees will be destroyed. So Wangari decides to do something—and starts by planting nine seedlings in her own backyard. And as they grow, so do her plans. . . . This true story of Wangari Maathai, environmentalist and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, is a shining example of how one woman’s passion, vision, and determination inspired great change. Includes an author’s note. This book was printed on 100% recycled paper with 50% postconsumer waste.
