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A rare, intimate account of a world-renowned Buddhist monk’s near-death experience and the life-changing wisdom he gained as a result. 'One of the most generous, beautiful, and essential books I’ve ever read – thoroughly engaging, so clear, so honest, so courageous and full of wisdom.'...

Drawing on decades of experience, a psychotherapist and Zen practitioner makes the Abhidharma—the framework of Buddhist psychology—accessible to a general audience for the first time. The Abhidharma, one of the 3 major text collections of the original Buddhist canon, explores the critical...

Inspiring stories of 10 urbanites who decided to ‘the simple life’ in the rural mountains of Japan—for anyone interested in sustainable living, Japanese culture, and Eastern spirituality. “Subversive in the best possible way.” —Bill McKibben, New York Times–bestselling author The...

David Hume (1711-1776) is perhaps best known for his ideas about cause and effect and his criticisms of religion, but he is rarely thought of as a philosopher with practical wisdom to offer. Yet Hume's philosophy is grounded in an honest assessment of nature - human nature in particular. The Great Guide is an engaging and eye-opening account of how Hume's thought should serve as the basis for a complete approach to life. Julian Baggini masterfully interweaves biography with intellectual history and philosophy to give us a complete vision of Hume's guide to life.

Can we make ourselves into better human beings? Can we help others do the same? And can we get the leaders of our society to care that humanity prospers, not just economically, but also spiritually? These questions have been asked for over two millennia and attempting to answer them is crucial if we want to live a better life and build a more just society. How to Be Good uses the story of Socrates and Alcibiades and examples from Aristotle, Marcus Aurelius and Machiavelli, alongside modern interpretations to explore what philosophy can teach us about the quest for virtue today.

In this heartfelt and soul-searching work, brimming with warmth, humor, and insight, the beloved Guardian columnist spends a year exploring how to pursue a rich and meaningful life, turning to the wisdom of the Stoics for insights into the deepest questions of existence. Like many people today...

On March 13, the cardinals of the Catholic Church, gathered to elect a successor to a living Pope for the first time in 600 years, announced a dramatic shift. By elevating Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina to become Pope Francis the 266th Pontiff, the cardinals were naming the...

There is no higher praise we can give people than to say they have good character. But what does this mean, really? What makes this quality so essential to achieving personal success and fulfillment? More importantly, how can we build our own character and live more satisfying lives? Reflecting society's diversity, the contributors to this unique collection of essays speak from various cultural and professional backgrounds to share their observations on living with integrity, honesty, and compassion.

Random musings from a 50-something chick who thought she would be so much wiser by now...

Untold stories, life lessons & growth hacks from high performers & thought leaders across the globe.If you want to live your most fulfilling & successful life, join Bradley Dryburgh every week for a new episode with captivating guests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A book-on-podcast about the stories we tell ourselves, the stories we tell others, and the space between those two. It's about how we love, how we lose, and how we recover (or not) throught the stories we make up in our heads. It is also the memoir of Robin Rice.

Talk About is designed to discuss topics related to modern culture and society that affects the black community. We discuss topics such as parenting, finance, credit, community, wealth, physical/mental health education and justice. There are educational conversations, fun and funny conversations and even some random freestyle conversation. With Talk About, you never know what maybe said!!!!

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Let’s Talk About It - Here we go! - bite size podcast covering some BIG thoughts that have come up from creating art and vending at community pop-ups. My art consists of many images. Sexy, esoteric, social justice, health, ideas, chicana style, purpose & addictions. https://www.ArteDeCruz.com/podcast will also house a MiniZine monthly with dates and times of LIVE podcasts. You can submit questions or join LIVE. 15 minute daily bitesize podcast and weekly Sunday morning PST hour long podcast/youtube video from point of view of Alisa Cruz, a 40 Something, 1st Generation Latina - Live to work, ...

My content will mostly based on sharing facts, thoughts, personal experience and something random now and then. Hopefully will get to reach out to people

A cultural detective's journey into philosophy, art, sociology, and psychology with Ryder Richards. (Formerly known as "The Will to DIY")