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2 videodiscs (234 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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New York Times best selling author Gregg Braden outlines the journey that occurs between the worlds of outer technology and inner potential, which ultimately brings us to a view of life based on compassion and enlightenment.
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Taking as her starting point the teachings of the great world religions, Karen Armstrong demonstrates in twelve practical steps how we can bring compassion to the forefront of our lives. Armstrong argues that compassion is inseparable from humanity, and by transcending the limitations of selfishness on a daily basis we will not only make a difference in the world but also lead happier, more fulfilled, lives.
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Kristin Neff, Ph. D., says that it's time to "stop beating yourself up and leave insecurity behind." Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind offers expert advice on how to limit self-criticism and offset its negative effects, enabling you to achieve your highest potential and a more contented, fulfilled life. More and more, psychologists are turning away from an emphasis on self-esteem and moving toward self-compassion...
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Magic tree house volume 39
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106 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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English
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When eight-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister, Annie, join a group of nineteenth-century explorers aboard the H.M.S. Challenger, they learn about the ocean, solve the mystery of its fabled sea monster, and gain compassion for their fellow creatures.
7) Pass it on
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Illustrations and rhythmic text encourage the reader to relish and pass along smiles, chuckles, and joy.
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Using real-life stories, scientific concepts, and awareness tools, The Book of Calm challenges the constraints of inevitable change and turbulent events with a dynamic stance of clarity, compassion, and choice. Transitions expert Nancy G. Shapiro moves gracefully and deliberately through subjects as diverse as welcoming paradox, fierce self-care, power and conversation, and the difficult task of connecting with others when faced with our thousand-fold...
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"The life affirming book that helps us discover how to making 'helping' a lifetime activity. The world's religions affirm it to be so, and recent research across a number of disciplines tell us that 'helping others not only benefits those we assist but is good for us as well.' The recent and astonishingly generous outpouring of help and donations in response to the earthquake in Haiti is a clear demonstration of this phenomenon, but what if we could...
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Young children can surprise us with tough questions. Tominey's essential guide teaches us how to answer them and foster compassion along the way. If you had to choose one word to describe the world you want children to grow up in, what would it be? Safe? Understanding? Resilient? Compassionate? As parents and caregivers of young children, we know what we want for our children, but not always how to get there. Many children today are stressed by...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
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Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
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The author relates how a chance encounter in a magic shop with a woman who taught him exercises to ease his sufferings and manifest his greatest desires gave him a glimpse of the relationship between the brain and the heart, and drove him to explore the neuroscience of compassion and altruism.
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xxii, 243 pages ; 23 cm
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English
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Weininger explains the concepts of compassion and self-compassion, and shows how applying compassion to yourself naturally extends to all the other people in your life. Using stories from her own life and those of others, she shows us how to deepen our capacity to respond skillfully to our own suffering and thus to that of others and our world.
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