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What drags us under when we experience set-backs, failures, criticism while working for a cause, person, or place? Wheatley advises us to work with as much diligence as we can. She says that in the end it is about feeling that it is our work to do and doing it with vigor and enjoyment even though we don't know what the outcome will be.
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The poem The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer was unexpectedly copied and shared by thousands around the world via bulletin boards, the Internet, and workshop readings. It has taken on a life of its own. Here she how this remarkable poem came to be and expands on each stanza, adding depth to the words with an authenticity that will stir you your own longing.
443) Sacred Partnership
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We all have a "deep and holy hunger" to achieve a sacred relationship and truly connect with our partner's soul. Sue Patton Thoele defines the sacred partnership as "a rich and deep friendship between equals that brings to us sanctuary, soul growth and sizzle".
444) Enlivening Wisdom
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Although some people think our era is ripe for divine revelation, Sheila Keene-Lund believes we've had that information for decades in the form of The Urantia Book, a spiritual text of unknown authorship from the early 20th century.
445) Falling Awake
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By paying attention at the moment and to the people we are with, Jon Kabat-Zinn says we can bring richness and power to our lives that go beyond healing to give us meaning, wonder, and joy in life. "It's very similar to falling asleep," he says, "only this is “actually” falling awake."
Kabat-Zinn has decades of experience with the effectiveness of meditative techniques for chronic stress and pain conditions as well as simple daily annoyances....
446) Dharma Elegance
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Merging life with art is the central theme here as Chogyam Trungpa weaves the contemplative life together with the visionary world of the artist who resides in all of us.
447) Living Up to Death
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This is the heart essence of all the teachings of my masters, says Lama Sogyal Rinpoche about his book, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. Here he expresses the essence of those teachings, how to live in a way that allows us to conquer the fear of death, and in the process to develop a more meaningful way of living.
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Nisker takes us on a funny, smart, and enlightening foray into physics, spirituality, and the oddities of life as we know it. You'll hear a new spin on atomic theory, meditation, politics, evolution, and more. Beneath the humor, though, is the wisdom of a man who sees life for what it is, and celebrates it for all it can be.
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This comprehensive imaginative thinker and visionary gives an extraordinary overview of the state of the planet and human history. Asked whether there are enough resources to support our growing population the late Buckminster Fuller, age 85 when this was recorded, responds with a tour-de-force capsule of the history of Western civilization.
451) Around the Universe
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A conversation with this visionary inventor, philosopher, and humanitarian. Bucky gives his extraordinarily insightful picture of where the human race is now and how to proceed from here. He describes "cosmic cost accounting," being a "comprehensive" instead of a specialist, and doing more with less. He also describes how the space program changed our awareness of Earth and what we can do to contribute to the welfare of the planet. He tells us how...
452) The Future of Money
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What exactly is money? Bernard Lietaer supplies us with this definition: Money is not a thing; money lives in the same space as a marriage - in a space of agreement. Money is an agreement within a community to use something as a medium of exchange. Lietaer gives us tremendous insights into the origins and nature of money throughout history.
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We are one with all things is the greatest teaching now available to human beings, according to the message of the mythic White Buffalo Woman as recounted by Brooke, a descendant of the famed Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph. She speaks of "the holy work" the work of wholeness, so vitally important to the task of restoring the balance of nature and life, and of how our essence is one of relatedness to all.
457) Magical Living
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Pearce reappears after several years of living in the wilderness, which included building a log cabin by hand and finding a guru. He discusses meditation, child development, and ways to nurture a sense of wonder in ourselves and our children.
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In the fall of 1999, forty innovative thinkers from around the world gathered together with H.H. the Dalai Lama of Tibet at his home in Dharamsala, northern India, for a special invitation-only dialogue about the future of humanity and the planet. In this, the second of four specials, we witness highlights from the third day of this historic event.
460) Kabbalah Revealed
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Ancient Jewish sages developed the tradition of the kabbalah. Rabbi David A. Cooper is among the first to bring the mystery and mysticism of kabbalah to us in a way that is easy to understand. Kabbalah is about bringing human consciousness to its full potential, recognizing that we are partners with God in the continuous process of creation.