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My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey

Posted in New Age, Other Religions & Practices, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science & Religion, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey . A brain scientist’s journey from a debilitating stroke to full recovery becomes an inspiring exploration of human consciousness and its possibilities
On the morning of December 10, 1996, Jill Bolte Taylor, a thirty-seven-year-old Harvard-trained brain scientist, experienced a massive stroke when a blood vessel exploded [...]

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The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology

Posted in Buddhism, General Buddhism, Religious Studies, Rituals & Practice, Science & Religion, tagged , , , , , , on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology . In this provocative book, noted Buddhist teacher Thich Nhat Hanh offers a dramatic vision of the future of a planet overheated by rapidly disappearing fossil fuels, degraded by massive overconsumption, and besieged by unsupportable population growth. Hanh finds answers to these critical problems [...]

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The How of Happiness : A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want

Posted in New Age, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science & Religion, Spirituality, tagged , , , , , , , on September 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want . You can change your personal capacity for happiness. Research psychologist Sonja Lyubomirsky’s pioneering concept of the 40% solution shows you how
Drawing on her own groundbreaking research with thousands of men and women, research psychologist and University of California professor of psychology [...]

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Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton’s Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012

Posted in Controversial Knowledge, Religious Studies, Science & Religion, tagged , , , , , , , on August 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton’s Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012. A belief that the ancients held unusual scientific knowledge, of which only fragments remain today, was held by many great philosophers and scientists who participated in the “scientific revolution”. Though research by these men led to great discovery, many were [...]

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The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness

Posted in Buddhism, General Buddhism, Religious Studies, Rituals & Practice, Science & Religion, Vajrayana / Tibetan, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

The Joy of Living: Unlocking the Secret and Science of Happiness. This refreshing book is yet another sign that the next generation of Buddhism is creative, cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary. Born in 1975 in Nepal, the author is among the generation of Tibetan lamas trained outside of Tibet, and he’s also a gifted meditator. His brain [...]

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