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The Path to Nirodha

Why and How of Meditation

By: Irv Jacob

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If you are thoughtful, reflective, in tune with nature -- you are ready for more formal meditation -- and ready for this book. Meditation is a tool available to everyone; no matter how callous or spiritual, well-adjusted or complex one's life is. Knowing why and how to meditate are arguably the most important signals of approaching an enlightened life. These sixteen chapters follow the sequence of the Anapanasati Sutta, according to the Four Foundations of Meditation. The inspiration and teachings of the Satipatthana Sutta and the Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta: Setting the Wheel of Dhamma in Motion, the Buddha's first discourse, are incorporated. Beyond that autobiographical sketches inform the reader about how possible, natural, and easy meditation is. These simple facts are not disputed by most people, and the best thing that can be said about each teaching in this book is: I know that... I agree with that simple truth! The sequence of the book leads from one simple truth to the next following a logical path to eliminating suffering (Nirodha) in a practical way. The book can be read from front to back, or opened at any point by experienced meditators for inspirational ideas.

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Higher Truth

Precious Bodhicitta

By: Irv Jacob

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Higher Truth

Precious Bodhicitta

By: Irv Jacob

What we need to know about meditation and mindfulness to eliminate "stress" in our lives is contained in this book. This book follows and discusses the Satipatthana meditation scheme (pronunciation: sati-PA'-tana), too often neglected in the West. Many additional details about Buddhism are discussed including the very nature of spirituality. This as a mysterious human capacity in the way that electricity or mechanics are for most people -- but more like a puzzle, once understood it becomes useful. Reading this is a way of doing Buddhism as long as the reader continues meditation. The virtue of participating in chanting and other rituals is also explained. This is intended as a thorough, well documented and simply written presentation. Teachings about Purification, Anapanasati, Heart, Precious Bodhicitta, Realization, Enlightenment and many other "technical" Buddhist concepts are described. There is an extensive glossary and bibliography.

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1491829419

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Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Introduction to Rational Buddhism

By: Irv Jacob

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Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Introduction to Rational Buddhism

By: Irv Jacob

Rational Buddhism for Beginners. This book is intended for beginning meditators and students, and for use by instructors during Buddhist retreats for beginners. It contains thirty lessons that lead progressively through the ancient and basic tenets of Buddhism and include instructions in compassion, virtue/morality, history and meditation. Instructors are free to copy the worksheets for student practice. The book is full of quotes with minimal commentary, and includes scholarly references, with a glossary and bibliography. This is a useful reference book that can also be used for "do it yourself" study and inspiration. The book has been used and refined from actual study group experience. The author is an experienced, certified secondary teacher, and incorporates best practices of lesson planning as a format for the text of each chapter. Since it derives from the needs and questions of new students, it is easy to access by and is relevant for beginners.

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1477294171

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Kup's Chicago

A many-faceted and affectionate portrait of Chicago

By: Irv Kupcinet

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Kup's Chicago

A many-faceted and affectionate portrait of Chicago

By: Irv Kupcinet

Writing in the breezy style that made his syndicated Sun-Times column so widely read, Chicago's favorite newspaperman-about-town and TV personality presents his city as only he could know it. Kup's Chicago is a step back into a time of Daly the First, the supremacy of the Pump Room and three martini lunches. This is a grand and exuberant tour of the politics, literature, crime, football, business and art that made 50s and 60s Chicago the "City of Big Shoulders.

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Garrett County Press

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1891053752

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9781891053757

Panhandle to Pan

Recipes and Stories from Florida’s New Redneck Riviera

By: Irv Miller

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Panhandle to Pan

Recipes and Stories from Florida’s New Redneck Riviera

By: Irv Miller

Panhandle to Pan explores the evolution of Florida Panhandle cuisine as well as the regional traditions and trends that make the region a culinary hotspot. Included are 150 innovative recipes.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1493019481

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9781493019489

Aging Is Living

Myth-Breaking Stories from Long-Term Care

By: Irene Borins Ash,Irv Ash

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Aging Is Living

Myth-Breaking Stories from Long-Term Care

By: Irene Borins Ash,Irv Ash

Through the inspirational, wise, and informative stories of the residents, either in their own words or based on interviews, and environmental photographs of each, this book focuses on various residents of long-term care facilities and especially on the positive facets of their life, their thoughts, and their feelings. The only issue that reaches the media about nursing homes is the negative and unfortunate events that sometimes occur, but there is so much more to the story. Most people are afraid of long-term care homes because they recognize that it is the last phase in their life - it is the step before death. But some people have years from the time they enter the home until they die. This book shows how many men and women make the best of their situation - often leaving a positive legacy for family and friends - and how these can be fulfilling and quality years.

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Dundurn

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1770703802

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The Nature of Nature

The Discovery of SuperWaves and How It Changes Everything

By: Irv Dardik,Estee Dardik Lichter

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The Nature of Nature

The Discovery of SuperWaves and How It Changes Everything

By: Irv Dardik,Estee Dardik Lichter

Generations of researchers have failed to answer our most basic questions about nature―What is everything made of? How do things change and how do they work? What is life? In The Nature of Nature, visionary scientist Irv Dardik tackles these questions by introducing his discovery of SuperWaves, a singular wave phenomenon whose design generates what we experience as matter, space, time, motion, energy, and order and chaos. Simply put, the SuperWaves principle states that the fundamental stuff of nature is waves―waves waving within waves, to be exact. Dardik challenges the rationality of accepting a priori that the universe is made of discrete particles. Instead, by drawing from his own discovery of a unique wave behavior and combining it with scientific facts, he shows that every single thing in existence―from quantum particles to entire galaxies―is waves waving in the unique pattern he calls SuperWaves. The discovery of SuperWaves and the ideas behind it, while profound, can be intuitively grasped by every reader, whether scientist or layperson. Touching on everything from quantum physics to gravity, to emergent complexity and thermodynamics, to the origins of health and disease, it shows that our health, and the health of the environment and civilization, depend upon our understanding SuperWaves. The Nature of Nature is an absorbing account that combines Dardik’s contrarian look at the history of science with philosophical discussion, his own groundbreaking research, and hope for the future.

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Rodale

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1623369355

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Wrestling Babylon

Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal

By: Irv Muchnick

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Wrestling Babylon

Piledriving Tales of Drugs, Sex, Death, and Scandal

By: Irv Muchnick

Irvin Muchnick ' a widely published writer and nephew of the late, legendary St. Louis wrestling promoter Sam Muchnick ' has produced a book unlike any other on the astonishing growth of professional wrestling and its profound impact on mainstream sports and society. In Wrestling Babylon, he traces the demise of wrestling's old Mafia-like territories and the rise of a national marketing base thanks to cable television, deregulation and a culture-wide nervous breakdown. Naturally, the figure of WWE's Vince McMahon lurks throughout, but equally evident is the public's late-empire lust for bread, circuses, and blood. As this book demonstrates, the more cartoonishly unreal wrestling got, the more chillingly real it became. What truly distinguishes Wrestling Babylon, however, is Muchnick's ability to show how professional wrestling has become the ur-carnival for a culture that feeds on escapist displays of humiliation, revenge, fantasy characters, and sex. His People magazine article on Hulk Hogan blew the lid off the drug abuse of the sport's signature superstar. His award-winning Penthouse profile of the ill-starred Von Erich clan was the first to connect the dots between wrestling, televangelism, and MTV-style production values. His never-before-published investigation of the death of Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka's girlfriend suggests the cover-up of a murder. The book's appendix ' a comprehensive listing of the dozens of wrestlers who died prematurely over the last generation, with little or no attention ' is both a valuable resource for wrestling historians and a shocking document of the ruthless way sports entertainment eats its own.

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ECW Press

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155490286X

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Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Introduction to Rational Buddhism

By: Irv Jacob

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Introduction to Rational Buddhism

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Higher Truth

By: Irv Jacob

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Higher Truth

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The Path to Nirodha

The Path to Nirodha

Higher Truth

Higher Truth

Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Kup's Chicago

Kup's Chicago

Panhandle to Pan

Panhandle to Pan

Aging Is Living

Aging Is Living

The Nature of Nature

The Nature of Nature

Wrestling Babylon

Wrestling Babylon

Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Buddhist Sutras: Lesson Book

Higher Truth

Higher Truth

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