"Every once in awhile, there comes a book of such incomparable grace and gentility - a book which proclaims and celebrates the divine, innate perfection in every single human being and the unquestionable supremacy of the human condition with such overflowing praise and devotion - that it makes its readers fall in mad, boundless love with themselves all over again. Well, this isn't that book. No, this book is a bitch-slap. for the whole d ..."
"Darkness had set in. The wind was blowing strong from the southwest, with a fine, wetting, penetrating rain, which even tarpaulins, or the thickest of Flushing coats, would scarcely resist. A heavy sea also was running, such as is often to be met with in the chops of the British Channel during the month of November, at which time of the year, in the latter part of the last century, a fine frigate was struggling with the elements, in a b ..."
"The Yoga Sutra is the great text on Yoga, cognized in ancient India by Maharishi Patanjali. Yoga means "union," and the Yoga Sutra describes the experience of unity, the complete settling of the activity of the mind. In 195 short sutras, this text illuminates the teaching of yoga and meditation, and gives a profound understanding of life in transcendence."
"Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - The experiences related in this volume fell to me in the summer of 1902. I went down into the under-world of London with an attitude of mind which I may best liken to that of the explorer. I was open to be convinced by the evidence of my eyes, rather than by the teachings of ..."
"Diary of the White Bush Clover is the remarkable story of a Japanese woman's peace pilgrimage, walking alone three hundred miles from Kyōto to Tōkyō, praying for those who died in the war. It is an inspiring story of devotion, compassion and spiritual awakening, told simply by a woman with a selfless purpose. Diary of the White Bush Clover is a walking meditation into the power of kindness and the potency of immanent danger. Th e teac ..."
"Many of his works are ingeniously imaginative and innovative, such as his 3rd symphony (the "Eroica"), his 9th Violin Sonata (the "Kreutzer"), his "Waldstein" piano sonata, his 4th and 5th piano concertos, or his "Grosse Fugue" for string ..."
"Philip Dacey is the author of eleven previous books of poetry, most recently Mosquito Operas: New and Selected Short Poems (Rain Mountain Press, 2010) and Vertebrae Rosaries: 50 Sonnets (Red Dragonfly Press, 2009). The winner of three Pushcart Prizes, he has written entire collections about Gerard Manley Hopkins, Thomas Eakins, and New York City. His other awards include a Discovery Award from the New York YM-YWHA's Poetry Center and va ..."
"Purchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - Three young men stood together on a wharf one bright October day awaiting the arrival of an ocean steamer with an impatience which found a vent in lively skirmishes with a small lad, who pervaded the premises like a will-o'-the-wisp and afforded much amusement to the other gr ..."
"Nancy Clark's life was transformed forever by a near-death and a near-death-like experience that resulted in her passion to show us that humans can experience the reality of their true, authentic self - the self that is rooted in the divine and brimming with love for all humanity. She has been researching spiritually transformative experiences for thirty years and now in this groundbreaking book, she has compiled diverse spiritually tra ..."
"WINNER OF THE 2012 BLUE LIGHT BOOK AWARD June Rachuy Brindel, beloved author of Ariadne and Phaedra, was a prolific poet. She collaborated on songs with her husband, composer Bernard Brindel. She had numerous poems published in literary magazines, and this is her first full-length collection of poems. The wise woman voice of her novels sings on every page. "Superb artistry, intellectual and emotional depth, and human compassion. She has ..."
"In response to physical and emotional crises, Dr. Sylvest* became open to learning what is true and found the path to his own healing which he has shared in his practice bringing similar relief to many patients. Now in this imminently practical volume ¬combining personal experience with discoveries made in the laboratory, in clinical research and through the Spirit of Truth ¬Dr. Sylvest offers a simple, fresh perspective for understandi ..."
"Ibu Robin Lim. . . was born in 1956 when a Filipino, Chinese woman married a German, Irish, Native American, against all advice. She now lives in Indonesia where she is called; "Ibu Robin" (Mother Robin). Lim is a Certified Professional Midwife, with the North American Registry of Midwives and Ikatan Bidan Indonesia. She devotes her life to Yayasan Bumi Sehat, a not for profit organization with clinics in Bali and Aceh, www.bumis ..."
"A very dear friend asked Loretta, "When are you going to write a novel and make some real money? You have some great ideas." Her answer for now is this. Novelists take ideas and create stories. Poets take a word and create a universe. If one is blessed to be both, what a gift they are to the world. One day she hopes to write a novel. But today she is a poet and music teacher at Reagan Elementary in Odessa, Texas. She graduated from Ecto ..."
"Philip Kobylarz's poems, essays, and short stories appear in such journals as The Iowa Review, Paris Review, and Massachusetts Review. Currently he is engaged in the study of how to be/not be. Rues presents often fascinating views of how the mind might build analogues for the way disparate situations come to constitute a place. The poems build haphazard acts of attention into quasi-surreal urban extensions of haiku. The primary effec ..."
Eim. (Hardback) by George F. Palmer, 1StWorldPublishing Hardcover, 114 Pages, Published 2011 by 1StWorldPublishing, United States ISBN-13: 978-1-4218-8638-1, ISBN: 1-4218-8638-3
"i was born in brooklyn, n.y. on april 8th 1952. truman was president. ever since I was a little boy I have been in love with books and storytelling. i loved to hear stories told. in my neighborhood, the best stories were told by the older ..."
"This is another very valuable tool to help you on your journey. -Trish Stewart Wholistic Harmony The Success Attitude - Haunting Messages Guiding Us is the amazing story of Janice's journey of dealing with experiences from beyond."
"To an Anchorage schoolyard invaded by a bull moose. To a spot at Lord Rothschild's tea table. To the uncharted, unfathomable territory of an aging mother's dementia. To the end of a Chrysler assembly line in Detroit. With lively wit and an eye for striking imagery, Sharon Lask Munson takes us all over this world and through generations of family history and lore. Her poems invite us into both macrocosm and microcosm-that place in which ..."
"Join Scott Caputo on a pilgrimage where we are offered nothing less than the full measure of being human. Accessible, these poems are made from the whole cloth of experience. Caputo never shies away from his religion or the marketplace. Astonishment lies down with humor. In Holy Trinity of Chiles the wanderer and the word-lover find nourishment. Kit Kennedy, poet and host of Gallery Café Reading Series, San Francisco In Holy Trin ..."