How many people have the chance to come in direct contact with the teachings of a truly enlightened living Master? The preciousness of that opportunity is explored in the pages of I Have Come To Take You Home. Prepared originally by one practitioner from Supreme Master Ching Hai's lectures, interviews and informal talks, this book began as a collection of personal notes. With the help of many fellow practitioners who transcribed the English lecturesand translated many other, themes of Master's teachings began to emerge.
Diana Ferrus was born in Worcester in 1953 and completed her high school career in 1972. She completed a postgraduate degree in Womens and Gender studies at the University of the Western Cape where she works as an administrator in the Dept of Industrial Psychology. Diana is a writer, poet, performance poet and story-teller. Her work in both Afrikaans and English has been published in various collections and some serve as prescribed texts for high school learners. Her publishing house, Diana Ferrus Publishers has published various publications including her first Afrikaans collection of poetry, Ons Komvandaan. Diana co-edited and published a collection of stories about fathers and daughters, Slaan vir my n masker, Vader in 2006. The mission of her publishing company is to publish writers from previously disadvantaged communities. Her company in association with the University of the Western Cape has published life stories of three former activists and unionists namely, Liz Nana Abrahams, Zollie Malindi and Archie Sibeko. These publications contain rich material about South Africas past and some are prescribed texts at the University of the Western Cape. She is a founder member of the Afrikaanse Skrywersvereniging (ASV), Bush Poets (all women poets) and Women in Xchains (grassroots women writers). Diana has attended numerous literary festivals locally and abroad. In 2006 she performed her poetry at the Klein Karoo Kunstefees with the Mamela band. They received a Kanna-award for the best contemporary music. At this very festival Diana received a Kanna-award for her contribution to Afrikaans. However Diana Ferrus is internationally known and acclaimed for the poem that she wrote for the indigenous South African woman Sarah Bartmann who was taken away from her country under false pretences and paraded as a sexual freak in Europe. Dianas work has had and still has a bearing and influence on matters of race, gender, class and reconciliation. She is popular amongst South Africans of all race groups. She believes in her countrys future and works tirelessly for her peoples emancipation from racial, sexual and class exploitation as well as reconciliation.
This inspiring collection of lectures offers a refreshing perspective on the age-old wisdom found in all religious & spiritual scriptures around the world. Beyond religion & philosophy, this book offers a practical guide on how each of us may follow in the footsteps of our spiritual models, bridging the gap between saints & mortal beings, giving us a road map to discover the Kingdom of God within each of us. The Master answers questions about practical daily life, how to overcome obstacles, how to understand misconceptions about religious teachings. With a light-hearted sense of humor, Master Ching Hai prepares us for our journey back "Home" through the practice of an ancient meditation technique called the Quan Yin Method (contemplation of the inner sound stream). The Supreme Master Ching Hai is a spiritual teacher & a world-renowned humanitarian. She has been recognized around the world for disaster relief activities in the U.S., Europe & Asia. She was awarded the "International Peace Commendation" by the U.S. government & has been the honored guest of Presidents & statesmen around the world. This wonderful book should be a part of anyone's spiritual library. To order, call (408) 292-9704, FAX (415) 493- 3427, or write to ISMCHMA, 520 East Santa Clara St., San Jose, CA 95116 or Bookpeople 1-800-999-4650; Moving Books 1-800-777-6683; Quality Books 1-800-323-4241; New Leaf 1-800-326-2665; Baker & Taylor 1-800-775-1800; Publishers Distribution Service 1-800-922-9681 & Brodart & Co. 1-800-233-8467.
As Sam's father's condition worsens, her dreams become more frequent - and more frightening. She realises that what she is experiencing is not a dream, but someone else's living nightmare...
Shares uplifting advice about the virtues of forgiveness, offering strategic and biblically based advice on how to achieve peace and personal fulfillment by letting go of past wrongs.
A light in the darkness . . . The youngest son of Anglesea, the once idealistic Henry has survived the Holy Pilgrimage, but lost all his deeply held beliefs in honor and nobility. Captured in battle, he is sold as a slave into the home of Alif Al-Rasheed, a wealthy Genovese merchant who has converted to Islam. Bereft of faith, imprisoned in a foreign land, Henry has lost hope in his ability to love again—until he lays eyes on his captor’s beguiling daughter. A marriage of opposites . . . To Henry, Alya is a beacon of beauty he cannot ignore. But the heart of this proud daughter of Cairo will not be won so easily. Divided by religion, language, and culture, Ayla has little in common with the disillusioned Englishman—and yet he has vowed to protect her life in exchange for his freedom. As they embark on a perilous journey to safety, their bond will grow—and be tested—in ways neither can anticipate. For their greatest challenges will arise where Henry least expects. With threats conspiring to divide them, will he find the strength to stand by Ayla—and together will they find a common ground on which to build a future? “Sarah Hegger has a gift for storytelling that is not to be missed. She's a personal favorite of mine.” —Kathryn Le Veque, USA Today bestselling author “Hegger answers every question readers may have . . . beautifully.” --RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars Top Pick
The treatment of cultural colonial objects is one of the most debated questions of our time. Calls for a new international cultural order go back to decolonization. However, for decades, the issue has been treated as a matter of comity or been reduced to a Shakespearean dilemma: to return or not to return. Confronting Colonial Objects seeks to go beyond these classic dichotomies and argues that contemporary practices are at a tipping point. The book shows that cultural takings were material to the colonial project throughout different periods and went far beyond looting. It presents micro histories and object biographies to trace recurring justifications and contestations of takings and returns while outlining the complicity of anthropology, racial science, and professional networks that enabled colonial collecting. The book demonstrates the dual role of law and cultural heritage regulation in facilitating colonial injustices and mobilizing resistance thereto. Drawing on the interplay between justice, ethics, and human rights, Stahn develops principles of relational cultural justice. He challenges the argument that takings were acceptable according to the standards of the time and outlines how future engagement requires a re-invention of knowledge systems and relations towards objects, including new forms of consent, provenance research, and partnership, and a re-thinking of the role of museums themselves. Following the life story and transformation of cultural objects, this book provides a fresh perspective on international law and colonial history that appeals to audiences across a variety of disciplines. This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read on the Oxford Academic platform and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.
"The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings" is a detective mystery novel. Norman Head had met and fallen in love with a woman in Italy. As time went by, however, he came to discover the truth about her character, and that the mysterious secret society that she led and had introduced him to, was in fact a vicious criminal enterprise, an enterprise of which he wanted no part in. Head fled to England in search of a new life away from it all. But when an old friend came to visit him with a request, it would lead to his reunion with Madame Kolluchy, the queen and head of the Brotherhood of Seven Kings. And with the life of a young boy at stake, Norman must act fast to save him from the clutches of the dreaded organisation...
Paris, 1923 The daughter of a scandalous mother, Delilah Drummond is already notorious, even among Paris society. But her latest scandal is big enough to make even her oft-married mother blanch. Delilah is exiled to Kenya and her favorite stepfather's savanna manor house until gossip subsides. Fairlight is the crumbling, sun-bleached skeleton of a faded African dream, a world where dissolute expats are bolstered by gin and jazz records, cigarettes and safaris. As mistress of this wasted estate, Delilah falls into the decadent pleasures of society. Against the frivolity of her peers, Ryder White stands in sharp contrast. As foreign to Delilah as Africa, Ryder becomes her guide to the complex beauty of this unknown world. Giraffes, buffalo, lions and elephants roam the shores of Lake Wanyama amid swirls of red dust. Here, life is lush and teeming—yet fleeting and often cheap. Amidst the wonders—and dangers—of Africa, Delilah awakes to a land out of all proportion: extremes of heat, darkness, beauty and joy that cut to her very heart. Only when this sacred place is profaned by bloodshed does Delilah discover what is truly worth fighting for—and what she can no longer live without.
