The Noble Paths of People Who Serve Others
The Noble Paths of People Who Serve Others

Author: James M. Davy

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2008-12

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0595497691

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This is a book that honors and celebrates the compassion of people who serve the needs of others in very positive, meaningful, and sometimes, life changing ways. Why do people who serve others open their hearts so freely? This book features sixteen stories of everyday, ordinary people who have become truly extraordinary by helping others. These people have extended themselves by helping vulnerable people in need not for glamour or glory but because they simply observed hurt and pain and felt compelled to take positive action. In this book, the experiences, events and circumstances of their lives are examined through the lens of Appreciative Inquiry-a strength based perspective that focuses our attention on the conditions and factors that enable us to act at our very best. Learn how you can use the process of 'Appreciative Life Reflection' to examine the Noble Path of your own life with all of its twists and turns and apply what you learn to the discovery of your Noble Purpose-Serving the Needs of Others.

The Four Noble Truths of Love
The Four Noble Truths of Love

Author: Susan Piver

Publisher: Lionheart Press, a division of the Open Heart Project

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1732277613

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"Susan Piver consistently offers what so many of us seek: A generous, caring, loving teacher, someone with an open heart and a clear mind, eager to help us find our own way forward." —Seth Godin, author of Linchpin Broken hearts, resentment, affairs, divorce. Why is it so hard to make relationships work? New York Times bestselling author and mindfulness expert Susan Piver applies classic Buddhist wisdom to modern romance, including her own long-term relationship, to show that ancient philosophies have timeless—and unexpected—wisdom on how to love. The Four Noble Truths of Love will challenge the expectations you have about dating, sex, and romance, liberating you from the habits, traumas, and expectations that have been holding back your relationships. This mindful approach toward love will help you open your heart fearlessly, deepen communications with your partner, increase your compassion and resilience, and lead you toward a path of true happiness. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain: expansive, real love for yourself and others.

The Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path

Author: Bhikkhu Bodhi

Publisher: Buddhist Publication Society

Published: 2010-12-01

Total Pages: 151

ISBN-13: 955240116X

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The Buddha's teachings center around two basic principles. One is the Four Noble Truths, in which the Buddha diagnoses the problem of suffering and indicates the treatment necessary to remedy this problem. The other is the Noble Eightfold Path, the practical discipline he prescribes to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying causes of suffering. The present book offers, in simple and clear language, a concise yet thorough explanation of the Eightfold Path. Basing himself solidly upon the Buddha's own words, the author examines each factor of the path to determine exactly what it implies in the way of practical training. Finally, in the concluding chapter, he shows how all eight factors of the path function in unison to bring about the realization of the Buddhist goal: enlightenment and liberation.

EMPOWERMENT
EMPOWERMENT

Author: Moniek Richardson

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2014-04-15

Total Pages: 55

ISBN-13: 1493197320

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My story is about the struggles I faced growing up in the “bricks” feeling scarred and alone. Disparate to belong, fit in, and be loved but diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis at the age of 23, I thought my life was over. Because I had strong encouragement and support from my family and extended family, I realized I had to be my own self motivator and it has been a struggle. Strike one is being a single mother and strike two is my illness, Multiple Sclerosis which is constantly present. Both of these issues, I have had to challenge them face-to-face and convince myself that if others can do it so can I. I came to a realization through education that there are other people in this world that have encounter many more and even worse adversities, there is really no reason for me to give up on my dreams. This is my story.

The Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path

Author: Bodhi (Bhikkhu.)

Publisher: Pariyatti

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781928706076

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This book offers a clear, concise account of the Eightfold Path prescribed to uproot and eliminate the deep underlying cause of suffering--ignorance. Each step of the path is believed to cultivate wisdom through mental training, and includes an enlightened and peaceful middle path that avoids extremes. The theoretical as well as practical angles of each of the paths--right view, right intention, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, and right concentration--are illustrated through examples from contemporary life. The work's final chapter addresses the Buddhist path and its culmination in enlightenment.

Culturally Adapting Psychotherapy for Asian Heritage Populations
Culturally Adapting Psychotherapy for Asian Heritage Populations

Author: Wei-Chin Hwang

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-03-31

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 0124173152

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Current census reports indicate that over half of the United States will be of ethnic minority background by 2050. Yet few published studies have examined or demonstrated the efficacy of currently established psychological treatments for ethnic minorities. Culturally Adapting Psychotherapy for Asian Heritage Populations: An Evidence-Based Approach identifies the need for culturally adapted psychotherapy and helps support the cultural competency movement by helping providers develop specific skillsets, rather than merely focusing on cultural self-awareness and knowledge of other groups. The book provides a top-down and bottom-up community-participatory framework for developing culturally adapted interventions that can be readily applied to many other groups. Areas targeted for adaptation are broken down into domains, principles, and the justifying rationales. This is one of the first books that provides concrete, practical, and specific advice for researchers and practitioners alike. It is also the first book that provides an actual culturally adapted treatment manual so that the reader can see cultural adaptations in action. - Summarizes psychotherapy research indicating underrepresentation of ethnic minorities - Describes the first evidence-based culturally adapted treatment for Asian heritage populations - Provides concrete examples of adapted psychotherapy in practice - Clarifies how this framework can be further used to adapt interventions for other ethnic groups - Highlights how principles used to develop this depression-specific treatment can be applied to other disorders - Includes the full treatment manual Improving Your Mood: A Culturally Responsive and Holistic Approach to Treating Depression in Chinese Americans

Revelation
Revelation

Author: A. C. Barnes

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2017-01-27

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1524576468

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This book will challenge you and awaken you to understand how the events of the past, shaped our present day. You will learn a concise history with factual events of the descendants of Noah's three sons, Ham, Sham, and Japheth. You will gain a deeper understanding and connection to your history, and its link to world history. Through this knowledge, you will acquire wisdom that can help you understand and gain tolerance towards other diverse cultures. Through gaining tolerance we can bring a willingness to work together. When we understand our past, and are willing to work together, we can change our future.

The One Year Men of the Bible
The One Year Men of the Bible

Author: James Stuart Bell

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2015-01-12

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1414362315

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The Bible is filled cover to cover with stories of God's interactions with men . . . and their interactions with one another. The One Year Men of the Bible is a collection of those stories. Some of these stories are wonderful and positive examples of godly living—examples such as Abraham, Gideon, David, Simon Peter, the apostle Paul, and, of course Jesus himself. Others of these stories aren't pretty or pleasant because they're about men's failures and sins and the prices they paid for them. All of these accounts, however, are recorded in pages of the Holy Bible as inspirations, as teachings, as warnings, and as examples of how to live . . . and how not to live.

The Arts of Contemplative Care
The Arts of Contemplative Care

Author: Cheryl A Giles

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-11-24

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1614290377

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Powerful and life-affirming, this watershed volume brings together the voices of pioneers in the field of contemplative care--from hospice and hospitals to colleges, prisons, and the military. Illustrating the day-to-day words and actions of pastoral workers, each first-person essay in this collection offers a distillation of the wisdom gained over years of compassionate experience. The stories told here are sure to inspire--whether you are a professional caregiver or simply feel inclined toward guiding, healing, and comforting roles. If you are inspired to read this book, or even one touching story in it, you just might find yourself inspired to change a life.

Positively 4Th Street
Positively 4Th Street

Author: Joshua Simon MD EdD

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1532061889

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Historical events, ideas, words, and numbers are connected to one another not by chance but in a way that lies below the surface. The number four provides this connection—from the 4/4 time of rock and roll of the Beatles and Bob Dylan, the Vietnam War, Lou Gehrig, all the way to lives of Muhammad, Jesus Christ, the Buddha, and Moses. In Positively 4th Street, author Dr. Joshua Simon offers a spiritual journey, an awakening of the soul. He stimulates you to think about your own experiences and relationships and wonder why you believe whatever it is you believe. Simon offers real solutions to perhaps the two most common problems: thinking that you are not good enough and procrastination. The key to solving these problems is to get better at following the four bases of the Golden Rule: (1) be aware of and sensitive to how your actions affect the feelings of others; (2) don’t do for others what others can do for themselves; (3) say no and set limits with those who act selfishly; and (4) never judge others to be undeserving of your kindness or generosity. Based on his personal and professional experiences and through illustrative stories, Simon presents informative and interesting ideas and advice about how to achieve contentment in life.