Drawing on a wide range of material, ranging from the spiritualities of the world religions to the findings of contemporary neuroscience, Karen Armstrong argues that compassion is hardwired into our brains, yet is constantly pushed back by our more primitive instincts for selfishness and survival. She demonstrates in twelve practical steps how we can bring compassion to the forefront of our lives. These steps both reveal the inadequacies of our knowledge of ourselves and others and enable us to unlock our potential for understanding, empathy and altruism that can be translated into acts of kindness and charity. They culminate in the most radical and challenging of all religious maxims - love your enemy. Karen shows that by transcending the limitations of selfishness on a daily basis we will not only make a difference in the world but also lead more fulfilled, happier lives.
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Ageless Body, Timeless Mind is by Deepak Chopra, the world's leading exponent of the ancient Indian system of Ayurvedic Medicine. Combining lucid theory with inspiring case studies and a wealth of practical exercises, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind demonstrates the innate intelligence of the mind/body processes and the extent to which sickness and aging are created by gaps in our self-knowledge. By increasing this self-knowledge, we can master simple yet effective ways to metabolize time, and so achieve our unbounded potential.
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Everyone we know who's read this book has said how wonderful it made them feel. It takes us to the heart of the age-old Celtic spiritual tradition - which still echoes in the blood of so many of us - and helps us to enter consciously the world of the Anam Cara, the 'soul friend'. For the essence of ancient Celtic spirituality, says John O'Donohue, was the ability to perceive, revere and befriend the soul in all things - in others, in the self, in nature, in solitude, in life and in death. In this friendly, reverent awareness lies a tremendous, transfiguring power, - the power to bring the inner world of the soul to life, for yourself and for those around you, and to walk and live within it.
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Dr Caroline Myss, who is herself able to diagnose illness by intuitive means, explores the links between spiritual and emotional stresses and the specific illnesses these create in different parts of the human energy system. She also presents a unique model of the body's seven centres of spiritual and physical power in which she synthesizes the ancient wisdom of three spiritual traditions - the Hindu chakras, the Christian sacraments and the Kabbalah's Tree of Life. With this model, Dr Myss shows how you can develop your own latent powers of intuition. As you begin to understand the anatomy of your spirit, you will discover the spiritual causes of illness, how to sense and correct an energy imbalance before it expresses itself as physical illness, and how to recover emotionally and physically from an illness you may already have.