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Author: Wasi Rizvi Publisher: via tolino media ISBN: 3754628666 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 180
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is *not* a commercially viable product. The aim here is much greater than that: It wakes us up from a lifetime of sleep on autopilot. To make a real difference, even if it is for just one soul. Quick Question: is it you? The first version consists of 70 B.U.L.B.s (Bitesize Ultimate Light Byte) each, almost, being a brief page examination of a different question. Wiring of fiction joins these inquisitive B.U.L.B.s for a better understanding. The second version takes you behind the scenes, on a night-long discussion with a literary genie drafting this very book. 5 of the 14 chapters are fiction in this spiritual discussion. Although meant to be easy to read, this book is hard to describe. 'Religion and Spirituality' domain also explores fiction, philosophy, and out of the box perspectives to provide a richer understanding of what is already right in front of you. Welcome to a pocket-universe of questions! Some Questions in the Book: + What Holds True Satisfaction? + Are Science and Religion at War? + Where is Your Happiness? + What Does ‘Being Alive’ Mean? + What is True Accomplishment? + Should You Run Away From Money, Power, and Fame? + Do Humans Have More Than One Nature? + Can Intellect Interact with the Ego? + What Becomes a Veil Between You and God? + How to Know If God is Pleased? + Can a Human Really be Better Than Angels? + What is the Target in This Reality? + What is Freedom? + Why is Everyone Scared of Death? + What Happens If You Are Not a Wakeful Being? +Why Does Anything Happen? +What Can Help Us at All Times? + Why Are You Reading This? And +Why Ask These Questions Right Now?
Author: Wasi Rizvi Publisher: via tolino media ISBN: 3754628666 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 180
Book Description
is *not* a commercially viable product. The aim here is much greater than that: It wakes us up from a lifetime of sleep on autopilot. To make a real difference, even if it is for just one soul. Quick Question: is it you? The first version consists of 70 B.U.L.B.s (Bitesize Ultimate Light Byte) each, almost, being a brief page examination of a different question. Wiring of fiction joins these inquisitive B.U.L.B.s for a better understanding. The second version takes you behind the scenes, on a night-long discussion with a literary genie drafting this very book. 5 of the 14 chapters are fiction in this spiritual discussion. Although meant to be easy to read, this book is hard to describe. 'Religion and Spirituality' domain also explores fiction, philosophy, and out of the box perspectives to provide a richer understanding of what is already right in front of you. Welcome to a pocket-universe of questions! Some Questions in the Book: + What Holds True Satisfaction? + Are Science and Religion at War? + Where is Your Happiness? + What Does ‘Being Alive’ Mean? + What is True Accomplishment? + Should You Run Away From Money, Power, and Fame? + Do Humans Have More Than One Nature? + Can Intellect Interact with the Ego? + What Becomes a Veil Between You and God? + How to Know If God is Pleased? + Can a Human Really be Better Than Angels? + What is the Target in This Reality? + What is Freedom? + Why is Everyone Scared of Death? + What Happens If You Are Not a Wakeful Being? +Why Does Anything Happen? +What Can Help Us at All Times? + Why Are You Reading This? And +Why Ask These Questions Right Now?
Author: Marina Benjamin Publisher: Catapult ISBN: 1948226065 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 144
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“An insomniac’s ideal sleep aid—and that’s a compliment. With her collage of ruminations about sleeplessness, [Benjamin] promises no real cure . . . Her slim book is what the doctor ordered.”—The Atlantic Insomnia is on the rise. Villainous and unforgiving, it’s the enemy o f energy and focus, the thief of our repose. But can insomnia be an ally, too, a validator of the present moment, of edginess and creativity? Marina Benjamin takes on her personal experience of the condition—her struggles with it, her insomniac highs, and her dawning awareness that states of sleeplessness grant us valuable insights into the workings of our unconscious minds. Although insomnia is rarely entirely welcome, Benjamin treats it less as an affliction than as an encounter that she engages with and plumbs. She adds new dimensions to both our understanding of sleep (and going without it) and of night, and how we perceive darkness. Along the way, Insomnia trips through illuminating material from literature, art, philosophy, psychology, pop culture, and more. Benjamin pays particular attention to the relationship between women and sleep—Penelope up all night, unraveling her day’s weaving for Odysseus; the Pre–Raphaelite artists’ depictions of deeply sleeping women; and the worries that keep contemporary females awake. Insomnia is an intense, lyrical, witty, and humane exploration of a state we too often consider only superficially. “This is the song of insomnia, and I shall sing it,” Marina Benjamin declares.
Author: Willa Blythe Baker Publisher: Shambhala Publications ISBN: 161180874X Category : Body, Mind & Spirit Languages : en Pages : 209
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Spirituality & Practice "Best Books of 2021" Award Winner A highly practical and approachable guide to somatic meditation with easy practices for accessing the body's inherent mindfulness, from an expert in somatic meditation. Tap into the wisdom of the body with down-to-earth practices like "Surrendering to the Breath" and "Befriending Feelings" that allow the body to become the source of mindfulness. Willa Blythe Baker introduces meditation practice as the cultivation of a way of being, rather than a way of doing. It is a way of being that is self-aware, self-compassionate, and embodied. This way of being is not limited to practice on the cushion or on the yoga mat--somatic mindfulness is available at any moment, activated by attention to the body's wisdom and its teachings. Discover the three layers of embodiment, from the earth body of flesh and blood, the subtle body of sensory experience and emotion, and the awareness body of consciousness. The three parts of this book explore these layers through turning attention to the physical, energetic, and mental dimensions of human experience. By diving deep into the body, readers will find that they already have what they need. Concentration, wisdom, compassion, kindness, and joy are waiting there.
Author: Institute of Medicine Publisher: National Academies Press ISBN: 0309101115 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 425
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Clinical practice related to sleep problems and sleep disorders has been expanding rapidly in the last few years, but scientific research is not keeping pace. Sleep apnea, insomnia, and restless legs syndrome are three examples of very common disorders for which we have little biological information. This new book cuts across a variety of medical disciplines such as neurology, pulmonology, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry, psychology, otolaryngology, and nursing, as well as other medical practices with an interest in the management of sleep pathology. This area of research is not limited to very young and old patientsâ€"sleep disorders reach across all ages and ethnicities. Sleep Disorders and Sleep Deprivation presents a structured analysis that explores the following: Improving awareness among the general public and health care professionals. Increasing investment in interdisciplinary somnology and sleep medicine research training and mentoring activities. Validating and developing new and existing technologies for diagnosis and treatment. This book will be of interest to those looking to learn more about the enormous public health burden of sleep disorders and sleep deprivation and the strikingly limited capacity of the health care enterprise to identify and treat the majority of individuals suffering from sleep problems.
Author: Julie Flygare Publisher: ISBN: 9780988314900 Category : Narcolepsy Languages : en Pages : 213
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Julie Flygare was on an ambitious path to success, entering law school at age 22, when narcolepsy destroyed the neurological boundaries between dreaming and reality in her brain. She faced terrifying hallucinations, paralysis and excruciating sleepiness - aspects of dream sleep taking place while wide awake. Yet, narcolepsy was a wake-up call for Julie. Her illness propelled her onto a journey she never imagined - from lying paralyzed on her apartment floor to dancing euphorically at a nightclub; from the classrooms of Harvard Medical School to the start line of the Boston Marathon. Wide Awake and Dreaming is a revealing first-hand account of dreams gone wrong with narcolepsy. It's the brave story of one woman trampling over barriers and finding light in the darkest of circumstances.
Author: Jill Gordon Publisher: Indiana University Press ISBN: 0253062845 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 465
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Hearing, Sound, and the Auditory in Ancient Greece represents the first wide-ranging philosophical study of the role of sound and hearing in the ancient Greek world. Because our modern western culture is a particularly visual one, we can overlook the significance of the auditory which was so central to the Greeks. The fifteen chapters of this edited volume explore "hearing" as being philosophically significant across numerous texts and figures in ancient Greek philosophy. Through close analysis of the philosophy of such figures as Homer, Heraclitus, Pythagoreans, Sophocles, Empedocles, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, Hearing, Sound, and Auditory in Ancient Greece presents new and unique research from philosophers and classicists that aims to redirect us to the ways in which sound, hearing, listening, voice, and even silence shaped and reflected the worldview of ancient Greece.
Author: Charles R. Bambach Publisher: Cornell University Press ISBN: 1501726730 Category : Philosophy Languages : en Pages : 316
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The collapse of historicism was not merely the demise of an academic tradition but signified a shift in the understanding of hermeneutics and metaphysics. Whereas earlier books have explored the rise and dominance of historicism within academic history, this is the first to trace its collapse and to show how it was shaped by larger philosophical and scientific concerns. Charles R. Bambach's lucid account of the demise of historicism within the context of German metaphysics provides a rich new perspective on the development of the young Heidegger's concept of "historicity" and on the origins of postmodern thought. Bambach reconstructs the methodological debates arising from a pervasive sense of crisis among German philosophers in the late nineteenth century. He details the divergent attempts by the Neo-Kantians, Nietzsche, and Dilthey to overcome the limitations of historical relativism. Heidegger's view of "historicity," Bambach shows, radically transforms the problematic of historicism into a discourse concerning the crisis of philosophical modernity.
Author: Jim Infantino Publisher: Indies United Publishing House, LLC ISBN: 9781644562796 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 298
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A captivating picture of a climate-changed future viewed from two starkly different cultural perspectives, The Wakeful Wanderer's Guide to New New England & Beyond follows the paths of a runaway aristocrat, a Luddite tyrant, a spy seeking retribution, and a wandering historian unicycling north along the crumbling Boston Post Road.Marto Boxter is an optimistic journalist with a head full of implants. When we meet him, he is planning a ride into the interconnected tribes of the Northeast from his town of Reverside-on-Hudson. He plans to document his ride by posting his thoughts in real-time to his post-human followers. Before he can leave on his tour however, a runaway named Helen arrives with secret information that throws Marto's placid world into turmoil.Meanwhile, Barnabas Yoniver IV, the leader of a Luddite town to the south launches a plot to disrupt the life of all upgraded humans and bring them back to the traditional economy of markets and governments. Aware of Yoniver's plans, rival Luddite families scheme to prevent Barnabas from grabbing too much power for himself.This darkly humorous reflection of our changing world is an exploration of what it means to be human as our relationships with technology become increasingly intimate.
Author: Wasi Rizvi
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