Immigrants often face considerable challenges when it comes to preserving their cultural and religious teachings. D. Mitra Barua argues that the Sri Lankan Buddhist community in Toronto has maintained its coherence and integrity not...
Religion and spirituality
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Author:Mitra Barua, D.Summary: - Author:Nisargadatta, MaharajSummary:
Seeds of Consciousness is the first of three books edited by Jean Dunn, which are wholly taken from daily Talks given by Nisargadatta Maharaj at his Bombay apartment during 1979 and 1980. Books of this type have been prepared by other...
- Author:Eivaz, JenniferSummary:
Foundational Teaching on Discerning What Is Happening in the Spiritual Realm For many believers, operating in the gifts of the Spirit has become a normal way of life. Yet there is one often-overlooked, often-misunderstood gift crucial...
- Author:Qureshi, NabeelSummary:
Qureshi describes his dramatic journey from Islam to Christianity, and shares how he developed a passion for Islam before discovering, almost against his will, evidence that Jesus rose from the dead and claimed to be God-- and of the...
- Author:Levine, Allan GeraldSummary:
In this definitive and meticulously researched account of the Jewish experience in Canada, award-winning and critically acclaimed author Allan Levine documents a story that is rich, accessible, often surprising, and epic in its scope....
- Author:Pettipas, KatherineSummary:
Religious ceremonies were an inseparable part of Aboriginal traditional life, reinforcing social, economic and political values. However, missionaries and government officials with ethnocentric attitudes of cultural superiority decreed...
- Author:Jones, FaithSummary:
Educated meets The Vow in this story of liberation and self-empowerment-an inspiring and stranger-than-fiction memoir of growing up in and breaking free from the Children of God, an oppressive, extremist religious cult. Faith Jones was...
- Author:Tremaine, LauraSummary:
Part memoir and part guidebook, Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First. is the invitation you've been waiting for to show up with your whole self and discover the intimate, meaningful friendships you long for. In spite of the hyper-...
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In the African context, shrines are cultural signposts that help one understand and read the ethnic, territorial, and social lay of the land. The contributions gathered here by Allan Charles Dawson demonstrate how African shrines help...
- Author:Hesse, HermannSummary:
In ancient India a young man begins a spiritual journey that will take him into the company of the Buddha, the arms of a gorgeous courtesan and to the river that will ultimately teach him enlightenment. Hesse wrote the book to cure...
- Author:Kingsland, JamesSummary:
Framed by the teachings of the Buddha, this book shows how ancient meditative practices anticipated the findings of modern neuroscience. This is a cutting-edge, big-picture assessment of meditation and mindfulness: how it works, what it...
- Author:Ferguson, Julie H.Summary:
For the first time, Sing a New Song tells the stories of four Canadian bishops who pushed the envelope and changed the world. All have faced severe opposition; one was involved in the only Anglican schism in Canadian history; two...
- Author:Levin, Daniel BarbanSummary:
A stunning firsthand account of the creation of a modern cult and the costs paid by its young victims: a group of college roommates "Chilling . . . eloquent . . . a powerful portrayal of a young man's ability to emerge whole...
- Author:Lamott, AnneSummary:
From the bestselling author of Stitches and Help, Thanks, Wow comes her long-awaited collection of new and selected essays on hope, joy, and grace. Anne Lamott writes about faith, family, and community in essays that are both wise and...
- Author:Anderson, Wahwahbiginojii-David, Samatte, SandraSummary:
Smudging and the Four Sacred Medicines tells us how to use these Medicines in everyday life and in Ceremonies.
- Author:McGrath, CarmelitaSummary:
This book is about religions, faith and the beliefs that guide people in their daily lives.
- Author:Jakes, T. D.Summary:
In his new book, Jakes provides listeners with strategies that will help them rejuvenate their life and turn their "busyness" into a "business." All listeners will benefit from Jakes' insightful advice so that they can use the days God...
- Author:Platt, DavidSummary:
New York Times best-selling author David Platt takes readers on a heart-wrenching, soul-searching journey through impoverished villages in the Himalayan mountains. With riveting passion and surprising vulnerability, Platt dares readers...
- Author:Acuff, Jon.Summary:
Overthinking isn't a personality trait. It's the sneakiest form of fear. It steals time, creativity, and goals. It's the most expensive, least productive thing companies invest in without even knowing it. And it's an...
- Author:Arthurson, WayneSummary:
First Nations peoples and Native Americans in North America have long believed in the power of spirit animals or totems. They believed that these animals had lessons to teach and healing or inspirational powers: One of the strongest...
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