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Susan Piver has been a student of Buddhism since 1995 and writes books based on Buddhistic teachings and ideas. She has taught meditation since 2005. [2] Her publications have made it into the New York Times Bestseller lists. [3] Her latest book is The Four Noble Truths of Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Modern Relationships.
The Well of Being: a children's book for adults is artist Jean-Pierre Weill's first book and a pioneering endeavor to bring a child's perspective to serious adult literature. [1] The book combines the gravity of adult issues such as the pursuit of well-being and self-actualization with the levity of a picture book and the disinhibition of a child.
According to the author, the book is inspired by a set of the Toltec people's spiritual beliefs. The intent of the book is to help readers explore "freedom," "happiness," and "love." [4] The central point of the book is that a person's life is determined by agreements they have made with themselves, with others, with God, and with society as a ...
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants is a 2013 nonfiction book by Potawatomi professor Robin Wall Kimmerer, about the role of Indigenous knowledge as an alternative or complementary approach to Western mainstream scientific methodologies.
Articles relating to wisdom literature, a genre of literature that first began in the ancient Near East. It consists of statements by sages and the wise that offer teachings about divinity and virtue. Although this genre uses techniques of traditional oral storytelling, it was disseminated in written form.
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, inspirational stories and motivational essays. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. There have been numerous volumes of Chicken Soup issued.
The Getting of Wisdom is a novel by Australian novelist Henry Handel Richardson. It was first published in 1910, and has almost always been in print ever since. It was first published in 1910, and has almost always been in print ever since.
The Poetic Books, also called the Sapiential Books, are a division of the Christian Bible grouping 5 or 7 books (depending on the canon) in the Old Testament. [1] The term "Sapiential Books" refers to the same set, although not all the Psalms are usually regarded as belonging to the Wisdom tradition .