Turning the Wheel

Turning the Wheel
Author: Charles Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2010-06-15
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 143912583X

"Were it not for the Buddhadharma, says Charles Johnson in his preface to Turning the Wheel, "I'm convinced that, as a black American and an artist, I would not have been able to successfully negotiate my last half century of life in this country. Or at least not with a high level of creative productivity." In this collection of provocative and intimate essays, Johnson writes of the profound connection between Buddhism and creativity, and of the role of Eastern philosophy in the quest for a free and thoughtful life. In 1926, W. E. B. Du Bois asked African-Americans what they would most want were the color line miraculously forgotten. In Turning the Wheel, Johnson sets out to explore this question by examining his experiences both as a writer and as a practitioner of Buddhism. He looks at basic Buddhist principles and practices, demonstrating how Buddhism is both the most revolutionary and most civilized of possible human choices. He discusses fundamental Buddhist practices such as the Eightfold Path, Taming the Mind, and Sangha and illuminates their place in the American Civil Rights movement. Johnson moves from spiritual guides to spiritual nourishment: writing. In essays touching on the role of the black intellectual, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Ralph Ellison, Johnson uses tools of Buddhist thinking to clarify difficult ideas. Powerful and revelatory, these essays confirm that writing and reading, along with Buddhism, are the basic components that make up a thoughtful life.

Speed Secrets

Speed Secrets
Author: Ross Bentley
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1998-08-13
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1610600010

Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

The Third Turning of the Wheel

The Third Turning of the Wheel
Author: Tenshin Reb Anderson
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 172
Release: 2016-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1930485794

In his previous book, Being Upright: Zen Meditation and the Bodhisattva Precepts, Reb Anderson Roshi described how we must become thoroughly grounded in conventional truth through the practice of compassion before we can receive the teachings of the ultimate truth. In The Third Turning of the Wheel, he introduces us to the next stage of our journey by invoking the wisdom of the Samdhinirmocana Sutra. According to Anderson, the main purpose behind this enigmatic sutra is to reconcile the apparent contradictions between the original teachings of the historical Buddha and the later teachings of Mahayana Buddhism. Anderson reflects on the great metaphysical questions proposed in the Samdhinirmocana Sutra—the nature of ultimate reality, the structure of human consciousness, the characteristics of phenomena, the stages of meditation, and the essential qualities of a buddha—with the clarity of a scholar and the insight of a practitioner.

The Wheel Turned

The Wheel Turned
Author: Malathi Ramachandran
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2010-01-01
Genre: Battlefields
ISBN: 8122311040

It is the dawn of the 1960's. Meena is married to Anand, an army officer, and lives with him at an army cantonment in the verdant hills of Dharamshala. But their life together turns upside down when the unit is suddenly called to resist the Chinese in the North East. Anand goes to war and never returns. There is no news of him, nor is his body found. Has he been killed? Did he abscond from the battlefield? Was he captured alive? As her family and friends prepare her for the worst, Meena remains staunch in her belief that Anand would have fought like a brave soldier and would be safe somewhere, and would return to her some day. Weeks turn into months and the months into years. Another man enters her life, but Meena is not ready for this relationship, convinced that Anand will come back. She clings to her dreams, and her most precious possession, an old Tibetan prayer wheel, becomes her talisman of hope and happiness. She knows that it had brought her happiness once, and it would again show its magical powers. This is the story of a soldier's pride and courage on the battlefield and of a woman's faith and commitment; the story of tireless waiting and endless believing. Told with deep sensitivity, understanding and gentle humour, this story of Meena and the two men who love her moves to a heartrending climax. When the wheel turns, only Destiny knows who will be at the top...

The Turning Wheel

The Turning Wheel
Author: Arthur Pound
Publisher: Рипол Классик
Total Pages: 534
Release: 1934
Genre: History
ISBN: 5877530291

Turn, Magic Wheel

Turn, Magic Wheel
Author: Dawn Powell
Publisher: Steerforth
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2011-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1581952481

Dennis Orphen, in writing a novel, has stolen the life story of his friend, Effie Callingham, the former wife of a famous, Hemingway-like novelist, Andrew Callingham. Orphen’s betrayal is not the only one, nor the worst one, in this hilarious satire of the New York literary scene. (Powell personally considered this to be her best New York novel.) Powell takes revenge here on all publishers, and her baffoonish MacTweed is a comic invention worthy of Dickens. And as always in Powell’s New York novels, the city itself becomes a central character: “On the glittering black pavement legs hurried by with umbrella tops, taxis skidded along the curb, their wheels swishing through the puddles, raindrops bounced like dice in the gutter.” Powell’s famous wit was never sharper than here, but Turn, Magic Wheel is also one of the most poignant and heart-wrenching of her novels.

As the Wheel Turns

As the Wheel Turns
Author: Stephanie Ellis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 187
Release: 2021-06-23
Genre:
ISBN:

The Weald is full of strange folk. A rural idyll on the surface, it is home to many a bloody tradition. The novel, The Five Turns of the Wheel, outlined the most horrific of these - or did it?In these short stories, Tommy, Betty and Fiddler reappear alongside others of their kind and continue to spread their unique brand of cruelty across the Weald.The Wheel never stopped turning.

Turning the Wheel of Truth

Turning the Wheel of Truth
Author: Ajahn Sucitto
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2010-04-27
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0834823128

Buddhist teachings like the eightfold path, the four noble truths, and karma pervade Buddhist literature—but how often do we read what the Buddha himself had to say about these topics? Here is an accessible look at the Buddha’s First Discourse, which contains the foundation for all further Buddhist teaching. Ajahn Sucitto offers a new translation of this revolutionary teaching, known as The Discourse That Sets Turning the Wheel of Truth. He then walks us through the text, offering engaging and practical point-by-point commentary that makes the Buddha’s words come alive and reveals how the text’s wisdom can inspire our own liberation.

Turn-the-Wheel

Turn-the-Wheel
Author: Peter Lawson
Publisher: Abbeville Kids
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9780789210272

The Turn-the-Wheel board books let even the smallest children change the scene themselves by moving the wheel embedded in each book. The short and simple texts use dialogue (and talking animals!) to bring each vehicle and experience to life. Readers will learn about the lives and work of firemen, fishermen, farmers, and animal rescue workers. As children turn the wheel to find each page's corresponding image, they will exercise their small-motor-skills. A miniature driving tour that parent and child can take together, each of these books focuses on a different vehicle: Animal Ambulance, Fire Engine, Fishing Boat, and Tractor. From an early age, children are fascinated with driving. HereGÇÖs a book to let themsteer on their own.

The Wheel

The Wheel
Author: Richard W. Bulliet
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780231173384

A visually rich, analytical history of the key cycles in a revolutionary technology.