Vivir plenamente, morir bien

Vivir plenamente, morir bien
Author: Edward W. Bastian
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2010-04-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9788484453055

«Vivir plenamente, morir bien, presenta una serie de comentarios sobre el significado de la vida y de la muerte, expuestos por pensadores de las tradiciones orientales y occidentales y que invitan a la reflexión. Estas conversaciones refrescantes están libres de dogmas religiosos y materialistas, y ahondan en asuntos teóricos como la naturaleza de la conciencia y la posibilidad de que haya vida después de la muerte, y seguidamente ofrecen consejos prácticos sobre cómo vivir la vida al máximo, incluyendo la fase final de la existencia que conocemos como muerte. Sin duda, este libro beneficiará a muchos lectores que buscan una mayor realización.» B. ALAN WALLACE, autor de Mind in the Balance: Meditation in Science, Buddhism and Christianity «El hecho de la muerte y el arte de morir son temas sobre los que todos los seres humanos deberíamos reflexionar. Este libro nos ofrece reflexiones desde una perspectiva interconfesional, lo que le aporta un valor excepcional.» KABIR HELMINSKI, autor de The Knowing Heart y Living Presence «¿Es la muerte el último paso? No; es el despertar final.» SIR WALTER SCOTT La mayoría de nosotros evita pensar en la muerte hasta que se encuentra cara a cara con ella. Pero cuando tenemos el coraje de aceptar nuestra mortalidad inevitable, abrimos una puerta que nos permite vivir plenamente y en completa presencia. Vivir plenamente, morir bien examina el reto que cada uno de nosotros tiene que afrontar: abrazar la totalidad de la vida de principio a fin. Cuando se aproxima la muerte sufrimos una profunda transformación: abandonamos las viejas distracciones y nos enfocamos con renovada claridad en lo que da significado a la vida. Vivir plenamente, morir bien se despliega como un diálogo entre líderes espirituales, sanadores y médicos en el que cada uno de ellos aporta una perspectiva única de la experiencia universal y humana de la muerte, y ofrecen sus historias, sus intuiciones y sus prácticas más valiosas: todo ello para hacer que la muerte pase de ser una fuente de miedo a ser una oportunidad de revelar la verdadera riqueza de nuestra vida. EDWARD W. BASTIAN es doctor en estudios budistas y filosofía occidental. Dirigió una serie de seis programas de televisión de la BBC sobre la religión en India, Bhután y Japón, y produjo tres películas sobre el budismo tibetano. Es consultor de diversas instituciones espirituales y medios de comunicación, y miembro de diversas juntas de organizaciones sin fines de lucro y de interés público. Actualmente es presidente de Spiritual Paths Foundation. TINA L. STALEY es licenciada en psicología. Es profesora de medicina cuerpo-mente y miembro de la Junta de directores de Roaring Fork Hospice y de Spiritual Paths Foundation. Actualmente Tina es directora de Pathfinders (una aproximación integradora e integral al cuidado del cáncer, que aborda las necesidades mentales, corporales y espirituales del paciente) en el Centro Médico de la Universidad Duke, en Carolina del Norte (EE.UU.).

Appointments with Heaven

Appointments with Heaven
Author: Reggie Anderson
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414380453

When Dr. Reggie Anderson is present at the bedside of a dying patient, something miraculous happens. Sometimes as he sits vigil and holds the patient's hand . . . he can experience what they feel and see as they cross over. Because of these God-given glimpses of the afterlife--his "appointments with heaven"--Reggie knows beyond a doubt that we are closer to the next world than we think. Join him as he shares remarkable stories from his life and practice, including the tragedy that nearly drove him away from faith forever. He reveals how what he's seen, heard, and experienced has shaped what he believes about living and dying; how we can face the passing of our loved ones with the courage and confidence that we will see them again; and how we can each prepare for our own "appointment with heaven." Soul-stirring and hope-filled, Appointments with Heaven is a powerful journey into the questions at the very core of your being: Is there more to life than this? What is heaven like? And, most important: Do I believe it enough to let it change me?

Truth and Actuality

Truth and Actuality
Author: J. Krishnamurti
Publisher: Krishnamurti Foundation Trust Ltd.
Total Pages: 174
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9788187326182

these deal with the problem of truth, the actuality in which we live as perceived by the senses, reality as appears to our consciousness, and the relationship between them. In the main part of the book Krishnamurti considers how man's consciousness is made up of all sorts of misconceptions about the 'me', or the ego centre; he also points out how solidly conditioned it is. 'You cannot go through reality to come to truth; you must understand the limitation of reality, which is the whole process of though, ' he says. The book ends with some questions and answers which throw light on certain issues previously touched upon

Diccionario de refranes comentado

Diccionario de refranes comentado
Author: Regino Etxabe
Publisher: Ediciones de la Torre
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2011-05
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 8479605278

Junto a los refranes de hace siglos cuyo uso pervive hoy en día y refranes extraídos de textos clásicos que han caído en desuso, en las páginas de este diccionario podemos encontrar refranes de nuevo cuño que se han extendido en el habla de nuestro tiempo.

Narrative Therapy with Spanish Speakers

Narrative Therapy with Spanish Speakers
Author: Roberto Swazo
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2022-09-06
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1000630501

Narrative Therapy with Spanish Speakers provides counselors, social workers, and other mental health professionals with a variety of culturally responsive bilingual activities developed for use with clients of all ages. Each short chapter covers topics such as fear, acceptance, and trust; the chapters also employ short fictions, sayings, and quotes, all in both Spanish and English, that professionals can share directly with clients. Additional materials on the book’s website include audio resources for both counselors and clients, and the book is replete with icons and guides to help counselors quickly find relevant material.

The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti

The Collected Works of J. Krishnamurti
Author: Jiddu Krishnamurti
Publisher: Editorial Kier
Total Pages: 356
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9789501711929

Within the process of daily relations with people, with nature, and with society, our own causes of sorrow are revealed. 'In relationship the important thing to bear in mind is not the other but oneself, ' states Krishnamurti, 'It is within oneself that harmony in relationship can be found, not in another, nor in environment.' (p. 160) This is not cause for isolation but the beginning of a process of self-revelation which creates the foundation for true relationship.

Before I Die

Before I Die
Author: Jenny Downham
Publisher: David Fickling Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2008-09-25
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0375849378

For the many readers who love The Fault in Our Stars, this is the story of a girl who is determined to live, love, and to write her own ending before her time is finally up. Tessa has just months to live. Fighting back against hospital visits, endless tests, and drugs with excruciating side effects, Tessa compiles a list. It’s her To Do Before I Die list. And number one is Sex. Released from the constraints of “normal” life, Tessa tastes new experiences to make her feel alive while her failing body struggles to keep up. Tessa’s feelings, her relationships with her father and brother, her estranged mother, her best friend, and her new boyfriend, are all painfully crystallized in the precious weeks before Tessa’s time runs out. A Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Book of the Year A Booklist Editors’ Choice A Book Sense Children’s Pick A Kirkus Reviews Editors’ Choice A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author An ALA-YALSA Top Ten Best Book for Young Adults The newly released feature film Now Is Good, starring Dakota Fanning, is based on Jenny Downham's intensely moving novel.

Death in Veracruz

Death in Veracruz
Author: Hector Camín
Publisher: IPG
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2015-11-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1936182947

Marks the long-awaited arrival—in English—of a masterful voice in Mexican and noir fiction Death in Veracruz is a gritty and atmospheric noir centered on the so-called oil wars of the late 1970s, which pitted the extremely powerful and corrupt government-owned oil cartel against the agrarian landowners in the Tabasco region of Southern Mexico. This novel, translated for the first time in English since its publication 30 years ago, concerns a journalist who investigates the death of a colleague and friend Rojano in a bizarre shooting incident that takes place in a small rural village, and who finds himself up against crooked police and petty government officials bought by the oil conglomerate. But, as he gets deeper and deeper into this Mexican Heart of Darkness, he finds Rojano was not all he seemed, and neither was his widow with whom he falls into a doomed affair. Death in Veracruz.

Happiness Is a Choice You Make

Happiness Is a Choice You Make
Author: John Leland
Publisher: Sarah Crichton Books
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2018-01-23
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 0374717052

A New York Times Bestseller! An extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and a heartening guide to well-being, Happiness Is a Choice You Make weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old”— those eighty-five and up. In 2015, when the award-winning journalist John Leland set out on behalf of The New York Times to meet members of America’s fastest-growing age group, he anticipated learning of challenges, of loneliness, and of the deterioration of body, mind, and quality of life. But the elders he met took him in an entirely different direction. Despite disparate backgrounds and circumstances, they each lived with a surprising lightness and contentment. The reality Leland encountered upended contemporary notions of aging, revealing the late stages of life as unexpectedly rich and the elderly as incomparably wise. Happiness Is a Choice You Make is an enduring collection of lessons that emphasizes, above all, the extraordinary influence we wield over the quality of our lives. With humility, heart, and wit, Leland has crafted a sophisticated and necessary reflection on how to “live better”—informed by those who have mastered the art.