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Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2500
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 6 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 11:51 am: | 
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I didn't post this at thumper's corner only because this isn't "African American" literature, but it's very much worth posting about. I really love this book and will be buying a few copies to send to friends and family.
The name of the book is "The Tibetan Art of Living" by Christopher Hansard. If you're not so sure you'll like it, Books a Million and Barnes and Noble will order the book for you (if they don't have it in stock) and allow you to read a bit of it at the store before you buy it.
It basically discusses the foundations of the soul, how to use the elements to rejuvenate your vitality, the nature of various illnesses (physical, emotional, etc.) and how to balance your mind and body to heal yourself, how the body uses illness to communicate with the mind, and various meditation exercises to activate energy, focus, etc.
Some of the information is basic knowledge, but it has a lot of useful information as well. Some books focus more on elemental nature, some focus more on meditation, some on energy building techniques, some on diet, some focus on differing interactions with all of the above. This book has included all of this information in one book. |
Mzuri
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5564
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 11 (Vote!) | | Posted on Saturday, August 18, 2007 - 12:22 pm: |
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Thanks for sharing but I have to ask - What type of a person goes to the bookstore to read "a bit of it" when you can go to AMAZON.COM and read "a bit of it" online.
http://tinyurl.com/2bqegh
Are you really this backwards? Because if you really are, then you need to read a book about how to develop your intelligence.
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Ntfs_encryption
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Ntfs_encryption
Post Number: 2562
Registered: 10-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 01:56 am: |
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"I didn't post this at thumper's corner only because this isn't "African American" literature, but it's very much worth posting about. I really love this book and.......
........ differing interactions with all of the above. This book has included all of this information in one book."
Interesting post Renata. Seems like this book has really captured your liking. I can relate. I'm currently reading a very fascinating book written by Joseph Trento called, "The Secret History of the CIA". Fascinating read. I love the book. I also just ordered, "Ralph Ellison: A Biography" by Arnold Rampersad. He also did the Jackie Robinson and Langston Hughes bios. I have both of those. Very nice books.
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Sabiana
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Username: Sabiana
Post Number: 197
Registered: 08-2006
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Votes: 4 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 04:58 am: |
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Mzuri, your post was uncalled for, no? I did not read anything in her post that might suggest her lack of intelligence. In fact, it meant while walking through the book store (not everyone uses Amazon, thanks), the post implied to skim through the book before you buy it. Cheap shot at a good post.
Anywho...(coughs)
Renata, interesting post. (though I'm more biast towards Buddhism-except the nasty caste system part, which is actually interesting to study)
..on a side note, its pretty interesting when you look at all religions.
Hmmm. Non "african-american" book for me..
Persepolis paints an unforgettable portrait of daily life in Iran: of the bewildering contradictions between home life and public life and of the enormous toll repressive regimes exact on the individual spirit. Marjane's child's-eye-view of dethroned emperors, state-sanctioned whippings, and heroes of the revolution allows us to learn as she does the history of this fascinating country and of her own extraordinary family. Intensely personal, profoundly political, and wholly original, Persepolis is at once a story of growing up and a stunning reminder of the human cost of war and political repression. It shows how we carry on, through laughter and tears, in the face of absurdity. And, finally, it introduces us to an irresistible little girl with whom we cannot help but fall in love. from Ramdomhouse
Written by a actual Iranian woman, so forget the typical, "opressed middle eastern who then moves to America and then falls in love with a blonde white guy" storyline-usually written by white women. (not meaning to be racist, but this is a trend.) I fell in love with the little girl protagonist. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2501
Registered: 08-2005
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:04 am: |
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Dimwit Mzuri, some people like to read more than one or two pages of a book at a time. Try it.
Even when I find books on Amazon, I usually have it delivered to a bookstore before buying it. You save postage that way, too. There were a couple of books that I LOVED on the internet, but after reading more at the bookstore, I didn't like it so much.
Sabiana, the caste system isn't really a big part of Buddhism except in circles surrounding the Dalai Lama. Hindus take it quite seriously, though.
I had a friend who lived in Tibet for 2 months once. Some monasteries will actually let westerners stay for extended periods as long as you pay your own way and follow their rules. Tibetans seem to be more open to it than the Japanese. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2502
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 9 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:20 am: |
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I'm not even saying this to be funny, but I SERIOUSLY recommend this book to you, Mzuri.
You have to have some SERIOUS psychological and/or emotional imbalance when your primary source of satisfaction in interacting with others is to attack people who aren't talking to you.
There's a term called "emotional vampires". They're people who are so emotionally empty or damaged that they siphon energy from people by trying their best to make other people miserable. You know the people: you're feeling good at a party or at work (there are a LOT of them in workplaces), and they come over to start arguments over nothing or insult people who they otherwise don't interact with, and walk away with a spring in their step afterwards. They don't do it just to be mean ... they really have no other way to get happiness other than to siphon it from others. Sound familiar?
Some people call them "energy vampires". There are support groups for people like this. You can be taught to generate your own emotional balance without needing to berate others to attain it, OR, in extreme cases, you can be taught to siphon energy from groups (there's a reason you feel like dancing and laughing at parties, churches, and in malls, energy flows freely among large groups). |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5569
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 8 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:23 am: |
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Sabiana, obviously you have access to Amazon.com. No? So what's the point of telling internet people to go to a brick and mortar bookstore to skim thru a book? It's backwards advice especially when it's coming from someone who claims they have attained enlightenment FROM A BOOK (which would require a miracle).
Regarding your comment about everyone not using Amazon, are you saying that you don't? Otherwise consider supporting AALBC and purchasing your books from Amazon thru AALBC. I'm sure it would be appreciated.
As to my remarks towards Renata, those were directed to Renata. They don't concern you but thanks for your input anyway.
Have a nice day.
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Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5570
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 6 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 11:41 am: |
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ReNUTa, your pitiful behind needs so much more than a book to achieve clarity and focus. You're so hopeless it's unreal.
Are you really so ghetto and destitute that you would go thru all of that rigamarole to save a couple of dollars on postage. Is that what you learned from this book?
You know what? You get free shipping from Amazon when you order $25.00 worth of books. Try it.
In the meanwhile, I recommend that you run right on over to the brick and mortar bookstore and paw The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. Although I doubt if it could help you because you're beyond clueless.
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Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2503
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:04 pm: |
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No, dimwit, I go through all of that rigamarole to not buy a book I don't want just because I liked a couple of paragraphs posted on the internet.
What were you saying about clueless?
*sigh* |
Mzuri
"Cyniquian" Level Poster
Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5571
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 5 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:10 pm: |
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Spending dollars to save nickels. That's why ghetto-minded people such as yourself stay broke. |
Renata
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Username: Renata
Post Number: 2504
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 12:16 pm: |
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Dimwit, if you don't like the book, you don't buy it. If you like the book, you buy it. How am I spending dollars because I don't want to buy a book that I don't like? So, to you, it would make sense for me to just go ahead and buy it and then decide I don't like it AFTER I've purchased it?
I know you're not as stupid as you pretend to be. It's not possible.
It can't be. |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 9630
Registered: 01-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 02:32 pm: |
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LMAO @ Mzuri and Renata.
Actually all of these current "new-age" books are just recycling the esoteric meta-physical concepts of the "old wisdom" as taught by the gurus of ancient Eastern religions. Buddhaism, Taosim, and even the Kaballah all stress tapping into the spirituality which empowers mind over matter, and enables a re-examination of the nature of reality. |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5572
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 2 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2007 - 06:57 pm: |
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Exactly. The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity (and all the other books written by Catherine Ponder) are based on the teachings of The Holy Bible. She addresses Bible verses and demonstrates how they can be applied to modern living.
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Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 5104
Registered: 03-2004
Rating: N/A
Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 10:25 am: |
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Thanks for sharing but I have to ask - What type of a person goes to the bookstore to read "a bit of it" when you can go to AMAZON.COM and read "a bit of it" online.
(Some people ain't scared to go outside--some people like to walk around in a bookstore browsing and striking up conversations with other customers or the sales folks--but then not everybody is sitting around in a bathrobe all day.
You are a recluse and a crank! |
Chrishayden
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Username: Chrishayden
Post Number: 5105
Registered: 03-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 10:26 am: |
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Mzuri needs psychological help. |
Mzuri
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Username: Mzuri
Post Number: 5573
Registered: 01-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 11:26 am: |
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Real funny when considering the source  |
Cynique
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Username: Cynique
Post Number: 9635
Registered: 01-2004
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 12:00 pm: |
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How true. chrishayden is mentally unbalanced. |
Libralind2
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Username: Libralind2
Post Number: 901
Registered: 09-2004
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Votes: 1 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 20, 2007 - 05:23 pm: |
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Da hail wif da popcorn..I NEED an excuse to drank wine..I just got it reading this thread
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