I read this book once a year. Ever since I first read it many years ago. The reasons are simple and clear. It reminds me that the world is beautiful and there are multiple dimensions to it.
It renews my hope, and it furthers my interest in leading an authentic yet inquisitive life.
Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. Profoundly inspiring, it is at the same time vastly entertaining, warmly humorous and filled with extraordinary personages.
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Selected as "One of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century", Autobiography of a Yogi has been translated into more…
At first, I was intimidated by the mere size of this book, but once I started reading it was almost impossible to put down.
A family’s religious mission to Africa goes wrong. For example, when was the last time giant ants woke you up at 2 am, attacking you from head to toe and everyone in your family and in your entire neighborhood at the same time? I hope never.
It's a remarkable read. Not to mention the amazing life transformations along the way. After finishing this book, I wanted more. So I went out and got every single one of Kingsolver’s other books. I am now a Kingsolver fan!
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This story is told by the wife and four daughters of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his family and mission to the Belgian Congo in 1959.
They carry with them everything they believe they will…
I think children hold the answers for peace. I try hard to listen.
My heart broke and opened as I read the sensitive poetry of these war-torn children. My eyes teared over the incredible crayoned images they drew of their gut-wrenching experiences. When will we ever learn?
Perhaps every adult involved in the decisions of our current war conflicts should simply be given a copy of this precious book by UNICEF. The children are so wise.
You’re no idiot, of course. Sometimes, you just want to relax, clear your head, rest your aching muscles, and rejuvenate your weary soul. You’ve heard meditation is a great stress reliever, but sometimes it seems so complicated it makes you downright uptight.
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