The Art of Serenity: The Path to a Joyful Life in the Best and Worst of TimesSimon and Schuster, 20 lut 2003 - 256 We all face adversity, both man-made and natural. How do we survive the loss of a loved one, a betrayal, illness, even impending death, and still find meaning in our lives? Even a "normal" life can seem empty, in spite of material possessions, success, power, and pleasure. In our search for fulfillment and meaning, we work through our past and present conflicts, cuddle our inner child, and redesign our outer adult. We attend workshops on life and secular spirituality and explore the comforts of traditional religion. We get married and divorced, experiment with drugs and alcohol, change jobs. And while our restlessness and unease may abate temporarily, the hollow feeling that there is something missing always returns. In his profound and accessible work, The Art of Serenity: The Path to a Joyful Life in the Best and Worst of Times, Dr. T. Byram Karasu offers us the key to an extraordinary state of mind -- authentic, soulful happiness -- in the face of everything our life has to offer and take away. The door to this state of mind is opened by a combination of soul and spirit. It involves the soul through the love of others, love of work, and the love of community. It involves the spirit through belief in the sacred and belief in transformation. It culminates in the love of and belief in God. Brilliantly synthesizing psychology and spirituality, Dr. Karasu will guide you to explore the deepest yearnings of your heart. There is no end to the journey to real happiness; there is no best place to start or best time to begin. So where and when to start? Start here, where you are, and start now. |
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... philosophical ideas of every thinker stem from all he has read as well as all he has heard and seen, and if consequently little of his material is really original ... Philosophy in a New Key:A Study in the Symbolism ofReason, Acknowledgments.
... philosophical ideas of every thinker stem from all he has read as well as all he has heard and seen, and if consequently little of his material is really original ... Philosophy in a New Key:A Study in the Symbolism ofReason, Acknowledgments.
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... SOUL IS. *Philosophy in a New Key:A Study in the Symbolism ofReason, Rite andArt, 3rd edition (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1979, p. xv). Early in his career, he was painting a picture ofChrist, acknowledgments.
... SOUL IS. *Philosophy in a New Key:A Study in the Symbolism ofReason, Rite andArt, 3rd edition (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 1979, p. xv). Early in his career, he was painting a picture ofChrist, acknowledgments.
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... philosophers themselves. They are even more demoralized by the fact that their profession doesn't make them any better. This vague discomfort isn't limited to any specific group. Most of my friends, students, patients, and acquaintances ...
... philosophers themselves. They are even more demoralized by the fact that their profession doesn't make them any better. This vague discomfort isn't limited to any specific group. Most of my friends, students, patients, and acquaintances ...
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... the lightgets in. —Leonard Cohen One afternoon, according to thirteenth-century Sufi folktale, the beloved character Nasreddin, a humorous philosopher and wise fool, was sitting in a café with his 16 the art of serenity.
... the lightgets in. —Leonard Cohen One afternoon, according to thirteenth-century Sufi folktale, the beloved character Nasreddin, a humorous philosopher and wise fool, was sitting in a café with his 16 the art of serenity.
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The Love of Work | 41 |
The Love of Belonging | 67 |
THE WAY OF SPIRIT IS BELIEVING | 103 |
Believing in Unity | 133 |
Believing in Transformation | 159 |
THE WAY OF GOD | 189 |
Believing in the Existence of God in | 201 |
The Love of God | 209 |
Untying the Ends Fallibly | 219 |
Sources | 227 |
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Strona 111 - Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow, Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart?
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