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Addressing the often-overlooked spiritual needs of mothers, this book discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges and stresses of raising children. Offered are ways for mothers to reconnect with their inner selves and become calmer and happier-with the recognition that a happier mother will be a better parent. This realistic look at motherhood acknowledges the sorrows as well as the joys of mothering and offers real and achievable coping strategies for mothers to renew their lives on a deep level.
Customer Reviews:
Self Help/Parenting with a Buddhist flavour.......2007-08-29
This is not a bad book but it is fairly simplistic. It is a good book for mothers (Buddhist or not) of young children who won't mind the populist feel of the book. It is not an especially deep work though, so if you like your Buddhist books to be fairly weighty and insightful this is going to disappoint. If, on the other hand, you don't mind a book that reads like a series of really long magazine articles then you will probably like it.
Amazing Book. A Must Read!.......2007-08-13
I absoultely loved this book. I read it a few months after my third child was born and what a welcome read it was. The approach is fresh and accepting, the writing is superb. Sarah Napthali says the most potent of things in short, concise sentences. It's amazing really. I am reading it for the third time right now and my child is only 14 months old (so it's my third read in less than a year). I reread it to remind myself of her inspirations and advice. Of course this book is not for the close-minded, although I think it will help open those types up. In my hectic life, I find myself mentally tuning into her advice on a daily basis. I love this book.
Buddhism for Mothers.......2007-08-07
Sarah has excelled herself, I loved reading this book of wisdom. Nothing has impressed me like this book and I am a wide and avid reader, I didn't want it to finish. As a mother of 2 a young one aged 7 I now find myself frequently practising mindfulness. I love and have read many of Thich Nhat Than's books and other books on Buddhism. However this is so applicable to mothering and relationships. Thankyou Sarah will be looking forward to any other books you may publish.
Read only if new to Buddhism.......2007-08-02
I found this a boring read. I was hoping for some fresh insight but came out empty handed. I couldn't even finish the book.
However, if you are new to Buddhism, I think this is a perfect philosophy to learn and raise your children by. The author explains loving kindness and meditation very well. In this society, we tend to preach and punish our children rather than let them grow into complete beings. Raising children without attachment allows them to develop into their own identity.
I'm glad I own this book!.......2007-07-13
I loved this book. I had been learning about insight meditation and had begun thinking, "I need to see how these people who live at meditation centers would apply this to dealing with my two kids every day." Then I found this book. I felt like the author knew exactly what I was going through, and she was very honest about her own mistakes as a parent. She showed how to use the Buddhist principles in your every day parenting. I normally try to get books from the library, but I ended up buying this one, and I am so glad that I did. I plan to re-read it, and go to it when I feel like I've lost how to become mindful when I'm with my children.
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- Excellent introduction to Wilber's early thought and a synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches to growth
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- No Boundry
- The Incredibly Cool and Approachable Early Wilber...
- My favorite Wilber book
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No Boundary: Eastern and Western Approaches to Personal Growth
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A simple yet comprehensive guide to the types of psychologies and therapies available from Eastern and Western sources. Each chapter includes a specific exercise designed to help the reader understand the nature and practice of the specific therapies. Wilber presents an easy-to-use map of human consciousness against which the various therapies are introduced and explained. This edition includes a new preface.
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Excellent introduction to Wilber's early thought and a synthesis of Eastern and Western approaches to growth.......2007-01-01
I have read many of Ken Wilber's books and this is one of the better ones. The spotlight reviews do a very good job of pointing out the shortcoming and strengths as well as summarizing Ken's general ideas. I won't repeat what they have said here, but will add my own thoughts.
This book has a different tone and structure than many of Mr. Wilber's other books. There is less repitition and somehow he seems to be more accessible and lyrical in his descriptions and metaphors. If you read later Wilber, you will find it lacks some of the feeling tone of this earlier work.
In this book, Ken talks about boundaries and how they are often mental constructs. For example, the boundary that defines me could be taken arbitrarily as my skin. However, I might say I have a body, rather than that I am a body. This implies perhaps that I am a mind that is associated with a body and that I'm moving the line between self and other to the head. In a similar fashion, it is possible that a may have a transpersonal experience in which case my boundary moves out beyond my skin. The idea is much like the arbitrary division between a tree's roots, limbs and branches. These divisions don't necessarily exist as distinct boundaries on the tree, but arise from the analytical nature of thought.
In general, the book looks at a synthesis of Western and Eastern psychological and spiritual approaches to growth. It challenges tacit assumptions on both sides and tries to get the reader to take a broader perspective on reality while honoring what is good in each particular tradition. It is an extremely thought-provoking work and includes a lot of good scholarship. I find it to be highly complimentary to Wilber's later work and often more eloquent.
If you are looking for the best, most comprehensive and readable introduction to Wilber's work, I recommend A BRIEF HISTORY OF EVERYTHING. If you are interested in a good developmental psychology book from Wilber's point of view, then the ATMAN PROJECT will not disappoint. It covers development from birth to enlightenment and it quite fascinating. If you own these three books you will have a good overview of Wilber's most important ideas without a lot of overlap. If you are interested primarily in his latest thinking, then INTEGRAL SPIRITUALITY may also be a good choice.
Must Read.......2006-07-31
No Boundary is a must read for anyone on a spiritual and psychological journey. Not too technical with great references for more indepth study.
No Boundry.......2005-08-16
This ONE Ken really"F lowed from Within".. I so enjoyed his Clear & Defined "recipe" for Non-Dualism.. He "shines with the "Light"
The Incredibly Cool and Approachable Early Wilber..........2004-08-26
This was the first Wilber book I picked up.
As someone who works a computer job and has pretty much become completely sucked into a culture of partitions, I found this book both intellectually provoking as well as a tool for healing the many rifts within myself.
The explanation of the "centaur" concept - the unification of horse/rider (body/mind)- was incredibly helpful. I especially enjoyed the further reading sections that make it easy to do deeper research on the areas that the reader finds most compelling.
Keep an eye out for the Witness meditation/pathworking. It's excellent and has been added to my daily pre-meditation regime.
Excellent, excellent early Wilber.
My favorite Wilber book.......2003-08-28
Ken Wilber has written many books but I think this is my favorite. It is certainly one of the best books to help us understand the dual nature of consciousness. It also does a fine job in organizing various theoretical viewpoints into one general framework. The other book that integrates these things using a more practical approach is Toru Sato's "The Ever-transcending Spirit". It is an excellent book as well! It applies these ideas about consciousness to interpersonal experiences and concrete aspects of development. Both books are really fantastic!
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Despite the fact that its capital city and over one third of its territory was within the continent of Europe, the Ottoman Empire has consistently been regarded as a place apart, inextricably divided from the West by differences of culture and religion. A perception of its militarism, its barbarism, its tyranny, the sexual appetites of its rulers and its pervasive exoticism has led historians to measure the Ottoman world against a western standard and find it lacking. In recent decades, a dynamic and convincing scholarship has emerged that seeks to comprehend and, in the process, to de-exoticize this enduring realm. Dan Goffman provides a thorough introduction to the history and institutions of the Ottoman Empire from this new standpoint, and presents a claim for its inclusion in Europe. His lucid and engaging book--an important addition to New Approaches in European History--will be essential reading for undergraduates.
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Pass the Turkey, Please.......2006-06-09
In The Ottoman Empire and Early Modern Europe, Daniel Goffman takes a fresh approach to explaining the relationship between Europe and the Ottoman Empire. He takes a dim view of earlier historians of the Ottoman Empire whom he accuses of being guilty of Orientalism. Goffman's goal in this book is to highlight the commonalities between the Ottoman Empire and the rest of Europe by investigating two aspects of the empire, the state's polity and its interactions with Western Europe.
Perhaps the strangest aspect of this book is Goffman's attempt to bring a personal character to Ottoman studies. He introduces each chapter with a vignette from the life of a certain Kubad. These vignettes are meant to provide a narrative aspect to this work that is otherwise a survey. In looking at these glimpses of Kubad's life, Goffman takes certain liberties with his tale by fabricating details to fill the lacuna in Kubad's life. Though he notes when he is speculating, these flights of fancy may leave some historians uneasy. Ultimately, the perceived effectiveness of this technique is a matter of taste. Some people may appreciate the narrative and personal touch these vignettes provide, while others may find the work disjointed as it bounces between speculative biography and survey.
In this book, Goffman proposes that historians cannot understand the history of Western Europe during the early modern period without addressing the Ottoman Empire. He writes, "It is thus not only reasonable--but quite fruitful--to conceive and study a "Greater Western World" which encompassed the followers of both Jesus and Mohammed" (8). In this book, Goffman investigates early modern Europe from an "Ottocentric" point of view. By doing this he emphasizes the commonalities between the Ottoman Empire and the rest of Europe and deemphasizes the ideological differences. Throughout the book, Goffman argues that during the early modern period, Europeans imagined the Ottoman Empire as being a part of the European community. They inherited this status from the Byzantine Empire and maintained it through their economic and political influence. According to Goffman, it was not until the late nineteenth century that Western Europe viewed the Ottomans as being outside the European sphere.
Goffman has some convincing arguments, but he seems to downplay the religious divide too much. Instead of addressing the difference, he notes it and dismisses it. This dismissal might be justified, however, because Goffman is writing a corrective work rather than a holistic one. Though in affirming the common monotheism of Western Europe and the Ottoman Empire, Goffman himself seems guilty of Orientalism by placing the Taoist, Buddhists, and Hindus in a separate category.
Ultimately, the book comes across as an extended defense of Turkey's bid to enter the European Union. Every page reiterates the historical place occupied by the Ottomans as a European state. Of course I might be reading too much into the book, but my speculations seem as justified as Goffman's speculations about Kubad.
Against Ottoman Black Legend.......2002-06-13
I find in this book a good defence against the "Ottoman Black Legend", insisting that Turkey is also part of Europe, and showing that the Ottoman Empire was more alike to the present world than contemporary Christian societies, given that its degree of tolerance towards other people's religions and the ethnic compo-sition of its subjects was far greater and more varied than those of Christian Early Modern Europe. But I have the feeling that this book is not for beginners, but for those who already know about the Ottoman Empire and which wish to deepen their knowledge.I have rated it four starts. Considering its content, I think it should be five; conside-ring its readability, three.
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• The classic study of the cosmological principles found in the patterns of Islamic art and how they relate to sacred geometry and the perennial philosophy.
• 150 color and black-and-white drawings of Islamic patterns.
• Explains how these patterns guide the mind from the mundane world of appearances to its underlying reality.
For centuries the nature and meaning of Islamic art has been wrongly regarded in the West as mere decoration. In truth, because the portrayal of human and animal forms has always been discouraged on Islamic religious principles that forbid idolatry, the abstract art of Islam represents the sophisticated development of a nonnaturalistic tradition. Through this tradition, Islamic art has maintained its chief aim: the affirmation of unity as expressed in diversity.
In this fascinating study the author explores the idea that unlike medieval Christian art, in which the polarization of such forms and patterns was relegated to a background against which to set sacred images, the geometrical patterns of Islamic art can reveal the intrinsic cosmological laws affecting all creation. Their primary function is to guide the mind from the mundane world of appearances toward its underlying reality.
Numerous drawings connect the art of Islam to the Pythagorean science of mathematics, and through these images we can see how an Earth-centered view of the cosmos provides renewed significance to those number patterns produced by the orbits of the planets. The author shows the essential philosophical and practical basis of every art creation--whether a tile, carpet, or wall--and how this use of mathematical tessellations affirms the essential unity of all things. An invaluable study for all those interested in sacred art, Islamic Patterns is also a rich source of inspiration for artists and designers.
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A wonderful tool.......2007-05-16
this book is really a wonderful tool for us to start recongnizing and understanding the fabric of life, and the energy fields that are encoded in Islamic art.
In fact the patterns are present also in other cultures so this book is about the archetypes of creation, the sacred geometries that remind us that the whole inhabits the parts - the undeniable spark that connects all life together. Neatly illustrates the flower of life matrix and its manifestations
For the maths lovers, also a lot on magic squares.
Very well explained in text and wonderfully illustrated. I have mine in an old edition and keep buying as a gift for friends - it's a jewel, Keith Critchlow is a name I respect.
Unreadable Prose, Helpful Drawings.......2007-03-23
The book is well-nigh unreadable. Page after page of impenetrable prose in dense, closely spaced paragraphs, describing complex geometric figures. It is also unsourced: one cannot determine the basis for the author's cosmological, religious and geometric speculations. However, the drawings -- and there are many -- are worth the price. Very helpful to the artist or designer who wishes to understand and incorporate Islamic patterns.
The Source.......2006-06-09
If you want to know the brains behind Islamic Art, this is the book. It begins with one point and then moves....
More than just a collection of cute patterns.......2001-02-12
This book is a must for artists, mathematicians, philosophers and anyone else interested in the foundations and rationale of Islamic art.
This book provides a comprehensive insight into Islamic Patterns in a clear and concise way. I have used this book on a number of occasions when I have needed inspiration for drawings, paintings and even for works of management strategy - curiously enough. It has a wonderful way of both focusing and relaxing the mind that seems to encourage channeled creativity.
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Spirituality at work? Isn't that the oxymoron to end all oxymorons? Not according to Lewis Richmond, a veteran corporate executive and former Zen Buddhist priest who convincingly disputes the phrase's inherent contradictions in Work as a Spiritual Practice. "Even people who are comfortable with the notion of spiritual practice," he concedes, "are skeptical when I say that it can be done not just at home or at a retreat center but in the workplace." Nonetheless, he maintains, "this book is based on the premise that it can be done, and the circumstances and challenges of our work life can be transformed into opportunities for inner growth." After explaining how common mental and emotional experiences can be parceled into four distinct categories (conflict, inspiration, accomplishment, and stagnation), he effectively shows how Buddhist principles might be employed to mitigate related problems and enhance associated opportunities. The bulk of this satisfying book is divided into sections that correspond to these categories, with each exploring appropriate practices followed by real-life examples that illustrate their power and applicability. Recommended. --Howard Rothman
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A guide to developing and maintaining a spiritual life on the job, drawn from the teachings and practices of Buddhist tradition.
Most people associate Buddhism with developing calmness, kindness, and compassion through meditation. Lewis Richmond's
Work as a Spiritual Practice shows us another aspect of Buddhism: the active, engaged side that allows us to find creativity, inspiration, and accomplishment in our work lives. With over forty spiritual exercises that can be practiced in the middle of a busy workday,
Work as a Spiritual Practice is based on the principle that "regardless of your rank and title at work, you are always the chief executive of your inner life."
Drawn from the author's diverse professional experience--as a Buddhist meditation teacher, business executive, musician, and high-tech entrepreneur--
Work as a Spiritual Practice addresses a wide variety of on-the-job problems. Here you'll learn how to:
perform spiritual practices while commuting to and from work
meditate while sitting, walking, or standing--a minute at a time
understand ambition, money, and power from a spiritual perspective
Work as a Spiritual Practice is an essential guide for anyone who wants to bring his or her spiritual life and work life together.
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clear understanding.......2007-09-04
I read this book.What I like about it is that he gives real life stories of people.He tells them in a way to help the reader out .It is worthwhile for anyone to read and then apply to their own work lives.
Clarifying.......2005-06-24
This is an excellent book for those seeking to integrate spirituality into their workplace. It covers many common concerns and issues, but also leaves enough flexibility for the reader to adapt the content to their own situation. A good and easy read--I read it during breaks at work!
Emminently Practical.......2002-02-16
Let's face it, if you study Buddhism you probably have at least a dozen solid theoretical texts lining your bookshelves. And if there is any area in which those texts seem to be weak, it is in their approach to applying Buddhist tenets to the modern workplace. At first glance, Western capitalism and Eastern spirituality appear distinctly at oods. How is it possible to follow Buddha's Right Livelihood tenet and still succeed in the cutthroat workplace?
Mr. Richmond has been there and done that. He brings practical advice that is soundly grounded in Buddhist thought and tradition. He doesn't try to pretend that it is realistic to construct an altar at your desk, but provides reasonable ways to extend your spirituality to the workplace. Above all else, this book is a practical set of guidelines for maintaining your spirituality in America's competitive workplace. I've only just read it, but it has helped me immensely to find ways to make my worklife simply an extension of the rest of my life.
USEFUL EVERY DAY!.......1999-07-22
You will find something that applies to whatever kind of work day you are having. I read it as I struggled with a decision to quit or not quit; to compromise my personal beliefs or keep my job. I already knew the answers, but this book was comfortingly reassuring and supportive of the path I knew was correct for me. Now when I go back to reread, and reread sections, I always find something that helps me survive whatever work situation with which I'm dealing.
All employees and managers should read this book!.......1999-06-03
This is an excellent book. It was very easy to read, and provided lots of practical advice on all sorts of work problems ranging from stress to stagnation. It accepts the premise that emotions (such as anger) do happen at work, and provides advice on how to diffuse the negative aspects of emotions and harness the positive energy. This book was very helpful to me and probably would be helpful for many people.
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The classic true adventure story of a man who, by the pen, sword, and diplomatic pouch, influenced some of the most significant events of our era. Fitzroy Maclean recounts his extraordinary adventures in Soviet Central Asia; in the Western Desert, where he specialized in hair-raising commando raids behind enemy lines; and with Tito's partisans during the last months of the German occupation of Yugoslavia. An enthralling narrative brilliantly told.
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A Look Behind The Iron Curtain.......2007-02-26
Pre WWII, Maclean finagled trips through parts of the USSR where no westerner had previously been, even crossing into Afghanistan from the north at one point. He spent much of WWI aiding Marshal Tito's effort to drive the Germans out of the Balkans. Fascinating stuff, this, eloquently written and he's a damn good storyteller.
Great Book........2007-01-18
This book is of great historical value. The narration is witty and elegant. I would recomant it to everybody interested in European history.
the truth is stranger than fiction.......2006-07-08
This is a truly unique book and comparable only with Churchill's 'My Early Life' as an adventure history. Some people write adventure books, some people have adventures but Fitzroy McLean, like Churchill, or TE Lawrence, is able to do both. A rare treat and very easy to read.
Make a movie!.......2005-11-18
Great entertaining read, although it is said to have inspired Ian Fleming to write James Bond, this story is worth a place on the silver screen.
Interesting, Interesting.......2003-05-04
Eastern Approaches documents the extraordinary travels and life of Fitzroy MacLean. Maclean was a British diplomat who while in Russia became one of the first westerners to explore Central Asia during the Soviet rule. He worked with the British special forces in the North African desert and worked on behalf of the allies with the partisans in Yugoslavia during the Second world war.
Well written, this book is a worthwhile read for anybody seeking a bit of adventure in their life. These miraculous tales (true none the least) will keep you entertained throughout.
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A holistic guide to improving one’s vision both physically and spiritually
• Explains how blurred vision is a reflection of other imbalances in the body, mind, and spirit
• Offers natural methods for improvement of poor eyesight and stress-related difficulties, including dyslexia and ADHD
• Combines the core values of the Bates method of natural vision improvement and Taoism
Fewer than three percent of children in North America are born with visual defects, yet as they become adults nearly two thirds will become reliant on prescription lenses to see clearly. Virtually nonexistent in pre-industrialized cultures, this epidemic of blurred vision can be traced to mental, physical, and spiritual imbalances in modern society. The traditional “quick fixes†of eyeglasses and contact lenses only serve to cover the true cause of blurred vision while increasing eye-strain, and often progressively worsen eyesight as the eyes become trained to work within the confines of the corrective lenses. The advent of refractive surgery carries even more serious risks.
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Restoring Your Eyesight, Doug Marsh offers a natural alternative that shows readers how to improve their eyesight by taking conscious control of their vision health. He combines proven methods pioneered a century ago by eye doctor William Bates with the ancient Chinese wisdom of Taoism. Marsh describes how vision goes deeper than the eyes and optic nerves, extending well into the layers of the mind, emotions, and spirit. Eyesight difficulties are often connected to behavioral and stress-related syndromes, such as dyslexia, ADHD, stuttering, TMJ, and anxiety disorders. He draws upon the core values of the Bates method and Taoism--rhythm, softness, return, balance, and wholeness--to provide guidelines for a holistic healing of outer and inner vision.
Customer Reviews:
"Holistic" or "unfocused"?.......2007-07-16
I've worn prescription lenses for myopia since I was about seven years old. The unorthodox approach here was a little hard to accept in spots, but it does make a kind of sense, and this book did succeed in increasing my interest in natural vision improvement (NVI).
But while I appreciate that the message of this book is that restoring your eyesight is a holistic process, that one can't expect to improve one's eyesight without regard for the other sorts of stresses in our lives, I did pick up this book with the intent to learn about eyesight. So I was somewhat unhappy with all the pages dedicated to tangential subjects like the vestibular system or proprioception or the ills of our medical establishment. While the subject of natural vision improvement is new to me, I am familiar with the basics of those other systems, so I ended up skimming a lot of those sections, looking for something new and not finding it.
An intriguing approach for a long-standing problem........2007-03-06
RESTORING YOUR EYESIGHT could also have been featured in our New Age section but is reviewed here for its interest to any who would overcome blurred vision. Here's a natural alternative to improving eyesight which blends Taoism with an eye doctor's exercises and insights, discussing reflexes, concentration, and re-training the eye. An intriguing approach for a long-standing problem.
Taoism of Natural Eyesight Improvement.......2006-12-27
Doug's "Restoring Your Eyesight: A Taoist Approach" (RYE) contributes to the relatively sparse and much needed library of NVI books in his "motivation to reach out to others." I am surprised and pleased to discover Doug's book is on par (yes; a pun on his love of golf) with books written by professional NVI teachers.
His theme of Taoism is appropriate since both NVI and Taoism teach a way of living in balance and harmony with nature--something many of us have not yet obtained, not by conscious choice, but because of the severe imbalances modern cultures presents to us. Taoist philosophy includes "rhythm, softness, return, balance, and wholeness." There has hardly been a better description of the attributes associated with good eyesight. In my work I use the right-brain/left brain theme, which ultimately steers us toward the same goal of good eyesight. Both philosophies emphasize relaxation, movement and centralization (which Doug has coined "concentric focus.") These principles are presented and described very well herein.
The damage caused by modern industrialization and technology is explored in Part 1 "Excess." Why is the majority of people living in "civilized" societies unable to function normally without crutches on their noses, in their eyes, or vaporized corneas? Doug present good answers.
The ancient wisdoms of Taoism as related to NVI fundamentals are primarily offered in Part 2 "The Way." It is important for students that NVI really is "a way." NVI is not a series of eye exercises for 20 minutes per day, as is greatly misunderstood by most students of NVI. NVI is a process of relearning how to see the correct way--the way most of us learn naturally, automatically and subconsciously in the first year of our lives. Dr. Bates stated that these are "habits" and are meant to be used "all day long." And as I like to remind my students, anyone can relearn something they used to do perfectly.
I should add that a specific spiritual teaching is not needed to improve one's eyesight; however the philosophical concepts common to both are needed.
Have you ever seen your vision fluctuate? Perhaps when you were on vacation you may have noticed you see better sometimes. Or, conversely, when you were under excessive stress your vision was not as clear, or even crossed-eyed. Have you ever noticed that after wearing glasses for a few hours and then taking them off, your vision is more blurred than before you put them on? Then in a few more hours of not wearing them your vision gets better again? If so, then you have experienced NVI, and you have contradicted the theories of virtually all eye doctors who proclaim dogmatically that it is impossible for eyesight to improve naturally. The theory (a guess) that eyesight cannot improve is so ingrained in the orthodox professionals that, sometimes, when improvement is measured and verified, they will say their previous examinations were in error! That may not be a reassuring thought to many people.
An optician once told one of my students that she (the optician) only needed her stronger glasses when she was under high stress. Since vision fluctuates for everyone, and most people know this, it is curious that eye professionals adhere so strong to theories which contradict their own experiences. As a holistic dentist once stated, "They can't teach you what they don't know; and they can't lead you were they won't go." Go to authorities who have been taught your eyesight cannot get better naturally and have no experience with people's eyesight improving naturally, and you will most likely not improve. Go to authorities who have been taught eyesight can improve naturally and have lots of experience with people's eyesight improving, and your chances are a lot better. Flaws and confusion within the optometric and ophthalmologic professions are covered in Part 3 "Harmony."
Doug's writings include his own struggle with glasses and contact lenses, wondering how to rid himself of these torturous crutches--an all too common plight of people all over the world. The theories of myopia being hereditary and presbyopia being due to old age are shattered by simple facts. What are they due to? Dr. Bates showed they are due to stress--not just any stress, but specific strained, mental, emotional and physical vision habits. Doug wonderfully helps us understand terms like "force, stress, strain, pressure and tension", and concentration--terms often misunderstood. By relearning natural vision habits and principles more each day Doug has been rewarded with excellent improvement "accumulated dramatically over the long run" as have I. Thomas Chavez, a homeopath and one of my NVI students, in his book Body Electronics, defines health as freedom, which resonates with Doug's own NVI process as being "a liberating journey."
Doug describes many supportive holistic therapies including massage, Feldenkrais, Alexander Technique, cranio-sacral therapy, myofacial release. Any therapy that truly supports relaxation, movement (circulation), and centralization (relaxed visual concentration) will accelerate your improvement of eyesight.
Since there is a strong correlation between certain "functional" vision problems (like nearsightedness, farsightedness and presbyopia) and eye diseases, many people are also seeking NVI for preventative reasons. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to eyesight.
Bottom line? Lower the power of your prescription glasses and/or contact lenses (safely and legally if for driving), use your own eyes more and more, and "Restore Your Eyesight" by relearning natural vision habits and principles. I have watched thousands of my students improve their vision since 1983, and many thousands more have improved with other NVI teachers. Educate yourself and reap the rewards.
I believe Doug's book will be a valuable aid for those seeking the truth about eyesight and how to take care of it in a natural way for your entire lifetime. In fact, I will now be using Doug's excellent information in my NVI classes. Motivations, patience, perseverance, and commitment are necessary, but the rewards are most likely far beyond what you might currently expect.
As one reader of my book stated, this process "could actually be called Relearning to Live." Sounds Taoist to me.
Thomas R. Quackenbush
Author of "Relearning to See"
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Transitions to democracy from authoritarian political systems have often occurred at times of economic crisis. The reforms required to transform the economic systems often cause sever material hardships for vast sectors of the population. Hence, new democracies forming under such circumstances confront a formidable challenge: to consolidate the nascent political institutions under conditions of economic hardship.
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The Tao of the Jump Shot: An Eastern Approach to Life and Basketball
John Fitzsimmons Mahony
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The Tao of the Jump Shot takes the reader on a journey through inner and outer mastery of the jump shot. But it is much more than a book about basketball. It describes how to move with grace, prize every action, and experience the beauty of life through the simple act of getting a ball through a hoop.
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the book is a path to the sublime.......1999-07-16
well thought-out and well written...the author merely designates the jump shot but it is really an implicit comparison to a way of life. with the aid of cohesive metaphors and illuminating paradoxes the book allows the western mind to comprehend the art of "letting go". a concept which is not only difficult to learn, but also it is all too often misinterpreted as a form of inactivity. the author explains the shooter should be absorbed in what he (she) is doing, and not how he (she) is doing. the book serves to counterbalance our culture often relies solely on rational thinking. i'm buying a second book because i highlighted so many things in the first. i own a dozen or so books on taoism this one is by far the best at communicated to the western mind that inherent in everything is the natural tendency to act harmoniously with the rest of the universe. this is one introspective and intelligent author that just happens to also coach basketball. my only wish is that he would coach my son.
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