Still Points


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Philip Zumwalt is an accomplished musician, poet, and idealist-a dreamer. Fresh out of college in 1940, he takes a job as a music teacher in a small, rural Illinois town. His plan is to teach for a few years hoping to save enough money to finance his dreams: go to Chicago to become a professional musician and get his pilot's license. These dreams dominate his thoughts until one summer night when he meets Elinor Robinson. Philip and Elinor's forbidden romance-and the specter of war hanging over the country-put Philip's dreams on hold. When he enlists in the Army Air Force, the gifted artist goes on an unpredictable journey of lost innocence. Life and death hang in the balance as he overcomes his fears and spiritual doubts in a desperate effort to survive aerial combat in the maelstrom of the Southwest Pacific Theater. In the end, a single dream remains for Philip: to return home to the woman he loves. Based upon the World War II diaries of the real Philip Zumwalt, this debut novel is a bittersweet tale of the transcendent power of love and reminds us of the immense sacrifices made by the men and women of that era.




Finding the Still Point


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One of the simplest, easiest-to-understand guides to Zen meditation--with audio exercises to serve as meditation companions. Through Zen meditation it is possible to find stillness of mind even amidst our everyday activities--and this book reveals how. With easy-to-understand instructions, practical lessons, and short-but-sweet tid-bits of useful information, beloved Zen master John Daido Loori shares the way of Zen meditation in terms that even those starting from the very beginning can understand. Guided audio instructions--available for download online--supplement the teachings throughout the book, giving beginners the tools they need to take that first step into Zen practice and meditation.




The Still Point of the Turning World


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Like all mothers, Rapp had ambitious plans for her first and only child, Ronan. He would be smart, loyal, physically fearless, and level-headed, but fun. But all of these plans changed when Ronan was diagnosed at nine months old with a rare and always-fatal degenerative disorder.




The Still Point


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Essays deal with the Indianapolis 500, kite flying, capital punishment, aviation, drug addiction, prison, and David Carradine




At the Still Point


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Sarah Arthur's anthology of liturgically arranged devotional, literary readings is a creme-de-la-creme book. The passages lovingly collected and arranged are the best available. There is something here for every reader. This book is both a literary treasure store and a devotional feast.




At the Still Point


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An autobiography of the youngest child of the Buckley family relating adventures with her siblings, her turbulent marriages, and battle with alcoholism.




Still Point


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STILL POINT takes the reader on a journey through a world populated with dysfunctional characters who live from one emotional crisis to the next. Emotions are the call to action that illustrate their internal story, providing us with valuable information. From personal and professional disillusionment to connecting with an inner sanctum of peace, STILL POINT reveals: * The 7 common obstacles that keep us in emotional crisis. * Pathways that lead us toward emotional self-reliance. * Tools and techniques for creating a powerful life. * Methods to move from fears that bind us to the personal power that lives inside of us.* How inner peace and calm create a foundation for success. Enhanced emotional intelligence and self-reliance are the by-products of incorporating these principles. If success is your end goal, discover how it can be reimagined, and most importantly, enjoyed. Inner peace is the new success!




Still Point


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In the final installment to the trilogy begun with Awaken, Maddie returns home to make her final stand against Digital School, and uncovers deeply guarded secrets about her family an new truths about herself.




The Still Point


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Many people live lives riddled with outright anxiety and fear. Instead of happiness and ease being the normal state of existence, most experience happiness as only brief moments of joy, when some desire has been temporarily fulfilled. But it does not have to be this way; happiness can be recognized as our natural state of being. According to author Kevin Krenitsky, a medical doctor and modern-day philosopher, we are in the midst of the biggest wave of awakening or self-realization this planet has ever seen. Our unconscious living has not only created stress, anxiety, wars, and famine; our choices have brought us to the edge of mass destruction. The earth has suffered greatly from our collective human unconsciousness. In The Still Point, Krenitsky shows us a better way. He shows us how to discover and live our lives in alignment with our true self. More than just a mental concept, the Still Point is a felt experience of recognizing our own self-aware being. When the Still Point becomes obscured by giving exclusive focus to the noise of the outside world, we lose our feelings of peace and happiness. Engaging and thought provoking, The Still Point takes readers on a journey of self-discovery, ultimately leading to the recognition that our self-aware nature is happiness and peace itself.




Still Poiont of the Turning World


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A biography of the man who sought to bring the ancient wisdom of the Tao into the modern world, and who was a translator of the Tao te ching.