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What Does the Buddha Really Teach? by Dhammapada - a collection of verses uttered by the Gauthama Buddha, found in Pali Canon. Translated into English from Sinhala. Translation by Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thero. Narrated by We Care for You Team - Buddha Meditation Center-Toronto.

The collection of beautiful verses of Enlightened Nuns. From Theri Gatha, one of the books of the Pali Canon found in the Khuddaka Nikaya-sutta pitaka. A translation into English from the Sinhala translation by Venerable Kiribathgoda Gnanananda Thera.

Most of us are able to see beings who have been reborn in the human realm and many of the beings born in the animal realm. But it is very rare to have the opportunity to witness for ourselves the suffering experienced by those beings born in the ghost realm. Our great teacher, the Supreme Buddha, had an excellent knowledge and vision to be able to see these beings as well as the action that led to the suffering that they experience.

We throw the terms introvert and extrovert around constantly, and use them to label ourselves and everyone we know. But do we know what they really mean? How are different personality types created, and what really drives our actions on a daily basis? The Science of Introverts (And Everyone Else), will uncover everything you never knew about yourself and others, and will teach you how to take advantage of who you are, and capitalize on your unique strengths.

For the most part, human beings cannot see all of the results of their good and bad actions. Because of this, people often doubt the benefit of doing good things, and the danger of doing bad things. Fortunately, the Buddha taught all about the results of actions. In this audiobook, you will learn about gods and goddesses who performed wholesome actions in their previous human lives. You will be able to understand how powerful the results of doing good things can be. Listeners of this audiobook will also enjoy Stories of Ghosts from the Pethavatthu.

Your first instincts and gut feelings are usually flat out wrong. Discover why, and learn how to actually think clearly. A brain fart is a lapse in judgment. We do this every day without realizing it, and it can have severe consequences on our lives. Use this book as a field guide to think better, understand your feelings better, and tame your stupid brain.

What do you get when six retirees find themselves trucked off (not entirely willingly) on a get-acquainted trip before moving into Cedar Branch Retirement Community? A week of outlandish fiascos, hilarious revenge, memorable tears, and most important...laughter. Derrick St. Clair, a social worker for CBC, has led many trips for this eccentric community, but never experienced a crew of new residents like these.

Peter Georgescu arrived in this country as a penniless Romanian refugee and rose to become the CEO of Young & Rubicam. Which is why he's so heartsick that in America today, with flat wages, disappearing jobs, and a shrinking middle class, his kind of rags-to-riches story doesn't seem possible now. But he has a message for his fellow CEOs: we're the ones who must take the lead in fixing the economy.

As a young boy Frank Kovac Jr. fell deeply in love with stargazing, painting glow-in-the-dark constellations on his bedroom wall and inviting friends to an observatory he built in his Chicago backyard. As he reached adulthood, Kovac did not let go of his childhood dreams of reaching the stars. He began scheming to bring the universe home. While working at a paper mill as a young man, Kovac tirelessly built a 22-foot rotating globe planetarium in the woods.

Has your brother or sister ever teased you? The answer to that question is almost guaranteed to be "Yes". Anyone with a brother or sister knows that it's not always easy and has been pestered by their sibling at one time or another. Whether your sibling pesters you daily or every now and then, this is the book for you!

This is a collection of 10 horrifying tales about animal hybrids, ghosts, and other strange freaks of nature.

Ethan the Eagle flew high over his emerald green island home. His long wings barely moved as he soared high over the hills. The sky above was as blue as the crystal clear waters that surrounded the white and orange sand beaches. Smoke blew out of the top of Marapi, the island's most active volcano. But something was wrong. Fire and smoke also seemed to be moving quickly into the forest. Wildfire!

Vet visits from feeding the wrong food can be expensive, heartbreaking, and in the best of times an inconvenience. A large percentage of these vet visits could be avoided with some very simple knowledge based around what your dog should and shouldn't be eating. I've got you covered.

Jed Whittington was 16 years old when the Civil War broke out. He was tired of his boring existence on his family farm, the war gave Jed the opportunity to leave home and fight for the Union. Follow Jed as he finds himself as a man through love, anger, loss, and pain.

Corporations are the most powerful entities on the planet. Unfortunately, many have had a long record of unprecedented and unbridled environmental degradation, social transgressions, and governance secrecy. Since by law they are beholden to their shareholders, some philanthropic trusts, pension funds, and other institutional investors have used shareholder advocacy to press for changes in corporate policy. But individual investors have largely been silent, thinking themselves powerless.

The most important conversation you'll have. Why do so many of our conversations with one another lead to misunderstanding and hurt feelings? Brady Boyd turns to the example of Jesus Christ to show that the health of our conversations can be only as vibrant as the health of our interactions with God. As Proverbs says, "The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18 niv).

A historical expedition to discover a route for the Panama Canal goes drastically wrong and becomes a struggle to survive a megalomaniacal leader and one of the most dangerous environments on earth.

Sir William de Clopton has come to defend the Crusaders' last toe hold in the Holy Land only to find it besieged by a terror so great even his supposed enemies have fled. Now he must face history's greatest marauder, Tamir the Lame, and his army who have laid waste a continent. Sir William's only hope lies with a small band of the Knights of St. John and warriors who serves the sworn enemy of his king. They must hold the port of Smyrna at all costs or they, and thousands of innocents, will die horribly.

The pungent smell of urine and manure filled the air. The Texas sky was powder blue, the fiery sun scorched man and beast alike. The screaming crowd of onlookers were on their feet, but neither Rowdy nor Diablo could hear them. Their total concentration was on each other. Today, the rogue Brahma bull was determined not to just throw Rowdy, but to kill the cowboy.

Jake Jackson's white family was killed when he was a baby by a Comanche war party. Jake's red family raised him as White Wolf, Comanche warrior. He became a celebrated warrior of the tribe. When the Comanche were forced onto a reservation by the US military and the decimation of the buffalo herd, Jake transitioned to the white world and became known as the fastest gun on the western frontier.