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The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life and Leadership
by Mandeep RaiBroadcast journalist Mandeep Rai takes us on a journey to 101 countries around the world, highlighting a single, unique value that has defined each nation's history, culture, and global influence - and how we can apply them to better our own lives and make decisions more effectively. <p><p>Every day, whether we acknowledge it or not, we make decisions based on what we believe in. The choices, challenges, or opportunities facing us - and how we engage with them - in politics, family, relationships, work, and play reveal something important about our character, desires, and personality to ourselves and to others. When those values align and are shared by a single population, they have the power to transform a nation and teach the world valuable lessons about success. <p><p>From India's 'faith' to Vietnam's 'resilience', Argentina's 'passion' to Singapore's 'order', Australia's 'mateship' to Uganda's 'heritage' and from Malta's 'community' to Sri Lanka's 'joy', we may all find something of ourselves in others and succeed together as a result. <p><p>This is an insightful collection of profiles that open our eyes to the world around us, and in turn help us reflect on which values matter, last, and have the power to create change.
The Values Factor
by John F. DemartiniBased on his landmark research and teachings, Dr. John Demartini has discovered the key to fulfillment in all aspects of life. What is the most important step you can take to achieve the life you've always dreamed of? You might think the answer is something like, start saving money, get a better job, find my soul mate, or improve my marriage. Solutions like these might offer temporary satisfaction, but none of them can provide true, lasting fulfillment or help you achieve your unique purpose in life. The Values Factor shows you how to create a life in which every minute can be inspiring and fulfilling. The first step is to identify what you find most meaningful--the values in life that are most important to you. Once you understand your own unique values and align your life accordingly, you can achieve fulfillment in every aspect of your life: deepening your loving relationships, creating an inspiring career, establishing financial freedom, and tapping into a rich spiritual life. Dr. Demartini's provocative thirteen-part questionnaire will reveal to you what you value most. The answers may surprise you! Then, each chapter of this book explains how to align every aspect of your life with your true values, so that you can finally achieve the success that you were capable of all along.
Valuing Peak Experience in Everyday Lives: Insights from Positive and Transpersonal Psychology
by Kay A Weijers Elaine R CoxValuing Peak Experience in Everyday Lives takes Abraham Maslow’s concept of peak experience and compares how people have encountered transcendent peak experiences and related phenomena, such as flow and peak performance, in their everyday lives. By examining existing research and sharing people’s actual encounters in different contexts, such as music, education, sport, creative arts, and nature, the importance and value of peak experiences and self-transcendence in our lives can be better understood and fostered. The book explores the challenges, benefits, and opportunities presented by understanding peak experience in contemporary contexts. Drawing on research from positive and transpersonal psychology, each of the 12 chapters reports on a work or leisure context where peak experiences have been generated and studied. The chapters are introduced by drawing on relevant theory and research, and then expanded via accounts, vignettes, and examples from people immersed in those activities or contexts to provide a blend of case stories and theoretical foundations. The book is valuable reading for professional practitioners such as psychologists, educators, coaches, psychotherapists, and those interested in personal development. Also, it will be relevant for students of transpersonal and positive psychology, as well as humanism and human development, interested in understanding transcendent peak experiences and related concepts, such as flow.
¡Vamos, Rafa!: El fenómeno Nadal: No dar nada por perdido para ganarlo todo
by Alejandro CirizaRafa Nadal, la superación de un campeón con los pies en la tierra. Rafa Nadal es considerado el mejor tenista de la historia sobre tierra batida y uno de los mejores jugadores de todos los tiempos. En este libro, el autor profundiza en la figura y en el fascinante viaje profesional del mallorquín, desde sus inicios hasta la madurez. Nadal es sinónimo de victoria, trofeos y gloria, pero al mismo tiempo, su legado significa sacrificio, constancia, respeto. Este relato incluye los pasajes triunfales de su carrera, así como las derrotas, el sufrimiento y los obstáculos del camino que han forjado a un campeón infinito e inolvidable, prototipo de una competitividad incansable y de una extraordinaria capacidad de superación. «Al final, lo más importante es ser buena gente», afirma el protagonista en uno de los encuentros con Alejandro Ciriza, que traza una completa radiografía del tenista a partir de los testimonios recopilados durante la década que ha seguido sus pasos alrededor del mundo. A las reflexiones del tenista se añaden las de otras personas de su entorno, rivales, especialistas y compañeros y compañeras del circuito que subrayan la singularidad de un deportista universal. Reseñas:«En estas páginas hay parte de historia, parte de circunstancias, de carácter, de formación y de las consecuencias de todo ello. No es una biografía al uso, aunque el hilo conductor sea la trayectoria de Rafael desde sus inicios tenísticos. Alejandro Ciriza ofrece una incursión fiable, profunda, amena y sorprendente a las entrañas del tenis y del tenista protagonista de este libro».TONI NADAL, entrenador y conferenciante, autor del prólogo Uno de los nuestros«Rafa Nadal es la personalización del ideal deportivo. Como todo héroe, desafía a sus rivales llevándolos hasta el límite, pero antes se desafía a sí mismo desde la cabeza más consistente que he visto nunca. Consistente para ignorar el cansancio, la presión, en ocasiones hasta la inferioridad técnica. Consistente para enfocarse en las cuestiones críticas del juego, para ganar el pulso psicológico con la autoridad de su bravura, para llenar la cancha de sudor, de inteligencia y de emoción. Nunca vi una competitividad más salvaje para someter a sus rivales ni una ética más ejemplar en el triunfo y en la derrota. Y, sobre todo, nunca un deportista defendió mejor mi orgullo de aficionado».JORGE VALDANO, futbolista, entrenador y conferenciante «Rafa es un referente en todos los sentidos, pero lo más impresionante de él es su mente, esa capacidad de sacrificio y esa voluntad por querer seguir aprendiendo y mejorando siempre. Gran parte de su éxito procede de su equipo y su familia, que es maravillosa y a la que tengo el placer de conocer. Le han ayudado a tener muy bien amueblada la cabeza y él siempre ha mostrado mucho respeto y admiración por ellos, lo cual dice mucho de su humildad. Es el deportista más grande de nuestro país, pero no ya solopor lo que ha conseguido, sino por cómo es como persona».ONA CARBONELL, medallista olímpica en natación sincronizada «A partir de su comportamiento, su actitud y su compromiso, Rafa es el ejemplo perfecto de lo que te aporta el deporte: sacrificio, constancia, desafío, resiliencia. También empatía y crecimiento. Él nunca ha olvidado sus raíces y se ha superado día tras día, manteniendo los pies en la tierra. A mí siempre me han cautivadolos deportistas que inspiran y Nadal es uno de ellos».JUAN CARLOS UNZUÉ, futbolista, entrenador y autor del epílogo Rafa y la escuela del deporte
Vampiros emocionales en el trabajo: ¡Que no te chupe la energía!
by Albert J. BernsteinWhether it's a coworker or the boss, there is usually at least one emotional vampire in every workplace. These are people who suck up our patience with absurd comments, drain our energy, and limit our creativity, ruining workplace dyamics. The author of the wildly successful Emotional Vampires and Dinosaur Brain shows us how to detect and face down these destructive beings, and he defines the different types of emotional vampires that exist. Bernstein also offers a test to help identify these undead office-dwellers, and tips to keep up with your work--and get ahead--without letting them affect you.
The Van Gogh Blues: The Creative Persons Path Through Depression
by Eric MaiselCreative people will experience depression — that’s a given. It’s a given because they are regularly confronted by doubts about the meaningfulness of their efforts. Theirs is a kind of depression that does not respond to pharmaceutical treatment. What’s required is healing in the realm of meaning.In this groundbreaking book, Eric Maisel teaches creative people how to handle these recurrent crises of meaning and how to successfully manage the anxieties of the creative process. Using examples both from the lives of famous creators such as van Gogh and from his own creativity coaching practice, Maisel explains that despite their inevitable difficulties, creative people possess the ability to forge relationships, repair themselves, and find meaning in their work and their lives. Maisel presents a step-by-step plan to help creative people handle their special brand of depression and rediscover the reasons they are driven to create in the first place.
Vanessa Bares All: The hilarious and inspiring official autobiography from the queen of British entertainment
by Vanessa FeltzDiscover the heartfelt, witty and inspiring first official autobiography from one of Britain's most beloved celebrities. 'Raw and revelatory' Sunday Times'Showbiz memoir of the year' Daily Express'A rip roaring and honest story that pulls absolutely no punches' Best'A treasure trove of gems which even Elton John would be jealous of.' Daily MirrorYou think you already know all there is to know about Vanessa? You don't know the half of it.Brace yourself for the achingly funny, deeply moving untold story: the behind-the-scenes lowdown on the parents who planned her wedding before she could walk, how she became the nation's second-most-famous fat person, life as the British Oprah, feuding with Madonna and Miss Piggy aboard the Big Breakfast bed, an excruciatingly public divorce, gruesome gastric band surgery, a sixteen-year skirmish with an ageing boybander and finding herself shockingly single at sixty-one.She's spent thirty-five years in the public eye and now, for the first time, Vanessa seizes her chance to set the record straight in this warm, witty, intensely human story. She spares no one's blushes, including her own. How could someone so clever make such cataclysmic mistakes?Vanessa's often wrong, but always relatable. She puts the 'Oh my goodness, I can never unread that paragraph!' into celebrity autobiography.
Vani Vyavahar (Sanxipt): વાણી વ્યવહાર (સંક્ષિપ્ત)
by Dada Bhagwanશબ્દો પૈસા સમાન છે.એક એક ગણીને પૈસાની જેમ તેનો ઉપયોગ કરો. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી વાણીને લગતા મૂળભૂત અને સુક્ષ્મ સિદ્ધાંતોની ઊંડી સમજ આપે છે. આપણા મિત્રો અને કુટુંબીજનો સાથેની આપણી વાણી કેમ શુદ્ધ કરવી કે જેથી કોઈને દુઃખ ન થાય, તેના વ્યવહારુ ઉકેલો તેઓ આપે છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રી કુશળતાથી, જુદા જુદા દાખલાઓ સાથે એવી આપે છે જેથી વાચકને એવું લાગે છે મારા જ જીવનની વાતો છે. તેમના ઉકેલો સીધા હ્રદયને સ્પર્શે છે અને મુક્તિ ભણી લઇ જાય છે. પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ વાણીનું ખરું સ્વરૂપ ખુલ્લું કર્યું છે. વાણી જડ છે. તે એક રેકોર્ડ છે. જયારે તમે ટેપ વગાડો છો ત્યારે તે ટેપ પહેલાં રેકોર્ડ કરેલી હોવી જોઈએ, ખરું ને? તેવી જ રીતે, તમારી આખી જિંદગીની વાણીની ટેપ ગયા ભવમાં રેકોર્ડ થયેલી છે અને આ ભવ માં તે ફક્ત વાગી રહી છે. જેમ રેકોર્ડ ઉપર પીન મુકતાં તે વાગવા માંડે છે, તેવી જ રીતે જેવા સંજોગો ભેગા થશે કે તેવી તમારી વાણીની રેકોર્ડ વાગવા માંડશે. વાણીનું વિજ્ઞાન સમજવા માટે આગળ વાંચો....
Vani, Vyavharat...: वाणी, व्यवहारात…
by Dada Bhagwan‘वाणी, व्यवहारात...’ या पुस्तकात आपल्याला वाणी संबंधित कित्येक मौलिक सिद्धांताची माहिती प्राप्त होत आहे. वाणी मुख्यत: निर्जीव आहे, ही केवळ एक टेप रेकॉर्ड आहे, ज्याचे पूर्ण रेकॉर्डींग आपल्या मागील जन्मांत झालेले आहे. वाणी ही अतिशय अमूल्य वस्तू आहे, जिची किंमत समजणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे. आपली वाणी अशी असावी की जेणे करुन कोणालाही दु:ख होऊ नये. दादाश्रींनी या पुस्तकात वाणीचे महत्त्व, आपल्या दैनंदिन जीवनात होणार्या व्यवहाराला लक्षात ठेवून, अनेक उदाहरणासह दाखवले आहे ज्यामुळे आपल्याला हे समजते की आपण आपली वाणी कशा प्रकारे कोमल आणि मधुर बनवू शकतो. ज्याप्रमाणे एखादी टेप वाजवण्यापूर्वी त्यात रेकॉर्डींग केली पाहिजे त्याचप्रमाणे आपल्या तोंडून जी वाणी निघते ती सर्व मागच्या जन्मात केलेल्या रेकॉर्डींगचाच परिणाम आहे. वाणीच्या सिद्धांतांना अधिक खोलवर समजण्यासाठी हे पुस्तक अवश्य वाचावे.
The Vanishing Face of Gaia: A Final Warning
by James LovelockThe global temperature is rising, the ice caps are melting, and levels of pollution across the world have reached unprecedented heights. According to eminent scientist James Lovelock, in order to survive an assault from her dependents, the Earth is lurching ever closer to a permanent ?hot state. OCO Within the next century, we will almost certainly be forced to give up many of the comforts of western living as supplies are threatened. Only the fittest?and the smartest?will survive. A reluctant jeremiad from one of the environmental movementOCOs elder statesmen, "The Vanishing Face of Gaia" offers an essential wake-up call for the human race.
Vanishing Grace: Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World
by Philip YanceyChristians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn’t sounding so good these days, at least to some. More and more surveys show that people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance.In Vanishing Grace, bestselling author Philip Yancey acknowledges the problem and then explores how we can respond with both grace and truth. He offers a discerning look at what contributes to a hostility toward Christians, and identifies three groups—pilgrims, artists, and activists—who can show us a different way.With a reporter’s eye and a compassionate heart, Yancey suggests practical ways in which we can live as salt and light within a society that is radically changing. What can we learn from those who shun church but consider themselves spiritual? Can the good news, once spoiled, ever sound good again?As Yancey writes, “Like a sudden thaw in the middle of winter, grace happens at unexpected moments. It stops us short, catches the breath, disarms…. Yet not everyone has tasted of that amazing grace, and not everyone believes in it. In a time of division and discord, grace seems in vanishing supply. Why? And what can we do about it?”In the wake of recent events—Las Vegas, Charlottesville, Charleston, Ferguson, Islamic terrorism—people both inside and outside the church are thirsty for grace. Vanishing Grace calls us to see their thirst, and ours, in a hopeful new light as we listen, love, and offer a grace that is truly good news.
Un vaquero cruza la frontera en silencio
by Diego Enrique OsornoEn tiempos de Donald Trump, ésta es una defensa de la vida común y humilde entre Estados Unidos y México Gerónimo González Garza cruzó la frontera de México con Estados Unidos por primera vez en 1969. Desde entonces y hasta principios de los noventa, cuando finalmente se asentó legalmente en Texas, con su esposa e hijos, llevó una vida nómada. En Estados Unidos encontró oportunidades que nunca tuvo en su país. También encontró su voz. Como un sordomudo que no ha aprendido el lenguaje de señas, la frontera noreste del país carece de un lenguaje propio en estos tiempos de guerra. Y sin lenguaje, el pensamiento y la libertad se desvanecen. La crítica ha opinado: "Diego Enrique Osorno encuentra una poderosa metáfora para esa parte de México donde sencillamente hoy no se puede hablar." -Hermann Bellinghausen- "Una novela muy mexicana escrita por uno de los talentos del Nuevo Periodismo Latinoamericano, un testigo de las matanzas a las orillas del río Bravo, entre cactus, caballos, rebaños de ganado, armas cargadas y asesinos que dictan la ley." -La Repubblica (Italia)- "En la crónica lo que pudo haber sido una existencia anodina, el autor lo transforma en relato épico. Osorno sigue la tradición de los poetas infrarrealistas, de Bolaño y sus detectives salvajes." -Alejandro Saldívar-
Las Variaciones del Efecto Cenicienta
by Angela EllingtonEstas son las acciones y comportamientos que las personas enfrentarán una vez sean victimizadas por los delincuentes de este abuso recurrente, conocido como el Efecto Cenicienta. La autora comparte algunas experiencias de primera mano que verdaderamente impactarán a los lectores.
Vartaman Thirthankar Shree Simandhar Swami: वर्तमान तीर्थंकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी
by Dada Bhagwanया काळात या क्षेत्रातून सरळ मोक्ष प्राप्ति शक्य नाही’ असे शास्त्रात सांगितले आहे. परंतु दीर्घकाळापासून महाविदेह क्षेत्रात, श्री सीमंधर स्वामींच्या’; दर्शनाने मोक्षप्राप्तीचा मार्ग तर चालूच आहे ना ! संपूज्य दादाश्री त्याच मार्गाने मुमुक्षुंना मोक्षाला पोहोचविण्यात निमित्त आहेत, आणि मुमुक्षुंना ह्या मोक्षप्राप्तीची खात्री निश्चयाने प्रतीत होत असते. या काळात, या क्षेत्रात तीर्थंकर नाहीत, पण या काळात महाविदेह क्षेत्रात वर्तमान तीर्थंकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी भगवंत विराजमान आहेत,आणि ते भरत क्षेत्रातील मोक्षार्थी जीवांना मोक्ष प्राप्ति करविण्यासाठी प्रबळ निमित्त आहेत. ज्ञानीपुरुष स्वतः त्या मार्गाने प्राप्ति करून इतरांना तो मार्ग दाखवतात. प्रत्यक्ष-प्रकट तीर्थकरांची ओळख होणे, त्यांच्याप्रति भक्तिभाव जागृत होणे, आणि रात्रंदिवस त्यांचे अनुसंधान करून शेवटी त्यांचा प्रत्यक्ष दर्शनाने केवळज्ञान प्राप्त होणे, हाच मोक्षप्राप्तीचा सुरुवातीपासून ते शेवटपर्यंतचा प्रवास (मार्ग) आहे. असे ज्ञानींनी सांगितले आहे. श्री सीमंधर स्वामींची आराधना जेवढी अधिक प्रमाणात होईल तेवढेच त्यांच्यासोबतचे अनुसंधान सविशेष रूपाने होईल. यामुळे त्यांच्याबरोबरचे अनुसंधान प्रगाढ होईल. शेवटी परम अवगाढ दशेपर्यंत पोहोचून त्यांच्या चरणकमळातच स्थान प्राप्तीची मोहोर लागते.
Vartaman Tirthankar Shree Simandhar Swami: वर्तमान तीर्थकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी
by Dada Bhagwanइस काल में इस क्षेत्र से सीधे मोक्ष पाना संभव नहीं है, ऐसा शास्त्रों में कहा गया हैं। लेकिन लंबे अरसे से, महाविदेह क्षेत्र में श्री सीमंधर स्वामी के दर्शन से मोक्ष प्राप्ति का मार्ग खुला ही हैं। लेकिन परम पूज्य दादाश्री उसी मार्ग से मुमुक्षुओं को मोक्ष पहुँचानें में निमित्त हैं और इसकी प्राप्ति का विश्वास, मुमुक्षुओं को निश्चय से होता ही है। इस काल में, इस क्षेत्र में वर्तमान तीर्थंकर नहीं हैं। लेकिन महाविदेह क्षेत्र में वर्तमान तीर्थंकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी विराजमान हैं। वे भरत क्षेत्र के मोक्षार्थी जीवों के लिए मोक्ष के परम निमित्त हैं। ज्ञानीपुरुष ने खुद उस मार्ग से प्राप्ति की और औरों को वह मार्ग दिखाया है। प्रत्यक्ष प्रकट तीर्थंकर की पहचान होना, उनके प्रति भक्ति जगाना और दिन-रात उनका अनुसंधान करके, अंत में, उनके प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन पाकर, केवलज्ञान को प्राप्त करना, यही मोक्ष की प्रथम और अंतिम पगडंडी है। ऐसा ज्ञानियों ने कहा हैं। श्री सीमंधर स्वामी की आराधना, जितनी ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा होगी, उतना उनके साथ अनुसंधान विशेष रहेगा। इससे उनके प्रति ऋणानुबंध प्रगाढ़ होगा। अंत में परम अवगाढ़ दशा तक पहुँचकर उनके चरणकमलों में ही स्थान प्राप्ति की मोहर लगती है।
Vartaman Tirthankar Shri Simandhar Swami: વર્તમાન તીર્થંકર શ્રી સીમંધર સ્વામી
by Dada Bhagwanશાસ્ત્રો કહે છે કે આજે આ કાળમાં આપણા આ જગત માંથી સીધા મોક્ષે જવું શક્ય નથી, છતાંપણ હંમેશને માટે લાંબા કાળથી વાયા મહાવિદેહ ક્ષેત્ર ( બીજા ક્ષેત્ર નું જગત ) રસ્તો ખુલ્લો જ છે. તે માટે મહાવિદેહ ક્ષેત્રે જઇ જીવતા તીર્થંકર શ્રી સીમંધર સ્વામીના દર્શન કરવાથી અંતિમ મોક્ષ મળે છે. દાદાશ્રીએ બધા મુક્તિના ઇચ્છુકોને (મુમુક્ષુઓને) પહેલાં આત્મજ્ઞાન આપ્યુંને પછી તેઓ બધા અંતરની પાક્કી ખાતરી સાથે મહાવિદેહના પંથે ચડ્યા છે. આ ધરતી પર આ કાળમાં કોઈ જીવતા તીર્થંકર નથી, પરંતુ અત્યારે મહાવિદેહ ક્ષેત્રમાં તીર્થંકર શ્રી સીમંધર સ્વામી જીવે છે. સીમંધર સ્વામી આ પૃથ્વીના મુમુક્ષુઓને મોક્ષ આપી શકે છે. જ્ઞાનીઓએ આ રસ્તો ફરી ખુલ્લો કર્યો છે અને તેઓ મુમુક્ષુઓને આ રસ્તે મોકલી રહ્યા છે. જીવતા તીર્થંકરને ઓળખી, તેમની પ્રત્યેનો સમર્પણ ભાવ જાગૃત કરી, દિવસ અને રાત તેમની ભક્તિ કરી, તેમની સાથે અનુસંધાન કરી અને અંતે તેમના પ્રત્યક્ષ દર્શન કરી, કેવળજ્ઞાન પ્રાપ્ત કરી મોક્ષે જવાય છે એમ જ્ઞાનીઓ કહે છે. જેમ જેમ સીમંધર સ્વામી પ્રત્યે સમર્પણભાવ વધશે, તેમ તેમ તેમની સાથેનું જોડાણ વધતું જશે અને આ જોડાણથી તેમની સાથે આવતા ભવનું ઋણાનુબંધ બંધાશે. અંતે આ ગાઢ બનેલું ઋણાનુબંધ ભગવાનના ચરણો સુધી પહોંચાડશે અને મોક્ષે લઇ જશે.
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