The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works (Young Shinzen)(Paperback)

The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works (Young Shinzen)(Paperback)

Enlightenment--is it a myth or is it real? Across time and culture, inner explorers have discovered that the liberated state is a natural experience, as real as the sensations you are having right now. Few teachers achieve clarity with the application of scientific inquiry to these states of

Why Buddhism Is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Wright Robert)(Paperback)

Why Buddhism Is True - The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment (Wright Robert)(Paperback / softback)

How Enlightenment Changes Your Brain - The New Science of Transformation (Newberg Dr Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Focuses on the pinnacle of the human experience: enlightenment. This book offers us the possibility to become permanently less stress-prone, to break bad habits, to improve our collaboration and creativity skills, and to lead happier, more satisfying

Siddhartha's Brain: Unlocking the Ancient Science of Enlightenment (Kingsland James)(Paperback)

A groundbreaking exploration of the 'science of enlightenment,' told through the lens of the journey of Siddhartha (better known as Buddha), by Guardian science editor James Kingsland.In a lush grove on the banks of the Neranjara in northern India--400 years before the birth of Christ, when the

How Baking Works: Exploring the Fundamentals of Baking Science (Figoni Paula I.)(Paperback)

An up-to-date, comprehensive guide to understanding and applying food science to the bakeshop. The essence of baking is chemistry, and anyone who wants to be a master pastry chef must understand the principles and science that make baking work. This book explains the whys and hows of every chemical

Science of Meditation - How to Change Your Brain, Mind and Body (Goleman Daniel)(Paperback / softback)

The Secular Enlightenment (Jacob Margaret)(Paperback)

A major history of how the Enlightenment transformed people's everyday lives The Secular Enlightenment is a panoramic account of the radical ways life began to change for ordinary people in the age of Locke, Voltaire, and Rousseau. In this landmark book, familiar Enlightenment figures share places

Sounds All Around: The Science of How Sound Works (Hughes Susan)(Pevná vazba)

A comprehensive exploration of sound for young children that's friendly, fun and easy to digest.From a cat's purr to a thunderstorm's clap, from a friend's voice to a school bell's clang, sounds can lull us, entice us or call us to action. But how does sound happen? How do we hear it? What makes

Following the Wild Bees: The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting (Seeley Thomas D.)(Paperback)

A how-to book on an exhilarating outdoor activity and a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural worldFollowing the Wild Bees is a delightful foray into the pastime of bee hunting, an exhilarating outdoor activity that used to be practiced widely but which few people know about today

The Perfume of Silence (Spira Rupert)(Paperback)

This book is about enlightenment, spiritual awakening, self realization, meditation, awareness, consciousness, happiness, love, relationships, psychological suffering and human predicament. Based largely on actual dialogues between Francis Lucille, a spiritual teacher of non-duality, and some of

After the Ecstasy, the Laundry: How the Heart Grows Wise on the Spiritual Path (Kornfield Jack)(Paperback)

'Enlightenment does exist,' internationally renowned author and meditation master Jack Kornfield assures us. 'Unbounded freedom and joy, oneness with the divine ... these experiences are more common than you know, and not far away.' But even after achieving such realization -- after the ecstasy --

Classic Science Fiction (Editors of Canterbury Classics)(Paperback)

Classic works of speculative fiction from the earliest masters of the genre. Classic Science Fiction includes nine stories from masters of early science fiction: H. G. Wells, Jules Verne, H. P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, Jack London, Fitz James O'Brien, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Stanley G

The Experimental Imagination: Literary Knowledge and Science in the British Enlightenment (Chico Tita)(Pevná vazba)

This book shows how British Enlightenment writers and thinkers used science as a metaphor to reconfigure evidence and authority, to reimagine the self and society, and to present literary knowledge as a form of

Hey Cyba: The Inner Workings of a Virtual Personal Assistant (Young Steve)(Paperback)

To understand the future of artificial intelligence, you need to understand how it works. Told through the eyes of a fictitious virtual assistant called Cyba, this book reveals in depth how AI works and provides insight into the extent to which we can trust it both now and in the

Beyond Thinking: A Guide to Zen Meditation (Dogen)(Paperback)

Spiritual practice is not some kind of striving to produce enlightenment, but an expression of the enlightenment already inherent in all things: Such is the Zen teaching of Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) whose profound writings have been studied and revered for more than seven hundred years, influencing

How Fiction Works (Wood James)(Paperback / softback)

Forster's Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's The Art of the Novel, How Fiction Works is a study of the main elements of fiction, such as narrative, detail, characterization, dialogue, realism, and

The Psychology of Art (Mather George)(Paperback)

Why do we enjoy art? What inspires us to create artistic works? How can brain science help us understand our taste in art? The Psychology of Art provides an eclectic introduction to the myriad ways in which psychology can help us understand and appreciate creative activities. Exploring how we

The Rosicrucian Enlightenment (Yates Frances)(Paperback)

A history of the role that the occult has played in the formation of modern science and medicine, The Rosicrucian Enlightenment has had a tremendous impact on our understanding of the western esoteric tradition. Beautifully illustrated, it remains one of those rare works of scholarship which the

How Science Works - The Facts Visually Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

How the World REALLY Works: The City of London(Paperback / softback)

Marguerite Duras: Writing (Duras Marguerite)(Paperback)

Writing, one of Marguerite Duras's last works, is a meditation on the process of writing and on her need for solitude in order to do it. In the five short pieces collected in this volume, she explores experiences that had an emotional impact on her and that inspired her to write. These vary from

Mind Maps: Physics - How to Navigate the World of Science (Still Dr Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Learn how to navigate the world of science through mind

Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body (Goleman Daniel)(Paperback)