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Essais et documents généraux
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Highlighting how systemic inequities in Norwegian higher education are perpetuated through colonial legacies, monocultures of knowledge, and a lack of…
critical engagement, this book offers an intersectional analysis that identifies issues and complexities in the domains of pedagogy, epistemology, research, curriculum, and support services.Foregrounding the voices of researchers, teacher educators, and student teachers through a variety of methodological approaches, the volume examines and critiques interconnected barriers rooted in experiences and ideologies of class, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, body, language, literacy, and religion that marginalize students and scholars, particularly those with multiple minority identities. Chapters identify persistent gaps in policy and practice in the experiences of students and scholars, including those from the Global South, despite growing equity, diversity, and inclusion mandates and discourses promoted by Norwegian higher education. To address such challenges, this volume advocates for decolonization, pluriversality, and systemic changes in higher education and academic practices through intersectionality to create a more inclusive and equitable higher education landscape.Advocating for the need to ethically humanize, diversify and decolonize Norwegian higher education, this book will be of interest to researchers, scholars and postgraduate students in the fields of higher education, multicultural education, and sociology of education. Policymakers and administrators may also benefit from the volume.
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Affaires et économie, Politique et gouvernement
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) came with bold promises: ending poverty, saving the planet, and making this world a better…
place by 2030. But being in the second halftime, there is too little progress and too many setbacks. Drawing on the expertise of an author who has been actively involved in negotiating and later implementing the SDGs, this book offers a unique insider view into the behind-the-scenes processes. It relates the SDGs and their aims of fighting poverty and achieving sustainability to the bigger picture of politics, economics, and vested interests, breaking down dependencies and alliances, expectations and motives. It uncovers and dissects the politics and interests that shaped the SDGs from the very beginning, as well as the drivers behind propelling or curtailing sustainable development.This book is an indispensable and comprehensive guide to the SDGs. It outlines where they came from, how they are being implemented, the main lessons learned so far, and what to conclude for the years ahead. As the deadline of 2030 is close, and discussions about what should come after the SDGs are imminent, this book is among the first to draw conclusions for the post-2030 era, what to expect, and what to demand from a potential successor agenda.This book addresses policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and students alike, as well as anyone interested in poverty, environment, and sustainability. Written in a highly accessible style, this book also breaks down the United Nations and its processes and institutions, how they are enabling but also limiting the SDGs and the sustainability agenda in general.
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Arts et divertissement, Essais et documents généraux
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Museums and Digital Confidence explores the evolving nature of digital practices in museums. It interrogates the skills, literacies, and mindsets…
that can support the use of digital technologies within these institutions. It also reflects on why digital adoption has faltered (at times), why digital continues to matter, and how the digital museum may flourish into the future.Underscored by national and international research, this edited volume brings together leading experts from museology, museum management and curation, organisational studies, and cultural policy to outline a new framing of museum digital confidence. It does so by offering a series of critically engaged perspectives derived from a range of practices that reveal how museums have managed to successfully re-orient themselves in order to not only face but also embrace the ongoing challenges presented by the highly interconnected, media-pervasive, and technologised world to which contemporary museums must continually adapt. This book presents a set of ‘framings’ to help museums clarify how they can work purposefully, productively, and sustainably with digital at an organisational level, in terms of managing collections, and through curating public-facing exhibitions and programmes.Museums and Digital Confidence shares insights that will be essential reading for students, researchers, and museum practitioners who are interested in better understanding – and acting upon – the digital transformation of museums.
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Sciences et technologies
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To provide for a sustainable future, the potential synergies at the dynamic intersection of renewable energy (RE) incorporated with smart…
energy and artificial intelligence (AI) must be exploited. RE is crucial to preserve the environment. Energy involving various systems must be optimized and assessed to provide better performance. However, the design and development of RE systems remains a challenge. Advanced optimization techniques, AI, and machine learning (ML) plays a crucial role in implementing the latest innovative research in the field of renewable energy-integrated electrical systems. This book also describes the practical challenges encountered, and the solutions and future scope to be adopted. Applications of a variety of advanced optimization and AI techniques in the design and development of RE-integrated systems are discussed to provide new solutions in the RE domain.Key features: Discusses modern modeling/control approaches for improving renewable energy integrating artificial intelligence-driven power systems Describes the principles and methods of renewable energy generation technologies, and an analysis of their implementation, management, and optimization, and related economic advantages Presents critical information on the technological design and policy issues that must be taken into considered while implementing a smart grid Explains of the metaheuristic optimization algorithm for complex electrical systems, and the whale optimization algorithm-based multi-objective hydrothermal scheduling Covers the electric vehicle charging station in the distribution network, and transient stability constraint optimal power flow problem using chaotic quasi-oppositional chemical reaction optimization The topics covered including microgrids, wind power, solar photo voltaic (PV), optimal power flow (OPF), grid connected inverter, electric vehicle, combined heat and power economic dispatch, FACTS tools for smart energy, harmonic impedance of a salient pole synchronous generator (HI), maximum power point tracking (MPPT) and advanced optimization techniques. Next Generation Artificial Intelligence-Driven Smart and Renewable Energy is ideal for academicians, practitioners, teachers, engineers, industry professionals, researchers, and students in diverse fields, including electrical engineering, electronics and communications engineering, energy, and environmental engineering.
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Arts et divertissement, Affaires et économie, Informatique et Internet
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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, safeguarding critical data and systems has never been more vital—or more challenging. Systematic Security:…
A CISO’s Playbook by Timur Qader offers a groundbreaking guide to building a resilient and scalable security practice from the ground up. Blending real-world experience with practical insights, this book lays out a phased approach to security implementation.Timur begins with describing the current state of security and the landscape security professionals find themselves in that offer both opportunity and risk. He goes on to systematically address strategic design, operational efficiency, risk-based modeling, and a rapidly growing regulatory landscape. This essential resource provides step-by-step strategies for implementing a comprehensive security framework. Whether you're launching a new security program or transforming an existing one, this book delivers actionable insights on governance, compliance, and advanced security operations.Drawing on years of hands-on experience, Timur shares practical advice on: Establishing a structured roadmap with clear milestones and deliverables. Building effective governance and compliance teams to address evolving regulations. Developing security operations through advanced techniques like Zero Trust and Data Protection Capabilities. Navigating complex relationships with stakeholders, executives, and regulators. Creating metrics and scorecards to measure and continuously improve security posture. More than just a technical manual, Systematic Security is a leadership toolkit for today’s security executives. It highlights the mindset, collaboration, and communication skills needed to succeed in high-pressure environments. With tips on presenting to boards, handling audits, and managing compliance, this book prepares readers for the challenges of modern cybersecurity leadership.Whether you’re an aspiring CISO, a security professional, or a business leader looking to fortify your organization’s defenses, Systematic Security delivers the strategies and tools to create lasting security excellence.Timur Qader’s candid, experience-driven approach ensures this book is not just informative but indispensable for anyone serious about protecting data, systems, and reputations in a world of escalating security threats.Prepare to lead with confidence, foster innovation, and build a future-proof security strategy that aligns with organizational goals and industry best practices. With Systematic Security, success isn’t just a possibility—it’s a repeatable process.
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Informatique et Internet , Sciences et technologies
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This reference text addresses the importance of smart crop management for increasing yield and presents a framework for smart monitoring…
and regulation of crop observation. Further, it comprehensively covers important topics such as spatial decision support systems for precision farming, swarm intelligence in the optimal management of aquaculture farms, and intelligent harvesting algorithms for improving productivity.This book:• Presents meta-heuristic algorithms for optimization, economic crop planning, and use of effective water resource management.• Discusses spatial decision support systems for crop productivity management, watershed management, and precision farming.• Illustrates swarm intelligence-based optimization techniques, data mining, and machine learning methods for aquaculture operations.• Highlights artificial intelligence and machine learning-based harvesting algorithms for improving productivity.• Explains the use of green Internet of Things security solutions for agriculture, plant condition management, and greenhouse simulation.It is primarily written for graduate students and academic researchers in the fields of electrical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, computer science and engineering, agricultural science, and information technology.
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Arts et divertissement
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This introduction to queer theatre and performance in the United States explores the pioneering artists that have shaped this ever-changing…
field across the past two centuries, through ten key moments and movements.Designed for weekly use in queer and LGBTQ+ theatre courses, the ten chosen milestones move chronologically from nineteenth century shifts in the understanding of homosexuality through the queer postmodernist avant-garde to the rise of intersectionality and recognition of trans identities. This clear, dynamic framework uses ‘queer’ as a flexible and intersectional term, addressing sexualities and sexual identities, the people and groups who claim them, and the practices that challenge heteronormative structures.Milestones are a range of accessible textbooks, breaking down the need-to-know moments in the social, cultural, political, and artistic development of foundational subject areas.
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Aventure (récits), Policiers (romans), Sensations (romans à)
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A family held hostage. A prison escape. A deadly game of survival. The author of The Pact delivers a pulse-pounding…
home invasion thriller. Emma thought a secluded country cottage would be the perfect break for her family. But their peaceful retreat is shattered when two masked men break in, turning the holiday into a waking nightmare. Calling themselves Jekyll and Hyde, the intruders are no ordinary criminals. They don&’t want money. They want control. And they&’ve devised a sinister plan that will force Emma and her husband Joel to make unthinkable choices—ones that could destroy their family from the inside out. Joel, a bank manager, is sent to rob his own bank. But the real target is Emma, a prison governor with dangerous connections. When the kidnappers force her to help a notorious inmate escape, the stakes turn deadly. One wrong move could cost Emma not only her freedom, but the lives of her husband and daughter. As the plan spirals out of control, alliances shift, and trust is shattered. Jekyll and Hyde&’s motivations run deep and someone close to Emma is hiding a dangerous secret. With time running out, Emma must outsmart the criminals and protect her family—even if it means sacrificing everything.Dark, gritty, and utterly addictive, The Trap will keep you breathless until the final page.
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Histoire (romans), Fantastique (récits), Littérature générale (romans)
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The Edge of Yesterday is a haunting contemporary speculative novel about time travel and finding yourself from award-winning author Rita…
Woods.Greer Coffey is a principal dancer with a renowned Harlem company. Sebastian Coffey is an architect with a prestigious Midtown firm. The Coffey’s are the ultimate dream couple — until their world completely unravels. After Greer develops a career ending neurologic disorder, she finds herself back in her hometown of Detroit. Angry, lonely, her marriage buckling under the strain, she takes to aimlessly wandering the city streets. One night, she stumbles through a vortex, a portal through time that transports her back into 1925 Detroit, where she meets a handsome, charming doctor.Dr. Montgomery Gray is a member of Detroit’s Black Aristocracy, wealthy and connected to some of the most powerful Black families in the country. Detroit in 1925 is the beating heart of an industrial nation, but it is also a tinderbox of poor immigrants, Prohibition driven gang wars, and the Klan. As a member of the Talented Tenth, Monty is expected to be the tip of the spear in the fight for the Race, no matter the cost. Exhausted, frustrated, and longing to break free of expectations, he is stunned to find a woman from the future roaming Detroit’s Black Bottom.Initially cautious, Monty and Greer slowly grow increasingly exhilarated with the visits. For Greer, 1925 offers an escape from the sorrow of her "real life," and for Monty, the future that Greer lays before him is irresistible. But 2025 becomes gradually less and less recognizable, as each visit back through time causes increasing rips in the timeline. Ultimately, Greer finds herself trapped in 1925 and Monty is forced into a deadly confrontation that changes the trajectory of his life.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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Toxicomanies
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This book explains how mindfulness can help you to kick the smoking habit and control your thoughts and emotions in…
a more balanced, accepting way. It presents a short history of mindfulness, and includes specific research on how mindfulness can aid people who smoke. Includes step by step exercises and practices. Topics include:Why do I smoke?The stress responseThe addictionNo magic remedyHow to make the changes you wantLiving in the nowStop and be mindfulCaring for yourselfStaying committedChallenges to recoveryReap the rewards
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Informatique et Internet , Essais et documents généraux
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The 6-volume set constitutes the workshop proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Computational Science, ICCS 2025, which took place…
in Singapore, Singapore, during July 7–9, 2025. The 137 full papers and 32 short papers presented in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 322 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: Volume I: Advances in high-performance computational earth sciences: numerical methods, frameworks & applications; artificial intelligence approaches for network analysis; artificial intelligence and high-performance computing for advanced simulations; and biomedical and bioinformatics challenges for computer science. Volume II: Computational health; computational modeling and artificial intelligence for social systems; and computational optimization, modelling and simulation. Volume III: Computational science and AI for addressing complex and dynamic societal challenges equitably; computer graphics, image processing and artificial intelligence; computing and data science for materials discovery and design; and large language models and intelligent decision-making within the digital economy. Volume IV: Machine learning and data assimilation for dynamical systems; and multi-criteria decision-making: methods, applications, and innovations. Volume V: (Credible) Multiscale modelling and simulation; numerical algorithms and computer arithmetic for computational science; quantum computing; retrieval-augmented generation; and simulations of flow and transport: modeling, algorithms and computation. Volume VI: Smart systems: bringing together computer vision, sensor networks and artificial intelligence; solving problems with uncertainty; and teaching computational science.
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Asie (histoire), Histoire, Politique et gouvernement, Christianisme, Religion
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The first of two volumes on the archbishops and cathedral chapters of seventeenth-century Manila, this book fills a historiographical gap…
by examining the diocesan clergy of the Philippines&’ political maneuverings. In particular, this volume studies the archbishops&’ unstable authority and ecclesiastical chapters&’ preeminence at this time. First, it emphasizes the need for a new paradigm of conflict-ridden Catholic evangelization—ius predicandi—that explores the interactions and engagements of the Church&’s legal agents, mainly priests, canons, and bishops, and brings their rivalries to the fore. Second, it draws attention to one of the most neglected topics in Philippine ecclesiastical history, namely the metropolitan cathedral chapters, which, far from being monolithic units at the service of their archbishops, were too highly fragmented to constitute a single power holder. This volume&’s examination of these power dynamics makes it clear that history of the colonial Catholic Church cannot be separated from political history of the Philippines.
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Religion
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A groundbreaking cross-sectional study of the forms and extent of gender inequality in the "Big Five" religions of the world…
Sexism in Major Religions: A Comparative Introduction provides clear and accessible analyses of the complex forms of androcentrism and patriarchy in five of the world’s major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. With a unique comparative-thematic methodology, this student-friendly textbook bridges the gap between Religious Studies and courses in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Feminist Studies, Religion and Society, and more. Following a brief introduction to each religious system covered, Sexism in Major Religions defines important terms and concepts in modern religious feminism, including sex and gender, androcentrism and patriarchy, and revolutionary and reform feminisms. Each remaining chapter focuses on one of seven themes representing the main sources and manifestations of religious discrimination against women, such as the gender of the deity, the duties of the mother, and the status of the wife within marriage. Throughout the text, author Paul Gwynne discusses the formal gender-biased teachings and practices, distinctive features, intersecting areas, and core arguments of conservative defenders and feminist critics of each religion. Provides students with deep comparative insight into the similarities and differences between major religions on issues of gender equality Offers a fresh and original approach to exploring the forms of sexism across seven distinct themes Presents a timely and accurate account of the "landscape of sexism" in five of the world's largest religions Includes a dedicated chapter examining the status of intersex and transgender persons in religious systemsDesigned to broaden students' understanding of religions through systematic and impartial discussion, Sexism in Major Religions: A Comparative Introduction is an ideal textbook for undergraduate courses in Religious Studies and Social Sciences programs, as well as an invaluable resource for general readers interested in understanding and reforming sexist features within religious traditions.
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Vieillissement (sociologie), Famille et relations familiales , Santé et vieillissement, Épanouissement personnel
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A new way to think about ageing - for ourselves and the people we love. With warmth and wisdom, geriatrician…
Dr Lucy Pollock shows us how'The Golden Rule is part manifesto for better integration and appreciation between generations, and part reflection on a career spent looking after our elders, [. . .] with good humour, sanity, wisdom and quite a few jokes' The Times__Plan A: stay young foreverPlan B: read this bookToday, we are living longer lives and have choices now as never before about how we will age.What will make us happy?What frightens us, and what might allay our fears?What changes, made right now, will help us to flourish?In The Golden Rule, Dr Lucy Pollock shares lessons she has learned in the thirty years of working with older people and their family and friends.She explores problems that can be fixed with tests and tablets, and problems that require a different sort of medicine.These engrossing stories explain what she has been taught about impossible families, important decisions, becoming older without children, sexuality, race, love, and living with uncertainty.--'From the first pages, the impression you have is how much you’d want Pollock as your medical practitioner. . . this warm and compassionate book is part reflection, part rallying cry to set in place a better society for older people' Daily Mail'Beautiful and wise, filled with characters I know living through situations I recognise, filtered through the kindness of thoughtful storytelling' Kathryn Mannix, author of With the End in Mind
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Médecine, Sciences et technologies
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A collection of more than fifty hard-to-crack medical quandaries, featuring the best of The New York Times Magazine's popular Diagnosis…
column—now a Netflix original series&“Lisa Sanders is a paragon of the modern medical detective storyteller.&”—Atul Gawande, author of Being MortalAs a Yale School of Medicine physician, the New York Times bestselling author of Every Patient Tells a Story, and an inspiration and adviser for the hit Fox TV drama House, M.D., Lisa Sanders has seen it all. And yet she is often confounded by the cases she describes in her column: unexpected collections of symptoms that she and other physicians struggle to diagnose. A twenty-eight-year-old man, vacationing in the Bahamas for his birthday, tries some barracuda for dinner. Hours later, he collapses on the dance floor with crippling stomach pains. A middle-aged woman returns to her doctor, after visiting two days earlier with a mild rash on the back of her hands. Now the rash has turned purple and has spread across her entire body in whiplike streaks. A young elephant trainer in a traveling circus, once head-butted by a rogue zebra, is suddenly beset with splitting headaches, as if someone were &“slamming a door inside his head.&”In each of these cases, the path to diagnosis—and treatment—is winding, sometimes frustratingly unclear. Dr. Sanders shows how making the right diagnosis requires expertise, painstaking procedure, and sometimes a little luck. Intricate, gripping, and full of twists and turns, Diagnosis puts readers in the doctor&’s place. It lets them see what doctors see, feel the uncertainty they feel—and experience the thrill when the puzzle is finally solved.
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Érotisme (romans), Fantastique (récits), Intrigue amoureuse contemporaine , Intrigue amoureuse
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Alex yearned for freedom! Brought up in a French convent, Alex had been sadly neglected by her archaeologist father. He…
died leaving her starved for affection, desperate to love and be loveddesperate enough to trick her father's friend, Jason Tarrant, into becoming her guardian.Jason knew the dangerous involved in taking a beautiful young girl to his isolated South American ranch, but he couldn't resist her wistful appeal. And Alex soon discovered that she couldn't resist his disturbing male magnetism, or her own awakening desires.
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Aventure (récits), Littérature générale (romans), Fantastique (récits)
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The stunning conclusion to Robin Hobb&’s Fitz and the Fool trilogy, which began with Fool&’s Assassin…
and Fool&’s Quest&“Every new Robin Hobb novel is a cause for celebration. Along with millions of her other fans, I delight in every visit to the Six Duchies, the Rain Wilds, and the Out Islands, and can&’t wait to see where she&’ll take me next.&”—George R. R. Martin More than twenty years ago, the first epic fantasy novel featuring FitzChivalry Farseer and his mysterious, often maddening friend the Fool struck like a bolt of brilliant lightning. Now New York Times bestselling author Robin Hobb brings to a momentous close the third trilogy featuring these beloved characters in a novel of unsurpassed artistry that is sure to endure as one of the great masterworks of the genre. Fitz&’s young daughter, Bee, has been kidnapped by the Servants, a secret society whose members not only dream of possible futures but use their prophecies to add to their wealth and influence. Bee plays a crucial part in these dreams—but just what part remains uncertain. As Bee is dragged by her sadistic captors across half the world, Fitz and the Fool, believing her dead, embark on a mission of revenge that will take them to the distant island where the Servants reside—a place the Fool once called home and later called prison. It was a hell the Fool escaped, maimed and blinded, swearing never to return. For all his injuries, however, the Fool is not as helpless as he seems. He is a dreamer too, able to shape the future. And though Fitz is no longer the peerless assassin of his youth, he remains a man to be reckoned with—deadly with blades and poison, and adept in Farseer magic. And their goal is simple: to make sure not a single Servant survives their scourge.
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Philosophie, Bouddhisme
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Pith Instructions for Realizing the Great Perfection, from One of the Greatest Tibetan Yogis of the Twentieth Century.In the concise…
yet comprehensive practice manual entitled The Illumination of Primordial Consciousness, the great twentieth-century Tibetan Nyingma master Dudjom Rinpoche lays out a sequential path to spiritual freedom according to the teachings of the Great Perfection (Dzokchen): First, we refine our awareness by training in meditative quiescence (shamatha) and then proceed to the cultivation of contemplative insight (vipashyana), by which our mind&’s basic nature of luminosity and emptiness is revealed. Then, having recognized that the ordinary, deluded mind is actually without any intrinsic essence, we are primed to cut through this conditioned mind into unborn, timeless pristine awareness, which has never been contaminated by mental afflictions or other obscurations. Finally, we realize that our own awareness has never been other than the dharmakaya, the mind of a buddha, and perfect enlightenment is realized spontaneously and effortlessly. In this book, beloved teacher and renowned scholar Lama B. Alan Wallace shares insights gained over years of study, providing a line-by-line explanation interspersed with background teachings from revered Dzokchen scriptures written by Padmasambhava, Dudjom Lingpa, and others. Also included are a set of fifteen guided meditations given by Lama Alan, along with links to audio tracks of Lama Alan giving the instructions himself. Through the practices he describes, the mystery of the mind—its origin and what happens to it at death–is thus illuminated through one&’s own meditative experience.
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Santé et médecine
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The ability to sustain close mindfulness is a learned skill that offers profound benefits in all situations. This book explains…
the theory and applications of the practice the Buddha called the direct path to enlightenment. These simple but powerful techniques to cultivate mindfulness will allow anyone, regardless of tradition, beliefs, or lack thereof, to achieve genuine happiness and freedom from suffering. By closely minding the body and breath, we relax, grounding ourselves in physical presence. Coming face to face with our feelings, we stabilize our awareness against habitual reactions. Examining mental phenomena nakedly, we sharpen our perceptions without becoming attached. Ultimately, we see all phenomena just as they are, and we approach the ground of enlightenment.
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Littérature générale (romans), Détectives féminins Sports et jeux
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'Full of twists and turns it kept me guessing right to the end. A real page-turner, the perfect holiday read!'…
SUE BARKER'A fabulous summer read!' ANTON DU BEKE Four close friends.One big secret.On a hot midsummer day in the Surrey countryside, close friends Kristin, Vee, Bibi and Hailey are celebrating their Ladies' Team victory at the exclusive Royal Oaks Tennis Club.But when their oh-so-charming coach, Jeremy, collapses after tucking into a carefully decorated sponge cake, it seems the season isn't just ending with a championship trophy - but with a murder.Off the court, it's clear that each of the four women has been keeping a dark secret, but surely no one would wish Jeremy dead? Or perhaps revenge truly is a cake best served cold...A delicious new murder mystery from household name Judy Murray, perfect for fans of Richard Osman, Shirley Ballas and Reverend Richard Coles. Praise for Judy Murray:'Utterly thrilling and joyful. I couldn't put it down!' ANTON DU BEKE'Enthralling and captivating. Absolutely loved it!' CAROL KIRKWOOD'A stunning debut, this is the perfect summer read' SANTA MONTEFIORE'A pacey page-turner' THE TIMES'Full of twists and turns. We loved it!' HEAT'Fizzing with excitement and high stakes' JO THOMAS'Absolutely fantastic' CHRIS EVANS'A brilliant read' BELLA'A high-stakes novel set in the world she knows best' The i