Monastery Mornings

A love letter to a community of Trappist monks who provided family when it was needed the most. This warmhearted memoir describes how a small, insecure boy with a vibrant imagination found an unlikely family in the company of monks at Holy Trinity Abbey, in the mountains of rural Latter-day Saint Utah. Struggling with his parents' recent divorce, Michael O'Brien discovered a community filled with warmth, humor, idiosyncrasies, and most of all, listening ears. Filled with anecdotes and delightful "behind the scenes" descriptions of his experiences living alongside the monks as they farmed, prayed, buried their dead, ate, and shared the joys of life, Monastery Mornings speaks to the value of spiritual fatherhood, the lasting impact of positive mentoring, and the stability that the spiritual life can offer to people of all ages and walks of life.

An introduction to the City of Ten Thousand Buddhas in Talmage, California, a Buddhist monastery founded by Tripitaka Master Hsuan Hua in the 1970s.

“Wealth without work Pleasure without conscience Science without humanity Knowledge without character Politics without principle Commerce without morality Worship without sacrifice. https://vidjambov.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-inventory-vladimir-djambov-talmach.html CHRONICLE OF THE SERAPHIMO-DIVEYEVO MONASTERY Nizhny Novgorod province of Ardatovsky district with a biography of its founders: St. Seraphim and schema-nun Alexandra, nee. A. S. Melgunova Compiled by Hieromartyr Seraphim (Chichagov) Table of Contents St. Seraphim (Chichagov). 3 Annals of the Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery - St. Seraphim (Chichagov). 4 Abstract. 5 FOREWORD.. 5 Chapter I 10 Chapter II 27 Chapter III 43 Chapter IV.. 56 Chapter V.. 87 Chapter VI. Written Instructions of Fr. Seraphim... 105 1. About God.. 105 2. About faith.. 106 3. About hope. 106 4. About love for God.. 107 5. About the fear of God.. 108 6. About renunciation of the world.. 108 7. About silence. 109 8. About attention to oneself. 110 9. About the care of the soul 112 10. About peace of mind.. 113 11. About keeping peace of mind.. 114 12. About exploits. 116 13. About the light of Christ. 117 14. About tears. 117 15. About repentance. 118 16. About fasting. 120 17. About keeping the heart. 122 18. About verbosity. 122 19. About the recognition of the actions of the heart. 123 20. About diseases. 124 21. About charity. 124 22. About thoughts and carnal movements. 125 23. About patience and humility. 126 24. About positions and love for neighbors. 128 25. About non-judgment of one's neighbor and about forgiveness of insults. 129 26. Against excessive guardianship.. 131 27. About sadness. 132 28. Despair. 132 29. About the reasons for the coming into the world of Jesus Christ. 134 30. About active and speculative life. 135 Chapter VII 137 Chapter VIII 164 Chapter IX.. 186 Chapter XI 225 Chapter XII 244 Chapter XIII 272 Chapter XIV.. 294 Chapter XV.. 318 Chapter XVI 343 Chapter XVII 357 Chapter XVIII 371 Chapter XIX.. 391 Chapter XX.. 406 Chapter XXI 431 Chapter XXII 456 Chapter XXIII 474 Chapter XXIV.. 499 Chapter XXV.. 516 Chapter XXVI 543 Chapter XXVII 569 Chapter XXVIII 616 Chapter XXIX.. 630 Chapter XXX.. 655 Chapter XXXI 681 Chapter XXXII 722 PRAYER TO Reverend Seraphim, the Miracle Worker of Sarov. 737 Life of St. Seraphim, Sarov miracle worker. 738 Notes. 804 about the Translator. 804

A warm and unforgettable portrait of a family letting go of the known world to encounter an unfamiliar one filled with rich possibilities and new understandings. Bruce Kirkby had fallen into a pattern of looking mindlessly at his phone for hours, flipping between emails and social media, ignoring his children and wife and everything alive in his world, when a thought struck him. This wasn't living; this wasn't him. This moment of clarity started a chain reaction which ended with a grand plan: he was going to take his wife and two young sons, jump on a freighter and head for the Himalaya. In Blue Sky Kingdom, we follow Bruce and his family's remarkable three months journey, where they would end up living amongst the Lamas of Zanskar Valley, a forgotten appendage of the ancient Tibetan empire, and one of the last places on earth where Himalayan Buddhism is still practiced freely in its original setting. Richly evocative, Blue Sky Kingdom explores the themes of modern distraction and the loss of ancient wisdom coupled with Bruce coming to terms with his elder son's diagnosis on the Autism Spectrum. Despite the natural wonders all around them at times, Bruce's experience will strike a chord with any parent—from rushing to catch a train with the whole family to the wonderment and beauty that comes with experience the world anew with your children.

"25 Albertype plates from photographs of Korea by Percival Lowell. Forbes Albertype Co., Boston, did the plates. This copy also contains two handwritten notes by Lowell laid in. One is of autobiograhical interest as Lowell gives a short resume in his career to this date. The pictures by him, as reproduced by the Forbes company, are striking and the tonal range of the collotypes is particularly effective in this book." -- Hanson collection catalog, p. 88.

A new edition of the Rough Guide to Nepal, ranging from the easternmost tea hills of Ilam to the grasslands of the Far West, from Tibet to the Indian Border and from Everest to Kathmandu Valley. There are in-depth accounts of all the attractions, from Hindu temples and Buddhist stupas to wildlife reserves and spectacular mountain viewpoints. For outdoor enthusiasts there are dedicated chapters to trekking, rafting and mountain biking.