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One of the best nonfictional explanations of the Buddha's life and teaching is found in Henry Steel Olcott's Buddhist Catechism in a question and answer format. Colonel Henry Steel Olcott (1832-1907) was the first Western Buddhist convert, probably since antiquity. He cofounded the Theosophical Society and was its first president. The only contributor to the 19th century southern Buddhist revival who was born a Protestant, Olcott was able to promote Eastern ideas to Western society.

When our great scientist, Dr. Robert Millikan, was young and very poor, he set a goal for himself. Condensing his dream of greatness and security into a simple statement, he silently repeated the thought over and over again. This he did until the feelings of greatness and security crowded all other thoughts out of his consciousness. These are his words: "I have a lavish, steady, dependable income, consistent with integrity and mutual benefit."

Every natural effect has a spiritual cause and not a natural one. A natural cause only seems to exist. It is a delusion of the perishing vegetable memory. We do not remember these moments in time when we imagined certain states. When that imaginal state takes form we can see it with the outer eye; we do not recognize our own harvest and deny that we had anything to do with these natural effects that are taking place in our world.

This subject is a mystery to be known only by revelation. It is a secret that has been kept hidden from the beginning of time. Where there is no mystery, where there is no end from the beginning, there is no challenge, no place for imagination, or any room for faith or hope. But when it pleased God, in the fullness of time, to make it known to his apostles, those whom he called and incorporated into his own risen body, they are sent to tell the story of the gospel of God.

In the 64th chapter of the Book of Isaiah we read: "O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay. Thou art our potter; we are the work of thy hand." When you hear the words Lord, father, and potter, do you think of another? I certainly hope not.

Arthur Fuller is an artist who has made quite a name for himself. In fact there is a good chance he may soon become famous when the world's leading art critic rolls into his tiny town near the woods. The art critic tells Arthur that in order to become famous, he must paint something truly remarkable. Arthur decides to venture into the uncharted woods to chase his dream of becoming the world's most famous artist. In the woods, however, he comes face to face with a certain evil that may ruin his chances of happiness.

You are successful in all things. You attract all that you need in surplus. Abundance surrounds you, and you know that you will always have plenty.

This short summary and analysis covers the 33 key secrets of ancient Europe and Rome. The secrets and synopsis are extracted from the famous book Meditations, written by the emperor Marcus Aurelius. Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (AD 121-180) was emperor of Rome from AD 161 till his death in AD 180. He was notable among Roman emperors, as he was a devotee of the study and practice of philosophy. History implies that Marcus also served as a priest to the Roman state religion.

This collection of Judge's letters has inspired many seekers on the path. In clear, compelling language, the author shows that in the search for spirit, the need is not to escape the world, but to help transform it through constant efforts to be compassionate, resolute, and wise in daily life.

"At Your Command" and "Feeling Is The Secret". Two of Neville Goddard's most powerful books. Commands, to be effective, must be short and to the point: the greatest command ever recorded is found in the few simple words and the magical force is invoked through feeling for "Feeling Is the Secret" of a powerful command.

In The Art of Healthy Living, author Homayoun Sadeghi MD draws from his personal experience and practice as a physician to highlight the delicate, interconnected nature of the mind and the body. He describes how the mind plays an intimate role in balancing and maintaining the body, and that understanding this relationship is essential to achieving a strong, fit, and healthy body.

Is it foolish to risk your life to save someone else's, to pursue a healer that most call mythical through the wilds of Texas in order to save a brother? What if that so-called "myth" were told to you by your own flesh and blood...your own father?

Personal Narrative provides fascinating insight into the earliest clashes that were beginning to occur between citizens of the travelers from the east, Native Americans and Mexicans as United States began its great westward expansion. Pattie’s book fully explores the dangers of life as a trapper in the wilderness of the far west, including during one episode after Pattie and a group of French trappers were attacked and only three of them survived.

Tales from one of the original mountaineers in the raw land of the west. W. T. Hamilton—also known as, Wildcat Bill, gives the listener a first-hand account of life outdoors in the Old West. Hamilton relates how a mountain man relied on his wits and specialized knowledge in order survive the inhospitable environments. From trailblazing to trading with Indians, he keeps us on the edge of our seats.

Dobyns Chronicles is a captivating celebration of the life of Charlie Dobyns. His life began in Northeast Texas, near Bonham, on the Red River. His Cherokee mother and cowboy father strove to survive on their river valley ranch. Tragedy ended this way of life for Charlie in 1888. Follow him through Chickasaw Territory and on to McAlester in Eastern Oklahoma.

Clementine, an in-demand sketch artist who needs an escape from her hectic, stressful, and busy city life decides to take a much-needed one-year sabbatical. She welcomes the chance to move to a small town in the South and inhabit the old, Victorian mansion that, upon her aunt's recent passing, was willed to her.

First published in 1910, this short book sets out the way you can become rich, using things like visualization, belief, and the law of attraction. If you believe in this stuff (and I personally do), then this is a good little book to reaffirm those beliefs.

The Well is a story glimpsed through a cosmic keyhole–a magnificent gift of evidence that love can rise above grief and outlast the phenomenon called death.

Trouble big as all hell. Retired sheriff’s detective Al Quinn hasn’t spoken to his brother Maury in 20 years. When Maury lands in the hospital under suspicious circumstances, Al reluctantly abandons his quiet country seclusion to look into the matter.

It's 1958 in rural Connecticut, and three boys between 10 and 11 years old - Tommy (from a stable, "normal" family), Jose (Hispanic, Catholic), and Jimmy (underfed child of a poor single alcoholic mother, has a severely retarded sister) - have been pals since first grade. But it's September, and the safe, cozy innocence of elementary school is behind them. Now they must enter the scary, new world of junior high school.