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  The Middle Way and other essays

  M. O'C. Walshe

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  This is an audiobook of Bodhi Leaves No.99 by M. O’C. Walshe, "The Middle Way and other essays" found in the Pariyatti Edition of Collected Bodhi Leaves Vol. IV. 
   
  Excerpt: 
  "It is always a good idea to seek the middle way, or the golden mean, between extremes whether in politics, in one’s personal view and behaviour, or in fact in any walk of life. The difficulty arises when we attempt to discover what, in practice, is the middle way. It is not, as some appear to suppose, the mid-point between truth and falsehood, or between right and wrong! In fact the middle way itself is true, and is right: the difficulty lies merely in finding it. Here are some examples: it is the mean between (as the Buddha said) self-indulgence and self-mortification, or (the same thing as applied to other persons and animals) between pampering and cruelty. 
   
  "The middle way, even at a fairly modest, mundane level, is not very popular in the world today. Probably it never was. But in these restless times it is perhaps especially needed, and at the same time especially hard to achieve. It is fatally easy to indulge in nostalgia, to conjure up a false and idealised picture of earlier times which in fact, whatever period of history we may envisage, all had their grave disadvantages of one kind or another. All the same, until recent times it may be said that, in general, life usually had a kind of placidity that has now been lost, and which is hard to recapture, except in the atmosphere of some temple, church, meditation centre or the like. This, however, may simply mean that in earlier times the tendency towards sloth and indolence was, on the whole, greater than that towards worry and flurry."

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  Addictive Service - Unleash Your...

  Kurt Feldner

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  Can serving others be addictive? If so, who's the one that's addicted? The customer or the service provider? This book will show how the customer service provider can transform their routine from a JOB to a passion and addiction. This book is designed to be a quick read with easy to understand principles and practical suggestions for elevating their service to gold standard levels. Whether the reader is new to providing customer service OR is an industry veteran, they will learn how to craft and develop their skillset, focus on what it truly means to serve, and tap into their potential for providing unforgettable service. After reading this book, the service provider should feel challenged and compelled to approach customer service in a totally new and transformative way. When they begin serving with passion and the right frame of mind, their work will become meaningful. They will serve with a sincere passion from deep within. They will learn how to unleash their potential and become addicted to serving others. And they may also discover that their customers become addicted to the service they provide. Because this book is a quick read and is priced for bulk purchasing, the hope is that human resources and training managers will find this book to be an attractive training and orientation tool for their new & existing employees who serve others. This is a must-read for all customer service providers.

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  Hungarian History: 2 Books In 1...

  HISTORY FOREVER

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  ★ Did you know that Hungary once was considered one of the greatest powers in Central Europe? ★ 
  THIS BOOK INCLUDES 2 MANUSCRIPTS: 
  BOOK 1 - THE HISTORY OF HUNGARY: PAGAN NOMADS TO KINGDOM OF HUNGARY: MAGYARS, AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE AND THE ROYAL HUNGARIAN ARMY IN WORLD WAR 1 & 2 
  BOOK 2 - HUNGARIAN HISTORY: HUNGARY IN WORLD WAR 1 & 2, THE GOLDEN AGE OF FOOTBALL, THE WORST INFLATION EVER RECORDED AND THE COLLAPSE OF COMMUNISM 
  ★ GET THIS BOOK NOW AND DISCOVER WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HUN TODAY! ★ 
  In book 1 you will discover;Who Are the Magyars - A.D. BackstoryKing Stephen & the Birth of HungaryHungarian MissionatiesThe Power of the WestThe Hungarian FundationsThe Hungarian KingdomThe Rise and fall of the Austro-Hungarian EmpireHungarian Power of Central EuropeThe Royal Hungarian Army in World War IIThe Sovietization of HungaryModern Hungarian Economy and IndustryModern Hungary UNESCO World Heritage sitesModern Hungary Healing waters and bathsThe Architecture of Hungary 
  In book 2 you will discover;Austria-Hungary in World War 1The Hungarian Romanian War - 1919The Hungarian Soviet RepublicThe Treaty of Trianon - 1920Hungary Joining the Axis PowersHungary Attacking the USSR - 1941The German Invasion of Hungary - 1944Hungary before the Revolution of 1956The Hungarian Revolution of 1956The Golden Age of Hungarian footballHistory of Hungarian Oil in World War 2The Collapse of Communism in Hungary 
  ★ GET THIS BOOK NOW AND DISCOVER WHAT IT TAKES TO BE A HUNGARIAN! ★

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  Bau: Artist at War

  Joseph Bau, Clila Bau-Cohen,...

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  NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING EMILE HIRSCH 
  A classic memoir that is both an inspiring true love story and a historical espionage thriller, Bau: Artist at War comes at a critical moment when the last survivors of the German concentration camps are dying and the Holocaust is slipping from memory. Includes a foreword by Clila Bau-Cohen and Hadasa Bau and an introduction by Sean McNamara, director of the major motion picture of the same name. 
  In a memorable scene from Steven Spielberg’s film Schindler’s List, viewers the world over witnessed the clandestine marriage of two Jews in the Płaszów concentration camp: Joseph and Rebecca Bau. At once a tale of horror and beauty, Bau: Artist at War is one man’s memoir of a miracle: the bloom of love in the depths of a Nazi concentration camp. 
  In his painstaking prose, Joseph Bau also shares his experience of other wartime traumas—the bombing of Kraków, the brutality of the ghetto, the harsh last days at Oskar Schindler’s factory—with surprising wit and irony, a tone enhanced by his brilliant black-and-white drawings. Above all, Bau’s story is a celebration of his wife, Rebecca. Married in secret, they had a mutual devotion that fueled their humor, resiliency, and ultimate triumph in the face of unspeakable evil.

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  The Madman

  Kahlil Gibran

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  The Madman, His Parables and Poems is a book written by Kahlil Gibran, which was published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf in 1918, with illustrations reproduced from original drawings by the author. It was Gibran's first book in English to be published, also marking the beginning of the second phase of Gibran's career. May Ziade, with whom Gibran had been corresponding since 1912, reviewed it in Al-Hilal, a magazine in Egypt.
  Among the most significant works Kahlil Gibran: "Broken Wings", "The Prophet", "The Earth Gods" , "The Garden of the Prophet".

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  Kalidasa’s Meghadhuta - With a...

  M. Venkataraman

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  The Meghadhuta also known as Meghasandesam is one of the beautiful works of Kalidasa. It is a poem in Sanskrit Language consisting of 117 verses. It is actually one of a few minor compositions of Kalidasa. Being one of the greatest poets of Sanskrit Literature, he has produced epics like the Raghuvamsa Mahakavya and Kumarasambhavam and dramas like Abigyana Sakuntalam. 
  The ideas contained in this poem is simple but romantic. Alaka is a mountain in the Himalayas. The god of wealth, Kubera is the king of this place. He has a group of divine attendants working for him. These attendants are known as Yakshas. One of these Yakshas was very much smitten and obsessed with his wife. Hence, he ignored his duties. Kubera, therefore, cursed him and banished him into the woods on planet Earth. The Yaksha came to a mountainous place called Ramagiri named after Lord Rama near the present state of Chattisgarh in India and was residing in an ashram there. 
  The Yaksha spent several months on the mountain. Thoroughly dejected, the love-lorn Yaksha keeps thinking about his wife. His wife also keeps thinking about him all day and all night. It is the time of monsoon. The Yaksha sees a rain cloud passing by. He requests the cloud to carry a message to his wife. The Yaksha then starts to describe the route that the cloud should take to meet his lover. This forms the crux of the verses of this poem. 
  The works of Kalidasa are synonymous with the beauty of nature, lyrical poetry, dramatic stories, great heroes and sensuous heroines. The Meghadhuta focusses mainly on sensual love and the beauty of nature. Kalidasa’s genius lies in making these two subjects flow into each other in this work. For example, Kalidasa picturises the rivers as sensuous women, and he advises his friend namely the cloud to take interest in the rivers along the way on his journey from the plains to Alaka.

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