Sheep are seriously underestimated creatures when it comes to spirituality & religious feeling For the first time this book recognizes their huge potential & offers ovine students of Buddhism everywhere the opportunity to focus their skills & follow the path to enlightenment From meditation & mindfulness to the essential concepts of Zen all the fundamentals are set out here in a series of concise interpretations of Buddhist teaching Wonderfully illustrated by well-known illustrator Chris Riddell this is the perfect gift with a difference ...

This is a book about awareness
- it's about being 'awake' & in touch with what is going on here & now Practical & down-to-earth
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In Buddhism Without Beliefs author Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic His awakening was not a shattering insight into a transcendent truth that revealed to him the mysteries of God & he did not claim to have had an experience that granted him privileged esoteric knowledge of how the universe ticks What the Buddha taught says Batchelor is not something to believe in but something to do He challenged people to understand the nature of anguish let go of its origins realize its cessation & bring into being a way of life This way of life is available to all of us & Batchelor explains clearly & compellingly how we can practice it & live it every day Each chapter of Batchelor's book examines how to work toward awakening realistically with the understanding that embarking on this path does not mean never deviating from it ...

Buddhism is all about training the mind & boot camp is an ideal training method for this generation's short attention span The chapters in this small book can be read in any order & are simple & easy to understand Each story inspirational"e & teaching offers mindfulness-enhancing techniques that anyone can relate to You don't need to be a Buddhist to find the Buddha's teachings motivational As the Dalai Lama says Don't try to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist; use it to be a better whatever-you-already-are So whether it's Mother Teresa's acts of charity Gandhi's perseverance or your aunt Betty's calm demeanor as long as you're motivated to be better today than you were yesterday it doesn't matter who inspires you Regardless of religion geographical region race ethnicity color gender sexual orientation age ability flexibility or vulnerability if you do good you feel good & if you do bad you feel bad Buddhism isn't just about meditating It's about rolling up your sleeves to relieve some of the suffering in the world If you are ready to be a soldier of peace in the army of love welcome to Buddhist Boot Camp! ...

The latter half of the twentieth century witnessed a growing interest in Buddhism & it continues to capture the imagination of many in the West who see it as either an alternative or a supplement to their own religious beliefs Numerous introductory books have appeared in recent years to cater for this growing interest but almost none devotes attention to the specifically ethical dimension of the tradition For complex cultural & historical reasons ethics has not received as much attention in traditional Buddhist thought as it has in the West & publications on the subject are few & far between Here Damien Keown author of Buddhism A Very Short Introduction illustrates how Buddhism might approach a range of fascinating moral issues ranging from abortion & suicide to cloning ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Get the ultimate in puppy-powered fun with this special 3-disc Buddies Collection! Now you can experience all the excitement & adventure of Air Buddies Snow Buddies & Space Buddies in one sensational set Air Buddies Start your fun from the beginning with the very first Buddies movie When Noah’s golden retrievers Buddy & Molly are dognapped their five talking puppies--big fella Budderball rappin’ B-Dawg courageous Rose Bud mellow Buddha & dirty dog Mud Bud--must save the day It’s a heartwarming & heroic movie the whole family will love Snow Buddies Get ready for big Buddy fun as the adorable puppies venture to the frosty Arctic & team up with new friends in a thrilling dogsled race across Alaska Join your favorite talking puppies in a hilarious family film about the power of teamwork & following your dreams Space Buddies The excitement continues in a wonderful family movie that takes the buddies where no buddy has gone before--the moon! Overflowing with intergalactic action & heart Space Buddies is an amazing tale of teamwork & loyalty that celebrates the journey of life & the friendships made along the way ...

One of a series of finest top quality fiction for schools this is a sympathetic look at the confusions of adolescence Buddy&s father still dreaming of his teddy-boy youth turns to crime & his mother leaves home to make a better life for herself ...

Buddy is a moving & totally convincing account of a boy&s faltering relationship with his father with an atmospheric 1980s setting It is one of The Originals from Penguin
- iconic outspoken first Buddy has a hopeless father who is an ageing rocker interested only in Elvis & bikes & living on the fringes of the under-world The two manage to strike up some kind of relationship when Buddy&s mum walks out
- until Buddy realises that his dad is involved in something more serious than he suspected The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults From political awakening war & unrequited love to addiction teenage pregnancy & nuclear holocaust The Originals confront big issues & articulate difficult truths The collection

Includes:: The Outsiders
- SE Hinton I Capture the Castle
- Dodie Smith Postcards from No Man&s Land
- Aidan Chambers After the First Death
- Robert Cormier Dear Nobody
- Berlie Doherty The Endless Steppe
- Esther Hautzig Buddy
- Nigel Hinton Across the Barricades
- Joan Lingard The Twelfth Day of July
- Joan Lingard No Turning Back
- Beverley Naidoo Z for Zachariah
- Richard C O& Brien The Wave
- Morton Rhue The Red Pony
- John Steinbeck The Pearl
- John Steinbeck Stone Cold
- Robert Swindells


















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Bike Buddy is the prefect companion & gift for the cycling enthusiast Contains Multi-tool Metal Rasps Tyre Lever Patches Glue Screw Wrench all housed in a handy little tin! ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Based on the true story of Gertrude ' Trudy' Lintz (Rene Russo) an eccentric socialite who with her husband Bill (Robbie Coltrane) & assistant Dick (Alan Cumming) delights in sharing her home with a bunch of apes & monkeys Trudy's favourite is Buddy a cheeky gorilla who gets himself into all sorts of scrapes Actors Rene Russo Robbie Coltrane Alan Cumming Irma P Hall Peter Elliott Directors Caroline Thompson Writers Caroline Thompson Gertrude Davies Lintz William Joyce Producers Brian Henson Elisabeth Seldes Francis Ford Coppola Fred Fuchs Format PALSubtitles Arabic Bulgarian Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Icelandic Norwegian Polish Swedish Turkish Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Aspect Ratio 169
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