What is Buddhist meditation? What is going on—and what should be going on—behind the closed or lowered eyelids of the Buddha or Buddhist adept seated in meditation? And in what ways and to what ends have the answers to these questions mattered for Buddhists themselves? Focusing on early medieval China, this book takes up these questions through a cultural history of the earliest traditions of Buddhist meditation (chan), before the rise of the Chan (Zen) School in the eighth centur...

Demystifying Jungian play therapy for non-Jungian therapists interested in enhancing their clinical repertoire.Child and family psychotherapist Eric J. Green draws on years of clinical experience to explain his original model of Jungian play therapy. The empathic techniques he illuminates in The Handbook of Jungian Play Therapy with Children and Adolescents can effectively treat children who are traumatized by abuse, natural disasters, and other losses, as...

Make learning to read fun for children with this decodable fiction book about what Meg and Sam do on a very hot day! This book provides a built-in phonics review for young readers. Today, students need help with phonics concepts more than ever before. This illustrated book will excite and engage young readers while they gain practice with several high-frequency words: begin, cut, move, once, page. Each book includes family engagement activities to extend phonics learning and has a specific...

At the end of his landmark 1994 book, The Soul of the American University, historian George Marsden asserted that religious faith does indeed have a place in today’s academia. Marsden’s contention sparked a heated debate on the role of religious faith and intellectual scholarship in academic journals and in the mainstream media. The contributors to Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and the Historian’s Vocation expand the discussion about religion’s role ...

Isaac Baxter is one of Zodiac Tactical's secret weapons: an operative who looks like a movie star but fights like a SEAL. Charming when it suits him. Lethal when it doesn't.Black-tie security for wealthy clients isn't exactly thrilling. Spotting a pickpocket and cornering her on the dance floor changes that.Especially when she steals his watch right off his wrist.Fallon Hemingway isn't just a thief, but she's happy to let a handsome security agent think she...

Have you ever wondered why your beloved dog or cat seems to age faster than they should, despite all the love and care you give them? The heartbreaking truth is that most pets are dying years before their biological potential, and the leading causes of early death are not genetic destiny but the result of hidden threats that most owners simply don't know about. This book changes that.Packed with peer-reviewed research and practical steps, this guide reveals the secrets to unlocking...

New approaches to a central area of Latter-day Saint beliefThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Christians have always shared a fundamental belief in the connection between personal salvation and the suffering, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. While having faith in and experiencing the atonement of Christ remains a core tenet for Latter-day Saints, some thinkers have in recent decades reconsidered traditional understandings of atonement...

At the heart of Christian ethics is the biblical commandment to love God and to love one's neighbor as oneself. But what is the meaning of love? Scholars have wrestled with this question since the recording of the Christian gospels, and in recent decades teachers and students of Christian ethics have engaged in vigorous debates about appropriate interpretations and implications of this critical norm.In Love and Christian Ethics, nearly two dozen leading experts analyze and...

From Pain to PurposeThe Journey of Eric and Kathyann GreeneDiscover an extraordinary story of resilience, healing, and faith as Eric and Kathyann Greene share their journey from personal heartbreak to triumph. Through the trials of divorce, blending families, and rediscovering love, they built a life of purpose and fulfillment together.This inspiring memoir is a testament to the power of faith and persever...

When a middle-school science rivalry leads a boy to tamper with his mentor’s experimental microwave projector, an accidental discovery launches an adventure far beyond anything he imagined. The device produces a seemingly indestructible force field bubble—and soon, that invention is the only thing standing between a small group of young scientists and the molten heart of an active Costa Rican volcano.Invited to join a volcanologist’s research expedition, the three friends find them...

For the first time, a book exists that compiles all the information candidates need to apply for their first Kosher butchers job, or to apply for a better job.What you'll find especially helpful are the worksheets. It is so much easier to write about a work experience using these outlines. It ensures that the narrative will follow a logical structure and reminds you not to leave out the most important points. With this book, you'll be able to revise your application into a much str...

The girl’ heroine’s journey is distinct from a boy’s heroic journey in sandplay therapy. A Therapist’s Guide to Mapping the Girl Heroine’s Journey in Sandplay highlights crucial aspects of these journeys through the Sandplay Journey Map and assists clinicians to gain perspective on the girl’s journey towards self-confidence, mastery of challenging tasks of psychological development and behavioral competence. Mapping this journey with the mandala form, provides beginning as well as seasoned...