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Buddhism has been in the minds, hearts, and lives of men and women since the first historically recorded Buddha reincarnated in ancient India. The person we know today as the Buddha, who is also known as Shakyamuni and Gautama, has been revered and honored for over 2500 years. His profound teachings have given hope and meaning to the lives of countless millions of people right up till the present day. But, just like us, he was just another fragile human being, filled with hopes, dreams, fears and concerns for the people around him and for the environment.

Buddhism has been in the minds, hearts, and lives of men and women since the first historically recorded Buddha reincarnated in ancient India. The person we know today as the Buddha, who is also known as Shakyamuni and Gautama, has been revered and honored for over 2,500 years. His profound teachings have given hope and meaning to the lives of countless millions of people right up till the present day.

It’s 1984, and the much-anticipated dystopian society predicted by Orwell has not materialized. Laurie McGrath is a sought-after session guitarist from Glasgow who can’t believe his luck when one of the top boy bands breaks up and its charismatic singer, Brent McDonald, asks him to be in his new band as they tour in Spain.

Why do we dream? What is the meaning of our dreams? Why are some dreams so beautiful, passionate and yet others wistful and full of longing and regret? Why are some dreams so frightening and disturbing that they can haunt the bright day that we wake up in? Even in the technologically developed world we live in today, we still have no scientific and rational answer to these honest and heartfelt questions that every man and women asks themselves.

This book guides the listener step by step over a 21-day period to the wonderful truth that you are a living Buddha. This guide to modern day Buddhism also includes practical mental exercises that the listener can use to help realize their natural Buddha life-state.

How do we cope with life? More and more, in these times of increasing uncertainty, we search deep within ourselves for the inner resources, psychological props, and spiritual defenses that will somehow get us through just another day. We know that somewhere deep in our hearts, countless others have been where we are today. 

A collection of 100 poems that are suitable for listening at funerals and for including in eulogies. This anthology includes classic, as well as less well-known poems, by literary greats such as Emily Dickenson, Christina Rossetti, Charlotte Bronte, John Clare, and Rudyard Kipling. The timeless words of the poets can help us all cope and heal during periods of grieving and loss.