Pilgrimage on the Path of Love is an inspirational novel about a woman who leaves everything familiar in search of a love that cannot be found in the outer world.Shantila is restless in the quiet ache of modern life — successful, capable, yet inwardly unfulfilled. Drawn by an unexplainable longing, she travels to India, hoping that sacred places might answer the questions her heart cannot silence. But what begins as a physical journey soon becomes a deeper pilgrima...

This book provides a deep insight into the immense contribution made by His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in reviving the purity of the ancient Vedic wisdom and revealing the practical benefits of this knowledge for every aspect of daily life. At the heart of Maharishi's teachings is the experience of pure consciousness, a silent unified field of intelligence that underlies all of creation. This book shows how the regular practice of Transcendental Meditation enables the mind to transcend...

This classic guide continues to be the leading Research Methods text that specifically deals with Educational Leadership and Management. The collection boasts an array of high-profile international expert contributors, covering a wide range of specialisms, emphasising the importance of the critically engaged practitioner.Accessible and user-friendly, this edition has been fully revised and updated to take full account of online research. It features new authors, more case studies a...

`The text is challenging and stimulating and structured to provide the reader with an accessible synopsis of the range of current trends and solutions in the area of educational financial management being applied in the UK and the global context′ - Improving SchoolsManaging Finance, Resources and Stakeholders in Education provides readers with knowledge and understanding of the theory and practice of managing finance, resources and stakeholders in schools and colle...

Presenting the theory underlying management of teaching and learning, as well as discussion of good practice in schools and colleges, the authors of this volume discuss the rationale for learning and teaching though a consideration of curriculum design. This is linked to models of learning and teaching, and the management of contexts for learning, together with the roles and responsibilities of curriculum managers. Examples are drawn from international settings as well as from the United K...

Pilgrimage on the Path of Love is an inspirational novel about a woman who leaves everything familiar in search of a love that cannot be found in the outer world.Shantila is restless in the quiet ache of modern life — successful, capable, yet inwardly unfulfilled. Drawn by an unexplainable longing, she travels to India, hoping that sacred places might answer the questions her heart cannot silence. But what begins as a physical journey soon becomes a deeper pilgrima...

Find lasting happiness, inner peace, and enlightenment through the Dalai Lama’s timeless teachings on mindfulness, compassion, and the Buddhist path to wisdom.As human beings, we all seek happiness and a sense of meaning in our lives. In How to Practice, His Holiness the Dalai Lama—spiritual leader of Tibet, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and internationally bestselling author—shows how true fulfillment begins within. Drawing from centuries of Buddhist wisdom, ...

Social work with children and families is constantly in the headlines and social workers′ decisions are subject to ever increasing scrutiny at all levels. This aspirational book supports students and newly qualified social workers and suggests practical ways in which they might thrive, rather than just survive, in practiceWritten at a time when Social Work Reform Board and the Munro Enquiry are charged with looking at issues of effectiveness within children and families social work...

Strategic HRM: Research and Practice in Ireland provides an integrated overview of the theory and practice of strategic human resource management (SHRM), including a critical analysis of its relevance, application and development in an Irish context. Each of the chapters in this collection carefully considers global progress and debates in SHRM before examining how Irish research evidence contributes to these debates. Focusing on progress, practice, context and challenges,...

Like the two wings of a bird, love and insight work cooperatively to bring about enlightenment, says a fundamental Buddhist teaching. According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge. In How to See Yourself As You Really Are, the world's foremost Buddhist leader and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize shows readers how to recognize and dispel misguided notions of se...

In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions: How can we live free from suffering? How can we achieve lasting happiness and peace?Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative practices as well as penetrating examples from today's troubled planet, he presents step-by-step exercises designed to expand the reader's capacity for spiritual growth, along w...

A landmark new translation and editionWritten almost two millennia ago, Patañjali's work focuses on how to attain the direct experience and realization of the purusa: the innermost individual self, or soul. As the classical treatise on the Hindu understanding of mind and consciousness and on the technique of meditation, it has exerted immense influence over the religious practices of Hinduism in India and, more recently, in the West.Edwin F. Bryant...