Mentalizing Power and Powerlessness: Constructive and Destructive Use of Power in Psychotherapy by Marie-Luise Althoff
English | PDF,EPUB | 2022 (2023 Edition) | 201 Pages | ISBN : 3662661187 | 5.2 MB
In this book, the author discusses with a view to psychotherapeutic practice how power and the exercise of power can be used in a constructive sense. Spontaneously, people tend to associate the topic of power negatively. They mostly talk about their own powerlessness and the power of "those up there", and very rarely about their own striving for power. It is undisputed that power and the exercise of power, as well as dealing with powerlessness, play an important role in psychotherapy. Nevertheless, the constructive and destructive aspects of power are still too little reflected. Here, there is a mentalization deficit on the part of both psychotherapists and patients. In this book questions are asked and suggestions for practice are developed.

Meditation, Transformation, and Dream Yoga By Gyatrul Rinpoche; B. Alan Wallace; Sangye Khandro
2002 | 139 Pages | ISBN: 1559391839 | EPUB | 1 MB
DescriptionThe three traditional Nyingma texts and Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche's commentary included in this book were selected by him for their relevance to the modern-day spiritual aspirant who must combine and balance quality practice time, work time, and rest time in the course of a busy day. Guidelines for formal sitting are presented here from the Dzogchen perspective in the teachings on quiescence meditation. Practices for bringing the experiences of daily life into the spiritual path are presented in the section on transformation. Finally, the teachings on dream yoga guide the practitioner in the conscious control of the dream state as well as the bardo state at the end of life. Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche's dynamic and practical commentaries on each section are specially tailored to the needs of Western students. The result is an indispensable handbook for practitioners at all levels of experience. When the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche arrived in the West many decades ago, he was already a receptacle for an abundance of transmissions received from many of the foremost and authentic masters of our times. Since then, his noble disposition and advanced level of meditation practice has assisted innumerable people, and he has established many Dharma centers.Review"I feel confident that the readers who take this book to heart and apply its meaning will benefit greatly."-Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, author of Present Fresh Wakefulness"With humor, warmth, and wisdom, Gyatrul Rinpoche opens these vital and much revered texts to a new generation of Buddhist practitioners."-Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of Shambhala International and author of Turning the Mind into an Ally"It is an honor to have an opportunity to praise the words of some of Vajrayana Buddhism's greatest teachers. The texts chosen here are so beneficial for practice. Gyatrul Rinpoche has dedicated himself to the propagation of these pure lineages of precious teachings in the West, and Sangye Khandro and B. Alan Wallace are both longtime practitioners, translators, and students of Gyatrul Rinpoche. Many auspicious circumstances have united to bring these wonderful teachings into English."-Lama Chöying Namgyel, The Light of Berotsana Translation GroupReview"Exercises are given which can be practiced by anyone in any circumstance."Review"With humor, warmth, and wisdom, Gyatrul Rinpoche opens these vital, much revered texts to a new generation of Buddhist practitioners."From the Back CoverGuidelines for calm abiding and insight meditation are presented in this book from the Dzogchen perspective. Practices for bringing the daily experiences of pleasure and pain into the spiritual path are presented in the section on transformation. Finally, the teachings on dream yoga guide the practitioner in the conscious control of the dream state, as well as after death.Three traditional Nyingma teachings were selected for contemporary Buddhists who want to improve the quality of their practice during the three periods of their day--during meditation, in their active life, and during sleep. Gyatrul Rinpoche, a respected teacher in the USA, expands and explains these texts."When the Venerable Gyatrul Rinpoche arrived in the West many decades ago he was already a receptacle for an abundance of transmissions received from many of the foremost and authentic masters of our times. Since then, his noble disposition and advanced level of meditation practice has assisted innumerable people and he has established many Dharma centers. I feel confident that the readers who take this book to heart and apply its meaning will benefit greatly."--Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche, author of Present Fresh Wakefulness"Exercises are given which can be practiced by anyone in any circumstance."--The Tibet Journal"With humor, warmth, and wisdom, Gyatrul Rinpoche opens these vital and much revered texts to a new generation of Buddhist practitioners." --Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche, head of Shambhala International"Gyatrul Rinpoche's dynamic teachings are tailored to the needs of Western lifestyle."--Transpersonal ReviewThis teaching was given to the Shambhala community in Boulder in the fall of 1991. This book was previously published as Ancient Wisdom.Ven. Gyatrul Rinpoche, who founded the Pacific Region Yeshe Nyingpo centers on the West Coast, lives in Ashland, Oregon, and in Sedona, Arizona.About the AuthorVen. Gyatrul Rinpoche was appointed as spiritual representative for H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche in America in 1976. With His Holiness, he founded the Pacific Region Yeshe Nyingpo centers on the West Coast. During his thirty years of teaching experience in the West, Rinpoche has traveled extensively, touching the hearts of thousands. He is the author of Meditation, Transformation, and Dream Yoga.

Medieval Legal Process: Physical, Spoken and Written Performance in the Middle Ages By Marco Mostert, Paul S. Barnwell (eds.)
2011 | 312 Pages | ISBN: 2503541747 | PDF | 5 MB
In medieval legal transactions the use of the written word was only one of many ways of conducting business. Important roles were played by the spoken word and by the 'action' of ritual. The relationship between 'rituals' and literacy has been the focus of much recent research. Medieval societies which made extensive use of written instruments in legal transactions have been shown to employ rituals as well. This has led to investigation of the respective functions of written instruments and legal rituals. What is the nature of legal rituals? If they included oral verbalization, how did the spoken words relate to those of the written instruments that played a role in the same legal transactions? Usually, we only have the written documents to answer these questions, and they are often silent about the rituals and oral elements of the transactions they document. Furthermore, the importance attached to written instruments and rituals may not have been the same at all levels of a society, differing, for example, between princely and local courts. The contributors to this volume discuss fifteen cases, ranging from the early Middle Ages to the eighteenth century, and from England to Galician Rus'.

Mechthild of Magdeburg and Her Book: Gender and the Making of Textual Authority By Sara S. Poor
2004 | 350 Pages | ISBN: 0812238028 | PDF | 20 MB
Sometime around 1230, a young woman left her family and traveled to the German city of Magdeburg to devote herself to worship and religious contemplation. Rather than living in a community of holy women, she chose isolation, claiming that this life would bring her closer to God. Even in her lifetime, Mechthild of Magdeburg gained some renown for her extraordinary book of mystical revelations, 'The Flowing Light of the Godhead', the first such work in the German vernacular. Yet her writings dropped into obscurity after her death, many assume because of her gender.In 'Mechthild of Magdeburg and Her Book', Sara S. Poor seeks to explain this fate by considering Mechthild's own view of female authorship, the significance of her choice to write in the vernacular, and the continued, if submerged, presence of her writings in a variety of contexts from the thirteenth through the nineteenth century. Rather than explaining Mechthild's absence from literary canons, Poor's close examination of medieval and early modern religious literature and of contemporary scholarly writing reveals her subject's shifting importance in a number of differently defined traditions, high and low, Latin and vernacular, male- and female-centered. While gender is often a significant factor in this history, Poor demonstrates that it is rarely the only one. Her book thus corrects late twentieth-century arguments about women writers and canon reform that often rest on inadequate notions of exclusion. 'Mechthild of Magdeburg and Her Book' offers new insights into medieval vernacular mysticism, late medieval women's roles in the production of culture, and the construction of modern literary traditions.

Mechanics of Hydraulic Fracturing
by Wu, Bisheng;Yang, Diansen;Zhang, Xi;Bunger, Andrew;
English | 2022 | ISBN: 111974234X | 291 pages | True PDF | 51.78 MB

Meatloaf - American Classic Recipes with a Bang: Bring The Past To The Present with These Delicious Meatloaf Recipes by Layla Tacy
English | 2021 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B09J1CZVBV | 73 pages | EPUB | 3.08 Mb
Whether you love meatloaf or not, your mum or grandma had a recipe they used when making this dish. Meatloaves are nutrient-packed dishes with vegetables and extra proteins baked in a loaf pan to give a signature look.

Popcorn Marvin Sutton, "Me and My Likker: The True Story of a Mountain Moonshiner"
English | 1999 | ISBN: 1450733387 | PDF | pages: 257 | 33.0 mb
"Me and My Likker" is the story of the notorious moonshiner Marvin "Popcorn" Sutton. This rare portrait of an infamous Appalachian moonshiner is a must-read for anyone interested in the fascinating world of bootlegging.

Dave Eggers, Julia Angwin, Madeline Ashby, "McSweeney's Issue 54: The End of Trust"
English | 2018 | ISBN: 1944211608 | PDF | pages: 345 | 13.4 mb
Is this era of unprecedented, low-level distrust―in our tech companies and our peers, our democracy and our justice system―we never know who's watching us, what they know, and how they'll use it.

Roger Pickenpaugh, "McKinley, Murder and the Pan-American Exposition: A History of the Presidential Assassination, September 6, 1901"
English | ISBN: 147666630X | 2016 | 300 pages | EPUB | 6 MB
On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In the receiving line, holding a gun concealed by a handkerchief, was Leon Czolgosz, a young man with anarchist leanings. When he reached McKinley, Czolgosz fired two shots, one of which would prove fatal. The backdrop of the assassination was among the largest of many world's fairs held in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Exposition celebrated American progress, highlighting the new technology electricity. Over 100,000 light bulbs outlined the Exposition's building-on display inside were the latest inventions utilizing the new power source. This new treatment of the McKinley assassination is the first to focus on the compelling story of the Exposition: its labor and construction challenges; the garish Midway; the fight for inclusion of an accurate African-American display to offset racist elements of the Midway; and the impressive exhibit halls.

Matrix Pathobiology and Angiogenesis
English | 2023 | ISBN: 3031196155 | 644 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 27 MB
This book aims to provide the reader with an overview of the various roles of the ECM during angiogenesis and covers its important role for the maintenance of vascular integrity, capillary and arterial morphogenesis, as well as lymphangiogenesis. Furthermore, aspects of regulation of endothelial cell and pericyte functions by the ECM under physiological and pathological conditions are discussed. In addition, the reader will learn more about different approaches to exploit ECM molecules for designing therapeutic approaches or as biomarkers to improve therapeutic decisions.