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September 13, 2024

The Sayings of Layman P’ang A Zen Classic of China

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Free Download The Sayings of Layman P’ang: A Zen Classic of China By James Green
2009 | 174 Pages | ISBN: 1590306309 | PDF | 4 MB
These wise and funny stories have been an inspiration to spiritual practice for more than twelve centuries, particularly for all those who follow the Buddhist path as laypeople. Layman P’ang (740-808) was a merchant and family man who one day put all his money and possessions in a boat and sunk it in a river, so that he could devote his life to the study of the dharma. His wife, son, and daughter joined him enthusiastically on his new path, taking up a joyfully itinerant life together as they traveled from temple to monastery across southern China. This collection of anecdotes and verses about the enlightened layman and his family has become an enduring Zen classic.

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January 30, 2024

Climate Sense A Layman’s Guide to Climate Change

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Free Download David Macfarlane, "Climate Sense: A Layman’s Guide to Climate Change"
English | 2019 | ISBN: 179445277X | EPUB | pages: 199 | 0.2 mb
Climate Sense takes readers on a fascinating journey, digging deep to explore the philosophy, psychology, politics, and science behind the modern ‘environmental’ movement of climate change. Explained in an easy-to-read entertaining style, the conclusion may surprise many, but it challenges the reader to become better informed and think deeply about this vitally important and increasingly controversial issue. Reviewed by American atmospheric physicist Dr Richard Lindzen (lead author of the IPCC’s Third Assessment Report on climate change), who wrote: "I loved your book. You seem to have successfully avoided the technical issues that befuddle non-scientists and have relied on logic and common sense (that also, alas, befuddle part of our elite, but are nonetheless more accessible to those with somewhat open minds)."

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