It is impossible to experience the pain of another. At times, the pain of another is unfathomable. The Essence of My Heart opens a window to my heart and my experiences, providing the opportunity to view the world through the eyes of another.

For more than two thousand years, the Heart Sutra has been part of the daily life of millions of Buddhists. This concise text, so rich and laden with meaning, concentrates the very heart of Buddhism into a powerful and evocative teaching on the interdependence of all reality. In Essence of the Heart Sutra, the Dalai Lama masterfully unpacks the Heart Sutra so that any reader can benefit from its teachings - teachings meant to help us release ourselves from suffering and live with true compassion. Comprised of his ""Heart of Wisdom"" talks, originally delivered to thousands of listeners in 2001, the book offers the Dalai Lama's commentary as well as his easy-to-follow overview of Buddhist philosophy that places the sutra within its historical and philosophical context. With additional contributions by scholar and translator Thupten Jinpa, Essence of the Heart Sutra is the authoritative presentation of a text seminal to the world's religious heritage.

Janet Pope has memorized an amazing 90 chapters of the Bible, including 11 New Testament books. In His Word in My Heart, she enthusiastically shares with readers why memorizing Scripture is so important to the walk of the believer.

In this book I have bared my soul. I am in essence made naked. Words are such a powerful thing, and in this piece of literature I have carefully chosen the diction to portray all my heart. In the poems, readers will be amazed by the myriad topics that are shared; love, lust, happiness anguish and even American History. Be ready to be pulled into the rawness of the emotions, pay close attention to the care given in preserving the skill and artistry of poetry while being completely vulnerable with one’s emotion. In addition the short stories in this book are both emotional and entertaining. Here, in these pages you will be truly presented with a master piece.

A beautiful, evocative, and eminently useful array of texts sharing the foundational practices from Jigme Lingpa's Heart Essence transmission. These foundational practices have for over three centuries been one of the most widely practiced and beloved gateways to Dzogchen in Tibet. Like most Tibetan practices, these are chanted in solitary practice or in groups, their words supporting the vision, emotion, and understanding being cultivated. This compilation of texts includes the story, history, music, and commentaries to help practitioners more fully understand the elements of the practice. A link to downloadable audio of the chants in English is included, so that practitioners can absorb the meaning while also following along with the chants written in English and Tibetan.

This book is about faith and love. It also talks about family and friends and the importance of having a relationship with God. It has poems of optimism and some poems of going through hard times. Searching for meaning in life and going thru depression. It's about my journey through life. spiritual growth, learning from hardships, and passing along through poetry my lessons learned in an optimistic view. It's about having hope and putting my faith in God. In my view the best part is discovering the beauty of having a relationship with God.

The footprint of my personal Testimony was just beginning! I was working at a job that wasn’t footing the bill. My life was in a pivot, I had to decide what I was gonna do in my hardship. This part of the story took flight in 1995. I was beautiful, young, addictive! I knew my potential! So I eventually linked up with Malik and not only was he a leading man in my life, he was my best friend! We were set up with The touch of The Most High as destiny was leading, unknowingly! I was heading into a new world that I adapted to like the back of my hand! The fast life and all of its perks on our level of hustle. I was raised and developed in street codes of honor. Trust with the heart of loyalty was key! A trail of love, lust, hope and failures. I endured abuse on most levels of rage, it was insane to me! A crack cocaine induced network that exploded! Our life was being positioned to escalate and in forgiveness as well as in our finances! My attitude gets spicy in developing a character of who I was and had become. Walla! I went from an expected end to an unexpected end of situations! A story of hustle and intelligence rocked this boat! Pivots followed pivots! As this Testimony is consistent with a thread of heart and becomes revealed…as this too shall pass! The word of laws and commandments became a portal of new commitment!