Stephen Levine

Esta obra pionera enseña al lector occidental a abrirse a la inmensidad de una vida que incluya a la muerte, y a participar plenamente en la existencia sin dejar de prepararse para lo que tenga que venir despues. Sus paginas aportan una mirada compasiva y serena al melodrama que, en nuestra sociedad, suele acompañar a las ultimas despedidas.Frente al miedo del yo (nuestra autoimagen) a abandonar este mundo, Stephen y Ondrea Levine proponen cultivar una apertura serena a lo desconocido desde la confianza y la aceptacion. Su mensaje entronca con diversas tradiciones de sabiduria espiritual e incluye enseñanzas y meditaciones budistas.Rara vez usamos la muerte y el deterioro fisico como una forma de reconocer que todas las cosas son transitorias, que todo cambia. Y sin embargo, el concepto mismo de transitoriedad encierra la clave de la vida.Enfrentarnos con la muerte nos hace sintonizar con la existencia que suponemos vamos a perder al extinguirse el cuerpo. Pero, ¿cual es la verdad sobre esta sensacion de presencia que experimentamos, de existencia infinita que parece no tener comienzo y a la que no le percibimos un final?Imaginamos que vamos a morir solo porque creemos haber nacido, sin confiar en la sensacion de infinitud que llevamos dentro.STEPHEN Y ONDREA LEVINE

A 95 year old mystery solved, well maybe. It is a clear, peaceful day when a British cargo vessel, the Asiatic Prince, departs America on a regular trip to Japan. She was carrying general cargo and valuable bullion. Eight days later, she sends out a distress call, and a rescue mission begins.The search cannot find any trace of the ship, so the rumours start.There were many reports in newspapers worldwide speculating the fate of the ship, her crew, and the bullion. Was there a mutiny, or did pirates attack the ship? There were suggestions that a meteorite or a tidal wave hit her. After extensive commercial and navy craft searches, no trace of the vessel or her crew has been found. The ships fate is still a mystery, but we try to bring an up- to-date perspective on what occurred on that fateful day, 24 March 1928.

Con notable maestría, Stephen Levine nos invita a participar en los aspectos más íntimos y sutiles de la vida y de la muerte. A partir de las conversaciones telefónicas mantenidas durante tres años con personas que hacían frente a lo desconocido, Levine ha captado las emociones y problemas que surgen en esas situaciones, invitándonos a reconocer nuestras resistencias a través de las resistencias de los demás. Éste es un libro sobre la vida, un libro que integra la muerte en el contexto de la vida. Elisabeth Kübler Ross califico de mágico el trabajo de Stephen Levine. Confiamos en que tenga el mismo efecto en usted.

Las meditaciones que ha ido elaborando y desarrollando Stephen Levine durante casi dos décadas, se encuentran aquí reunidas en un único volumen. Estas técnicas del corazón son usadas ampliamente en hospitales, centros de meditacion y escuelas en todo el mundo, siendo enseñadas en facultades de medicina como Harvard y stanfors. Este libro es la aportacion para que todos los que miran dentro de si puedan encontrar el poder sanador de la compasion.'

A mediados de los años setenta, mientras trabajaba con Ram Dass y enseñaba técnicas de meditación en las prisiones de California, Stephen Levine conoció a Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. En los años posterior

Una manera de entender y asistir al proceso de morir en el que se prioriza trabajo sobre sí mismo, tanto para los que se acercan a la muerte, quienes los acompañan y quienes colaboran en su proceso.

Great Britain was at war with France after the breakdown of the Treaty of Amiens in 1803. Napoleon was ravishing Europe and there was great concern about an invasion across the English Channel. The authorities decided that they needed additional defences and a new department was set up by the War Office. They considered the south coast most vulnerable and began a large and expensive program of barrack building.This is a story about one such infantry barrack built in a small town in Sussex. I tell this story of the Barrack Masters Office and the building of the barrack. There is information about the comings and goings of the many regiments that visited Hailsham while the barrack was maintained.After the defeat of Napoleon many barracks along the southern counties were closed.This is a record of all the regiments that visited along with church burial records that have survived. Soldiers were dying of disease, accidents, fights and the occasional suicide. Life was very difficult for the regular soldier.

Este nuevo libro enseña a vivir cada momento plenamente...como si fuera todo lo que nos quedara. Es un experimento de un año, en el que estar viviendo con la eminencia de la muerte puede haceros cambiar nuestra forma de ver el mundo y obligarnos a examinar nuestras prioridades.

La obra de Stephen Levine ha servido como faro a miles de personas por su modo diferente de contemplar la vida y tomar en consideración el poder que encierra la sanación de la mente y del corazón. En este libro se presentan tecnicas nuevas para trabajar el dolor y la pena, asi como se destaca la importancia que tiene desarrollar una conciencia compasiva como medio de alentar a otras personas a hacer lo mismo. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross decia que el trabajo que realizaba Stephen Levine, era magico. Confiamos en que tenga ese mismo efecto en usted. A mediados de los años setenta, mientras trabajaba con Ram Dass y enseñaba tecnicas de meditacion en las prisiones de California, Stephen Levine conocio a Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. En los años posteriores dirigio seminarios con ella y aprendio de los enfermos terminales la necesidad de acceder a niveles de sanacion mas profundos y la alegria que proporcionaba el servir a los demas. En 1980 empezo a impartir seminarios con su esposa Ondrea mientras seguian ayudando a enfermos terminales y a personas afligidas por una perdida. Sanar en la vida y en la muerte contiene sus meditaciones guiadas para la sanacion de enfermedades, aflicciones, estados emocionales densos, abusos sexuales y formas sutiles de preparacion para la vida y la muerte. Estas meditaciones han sido reconocidas mundialmente y han ayudado a miles de personas. En la actualidad, Stephen y Ondrea viven en las altas montañas del sudoeste de los Estados Unidos, "tratando de poner en practica lo que predicamos" en el silencio de los bosques profundos. Buscan la "sanacion para la que hemos nacido", escriben y cuidan a los animales y a los arboles, bebiendo en los puros manantiales del corazon.

An ordinary working-class man, son of an agricultural labourer, he dedicated his life to the residents of a small town on the south coast of England. He influenced and brought joy to others and saved many lives. Aged nine years, he left school and was still working at 76.His lifelong dedication went unnoticed, even though he received the fire services highest award.Living through two world wars, his family suffered significant personal losses.This is a short story of Harrys life so we all can remember a forgotten hero.

War had been raging between the American Patriots and the British Army since the opening battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775. The 13 colonies in North America were at war with Great Britain.The Americans (Rebels) demanded independence and the release from the severe restrictions imposed by the British government and the high taxes imposed on the colonies.Major Philip Van Cortlandt and his immediate family are the focus of our story. He came from a wealthy and educated background, with ancestors who were the founding fathers of New York. We examine the pressure and challenging decisions they faced during these turbulent times. Driven by his conscience and circumstances, Philip joined the New Jersey Volunteers who were part of the Loyalists Provincial Corps, which fought for the King.Like many other citizens, he fought against his fellow countrymen and cousins. Because of his actions, he lost his home and lands in New Jersey and New York and the right to live in America.Philip, with his wife and many children, had to find a new life in a foreign land. This is his story.

The first book that explains how to open to the immensity of living with deathand how participating fully in life is the perfect preparation for whatever may come next. In Who Dies?, the Levines provide calm compassion rather than the frightening melodrama of death.

In this intelligent, accessible work, acclaimed poet and meditation teacher Stephen Levine introduces readers to meditation. Filled with practical guidance and adviceas well as extensive personal recollectionsA Gradual Awakening explains the value of meditation as a means of attaining awareness, and provides readers with extensive advice on how establish a practice. Drawing on his own personal experiences with and insights into vipassana meditation, Levine has crafted an inspiring book for anyone interested in deep personal growth.

In this groundbreaking book, the authors of the perennial bestseller Who Dies? demonstrate how to use a relationship as a means for profound inner growth and healing. "Stephen and Ondreas work is among the deepest, most healing and heartfelt contributions to modern spiritual life in America." Jack Kornfield, bestselling author of a Path with HeartStephen and Ondrea Levine devoted more than eighteen years to investigating the mind/body relationship, particularly as it relates to the states healing, dying, and grieving. Their work has affected healing and medical practices worldwide. In Embracing the Beloved, the Levines turn their attention to what has been "our most significant spiritual commitmentour own relationship." Their insights and anecdotes will benefit all who are drawn to looking inward, and all who seek a relationship as a path for spiritual renewal and merciful awareness of life.

Stephen Levine has worked creatively to help thousands of people approach their own deaths with equanimity, truth, and an open heart. I can think of no one better qualified to help us enrich our lives through embracing the mystery of death.Ram DassA Year to Live is a poetic and deeply passionate exploration into what creates human suffering. It is also a lyrical and generous-spirited guide to life.San Francisco ExaminerIn A Year to Live, Stephen Levine, author of the perennial bestseller Who Dies?, teaches us how to live each moment, each hour, each day mindfullyas if it were all that was left. On his deathbed, Socrates exhorted his followers to practice dying as the highest form of wisdom. Levine decided to live this way himself for a whole year, and now he shares with us how such immediacy radically changes our view of the world and forces us to examine our priorities. Most of us go to extraordinary lengths to ignore, laugh off, or deny our grief over the fact that we are going to die, but preparing for death is one of the most rational and rewarding acts of a lifetime. It is an exercise that gives us the opportunity to deal with unfinished business and enter into a new and vibrant relationship with life. Levine provides us with a year-long program of intensely practical strategies and powerful guided meditations to help with this work, so that whenever the ultimate moment does arrive for each of us, we will not feel that it has come too soon.

Based on his extensive counseling work with the terminally ill, a bestselling author offers unique support to anyone facing the dying process. This book integrates death into the context of life with compassion, skill, and hope. Capturing the range of emotions and challenges that accompany the dying process, Stephen Levine shares his wisdom to readers dealing with this difficult experience.

A guide to healing meditation, from revered teacher Stephen Levine. Drawing on years of first-hand experience working with the chronically ill, here Levine presents original techniques for working with pain and grief. Addressing the choice and application of treatment, discussing the development of a merciful awareness as a means of healing, and providing practical meditation techniques as well as personal anecdotes from his career, Levine has crafted a valuable resource for anyone dealing with painphysical or mental.

From a revered meditation teacher comes an invaluable volume of guided meditations for the deeper healing of spirit, mind, and body.The culmination of decades of personal and professional explorations into the process of human consciousness, Guided Meditations, Explorations and Healings is an indispensable source book, filled with resources for healing and the deepening of awareness. Essential reading for anyone facing pain, severe illness, addiction, or other forms of suffering, in these pages Levine presents practical processes for the deep exploration of the mind and body, which are used widely in meditation centers, hospices, and hospitals around the world. Now, in this remarkable work, they are offered for the benefit of all who are drawn to looking inwardand all who seek the healing power of a merciful awareness.