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Is Enlightenment the Road to Heaven, Nirvana...or Nowhere? Many religions believe in some equivalent of Heaven or Hell, where one is transported after death to live in eternal bliss or agony. Buddhists believe that one is repeatedly reborn until Nirvana is attained. And still others, overtly or secretly, entertain the possibility that we go nowhere; our lives end at death, and our bodies disintegrate. People lead their lives based on a code of morality. For the deeply religious, the source of this code is their scripture and church, which convey the word of their God. Their road to enlightenment and Heaven is written in the Book. For the Buddhist, however, who has no God, the source of one's morality is inborn and changed by life experience. The way a person deals with this change toward increasing wisdom is the Buddhist road to enlightenment and Nirvana. In Enlightened Enough, Parakrama Chandrasoma applies Buddhist philosophy in its most basic form to the way he conducts his life. The methods-aimed at achieving enlightenment and Nirvana when applied to daily living-increase wisdom and promote happiness during this lifetime. Whether Heaven, Hell, Nirvana, or nothingness awaits us, stripping away external influences and focusing within to address our inner spiritual being is our best chance to create a contented and peaceful existence during our mortal life here on earth.

Mississippi Congressman T J Samuels is dissatisfied with the direction in which the federal government is moving, so he runs for President. His goal? To shrink the size of government and bring the national debt under control. As President, T J works to advance his radical new ideas, but soon discovers that other radicals have ideas as well. A smallpox epidemic is launched by undocumented immigrants, while Russian ICBMs are placed in Venezuela. And that is only the beginning as T J soon is faced with foreclosure by the Chinese and with military actions all over the globe. TJ is challenged by secret organizations, naval blockades, laser weapons, and new uses of nuclear weapons-all in the first six months of his presidency. With support dwindling quickly and even his friends becoming involved in assassination plots, T J realizes that his noble quest to improve the status of the government is spiraling out of control. Who is the real enemy behind this steady stream of crises? And will the United States survive?

The Phases of Revelation is exciting and captivating, containing a wealth of unique interpretive wisdom and insight concerning a very alive correlation to the Book of Revelation's present day meaning. It is significant and objectively convincing, with even a timeline correlative to current global events. The author's words come across with a certain experience that cannot easily be put into words. The work is nicely paced and engaging. He believes the Book of Revelation is a pure and non-ego biased source of images and descriptions that are directly from God who selected Saint John to be the medium for this vision. The author's assessment results in seventeen exciting and riveting chapters filled with modern significance and a uniquely revolutionary perspective and approach. You will find it to be based upon the author's true story told in his first book, AS I PASSED HIM: A Prophecy Within Our Times. In this book, THE PHASES OF REVELATION, you will run into uniquely intricate details of interpretative skill and mysticism mixed with a twist of objective assessment, interesting depictions, explanations and parallels related to current realities like: Human population and the Hall of Souls, The 1000 years is not years but the entirety of events, The Huge Red Dragon, Babylon the Great, The "iron rod" as a Christian stand amidst a hostile world, Saint Malachi's Prophecy of Peter the Roman and a living Cardinal, Sister Lucia's prophecy, A Christian Church alone in this wilderness of predators, The tribulation as proclamation and death phases amounting to a process of judgment.

The Map and the Perfection of Distance tells of the adventure of a widow who at age fifty-one travels solo, going abroad for the first time in her life. Compelled by a nightmare she cashes in nearly all of her assets to buy an Air India ticket for an around the world trip sojourning in Tokyo, Kyoto, Hong Kong, Bangkok, India and beyond. During three weeks in Kashmir on a trek in the Himalayas she is the object of treachery and risk to her life. In Bombay she finds a man she loved since college who haunted her dreams for twenty-two years because of a lie and need for confession. The dangers amid social and religious turmoil are not unlike those of today's world. Throughout her trip she meets remarkable women and seductive men: finds sanity in England, soul with Van Gogh in Amsterdam, and a major surprise on her return home. Nan Hunt, educator and author of essays, poetry, fiction, and memoir is the recipient of various writing awards/grants with over 100 of her works published in the U. S. and abroad. She has taught English and Creative Writing in California universities, and lectured on C. G. Jung's theories of creativity in the U.S. and Switzerland.

Arontitus and Shimoen lived rebelliously without paying the consequences. That is, until their misdeeds finally caught up with them. One day they found themselves sitting in a prison cell awaiting an uncertain fate. What they failed to realize was that they were about to become players in the greatest drama that ever unfolded throughout history. Their first encounter with Jesus was on the shore of the Jordan River. They witnessed Jesus' holy baptism by John the Baptist. They watched Jesus as he embarked upon His journey, gathering followers along the way. This is where their lives went down very different paths, only to be reunited with Jesus on that eventful day which had been prophesied about in the scriptures. Their fate had them hanging from crosses on either side of this man, Jesus Christ, who claimed to be the promised Messiah. As they hung there slowly dying, one of the criminals rebuked Jesus while the other one exhibited faith and true repentance. Loved ones watched from a distance as their men paid the penalty for their sinful lives. It isn't until years later that these family members discovered the truth behind which man joined Jesus in Paradise and which one perished due to the bitterness that he harbored, to the very end, in his heart.

IF you are among the millions of people searching for a solution to make you look and feel younger, live longer, and have the stamina, energy reserves, and positive outlook to make it happen, you've come to the right place. The author of Electro-Therapy For Pain Relief. Live A Happier, Longer Life: The Importance of pH Balance presents an easy to understand approach to getting your body's pH in balance. You'll see amazing results as you work toward your goal of cleansing your body of harmful toxins. Take the "Interactive Checklist" quiz in the bonus section of the book, and discover why lifestyle and environment affect pH balance. If you've been searching for a good resource to discover the history of gastroenterology, the Importance of cell composition in your body, or you want to learn how DNA instructs the cells, this book is for you. If you want to reach peak performance, but have always settled for any performance you could manage, get your hands on the book that outlines in simple detail the six chemical functions required for peak health, six chemical functions required for perk performance, eight traits necessary to maintain peak performance, the benefits of Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field Therapy in Restoring pH Balance, and healing. IF you've always felt you needed clarification on why pH balance is so important to your maximum good health, then you owe it to yourself to find out why we are often our own worst enemy when it comes to healing injured tissues. Find out firsthand the benefits you can derive from electrical muscle stimulation, stop the suffering and stop the pain, and follow this book along as it instructs you on how to help yourself reach your goals to a happier, healthier life. IF you know little about using ionic water to re-establish your body's pH balance, or have questioned the hydrating effects of using alkaline water, you need to read chapter 4. IF you've been injured in an accident, and have just about given up hope of

What's that in the sky? It's a bird...it's a plane...No! That piece of junk is the 'Intergalactic Detox.' Yes, my friend, welcome to this 2442 nightmare. You can get lost in space, and somehow still be in space ad perpetuity. But wait. It's a dead tie in the election on earth, and with but 2 measly electoral votes, the bums living on the asteroid belt, where the precincts close six hours later, will cast the deciding votes and decide who will become the new president elect. On the other side of the coin, you have just married the girl of your dreams, who you don't know anything about as of yet since you've only talked eleven sentences to her. She's hanging out with two half bearded bums, who follow her around as though she's a rock star; and for some odd reason, they have drawers built inside of them where she ignobly tosses a ratty blonde wig she was wearing the previous evening. You may be in love, yet you also may encounter, along the way, some 'Blown Out Drawers.' Soon the Beardos have been sequestered into two large dice and are, like tumble weed or rolling stones, bouncing down the hills of San Francisco. When all's said and done, will the Beardos be able to read their own spots or is the vast array of feckless human rabble involved in an inveterate coup, not knowing they are chronic gamblers? Join the retarded insanity as nothing makes sense, not even a broken piggy bank.

Bree and Brandy had no idea of where their lives would end up as they embarked on their chosen careers. The Good and the Bad. The Terror and the Joy. All that would happen to them as they embarked on what they thought were great and well-meaning careers. How could they know all the trouble that they would get into; or the trouble they would cause their friends and family. They had plenty of support at home, plenty of guidance. They didn't think that they were doing anything wrong, but yet... SO MUCH DID GO WRONG...

Rosi Talavera was abused, pregnant, angry, and poor. Then she registered for Alison Reichle's "Women And Power" class at Desert Flower, a wonderful small school for pregnant and parenting teens. Many of the young women were quite intelligent but generally had not been academic achievers. Reichle had seen a pervasive, almost crippling lack of self-esteem in the girls she taught, chaining them to a cycle of poverty not only for themselves but for their children. In an attempt to reform these dismal prospects and raise aspirations, Reichle researched and developed a women's studies class tailored to meet the needs of the students. Rosi joined with 40 remarkable others in what they called the WAP class. This is their story.

"Goodbye" is not just a word; it is a journey. It is said that life throws us curves when we least expect it. I suppose that's true. Sometimes those curves can be wonderful but sometimes they are devastating. One thing I have learned is that it is better not to know what the future holds. If we knew the things we were going to have to endure in life, most of us would shrink within the confines of our homes or even our own souls. Not knowing what tomorrow holds frees us to live completely for today. It gives us license to embrace the world around us because tomorrow it may all be gone. When we allow ourselves to live with open arms, we create opportunities to receive more than we can ever dream. Yes, there will be pain, but in time the pain fades and leaves beautiful memories of amazing experiences we didn't recognize as we were actually living them. Annette and I initially appeared to be the most unlikely pair, but we became inseparable. When cancer crashed into our world, we faced it together. Although her body eventually gave in to the disease, her spirit conquered it completely. Cancer did not win, she won! Ours was a beautiful journey that only made our goodbye that much more exquisite. It was painfully wonderful to have walked such a journey with such an amazing woman. I would have never dreamed that saying "goodbye" could be one of life's greatest and richest blessings, but we lived it first-hand. Here is our story... Walking into Annette's house, my eyes were immediately drawn to the hospital bed in the middle of the living room where she had spent the last two months of her life. She looked so beautiful, so peaceful - so dead. It was the moment I had feared; the one I had dreamed about but somehow hoped I would never have to face. Yet here I was, standing with my husband's arms around me, staring into the lifeless face of the dearest friend I had ever had. Michael has a complete aversion to dead bodies, but he had such love and respect for Annette that he set his discomfort aside in order to see her one last time. He loved her for the way in which she had treated me for so many years and how the pure, divine love she gave to me had made me a better person. She loved him because she saw how completely he loved and cared for me above all else. There were so many memories flooding my mind as I looked at her. When Michael left the room, I just kept staring at her and thinking, "What am I supposed to do now? How did such a beautiful journey lead to this? How am I supposed to say goodbye?"