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...luded are rare details from the author serving with the Principal Teacher of Vipassana Satya Narayan Goenka (1924 - 2013) - the meditation teacher to people in more than 100 countries. Circumstances rank this updated second edition of the 'Mind Book' as first of its kind in our world of millions of interesting books. The author Himalaya Putra's unusual life combines these...

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...mpajañña). *** The mind that rolls in the dead past often rolls in negativity; we tend to morosely remember, brood, grouse or sulk over mistakes of people. Easily forgotten is the good he or she did – one big mistake and the angry mind boils, "I won't talk to this person again". But the mind that generates negativity becomes the first to suffer, like the bare hand that h...

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...ipassana – the millennia-old freely available, self-dependent path to realhappiness. More people in more countries are practicing Vipassana, the ha... ...ost compassionate Dhamma father and mother For children of the Himalayas For people in every country, continent;For beings in the 31 p... ...n the wheel of Vipassana in the land of its origin. From 1969 to 2013he served as teacher to people in over 100 countries – as the ‘Kalyāna Mitra (Ben... ...n Türkiye (Turkey). There in Ephesus, about 100 years before Siddhatha Gotamawas born in 623 BC, a wealthy aristocrat called Heraclitus lived and talk... ... were opposite that of another ancientGreek philosopher Parmenides of Elea circa 5th century BC. A wealthy aristocrat likeHeraclitus, Parmenides belie... ...n (UNESCO) World Heritage site. Ephesuswas famous for its temple of the goddess Artemis, the Greek version of Diana - Roman 1... ...rted into the make-believe world of themovies – or any work of fiction. From the earliest 5th-century dramas in the Theatre of Dionysus below the A... ...ng within at the level of sensations, not to anyone or anything outside. In 6th century BC, in the kingdom of Kosala (now part of the northern In... ...s tried cracking the mysteryof death. Epicurus was born in the island of Samos, a prosperous Greek city-state in theAegean Sea. Samos was also home to...

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...ldest in the English-speaking world. Its reputation is well-known. In2018, people claimed Aberdeen was the best city in the UK to start a business. Al... ...rdeen was settled since the Stone Age – so, at least 8000 years ago. First peopleestablished their homes near the River Dee and River Don. Around 2000... ...eopleestablished their homes near the River Dee and River Don. Around 2000 BC, Beaker Peoplecame to these lands. They left mysterious stone circles al... ...and. But, the invaders defeatedthem with their 40,000-man army. Around 400 BC Celtic migration started. After the Roman Withdrawal, native Picts made ... ...k built a church in Armagh. He was spreading Christianity across Ireland.A 5th-century monk and historian from Leinster, Muirchú, wrote a story. It wa... ...ium in the British Isles.  Armagh County Museum - designed like a small Greek temple, this museum features an extensive collection of specimens,... ...n the city.HISTORY Live started in Birmingham many years ago – around 8000 BC. Archaeologists have found alot of ancient settlements. But later, with ... ... the city comes. The Great North Museum - interactive museum with Roman, Greek and Egyptian artefacts. Life Science Museum - a perfect place for ... ...e students were interested in reconciling Christian theology bytranslating Greek texts. Soon the Greyfriars arrived in the city, attracted by the inte...

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...s, and it still is today. Our modernresidents still have the same, iconic faces as the peoplewho were captured on canvas so many centuries ago.These D... ...of my soul. 6NEOLITHIC CAVE PAINTING35,000 BC Magdalenian Neolithic Parietal ArtDiscovered by Count Bernar... ...e Age Man,’ repeatedFather Didier. ‘Your cave may help us understand lotmore about how people lived and worshipped, manythousands of years ago.’ ‘I’m ... ... 20MIDDLE KINGDOM EGYPTIAN TABLET Twelfth Dynasty Luxor, Egypt 1860 BC 21 ... ...OMEDIANAmphora: Spartan General Offering Sprouts to theDelphic OracleSparta, Greece445 BC 28 Th... ...oys who started atage seven. Means disciplinary school as well.Amphora: an oval-shaped Greek vase.Aristophanes: a Greek playwright who wrote comedies.... ...ret and deadly graduation ceremony of theSpartan military school.Kryptorchis: a pun on Greek names. Means undescendedtesticle. ... ... 263Olea: ‘olive tree’, ‘olive oil’, and a small Greek coin.Orestes: Greek boy’s name. It is the name of a Greek... ...s, which meansmountain in ancient Greek, or ‘the man who conquersmountains’.Pausanias: 5th-century Spartan general. The name maymean ‘stability’, but ...