New World Library Unshelved

I recently had the pleasure of hanging out with Shyalpa Tenzin Rinpoche, the author of Living Fully: Finding Joy in Every Breath.

I’ve edited his words slightly or you can watch the video and hear him for yourself. His enthusiasm is wonderful and inspiring — and shows that there’s hope for all of us!

New World Library is pleased to be partnering with The en*theos Academy for Optimal Living to give away three free downloads of an  8-week Infinite Meaning class by bestselling author Dr. Eric Maisel that touches on concepts from his new book, Rethinking Depression: How to Shed Mental Health Labels and Create Personal Meaning. The winners will also receive a free copy of the book. Entering this Rethinking Depression Contest is easy! Simply go here for more information and to fill out the entry form by Friday, March 23rd. Our three lucky winners will be selected by drawing and notified shortly thereafter.

Watkins Mind Body Spirit magazine has published its annual list of the 100 most spiritually influential people in the world: “spiritual activists, teachers, and authors that change the world.” We’re delighted that eight of them are New World Library authors.

Einstein was not only a math genius; he had tremendous insight into the everyday problems of our lives and our world as well, insight so brilliant that it can show us where to find the answers to a huge number of our problems:

When I first heard of the science of neuroplasticity, the word struck me as a rather odd way to describe the brain. How could the brain be plastic? But as I delved into the sea of astonishing research, I realized that scientists refer to plastic as a malleable substance that can be stretched, flexed, shaped, reshaped, molded, and transformed easily. The more I researched the subject, the more proof I found that we’ve been living under the influence of false scientific beliefs — beliefs about our mental capacity to change, shape, and transform the structure, function, and ultimate potential of our brains.

We love this piece by Patricia Monaghan, coauthor of Meditation: The Complete Guide, about finding the right form of meditation for your personality type. It made us wonder what your favorite form of meditation is, and we'd love for you to tell us in the comments section under this post.