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Pagans: The End of Traditional Religion and the Rise of Christianity
by James J. O'Donnell“Trenchantly interprets how an oddball religious cult became the official faith of Rome. . . . It makes for a thoughtful tour of Rome.” —New York Times Book ReviewPagans explores the rise of Christianity from a surprising and unique viewpoint: that of the people who witnessed their ways of life destroyed by what seemed then a powerful religious cult. These “pagans” were actually pious Greeks, Romans, Syrians, and Gauls who observed the traditions of their ancestors. Religious scholar James J. O’Donnell takes us on a lively tour of the Ancient Roman world through the fourth century CE, when Romans of every nationality, social class, and religious preference found their world suddenly constrained by rulers who preferred a strange new god. Some joined this new cult, while others denied its power, erroneously believing it was little more than a passing fad.In Pagans, O’Donnell brings to life Roman religion and life, offers fresh portraits of iconic historical figures, including Constantine, Julian, and Augustine, and explores important themes—Rome versus the east, civilization versus barbarism, plurality versus unity, rich versus poor, and tradition versus innovation—in this startling account. “Mr. O’Donnell tells the familiar story of Christianity’s heroic age of expansion, from Constantine to Theodosius, with verve and wit.” —Wall Street Journal“Multilayered, erudite and dense.” —Cleveland Plain-Dealer“An engaging view of antiquity few of us have seen. —Booklist “O'Donnell offers an iconoclastic history of religion that tells an exciting new story that is deeply relevant to the way we think about religion in our own time.” —Washington Book Review
Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)
by Steven D. SmithTraditionalist Christians who oppose same-sex marriage and other cultural developments in the United States wonder why they are being forced to bracket their beliefs in order to participate in public life. This situation is not new, says Steven D. Smith: Christians two thousand years ago faced very similar challenges. Picking up poet T. S. Eliot&’s World War II–era thesis that the future of the West would be determined by a contest between Christianity and &“modern paganism,&” Smith argues in this book that today&’s culture wars can be seen as a reprise of the basic antagonism that pitted pagans against Christians in the Roman Empire. Smith&’s Pagans and Christians in the City looks at that historical conflict and explores how the same competing ideas continue to clash today. All of us, Smith shows, have much to learn by observing how patterns from ancient history are reemerging in today&’s most controversial issues.
Pagans and Christians in the City: Culture Wars from the Tiber to the Potomac (Emory University Studies in Law and Religion)
by Steven D. SmithTraditionalist Christians who oppose same-sex marriage and other cultural developments in the United States wonder why they are being forced to bracket their beliefs in order to participate in public life. This situation is not new, says Steven D. Smith: Christians two thousand years ago faced very similar challenges. Picking up poet T. S. Eliot’s World War II–era thesis that the future of the West would be determined by a contest between Christianity and “modern paganism,” Smith argues in this book that today’s culture wars can be seen as a reprise of the basic antagonism that pitted pagans against Christians in the Roman Empire. Smith’s Pagans and Christians in the City looks at that historical conflict and explores how the same competing ideas continue to clash today. All of us, Smith shows, have much to learn by observing how patterns from ancient history are reemerging in today’s most controversial issues.
Pagans and Philosophers
by John MarenbonFrom the turn of the fifth century to the beginning of the eighteenth, Christian writers were fascinated and troubled by the "Problem of Paganism," which this book identifies and examines for the first time. How could the wisdom and virtue of the great thinkers of antiquity be reconciled with the fact that they were pagans and, many thought, damned? Related questions were raised by encounters with contemporary pagans in northern Europe, Mongolia, and, later, America and China. Pagans and Philosophers explores how writers--philosophers and theologians, but also poets such as Dante, Chaucer, and Langland, and travelers such as Las Casas and Ricci--tackled the Problem of Paganism. Augustine and Boethius set its terms, while Peter Abelard and John of Salisbury were important early advocates of pagan wisdom and virtue. University theologians such as Aquinas, Scotus, Ockham, and Bradwardine, and later thinkers such as Ficino, Valla, More, Bayle, and Leibniz, explored the difficulty in depth. Meanwhile, Albert the Great inspired Boethius of Dacia and others to create a relativist conception of scientific knowledge that allowed Christian teachers to remain faithful Aristotelians. At the same time, early anthropologists such as John of Piano Carpini, John Mandeville, and Montaigne developed other sorts of relativism in response to the issue. A sweeping and original account of an important but neglected chapter in Western intellectual history, Pagans and Philosophers provides a new perspective on nothing less than the entire period between the classical and the modern world.
A Pagan's Nightmare: A Novel
by Ray BlackstonRay Blackston presents a tongue-in-cheek look at contemporary culture as seen through the eyes of an unwary pagan screenwriter who writes a hit about the last unbeliever on Earth navigating in a thoroughly Christian world.
The Pages of Her Life: A Novel
by James L. RubartAllison Moore is faced with a daunting question: How do you stand up for yourself when it means losing everything?Allison Moore is making it. Barely. The Seattle area architecture firm she started with her best friend is struggling, but at least they&’re free from the games played by the corporate world. She&’s gotten over her divorce. And while her dad&’s recent passing is tough, their relationship had never been easy.Then the bomb drops. Her dad had a secret life and left her mom in massive debt.As Allison scrambles to help her mom find a way out, she&’s given a journal, anonymously, during a visit to her favorite coffee shop. As the pressure to rescue her mom mounts, Allison pours her fears and heartache into the journal.But then the unexplainable happens. The words in the journal, her words, begin to disappear. And new ones fill the empty spaces—words that force her to look at everything she knows about herself in a new light.Ignoring those words could cost her everything . . . but so could embracing them.Praise for The Pages of Her Life:&“The Pages of Her Life is quintessential James Rubart and showcases why his novels are automatic must-reads. Rubart&’s new novel explores courage and self-discovery. The right decisions are almost always hard, and Rubart&’s deft hand with character and theme shine in his new novel.&” —Colleen Coble, USA TODAY bestselling author&“James L. Rubart&’s writing always delivers characters that echo our own lives, living in a world not too removed from our own. The Pages of Her Life is another captivating taste of who we really can be.&” —David Rawlings, author of The Baggage Handler&“I&’m a slow reader, but I couldn&’t put down The Pages of Her Life. This intriguing story is brimming with wonderful characters and more than a few surprises, including marvelous cameos by characters from another favorite Rubart novel. Immensely thought-provoking, this novel would make a fabulous book-club read. I can&’t recommend it highly enough!&” —Deborah Raney, author of A Vow to Cherish and the Chandler Sisters novels
Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine
by Wendy CadgeWhile the modern science of medicine often seems nothing short of miraculous, religion still plays an important role in the past and present of many hospitals. When three-quarters of Americans believe that God can cure people who have been given little or no chance of survival by their doctors, how do today’s technologically sophisticated health care organizations address spirituality and faith? Through a combination of interviews with nurses, doctors, and chaplains across the United States and close observation of their daily routines, Wendy Cadge takes readers inside major academic medical institutions to explore how today’s doctors and hospitals address prayer and other forms of religion and spirituality. From chapels to intensive care units to the morgue, hospital caregivers speak directly in these pages about how religion is part of their daily work in visible and invisible ways. In Paging God: Religion in the Halls of Medicine, Cadge shifts attention away from the ongoing controversy about whether faith and spirituality should play a role in health care and back to the many ways that these powerful forces already function in healthcare today.
Pahan Banaalius: Kuvan vasta Jumalan Nazi-Logiikassa
by Ana Rubio-SerranoTämän kirjan tarkoituksena ei ole näyttää vain historiallinen Auschwitz, mutta Auschwitz, joka on juurtunut ihmisen ei-kyky erottaa hyvä ja paha; pakkomielle vahvistaa henkilön identiteettiä kuin vain ihmisen ja mahdottomuus ajatella, toiseuden, siten, että, vaikka tänään, tätä jatkuu, kuten perinnön, josta meidän maailmamme on sekä toimeenpanijana ja perillinen. Auschwitz on siis lähtökohta, mutta ei päätepiste. Kyseessä on tutkimus, jossa Natsiantropologiasta syntynyt anti-ihmismalli esitetään vastoin kristillisen antropologian paljastamaa ihmismallia. Hänen väitöskirjansa osittainen julkaisu.
Paid in Blood (NCIS Series, Book #1)
by Mel OdomPolitical unrest blankets the world. An NCIS agent is found murdered in North Carolina. A U.S. Marine with ties to the South Korean black market is assassinated in Chinhae. Colombian cocaine is discovered in Moscow. AND OLD SOVIET NUCLEAR MISSILES HAVE GONE MISSING, The stage is set for world destruction. Only Will Coburn and his team of dedicated NCIS agents can stop it. BUT TIME is RUNNING OUT. This groundbreaking new novel from best-selling author Mel Odom moves from the Middle East to Japan, from the U.S. to South Korea, from a remote village in eastern Russia to the South China Sea. Will Coburn and his team must fight against a countdown to global decimation as they race to uncover the face of true evil.
Pain: A Novel
by Zeruya Shalev&“Zeruya Shalev is one of my favorite contemporary writers, her work always spiky and original, and Pain is a searing book, a wild and ravenous story of family entanglement and impossible yearning.&” —Lauren Groff, author of Florida and Fates and FuriesA powerful, astute novel that exposes how old passions can return, testing our capacity to make choices about what is most essential in life.Ten years after she was seriously injured in a terrorist attack, the pain comes back to torment Iris. But that is not all: Eitan, the love of her youth, also comes back into her life. Though their relationship ended many years ago, she was more deeply wounded when he left her than by the suicide bomber who blew himself up next to her.Iris's marriage is stagnant. Her two children have grown up and are almost independent; she herself has become a dedicated, successful school principal. Now, after years without passion and joy, Eitan brings them back into her life. But she must concoct all sorts of lies to conceal her affair from her family, and the lies become more and more complicated.Is this an impossible predicament, or on the contrary a scintillating revelation of the many ways life's twists and turns can bring us to a place we would never have expected to be?
Pain and Providence
by Joni Eareckson Tada"Human Pain wears a thousand guises," says Joni Eareckson Tada. If you experience chronic pain, you are not alone! 15-30% of people say they experience chronic pain daily. The Bible is not silent on God's people enduring pain. Dozens of passages in the Bible are written by biblical figures like David and Paul crying out to God.The bible teaches that:* Prayer is a powerful tool* How to break free from chronic pain* God is sovereign in your life and your circumstances
The Pain Companion: Everyday Wisdom for Living With and Moving Beyond Chronic Pain
by Sarah Anne Shockley Dr Bernie S. SiegelA Practical, Gentle, and Empathetic Approach to Pain Where do you turn when medication and medical treatments do not relieve persistent, debilitating pain? What can you do when pain interferes with work, family, and social life and you no longer feel like the person you used to be? Relying on firsthand experience with severe nerve pain, author Sarah Anne Shockley accompanies you on your journey through pain and offers compassionate, practical advice to ease difficult emotions and address lifestyle challenges. Her approach helps reduce the toll that living in pain takes on relationships, self-image, and well-being while cultivating greater ease and resilience on a daily basis. Dozens of accessible, uplifting practices guide you every step of the way from a life overcome by pain to a life of greater comfort and peace. The Pain Companion also offers profound insights for medical practitioners and invaluable guidance for anyone who loves or cares for others in pain.
The Painted Castle: The Lost Castle, Castle On The Rise, The Painted Castle (A Lost Castle Novel #3)
by Kristy CambronA lost painting of Queen Victoria.A library bricked off from the world.And three women, separated by time, whose lives are irrevocably changed.When art historian Keira Foley is hired to authenticate a painting at a centuries-old East Suffolk manor, she hopes this is just the thing to get her career and life back on track. But from the time she arrives at Parham Hill Estate and begins working alongside rumored art thief Emory Scott, she’s left with far more questions than answers. Could this lost painting of Queen Victoria be a duplicate of the original Winterhalter masterpiece, and if so, who is the artist?As Keira begins to unravel the mystery behind the portrait, two women emerge from the estate’s forgotten past. In Victorian England, talented sketch artist Elizabeth Meade is engaged to Viscount Huxley, then owner of Parham Hill. However, Elizabeth’s real motive for being at Parham Hill has nothing to do with art or marriage. She’s determined to avenge her father’s brutal murder—even if it means a betrothal to the very man she believes committed the crime.A century later, Amelia Woods—a World War II widow who has turned Parham Hill and its beloved library into a boarding school for refugee children—receives military orders to house a troop of American pilots. She is determined the children in her care will remain untouched by the war, but the task is proving difficult with officers taking up every square inch of their world . . . and one in particular vying for a space in Amelia’s long-shut up heart.Set in three time periods—the rapid change of Victorian England, the peak of England’s home-front tensions at the end of WWII, and modern day—The Painted Castle unfolds a story of heartache and hope and unlocks secrets lost for generations just waiting to be found.Praise for The Painted Castle:“A gripping tale of secrets hidden behind the walls of an ancient English castle.” —KATE BRESLIN, bestselling author of Far Side of the Sea
Painted Dresses: A Novel
by Patricia HickmanIn this story of sisterhood and unexpected paths, Gaylen Syler-Boatwright flees her unraveling marriage to take refuge in a mountain cottage owned by her deceased aunt. Burdened with looking after her adult sister, Delia, she is shocked to find a trail of family secrets hidden within her aunt’s odd collection of framed, painted dresses. With Delia, who attracts trouble as a daily occupation, Gaylen embarks on a road trip that throws the unlikely pair together on a journey to painful understanding and delightful revelations. Steeped in Hickman’s trademark humor, her spare writing voice, and the bittersweet pathos of the South,Painted Dressespowerfully captures a woman’s desperate longing to uncover a hidden, broken life and discover the liberty of living authentically, even when the things exposed are shrouded in shame.
Painted Pomegranates and Needlepoint Rabbis: How Jews Craft Resilience and Create Community (Where Religion Lives)
by Jodi Eichler-LevineExploring a contemporary Judaism rich with the textures of family, memory, and fellowship, Jodi Eichler-Levine takes readers inside a flourishing American Jewish crafting movement. As she traveled across the country to homes, craft conventions, synagogue knitting circles, and craftivist actions, she joined in the making, asked questions, and contemplated her own family stories. Jewish Americans, many of them women, are creating ritual challah covers and prayer shawls, ink, clay, or wood pieces, and other articles for family, friends, or Jewish charities. But they are doing much more: armed with perhaps only a needle and thread, they are reckoning with Jewish identity in a fragile and dangerous world.The work of these crafters embodies a vital Judaism that may lie outside traditional notions of Jewishness, but, Eichler-Levine argues, these crafters are as much engaged as any Jews in honoring and nurturing the fortitude, memory, and community of the Jewish people. Craftmaking is nothing less than an act of generative resilience that fosters survival. Whether taking place in such groups as the Pomegranate Guild of Judaic Needlework or the Jewish Hearts for Pittsburgh, or in a home studio, these everyday acts of creativity—yielding a needlepoint rabbi, say, or a handkerchief embroidered with the Hebrew words tikkun olam—are a crucial part what makes a religious life.
The Painted Table
by Suzanne FieldThe Norwegian table, a century-old heirloom ingrained with family memory, has become a totem of a life Saffee would rather forget--a childhood disrupted by her mother's mental illness.Saffee does not want the table. By the time she inherits the object of her mother's obsession, the surface is thick with haphazard layers of paint and heavy with unsettling memories.After a childhood spent watching her mother slide steadily into insanity, painting and re-painting the ancient table, Saffee has come to fear that seeds of psychosis may lie dormant within her. She must confront her mother's torment if she wants to defend herself against it.Traversing four generations over the course of a century, The Painted Table is a beautiful portrait of inherited memory. It is a sprawling narrative affirmation that a family artifact--like a family member--can bear the marks of one's past . . . as well as intimations of one's redemption."This difficult but beautiful story of hurt and healing, desperation and hope, offers an intriguing view inside the world of the mentally ill and their loved ones." --Publishers Weekly"Describes a descent into darkness [and a] redemptive ascent into light . . . [The Painted Table is a] deeply moving experience." --Melvin W. Hanna, PhD, author of Mood Food: Nourishing Your God Given Emotions"[C]ompelling . . . [The Painted Table] point[s] readers toward redemption, the kind that removes all the layers of anesthetic we use to try--and fail--to numb our pain, and replaces them with beauty that can come only through grief and surrender." --ChristianityToday.com
Painting from the Palette of Love: The Mystical Poetry of Kabir
by Thomas Rain CroweWrap yourself in the boundless love of the Divine with the mystical poetry of renowned Sufi saint Kabir, here brought to life for modern readers by acclaimed poet Thomas Rain Crowe.&“When you&’ve come all this way to the ocean of happiness, Do not return home thirsty with an empty cup. Wake up! Here is some pure water, Drink as much as you can!&”The enigmatic Indian mystical poet Kabir stands among the greatest spiritual thinkers of human history. At once a Sufi, Hindu, and unbounded disciple of the universal Divine, Kabir and his songs of union and ecstasy lead us beyond our preconceived biases about truth and reality—and invite us to see our life, through his eyes, as an ego-shattering and incomparably joyful dance with the Beloved. This 65-poem collection of Kabir&’s most rapturous spiritual songs, rendered into modern language by acclaimed poet and Sufi performing artist Thomas Rain Crowe, is brought to life in fresh, evocative language bursting with mystical power. Striking and profound, Crowe&’s inspired and poetic adaptations offer a sumptuous taste of true reality—beyond boundaries and in joyful embrace of life and our world.
Painting the Gospel: Black Public Art and Religion in Chicago (The New Black Studies Series)
by Kymberly N PinderInnovative and lavishly illustrated, Painting the Gospel offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder escorts readers on an eye-opening odyssey to the murals, stained glass, and sculptures dotting the city's African American churches and neighborhoods. Moving from Chicago's oldest black Christ figure to contemporary religious street art, Pinder explores ideas like blackness in public, art for black communities, and the relationship of Afrocentric art to Black Liberation Theology. She also focuses attention on art excluded from scholarship due to racial or religious particularity. Throughout, she reflects on the myriad ways private black identities assert public and political goals through imagery. Painting the Gospel includes maps and tour itineraries that allow readers to make conceptual, historical, and geographical connections among the works.
Pair of Miracles, A: A Story of Autism, Faith, and Determined Parenting
by Karla Akins"A parent's gripping journey of awareness, acceptance, and appreciation of her two boys dealing with significant challenges brought on by autism."--Stephen Mark Shore, EdDWhen Karla Akins hoped that her autistic sons could learn to read and function independently, doctors warned her that those expectations would never be met. She set out to prove that, despite those warnings, all things are possible through God.Laced with humor and compassion, A Pair of Miracles is the heartwarming story of her journey rearing adopted twin sons, each diagnosed with autism and fetal alcohol disorder. This is more than a moving biography from a mom on the front lines, however. It is a powerful tool, full of practical help for parents, educators, and church members working with children who have intellectual disabilities, speech impairments, and other limitations on the autism spectrum. It is also a challenge to the church to welcome and celebrate all the members of their congregation, no matter their abilities.Thanks to Karla's determination, faith, and unconditional love--and contrary to the doctors' predictions--her adult twins are now able to function independently in many ways. They help their dad install pools, do carpentry work, and serve in the church as ushers, sound engineers, and children's ministry workers.For parents seeking hope, answers, and peace, Karla leads the way to all three down a path she's already been.
Un País Céltico: La Lánguida Primavera (2/3 #2)
by Delenn HarperEl largo invierno había quedado atrás y Lania se preparaba para abordar la parte más luminosa del año, que no estaría exenta de altibajos. Con el inicio de la primavera, pronto se encontraría cara a cara con sus más temidos fantasmas del pasado y se vería obligada a sacar de su vida todo lo que ya no necesitaba para dejar paso a la renovación de la primavera.
Un País Céltico: El Gran Invierno (1/3 #1)
by Delenn HarperEn un mundo donde los celtas no han sido derrotados por los romanos, en la actualidad siguen existiendo las escuelas druídicas en Europa. Con sus 27 años, Lania aún no ha sentado la cabeza. Vive su vida de parisina sin dejar de preguntarse dónde han quedado sus sueños de niña y la magia que los rodeaba. Pero también sigue buscando su lugar en la vida, en la sociedad, tratando de encontrar algo que le embauque el alma. Por suerte, Avalonia, la escuela en la que se forman las Sacerdotisas de Avalon, se ha acordado de ella. Y cuando decide incorporarse a la escuela y viajar a ese país con normas tan peculiares, Lania no tiene nada que perder. Para ella, es en ese momento que todo empieza. Al fin empezará a vivir. Ese viaje al corazón de Europa, al fin del mundo, le cambiará la vida. Una preciosa saga para los amantes de Las Niebllas de Avalón (MZ Bradley) , de Harry Potter y del Diario de Bridget Jones.
Paisa No Vyavahar (Granth): પૈસાનો વ્યવહાર (ગ્રંથ)
by Dada Bhagwanઆપણા જીવનમાં પૈસાનું પોતાનું મહત્વ છે. જગત પૈસા અને મિલકતને એક સૌથી મહત્વની વસ્તુ માને છે. કંઈ પણ કરવા માટે પૈસો જરૂરી છે તેથી લોકોને પૈસા ઉપર વધારે પ્રેમ છે. તેથી જગતમાં ચારેબાજુ નૈતિક કે અનૈતિક રસ્તે વધારે પૈસો મેળવવા માટે લડાઈઓ થઇ રહી છે. પૈસા અને મિલકતની અસમાન વહેચણીને લીધે લોકો પરેશાન છે. આ ભયંકર કળિયુગમાં, પૈસાની બાબતમાં નૈતિક અને પ્રમાણિક રહેવું બહુ મુશ્કેલ છે. જ્ઞાની પુરુષ પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ જેવી જોઈ છે એવી પૈસાની દુનિયાને લગતા આ પુસ્તકમાં પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીએ પૈસો, દાન, અને પૈસાના ઉપયોગને લગતા પોતાના વિચારો રજુ કર્યા છે. તેમના જણાવ્યા પ્રમાણે પૈસો ગયા ભવના પુણ્યનું ફળ છે. જયારે તમે બીજાને મદદ કરો છો ત્યારે ધનસંપત્તિ તમારી પાસે આવે છે એ સિવાય નહિ. જેને બીજા સાથે વહેચવાની ઈચ્છા છે તેને ધનસંપત્તિ પ્રાપ્ત થાય છે. ચાર પ્રકાર ના દાન છે, અન્ન દાન, ઔષધ દાન, જ્ઞાન દાન અને અભય દાન. પૈસાના વિજ્ઞાનની અણસમજણને કારણે પૈસા માટેનો લોભ ઉભો થયો છે જેનાથી અવતાર પછી અવતાર થયા કરે છે. તેથી આ પુસ્તક વાંચો, સમજો અને પૈસા માટેના આધ્યાત્મિક વિચારો ગ્રહણ કરો.
Paisacha Vyavhar: पैशांचा व्यवहार
by Dada Bhagwanसुखी व चांगले जीवन जगण्यासाठी पैसा हा आपल्या जीवनाचा अतिशय महत्त्वपूर्ण भाग आहे. परंतु आपण कधी असा विचार केला आहे की एखाद्याकडे पुष्कळ पैसे असतात, तर एखाद्याकडे बिलकूल नसतात, असे का? परम पूज्य दादाश्रींना नेहमीच वाटायचे की पैशांच्या व्यवहारात नैतिकता असणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे. स्वत:च्या अनुभावातून आणि ज्ञानाच्या मदतीने ते पैशांचे येणे-जाणे, फायदा-तोटा, देणेघेणे इत्यादी बाबतीत सविस्तरपणे जाणत होते. ते म्हणायचे की मनाच्या शांती आणि समाधानासाठी कुठल्याही व्यापारात खरेपणा आणि प्रामाणिकते सोबत नैतिक मूल्य असणे अत्यंत गरजेचे आहे. ज नसल्यामुळे, जरी आपल्याकडे पुष्कळ धन असले तरी आत सदैव चिंता व व्याकुळता वाटत राहते. आपल्या वाणीद्वारे दादाश्रींनी पैशांच्या बाबतीत होणार्या संघर्षातून कसे मुक्त व्हावे आणि समाधानपूर्वक व प्रामाणिकपणे आपला पैशा संबंधित व्यवहार कसा पूर्ण करावा याचे सुंदर वर्णन केले आहे जे आपण या पुस्तकात वाचू शकाल.
Paisano Vyavahar (Sanxipt): પૈસાનો વ્યવહાર (સંક્ષિપ્ત)
by Dada Bhagwanતમને ક્યારેય એવું અચરજ થયું છે કે શા માટે કેટલાક લોકો પાસે પૈસા છે અને કેટલાક પાસે નથી?, પૈસા અને આધ્યાત્મિકતા વચ્ચે શું સંબંધ છે? નીતિ એ જગતના વ્યવહારનું મુખ્ય તત્વ છે. તમારી પાસે બહુ પૈસા નથી, પરંતુ તમે નીતિવાન છો તો તમને મનમાં શાંતિ હશે અને તમારી પાસે બહુ પૈસો હોવા છતાં તમે અનીતિવાન છો તો તમે દુઃખી હશો. ‘ વેપારમાં ધર્મ હોવો જોઈએ પણ ધર્મમાં વેપાર ન હોવો જોઈએ’ એ વેપાર અને ધર્મ માં પાયાની નીતિ છે. પૂર્વેના કેટલાય ભવોના અનુભવોના ફળરૂપે થયેલા આત્મજ્ઞાનથી પરમ પૂજ્ય દાદાશ્રીને આ જગત માં થતા બધા પૈસાના વ્યવહારોનું પરમ જ્ઞાન હતું. પૈસો આવવો અને પૈસો જવો, નફો – ખોટ, માણસ મૃત્યુ પામે છે ત્યારે તે પોતાની સાથે શું લઇ જશે અને શું મૂકી જશે તેના ગુપ્ત સિદ્ધાંતો, અને પૈસાના નાનામાં નાના વ્યવહારને લગતા બધા સિદ્ધાંતોનું તેમને જ્ઞાન હતું. વાણીના માધ્યમથી બહાર પડેલા તેમના જીવનના અનુભવોનું આ પુસ્તકમાં સંકલન કરવામાં આવ્યું છે. અમારી હાર્દિક આશા છે કે વાચકને તેનું જીવન શુદ્ધિ અને પરમ શાંતિથી જીવવાના પ્રયત્નોમાં આ પુસ્તક મદદરૂપ થાય.
Paiso Ka Vyavhaar (Granth): पैसों का व्यवहार (ग्रंथ)
by Dada Bhagwanहमारे जीवन में पैसों का अपना महत्व है। यह संसार पैसों और जायदाद को सबसे महत्वपूर्ण चीज मानता है। कुछ भी करने के लिए पैसा ज़रूरी है इसलिए लोगों को पैसों के प्रति अधिक प्रेम है। इसी कारण दुनिया में चारों और नैतिक या अनैतिक तरीके से अधिक से अधिक पैसा प्राप्त करने की लड़ाइयाँ हो रही हैं। पैसों और जायदाद के असमान बंटवारे को लेकर लोग परेशान हैं। इस भयंकर कलयुग में पैसों के बारे में नैतिक और ईमानदार रहना बहुत मुश्किल है ज्ञानी पुरुष परम पूज्य दादा भगवान ने पैसों की दुनिया को जैसा देखा है, वैसी दुनिया से संबंधित पैसे दान और पैसों के उपयोग से संबंधित खुद के विचार रखे हैं। उनके बताए अनुसार पैसे पिछले जन्मों के पुण्य का फल है जब आप औरों की मदद करते हैं तब आपके पास धन संपत्ति आती है, उसके बिना नहीं। जिन्हें दूसरों के साथ बांटने की इच्छा है उन्हें धन संपत्ति प्राप्त होती है। चार प्रकार के दान हैं - अन्न दान औषध दान, ज्ञान दान और अभय दान। पैसों के विज्ञान का विज्ञान नहीं समझने के कारण पैसों के लिए लोभ उत्पन्न हुआ है जिसके कारण जन्म के बाद जन्म होते रहते हैं। अतः इस पुस्तक को पढ़ें समझें और पैसों से संबंधित आध्यात्मिक विचार ग्रहण करें।