The Beast Within Destroyer of Souls or Eight Treasures

The Beast Within! Destroyer of Souls!

Author: David a Leary

GOD WILL CURE ADDICTION!

David Leary grew up in the dry, desert heat of Phoenix, Arizona. Without a father at home, his mother tried to keep him on the straight and narrow, teaching him about God's love and salvation. But, she lost the battle for David's soul to the devil. Cocaine, methamphetamines, marijuana, alcohol-David used them all.

The Beast Within! Destroyer of Souls! is the tragic account of David's torturous path of addiction that started in his mother's loving home, wound in and out of drug treatment programs and ended in a six-year prison term under the Arizona Department of Corrections.

After David lost his mother to a horrifying death, he finally took her words to heart and gave himself over to God. A shockingly graphic story of addiction, crime and despair, this book is also a tale of survival and redemption.

What People Are Saying

Scott M. Davis
"A deeply humane and inspiring look into a life that has been destroyed by addiction and put together again by love and faith."--(Scott M. Davis, MD, author of Living Jonathan's Life)

Maurice Borrows
"If you recognize yourself or someone you love in these pages, follow David's example and turn to God."--(Maurice Borrows, author of Freedom After Life)

Marie Gilles
"Through his words, David Leary offers praise to God and a message of hope to all those who are on the front lines in the battle between addiction and health."--(Marie Gilles, author of A Woman's Worth: My Life, My Struggle)

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Eight Treasures: Energy Enhancement Exercises

Author: Maoshing Ni

The Eight Treasures consist of eight sets of exercises that combine toning and strengthening movements, stretching and specific breathing techniques for the purpose of maintaining health and preventing disease. It describes an ancient system of energy-enhancing movements based on the natural motion of the heavenly bodies. The Eight Treasures can be practiced by anyone at any fitness level. A companion Eight Treasures DVD is available.

Table of Contents:

Section 1	Introduction to the Eight Treasures	1
	Preface	3
1	What Are the Eight Treasures?	7
	How Were the Eight Treasures Developed?	7
	Who Can Benefit?	8
	What Are the Benefits?	8
	Make the Eight Treasures Your Lifetime Practice: A Commentary	10
Section 2	Beginning Practice	15
2	Beginning Your Practice	17
	Learning from This Book	17
	Practicing the Eight Treasures	17
	Practical Guidelines	19
	Stances	23
	Enjoy Learning	25
	The Health Aspects of Each Treasure	26
	Questions and Answers	27
3	Learning the Movements	33
	Warm-Up	33
	First Treasure	39
	Second Treasure	47
	Third Treasure	54
	Fourth Treasure	56
	Fifth Treasure	60
	Sixth Treasure	62
	Seventh Treasure	64
	Eighth Treasure	68
	Standing Meditation and Return of Chi	76
Section 3	Intermediate Practice	79
4	Improving Your Practice	81
5	Deepen Your Understanding	89
	Guidelines to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Practice	89
	Learning About Chi	90
	What is Chi?	91
	Chi is All-Encompassing	92
	Pre-Natal and Post-Natal Chi	93
	Chi and Your Genetic Potential	95
	Chi or Energy Aspects of the Eight Treasures	96
	Learn the Form, Then Go Beyond	96
	How Chi Moves	97
	Yin and Yang	97
	The Three Tan Tien	99
	The Eight Treasures is an Internal Practice	100
6	The Origin of the Eight Treasures: A Commentary by Hua-Ching Ni	103
Section 4	Advanced Practice	111
7	The Secrets of Advanced Practice	113
	The Eight Treasures as a Foundation	113
	Complete Cultivation	113
	How Eight Treasures and Self-Cultivation Go Together	114
	Cultivation of the Higher Esoteric Science of Spirituality: Do It Completely or Don't Do It At All	115
	Go Deeper into Eight Treasures	116
	The Channels and Points	116
	The Twelve Main Channels	117
	The Eight Extraordinary Channels	123
	The Eight Control Points	127
	Path of Chi Circulation	129
	The Two Primary Channels	130
	Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Orbits	130
	Self-Cultivation	131
	The Importance of Virtue in Cultivation	132
	Stay on the Right Path	132
	Balanced Development	133
	Understanding Deepens Your Practice	134
	Questions and Answers	161
8	Learning Through Teaching the Eight Treasures	165
	For Further Information (Bibliography)	169
	Glossary	184