Enlightened Mind

Kidnapped. Consciousness expanded. And that was just the start of my day. I always thought I was a nice enough guy. The kind who’d never want to commit murder. Turns out I simply lacked incentive. Some crimes can never be forgiven.

David Lauriston has been recuperating at Lord Murdo Balfour’s Laverock estate for the last five months. At Laverock, he has regained his health and confidence and has found - with Murdo - more happiness and contentment than he has never known before. David is all too aware that some day soon he will have to leave Laverock - and Murdo - and return to his legal practice in Edinburgh, just as Murdo will have to return to his life in London.

Reed took all my firsts like a shiny present. He made promises with silky words I greedily kept as truths. But the moment I faltered, he took everything away. Now we're both guilty of sins. As we come together for Grandfather Ian's funeral, it's time to face what I've done - what we've done. The boy I've loved since age eight is now a man, his rage palpable, his turquoise eyes piercing me with an intensity that sets me on fire. Each delicious kiss seems to peel away our ugly past - a past we're desperate to escape.

My world ended the day I received an eviction notice for Lotus House Yoga. Teaching yoga is all I’ve ever known. I’ve been doing tree pose since the age of two. The studio is my home, my legacy. My mother and her best friend left Lotus House to me so that I could carry on spreading goodness and light to everyone who enters our door. Now I’m faced with the very real possibility that it will all go up in smoke…unless I can convince Grant Winters - the most ridiculously handsome and arrogant businessman I’ve ever met - to save not only my business but all those around it.

In this present age, filled as it is with widespread fear, anxiety and stress, there are many millions of people who have an intense yearning to somehow find a place of rest and well-being. Indeed, there is such a place. However, it is no physical “place” at all.

From the death of Louis XIV in 1715 until the onset of the French Revolution in 1789, there occurred a profound evolution in the thinking of political philosophers, whose epoch is known as The Enlightenment. There were three men whose writings were to be most responsible for this intellectual whirlwind: Voltaire, Diderot, and Rousseau.

In The Leader as Coach, Tim Luscombe shows how coaching transforms leadership—from managing tasks to inspiring people. Drawing on insights from Stoicism for Business Leaders, Emotional Intelligence: The EQ Edge for Business Leaders, and Leading Through Crisis, this practical guide helps you become the kind of leader others want to follow. Discover how to: Empower rather than instruct—and build teams that think for themselves. Ask the right questions instead of giving quick answers. Create a feedback culture that strengthens trust and performance.

Entführt. Bewusstsein erweitert. Und das war erst der Beginn meines Tages. Ich habe immer gedacht ein recht netter Kerl zu sein. Einer von denen, die niemals jemanden umbringen würden. Jetzt hat sich herausgestellt, dass mir einfach nur der Anreiz gefehlt hat. Manche Verbrechen sind unverzeihlich.

Your future self advises to give you the jump-start you desperately need to get back on track for creating the life you’ve envisioned - a life your future self is already enjoying. Let your future self illuminate the path you are destined for, and learn to optimize the full potential of your mind. Enlightened Master Seeks Apprentice introduces you to concepts and methods that will help you refine yourself to become a large-scale doer who contributes to a better world for everyone.

There's a reason we as human beings default to this experience. Enlightened Enough dives into why our minds cause so much mental suffering and what we can do about it. Quinton presents a revolutionary way of thinking about thinking. This allows anyone the opportunity to make enlightenment obtainable and self-sabotage impossible. Enlightened Enough draws on the most profound ideas from psychology, philosophy, and personal development to guide the listener through an insightful transformation.

Matthew Ferry presents his rapid enlightenment process inside his new book Quiet Mind Epic Life. Enlightenment is not a place. It’s not a destination. It’s a state. It’s a point of view. Enlightenment is a contextual framework that makes living an epic life possible. Let me give you my definition of enlightenment so you understand our end game together. Enlightenment is the recognition that the source of life within you is also the source of life in everyone and everything. We are all one thing expressing itself with infinite variety.