| The Northern Line to High Reality via Bank Contributor(s): Weller, Alan (Author) |
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ISBN: 189763336X ISBN-13: 9781897633366 Publisher: Zolag OUR PRICE: $28.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2019 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Buddhism - Theravada - Body, Mind & Spirit | Mindfulness & Meditation |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 8.5" W x 9" (0.84 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Buddhist - Topical - New Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Tube: grimy, smelly, crowded, necessary and efficient. There were about 294 million passenger journeys recorded in 2016/17 on the Northern Line, making it the busiest on the Underground. We could perhaps describe the tube as a bitter remedy for transport. Emerging from this grime are some enlightening quotes that TFL (Transport for London) staff have placed at the entrance to some of the stations. It as if they are preparing the traveller for something deeper and higher. Many travellers like the quotes, they stop and take pictures. Blogs, social media, websites have been set to share the quotes. But can we progress to a higher dream', a higher reality from the quotes? The author has used the Northern Line on a daily commute for seven years, but he is also on another journey each day. The path to the direct understanding of reality as it is. In this book, 50 Tube stations on the Northern Line are photographed at dusk and dawn. Each is assigned a quote and the author reflects on the relevance of the quote to that journey. He also directs the reader to a rich set of free resources that he has made available. It has a particular emphasis on the Abhidhamma (higher reality) from the Theravada tradition of Buddhism. Promotional video: https: //youtu.be/XeVEX9dGVTY |
Contributor Bio(s): Weller, Alan: - While studying physics at Kent University, Alan developed a keen interest in photography which led to a career in photojournalism lasting for 30 years. During this time he has had pictures published throughout the world in various media ranging from The New York Times to Vogue. It was while working in London at The Times newspaper that he developed an interest in teaching both professionally, through educational assignments, and personally, through tutoring his sons in science. He decided to retrain and in 2008 obtained a PGCE from the Institute of Education in Secondary Physics. He has since taught science in both the private and state sectors, including grammar and comprehensive, mixed and single-sex schools, at key stage 3, 4 and 5 . In 2012, he joined the Cass School of Education at The University of East London as a Senior Lecturer in Physics responsible for training secondary science trainee teachers. In 1978 he was given a Buddhist book on the Abhidhamma by a friend. Within the first 10 or so pages, he understood that there was a possibility of another way of understanding the world and a different way of studying the world. In 1994, he started a publishing company, Zolag, to make this and other books available. He retired from UEL in 2018 and is currently continuing his work at Zolag publishing. He also recently become a student again at Morley College to learn electric guitar |