Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart
A Buddhist Perspective on Wholeness
Written by Mark Epstein
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2013
Price: $9.99
For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building and strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individuated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychiatrist Mark Epstein has found a different way.
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart shows us that happiness doesn't come...
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Nature, Man and Woman
Written by Alan W. Watts
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2012
Price: $11.99
A provocative and enduring work that reexamines humanity's place in the natural world -- and the spirit's relation to the flesh -- in the light of Chinese Taoism.
That human beings stand separate from a nature that must be controlled, that the mind is somehow superior to the body, and that all...
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Tao Te Ching
Text Only Edition
Written by Lao Tsu
Translated by Jane English, Gia-Fu Feng and Toinette Lippe
Introduction by Jacob Needleman
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: January 4, 2012
Price: $9.99
For nearly two generations, this translation of the Tao Te Ching has been the standard for those seeking access to the wisdom of Taoist thought. Now Jane English and her long-time editor, Toinette Lippe, have refreshed and revised the translation, so that it more faithfully reflects the Classical Chinese in which...
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The Krishnamurti Reader
Written by J. Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: October 11, 2011
Price: $14.00
J. Krishnamurti was renowned for the penetrating insight and immediacy of his spiritual teachings. Radical in his day for seeking truth beyond the boundaries of religion, ideology, or tradition, he declared that "Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever." He traveled and lectured throughout...
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Tibetan Book of the Dead
Written by Robert Thurman
Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: February 2, 2011
Price: $13.99
The most prominent expert on Tibetan Buddhism in the West offers a translation of this essential book of Tibetan philosophy that captures the true spirit and poetry of the original work--a profound book that reveals the nature of the mind and its manifestations and offers pure enlightenment.
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Where Can Peace Be Found?
Written by J. Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: January 11, 2011
Price: $15.95
Widely recognized as one of the most influential spiritual teachers of the twentieth century, Jiddu Krishnamurti taught that in order for there to be peace in the world, we must each first make peace with ourselves. No spiritual path, leader, or personal or political philosophy will guide us in this endeavor...
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Dao De Jing
A Philosophical Translation
Written by Roger Ames and David Hall
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $11.99
In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the
Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned...
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The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
Written by Alistair Shearer
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: March 24, 2010
Price: $10.99
“A wonderful translation, full of contemporary insight yet luminous with eternal truth.”—Jacob Needleman
The Yoga Sutras were cast in their present form in India around the third century b.c. Yoga is from the Sanskrit root meaning “union,” and a sutra is a thread or aphoristic verse. The basic questions “Who am I?”...
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The Beliefnet Guide to Islam
Written by Hesham A. Hassaballa and Kabir Helminski
Format: eBook, 208 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $8.99
This concise introduction to Islam offers a sophisticated and informative exploration of the history, beliefs, tenets, and practices of the second-largest religion in the world.
There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world today, yet Islam remains a misunderstood faith. In this day and age, when issues related to Islam are dominating...
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Paths to God
Living the Bhagavad Gita
Written by Ram Dass
Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $8.99
For centuries, readers have turned to the Bhagavad Gita for inspiration and guidance as they chart their own spiritual paths. As profound and powerful as this classic text has been for generations of seekers, integrating its lessons into the ordinary patterns of our lives can ultimately seem beyond our reach. Now...
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Inward Revolution
Bringing About Radical Change in the World
Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: March 21, 2006
Price: $19.95
J. Krishnamurti was one of the most influential and widely known spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Here, he inquires with the reader into how remembering and dwelling on past events, both pleasurable and painful, give us a false sense of continuity, causing us to suffer. His instruction is to be...
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The Beliefnet Guide to Islam
Written by Hesham A. Hassaballa and Kabir Helminski
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: February 21, 2006
Price: $9.95
This concise introduction to Islam offers a sophisticated and informative exploration of the history, beliefs, tenets, and practices of the second-largest religion in the world.
There are 1.3 billion Muslims in the world today, yet Islam remains a misunderstood faith. In this day and age, when issues related to Islam are dominating...
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Paths to God
Living the Bhagavad Gita
Written by Ram Dass
Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: October 25, 2005
Price: $12.12
World-renowned philosopher and spiritual teacher Ram Dass—author of the groundbreaking classic
Be Here Now—presents the contemporary Western audience with a lively, accessible guide to the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, the classic Hindu text that has been called the ultimate instruction manual for living a spiritual life.
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Facing a World in Crisis
What Life Teaches Us in Challenging Times
Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2005
Price: $18.95
J. Krishnamurti, one of the most beloved and renowned religious teachers of the twentieth century, often taught his students that they must look at the state of the world, with all its violence and conflict, if they are ever to understand themselves. To turn away from world events was for him...
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Paths to God
Living the Bhagavad Gita
Written by Ram Dass
Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
On Sale: October 5, 2004
Price: $22.22
For centuries, readers have turned to the Bhagavad Gita for inspiration and guidance as they chart their own spiritual paths. As profound and powerful as this classic text has been for generations of seekers, integrating its lessons into the ordinary patterns of our lives can ultimately seem beyond our reach. Now...
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The Spiritual Teaching of Ramana Maharshi
Written by Ramana Maharshi
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: August 10, 2004
Price: $18.95
The renowned Indian sage Ramana Maharshi is beloved by Buddhists, Hindus, Christians, and Taoists alike for the inspirational power of his teachings, which transcend all religious differences. Here is a collection of Sri Ramana's instructions and discourses culled from three works:
Who Am I? ,
Spiritual Instructions ,
and
Maharshi's Gospel...
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Dao De Jing
A Philosophical Translation
Written by Roger Ames and David Hall
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: December 30, 2003
Price: $13.95
In 1993, archaeologists unearthed a set of ancient bamboo scrolls that contained the earliest known version of the
Dao de jing. Composed more than two thousand years ago, this life-changing document offers a regimen of self-cultivation to attain personal excellence and revitalize moral behavior. Now in this luminous new translation, renowned...
Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Can Humanity Change?
J. Krishnamurti in Dialogue with Buddhists
Written by Jiddu Krishnamurti
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: November 11, 2003
Price: $22.95
Many have considered Buddhism to be the religion closest in spirit to J. Krishnamurti's spiritual teaching—even though the great teacher was famous for urging students to seek truth outside organized religion. This record of a historic encounter between Krishnamurti and a group of Buddhist scholars provides a unique opportunity to see...
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