Columbia University Press, November 2000. Trade Paperback. With a history stretching back to ancient India, Buddhism has influenced American culture since the American Transcendentalist movement in the 1830s and 40s. Only in the past few decades, however, has this transplanted philosophy begun to blossom into a full-fledged American religion, made..... More
Snow Lion Publications, July 1993. Trade Paperback. As is. Some creasing on the back cover. More
HarperSanFrancisco, April 1994. Trade Paperback. With more than 100,000 copies sold in hardcover, exuberant reviewer attention, and translation into eleven different languages, this jewel of Tibetan wisdom is the definitive new spiritual classic. More
Lightning Source Inc, June 1997. Trade Paperback. In this collection of twenty-three essays, Robert Aitken retraces the origins of American Zen Buddhism and provides readings of influential texts. Reflecting on death, on marriage, and on Zen practice, Aitken always points out the path to pleasure in the everyday dewdrop world..... More
State Univ of New York Pr, April 2011. Hardcover. The Liezi is the forgotten classic of Daoism. Along with the Laozi (Daodejing) and the Zhuangzi, it's been considered a Daoist masterwork since the mid-eighth century, yet unlike those well-read works, the Liezi is little known and receives scant scholarly attention..... More
Anchor, February 1989. Trade Paperback. Through his exploration of the three pillars of Zen -- teaching, practice, and enlightenment -- Roshi Kapleau presents a comprehensive overview of this ancient oriental discipline, making it useful to both initiates and long-time disciples. More
Routledge, July 2002. Trade Paperback. Modern research has revealed the Book of Changes to be a royal divination manual of the Zhou state (500100 BC). This new translation synthesizes the results of modern study, presenting the work in its historical context. The first book to render original Chinese rhymes into..... More
Shambhala, September 2002. Trade Paperback. Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy--both with others and with ourselves--creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom..... More
Beacon Press, October 1993. Trade Paperback. American Women Creating the New Buddhism Updated and Expanded Edition "Essential reading for anyone wanting to understand feminism, Buddhist practice in America today, and where and how these two movements meet." -Susan Griffin, author of Woman and Nature. More
Columbia University Press, July 2012. Trade Paperback. Over the past half century in America, Buddhism has grown from a transplanted philosophy to a full-fledged religious movement, rich in its own practices, leaders, adherents, and institutions. Long favored as an essential guide to this history, Buddhism in America covers the three..... More
Shambhala, December 2008. Trade Paperback. Dharma practice comprises a wide range of wise instructions and skillful means. As a result, meditators may be exposed to a diversity of approaches to the core teachings and the meditative path--and that can be confusing at times. In this clear and accessible exploration, Dharma..... More
Weiser Books, November 2001. Trade Paperback. Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is a concise English rendering of the classical text on yoga and meditation. Patanjali is to Yoga what Buddha is to Buddhism. His sutrasdefined literally as the path to transcendenceare a means to selfrealization. With over thirty years of spiritual..... More
Bhaktivedanta Books, Australia, January 1985. Mass Market PaperBack. Colorful mass market paperback with a color photo section. More
Assn for Asian Studies Inc, February 1996. Hardcover. Dark green cloth binding with bright gold lettering and design on the front board and along the spine. One very lightly bumped corner. Address label on the front free endpaper. No jacket. More
Shambhala, October 2002. Trade Paperback. This modern spiritual classic highlights a trick we play on ourselves and offers a brighter reality: liberation by letting go of the self rather than working to improve it The Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa calls attention to the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant..... More
Shambhala Publications, October 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. Freedom is generally thought of as the ability to achieve goals and satisfy desires. But what are the sources of these goals and desires? If they arise from ignorance, habitual patterns, and negative emotions, is the freedom to pursue these goals true freedom--or..... More
Wisdom Publications, July 2012. Trade Paperback. In this sixth and final volume in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering brings his familiar, helpful approach to the esoteric practices of Buddhist tantra. Anticipating the many questions Westerners have upon first encountering tantra's colorful imagery and veiled language, Tantra..... More
Wildwood House, January 1974. Oversized Hardcover. Jacket clipped and chipped; gift inscription; minimal shelfwear; else, near fine. Scarce in hardcover. More
Harcourt Childrens Books, June 1970. Trade Paperback. The ancient Taoist text that forms the central part of this book was discovered by Wilhelm, who recognized it as essentially a practical guide to the integration of personality. Foreword and Appendix by Carl Jung; illustrations. Translated by Cary F. Baynes.A Helen and..... More
Avatar Book Institute, January 1998. Limited. Hardcover. Bound in faux leather with gold stamping. Bound in silk bookmark. First Printing, limited edition of 2000. One lightly bumped corner. Some very minor abrasion on the back board. More
Tuttle Publishing, October 1999. Trade Paperback. An eloquent introduction to the philosophies of Taoism and Zen Buddhism, and how to benefit from their teachings. More
Wisdom Publications, June 2004. Trade Paperback. Pico Iyer, Victor Pelevin, Doris Dorrie and other renowned contributors join young award-winners in what National Book Award-winner Charles Johnson calls "an embarrassment of literary riches," sure to please fiction lovers of every stripe. From the O. Henry Award-winning title story, to visionary short-shorts..... More
Independently published, November 2018. Trade Paperback. More
Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers, October 2000. Trade Paperback. This collection debates the path and purpose of life. The author discusses such topics as whether it is possible to hasten human evolution, the possibility of a scientific method to ensure a pathway to life's highest fulfilments and what guidelines help mediators find..... More
Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers, October 1999. Cloth. Peace is not something we can buy: it is something we must learn to find within ourselves. This guide demonstrates how readers can become actively calm, centred in the stillness and joy of our own essential nature while living a dynamic, fulfilling and balanced..... More
