A Chinese Garden of Serenity: Reflections of a Zen Buddhist
Mt. Vernon, NY. Hardcover. Light toning and shelfwear, but a very attractive copy. More
Eastern Philosophy
The Hindu Tradition
Random House / The Modern Library, January 1966. Cloth. 12mo. {4 & 3/4' x 7 & 1/4'} without dustjacket. Navy blue cloth with silver lettering along spine. Top right corner of front board is bumped and worn through exposed the board below. End pages are lilac & off white Fijita..... More
A PATH TO FOLLOW... A LIFE TO LEAD
Trade Paperback. More
The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Penguin Classics, January 2007. Trade Paperback. The first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text on the journey through living and dying Graced with opening words by His Holiness The Dalai Lama, the Penguin Deluxe Edition of The Tibetan Book of the Dead is "immaculately rendered in an English both..... More
The Upanishads (Classic of Indian Spirituality)
Nilgiri Press, August 2007. Trade Paperback. Easwaran's best-selling translation of the ancient wisdom texts called the Upanishads is reliable, readable, and profound. In the Upanishads, illumined sages share flashes of insight, the results of their investigation into consciousness itself. In extraordinary visions, they experience directly a transcendent Reality which is..... More
What the Buddha Never Taught
IntermediaCT Books. Trade Paperback. More
The Practice of Perfection: The Paramitas from a Zen Buddhist Perspective
Pantheon, September 1994. Hardcover. Jacket worn & torn. More
Persepolis (Takht-I-Jamshid)
Musavi Printing Office, January 1975. Stapled Soft Cover. More
Japan and Zen (University of Cincinnati. Occasional papers)
University of Cincinnati, January 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Dustjacket is missing. Octavo {6' x 8 & 1/2'}; Spine is darkened/tanned and boards are likewise darkened/tanned at margins. Damp stains top right corner affecting first to leafs of text. Signed & inscribed by authors on front free end page: 'For the..... More
The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
Penguin Classics, September 1998. Trade Paperback. "The Ramayana" is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to..... More
The Philosophy of the I Ching
Anthony Pub Co, December 1998. Paper Back. More
Krishnattam
South Asia Books, September 1993. Cloth. More
Buddha for Beginners
Hampton Roads Publishing, January 2009. Trade Paperback. Originally published by Writers and Readers in 1998, this is an iconoclastic, illustrated romp through the life of the Buddha--both a credible exploration of his life and teachings and an entertaining introduction to the philosophy of Buddhism. Many Westerners know about the meditation..... More
Cosmic Science of Vastu
Sterling Publications, January 2005. Paper Back. More
Zen without Zen Masters
New Falcon Publications, June 1993. Trade Paperback. Presents a collection of contemporary Zen parables. For the novice, this work is an introduction to the baffling world of meditation, Eastern thought and the galaxy of philosophies that make up the expanding horizon of human awareness, and for the veteran, it integrates..... More
Zen and the Art of Making a Living: A Practical Guide to Creative Career Design
Penguin (Non-Classics), September 1993. Oversize Softcover. For career consultant Laurence Boldt everyone is the artist of his or her own life. In this potentially life-changing book, he offers the most innovative, unconventional -- and profoundly practical -- career guide since What Color is Your Parachute?In addition to more traditional material..... More
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana: The Classic Hindu Treatise on Love and Social Conduct
Hippocrene Books, September 1986. Hardcover. Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Text free of markings; Previous owner book-plate present at front paste-down; Dust jacket near fine, mildly faded at spine; An excellent copy. More
How We Live Is How We Die
Shambhala, October 2023. Paper Back. Discover newfound freedom in life's ever-constant flow of endings and beginnings with the wise words of Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart?. New in paperback! ?? As much as we might try to resist, endings happen in every..... More
Essential Confucius: The Heart of Confucius' Teachings in Authentic I Ching Order: A Compendium of Ethical Wisdom
HarperOne, April 1992. Trade Paperback. Through the 64 hexagrams and the commentary on the I Ching, Thomas Cleary provides an insight into the teachings of Confucius, presenting selections from his analects that highlight various aspects of this wisdom. More
The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Creating Balance, Harmony, and Prosperity in Your Environment (Feng Shui)
Hay House, March 1996. Trade Paperback. Despite Feng Shui being an ancient Chinese approach, many people believe it still has relevance to the modern world. One among them is Terah Kathryn, who presents us with this guide to Feng Shui, specifically geared to lifestyles in the Western world. More
The Western Guide to Feng Shui: Creating Balance, Harmony, and Prosperity in Your Environment (Feng Shui)
Hay House, March 1996. Trade Paperback. Despite Feng Shui being an ancient Chinese approach, many people believe it still has relevance to the modern world. One among them is Terah Kathryn, who presents us with this guide to Feng Shui, specifically geared to lifestyles in the Western world. As is..... More
The Analects (Penguin Classics)
Penguin Classics, September 1998. Trade Paperback. No other book in the entire history of the world has exerted a greater influence on a larger number of people over a longer period of time than this slim volume. The spiritual cornerstone of the most populous and oldest living civilization on Earth..... More
The Analects of Confucius
The Easton Press, January 1976. Leather. Easton Press Leatherbound Collector's Edition, 1976; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy brown leather boards w/ immaculate gilt design/text at front and rear covers, hubbed spine; Outer edge text-block in gilt w/ silk moire end-papers, mild damp-staining present at front paste-down; Pages free of markings; Silk..... More
The Original Analects: Sayings of Confucius and His Successors: A New Translation and Commentary by E. Bruce Brooks and A. Takeo Brooks
Columbia University Press, April 1998. Hardcover. This new translation presents the Analects in a revolutionary new format that, for the first time in any language, distinguishes the original words of the Master from the later sayings of his disciples and their followers, enabling readers to experience China's most influential philosophical..... More
Maitreya’s Distinguishing the Middle from the Extremes (Madhyāntavibhāga) Along with Vasubandhu’s Commentary (Madhyāntavibhāga-bhāsya): A Study and ... (Treasury of the Buddhist Sciences)
American Institute of Buddhist Studies, July 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. The Madhyantavibhaga is classified by later Indian, Chinese, and Tibetan traditions as belonging to the Yogacara school, and is considered to be one the treatises of Maitreya. The text offers a treatment of some key doctrines of the Mahayana, including..... More
