Shambhala Publications, February 2005. Trade Paperback. At one time or another, most of us have experienced an all-consuming desire for a material object, a desire so strong that it seems like we couldn't possibly be happy without buying this thing. Yet, when we give in to this impulse, we often..... More
Musavi Printing Office, January 1975. Stapled Soft Cover. More
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
Houghton Mifflin, April 2000. Trade Paperback. "A Journey in Ladakh" is a remarkable pilgrimage of the spirit and an arduous physical journey to a remote part of the world - the highest, most sparsley populated region in India, cut off by snow for six months each year. It is in..... More
University of California Press, April 2008. Trade Paperback. The land of Tibet--its people, culture, and religion--has long been both an object of contention and a source of fascination. Since 1959, Tibet has also been at the center of controversy when China's "peaceful liberation" of the land of snows led to..... More
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
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
Viking Adult, February 2001. Hardcover. Karen Armstrong has been acclaimed for her scholarship and vision, in works The New York Times Book Review calls "penetrating, readable and prescient". Her rich, timely, highly original portrait of the Buddha explores both the archetypal religious icon and Buddha the man. Armstrong follows the..... More
South Asia Books, September 1993. Cloth. More
Ballantine Books, June 1992. Paper Back. "Comprehensive, encyclopedic, and lucid, this book is a must for all practitioners of the healing arts who want to broaden their understanding. Readers interested in the role of herbs and foods in healing will also find much to learn here, as I have.... More
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
Shambhala, April 2022. Paper Back. Never before published letters and uncollected short writings of R. H. Blyth, champion of Zen and the person who brought haiku to the world. Poetry and Zen assembles a remarkable literary feast: the letters, articles, translations, reviews, and selections from the papers of Reginald Horace..... More
Chronicle Books (CA), August 1993. Hardcover. More
Harpercollins, February 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. Turned corner on the front jacket flap else very good. More
University of California Press, June 1999. Trade Paperback. In Luminous Passage a well-known Buddhologist and longtime observer of Buddhism in the United States presents the first comprehensive scholarly study of American Buddhism in nearly two decades. Charles S. Prebish revisits the expanding frontier of the fastest growing religion in North..... More
Shambhala, August 2002. Trade Paperback. Lifelong guidance for learning to change the way we relate to the scary and difficult moments of our lives, showing us how we can use all of our difficulties and fears as a way to soften our hearts and open us to greater kindness. We..... More
Shambhala, June 2016. Trade Paperback. Pema Chödrön's perennially best-selling classic on overcoming life's difficulties cuts to the heart of spirituality and personal growth--now in a newly designed 20th-anniversary edition with a new afterword by Pema--makes for a perfect gift and addition to one's spiritual library. How can we live our..... More
Shambhala, September 2000. Trade Paperback. The beautiful practicality of her teaching has made Pema Chodron one of the most beloved of contemporary American spiritual authors among Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. A collection of talks she gave between 1987 and 1994, the book is a treasury of wisdom for going on..... More
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
Broadway, July 1998. Trade Paperback. Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the first comprehensive book of Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker. Buddhism offers a profound yet practical path to enlightenment. In this loving and generous book, the American-born and Tibetan-trained..... More
For Dummies, November 2000. Trade Paperback. According to Feng Shui practitioners the design of a room can have a dramatic effect on health, wealth and success. This guide shows how to arrange furniture, lighting, colours and other interior elements for maximum benefit. More
Trafford Publishing, July 2006. Trade Paperback. Strippers, actors, samurai warriors, ex-girlfriends, evangelists, and visionary monks offer insightful wisdom to several troubled misfits. Together they learn to change the whole world merely by changing themselves. More
Bloomsbury, 1997. Paper Back. This is a biography of Rabindranath Tagore who won the Nobel Prize in 1913, the first of only two Asian writers to do so. Today he is highly regarded in Bengal. He perceived that the ancient polarities of East and West would be compelled to meet..... More
The Citadel Press, January 1962. Trade Paperback. Shelf wear; dampstained. More
Shambhala, July 1992. Trade Paperback. This new updated edition of How the Swans Came to the Lake includes much new information about recent events in Buddhist groups in America and discusses such issues as spiritual authority, the role of women, and social action. As is. Underlining, highlighting, remainder mark. Reading..... More
