Autobiography of a Yogi
Om Books. Paper Back. 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
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
A Guide to the I Ching
Anthony Publishing Company, December 1988. Trade Paperback. "A Guide to the I Ching" is an interpretive manual to the classic Wilhelm/Baynes translation of the I Ching. Now a classic in its own right and translated into other languages (German, Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, and Italian), the "Guide" is recognized by teachers..... More
Buddha (Penguin Lives)
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
Krishnattam
South Asia Books, September 1993. Cloth. 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
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
Comfortable With Uncertainty : 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Shambhala, December 2003. Trade Paperback. This book offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study, leading the reader through essential concepts..... More
Original Teachings of Cha'an Buddhism
Vintage Books, November 1971. Mass Market PaperBack. Pages lightly tanned, else very good. 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 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
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India (Vintage Departures)
Vintage, June 2011. Trade Paperback. From the author of The Last Mughal, an enlightening book that explores with remarkable compassion and expansive insight nine varieties of religious devotion in India today. In portraits of people we might otherwise never know William Dalrymple distills his twenty-five years of travel in India..... More
Feng Shui For Dummies
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
In Praise of Krishna -- A545
Doubleday Anchor Original, 1967, 1967. First Edition. Mass Market PaperBack. A Doubleday Anchor Original. Stated First Edition. Mass market original. [95 pages]. More
Tibetan Medicine and Other Holistic Health Care System
Paljor Publications, November 2001. Paper Back. Gently used; Covers mildly worn from handling; Spine un-creased; Text free of markings; An excellent copy. More
Rabindranath Tagore: The Myriad- Minded Man
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
How the Swans Came to the Lake (Revised)
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
If You're Lucky, Your Heart Will Break: Field Notes from a Zen Life
Wisdom Publications, August 2012. Trade Paperback. Using vignettes and anecdotes from his own life - as well as quotations drawn from sources as varied as the Bible, Yiddish aphorisms, and stand-up comedy - Zen teacher and Unitarian Universalist minister James Ishmael Ford shares the gifts won over his lifetime of..... More
What Book : Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop
Parallax Press, May 1998. Trade Paperback. Five years in the making, What Book!?: Buddha Poems from Beat to Hiphop is a major, active anthology of modern, mindful poetry, featuring over 330 selections from over 125 authors. Plus the appendix includes "mind-writing slogans" and "mind-writing exercises" by Allen Ginsberg. The time..... More
