A H Almaas
Spacecruiser Inquiry is an introduction to a powerful technique for psychological and emotional self-discovery. Almaas uses the metaphor of a 'spacecruiser' to describe a method of exploring the immediacy of personal experience - a way of investigating our moment-by-moment feelings, thoughts, reactions, and behaviours. He explores basic elements of enquiry, including the open-ended attitude, the focus on direct knowledge, the experience of not-knowing, and the process of questioning.
400pp, 9x6 ... Paperback
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Irene Lamberti
Movement is spirit in action. Embodied prayer - prayer that combines a meditative mind-set with physical motions - is practiced in spiritual traditions from all over the world: from praying with clasped hands and bowed head, to prostrations and kneeling, to davening, whirling, sitting in meditation, and stretching in yoga. The body has always been involved in expressions of worship, gratitude, celebration, and blessing. With photographs illustrating easy-to-follow, step-by-step movements, Spirit in Action introduces an exciting new kind of mind-body practice - moving meditations that give added physical power to our prayers for guidance, healing, and insight. Seekers of all religious backgrounds and traditions will enjoy and benefit from these energy-enhancing rituals. The author draws upon ancient, universal principles of sacred dance to create exercises that promote self-awareness, connect us to that which we consider divine, and cultivate compassion and a heightened consciousness that carries into daily activities. Spirit in Action will help you: thaw out frozen emotions; eliminate fear and negativity; create a flexible, joyful body and mind; direct your brain with focused, positive intentions; translate inner strength into spiritual action.
288pp, 8.75x7.5, illus. ... Paperback
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Michael Freeman & Alistair Shearer
A photographic tour of the greatest natural and manmade spiritual sites in Asia. More than anything else, long-distance travel in the late twentieth century has opened the eyes of millions of people in the West to the rich cultural heritage of the Asian countries, and to the ability of their great belief systems to regenerate, refresh, and renew. Whether the focus is the original animist beliefs of the far-distant past or the vitality of present-day Hinduism and Buddhism, the sacred site, natural or manmade - mountain, valley, temple, or shrine--is a place of central importance, where heavenly and earthly energies most perfectly intersect. Through the amazing odyssey undertaken by the master photographer Michael Freeman across thousands of miles of the Indian subcontinent and eastern Asia, the extraordinary numinous power of these sacred places is captured with a force that has never been so well expressed. Here are the greatest natural sites, from the Sagaing hills of Myanmar to the sacred mountain, Agung, in Bali. Here, too, are the great temple complexes, Angkor and Borobudur, and the intimate Shintoist shrines of Japan. The photographs are organized as journeys that reflect the historical spread of Eastern religions, yet each will feel to the reader like a personal quest. 200 color photographs.
208pp, 11x10, illus. ... Hardback
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Ram Dass
More than thirty years ago, an entire generation sought a new way of life, looking for fulfillment and meaning in a way no one had before. Leaving his teaching job at Harvard, Ram Dass embodied the role of spiritual seeker, showing others how to find peace within themselves in one of the greatest spiritual classics of the twentieth century, Be Here Now. Now, as many of that generation enter the autumn of their years, the big questions of peace and of purpose have returned, demanding answers. And once again, Ram Dass blazes a new trail, inviting all to join him on the next stage of the journey. Remainder mark.
224pp, 8.5x5.5 ... Paperback
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In Still Here, Ram Dass offers a philosophy for aging that teaches us how to diminish our suffering despite the aches, pains, and limitations of age. This becomes possible when we step away from the ego-self and into the soul-self, where we can witness our thoughts and emotions and evaluate their effects on us. If aging has brought challenges to Ram Dass, it has also brought him wisdom, which, through his personal anecdotes and stories of others in the struggle against aging, he shares with great generosity.
208pp, 9x6 ... Hardback
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Stephen Karcher
Ta Chuan is at the heart of the I Ching, the basis of Chinese cosmology. Now, in a lyrical and scrupulously faithful Taoist translation and commentary, Stephen Karcher opens up this revolutionary classic and explores it for the benefit of Western readers, explaining to them how its insightful teachings can be applied to life in the modern world. Much of the Ta Chuan is focused on telling readers how to use the techniques of change. This is the most potent spiritual tool in existence, a way to radically transform awareness, open the heart and contact the helping spirits. The book teaches readers to free themselves from fear and compulsion, achieve their full potential, become wiser and more able, become more helpful to others and to fulfil their fates.
160pp, 9½x7¾, illus. ... Hardback
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G I Gurdjieff
That any record of these discourses exists at all is due to the astonishing powers of memory of a few of his pupils. Under a host of conditions - while escaping from revolutionary Russia, at the Institute for the Harmonious Development of Man near Paris, or on visits to other students in America - committed students managed to write down what they heard, authentically capturing many of his early talks. The striking thing about these notes from memory is that there is always the same human tone of voice, the same man evoking an intimate response in each of his listeners. These lectures took place between 1917 and 1933, and to them has been added the account of a conversation with Gurdjieff known as Glimpses of Truth, written by a Moscow pupil in 1914 and mentioned by P.D. Ouspensky in In Search of the Miraculous. In these talks, Gurdjieff expounds on his themes - central among them that the inner opening that is the aim of all religions requires a direct and precise knowledge, a knowledge that had been preserved in the places he had visited, a knowledge that could only be acquired with an experienced guide as well as prolonged self-study and work on oneself. Remainder mark.
288pp, 8x5 ... Paperback
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Jane Bobko
Hildegard von Bingen, besides being the abbess of a large and prosperous Benedictine abbey, was a prominent writer, preacher, healer, poet and composer. At the age of 42 she began to describe the mystical visions that she had experienced throughout her life. This book describes her life, a selection of her mystical visions and her music.
110pp, 8.5x5.5, illus. ... Hardback
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Michael Berg
The spiritual way of Kabbalah has grown from a hidden treasure into a widespread mainstream movement that has helped people from every walk of life, all around the world, to improve their lives. In this bestselling book, Michael Berg of The Kabbalah Centre - the world's leading educational institution teaching the wisdom of Kabbalah - shows you how to recognize and understand the key spiritual laws in order to improve your life and the lives of everyone around you. The Way will teach meditation and prayer techniques and how to reduce emotional chaos and increase personal harmony. At once groundbreaking and so clearly written that it is accessible to anyone following any spiritual path, The Way provides the spiritual power tools to attain true fulfillment and happiness.
256pp, 9.25x6.25 ... ISBN 0471228796 ... Paperback
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Jon Ortner
"Out of Ortner's 20 years of travel and adventure in Asia and the Himalayas comes this truly magnificent photographic journal. The pictures are breathtaking, startling, and evocative by turns: spectacular scenery swallows Hindu ascetics covered in ashes; ancient temples with gilded spires tower over herders and water buffalo; intricately carved facades assert themselves amid lush jungle greenery. More than a beautiful picture book, its text shares the author's observations and his insights into the history and people of these lands." - NAPRA Review. Ortner's photographic pilgrimage begins in the birthplace of the Buddha - Nepal. Capturing some of the most brilliant images of the abode of the gods - the mountains, streams and rustic sanctuaries. Ortner reveals a truly imaginative and gifted eye for the simple yet deeply religious veins that have come to define this ancient civilisation. Moving onto India, the images of individual ascetics and reverential crowds gathered for the Kartika Purnima on the Ganges helps us to remember that India is indeed both the centrepiece and perhaps even the masterpiece of the gods. Further sections capture the essence of the world's great spiritual cultures Angkor Wat, Borobodur, Wat Pho, Schwedagon, Ladakh, and the temples of Bali.
240pp, 11x10, illus. ... Hardback
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Epiphanius Wilson
This collection reflects on subjects ranging from good government to filial piety, philanthropy, human instinct and habit, history, and warfare. Also included here are selections from the "Sayings of Mencius," Confucius's disciple who devoted his life to spreading the teachings of this person. Remainder mark.
236pp ... Hardback
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Ronald Bonewitz
The Maya were one of the most highly evolved ancient civilizations. Their culture included a complex written language and sophisticated mathematical systems of divination and prediction. This powerful tool for personal growth helps to recreate the workings of the Mayan priesthood and to answer questions using the 25 Maya wisdom cards along with a guide book, designed to assist you to look inward and delve into your own depths. Allows you to consult the cards on a number of different levels depending on depth and detail required.
Boxed Set
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