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by Swami Vivekananda
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
ABOUT THE BOOK Celebration of the 150th Birthday of Swami Vivekananda. We happy to Publish this book. This Book includes Biography of Swami Vivekananda, Swami Vivekananda's 1893 Chicago speech, Swami Vivekananda’s Quotes, Raja Yoga ( with Patanjali's Yoga Aphorisms), Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnna...
The Maharishi Effect
A Personal Journey Through the Movement That Transformed American Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2006
This penetrating literary-journalistic memoir depicts the clash between promise and reality within the movement that virtually defined alternative spirituality in America: Transcendental Meditation and its iconic guru, the Maharishi.
Like hundreds of thousands of young people, Geoff Gilpin...
The Art of War
THE OLDEST MILITARY TREATISE IN THE WORLD
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu (also referred to as "Sun Wu" and "Sunzi"),[1] a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician, and it was believed to have been compiled during the late Spring and Autumn period or early Warring...
Siddhartha
An Indian Tale
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1999
From A to Z, the Penguin Drop Caps series collects 26 unique hardcovers—featuring cover art by Jessica Hische
It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated...
by Farid Attar
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2005
Composed in the twelfth century in north-eastern Iran, Attar's great mystical poem is among the most significant of all works of Persian literature. A marvellous, allegorical rendering of the Islamic doctrine of Sufism - an esoteric system concerned with the search for truth through God - it describes...
Trust in Mind
The Rebellion of Chinese Zen
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
"The Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences. / When love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised. / Make the smallest distinction, however / and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart."
So begins "Trust in Mind," the...
Trying Not to Try
Ancient China, Modern Science, and the Power of Spontaneity
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2014
A deeply original exploration of the power of spontaneity—an ancient Chinese ideal that cognitive scientists are only now beginning to understand—and why it is so essential to our well-being
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Why is it always hard to fall asleep the night before an important meeting? Or be charming and relaxed...
Buddha
A Story of Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha back to life in this gripping New York Times bestselling novel about the young prince who abandoned his inheritance to discover his true calling. This iconic journey changed the world forever, and the truths revealed continue to influence every corner of the globe today.
A...
Encountering God
A Spiritual Journey from Bozeman to Banaras
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Religion scholar Diana Eck is director of the Pluralism Project, which seeks to map the new religious diversity of the United States, particularly the increasing presence of Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim communities. In this tenth-anniversary edition of Encountering God, Eck shows why dialogue with...
Awaken to Superconsciousness
How to Use Meditation for Inner Peace, Intuitive Guidance, and Greater Awareness
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2008
Here is a fresh, revolutionary approach to finding inner peace and expansive joy, presented by one of the greatest exponents of yoga and meditation alive today.
We have all experienced our subconscious minds–in our sleep, dreams, and through our unconscious thoughts and emotions. And, of course,...
Wisdom's Blossoms
Tales of the Saints of India
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2002
Here is a timeless collection of traditional stories that recount the personal spiritual journeys and true acts of selflessness by saints from various religious traditions indigenous to India, including Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, and Sufism. The authors present a diverse selection of these...
Untangling Self
A Buddhist Investigation of Who We Really Are
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Untangling Self invites us to see nonself, interdependence, and mindfulness as rational, real-world solutions to the human condition of suffering.
In psychologically rich essays that equally probe traditional Buddhist thought and contemporary issues, Andrew Olendzki helps us to reconcile ancient...
Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge & Cream of Liberation
Two Jewels of Indian Wisdom
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Two short classics of Advaita Vedanta presented in a single volume: Many people have found that the Advaita Bodha Deepika (Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge) is the clearest, easiest to understand summary of the system of Hindu thought known as Advaita Vedanta. The Lamp of Non-Dual Knowledge is in the form...
The Quantum and the Lotus
A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Matthieu Ricard trained as a molecular biologist, working in the lab of a Nobel prize—winning scientist, but when he read some Buddhist philosophy, he became drawn to Buddhism. Eventually he left his life in science to study with Tibetan teachers, and he is now a Buddhist monk and translator for...