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The Heart of Meditation: Pathways to a Deeper Experience

The Heart of Meditation: Pathways to a Deeper Experience

by Sally Kempton

This guide to the inner being reveals techniques for moving beyond troublesome thoughts, finding keys to unlock practices like mantra repetition and witness-awareness, and learning how to troubleshoot your own meditation practice.

Meditations on the Tarot

by Anonymous

Now in a fully corrected edition, one of the true spiritual classics of the twentieth century. Published for the first time with an index and Cardinal Hans Urs von Balthasar's afterword, this new English publication of Meditations on the Tarot is the landmark edition of one of the most important works of esoteric Christ-ianity. Written anonymously and published posthumously, as was the author's wish,... (more)

Metaphysical Meditations

by ParamahansaYogananda

This little book offers definite metaphysical methods of meditation for the student who has already struggled through the mobs of rowdy thought and has entered the portals of silence. The meditations are of three types: prayers or demands addressed to God, affirmations about God, and those spoken to the individual consciousness. Contents: devotion and worship; meditations on God; expansion of consciousness; on... (more)

The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India

The Jew in the Lotus: A Poet's Rediscovery of Jewish Identity in Buddhist India

by Rodger Kamenetz

"A highly entertaining personal account of one man's surprising journey into the mystical heart of Judaism."-- Kirkus Reviews

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality

Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies, & the Truth about Reality

by Brad Warner

Hardcore Zen is not your typical "Zen" book. Brad Warner, the young punk who grew up to be a Zen master, spares no one — just like Reality itself. This bold new approach to the Why of Zen Buddhism is as strongly grounded in the tradition of Zen as it is utterly revolutionary: Warner's voice is hilarious, and he calls on the wisdom of everyone from punk and pop culture icons to the Buddha himself to make sure his... (more)

On the Psychology of MeditationRobert E. Ornstein, Claudio Naranjo

On the Psychology of Meditation

by Claudio Naranjo, Robert E. Ornstein

When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Plus)

When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Plus)

by Sue Monk Kidd

stood at the window watching the cocoon, which hung in the winter air like an upside–down question mark. That was the moment... I understood. Really understood. Crisis, change, all the myriad upheavals that blister the spirit and leave us groping– they aren't voices simply of pain but also of creativity. And if we would only listen, we might hear such times beckoning us to a season of waiting, to the place of... (more)

Buddhism Plain and Simple

by Steve Hagen

"Buddhism Plain and Simple" offers a clear, straightforward treatise on Buddhism in general and on awareness in particular. Steve Hagan presents the Buddha's uncluttered, original teachings in everyday, accessible language unencumbered by religious ritual.

Wherever You Go, There You Are - Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday LifeJon Kabat-zinn

Wherever You Go, There You Are - Mindfulness Meditation In Everyday Life

by Jon Kabat-zinn

The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness: Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda

The Art and Science of Raja Yoga: Fourteen Steps to Higher Awareness: Based on the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda

by J. Donald Walters

The Art and Science of Raja Yoga contains fourteen lessons in which the original yoga science emerges in all its glory—a proven system for realizing one's spiritual destiny. Absolutely unique, this is the most comprehensive course available on yoga and meditation today. The Art and Science of Raja Yoga can be used both by beginning and long-time practitioners of yoga. The Art and Science of Raja Yoga gives you... (more)

Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (Sort Of)

Lord Vishnu's Love Handles: A Spy Novel (Sort Of)

by Will Clarke

Travis Anderson has a psychic gift. Or so he thinks. So far he's used his premonitions only to acquire the external trappings of success -- pretty wife, big house, shiny Range Rover. But when ominous visions invade his consciousness, his yuppie contentment is threatened and his business faces an audit from the IRS. Drowning in mounting financial problems and apparent mental illness, Travis clings to a raft of... (more)

Nourishing the Essence of Life: The Outer, Inner, and Secret Teachings of Taoism

Nourishing the Essence of Life: The Outer, Inner, and Secret Teachings of Taoism

by Eva Wong

The teachings of Taoism, China's great wisdom tradition, apply to every aspect of life, from the physical to the spiritual—and include instruction on everything from lifestyle (a life of simplicity and moderation is best) to the work of inner alchemy that is said to lead to longevity and immortality. Here, Eva Wong presents and explains three classic texts on understanding the Tao in the macrocosm of the universe... (more)

Walking Your Blues Away: How to Heal the Mind and Create Emotional Well-Being

Walking Your Blues Away: How to Heal the Mind and Create Emotional Well-Being

by Thom Hartmann

A new approach to using walking to heal emotional trauma and bring forth optimal mental functioning • Explores why and how we carry emotional wounds, and how they can be healed and resolved • Shows how walking stimulates both sides of the brain to promote and restore mental health • Provides simple, yet potent, mental exercises to use while walking Our bodies usually heal rapidly from an illness, injury,... (more)

Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation

by Aryeh Kaplan

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen... (more)

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