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The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

The Ragamuffin Gospel: Good News for the Bedraggled, Beat-Up, and Burnt Out

by Brennan Manning

Many believers feel stunted in their Christian growth. We beat ourselves up over our failures and, in the process, pull away from God because we subconsciously believe He tallies our defects and hangs His head in disappointment. In this repackaged edition-now with full appendix, study questions, and the author's own epilogue on "Ragamuffin Ten Years Later"- Brennan Manning reminds us that nothing could be further... (more)

HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition)

HypnoBirthing: The Mongan Method: A natural approach to a safe, easier, more comfortable birthing (3rd Edition)

by Marie F. Mongan

"Move over, Lamaze. HypnoBirthers say their form of deep relaxation takes the panting and pain out of labor." -Time Magazine HypnoBirthing®: A Celebration of Life - with Birth Exercise CD Included! Childbirth is not something to be feared; it is a natural expression of life. With HypnoBirthing, your pregnancy and childbirth will become the gentle, life-affirming process it was meant to be. In... (more)

The Art of War

by Sun Tzu

The Art of War is one of the oldest books on military strategy in the world. It is also one of the most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern and Western military planning, business tactics, and beyond. First translated into a European language in 1782 by French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, and had possibly influenced Napoleon, and even the planning of Operation Desert Storm.... (more)

A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis

A Mind Awake: An Anthology of C. S. Lewis

by C.S. Lewis

A treasury of Lewis’s thought, gathered from all of his more than forty books and his uncollected essays, on subjects as varied as sin, hell and heaven, the Trinity, and love and sex. Edited and with a Preface by Clyde S. Kilby.

Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living

Present Moment Wonderful Moment: Mindfulness Verses for Daily Living

by Thich Nhat Hanh

Developed during a summer retreat at Plum Village, Thich Nhat Hanh's meditation center, these charming short verses were collected to help children and adults practice mindfulness throughout the day. The verses, or gathas, are designed to make everyday activities — such as washing the dishes, driving the car, or turning on the television — opportunities to return to a state of mindfulness. As exercises in both... (more)

Being Peace

by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rachel Neumann

An ideal starting-point for those interested in Buddhism, Being Peace contains Thich Nhat Hanh's teachings on peace and meditation. Using real examples from his own life, as well as poems and fables, Nhat Hanh explains his key practices for living "right in the moment we are alive." These lessons are taught with fine writing and sparkling phrases that draw the reader in and make Being Peace a book that... (more)

A Gradual Awakening

by Stephen Levine

Poet and teacher of meditation Dr. Steven Levine writes simply amd gently about his personal experiences with and insights into vipassana meditation. A Gradual Awakening is an inspiring book for anyone who is interested in deep personal growth.

Everyday Zen: Love & Work

by Charlotte Joko Beck, Steve Smith

Everyday Zen offers a warm, engaging, uniquely American approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of daily living--love, relationships, fear, ambition, suffering. Beck shows how to live each moment to the fullest.

Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness

Zen and the Brain: Toward an Understanding of Meditation and Consciousness

by James H. Austin

Winner of the Scientific and Medical Network 1998 Book Prize Aldous Huxley called humankind's basic trend toward spiritual growth the "perennial philosophy." According to James Austin, the trend implies a "perennial psychophysiology"—for awakening, or enlightenment, occurs only because the human brain undergoes substantial changes. What are the peak experiences of enlightenment? How could they profoundly... (more)

The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series)

The Language of Letting Go (Hazelden Meditation Series)

by Melody Beattie

Reflecting on the core issues of codependency, Melody Beattie encourages readers to trust themselves on their journey to self-care. Each meditation is filled with the personal warmth and insight Beattie brings to all of her books.

Mindfulness With Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners

Mindfulness With Breathing : A Manual for Serious Beginners

by Phra The?pwisutthime?thi?

Any practitioner, after meditating for some time, inevitably wonders what meditation method the historical Buddha Shakyamuni himself used while beneath the Bodhi Tree. Many people understand that prior to his realization, Shakyamuni Buddha studied with many of great yogis of his time, but most do not know what method he ultimately found leads most directly to Nirvana. In Ajhan Buddhadasa Bhikku's book, ... (more)

Practicing Peace in Times of War

by Pema Chodron

With war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema Chödrön draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression, hatred, and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds. She goes on to explain that the way in which we as individuals respond to challenges in our everyday lives can either... (more)

The Only Dance There Is

by Ram Dass

This book is based on talks by Ram Dass at the Menninger Foundation in 1970 and at the Spring Grove Hospital in Maryland in 1972. The text grew out of the interaction between Ram Dass and the spiritual seekers in attendance at these talks. The result of this unique exchange is a useful guide for understanding the nature of consciousness--useful both to other spiritual seekers and to formally trained psychologists.... (more)

Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook

Journey of Awakening: A Meditator's Guidebook

by Ram Dass

Ram Dass is an American psychologist and spiritual teacher who has studied and practiced meditation for many years. Here he shares his understanding and explores the many paths of meditation--from mantra, prayer, singing, visualizations, and "just sitting" to movement meditations such as tai chi--and suggests how you can find methods suitable for you. He illuminates the stages and benefits of meditative... (more)

Zen and the Art of Knitting: Exploring the Links Between Knitting, Spirituality, and Creativity

Zen and the Art of Knitting: Exploring the Links Between Knitting, Spirituality, and Creativity

by Bernadette M. Murphy

Knitting has become the hip new trend among twenty- and thirty-somethings, with celebrities such as Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Cameron Diaz, Hilary Swank, and Julianne Moore leading the way. This book explores what virtually everyone’s grandmother always knew-that when passionate knitters become one with the craft, amazing things start to happen. In Zen and the Art of Knitting, Bernadette Murphy explores how... (more)

Meditation and Its Practice

by Rama

In this practical guide to inner life, Swami Rama-one of the most advanced yoga masters to visit the West-teaches us how to slip beyond the mental turbulence of our ordinary thought processes into an infinite reservoir of consciousness from which we can draw guidance, creative power, joy, and tranquility. The techniques presented here have been used by the sages of India from time immemorial to live in harmony... (more)

New Seeds of Contemplation (Shambhala Library)

New Seeds of Contemplation (Shambhala Library)

by Thomas Merton

A much-enlarged and revised version of Seeds of Contemplation--one of the late Father Merton's most widely-read and best-loved works--New Seeds of Contemplation seeks to awaken the dormant inner depths of the spirit so long neglected by Western man and to nurture a deeply contemplative and mystical dimension in our spiritual lives.

Work as a Spiritual Practice: A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job

Work as a Spiritual Practice: A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth and Satisfaction on the Job

by L. Richmond

A guide to developing and maintaining a spiritual life on the job, drawn from the teachings and practices of Buddhist tradition. Most people associate Buddhism with developing calmness, kindness, and compassion through meditation. Lewis Richmond's Work as a Spiritual Practice shows us another aspect of Buddhism: the active, engaged side that allows us to find creativity, inspiration, and accomplishment in our... (more)

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness)

Guided Mindfulness Meditation (Guided Mindfulness)

by Jon Kabat-Zinn

Perhaps no other person has done more to bring mindfulness meditation into the contemporary landscape of America than Jon Kabat-Zinn. Th rough a number of research studies, and through Kabat-Zinn’s pioneering work at the University of Massachusetts Medical School where he is founder of its world-renowned Stress Reduction Clinic, mindfulness is finally being recognized as a highly effective tool for dealing with... (more)

Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection

Natural Radiance: Awakening to Your Great Perfection

by Lama Surya Das

"One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect freedom and enlightenment." This is the ultimate teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as Dzogchen, "the Great Perfection," the subject of Lama Surya Das’ newest book, Natural Radiance. In this Book/CD, he teaches for the first time a complete daily Dzogchen practice in the oral tradition as it was originally transmitted, including guided meditations and... (more)

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by Brennan Manning

by Marie F. Mongan

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by Thich Nhat Hanh, Rachel Neumann

by Stephen Levine

by Charlotte Joko Beck, Steve Smith

by James H. Austin

by Melody Beattie

by Phra The?pwisutthime?thi?

by Pema Chodron

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by Ram Dass

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by Thomas Merton

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by Lama Surya Das