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  The Love Poems of Rumi

  by Coleman Barks, John Moyne, Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi

  A comprehensive collection of ecstatic poetry that delights with its energy and passion, The Essential Rumi brings the vibrant,living words of famed thirteenth-century Sufi mystic JelalludinRumi to contemporary readers.
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  Osho Zen Tarot : The Transcendental Game of Zen/Book and Cards

  by Ma Deva Padma

  When life seems to be full of doubt and uncertainty we tend to look for a source of inspiration: what will happen in the future? What about my health, the children? What will happen if I make this decision and not that one? This is how the traditional tarot is often used, to satisfy a longing to know about the past and future. This Osho Zen Tarot focuses instead on gaining an understanding of the here and now. It... (more)
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  The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation by the Taoist Master Alfred Huang

  by Alfred Huang

  The highly regarded translation that honors the authentic Chinese spirit of the Book of Changes. • Places new emphasis on the intricate web of interrelations among the names and sequence of the sixty-four hexagrams. • Includes historical information on the events out of which the I Ching was born. • Introduces several new methods of divination. For more than 3,000 years the I Ching has been the... (more)
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  Di?va?n. (English.)

  by Daniel James Ladinsky, H?a?fiz?

  An extraordinary new translation of the world-renowned mystic poet Hafiz. More than any other Persian poet--even Rumi--Hafiz expanded the mystical, healing dimensions of poetry. Because his poems were often ecstatic love songs from God to his beloved world, many have called Hafiz the "Invisible Tongue." Indeed, Daniel Ladinsky, the accomplished translator of this volume, has said that his work with Hafiz is an... (more)
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  Selections. (English.)

  by Coleman Barks

  "Inside a lover's heart there's another world, and yet another." Rumi's delightful yet profound poems have inspired countless people throughout the centuries, and Coleman Barks's exquisite renderings of the thirteenth-century Persian mystic are widely considered the definitive versions for our time. Barks's translations capture the inward exploration and intensity that characterize Rumi's poetry, making this... (more)
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  Between Heaven and Earth

  by Harriet Beinfield

  Two of the foremost American educators and healers in the Chinese medical profession demystify Chinese medicine's centuries-odl approach to health. Combining Eastern traditions with Western sensibilities in a unique blend that is relevant today, BETWEEN HEAVEN AND EARTH opens the door to a vast storehouse of knowledge that bridges the gap between mind and body, theory and practice, professional and self-care, East... (more)
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  Siddhartha

  by Hermann Hesse

  A young Indian mystic, a contemporary of Buddha, sacrifices everything to search for the true meaning of life.
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  The I Ching or Book of Changes

  by Brian Browne Walker

  For centuries, The I Ching or Book of Changes has been consulted for sage advice at life's turning points. When its wisdom is sought with sincerity and sensitivity, this Chinese oracle will help to promote success and good fortune and to impart balance and perspective to your life. Its everlasting popularity lies in the lessons that it teaches about how to use your positive qualities in order to attain life's... (more)
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  The Razor's Edge

  by W. Somerset Maugham

  Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancée Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and Elliott Templeton, her uncle, a classic expatriate American snob.  Maugham himself wanders in and out of the story, to observe his characters struggling with their... (more)
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  Bangkok Haunts

  by John Burdett

  Sonchai Jitpleecheep—the devout Buddhist Royal Thai Police detective who led us through the best sellers Bangkok 8 and Bangkok Tattoo —returns in this blistering new novel. Sonchai has seen virtually everything on his beat in Bangkok’s District 8, but nothing like the video he’s just been sent anonymously: “Few crimes make us fear for the evolution of our species. I am watching one right now.” He’s watching... (more)
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  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
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  Like This: Rumi ; Versions by Coleman Barks

  by Coleman Barks

  Text: English (translation) Original Language: Persian
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  The Laws of Change: I Ching and the Philosophy of Life

  by J. M. Balkin

  Yale law professor and philosopher of culture Jack Balkin offers a brilliant new translation of and commentary on the ancient Chinese Book of Changes, or I Ching. Balkin deliberately steers a middle path between the orthodox Confucian interpretations of the past and contemporary translations of this classic text. He produces an accessible, easy to understand version that incorporates the new scholarship on the... (more)
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  Re-enchantment: Tibetan Buddhism Comes to the West

  by Jeffery Paine

  The colorful tale of the successful flowering of an obscure, ancient Eastern sect in the modern world. In a single generation, Tibetan Buddhism developed from the faith of a remote mountain people, associated with bizarre, almost medieval, superstitions, to perhaps the most rapidly growing and celebrity-studded religion in the West. Disaffected with other religious traditions yet searching for meaning,... (more)
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  The Gods Drink Whiskey: Stumbling Toward Enlightenment in the Land of the Tattered Buddha (Plus)

  by Stephen T. Asma

  Buddhism, Booze, and the Four Noble Truths
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  Wake Up To Your Life: Discovering the Buddhist Path of Attention

  by Ken McLeod

  The key to becoming fully alive and joyful is to develop our natural capacity for attention and to be fully present here and now. In this informative guidebook to practical Buddhism you discover: How to live life with equanimity, loving-kindness, compassion, and joy How to cut through obsessions with the external world, relationships, harmful emotions, pleasure and power, and self Tried-and-true methods for... (more)
• The Serpent and the Wave: A Guide to Movement MeditationJalaja Bonheim

  

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  The Serpent and the Wave: A Guide to Movement Meditation

  by Jalaja Bonheim

  Bonheim, a dancer, psychotherapist, and movement therapist, presents movement meditation primarily from an Eastern perspective but with reference to many spiritual traditions. In addition to discussing the importance of the body in spiritual practice, she includes more than 30 movement meditations for stilling the mind, involving the body, awakening the serpent power ( kundalini ), developing consciousness, and... (more)
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  Business and the Buddha: Doing Well by Doing Good

  by Lloyd M. Field, Bstan-?dzin-rgya-mtsho

  All businesses want to do well, but can they also do good? Lloyd Field says yes, and moreover, no business can afford to focus simply on “doing well.” Increasingly, public assessment of a business’s worth must take into account its consideration of shared human values. That doesn’t mean a business can’t or should not compete; it means that investing in efforts to build a better society can, on many levels, be an... (more)
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  I Heard God Laughing

  by Hafiz, Daniel Ladinsky, Henry S. Mindlin, H. Wilberforce Clarke