Awaken your heart and engage your mind with Buddhist Wisdom: Daily Reflections, a simple but powerful collection of Buddhist sayings and extracts that offer an easy way to incorporate the Buddha's greatest teachings into your everyday life.
In this book, Buddhist temple priest and chef Koyu Iinuma shares the simple and delicious plant-based meals he prepares in the kitchens of Fukushoji temple in Yokohama, Japan.
The Art of War is one of the oldest and most widely read books on tactics and strategy ever written, but it can also be one of the most mystifying for modern readers to tackle.
Taoism, the set of philosophical teachings and religious practices rooted in the understanding of the Chinese character Tao, or "e;The Way,"e; was founded by the Chinese philosopher Laozi in the 6th Century BCE, whose work, the Tao Te Ching (The Book of the Way and its Virtue) laid the philosophical foundation for the religion's beliefs.
From the kind of coverage Islam and Muslims receive in the media you would think it is an irrational and violent way of life, adopted by a bunch of lunatics.
Medieval Churchmen heard the legend of Prince Siddhartha (the Bodhisattva, or Buddha-to-be) renouncing his wealth and seeking salvation as a monk, but they mistook it for the history of some Christian monk named Iodasaph (a corruption of Bodhisattva).
New Essays in Chinese Philosophy explores various facets of Chinese thought which have received dynamic and creative scholarly attention in the recent past.
Bestselling author Howard Fast's straightforward introduction to Zen meditationHoward Fast began to formally practice Zen meditation after turning away from communism in 1956.
The Analects of Confucius is a central work of Confucianism, and has held its position as a contemporary influence to Chinese and East Asian values ever since it was written.
'It tells of terrible journeys, of men masked against the sun (riding through ethereal regions with their feet frozen), of welcoming fog-girt monasteries lit by butter lamps at the journey's end' New Statesman The Way of the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today.
'Rinpoche is a powerful and eloquent link between the great yogi practitioners of old Tibet and our bewildering 21st century' - from the Foreword by Richard GereTsoknyi Rinpoche's story is an unusual one: as a rebellious young man, he fled a monastery to marry and raise a family, then returned to Nepal and has since become a preeminent Tibetan Buddhist teacher.
The Gheranda Samhita - A Treatise on Hatha Yoga by Sris Chandra Vasu is an ancient and authoritative text that provides readers with profound insights into the practice of Hatha Yoga, offering guidance on physical postures, breath control, and the path to inner well-being.
Inspired Talks by Swami Vivekananda by Swami Vivekananda is a collection of enlightening conversations and discourses delivered by the renowned spiritual leader, offering readers profound insights into spirituality, self-realization, and the path to inner awakening.
For centuries Daoism (Taoism) has played a central role in the development of Chinese thought and civilization, yet to this day only a few of its sacred texts have been translated into English.
Bhagavad Gita - The Song of God by Swami Prabhavananda is a profound interpretation of the timeless scripture that offers readers spiritual guidance, wisdom, and insight into the path of self-realization and devotion.
This comprehensive introduction explores the life and teachings of Confucius, and development of Confucian thought, from ancient times to the present today.
