Buddhism: branches and groups

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Boy explores the transformation of Jarvis Jay Masters who has become one of America's most inspiring Buddhist practitioners while locked in a cell on death row.

There are various Ways.

The observations of the remarkable woman who spent fourteen years living in a forbidden land, learning its ancient wisdom and spiritual secrets.

There are various Ways.

Originally published in 1933, My Visit to the Sun is a book of great and unusual spiritual revelations experienced by the author, Phoebe Marie Holmes.

This reissued introduction presents the nature, technique and practice of Zen.

The story of Tibet at the turn of the century as seen through the eyes of a boy.

The Hermetic Science of Motion and Number by A.

Bestselling author Howard Fast’s straightforward introduction to Zen meditationHoward Fast began to formally practice Zen meditation after turning away from communism in 1956.

Man is the subject of the Ancient Scriptures.

Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history.

The Book of Tea describes all aspects of the Japanese tea ceremony and explains how its rituals blend seamlessly with traditional Japanese life.

First published in 1929, this is one of Canadian-born mystical writer Manly P.

AT THE time of my parting with the Rishi, after seven years of study under him, and when I thought I knew it all, he, placing his hand on my shoulder said:'Go forth, my son, into nature's schoolhouse and learn, for at present you know nothing except how to learn.

First published in 1929, this is a study of the occult aspects of human physiology by Manly Palmer Hall (1901-1990), a Canadian-born occultist, mystic and author best known for his book, The Secret Teaching of All Ages, published one year earlier.

Now sorrowful, now joking, but always in deadly earnest, the Chinese philosopher faces the grim facts of war and the grimmer prospects of peace.

This is a colourful 1943 autobiography of Hui-lan Koo, known as Madame Wellington Koo, the then-wife of the famous Chinese diplomat Vi Kyuin Wellington Koo (1888-1985).

Embark on a profound journey into the heart of Buddhist teachings with Bhikkhu Nyanatiloka's The Word of the Buddha.

Universe, Earth and Man In Their Relationship to Egyptian Myths and Modern Civilization by Dr.

An inspirational classic, this resource is for everyone seeking more happiness and success in life.

Silence, the great unseen power, the miracle of life, works upon our character with strange contrast.

"e;Like many another mariner shipwrecked on this shoal of time, I have always been on the lookout for rescuing sails on the metaphysical horizon-that is, for some resolving and revelatory teaching which should make possible the practical realization of one's spiritual life, the sense of which is no less sure and abiding than the sense of one's physical ephemerality and impotence.

"e;Hudson Taylor's Story of His Early Life and the Forming of the China Inland Mission"e; is an inspiring and deeply moving account of the early years of one of the most influential missionaries in history.

THE purpose of this book is to present to the student of Theosophy a condensed synthesis of the information at present (1926) available concerning the Astral Body of man, together with a description and explanation of the astral world and its phenomena.

The Philosophy of Rest by Ella Adelia Fletcher is a thoughtful and contemplative exploration of the vital role that rest plays in our lives, both physically and spiritually.

"e;FEW PEOPLE think of life as a creative experiment.

Ernest Holmes, founder of the "e;Science of Mind"e; philosophy, synthesized his teachings from the world's great religions, scripture and philosophical books.

"e;LIKE 'The Path of Devotion' by the same author, the present volume is made up in chief measure of extracts from letters; hence the living, personal note that sounds through its pages.

The Purpose of this little volume is three-fold.

Orison Swett Marden's "e;How to Get What You Want"e; is a timeless guide to personal achievement and success, offering practical wisdom and motivational insights to help readers realize their deepest desires and goals.

Here is the full story of one man's adventures as he seeks out the poor and sick in China as a medical missionary, and who was still busily at work in the Far East in his 80's.

'The Book of Tea' by Okakura Kakuzo shows how tea has affected nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life.