General Eastern Religions category: 553 books
by Ruth Q. Sun, Norma Sun
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2012
This guide to the Asian zodiac gives a complete history and explanation of the zodiac as well as detailed instructions on how to read one's own animal signs.
In much the same way that Westerners analyze their personalities and predict their futures by studying the positions of the stars under...
by Eknath Easwaran
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
How to build loving, lasting relationships by learning the skill of loving.
Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. He shows that loving is a skill that we all need urgently to acquire - both for our personal happiness and...
The Way Things Are: A Living Approach to Buddhism
A Living Approach to Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2012
It is my wish that through this book, the seed of Buddhahood is planted in the reader's mind. By putting the teachings presented here into practice, may they accomplish the ultimate goal of Enlightenment for the benefit of all. Trinlay Thaye Dorje, the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Years of travel and search for...
The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji
The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2004
Whether you have known Keido Fukushima for decades or are encountering him for the first time through the pages of this intimate portrait, we all have the pleasure of meeting him as if he were an old and dear friend. Samples of his calligraphy provide further glimpses into the heart and mind of a leading...
by Dudjom Lingpa, Sera Khandro
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2017
The revelations of Düdjom Lingpa, a highly influential mystic of 19th century Tibet, translated by B. Alan Wallace.
The practice of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, is the pinnacle of the nine vehicles of practice taught in the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism. The highly influential mystic...
Loved and Protected
Stories of Miracles and Answered Prayers
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2013
If we ask God for help, will He respond?The stories in this book answer loud and clear: "YES!"In extraordinary and eye-opening accounts, we see the Divine Hand:• Physically and instantaneously moving people out of harm’s way• Healing life-threatening injuries and diseases• Providing important...
Yoga Spandakarika
The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2005
Translation and commentary of one of the most important texts of the Kashmirian Shivaism tradition of Tantra
• Author was a student of the late Kalu Rinpoche
• Explores the transmission of Mahamudra, the Great Cosmic Gesture
• Includes the Vijnanabhaïrava Tantra, which...
The Essential Shinran
A Buddhist Path of True Entrusting
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2006
Renowned scholar of Shin Buddhism, Alfred Bloom, presents the life and spiritual legacy of Shinran Shonin, the influential religious reformer and founder of Pure Land Buddhism, the most popular school of Buddhism in Japan today. Bloom presents a wide selection of Shinran’s essential writings on...
by A. R. Natarajan
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2010
Timeless in Time is a richly illustrated book on the life and message of an Indian saint of recent times. Sri Ramana Maharsi (1879-1950) was a unique spiritual teacher in India. He was the living embodiment of the Indian tradition of Advaita Vedanta, which focuses on the oneness of God with the human...
The Light of the Christ Within
Inspired Talks by Reverand John Laurence, a Direct Disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
John Laurence—minister, modern mystic, and direct disciple of the great spiritual master and world teacher, Paramhansa Yogananda (author of the bestselling classic, Autobiography of a Yogi)—presents, in this volume of talks, an outline of the inner path with practical spiritual teachings. Laurence’s...
Tao Te Ching
Annotated & Explained
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
The enduring wisdom of the Tao Te Ching can become a companion for your own spiritual journey.
Reportedly written by a sage named Lao Tzu over 2,500 years ago, the Tao Te Ching is one of the most succinct—and yet among the most profound—spiritual texts ever written. Short enough to read...
Revenge of the Forbidden City
The Suppression of the Falungong in China, 1999-2005
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
The Falungong movement originated in 1992 as a system of breathing exercises designed to promote health and well-being. Riding on the coattails of the qigong fever that swept through China, it attracted an extensive following until 1994, when the Chinese government suppressed the qigong movement....
by Dudjom Lingpa
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
A systematic presentation of the path of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, by one of its most renowned proponents and rendered by a master translator.
Düdjom Lingpa (1835–1904) was one of the foremost tantric masters of nineteenth-century Tibet, and his powerful voice resonates strongly among...
Faiths on Display
Religion, Tourism, and the Chinese State
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2010
By providing a unique perspective on China's changing relationship with religion, this groundbreaking book explores the role the Chinese state continues to play in religious revival today. Over the past several decades, China has experienced a rapid expansion of religious spaces and activities. More...