General Eastern Religions category: 553 books
Japanese Shamanism
Trance and possession
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
The present work examines the controversies inherent to the issues on shamanic practices, by comparing the different outlooks of the scholars and their methodological approaches, Then, applying to the case of Japan, it will give a theoretical systematization of trance and possession going through...
Shiva
Stories and Teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2013
The traditional understanding of Shiva told through stories and teachings from the Shiva Mahapurana
• Explains Shiva’s contradictory forms, such as destroyer or benefactor, and how his form depends on the needs of the devotee
• Reveals how Shiva’s teachings allow one to see through...
The Afterlife of Sai Baba
Competing Visions of a Global Saint
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2016
Nearly a century after his death, the image of Sai Baba, the serene old man with the white beard from Shirdi village in Maharashtra, India, is instantly recognizable to most South Asians (and many Westerners) as a guru for all faiths—Hindus, Muslims, and others. Tracing his rise from small village...
by Jed McKenna
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2018
The second book in the Jed Talks series by Jed McKenna, author of the Enlightenment Trilogy and the Dreamstate Trilogy.
Jed McKenna is the author of The Enlightenment Trilogy (Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment, and Spiritual Warfare) and The Dreamstate...
The Transformation of Yiguan Dao in Taiwan
Adapting to a Changing Religious Economy
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2008
The most influential sect in the Chinese mainland in the 1940s, Yiguan Dao was largely destroyed in mainland China in 1953. Yiguan Dao not only survived, however, but developed into the largest sect in Taiwan, despite its suppression by the Kuomintang state. In 1987, through relentless efforts, the...
Is the Apple Really Red?
10 Essays on Science and Religion
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2014
The clash of ideologies between science and religion - this book argues - is based on an incorrect understanding of matter, disconnected from consciousness, and an incorrect notion of God, disconnected from matter, space and time. The ideas of soul, morality, God and afterlife can also be scientific,...
The Buddha Eye
An Anthology of the Kyoto School and it's Comtemporaries
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2004
Contains essays by many of the most important twentieth century Japanese philosophers, offering challenging and illumination insights into the nature of Reality as understood by the school of Zen.
Meditation Secrets for Women
Discovering Your Passion, Pleasure, and Inner Peace
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Finally—an approach to meditation especially for women!
The benefits of meditations are manifold—but so few practices are tailored to the special needs and interests of women. Now, with Meditation Secrets for Women, you can discover how to love your body and find a time and place to tune...
The Essence of Buddha
The Path to Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2016
The essence of Buddha is about living a life with meaning and purpose. It offers a contemporary interpretation of the way to enlightenment, written by highly revered spiritual leader. The fundamental tenets of the Buddhist understanding of life, such as The Eightfold Path, The Six Paramitas and the Laws...
by Laura Amazzone
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2012
Goddess Durga and Sacred Female Power is an exploration of the many faces of the Goddess Durga in ancient and contemporary culture. This book takes us on a pilgrimage to goddess temples and natural shrines, to visit shamans and living goddesses in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, and to India for the...
Sri Chaitanya’s Life and Teachings
The Golden Avatara of Divine Love
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2017
Tucked away in ancient Sanskrit and Bengali texts is a secret teaching, a blissful devotional (bhakti) tradition that involves sacred congregational chanting (kīrta**na), mindfulness practices (japa, smaraṇam), and the deepening of one’s relationship with God (rasa). Brought to the world’s...
White Fire
Spiritual Insights and Teachings of Advaita Zen Master Mooji
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2017
Most of us are eventually compelled to search for meaning and fulfillment amidst the increasing busyness, isolation, and uncertainty of daily life. When our outer pursuits have failed to bring lasting contentment, it is our great fortune that we are inspired to turn inward. If you have found yourself...
The Ecstasy of Enlightenment
Teaching of Natural Tantra
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
The Ecstasy of Enlightenment is an inside look at the spiritual world of Tantra--one of themost sophisticated, alluring, and controversial forms of Buddhism. Cleary unlocks the mysteries of the Carya-Giti, a collections of teachings by more than twenty famous Siddhas, or Tantric adepts, who lived during...
by Perle Besserman
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2007
Perle Besserman's adventures in a Japanese Zen monastery provide the groundwork for this lively, heartwarming narrative of a woman's life in Zen. Engaging in cross-cultural dialogues with nuns and laywomen in India, China, Japan, and more, Besserman dispels the notion that women had nothing to do...