Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
Zen Golf
Mastering the Mental Game
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2002
The best players know that golf is a game of confidence, and most important, concentration–the ability to focus and block out distraction. The goal of achieving clear thought is also at the heart of Buddhist teachings. In his highly original and groundbreaking book, noted PGA coach and Buddhist...
The Unfettered Mind
Writings from a Zen Master to a Master Swordsman
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
This classic samurai-era text fused Japanese swordsmanship with Zen and influenced the direction that the art has taken ever since. Written by the seventeenth-century Zen master Takuan Soho (1573–1645), The Unfettered Mind is a book of advice on swordsmanship and the cultivation of right mind and...
In Search of Buddha's Daughters
The Hidden Lives and Fearless Work of Buddhist Nuns
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2016
A 60,000-mile odyssey in search of Buddhist nuns—hailed as “inspiring and necessary” (Kirkus), “ambitious” (Tricycle), and “compelling” (Financial Times)
They come to the monastic Buddhist life from every faith and career: a policewoman, a princess, a Bollywood star, a violinist....
My Year of Dirt and Water
Journal of a Zen Monk's Wife in Japan
Language: English
Release Date: July 10, 2018
MUCH MORE THAN "ZEN." There is a lot here that will appeal to Buddhists, but this is a book from a unique perspective: that of the partner of the Zen monk. How does it feel to be left behind and also to be out of context in Japan? First and foremost, this is a book about seeking, and the...
Coming Home to Tibet
A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Belonging
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
In this beautifully written memoir, a daughter travels to her mother's Tibetan homeland and finds both her own deep connections to her heritage and a people trying to maintain its cultural integrity despite Chinese occupation.
After her mother dies in a car accident in India, Tsering Wangmo...
by Romain Rolland
Language: French
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Language: French
Release Date: June 3, 2017
Publié en 1924, le livre de Romain Rolland est la première biographie consacrée à Gandhi :« De tranquilles yeux sombres. Un petit homme débile, la face maigre, aux grandes oreilles écartées. Coiffé d'un bonnet blanc, vêtu d'étoffe blanche rude, les pieds nus. Il se nourrit de riz, de fruits,...
Radical Dharma
Talking Race, Love, and Liberation
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening....
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex
Understanding Homosexuality,Transgender Identity and Intersex Conditions Through Hinduism
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2004
Tritiya-Prakriti: People of the Third Sex is a collection of years of research into a topic seldom discussed or easily found within the Hindu/Vedic scriptural canon. Based entirely upon authentic Sanskrit references and modern concurring facts, the book guides us through the original Hindu concept...
High Desert
A Journey of Survival and Hope
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
High Desert is a courageous, gripping, and deeply personal autobiographical account that offers one person's experience and shows in detail how her spiritual beliefs enabled her to grow as a person and heal her life in ways that go beyond traditional twelve-step programs and other approaches. In this...
by Confucius
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2017
This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Contents: The Life, Labours and Doctrines of Confucius The Great Learning Classic of History (Part 1 & 2: The Book of Thang & The Books of Yü) The...
Novice to Master
An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Everybody loves Novice to Master! As you'll see in the glowing endorsements and reviews included below, this modern spiritual classic has been embraced by readers of all types.
In his singularly humorous and biitingly direct way, Zen abbot Soko Morinaga tells the story of his rigorous training...
Dewdrops on a Lotus Leaf
Zen Poems of Ryokan
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2004
The Japanese poet-recluse Ryokan (1758–1831) is one of the most beloved figures of Asian literature, renowned for his beautiful verse, exquisite calligraphy, and eccentric character. Deceptively simple, Ryokan's poems transcend artifice, presenting spontaneous expressions of pure Zen spirit. Like...
One Robe, One Bowl
The Zen Poetry of Ryokan
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
The hermit-monk Ryokan, long beloved in Japan both for his poetry and for his character, belongs in the tradition of the great Zen eccentrics of China and Japan. His reclusive life and celebration of nature and the natural life also bring to mind his younger American contemporary, Thoreau. Ryokan's...
by Andrew Forbes, DAvid Henley, Okakura Kakuzo
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2012
An illustrated version of Okakura Kakuzo’s classic ‘The Book of Tea’ with an introductory biography of Okakura and a chapter on ‘Tea - The Serviceable Herb’. 22,000 words, 75 images
Perhaps the most universal of all drinks but water, tea enjoys a unique popularity around the globe....