Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
The Zen Teaching of Huang-Po
On the Transmission of Mind
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2007
This complete translation of the original collection of sermons, dialogues, and anecdotes of Huang Po, the illustrious Chinese master of the Tang Dynasty, allows the Western reader to gain an understanding of Zen from the original source, one of the key works in its teachings; it also offers deep and...
Sacred Sound
Discovering the Myth and Meaning of Mantra and Kirtan
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014
The mantra and kirtan (call-and-response devotional chants) of yoga practice sometimes get short shrift in the West because they aren’t well understood. These chants are an integral part of most every Eastern spiritual practice because they are designed to provide access into the psyche while their...
No-Gate Gateway
The Original Wu-Men Kuan
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2018
A new translation of one of the great koan collections--by the premier translator of the Chinese classics--that reveals it to be a literary and philosophical masterwork beyond its association with Chan/Zen.
A monk asked: “A dog too has Buddha-nature, no?” And with the master’s enigmatic...
Buddhism in Ten
Easy Lessons for Spiritual Growth
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011
Filled with simple exercises and thought-provoking lessons, this Buddhist instructional book will help you get started on the Buddhist path of moderation, mindfulness, and enlightened living.
More than any other introduction to Buddhism, Buddhism in Ten provides readers with the understanding...
by Daniel Doen Silberberg
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2009
''A fresh heartfelt book. Wonderland is down to earth, often funny, insightful, and unique. Silberberg explores what contemporary Zen can be while remaining true to the fundamentals and essence of the teaching. Highly recommended.'' - GENPO MERZEL ROSHI, Founder and teacher of Kanzeon international...
by Demi
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
The Fantastic Adventures of Krishna tells the enchanting tale of the child Krishna, who is sent by the God Vishnu to aid humanity. Hidden amongst the poor cowherds, Krishna uses his miraculous powers to fight an evil demon king who has overthrown the peaceful kingdom of Mathura. The story of Krishna,...
My Tibetan Childhood
When Ice Shattered Stone
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
In My Tibetan Chldhood, Naktsang Nulo recalls his life in Tibet's Amdo region during the 1950s. From the perspective of himself at age ten, he describes his upbringing as a nomad on Tibet's eastern plateau. He depicts pilgrimages to monasteries, including a 1500-mile horseback expedition his family...
Your Body Knows the Answer
Using Your Felt Sense to Solve Problems, Effect Change, and Liberate Creativity
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2014
A manual for Mindful Focusing, a new integration of Eastern and Western techniques for accessing your inherent wisdom.Ever come up against one of those moments when life requires a response—and you feel clueless? We all have. But there’s good news: you have all the wisdom you need to respond to...
by Brian Hodgkinson
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2006
Vedanta is a philosophical system expressed in the Veda, a very important collection of Indian scriptures. Vedanta forms the philosophical basis for Hinduism, but its teaching is more essentially rational and universal, so it offers answers to most, if not all, of the questions found in any philosophical...
The Essence of Yoga
Essays on the Development of Yogic Philosophy from the Vedas to Modern Times
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1997
A collection of classic essays by two highly regarded scholars on the development of yoga and its rapport with other religious traditions.
Georg Feuerstein, one of the world's foremost scholars of yoga, and Jeanine Miller, long recognized for her insightful commentaries on the RgVeda, here pool their...
An Introduction to Mahāyāna Buddhism
With especial Reference to Chinese and Japanese Phases
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2010
William Montgomery McGovern’s Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism was one of the first books on Mahayana Buddhism written for a Western audience. It predates influential English language overviews of Buddhism by D. T. Suzuki, A. Watts, and W. Rahula. The author was born in New York City in 1897 and...
The Lotus Still Blooms
Sacred Buddhist Teachings for the Western Mind
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2008
The Lotus Still Blooms is the ideal book for every reader who would like to understand Buddhist principles, but doesn’t know where to start. Eastern wisdom traditions are often baffling for Western minds – where to begin in uncovering the often complicated steps, precepts, concepts and ideas?...
Essence of the Upanishads
A Key to Indian Spirituality
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2010
The Katha Upanishad embraces the key ideas of Indian mysticism in a mythic story we can all relate to – the quest of a young hero, Nachiketa, who ventures into the land of death in search of immortality.
But the insights of the Katha are scattered, hard to understand. Easwaran presents them...
Like a Thousand Suns
The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living, Volume 2
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
The Bhagavad Gita for Daily Living is Easwaran's verse-by-verse commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.
Easwaran’s translation of the Bhagavad Gita is the best-selling English edition in the US. In this verse-by-verse commentary, Easwaran brings the Gita’s teachings into our own lives. Full of...