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The Case for God

The Case for God more books like this

by Karen Armstrong

Focusing especially on Christianity but including other religions, Armstrong examines the diminished impulse toward religion during a time when a significant number of people either want nothing to do with God or question the efficacy of faith.

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Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Peace is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life more books like this

by Thich Nhat Hanh, Earll Kingston (Read by)

In this modern spiritual classic, a world spiritual leader and Zen master shows how to adapt simple Zen principles for daily living and the way to peace--the first practical book on the subject since Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind. Peace Is Every Step offers ways to use everyday events--washing dishes, eating a meal, sitting in traffic--in the quest ...

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The phenomenon of man

The phenomenon of man more books like this

by Pierre Teilhard De Chardin

Visionary theologian and evolutionary theorist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin applied his whole life, his tremendous intellect, and his great spiritual faith to building a philosophy that would reconcile religion with the scientific theory of evolution. In this timeless book, which contains the quintessence of his thought, Teilhard argues that just as ...

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Tao of Physics

Tao of Physics more books like this

by Fritjof Capra, Ph.D.

The confluence of Western science and Eastern philosophy is the subject of this book. Capra uncovers some of the amazing parallels that exist between Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, and major scientific discoveries.

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Buddhism Plain and Simple

Buddhism Plain and Simple more books like this

by Steve Hagen

This is a book about awareness - it's about being 'awake' and in touch with what is going on here and now. Practical and down-to-earth, it deals exclusively with the present, not with speculation, theory or belief in some far-off time and place. The teachings of the Buddha are plain and straightforward, and because they remain focused on the ...

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The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels

The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels more books like this

by Thomas Cahill

A narrative history of the Jewish people, written by the best-selling author of "How the Irish Saved Civilization". Cahill understands the real significance of the Jews in world history to be not merely as the originators of monotheism, but as the first people to understand the notion of history itself--the first to view time as a linear narrative ...

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Golf in the Kingdom

Golf in the Kingdom more books like this

by Michael Murphy

A consideration of the mysticism inherent in the game of golf.

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Prophets

Prophets more books like this

by Abraham J Heschel

The Prophets is widely recognized as a masterpiece of biblical scholarship. Heschel attempts to understand the thoughts, feelings, and impressions of each of the progphets, presenting the reader with a sense of their very being. He effectively achieves a balance between the objective supernatural and the subjective human situation, and presents a ...

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The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog

The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog more books like this

by James W Sire

For more than thirty years, The Universe Next Door has set the standard for a clear, readable introduction to worldviews. In this new fifth edition James Sire offers additional student-friendly features to his concise, easily understood introductions to theism, deism, naturalism, Marxism, nihilism, existentialism, Eastern monism, New Age ...

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The future of an illusion

The future of an illusion more books like this

by Sigmund Freud

Of the various English translations of Freud's major works to appear in his lifetime, only one was authorized by Freud himself: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud under the general editorship of James Strachey.

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Way of Zen more books like this

by Alan W Watts

The classic account of Zen Buddhism for the west in which Zen's history and practices are described.

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Three Pillars of Zen more books like this

by Roshi Kapleau

As with A BUDDHIST BIBLE, this introduction to the Buddhist practice of "Zazen" or sitting meditation has served many Western readers as a gateway to the wisdom of the East. One of the first Westerners to practice Zen in a traditional monastic setting, Roshi Phillip Kapleau, an American Zen master who studied in Japan for 15 years, before ...

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The Way of Chuang Tzu more books like this

by Thomas Merton

Chuang Tzu considered, along with Lao Tzu, one of the great figures of early Taoist thought used parables and anecdotes, allegory, and paradox to illustrate that real happiness and freedom are found only in understanding the Tao or Way of nature, and dwelling in its unity. Thomas Mertons collection of poetic renderings taken from the Chinese ...

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Introduction to Zen Buddhism more books like this

by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

This reissued introduction presents the nature, technique and practice of Zen. A Japanese Zen master, Dr Suzuki taught regularly in the USA and Europe.

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The Way of a Pilgrim and the Pilgrim Continues His Way more books like this

by Reginald M. French (Translator)

Charmingly written, filled with scenes of Russian peasant life, The Way of a Pilgrim and its sequel, The Pilgrim Continues His Way, portray the traditions and interior life of Eastern Orthodox spirituality, bringing to the West the soul of Eastern Christianity.

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Freedom in Exile more books like this

by Dalai Lama

The award of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize to the Dalai Lama has focused the attention of the free world on the Chinese oppression of the Tibetans in their homeland. Now, in his autobiography, their leader, the 14th Dalai Lama in Tibet, describes the appalling sequence of events which led up to their suppression. In his own words he describes what it ...

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Te of Piglet more books like this

by Benjamin Hoff

Exploring the Te (a Chinese word meaning virtue) of the "small" - a priciple embodied perfectly in Piglet, this book features dialogues between the author, Benjamin Hoff, and characters such as Pooh, Eeyore, Owl, Kanga, Baby Roo and Piglet. These conversations are interspersed with traditional Taoist stories and more than 50 illustrations from the ...

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Guide for the Perplexed more books like this

by Moses Maimonides

The great medieval sage Moses Maimonides draws on the revelations in Jewish scripture and the rationality of Aristotle's writings as he addresses one of his former students, whose initial forays into philosophy had left him "perplexed" and who needs further guidance. Originally written in Arabic in three books, this treatise consists of a large ...

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I & Thou more books like this

by Martin Buber

Originally written in 1923, I AND THOU is Martin Buber's classic text on theology that offers an existential analysis of man's relationship with himself and with God.

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Zen flesh, zen bones : a collection of zen and pre-zen writings more books like this

by Paul Reps

Zen Buddhism conveys its profound truths through epigrams, parable and brief enigmatic and often amusing stories of the masters. In addition to "101 Zen Stories", this volume contains "The Gateless Gate", a collection of "koans" or puzzles and "10 Bulls", an illustrated account of a bull-hunt.

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The Idea of the Holy more books like this

by Rudolf Otto, John W Harvey (Translator)

Since the English translation first appeared in 1923, Rudolf Otto's volume has established itself as a classic in the field of religious philosophy. It offers an in-depth inquiry into the non-rational factor in the idea of the divine and its relation to the rational.

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Tao: The Watercourse Way more books like this

by Alan Watts

Drawing on ancient and modern sources, Watts treats the Chinese philosophy of TAO in much the same way as he did Zen Buddhism in his classic The Way of Zen. Critics agree that this last work stands as a perfect monument to the life and literature of Alan Watts.Written with the collaboration of Al Chung-liang Huang.

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Seeking the Heart of Wisdom: The Path of Insight Meditation more books like this

by Joseph Goldstein, Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.

This is a blend of pragmatic instruction, psychological insight, and perennial wisdom. The author presents the central teachings of Buddhism and the practice of insight meditation, with exercises to help readers deepen their understanding of the subjects.

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Yoga and the Quest for the True Self more books like this

by Stephen Cope

The story of how one man's life was completely altered for the better by yoga, this honest and emotional personal memoir explains firsthand the nature of human problems and the yoga solution. Author Stephen Cope knew some things were amiss in his life, so he went on a yoga retreat and, in some ways, never went home again. Cope clearly explains his ...

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The Koran Interpreted: A Translation more books like this

by A J Jarthur John Arberry

This classic, authoritative translation brings the full meaning and power of the sacred book of Islam to Western readers. "Certainly the most beautiful English version, and among those by non-Muslim translators, the one that comes closest to conveying the impressions made on Muslims by the original".--Wilfred Cantwell Smith, Harvard University.

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