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Against the Stream
A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Buddha was a revolutionary. His practice was subversive; his message, seditious. His enlightened point of view went against the norms of his day—in his words, "against the stream." His teachings changed the world, and now they can change you too.
Presenting the basics of Buddhism...
Less Fret, More Faith
An 11-Week Action Plan to Overcome Anxiety
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
A pass-along companion to Anxious for Nothing that features an 11-week plan to overcome anxiety.
According to one research program, anxiety-related issues are the number one mental health problem among women and are second only to alcohol and drug abuse among men. Stress-related ailments cost...
Walking Together
Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
In Walking Together: Discovering the Catholic Tradition of Spiritual Friendship, author, journalist, and speaker Mary DeTurris Poust examines rich and nurturing examples of spiritual friendship from well-known saints, writers, and spiritual Catholic leaders who serve as exemplars for cultivating meaningful...
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots
A Living Novena
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2015
Winner of a 2016 Association of Catholic Publishers 2016 Excellence in Publishing Award: Inspirational Books (Second Place).
Our Lady, Undoer of Knots: A Living Novena is a unique guided meditation from veteran Catholic journalist Marge Fenelon, who has created a new devotional practice from...
A Still Forest Pool
The Insight Meditation of Achaan Chah
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2013
Achaan Chah spent many years walking and meditating in the forest monastery of Wat Ba Pong, engaging in the uncomplicated and disciplined Buddhist practice called dhudanga. A Still Forest Pool reflects the quiet, intensive, and joyous practice of the forest monks of Thailand. Achaan Chah’s humble...
The Flight of the Garuda
The Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Dzogchen, a tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, is considered by many to be an extremely powerful path to enlightenment. This ground-breaking book offers translations of four sacred texts of the Dzogchen tradition: Secret Instruction in a Garland of Vision, The Flight of the Garuda,...
Awakening from the Daydream
Reimagining the Buddha's Wheel of Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2016
Hell realms, gods, and hungry ghosts—these are just a few of the images on the Buddhist wheel of life. In Awakening from the Daydream, discover how these ancient symbols are still relevant to our modern life.
In Awakening from the Daydream, meditation teacher David Nichtern reimagines the...
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2005
Rejoice in the stories of Rebbe Nachman of Breslovfor their insight into the human condition and the realm of the mysterious.When Rabbi Nachman first started telling his stories, he declared: Now I am going to tell you stories. The reason he did so was because in generations so far from God the only...
The Body Broken
Answering God's Call to Love One Another
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2003
The Body Broken is an honest and moving meditation on the Gospel imperative to love one another as brothers and sisters, even as we choose to live and express our faith in differing ways.
A lifelong Christian and seeker, Robert Benson has shared the prayers, rituals, conversations, and practices...
My Soul in Silence Waits
Meditations on Psalm 62
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2000
“For God alone my soul in silence waits....”
In these reflections on Psalm 62 Margaret Guenther provides the foundation for a time of reflection and retreat without ever leaving home. The book's first chapter introduces us to ways of making a retreat wherever we are, at a place apart or...
by Kathleen Norris
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1997
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER AND NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR
“Vivid, compelling... An embrace of moral and spiritual contemplation.” –The New York Times
“A remarkable piece of writing. If read with humility and attention, Kathleen Norris's book becomes lectio divina,...
Mindfulness
A Practical Guide to Awakening
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The mind contains the seeds of its own awakening—seeds that we can cultivate to bring forth the fruits of a life lived consciously. With Mindfulness, Joseph Goldstein shares the wisdom of his four decades of teaching and practice in a book that will serve as a lifelong companion for anyone committed...
by Garry Wills
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2006
Look out for a new book from Garry Wills, What The Qur'an Meant, coming fall 2017.
In an age when self -help methods abound and meditation is a common prescriptive, Garry Wills-one of the most respected writers on religious topics today-offers an extraordinary journey through one of the oldest...
The Beautiful Way of Life
A Meditation on Shantideva's Bodhisattva Path
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Enter into the presence of a wise Buddhist master through this modern distillation of a spiritual classic.
The most enduring and widely read spiritual work to emerge from Buddhism's classical age in India is surely Shantideva's Bodhisattva Way of Life. Among its many fans is the Dalai Lama,...