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The Way of the Small Michael Gellert

A practical and spiritual guide to making everyday living sacred. The Way of the Small: Why Less is Truly More explores the principals of a sound, wholesome exisistence for both the individual and society. Addressing the search for finding true happiness, meaning and success, The Way of the Small gives us new perspectives based on old wisdom on what makes for a truly lived life. A practical and spiritual guide to fulfillment, it illustrates that happiness is found in "the small"-in ways to celebrate the precious small gifts of ordinary life and experiencing the sacred in all aspects of life. We are reminded that "Less Is More, Simpler Is Better." [more information]
Dervish Yoga for Health and Longevity
Samadeva Gestural Euphony - The Seven Major Arkanas
Idris Lahore
Ennea Griffith
Emma Thyloch

Just about every kid has experienced the euphoria of spinning around, arms outstretched. The Sufi dervishes harnessed this joyful movement in their ecstatic celebration of and union with the divine. Thanks to Idris Lahore, the art, philosophy, and science of the movements of Samadeva, as they have been taught and practiced by the dervishes in their secret brotherhood since ancient times, are now available to westerners.
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On the Prayer of Jesus, by Ignatius Brianchaninov. Translated by Father Lazarus.

In a world striving to overthrow, dismiss, and redefine Christianity, Brianchaninov championed traditional Christian practice by making spirituality accessible to lay-people in their daily lives. The 'Prayer of Jesus' and the repetitive meditation known as Heyschasm, forms a devotion anyone can practice for comfort, meditation, and Gnosis.
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The Inner Secret, by X.

The author reveals the "Secret of Luck," explains the power of faith,m the Law f Attraction, and how "money consciousness" works. He shows us how, with determination and perseverance, we can use our bodies and minds as tols for the expresseion of our true essence and how, once we have done so, everything else falls into place.
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Finding the Way, by Susan Montag. Foreword by Lon Milo DuQuette. Photography by Phillip Augusta.

After studying many translations of the Ta Te Ching, Montag has taken the seed of this Eastern classic and given birth to a Western Eastern classic, reformulating the ancient wisdom of the Tao Te Ching in modern terms to which everyone can relate.
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The Veiling Brilliance, by Devadatta Kali

This fascinating novel of attainment and redemption allows readers a rare glimpse into the world of traditional Hindu goddess worship, not from a pedantic, evangelical, or proselytizing approach, but through the gentle, almost incidental teaching form of fiction. Follow the three main characters, a king, a merchant, and a seer, as they bond with each other and grow together in a search for enlightenment.
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The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage, with The Book of Truth & The Sparkling Stone
by Jan van Ruysbroeck. Translated by C. A. Wynschenk Dom. Introduction by Allan Armstrong.

This volume contains three of Jan van Ruysbroeck's best works on the development of the soul, through the active life of Christian virtue, the interior life of contemplation and the super-essential life of union with God.
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Dionysius the Areopagite on the Divine Names and the Mystical Theology
translated by C. E. Rolt. Preface by Allan Armstrong.

The Divine Names and The Mystical Theology were written by a theologian who professed to be St. Paul's Athenian convert, Dionysius. These works of Neo-Platonic Christian mysticism had an important influence on the early church and other Western esoteric orders.
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Riding the Wheel to Wellness: A Buddhist Perspective on Life's Healing Gifts, Meditation, Prayer & Visualization
by Charles Atkins

After the publication of Modern Buddhist Healing in 2002, Charles Atkins received letters from many readers regarding their experience with the technique he describes as "mantra-powered visualization," which combines the chanting of Nam-myoho-renge-kyo with visualization.
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Build a Better Buddha
The Guide to Remaking Yourself Exactly as You Are
James Robbins

With unique clarity and a refreshing sense of humor, James Robbins confidently guides readers through the sometimes bewildering crossroads of Eastern and Western spirituality, psychology, philosophy, and science in search of new paths to self improvement. A careful and detailed work of scholarship, Build a Better Buddha communicates traditional and non-traditional spiritual teachings in simple, everyday language.
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Prayer.
Dudley Wright
Introduction by Allan Armstrong.

This is an engaging treatise on prayer throughout history, how people have prayed, what true prayer is, and what it can do. Originally published in 1912, it contains truths that stand fast today. Wright says, “the object of prayer is not to change that which is immutable, a self-evident impossibility, but to alter the conscious or unconscious rebellion of the individual against such law or departure from it.” [more information]
The Bhagavad Gita
Translated by
Antonio de Nicola`s

The Gita forms a small part (700 stanzas) of the epic Mahabharata, 200,000 lines that are but a part of the Bhisma-Parvam. Contained in the Gita?s pages are the secrets of life. The story takes a historical event, a war, and uses it as a setting to illustrate basic human issues, bringing readers an understanding of action and non-action, how to take part in society, and how to understand your place in the universal scheme. [more information]
The Diamond Sutra
The Prajna Paramita
Translated by William Gemmell

First published in 1912, William Gemmell?s translation of The Diamond Sutra was one of the first books to introduce general readers in the West to Buddhism. It still stands as a refreshing, easy-to-understand look at an ancient and enduring tradition.

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A Handbook of Mystical Theology
G.B. Scaramelli
Introduction by Allan Armstrong
Translated and abridged by D.H.S. Nicholson

This abridgment of Il Direttorio Mistico, written by G.B. Scaramelli (1687-1752) is a foundational work for people seeking the contemplative life that leads to the Spiritual Marriage, or reintegration of the human spirit with God. Nicholson's translation has been skillfully abridged to include the most cogent material.
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Rassa Shastra
Inayat Khan on the Mysteries of Love, Sex, and Marriage
Hazrat Inayat Khan

Hazrat Inayat Khan's classic books were among the first to bring Sufism to the West. They remain among the most important introductions Westerners have to the concepts of the ancient religious tradition. In Rassa Shastra, Khan shares his teachings on Sufi ideas about the spiritual and sacred purpose to sex and relationships. [more information]
The Edge of Certainty
Dilemmas on the Buddhist Path
Peter Fenner
Preface by Professor David Loy, Bunkyo University, Japan
This intriguing book challenges common conceptions and misconceptions about traveling the Buddhist path to enlightenment. Peter Fenner provides clear and illuminating summaries of the orthodox and unorthodox ways of the many different Buddhist traditions. Ultimately, he provides answers that are as proactive as his questions. [more information]
Essential Wisdom Teachings
The Way to Inner Peace
Peter & Penny Fenner

Provides a distillation of the profound wisdom teachings from many spiritual traditions. It is free of esoteric jargon and foreign terms, making it easy to absorb spiritual truths that have previously been available only to people who have studied ofmany years.

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Mining the Soul
From the Inside Out
Robin Robertson

Do you think that life happens to you from the outside in? Think again! Robin Robertson says that we are born as complex repositories of memories and behaviors. Yes, we learn some things by rote, but other parts of ourselves--the important things we know in our inner soul before we "know" them in our conscious mind--are waiting to have various "triggers" release them from the silence. [more information]
Modern Buddhist Healing
A Spiritual Strategy for Transforming Pain, Dis-Ease, and Death
Chants and prayers for daily living
Charles Atkins

In 1987 Charles Atkins was struck with Hodgkin's disease and underwent the ravages of chemotherapy. Throughout his illness he used his Buddhist training and the power of the mantra nam-myoho-renge-kyo to carry him through the cancer treatments and allay his fears of death and doubts for recovery. [more information]
A Call to Compassion
Bringing Buddhist Practices of the Heart into the Soul of Psychology
Aura Glaser
Foreword by Robert A.F. Thurman

Aura Glaser wrote this book to remedy a deficiency in modern Buddhist literature--a nearly complete omission of the importance and cultivation of compassion. A Call to Compassion works with Mahayana Buddhism, in which practitioners commit to the liberation of all sentient beings, with compassion central to attaining that goal. [more information]
Contemporary Solitude
The Joy and Pain of Being Alone
Joanne Wieland-Burston

Explores how solitude is handled in various cultural contexts, and how solitude can alternatively help or thwart personal growth. Many case examples reveal the role of psychotherapy in the search to discover the kind of space in which we can develop as individuals and yet not become closed off from the world. [more information]
Deathing
An Intelligent Alternative for the Final Moments of Life
Anya Foos-Graber

"Deathing is a landmark contribution to human healing?not just for persons approaching death (who isn't?) but for those entrusted with their care, such as physicians, nurses, and family. This book is a magical blend of practicality and spirituality. It will help many find peace in life's crowning event." Dossey, M.D., author of Space, Time & Medicine.
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Solomon and Sheba
Inner Marriage and Individuation
Barbara Black Koltuv

The story or archetype of Solomon and Sheba may be understood on several levels. It is a simple, splendid love story; it is also the story of the heart's journey toward individuation, a conjunction of the masculine and feminine principle existing in every human psyche. Men and women grow because of their relationship with each other and this alchemical experience is brilliantly explained. [more information]
The Pregnant Darkness
Alchemy and the Rebirth of Consciousness
Monika Wikman

Author, psychologist, and astrologer Monika Wikman has worked for decades with clients and their dream symbols and witnessed the presence of the divine hand at work in the psyche. In The Pregnant Darkness, Wikman shows readers that the best way to cope with their darkest hours is by fostering a connection to the deeper current of life, those mysteries that give life form and meaning. [more information]
Retire Your Family Karma
Decode Your Family Pattern and Find Your Soul Path
Ashok Bedi
Boris Matthew

We reap what we sow, but we also reap what others before us have sown. If we do this unconsciously, we find ourselves victims of unfortunate circumstances, but if we are conscious of what we have taken on from our family legacy, we can turn it around. [more information]
Bereavement Dreaming and the Individuating Soul
Geri Grubbs

When we lose a loved one, the experience is simultaneously mythical and personal. Grubbs anchors the mythical aspect of loss in the story of Gilgamesh and the loss of his beloved Enkidu which sets him on a quest for his beloved and the meaning of life. The personal aspect arises in the particular path we take in recovery from loss. Both realms blend in the dream space where we often encounter our lost beloved.
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Cat Guru
Naina Lepes, Ph.D.

This charming story affirms that caring for animals teaches us love and compassion, and encourages us to open our hearts to a higher consciousness. This is how we all proceed upward beyond the biological evolutionary cycle into genuine spiritual evolution. A divine partnership is established to help us ascend the ladder of creation until we each embrace our God nature. [more information]
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