In this mandala book, author Jan West, teaches about mandalas historic and universal importance. She is teaching mandala through her life-long transformative experience creating mandalas. In her mandala book, MANDALAS Reflections From Inner Space, she teaches the creative process of manifestation and connection to one’s inner intuitive wisdom. Her book is a combination of original mandala art and mandala designs combined with her thoughts, stories, and meditations. Readers will learn how t...

In Liberation in the Palm of Your Hand Pabonka Rinpoche explains how the great Atisha would purify any negativity, no matter how small, immediately. Even in public or when riding his horse, as soon as he noticed a breach of his ethics, he would stop what he was doing, drop to one knee and then and there, purify it with the four opponent powers - the powers of dependence, regret, remedy and restraint.Atisha practiced purification in this way because of his deep realization of the ps...

This book provides information about the spiritual life in Atlantis. It includes, in particular, excerpts from conversations with the former Atlanteans, who worked and developed during their incarnations on that continent. The main value of the book is a description of the methodology of spiritual development. This book is intended primarily for those who seek the way to achieving the spiritual Perfection.

One of the Buddha's most central ideas is the importance of transcending "either/or" thinking to avoid the trap of extremist views. In Beyond the Self Thich Nhat Hanh suggests that we can find tranquility by embracing all aspects of life, instead of focusing on what we like and dislike. The book contains Nhat Hanh's original translation of the Sutra on the Middle Way, as well as his commentary on how we can use this teaching to better understand how to navigate our difficulties a...

Create long-lasting, healthy intimacy with this relationship book for couples offering simple practices for fostering open communication, managing difficult emotions—and bringing your loved one closer.What does healthy intimacy look like? How we do we keep the energy and passion alive in long-term relationships? What practices can help us forgive our partner when he or she has hurt us? How can we get a new relationship off to a strong and stable start? What do we d...

"Sound is more than simply a medium of artistic expression. Sound has practical and powerful applications in the real world."Mantras, or simple chants, are short phrases packed with energy and intention--specifically designed to generate powerful sound waves that promote healing, insight, creativity, and spiritual growth. Healing Mantras is the practical, how-to guide that makes the strengths and benefits of mantras available to everyone. The transformative power of sound has been ...

Everything you need to know to become established in a lifelong practice of meditation, “the key to everything.” A great yoga master instructs you in a thorough variety of approaches including meditation on a variety of mantras, on a form or symbol, and on self enquiry. Instruction in powerful techniques such as combining sound vibrations with the inner flow of subtle energies and chakras, and ajapa japa— listening to the breath repeat the mantra. Plus instruction in the all-important tech...

Existence is a constant reminder, according to Osho; one just needs to be sensitive and alert to pick up the messages. The selected quotes in one of Osho’s most accessible books create an urgency very much in tune with a growing worldwide awareness that everything is not right with humanity and our beautiful planet Earth. These powerful meditations cover a wide range of subjects including love, death, friendship, and hate; together they remind us that we have only one moment in our hands, ...

The heart of the Prajñaparamita Sutra is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teaching, offering subtle and profound teachings on non-duality and the letting go of all preconceived notions, opinions, and attachments, and so becoming open to all the wonders of our life.The Heart Sutra is recited daily in Mahayana temples and practice centers throughout the world. Thich Nhat Hanh’s translation and commentary are the fruit of the author’s more than sixty years of monastic stud...

The Diamond Sutra is a Mahayana sutra from the Prajnaparamita, or "Perfection of Wisdom" genre, and emphasizes the practice of non-abiding and non-attachment. The full Sanskrit title of this text is the Vajracchedika Prajnaparamita Sutra. A copy of the Chinese version of Diamond Sutra, found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in the early 20th century and dated back to May 11, 868, is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest complete survival of a dated printed book....

Most of us in the West today meditate purely for relaxation or to relieve stress, not realizing that the true purpose of meditation is to experience ourselves as the immortal Living Soul that we are. In “Why Meditate?” Imre Vallyon explains the human being’s true multidimensional nature; why a good meditation needs to be simple; why relieving stress or the development of psychic powers are not the primary objectives of meditation; and how we can effortlessly still the mind and become aware...

Part poetry, part paradox, always stirring and profound, Lao Tzu’s Tao Te Ching has been inspiring readers since it was written over two thousand years ago. This masterpiece is also one of the most frequently translated books in all of history, in part because the multiple meanings of the Chinese characters make it impossible to translate into a Western language in a strictly literal way. For this reason, many translations are either too loosely interpretive or are too overloaded ...