The Angry Skies is an unprecedented account of an American physician who infiltrated a renegade gang of Khmer Rouge soldiers in Cambodia to uncover the dark truths behind Pol Pot's communist revolution when two million people perished from 1975 to 1979.After documenting the dark underbelly of China's military occupation of Tibet for thirteen years, Dr. Kerr went to Cambodia in 2000 to see how people were faring after China sponsored Cambodia's killing fields.Dr. Ke...

This is a riveting firsthand account by Blake Kerr, an American doctor who inadvertently walked into one of the grimmest scenes of political oppression in the world. Kerr was visiting Tibet with his old college friend John Ackerly. They were enjoying the sights and sounds of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet, and hitchhiking to Everest, where they "humped loads" for an American expedition assaulting the mountain. Upon returning to Lhasa, Kerr and Ackerly witnessed a series of demonstrations by T...

"A moving reminder that the consequences of the Chinese invasion of Tibet continue down to this day. A lovely memoir of three generations of Tibetan women." —Oliver StoneKunsang thought she would never leave Tibet. One of the country's youngest Buddhist nuns, she grew up in a remote mountain village where, as a teenager, she entered the local nunnery. Though simple, Kunsang's life gave her all she needed: a oneness with nature and a sense of the spiritual in all th...

This book is about the starting point of all personal and spiritual growth, the realization of your own reality.Osho introduces George Gurdjieff, one of the most significant masters of this age. He used to say, "You are in prison." If you wish to get out of prison - the first thing you must do is realize that you are in prison... or you are the prison. Osho emphasizes this as something to be always remembered as one of the first principles for any seeker of truth.From a ser...

India for first time visitors. A guide to the cultural quirks of India.

Watch and wait are two well known maxims from the world of meditation. Osho responds her to questions on 'Relaxing and Waking Up' and 'The Difference between Instinct and Intuition'.It is the simplicity and personal impact which makes Osho's works so accessible for every reader."In meditation you are not going anywhere. You are simply being here, relaxed, utterly centered in yourself. Everything stops. For this, no "how" is needed."

The classic guide for Zen students pursuing the true way."Somebody comes into the Zen center with a lighted cigarette, walks up to the Buddha-statue, blows smoke in its face and drops ashes on its lap. You are standing there. What can you do?" This is a problem that Zen Master Seung Sahn was fond of posing to his American students who attended his Zen centers.Dropping Ashes on the Buddha is a delightful, irreverent, and often hilariously funny livi...

This whimsically illustrated introduction to movement-based mindfulness features 10 gentles routines based on yoga and Tai Chi to support meditation practice, with an introduction by Jon Kabat-ZinnThese simple and effective practices designed by Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community in Plum Village are meant to reduce physical, mental, and emotional stress and tension to help the meditation practitioner gain the serenity they need to return to a state of mindf...

POCKET-SIZED INSPIRATION: This collection of Thich Nhat Hanh’s timeless wisdom reminds us that we can find peace and freedom, even in difficult times.Freedom is not given to us by anyone; we have to cultivate it ourselves.Based on a talk given to prison inmates facing death row, this compendium of Thich Nhat Nah’s core teachings shows how mindfulness practice can cultivate freedom no matter where you are.Presented in a hand...

There are many misgivings and superstitions around the Tantra Cult. This booklet attempts a scientific analysis and explanation of the Tantra Cult as originated in India and practiced now a days in various forms all over the world.

Bill Bryson meets Bruce Lee in this raucously funny story of one scrawny Americans quest to become a kung fu master at Chinas legendary Shaolin Temple.Growing up a ninety-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time...

"Seamlessly narrated, this book reveals the varied paths available to women seeking to dedicate their lives to Buddhist practice" ( Buddhadharma).They come to the monastic Buddhist life from every faith and career: a policewoman, a princess, a Bollywood star, a violinist. Out of the public eye, despite hardship and even persecution, they vow to seek enlightenment in a world full of noise.Who are these women? What motivates them, and what stands in th...