For practitioners on the paths of Dzogchen and Mahamudra, one of the greatest joys is to personally receive oral instructions from a realized teacher. The excitement of being able to train based on that advice is further enhanced by the stimulation and support that guidance manuals provide. All of the selections presented in Perfect Clarity offer incredible teachings that are inspiring and vital. Pith instructions are so simple and direct that we can easily apply them without fear of mista...

An “accessible look at the ways we can access the hidden adventures within our dreams and stretch our imaginations into the realm of enlightenment” through lucid dreaming and dream yoga (San Francisco Book Review)Some of the greatest of life’s adventures can happen while you’re sound asleep. That’s the promise of lucid dreaming, which is the ability to alter your own dream reality any way you like simply by being aware of the fact that you’re dreaming whil...

The Bells of Mindfulness is part of the Parallax Press Moments series of short ebooks. Thich Nhat Hanh presents a dramatic vision of the future of our planet, a call for environmental awareness, and Buddhist teachings on interconnectedness. Ultimately, Nhat Hanh believes that engaging with the world is the key to our individual and collective survival. Selected from his best-selling title The World We Have.

The Basic Sources of Happiness is part of the Parallax Press Moments series of short ebooks. In 7 pages, His Holiness the Dalai Lama illuminates the true foundation of happiness.

Take your fate into your own hands by facing death, not fleeing from it.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers and an authentic guide to timeless wisdom. Understand death, Easwaran writes, and you’ll live more wisely – you’ll learn more, love more, and contribute more to all around you. By facing death, not fleeing from it, you take your fate into your own hands.With stories from East and West, and quotes from the world’s mystic...

This file includes seven books: The Antichrist, Beyond Good and Evil, The Case of Wagner/Nietzsche Contra Wagner/Selected Aphorisms,Human All Too Human, Thoughts Out of Season Part 1, Thus Spake Zarathustra, and We Philologists, plus the lecture "Homer and Classical Philology". According to Wikipedia: "Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (October 15, 1844 August 25, 1900) was a nineteenth-century German philosopher and classical philologist. He wrote critical texts on religion, morality, contempor...

This book-collection file includes: Talks to Teachers, Varieties of Religious Experience, Pragmatism, Pluralistic Universe, The Meaning of Truth, and Memories and Studies. According to Wikipedia: "William James (January 11, 1842 August 26, 1910) was a pioneering American psychologist and philosopher trained as a medical doctor. He wrote influential books on the young science of psychology, educational psychology, psychology of religious experience and mysticism, and the philosophy of pragm...

This file includes 11 books: Medieval Hebrew (featuring The Midrash and medieval collections of Jewish biblical lore and legend), Hebraic Literature (translations from the Talmud, Midrashim, and KabbalaTales and Maxims from the Midrash by Samuel Rapaport, The Sayings of the Jewish Fathers (Pirke Abot), Kitab al Khazari by Judah Hallevi, the Legends of the Jews by Louis Ginzberg, Philo-Judaeus of alexandria by Norman Bentwich, The guide for the Perplexed by Moses Maimonides, The Ethics by B...

One of the greatest classics of spiritual discipline ever written, revealing a timeless path to mastery of the mind and inner freedom.Although yoga is mentioned in the Vedas, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad Gita, it was Patanjali who first gave this ancient tradition its clear and systematic form. In a series of 195 concise aphorisms, he set forth a practical discipline aimed at training the mind, refining awareness, and leading the seeker toward a deeper knowledg...

In 1907 there appeared a little book entitled: "The Secret of Mental Magic,” by William Walker Atkinson. In 1908, the material of said book was edited, revised, and elaborated by the author; portions of its sequel, "Mental Fascination,” combined with it; and a large amount of entirely new material added thereto; the whole being published in new form under the title: "Mind-Power, or The Law of Dynamic Mentation.” In the present edition, the sub-title has been changed to "The Secret of Menta...

Dhammapada, a collection of verses; being one of the canonical books of the Buddhists Translated from Pali by F. Max MullerThe Dhammapada is a versified Buddhist scripture traditionally ascribed to the Buddha himself. It is one of the best-known texts from the Theravada canon. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

A pocket-sized treasury of writings and teachings from the beloved Zen teacher Thich Nhat HanhSince Thich Nhat Hanh’s exile from his native Vietnam in 1966, the Zen Buddhist monk has gone on to become one of the most influential and beloved spiritual masters of our age. The seeming simplicity of his words belies the power of his ability to touch the heart and mind, and to inspire spiritual practice. Known for his warm, generous, and joyful teaching style, Hanh has ...