The Enlightened Mind: An Anthology of Sacred Prose
10 best books like The Enlightened Mind: An Anthology of Sacred Prose (Stephen Mitchell): In My Own Way: An Autobiography, I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy, How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America, Women in Praise of the Sacred: 43 Centuries of Spiritual Poetry by Women, Seeking Enlightenment... Hat by Hat: A Skeptic's Path to Religion, Interbeing: Fourteen Guidelines for Engaged Buddhism, The Spectrum of Consciousness, Truth or Dare: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery, Grow Younger, Live Longer: Ten Steps to Reverse Aging, Greater Health God's Way: Seven Steps to Inner and Outer Beauty
| Author | Alan W. Watts |
| ISBN | 1577315847 |
In this new edition of his acclaimed autobiography — long out of print and rare until now — Alan Watts tracks his spiritual and philosophical evolution from a child of religious conservatives in rural England to a freewheeling spiritual teacher who challenged Westerners to defy convention and...
| Author | Hafez |
| ISBN | 0143037811 |
From the renowned translator of The Gift, a rich collection that brings the great Sufi poet to Western readers
To Persians , the poems of Hafiz are not "classical literature" from a remote past but cherished wisdom from a dear and intimate friend that continue to be quoted in daily life. With...
| Author | Rick Fields |
| ISBN | 0877736316 |
It would be interesting to imagine what revisions Rick Fields would have made to any further editions to his contemporary classic narrative history of buddhism in America had he not died so young, from lung cancer at the age of 57. Much has happened since 1999.
And yet, he did get to offer what...
| Author | Jane Hirshfield |
| ISBN | 0060925760 |
A combination of spiritual poetry and history of the poets. Really expansive, beautiful, informative collection.
My favorites were:
p 21, Zi Ye
All night I could not sleep / because of the moonlight on my bed. / I kept on hearing a voice calling: / Out of Nowhere, Nothing answered...
| Author | Nevada Barr |
| ISBN | 0425196038 |
A refreshingly honest spiritual exploration from the New York Times bestselling author of the Anna Pigeon novels.
Actor, adventuress, seeker of truth, and author of the New York Times bestselling Anna Pigeon mystery series, Nevada Barr beckons readers to share her spiritual search for...
| Author | Thich Nhat Hanh |
| ISBN | 1888375086 |
Formulated during the Vietnam War, these ethical guidelines remain a penetrating expression of traditional Buddhist morality and how to come to terms with contemporary issues.
Interbeing offers a practical blueprint for living mindfully, one that has proven useful and meaningful to...
| Author | Ken Wilber |
| ISBN | 0835606953 |
Wilber's groundbreaking synthesis of religion, philosophy, physics, and psychology started a revolution in transpersonal psychology. He was the first to suggest in a systematic way that the great psychological systems of the West could be integrated with the noble contemplative traditions of...
| Author | Starhawk |
| ISBN | 0062508164 |
I have a complicated relationship with Starhawk's writing. I am an atheist. I was a teenager when I was introduced to Neo-Paganism, and it was what led me to finally leave my mother's faith, and slowly become an atheist. This book might appear to be filled with crystal waving New Age woo-woo, but Starhawk...
| Author | Deepak Chopra |
| ISBN | 0609810081 |
In Grow Younger, Live Longer, Deepak Chopra, a pioneer in mind/body medicine, applies his decades of research and knowledge to actually reverse the aging process. This simple and practical step-by-step program designed by Dr. Chopra and his associate, David Simon, M.D., shows how it is essential...
| Author | Stormie Omartian |
| ISBN | 0736900616 |
Bestselling author Stormie Omartian’s Greater Health God’s Way (40,000 hardcover copies in print) has a new cover and is now available in trade size.
“Stormie sensitively and incisively underscores the fact that true godliness is practical, joyous, and fulfilling…not to mention...
| Author | Matthew Fox |
| ISBN | 0939680041 |
Meister Eckhart was a 13th-century mystic, prophet, feminist, declared heretic, and an early advocate of creation-centered spirituality. This tradition affirms humanity’s potential to act divinely, and it embraces life--living and dying, growing old and sinning, groaning and celebrating--as...
Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology
| Author | Louis P. Pojman |
| ISBN | 0534543642 |
Pojman's PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION offers a comprehensive sampling of newly emerging scholarship and also includes many essays that traditionally have proved successful in p[hilosophy of religion classrooms. The editor's lucid introductions preface articles by such important contemporary writers...
| Author | Thomas Moore |
| ISBN | 0060927003 |
What a great book! So much things to consider afresh! Absolutely great meditations with humour but also some serious truth to consider and actually to apply in your life. I do have a respect for the life of a monk through reading this book and one can clearly see the benefits of these people in a society by...
| Author | David Schiller |
| ISBN | 1563054671 |
While it seeks neither to define Zen nor answer its most famous koan (a riddle unanswerable by conventional thinking, in this case the sound of one hand clapping), this bestselling little book with 437,000 copies in print possesses a maverick Zen spirit that points to a different way of looking at the...
| Author | Marsha Sinetar |
| ISBN | 0809127733 |
This book is a bit dated, but I enjoyed it, especially the final chapter. The study was, in my opinion, very flawed, especially with the selection of the so-called mystics. There were some LOL moments--particularly the "mystic" stay at home yoga-loving mom --but there were also some revealing moments...
| Author | Stephen Levine |
| ISBN | 0717131211 |
I've actually been reading this book off and on for about 4 years. It is an amazing book, and I highly recommend it for everyone. It is one of those books that you read a little, then put it down for a few weeks to process what you have read before you go back to it. I have re-read many chapters over the years, but...
Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Persian: مولانا جلال الدین محمد بلخى), also known as Mawlānā Jalāl-ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī or, just "Rumi" as we know him. He is one of the most important minds and spirits I have ever read.
Coleman Barks always delivers...
| Author | Liz Greene |
| ISBN | 1578636167 |
Greek gods, Norse heroes, Polynesian tricksters, and Native American warriors--they all have lessons to teach us.
Since the beginning of time, human beings have relied on myths, fairy tales, and fables to explain life's mysteries. Bringing a fresh perspective to these age-old tales, Liz...
| Author | A.A. World Services Inc. |
This practical 92-page booklet demonstrates, through simple examples, how A.A. members throughout the world live and stay sober one day at a time. Originally published in 1975 and revised and updated in 2012, this A.A. General Service Conference-approved publication has helped untold thousands...
| Author | D.T. Suzuki |
| ISBN | 0802130658 |
Here are the famous sutras, or sermons, of the Buddha, the gathas, or hymns, the intriguing philosophical puzzles known as koan, and the dharanis, or invocations to expel evil spirits. Included also are the recorded conversations of the great Buddhist monks—intimate dialogues on the subjects...
Out of My Life and Thought (Schweitzer Library)
| Author | Albert Schweitzer |
| ISBN | 0801860970 |
" "Out of My Life and Thought" shatters the old myth and allows us to glimpse the real Albert Schweitzer, a man whose moral example is as relevant and compelling in the 1990s as it was in the 1930s on first publication. Eloquent and heartfelt."-- "Los Angeles Times"
Of the many highly esteemed...
| Author | Ram Dass |
| ISBN | 0394729471 |
Not a day goes by without our being called upon to help one another--at home, at work, on the street, on the phone. . . . We do what we can. Yet so much comes up to complicate this natural response: "Will I have what it takes?" "How much is enough?" "How can I deal with suffering?" "And what really helps, anyway?"
In...
