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Roma: Ubaldini Editore, 1982. 8vo size trade paperback with dust jacket. 134 pages including index. Text is in Italian. Originally published in English as Ordinary Enlightenment edited by Charles Luk. From cover: "Questo sutra, uno dei piu importanti testi dello Zen e del Buddhismo Mahayana, rivela l'importanza dell'impegno interiore alla vita spirtuale. E particolarmente… Read more about this item

New York: Warner Books, 1992. Signed (first name only) and inscribed by author/co-creator Joan Borysenko. How do we know which Joan signed this book? We have another copy signed by Joan Drescher. 4to size horizontal softcover, 8.5 x 11 inches in size, it resembles a child's picture book, but it is not. Unpaginated - about 50 pages. Text and then… Read more about this item

Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2008. 8vo size trade paperback; 127 pages From back cover: "The Rule of St Benedict, written 1,500 years ago as a simple manual for monks living in community together. Because of its gentle wisdom, realism and depth, the Rule has already stretched beyond the walls of monasteries and today, growing numbers of men… Read more about this item

New York: Time Inc., 2009. by the American Bible Society 4to size magazine style softcover; 127 heavyweight pages, illustrated throughout Contents include: Miracles Miracles of Destruction and Judgment Miracles of Deliverance, Salvation and Healing Miracles of Jesus Portraits of Angels Angels by Name Michael Gabriel Angelic Encounters Hagar Lot Jacob Gideon David Daniel Zechariah Mary and Joseph… Read more about this item

New York: Society of Pragmatic Mysticism Private Press; undated 8vo size staple-bound softcover with patterned cardstock wrappers; 64 pages Contents include: Getting Into the Spirit of It The Power Behind the Law What Is Pragmatic Mysticism? How to Meditate The Highway of Love Faith Is Power To What Do We Pray? Mysticism - Sick and Healthy Our Weakest… Read more about this item

Roma: Ubaldini Editore, 1984. 8vo size trade paperback with dust jacket. 242 pages including index. Text is in Italian. Originally published in English as Toward a Philosophy of Zen Buddhism. From front cover: "Non e senza motivo che lo Zen tenda ad aborrire profondamente il filosofare e il parlare dell'esperienza zen in termini razionali. … Read more about this item

Roma: Ubaldini Editore, 1982. 8vo size trade paperback with dust jacket. 121 pages including index. Text is in Italian. Originally published in English as the Awakening of Zen. From front cover: "Molti sono i libri che intendono comunicare lo spirito dello Zen, ma a volte un solo discorso o anche una sola frase di un… Read more about this item

Roma: Ubaldini Editore, 1987. 8vo size trade paperback with French flaps. 172 pages including index. Text is in Italian. Originally published in English as Writing Down the Bones. From front cover: "Questo libro e dedicato all pratica della scrittura. Ogni capitolo e un breve insegnamento che propone un esercizio, e gli esercizio sono altrettante… Read more about this item

Kihea, HI: Koa Books, 2008. Advance Reader's Copy/Uncorrected Proof Unusual size 5.5 inches long by 5 inches wide trade paperback; 145 pages From back cover: "Lama Surya Das expresses his depth of understanding and highly nuanced humor in this witty and inspired collection of sayings." Back cover is unique to proof stating both ARC and Uncorrected… Read more about this item

Hampshire, England: White Eagle Publishing Trust, 2003. 8vo size trade paperback with interior flaps like dust jacket; 128 pages From back: "Of the legendary visitor who came to his people, White Eagle says: The story is that he came mysteriously to the Indian peoples and taught them about the wonderful life beyond the Sun; taught them the… Read more about this item

Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1955. Edited and with an introduction by Gwendolyn Greene Preface by John B. Sheerin, CSP Foreword by Michael de la Bedoyere Nihil Obstat: Rt. Rev. Msgr. J. Gerald Kealy, Censor 20 October 1954 Imprimatur: Samuel Cardinal Stritch, Archbishop of Chicago 20 October 1954 8vo size black clothbound hardcover… Read more about this item

Buddhist Association of the United States Private Press 8vo size trade paperback; 110 pages Light wear to covers; stamp on inside front cover; some notations on last page. . 2nd. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Roman & Littlefield, 1997. 8vo sized softcover; 128 bright, white pages. From back: "(This book) will serve well pastors and others who work with individuals and congregations as they struggle with their spiritual journeys. It comes from one who knows the challenge of that odyssey and who as pastor, must help other sojourners while balancing the many… Read more about this item

Sounds True, 1991. From back: "A Zen Meditation Master teaches how Mindfulness Practice Helps Open You to Tranquility and Love." "The practice of mindfulness, teaches Thich Nhat Hanh, is like the power of the sun. It allows you to illuminate the aspects of your life that are in darkness. Instead of suppressing anger, fear and guilt,… Read more about this item

Beacon Press, 1987. 8vo size trade paperback; 262 pages. From back: The Eastern practice of meditation has long fascinated the West. In this unique historical survey, (the author) brings his knowledge of Indic and world religions to bear on making meditation relevant to the Western reader... he explores the development of Eastern meditation as a systemic… Read more about this item

Putnam, VT: Threshold Books, 1983. 8vo size trade paperback; 163 bright, white pages From back: "These are discourses about the essential knowledge of the Heart, about he possibility of being in such a state of love that we come to understand the perfection of life in each moment." Light wear to covers, darkened areas on spine which… Read more about this item

Madrid, Spain: Editorial Eyras, 1972. The Tantric Vision of Life by Herbert V. Guenther 8vo size trade paperback with color illustrated cover; 174 pages with a few full page black and white illustrations/174 páginas con algunas ilustraciones en blanco y negro de página completa Desde atrás: Tantra - Dificilmente existe un termino tan ampliamente mal entendido y… Read more about this item

2005. Signed by author on ffep. First Edition with full number line. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 319 pages From jacket: "With her trademark humor, wisdom, and honesty, Lamott tells us stories of daily life - shopping at the supermarket on her birthday and winning a free ham she doesn't want; skiing with a dying… Read more about this item

1987. 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 116 pages. Signed (with first name only) and inscribed on fep. Stated First Edition. From jacket: "(The author) acts as our whimsical guide to heaven and the angels, and to the nature of God, goodness, and humanity...With wit and a subtle feel for paradox, Dr. Church first surveys heaven… Read more about this item

2 Cassettes, 2.5 hours From back: "...She discusses the precious nature of one's own life and the great opportunity that is available to a spiritual practioner at the moment of death, as well as that which is beyond death and impermanence. Lama Tsering concludes her talk by responding to questions about how to best help others who… Read more about this item