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41) Flight lessons
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When Anna's mother lies dying, Anna learns that her beloved Aunt Rose betrayed both her and her mother in the worst way. Now an acutely mistrustful adult, Anna suffers yet another betrayal, at the hands of her lover. Looking for an escape, Anna returns home. Although Rose has struggled for twenty years to regain Anna's trust, Anna's feelings are as frosty as ever. And Anna is so dead-set on leaving, she fails to recognize true love, even as it reaches...
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A brilliant cross-cultural interpretation of a key text of yoga philosophy
The Yoga Sutrasof Patañjali is the foundational text of yoga philosophy, used by millions of yoga practitioners and students worldwide. Written in a question-and-answer format, The Yoga Sutras of Patañjali deals with the theory and practice of yoga and the psychological question of the liberation of the soul from attachments.
This book is a new rendering into English of...
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Miyamoto Musashi es el samurái más célebre de la historia y su Libro de los cinco anillos es, posiblemente, el tratado sobre bushido más importante de todos los tiempos.
Esta obra, de fácil lectura, es un manual sobre el arte de la guerra desde la perspectiva del conocimiento de la naturaleza humana y la estrategia del dominio del "arte de la ventaja". Es por esto que desde el siglo XVII siga siendo una obra de referencia tanto para uso individual...
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This classic series of essays represents Alan Watts's thinking on the astonishing problems caused by our dysfunctional relationship with the material environment. Here, with characteristic wit, a philosopher best known for his writings and teachings about mysticism and Eastern philosophy gets down to the nittygritty problems of economics, technology, clothing, cooking, and housing. Watts argues that we confuse symbol with reality, our ways of describing...
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This much-cited scholarly anthology of key Theravada Buddhist documents originally appeared in 1896 as part of the renowned Harvard Oriental Series. An excellent, accessible presentation of the vast range of Pâli Buddhist literature, it was among the first English translations of the direct words of the Buddha.
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A new collection of essays by the great traditionalist/perennialist, Ananda K. Coomaraswamy. This collection has been, edited by his son, Rama Coomaraswamy, who is well, known for his writings on the Christian tradition. The Essential Ananda K. Coomaraswamy contains 21 essays on topics reflecting the vast scope of Coomaraswamy's intellect, including those topics with, which he is most associated, such as symbolism, Eastern vs. Western thinking, mythology,...
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Socrates, an Athenian soldier, was a calmly efficient killing machine. His student Plato was an accomplished and broad-shouldered wrestler. Martial arts and philosophy have always gone hand in hand, as well as fist in throat. Philosophical argument is closely parallel with hand-to-hand combat. And all of today's Asian martial arts like Karate, Kung-Fu, Judo, or Aikido were developed to embody and apply philosophical ideas. The Japanese martial tradition...
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A Farmhouse in the Rain is a novel of war and peace, crime and punishment, love and loss, and eventually hope. It's a saga of three American soldiers and the women they love, before, during, and after World War II. During the war, the three are, given shelter by a French woman. The next morning she is, found dead and the trio realize they were the only ones in the house. While the three survive the war, the questions remain, Who will survive the peace?...
49) Bushido
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Chivalry is a flower no less indigenous to the soil of Japan than its emblem, the cherry blossom; nor is it a dried-up specimen of an antique virtue preserved in the herbarium of our history. It is still a living object of power and beauty among us; and if it assumes no tangible shape or form, it not the less scents the moral atmosphere, and makes us aware that we are still under its potent spell. The conditions of society which brought it forth and...
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Nitnem is a daily prayer book of the Sikhs, which collects the verses sung and recited daily by all practicing Sikhs and those who are aware of the teachings of Sri Guru Nanak Dev. These beautiful verses are, read every morning, at sunset, and before retiring to inspire and elevate the heart. When writing this book, it was Swamiji's intention that an appreciation of these beautiful compositions would inspire the reader to daily remembrance of the...
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If you move into the deepest teachings of any great spiritual tradition, at some point you must move beyond the tradition itself and any idea of enlightenment. What is it that remains when the spiritual path, and even enlightenment, is transcended? Dismantling the Fantasy is a consideration of the movement out of thought itself. This may sound extreme or even impossible, but again it is a simple consideration of your potential as a human being, and...
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Explores the significance of levity and humor in South Asian religious traditions.
Frivolity isn't always frivolous-sometimes it can be sacred. Sacred Play uncovers levity and playfulness in a variety of South Asian traditions where one might least expect to find it: in the heart of ritual. While stories recounting the antics of various South Asian deities circulate widely, this enlightening book intentionally departs from divinity-centered humor...
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The Secret of the Yoga Sutra is the first practitioner-oriented commentary which is fully grounded in a living tradition. It shares the essence of Pandit Tigunait's rigorous scholarly understanding of the Yoga Sutra, through the filter of experiential knowledge gained through decades of advanced yogic practices, and enriched by the gift of living wisdom he received from the masters of the Himalayan Tradition.
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The single most striking aspect of this book is the depth of its overview of Indian, Chinese and Zen Buddhism as well as the elaborations on Taoism and Yogic practices. It is a delightful blend of both the author's scholastic knowledge, embellished with a brilliant glossary, defining Sanskrit and other terms, and his personal insights and stories stemming from his time pursuing Self-knowledge in Asia and India. Of special interest is the wide-ranging...
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Practical guide promotes Rajayoga and compares its essential features with other systems. First of two parts deals with yoga metaphysics, delineating characteristics and functions of Prakrti and Purusa, reality of the external world, and process of evolution. Second part expounds yoga ethics and practice, with emphasis on yoga method, stages of samadhi, and related topics.
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A Collection of Thoughts, Sayings, and Meditations on the Way of the Samurai. 'It is said that what is called 'the spirit of an age' is something to which one cannot return. That this spirit gradually dissipates is due to the world's coming to an end. For this reason, although one would like to change today's world back to the spirit of one hundred years or more ago, it cannot be done. Thus it is important to make the best out of every generation.'...
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Powerful Transformation elucidates the alchemical principles of development and completion stage practices applied in a sublime manner. What prevents the meditation experiences and realization from arising, are mainly our misdeeds, obscurations and habitual patterns, these can be purified by Vajrasattva Practice. When a yogi attains accomplishment, the obstacles become greater and can be overcome by Vajrakilaya Practice, combined with recognition...
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A new translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali for our present paradigm. Threads uses the lenses of contemporary philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience to "remix" the original stillness and insight of the old book with the best that our age has to offer. The author interweaves the refashioned verses with critical commentary and personal reflections from years of practice.
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