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Yoga and the Quest for the True Self (Paperback)

Yoga and the Quest for the True Self

Amazon.com Review

Despite skeptical jibes from his well-meaning friends, Stephen Cope set off for a four-month yoga retreat in rural Massachusetts. Ten years later, he is still there. A psychotherapist left in the lurch after a long-term relationship, Cope was experiencing the same deep questioning of life that he had witnessed so often in his practice. His self-prescribed antidote was to pursue a life of contemplation and inner discovery that he had felt drawn to for some (more…)

Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness (Paperback)

Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness

Amazon.com Review

As the physical practice of yoga has become popular in the West, many of the spiritual aspects have been lost. There is much more to yoga than reducing stress, increasing flexibility, looking great, and remaining youthful. Yoga is an ancient, integrated system designed to educate and unite body, mind, and spirit and teach the practitioner how to be present both on and off the mat. In Yoga Mind, Body & Spirit: A Return to Wholeness, Donna Farhi, Yoga Journa (more…)

Raw Survival with Viktoras Kulvinskas

Raw Survival with Viktoras Kulvinskas

About the Actor

Viktoras Kulvinskas is the Father of the Raw Food Movement we know today, teaming up with Ann Wigmore back in the 60′s. He has authored over 5 books, among them The Lover’s Diet, Sprout for the Love of EveryBody, Don’t dine without Enzymes, and his best-seller, Survival in the 21st Century. He has appeared on TV shows such as 20/20, gives seminars and lectures worldwide. This DVD also includes some of his favorite RECIPES with Debra Secunda at the Raw Food Fest.

Lecture and recipes from the Father of the Vegetarian Raw living Food Movement that celebrities and medical doctors are embracing today as the DIET OF THE FUTURE!

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The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality (Paperback)

The Universe in a Single Atom: The Convergence of Science and Spirituality

From Publishers Weekly

As the Dalai Lama observes in this wise and humble book, dialogue between scientists and those interested in spirituality is important because science is not neutral; it can be used for good or ill, and we must approach scientific inquiry with compassion and empathy. Similarly, a spirituality that ignores science can quickly become a rigid fundamentalism. Sometimes the Dalai Lama discovers similarities between the two fields. For example, Einstein’s idea th (more…)

The Leader’s Way: The Art of Making the Right Decisions in Our Careers, Our Companies, and the World at Large (Hardcover)

The Leader's Way: The Art of Making the Right Decisions in Our Careers, Our Companies, and the World at Large

Born out of a decade of discussion between His Holiness the Dalai Lama and international management consultant Laurens van den Muyzenberg, The Leader’s Way is the unique meeting of two worlds: the global business landscape and Buddhism. At first sight, these seem to be an unlikely pairing. After a closer look, however, the best business practices and Buddhist principles in fact have much in common; both are concerned with making rational, holistic decisions and turning them in (more…)

Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto–The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest (Paperback)

Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest

I just saw the dvd of FOOD, inc.   It definitely has me rethinking my diet…. Have a look over at Amazon for reviews and other information.

Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective (Paperback)

Healing Anger: The Power of Patience from a Buddhist Perspective

From Library Journal

Winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, the Dalai Lama discusses the subject of patience, drawing on a chapter from an important Buddhist classic, Shantideva’s “Guide to the Bodhisattva’s Way of Life.” He helps readers examine how anger arises to destroy much that is positive and good, proposing that gentleness is fundamental to human nature. Through active self-discipline, and not meekness as is commonly misunderstood, we can transform anger through compassion (more…)

Yoga Mala: The Original Teachings of Ashtanga Yoga Master Sri K. Pattabhi Jois (Paperback)

Yoga Mala

Review

“A treasure . . . Jois’s discourses, at once authoritative and devout, [describe] the philosophy of yoga and the spiritual implications of its practice . . . For those who walk the Ashtanga path, this is the real thing.” –Yoga Journal

The seminal treatise and guide to Ashtanga yoga by the master of this increasingly popular disciplineOne of the great yoga figures of our time, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois brought Ashtanga yoga to the West more than thirty years ago. Based on flowing, energetic movement coordinated with the breath, Ashtanga and the many forms of vinyasa yoga that grow directly out of it have become the most widespread and influential styles practiced today. Yoga Mala—a “garland of yoga”—is Jois’s authoritative guide to Ashtanga. In it, he outlines the ethical principles and philosophy underlying the discipline, explains important terms and concepts, and guides the reader through Ashtanga’s Sun Salutations and the subsequent p (more…)

Becoming Enlightened (Paperback)

Becoming Enlightened

In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions: How can we live free from suffering? How can we achieve lasting happiness and peace?Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative practices as well as penetrating examples from today’s troubled planet, he presents step-by-step exercises designed to expand the reader’s capacity for spiritual growth, along with cl (more…)

The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story (Paperback)

The Universe Is a Green Dragon: A Cosmic Creation Story

Review

“Seldom, if ever, within the scientific tradition, has the excitement of the universe been expressed in such memorable phrasing.” (Thomas Berry, Creation magazine )

Communicating his ideas in the form of a classical dialogue between a youth and a wise elder, cosmologist Brian Swimme crafts a fascinating exploration into the creativity suffusing the universe. His explication of the fundamental powers of the cosmos is mystical and ecstatic and points directly to the need to activate one’s own creative powers.

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