Asian Religions

A Compassionate Attitude encourages us not to cause harm or difficulty
for ourselves or others. The more we develop Compassion within, the more
we see that Mindfulness is an extremely valuable way to develop our Understanding
of Life in all aspects.

The Spiritual Autobiography of Shri Ghanshyamdas Birla

“a rare sensitivity...contains the main exemplars for living a spiritual life.... Whoever picks up this book will want to read it to the end.

“Beyond the Human Species contains many pages that send one’s heart soaring with inspiration. It provided me with one of the richest reading experiences I have ever had on divine transformation of the species in general, and the work of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in particular.

Buddhist Thought and Ritual will appeal to anyone interested
in acquiring an authentic grasp of Buddhism as it lives and functions in
today’s world. The wide spectrum of Buddhist practice is represented here
by the men and women who contributed to this volume.

Buddhist Thought and Ritual will appeal to anyone interested
in acquiring an authentic grasp of Buddhism as it lives and functions in
today’s world. The wide spectrum of Buddhist practice is represented here
by the men and women who contributed to this volume.

"...will be tantalized by Chung Wu's annotations. The readers will find that they come away with a better understanding of the oftentimes tenuous connection between the hexagram-and-line texts on the one hand and the Tuan and Xiang commentaries on the other.

"Carter's work fills an important niche in Nishida scholarship by
providing, in clear and concise language, the best introduction to Nishida's
philosophy... Japansese scholar Thomas P. Kasulis has written a superlative
ten-page forward that is worth the price of admission all by itself.

The story of Sri Ramakrishna's life is as moving as are his teachings.
The surreal Hindu Bengali Saint spent a lifetime seeking spiritual enlightenment.
beginning in his childhood with a mystical encounter he experienced al
the age of six.

Best of The Best
"In our humble opinion, this work should be seen as superior to all other translations and interpretations of the Tao Te Ching; and I have read and studied over 20 of these while developing a synthesis for a multimedia CD.

“Every introductory Buddhism course needs just this book! It is the first book to tackle the array of national Buddhisms in a thematic way and with considerable wit and insight.”–Jeffrey Hopkins, University of Virginia
“For the first time, the story is told in consonance with the nature of Buddhism itself.”–Alfred Bloom, Institute