The Tibetan Book of the Dead
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Thupten Jinpa , Padmasambhava , Graham Coleman , Karma Lingpa , Gyurme Dorje , None
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
The first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text on the journey through living and dying. …
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1. The Perennial Philosophy
By: Aldous Huxley
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
The Perennial Philosophy is defined by its author as "The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reali… read more
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"Organized and balanced disunity is the necessary condition of liberty."-Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy
"We cannot hope to utter anything worth saying, unless we read and inwardly digest the utterances of our betters."-Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy
"If most of us remain ignorant of ourselves, it is because self-knowledge is painful and we prefer the pleasures of illusion."-Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy
"In other words, the highest form of the love of God is an immediate spiritual intuition, by which 'knower, known and knowledge are made one."-Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy
2. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
By: Chögyam Trungpa
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the comm… read more
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"Eventually we must give up trying to be something special."-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
"As in music, when we hear the crescendo building, suddenly if the music stops, we begin to hear the silence as part of the music."-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
"As long as a person is involved with warfare, trying to defend or attack, then his action is not sacred; it is mundane, dualistic, a battlefield situation."-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
"Self-deception is a constant problem as we progress along a spiritual path. Ego is always trying to achieve spirituality. It is rather like wanting to witness your own funeral."-Chögyam Trungpa, Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism
3. Tao Te Ching
By: Lao Tzu , Gia-Fu Feng , Jane English , Jacob Needleman , Toinette Lippe
4.30
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
A lucid translation of the well-known Taoist classic by a leading scholar-now in a Shambhala Pocket… read more
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"The heart that gives, gathers."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"Love is a decision - not an emotion!"-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"When nothing is done, nothing is left undone."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
"To understand the limitation of things, desire them."-Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
4. The Egyptian Book of the Dead
By: Anonymous , E.A. Wallis Budge
3.86
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
s/t: The Papyrus of Ani in the British Museum; the Egyptian Text with Interlinear Transliteration &… read more
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5. Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
By: Shunryu Suzuki , Huston Smith , Trudy Dixon , Richard Baker
4.21
Format: 138 pages, Paperback
“In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.” So begins… read more
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"Waves are the practice of the water."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Sincerity itself is the railroad track."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"You do not say, “This is enlightenment,"-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
"Zen practice is to open up our small mind."-Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice
6. The I Ching or Book of Changes
By: Anonymous , C.G. Jung , Richard Wilhelm , Cary F. Baynes
3.31
Format: 267 pages,
The I Ching, or Book of Changes, is one of the 1st efforts of the human mind to place itself within… read more
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- spirituality
7. Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology
By: Neil Postman
3.93
Format: 233 pages, Paperback
In this witty, often terrifying work of cultural criticism, the author of Amusing Ourselves to Deat… read more
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- philosophy
- nonfiction
8. The Tibetan Book of the Dead
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Thupten Jinpa , Padmasambhava , Graham Coleman , Karma Lingpa , Gyurme Dorje , None
4.22
Format: None pages, Paperback
The first complete translation of a classic Buddhist text on the journey through living and dying. … read more
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- buddhism
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9. The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit
By: Anonymous , Juan Mascaró
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages an… read more
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- philosophy
- religion
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- spirituality
10. The Dhammapada
By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more
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11. Food of the Gods: The Search for the Original Tree of Knowledge
By: Terence McKenna
4.57
Format: 201 pages, Paperback
s/t: A Radical History of Plants, Drugs & Human Evolution For the first time in paperback, the crit… read more
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12. The Way of the Bodhisattva: A Translation of the Bodhicharyavatara
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Padmakara Translation Group , Śāntideva
3.96
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
One of the great classics of Mahayana Buddhism, The Way of the Bodhisattva ( Bodhicharyavatara) is … read more
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13. The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead
By: Timothy Leary , Ralph Metzner
3.72
Format: 640 pages, Paperback
This manual uses material from The Tibetan Book of the Deadfor this preparation. The authors also m… read more
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14. In the Buddha's Words: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
By: Dalai Lama XIV , Bhikkhu Bodhi
3.73
Format: None pages, Paperback
The works of the Buddha can feel vast, and it is sometimes difficult for even longtime students to … read more
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15. I Am That: Talks with Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
By: Nisargadatta Maharaj , Maurice Frydman , None
3.64
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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16. Tao: The Watercourse Way
By: Alan W. Watts , Chungliang Al Huang , None
4.17
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A lucid discussion of Taoism and the Chinese language . . . profound, reflective, and enlightening.… read more
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- buddhism
- philosophy
- religion
- nonfiction
- spirituality
"[S]een as a whole the universe is a harmony or symbiosis of patterns which cannot exist without each other."-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way
"Trust in human nature is acceptance of the good-and-bad of it, and it is hard to trust those who do not admit their own weakness."-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way
"The human organism has the same kind of innate intelligence as the ecosystems of nature, and the wisdom of the nerves and senses must be watched with patience and respect."-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way
"[W]hen "the rule of law" becomes absolutized and everything is done by the book or the computer, people call out in desperation for the intervention of a reasonable human being."-Alan W. Watts, Tao: The Watercourse Way
17. DMT: The Spirit Molecule
By: Rick Strassman
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
A Doctor's Revolutionary Research into the Biology of Near-Death & Mystical Experiences. A clinical… read more
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18. The Bhagavad Gita
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa , Juan Mascaró , None
4.20
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
The Bhagavad Gitais an intensely spiritual work that forms the cornerstone of the Hindu faith, and … read more
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19. Modern Man in Search of a Soul
By: C.G. Jung
4.20
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
A provocative and enlightening look at spiritual unease and its contribution to the void in modern … read more
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"Is that which science calls the “psyche"-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"Art has a way of anticipating future changes in man’s fundamental outlook."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"We cannot change anything unless we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate; it oppresses."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
"The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases."-C.G. Jung, Modern Man in Search of a Soul
20. Be Here Now
By: Ram Dass
4.33
Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition
The enhanced edition of Be Here Now Two guided video meditations, 30 minutes in length * Twenty mi… read more
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"Be here now."-Ram Dass, Be Here Now
"Be here, now!"-Ram Dass, Be Here Now
"As we grow in our consciousness, there will be more compassion and more love, and then the barriers between people, between religions, between nations will begin to fall. Yes, we have to beat down th…"-Ram Dass, Be Here Now
21. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
By: Sogyal Rinpoche
4.21
Format: 425 pages, Kindle Edition
“A magnificent achievement. In its power to touch the heart, to awaken consciousness, [The Tibetan … read more
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"Real devotion is an unbroken receptivity to the truth. Real devotion is rooted in an awed and reverent gratitude, but one that is lucid, grounded, and intelligent."-Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
"We are fragmented into so many different aspects. We don´t know who we really are, or what aspects of ourselves we should identify with or believe in. So many contradictory voices, dictates, and feel…"-Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
"Death is a vast mystery, but there are two things we can layabout it: It is absolutely certain that we will die, and it is uncertain when or how we will die. The only surety we have, then, is this un…"-Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
"Devote the mind to confusion and we know only too well, if we´re honest, that it will become a dark master of confusion, adept in its addictions, subtle and perversely supple in its slaveries. Devote…"-Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
