Search Results: Eastern Philosophy from First Landing Books & Art

Hammersmith, London: Element, 2003. Book. Illus. by Geoff Dann. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 271 pages including color photographs and information on all aspects of Buddhism. Gilt lettering on cover and spine..

Boston, Massachusetts: Shambala Publications, 2006. Book. Very Good. Paperback. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 420 pages with notes. Coauther Carolyn Rose Gimian. It was not always easy to be the gurus wife, writes Diana Mukpo. But I must say, it was rarely boring. At the age of sixteen, Diana Mukpo left school and broke with her upper-class English family to marry Chögyam Trungpa, a young Tibetan lama who would go on to become a major figure in the transmission of Buddhism to the West. In a memoir that is at turns magical, troubling, humorous, and totally out of the ordinary, Diana takes us into her intimate life with one of the most influential and dynamic Buddhist teachers of our time..

San Francesco: Harper & Row, 1979. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A very good copy, withdrawn from the ARE library in Virginia Beach. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. 151pp including a questions and answers section and information section. Usual library stamps and cards. The ARE library is unique unto itself..

California: The Free Daist Communion, 1993. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. the quarterly journal of the heart-word and blessing work of the divine world-teacher and true heart-master, da avabhasa ("the bright")... contents: the hermitage chronicle, a demonstration of divine bliss, the first and the last seventh stage adept, the oyga of divine descent, what is healing? what is forgiveness?, what happened in chicago (a commentary on the 1993 parliament of the world's religions).

California: The Free Daist Communion, 1992. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Sri Da Avabhasa "has provided Liberating Wisdom in every area of human life and Spiritual practice. The Free Daist magazine is devoted to bringing you His most recent Instruction and the Leelas (or Stories) of His Work. this double issue chronicles the remarkable ten-week period during which He gathered with Anandashram this past summer. it features both Leelas and Talks from this time, and a special pictorial section of Sri Da Avabhasa and His devotees at gatherings as well as more formal Darshan occasions".

Massachusetts: Shambhala, 2001. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Soft cover, very good condition, 250pp, In Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior Chögyam Trungpa offers an inspiring and practical guide to enlightened living based on the Shambhala journey of warriorship, a secular path taught internationally through the Shambhala Training program. Great Eastern Sun: The Wisdom of Shambhala is a continuation of that path. Shambhala was an exploration of human goodness and its potential to create an enlightened societya state that the author calls "nowness." And in that spirit of nowness, Great Eastern Sun which is accessible to meditators and nonmeditators alikecenters on the question, "Since we're here, how are we going to live from now on?".

United States of America: Prana Press, 1953. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. a novel of the future world-- of america, the preceptor-- of electronic brain waves-- of world corporations-- and the beginning of a new type of children with simple hearts and giant brains. doctor acharya tells his story to a group of people gathered about him with interpolations of his own as he goes along. it is all in a playful mood until the middle of the story when suddenly the author becomes very serious and reveals the deepest secrets of life on which new sciences will be based and a new man born..

Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 1996. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Near Fine hard cover in a Near Fine dust jacket. 247pp including helpful readings and acknowledgements. Mystical scholar Andrew Harvey offers fresh interpretations of more than 250 selections from Rumi's major works. The works of Sufi mystic and poet Jalad-ud-Din Rumi have been revered in the East for centuries. Now, Western seekers and lovers of poetry are discovering Rumi in unprecedented numbers. Harvey uses these poems, quotations, and parables from Rumi's major works, the Discourses, the Diwan, the Mathnawi, the Odes, and the Rubiyat, as well as excerpts from his letters to re-create the stages of the spiritual journey into Love. Anyone interested in spirituality will find Light Upon Light a rich source of guidance, encouragement, and profound inspiration..

United States of America: Fetzer Institute, 2010. Book. Near Fine. Stapled Pamphlet. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. essays on exploring a global dream..

Bombay: Popular Library, 1884. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, Fresh data and logical interpretation and essays cast fresh and novel light on the origins and developmentof Indian Culture.

New York, NY: Ballantine Books, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Those seeking spiritual enlightenment and personal growth will welcome this broad examination of the factors, such as religion, education, and psychotherapy, that affect and stimulate growth. Identity, the ways of mindfulness, physical avenues to consciousness enhancement, and the role of helpers are some of the ideas addressed while dealing with concerns such as mysticism, sensory awareness, healing, and authenticity. Discussions of both ancient and modern systems of thought are included, as well as a special section that shows readers how this book can best be used..

Novato, CA: New World Library, 2001. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. 143 pages. "Lavish color photographs and wrap-around text celebrate the peripatetic spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism. Unidentified contributors present such perspectives as ocean of wisdom, the god in exile, and human rights and universal responsibility.".

Brattleboro, Vermont: Threshold Books, 1989. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. From one of the most well-known and esteemed spiritual teachers in France. This book shows us how the intimate relationship between a man and woman, seen under the light of traditional wisdom, can transform our lives from complication and pain to simplicity and happiness..

United States of America: Llewellyn Publications, 2003. Book. Near Fine. Soft cover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. helps westerners explore the philosophical underpinnings of buddhism, hinduism, taoism, and tantra..

South Fallsburg, New York: SYDA Foundation, 1995. Book. Near Fine. Pamphlet. 2nd. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Baba Muktananda created the Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensive as a vehicle to bestow shaktipat-diksha, spiritual initiation. This initiation awakens the Kundalini Shakti, and sets a seeker on the path to Self-realization. Baba teaches about mantra, meditation, posture, and breath and speaks about the purpose and benefits of participating in a Siddha Yoga Shaktipat Intensive..