New York: Riverhead Trade, 1998. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Faint toning.
In this simple but important volume, Stephen Batchelor reminds us that the Buddha was not a mystic who claimed privileged, esoteric knowledge of the universe, but a man who challenged us to understand the nature of anguish, let go.....
New York: Farrar & Rinehart, 1928. Hard Cover.
Reprint of trade edition (no FR on copyright page, $1.00 price on jacket flap). Jacket edges rubbed with some chips and tears. Pencil name on front free endpaper, some pencil underlining, bookplate on rear free endpaper.
viii, 429 pp. "In writing this.....
Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1908. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Front board soiled.
76 pp. Maroon cloth boards. Top edge gilt. Bigelow explores the nature of Karma, and the ultimate mental state, Nirvana. He relates this to concepts expressed by Western thinkers such as Darwin and.....
Tokyo: The Hokuseido Press / Charles E. Tuttle Co., 1942. Girtin, Thomas; Sun-chun-tse; Sesshu; Dore, Gustave; Ma-lin (Ba-rin); Ma-yuan (Ba-en); Mu-ch'i (Bokkei); Koryuji. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Lacks jacket. Spine faded.
xv, [1], 446 pp. Frontispiece by Thomas Girtin, illustrations by numerous artists, including Gustave Dore. Reginald Horace.....
Boston: Shambhala, 2002. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Ink gift note whited out on front flyleaf.
140 pp. In The Places That Scare You, Pema Chödrön continues the teachings of When Things Fall Apart, showing how at the core of the most painful experiences lie the seeds of spiritual awakening. Here she.....
California: Dharma Publishing, 1986. Large Softcover.
Sticker remains on rear cover, covers rubbed with some creases.
64 pp. CONTENTS: The Buddhist Teachings: A Brief Introduction; Dharma Publishing in America; Sacred Art Publication Project; Books and Art Reproductions, 1969-1986; New Books from Dharma Publishing; Dharmart Designs Cards and Gifts Items; Information.....
Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. ink stamp on front endpaper, minor pencil marginalia throughout text.
xiv, 366 pp. This is an empirical study of religion - particularly religious change. In it, Gombrich explores all aspects of religious change in belief and practice in Ceylon, not.....
New York: Vintage Spiritual Classics, 1999. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
1999 reprint. A very nice copy.
x, 81 pp. Introduction by D.T. Suzuki. Translated by R.F.C. Hull. "The path to achieving Zen (a balance between the body and the mind) is brilliantly explained by Professor Eugen Herrigel in this timeless account.....
New York: Bantam Books, 1981. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback.
Reprint. Minor edge wear.
152 pp. Though set in a place and time far removed from the Germany of 1922, the year of the book’s debut, the novel is infused with the sensibilities of Hermann Hesse’s time, synthesizing disparate philosophies–Eastern religions.....
Garden City, New York: Anchor Press / Doubleday, 1979. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Signed by author without inscription. Jacket edges rubbed.
xx, 311 pp. "Believing that Buddhist teachings and traditional ceremonies should be adapted to twentieth-century life styles, Kapleau presents an introduction to the philosophy and practice of.....
New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1986. Trade Paperback.
Light crease on back corner, edges a bit rubbed.
xix, 460 pp. Christianity and World Religions: Paths to Dialogue with Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism by Hans Küng, Josef van Ess, Heinrich von Stietencron, Heinz Bechert, Peter Heinegg.
Durham: Human Kindness Foundation, 2009. Trade Paperback.
Faint sticker remnant.
xviii, 317 pp. Often called "The Convict's Bible," this book is also relevant and important to any spiritual seeker. Interfaith wisdom, divided into 3 sections: The Big View describes Bo and Sita Lozoff's life of activism and spiritual exploration. Getting.....
Boston: Shambhala, 1987. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Minor edge wear.
xvi, 212 pp. A Japanese woman depicts her life, the study of Zen Buddhism, and the search for enlightenment.
New York / New Rochelle: G.P. Putnam's Sons / The Proprietors of the 'Theosophist' / The Knickerbocker Press, 1895. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Tissue guard and endpapers foxed, boards lightly rubbed.
xi, [1], 491 pp. Navy blue cloth, gilt titles, top edge gilt. Black-and-white frontispiece and plates. Olcott.....
Boston: Shambhala, 2003. 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback.
2nd printing. An exceptional copy.
300 pp. Forewords by The Dalai Lama and The Karmapa. Mahamudra and Dzogchen are perhaps the most profound teachings within all of Tibetan Buddhism. The experience of Mahamudra, or "great symbol," is an overwhelming sense of extraordinary clarity.....
India: Rajneesh Foundation, 1977. Hard Cover.
Lacks jacket. A fine copy.
318 pp. Written in clear, simple, and often light language, The Heart Sutra offers discourses on the most important sutras in Buddhist literature, penetrating to the heart of Buddhist belief. Exploring these essential teachings, Osho guides us on a......
India: Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology, 1989. Large Softcover.
A very nice copy.
64 pp. Color illustrations. "The Thankas constitute a rich and vast storehouse of information on the origins and development of Buddhism in India and abroad, particularly in Tibet and Mongolia. The 11 color plates are reproduced from.....
New York: Harper & Row, 1972. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
1st printing. Faint edge wear.
510 pp. The current Western interest in Buddhism and other Eastern religions is--among other reasons--both the result of and the stimulation for an entire library of books purporting to bring the Wisdom of the East.....
London: Published for the Buddhist Society, London, by Rider and Company, 1950. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Lacks jacket. Some loss of gilt from titles, endpapers foxed.
348 pp. Foreword by editor Christmas Humphreys. Twenty-five collotype reproductions from illustrations by old masters. Suzuki was a Japanese-American Buddhist monk who.....
London: Published for the Buddhist Society, London, by Rider and Company, 1950. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Lacks jacket. Minimal loss of gilt from titles.
187 pp. Foreword by editor Christmas Humphreys. Suzuki was a Japanese-American Buddhist monk who is largely credited with the introduction of Zen to Western.....
London: Published for the Buddhist Society, London, by Rider and Company, 1950. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
2nd printing. Lacks jacket. Minimal loss of gilt from spine, front and end matter a bit foxed.
192 pp. Foreword by editor Christmas Humphreys. Suzuki was a Japanese-American Buddhist monk who is largely credited.....
London: Published for the Buddhist Society, London, by Rider and Company, 1949. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Lacks jacket. Several spots on front board, spine faded with some loss of gilt, minor ink underlining and marginalia on just a few pages, endpapers lightly foxed.
155 pp. Foreword by editor.....
London: Published for the Buddhist Society, London, by Rider and Company, 1949. First Thus. Hard Cover.
First thus. Lacks jacket. Minor loss of gilt from titles, minor ink underlining and marginalia.
136 pp. Foreword by editor Christmas Humphreys, foreword by Carl Gustav Jung. Suzuki was a Japanese-American Buddhist monk who.....
Philadelphia: Westminster Press, 1970. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
1st printing. Ink name on endpaper, faint edge wear.
160 pp. A look at the ways Buddhist practice is adapting to the modern world.
Boston, Massachusetts: Shambhala, 1990. 2nd Printing. Small Softcover.
Second printing. Ink name on front cover verso.
115 pp. 4 1/2" x 3". Written more than two thousand years ago, the Tao Teh Ching, or "The Classic of the Way and Its Virtue," has probably had a greater influence on Asian.....