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.....
New York: Penguin Books, 2003. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Edges rubbed.
lxxxi, 515 pp. The Beautiful Legend of God contains the tenth and most significant book in the popular Indian epic Srimad Bhagavata Purana, which is the principal source for the story of Krishna, worshipped by many Hindus.....
Cincinnati, Ohio: Benefactor Press, 1993. Trade Paperback.
Highlighting, newspaper clipping taped to front wrapper verso.
132 pp. This story of a student's spiritual journey as he studies with a Tai Chi Grandmaster weaves many anecdotes and lessons of Tao, Zen, Confucius, and I Ching into a cohesive whole. With kidness.....
New York: Herder Book Center, 1964. Full-Leather.
Ink gift note on front free endpaper.
Unpaginated. 5 x 3 5/8. Deluxe leather edition, all edges gilt. Includes belly band and box with clear acetate lid. Confucius; Fu-Kiang; Hakushu; Lao-Tse; Tseng-Kuang.
New York: The Limited Editions Club / Plantin Press, 1970. Yu-Ho, Tseng. Limited Edition. Hard Cover.
Includes publisher's box, with monthly letter and prospectus sheet laid in. Onion skin jacket included. #753 of 1500, signed by illustrator Tseng Yu-Ho in Chinese characters on limitation page. Laid in is a bookseller's.....
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.....
San Francisco, California: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. Trade Paperback.
Ink underlining and highlighting.
xi, 191 pp. "A guide to spiritual psychology offers an Islamic concept of personality and outlines the emergence and development of the self as individuals grow toward their highest spiritual potential."
Los Angeles, California: The Philosophical Research Society, Inc., 1964. Second Edition. Stapled Binding.
Second edition. Some highlighting.
51 pp. A seminar of three classes given at Los Angeles in the summer of 1962. Presents two different aspects of Tao as revealed through the lives and teachings of Confucius and Lao-Tse
.....
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.....
San Francisco, California: Harper & Row, 1980. 3rd Printing. Trade Paperback.
Third printing. Light edge wear, pages toned.
190 pp. Dialogues argue the nature of the human mind, consciousness, freedom from the constraints of memory, and the perceptions of reality.
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.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1968. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. General wear.
126 pp. Introductory work on basic beliefs and rituals of the ancient Zoroastrian religion which survive today among the Parsis of Persia and India.
New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1970. First Edition. Small Hard Cover.
First edition. Binding shaken.
Unpaginated. Little book illustrated by Peter Max, with the words of Swami, Sivananda, Himalayas.
New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1970. First Edition. Small Hard Cover.
First edition. Spine base rubbed, minor general wear.
Unpaginated. Little book illustrated by Peter Max, with the words of Swami, Sivananda, Himalayas.
New York: William Morrow & Co., Inc., 1970. First Edition. Small Hard Cover.
First edition. Minor general wear.
Unpaginated. Little book illustrated by Peter Max, with the words of Swami, Sivananda, Himalayas.
Cohasset: Vedanta Centre Publishers, 1981. Fourth Edition. Mass Market Paperback.
Fourth edition. A fine copy.
150 pp. The translator's idea of rendering the Upanishads into clear, simple English, accessible to Occidental readers, had its origin in a visit paid to a Boston friend in 1909. The gentleman, then battling with.....
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......
New York: Perennial Library, 1979. 8th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Eighth printing. Two inch tear on spine and front cover, pages toned.
vii, 392 pp. This book -- it's secrets consists of unique discourse on an ancient scripture on tantra by lord shiva. known as "vigana bhairava tantra" in this scripture.....
Rutland: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1992. 4th Printing. Trade Paperback.
Cover reinforced with clear tape, top edge lightly foxed.
483 pp. A well illustrated account of weapons, techniques, strategies, and principles of combat in the samurai tradition of bujutsu. At once a thorough survey of an influential fighting style and.....
New York: Penguin Books, 1985. Reprint. Trade Paperback.
Reprint. Minor general wear.
xiv, 350 pp. In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's extraordinary life, Jonathan.....