Human Science / Philosophy / Eastern

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha is a 1922 novel by Hermann Hesse that deals with the spiritual journey of self-discovery of a man named Siddhartha during the time of the Gautama Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written...

Just Use This Mind

by Master Miao Tsan & Ellen Cregan

Here is a spiritual home that isn't about temples or traditions. It's a place in your own pure mind where you become the master of your own thoughts. When you learn to follow the path of Zen with diligence and...

Enlightenment: The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: a New Translation and Commentary

by Maharishi Sadasiva Isham-MSI

The Yoga Sutras of Maharshi Patanjali are an elegant description of the expansion of consciousness and the psychological, emotional, and physical transformations involved. Many commentators have mistaken the...

The Joyous Cosmology: Adventures in the Chemistry of Consciousness

by Alan W. Watts

The Joyous Cosmology is both a riveting memoir of Watts's personal experiments and a profound meditation on the nature of existence and the existence of the sacred.

Inside The Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

by Jaganath Carrera

A comprehensive sourcebook for the study and practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, yoga philosophy's consummate classic text, by one of its most inspiring modern teachers. Extensive cross-referencing, a sutras-by-subject...

Bruce Lee - Wisdom for the Way

by Bruce Lee

From the greatest modern martial artist of all time, this book is a compilation of proverbs coined by Bruce Lee himself. Touching on martial arts, the universe and life in general, this collection defines the...

Self-Inquiry - Dawn of the Witness and the End of Suffering

by Yogani

With Deep Meditation and the rise of inner silence, we find an increasing ability to observe our thoughts as objects. Self-Inquiry provides practical methods for making use of our inner witness in daily activity...

T'Ai Chi Ch'uan for Health and Self-Defense

by T.T. Liang

For the student who has already mastered the basic postures, this book addresses itself to the philosophy behind the system of movements and to all the variations possible.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Know Where You're Going: A Complete Buddhist Guide to Meditation, Faith, and Everyday Transcendence

by Ayya Khema

Experience a complete meditation course with one of the West’s most renowned Buddhist teachers.

Know Where You're Going provides a full course of instruction in Buddhist meditation and reflection, and contains...

Unfathomable Depths: Drawing Wisdom for Today from a Classical Zen Poem

by Sekkei Harada, Daigaku Rumme, Hongliang Gu & Heiko Narrog

Navigate a forgotten classic poem and enrich your practice with famed Zen master Sekkei Harada.

Three of the most pressing issues in any discussion of modern Zen are the true nature and function of Dharma transmission,...

I Ching: The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Oracle and Book of Wisdom

by John Minford

A landmark new translation of the ancient Chinese oracle and book of wisdom

Pose a question, then toss three coins (or cast your yarrow stalks) to access the time-honored wisdom of the I Ching.

The I Ching,...

Waking, Dreaming, Being: Self and Consciousness in Neuroscience, Meditation, and Philosophy

by Evan Thompson & Stephen Batchelor

A renowned philosopher of the mind, also known for his groundbreaking work on Buddhism and cognitive science, Evan Thompson combines the latest neuroscience research on sleep, dreaming, and meditation with Indian...

Zen Teaching of Homeless Kodo

by Kosho Uchiyama Roshi, Shohaku Okumura & Jokei Molly Delight Whitehead

Abandon your treasured delusions and hit the road with one of the most important Zen masters of twentieth-century Japan.

Eschewing the entrapments of vanity, power, and money, "Homeless" Kodo Sawaki Roshi refused...

Philosophy and the Martial Arts: Engagement

by Graham Priest & Damon Young

This is the first substantial academic book to lay out the philosophical terrain within the study of the martial arts and to explore the significance of this fascinating subject for contemporary philosophy....

Don't Worry, Be Grumpy: Inspiring Stories for Making the Most of Each Moment

by Ajahn Brahm

Laugh aloud even as you look at life anew with these stories from the bestselling author of Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?

In 108 brief stories with titles like "The Bad Elephant," "Girlfriend Power," and...

Tao Te Ching

by Lao Tzu & Dwight Goddard

The Tao Te Ching has been a treasure through the ages to many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners have used it as a source of inspiration, not to mention countless readers....

Man, God, and the Universe

by I. K. Taimni

The nature of creation and a synthesis of Eastern and Western thought.

The Sage's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for the Second Half of Life

by Chungliang AlHuang & Hank Tusinski

The tenth anniversary edition of William Martin's free-verse interpretation of the Tao Te Ching, written expressly for those coming into the fullness of their wisdom

Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, one of the world's...

Wisdom of the East: Buddhist Psalms translated from the Japanese of Shinran Shonin

by Shinran Shonin

Interested in learning more about Buddhism? Tired of watered-down, "Westernized" assessments of this ancient faith tradition? Go straight to the source with this translation of Japanese Buddhist scripture that...

Buddhist Responses to Globalization

by James Mark Shields, Leah Kalmanson, John W. M. Krummel & Melanie L. Harris et al.

This interdisciplinary collection of essays highlights the relevance of Buddhist doctrine and practice to issues of globalization. From philosophical, religious, historical, and political perspectives, the authors...