Zen Chants: Thirty-Five Essential Texts with Commentary (Tanahashi Kazuaki)(Paperback)

Zen Chants: Thirty-Five Essential Texts with Commentary (Tanahashi Kazuaki)(Paperback)

An introduction to Zen chanting practice, with new accurate and chantable translations of the texts used in Zen centers and monasteries throughout the English-speaking world--by the renowned translator of Dogen and Ryokan. A Zen chant is like a compass that sets us in the direction of the awakened

The Essential Dogen: Writings of the Great Zen Master (Tanahashi Kazuaki)(Paperback)

These pithy and powerful readings provide a perfect introduction to the teachings of Zen master Dogen--and will inspire spiritual practice in people of all traditions Eihei Dogen (1200-1253), founder of the Soto School of Zen Buddhism, is one of the greatest religious, philosophical, and literary

Philosophy Before Socrates - An Introduction with Texts and Commentary (McKirahan Richard D.)(Paperback / softback)

Celtic Christian Spirituality - Essential Writings - With Introduction And Commentary (Earle Mary C.)(Paperback / softback)

This introduction to Celtic Christian spirituality presents the primary texts from the Celtic Christian tradition. The facing-page commentary explores how faithful Christians and spiritual seekers use the writings of this lively tradition as ways of embodying and living the

Mulan - Five Versions of a Classic Chinese Legend, with Related Texts(Paperback / softback)

Living Dangerously (Fforde Katie)(Paperback / softback)

Polly Cameron is happy being thirty-five and celibate, living in a small Gloucestershire town with a possessive cat for company and a Rayburn for comfort. After all, a relationship would only complicate things... But Polly's life is already

Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom: Three Fascicles from Shobogenzo with Commentary (Uchiyama Kosho)(Paperback)

Insightful commentary on a beloved ancient philosopher of Zen by a beloved contemporary master of Zen. Famously insightful and famously complex, Eihei Dogen's writings have been studied and puzzled over for hundreds of years. In Deepest Practice, Deepest Wisdom, Kosho Uchiyama, beloved

The Buddha Before Buddhism: Wisdom from the Early Teachings (Fronsdal Gil)(Paperback)

A translation with commentary of one of the earliest of the surviving Buddhist texts, which reveals the teachings to be remarkably simple and free of religious trappings. The Aṭṭhakavagga, or 'Book of Eights,' is believed by scholars to be among the earliest of written Buddhist texts, and in it

Vanity Fair's Women on Women (Jones Radhika)(Paperback)

Looking back at the last thirty-five years of Vanity Fair stories on women, by women, with an introduction by the magazine's editor in chief, Radhika Jones Gail Sheehy on Hillary Clinton. Ingrid Sischy on Nicole Kidman. Jacqueline Woodson on Lena Waithe. Leslie Bennetts on Michelle Obama. And two

Of the Farm (Updike John)(Paperback)

In this short novel, Joey Robinson, a thirty-five-year-old New Yorker, describes a visit he makes, with his second wife and eleven-year-old stepson, to the Pennsylvania farm where he grew up and where his aging mother now lives alone. For three days, a quartet of voices explores the air, making

Read with Oxford: Stage 4: Non-fiction: Animal Superpowers (Thomas Isabel)(Paperback / softback)

Discover amazing animal superpowers in this collection of five non-fiction texts. This Read with Oxford Stage 4 collection is ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading

Essential Oils in Spiritual Practice: Working with the Chakras, Divine Archetypes, and the Five Great Elements (Covington Candice)(Paperback)

Dogen's Genjo Koan: Three Commentaries (Dogen Eihei)(Paperback)

The classic Buddhist text in three engaging new translations, with commentary from contemporary Zen masters. One of the greatest religious practitioners and philosophers of the East, Eihei Dogen Zenji (1200-1253) is today thought of as the founder of the Soto school of Zen. A deep thinker and

Miles on Miles: Interviews and Encounters with Miles Davis (Maher Paul)(Paperback)

Miles on Miles collects the thirty most vital Miles Davis interviews. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Miles Davis thought about his music, life, and philosophy, Miles on Miles reveals the jazz icon as a complex and contradictory man, secretive at times but extraordinarily

A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion: The Essential Scientific Works of Albert Einstein (Hawking Stephen)(Paperback)

With commentary by the greatest physicist of our time, Stephen Hawking, this anthology has garnered impressive reviews. PW has called it 'a gem of a collection' while New Scientist magazine notes the 'thrill of reading Einstein's own words.' From the writings that revealed the famous Theory of

Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate Coursebook w/ DVD-Rom Pack - David Cotton

The 3rd edition Course Book includes: | All new reading texts from the Financial Times | All new case studies with opinions from successful consultants who work in the real world of business | All new listening texts reflecting the global nature of business | New 'Business Across Cultures' spreads