Monastic Practices, Paperback

For three decades, Monastic Practices has been a valued resource for English-speaking aspirants to monastic life. In this second edition, updated a...

Reducere. Japan's monastic warriors have fared poorly in comparison to the samurai, both in terms of historical reputation and representations in popular cul...

Reducere. Each illumination begins with a story from the desert mystics and then evolves into a practical application. The qualities and practices include aw...

Reducere. In 1960, five young men arrived at the imposing gates of Parkminster, the largest center of the most rigorous and ascetic monastic order in the Wes...

Reducere. -A comprehensive resource for understanding the various components of spiritual direction -The first such resource written entirely by spiritual di...

Reducere. "Truly seeking God" is the one requirement Saint Benedict establishes for the admission of a candidate to the monastery. Once inside, that is exact...

An introduction to the spiritual legacy of Thomas Merton Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most influential spiritual figures of the...

Reducere. In the opening volume of his memoirs, Acharya Satyananda recounts his first twelve years with his guru, Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, during which he be...

A guidebook on how to embody compassionate awareness in all of our relationships--with self, one another, and our planet--in an age of global uncer...

Reducere. How and when did the many schools of Buddhism emerge? How does the historical figure of Siddartha Guatama relate to the many teachings that are pre...

Buddhism is a vast and complex religious and philosophical tradition with a history that stretches over 2, 500 years, and which is now followed by ...

Reducere. "He has opened the stately grounds of scholarship to the public so that nothing of value and interest shall be missed. His readers are given an opp...

Originally published in the Journal of the American Oriental Society, this English translation of The Life of Saint Simeon the Stylite is a fascina...

Reducere. Many are searching for a deeper spiritual life. Yet, often seekers don't really know where to begin. In this short book, James Alexander demystifie...

This book outlines the life of spiritual diplomacy of the 14th Dalai Lama and his emergence as a global peace icon. It traces his evolution as a Ti...