A carefully edited and translated collection of Pre-Columbian spiritual texts authored by sages, priests and ancient nobility.  Included are poems, songs and verses that challenge 21st century readers to open their hearts and minds to the wisdom of the past and understand the richness of Mesomerican life and traditions.

Tolle expands on the freedom and joy of a life lived "in the now" to show how transcending our ego-based state of consciousness is not only essential to personal happiness but also the key to ending conflict and suffering throughout the world.

An accessible way to understand the beginnings of nonviolent practices within Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism and its impact on East Asian cultures.  These traditional practices can be applied and extended to meet contemporary problems in the West, is the author's premise, and hold promise for solving some of our most immediate ecological concerns of the time.

A story of provoking spiritual odyssey and also a story of the meeting between East and West in America, and the ways in which the encounter has transformed how all of us understand God and ourselves.

Illustrated with beautiful photographs, Mary Pope Osborne, captures the essence of the major world religions and writes about them with reverence and simplicity.  Both youngsters and adults can get an understanding of the culture and practices of each religion including; Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Traditional Chinese.

Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics outlines "wholesome, spiritual rebellion."  It explores key motifs of positive protest as "ordinary" self-actualizing adults describe what values motivate their quiet, responsible creation of the life they love.  In this book, the author emphasizes "that the self-actualizing men and women interviewed:

• know, or at least sense, who they are at their most noble, essential core;
• know, or at least sense, what they value in the highest, most elegant terms."

Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains how they are united by a common human yearning to experience the Divine.

The author has found the most useful question to ask in order to enhance the reader's understanding of the clear difference between the Eastern and Western philosophies and religions, especially the notion of "perfectibility."

This book offers a comprehensive view of the Dalai Lama, both his personal life and his thoughts on issues of global concern.

A study of the symbols, emblems, and imagery that characterize the major religions.