"Join Wes "Scoop" Nisker on a wild ride between West and East on his quest for true self and enlightenment. Combining personal memoir and social commentary, Nisker illuminates modern America's spiritual hunger and chronicles the formation of today's mindfulness movement. His journey begins in Nebraska as the son of Polish Jewish immigrants and the only young man in his small town to be Bar Mitzvah'ed and continues through the Bay Area's heyday-including the Beat and hippie movements, as seen from his vantage point as a high-profile newscaster-to the birth of the environmental movement and the social and spiritual blossoming of Western culture"--
"This guide to Integrative Medicine, based on quantum science, combines studies in consciousness, with alternative systems of healing such as Ayurveda and Yoga to produce a new science of health which sees disease as a health disorder. Required reading for health professionals and anyone looking for a deeper understanding of wellness. Inspired by the Dalai Lama to apply the integrative ideas of quantum science to practical everyday problems in people's lives, famed physicist Amit Goswami began working in 1999 in the field of health and healing. His first task was to use the new quantum metaphysics to provide a basic science for the systems of alternative medicine and thus begin a tentative integrative medicine. This was accomplished in The Quantum Doctor, first published in 2004. What was still lacking was a unified theory of health leading to a new science of health which would treat disease as a health disorder. Much more expertise in specifics was needed for such a project. In 2016, Goswami partnered with Valentina Onisor, MD, trained in both allopathic and most systems of alternative medicine as well including Ayurveda, yoga, naturopathy, aromatherapy, and homeopathy. This book is the culmination of their efforts to date. It is intended for both laypeople and health professionals"--
Second edition, including new prefaceFreedom is Not Free.Beginning with WW II Allied raids on Nazi Germany, the story continues with the onset of the Cold War, development of the jet-engine bomber, and the US strategy of nuclear deterrence. The ultimate sacrifice by some crews of the USAF B-47 Fleet-the high price of preserving the peace."Wright Peak Elegy is a fascinating account of how 4 young American aircrew members gave their lives in the defense of our nation during the Cold War. It's an accurate account of the post-WW2 international situation, the creation of the Strategic Air Command and its demanding training environment, the B-47 bomber at the leading edge of the technology of the time, and a flight profile in which everything that could go wrong did and caused the loss of Pete 67 and its crew. This book by Alan Maddaus is a fitting tribute to their memory." -Frank Baehre, Lt Col, USAF (Retired), B-52 and FB-111 pilot and former curator of the Plattsburgh AFB Museum"In January 1962, a U.S. Air Force B-47 and its crew, on a nighttime training run in stormy weather, disappeared. Excruciating days later, wreckage and remains were spotted mere feet below the summit of a 4,580-foot Adirondack mountain. In Wright Peak Elegy, Alan Maddaus precisely yet sensitively probes the engineering and management factors that fed into the tragedy, plus its impact on survivors and on future Air Force protocol." - Neal Burdick, Adirondack writer/editor"Alan Maddaus has spun a saga that will appeal to history and aviation buffs alike. Expertly researched and footnoted, Wright Peak Elegy is an account of events before and after the tragic 1962 crash of B-47 bomber call sign Pete 67 in the Adirondacks. Although the aircraft was considered "state of the art" sixty years ago, its systems would be considered primitive compared to what is available today. That fact, coupled with a training area that is brutally unforgiving of any incapacity or neglect, and there was a recipe for disaster. The author has an appropriately reverential attitude toward the lost crew and their kin. He reminds us that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance and good judgement on the training field and on the battlefield. Highly Recommended." - Michael C. Collins, retired US Army aviator and pilot for New York State Aviation
A lighthearted comedy about the way a spiritual teacher tries to empower his followers, but they invest him with all the power.brilliant, wise, moving, and funny. Like,reallyfunny. Spiritual writing like this is rare. Shozen Jack Haubner, author ofZen ConfidentialHenry Hank Wilder, a divorced loner, is unsuccessfully trying to establish a new Zen center when he accidentally cures an ex-girlfriends recurring cancer with his touch and discoversat least this is what people keep telling himthat he has healing powers.Suddenly the empty zendo is overcrowded with Zen students who also want to be touched and healed by Hank. At first he resists, but when he cures a local Mexican boy of a bad limp, his reputation takes off. A TV story on Hanks healings goes viral. The Latino community shows up, bearing food and icons of the Virgin of Guadalupe. Hank befriends a Catholic priest and falls in love again. When his life gets totally out of hand, he escapes to Mexico on a spiritual odyssey and finds out who he really is.
Strands mystical poems to Ma Kali, the Dark Goddess of India, as occasioned by his encounters with the material dealt in depth in both Waking Up to the Dark and the Way of the Rose.A treasure of mystical poetry, these poems pulsate with truth. Carolyn Myss, author ofIntimate Conversations with the DivineandAnatomy of the SpiritIn the early hours of June 16, 2011, Clark Strand witnessed a startling apparition of the Divine Feminine in the form of a young woman with an X of black electrical tape over Her mouth. Strand removed the tape, and She began to speak of a coming age of chaos and collapse in which the world of humankind would be severely chastened so that Her worldthe world of Naturecould be renewed. Overwhelmed by the presence of One so fully Other, Strand found that love was the only language that would suffice. Drawing inspiration from Song of Songs and the Bengali mystics Ramprasad and Sri Ramakrishna, he began a series of poems to Ma Kali, the Dark Goddess of India, the words to which often came from the Great Mother Herself.
Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare the lives and teachings of three of the world's most admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master. They lived during the same turbulent century. They integrated mystical experiences of the sacred into their lives, and they can inspire us to do the same.Enlightened Contemporaries combines robust scholarship with brisk, engaging, lyrical prose. Offering a thorough introduction for the general reader as well as specialists, it will appeal to those who enjoy an interfaith approach to spiritual exploration, one that links Christian, Buddhist, and Islamic mystical teachings within a vibrant historical context and shows how they not only complement each other but remain profoundly relevant in the twenty-first century. Bringing Saint Francis, Dogen, and Rumi vividly to life as complex and compelling human beings, Enlightened Contemporaries lucidly explains their spiritual paths, explores the dynamic age in which these three pioneering teachers struggled and triumphed, and investigates their remarkable poetry. It also deftly examines how Francis, Dogen, and Rumi engaged the world in the context of five shared themes: spiritual love, nature, the body, the role of women, and balancing retreat from society with active involvement. By interweaving the spiritual lives of these Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim teachers, Enlightened Contemporaries will help readers enhance their own lives and find new paths of spiritual understanding.
Interviews with leading spiritual teachers and their students probe the promise and perils of the teacher-student relationship.
An in-depth dialogue on the nature of science between post-materialist biologist Rupert Sheldrake and renowned skeptic Michael Shermer
Leaders of theological and personal transformation share their visions of the divine in light of their own personal journeys
Sacred cross-cultural images of the Goddess combined with myth and meditations are the perfect empowerment tool for all generations in this #MeToo Moment.
The long-awaited paperback edition of the sequel to the best-selling novel The Passion of Mary Magdalen.
This collection of genuine teachings resonates with an authenticity that comes from Yoshin's many years of practice. It is both profound and practical.
Rooted in ancient Hawaiian teachings, this book will provoke readers into new ways of seeing themselves and the world.
With The Elemental Body you will craft a personal understanding of how the four elements essential to life-Air, Earth, Fire and Water-weave together within your body and your environment. Beauty, movement, nature and art are completely enmeshed in the journey you will take with this guidebook. The soul-stirring wonderment of life expressing itself- both intrinsic and extraordinary-is paramount in what we share with you. Through embodied explorations from the somatic practice Continuum, you will investigate movement, breath, sound and creativity; fostering inquiry in all aspects of your being, awakening you to kinship with the natural world and the artistry in all life.
2023 Foreword INDIES Award Winner | Silver: TravelA pilgrimage-turned-adventure story in pursuit of a pagan mystery on the Camino de Santiago across France and Spain"In Beebe Bahrami’s The Way of the Wild Goose, a mystery, the wild feminine, and trail magic come together on the Camino de Santiago....Bahrami affirms that the Camino is more than a mere road—it’s an initiation. With skill and insight, she details the joys, challenges, and human kindness she experienced on this ‘great leyline forged from the mix of natural earth energies with the human imagination’ that became her road to self-discovery and a heart-centered life." —Foreword Reviews; starred reviewWith three pilgrimages across southern France and northern Spain defining author and anthropologist Beebe Bahrami’s single journey on the Camino de Santiago, The Way of the Wild Goose recounts an inner and outer journey full of wild nature, ancient roads and history, quirky pilgrims, wise and humorous locals, and mysterious folklore. It’s a compelling tale of quest, initiation, and transformation following the Way of Saint James.The book is also a detective story that reveals an old mystery: Why is the goose associated with the medieval Camino de Santiago, and how did it come to preserve a whole universe of pagan, pre-Christian lore in one innocent symbol? Longtime trekker Bahrami decided to find out, and unknowingly catapulted herself into a true wild goose chase, unearthing a magnetically alive and meaningful long walk on the ancient roads in France and Spain—and a journey into the Self.
Judaism Without Tribalism is a blessing, a much-needed challenge, and a deep well of wisdom and sanity. Natalie GoldbergThis book investigates Judaism at its bestand sanest. It strips away outdated and harmful beliefs that have accrued over the centuries and returns to the essential truths that are too-often ignored in favor of tradition, tribal identity, or the claims of the powerful.The result is a vibrant Judaism for the 21st century and beyonda Judaism that draws deeply from history and scripture yet addresses the unmet needs of the present and the future. It is a Judaism that is open and accessible to everyone.Judaism without tribalism is a call to be a light unto the nations, and a blessing to all the people of the earth. It is a Judaism free from legalism and tribalisma Judaism that refuses to serve patriarchy and power.Written by one of today's most respectedand most unconventionalJewish thinkers, Judaism Without Tribalism is a manifesto, an invitation to completeness, and a call for inner and outer spiritual revolution. It is also a deeply practical guide to living authentically, breath by breath and day by day.
Do survivors of life's greatest trials possess a secret knowledge? Is there an art to survivala map for crossing the wildernessor daily life? Why do some people blossom through adversity while others stop growing? Drawing on twenty years' experience in this field, using stories, parable, and scientific data, acclaimed memoirist Mark Matousek gives the first-ever comprehensive look at this mysterious phenomenon of viriditas, the power of drawing passion, beauty, and wisdom from the unlikeliest places. Matousek interviews hundreds of well-known survivorsincluding Joan Didion, Elie Wiesel, and Isabel Allendeand experts such as Jon Kabat-Zinn, Jonathan Kozol, and Sogyal Rimpoche. He includes extraordinary testimonials, from a Tibetan nun imprisoned by the Chinese at age eleven and the women of Calama, Chile, digging for their "e;disappeared,"e; among countless others. Drawing insight and advice from these many heroic individuals, Matousek presents a chorus of wisdom for how to survive our own livesthe vicissitudes of being humanand prevail.
Because her family constantly had to flee the repercussions of her father's gambling addiction, Francine Glasser was consigned to a childhood devoid of connection and marked by loss after loss of everything she cherished. Friends, relatives, pets, and possessions were left behind each time her family ran from debt collectors, sometimes in the middle of the night, and left town for yet another hopeless new start. For Francine, painful memories of those rootless years were like the fragments of color, light, and darkness in a kaleidoscope. But years later, clinging to her love for the father responsible for her lost childhood, those shards of glass would reorganize into patterns of forgiveness, stability, beauty, and peace.This book was conceived long ago, because Francine had always wanted to tell the story of her search for a forever home. Years later, as a practicing psychotherapist and social worker her life was invested in hearing the stories and traumas of those whom she counseled and helped make peace with their past. In this book, Francine has sought to make peace with her own past by introducing readers to all the important people, places, and things in her life on the run. Today, she is home at last, yet struggling with symptoms of Agoraphobia. The pieces of a child's shattered life, as seen through the metaphor of a kaleidoscope, have finally come together to complete this part of her story.
Goldsberry walks us through the mystery of death and what follows as seen through the eyes of the wisdom traditions.
While researching celestial mythology at Brigham Young University, John McHugh stumbled upon the arcane code that is the template for the legends and miracles in all Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic scriptures. This code was embedded in the archaic Mesopotamian belief system that conceptualized the astral sky as the "e;heavens,"e; and its constellations and planets as deities inhabiting this divine realm. Celestial tableaux were understood as historical scenes that had once taken place on earth. Mesopotamian astronomers were regarded as magicians, the magi, whose task was to interpret and elaborate secretly on this "e;Heavenly Writing"e;- the literal writing of the gods. The Celestial Code of Scriptures is the first book to present and explain this secret Mesopotamian cipher.
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