Other religions and spiritual beliefs Books

The Tao Te Ching is the greatest guiding treatise for living by divine, natural providence, born of an inherent spiritual wisdom lost by a human race that has buried that wisdom beneath the pretenses of knowledge, power, covetousness and control. Taoism...

Stark Raving Zen is the story of how one woman came home to her soul on a road trip from Minnesota to California, a journey both terrifying and beautiful. Her only physical companion through each stage of this sudden awakening was her dog, Arya, who...

This amazing book chronicles sixty plus years of a modern mystic's experience of the subtle worlds of spirit. Taking the attitude of a field biologist David Spangler shares his rich experience and wisdom gleaned from encountering Angels, post-mortem...

Many young people are beset by a host of fears, worries, anxieties and insecurities that make for superficial and discouraging relationships, lack of motivation, and confused, escapist or hedonistic lifestyle choices that can determine a future riddled...

 ‘. . . the Days immediately associated with the Manifestation of God possess a unique distinction and occupy a station which no mind can ever comprehend.’ Bahá’u’lláhThe 19th century was unique in every...

Randy Woodley, a Keetowah Cherokee, casts a biblical, multiethnic vision for people of every nation, tribe and tongue to live in community together. Includes a study guide.

 Spirits from the Edge of the World is a compilation of oral shamanic history gathered from 1994 to the present.The Ulchi are Manchu-Tungus speaking peoples who gave the word “shaman” to the world. These people have inhabited the regions...

""The Religion of the Sikhs"" is a book written by Dorothy Field in 1914. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Sikh religion, its history, beliefs, practices, and customs. It covers the life and teachings of the founder of the Sikh faith,...

The Faith of Japan is a book written by Tasuku Harada in 1914. The book delves into the religious beliefs and practices of Japan, exploring the country's unique blend of Shintoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. Harada provides a historical context for the...

The Book of the Simple Way of Laotze is a classic text written by Tao-Teh-King that provides insight into the teachings of Laotze, a contemporary of Confucius who lived in China during the 6th century B.C. This book is a collection of aphorisms and...

Taoist Teachings From The Book Of Lieh Tzu is a book that was first published in 1912 and is based on the teachings of Lieh Tzu, a Taoist philosopher who lived in ancient China. The book contains a collection of stories, parables, and teachings that are...

Il libro ""Lezioni Su Gli Statuti Del Sagr�������Ordine Gerosolimitano Nell�������Universita Degli Studi Di Malta Per L�������Anno 1792"" scritto da Antonio Micallef, ����� un'opera che tratta degli statuti dell'Ordine di Malta durante l'anno 1792. Il...

Ihin Rere Ti Luku ni iwe yii to wa ni 1872 ni ojo ti o je Charles Andrew Gollmer ti o soro ni ede Yoruba. Iwe yii ni iwe ti o je awon ohun elo ti o dara lati owo awon eniyan ni ilu Luku. Ni iwe yii, Gollmer ti se awon ohun elo ti o dara lati owo awon...

David Romtvedt's No Way: An American "Tao Te Ching" explores the art of living in the fast-paced, dangerous, unpredictable contemporary world. Lucid and wise in the spirit of its ancient Chinese predecessor, No Way functions as a kind of...

Persian Language Version - The dramatic story of the beloved son of Bahá'u'lláh, who fell from a skylight in the roof of the prison where he, his family and many other Bahá'ís were imprisoned, and who sacrificed his life that others might attain the...

Christianity spread across North Africa early, and it remained there as a powerful force much longer than anticipated. While this African form of Christianity largely shared the Latin language and Roman culture of the wider empire, it also represented a...

A guide to awakening women's shamanic powers to heal ourselves and our planet.

The Correspondence Class Course in Yogi Philosophy and Oriental Occultism is a book written by Ramacharaka, a Yogi who explores the teachings of Eastern philosophy and spiritual practices. This book is a comprehensive guide to the principles of yogic...

A journey through the Book of CertitudeThe Kitáb-i-Íqán is one of the most important Writings of Bahá’u’lláh, the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. Bahá’u’lláh revealed this book within the space...

What is the “Mystic Path”; and Who is “the Beloved”?The answers to the above questions can be found in the following words revealed in the 19th century by Bahá ’u’lláh, the Prophet Founder of the...

Junun was the pen name of my dear grandfather, Jinab-i-Mirza Faraj’u’llah Fanaian who, in his early adolescence, set out upon the path followed by the unsung heroes and heroines of a heroic age. This was a time of great turmoil in Persia when...

The Guru-Disciple Relationship is one of a series of pocket-size booklets on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. These informal talks and essays offer inspiring and practical guidance for living our lives with grace...

The first book to compare Cuban American and African American religiosity, Afro-Cuban Theology argues that Afro-Cuban religiosity and culture are central to understanding the Cuban and Cuban American condition. Gonzalez interprets this saturation of the...

The Japanese Middle Ages were a period when forms of secrecy dominated religious practice. This fascinating collection traces out the secret characteristics and practices in Japanese religion, as well as analyzing the decline of religious esotericism in...

Naikan is a Japanese psychotherapeutic method which combines meditation-like body engagement with the recovery of memory and the reconstruction of one's autobiography in order to bring about healing and a changed notion of the self. Based on original...

In Buddhist thought and practice, death has always been a central concept. This book provides a careful and thorough analysis of the rituals and social customs surrounding death in the Theravada tradition of Sri Lanka. Rita Langer describes the rituals...

Recognized masterpieces of Indian literature, the Guru Granth Sahib and the Dasam Granth are fundamental to the Sikh religion, not only in the physical layout of temples and in ceremonies of worship, but as infallible reference texts offering counsel and...

Utopian writing offers a fascinating panorama of social visions; and the related forms of dystopia and anti-utopian satire extend this into the range of social nightmares. Originally published in 1988, this comparative study of utopian fiction by British...

Beha U'llah, Part 2: The Glory of God (1900) is a book written by Ibrahim George Kheiralla. The book is a continuation of his previous work, Beha U'llah, Part 1, which was published in 1899. The book is a detailed account of the life and teachings of...

This is a Comprehensive Survey of the Bhakti Movement as it sprang in South India to spread across the subcontinent in independent and multifarious manifestations yet marked with amazing commonalities. Spanning a period of 11 centuries starting from the...

A new and attentively restored dual-language edition of the 6th-century B.C.E. Chinese Philosophical and Spiritual classic, presented in the celebrated translation of James Legge with the original text at its side.Through 81 transcendent topics, Laozi...

The Advent of Divine Justice is a letter from Shoghi Effendi to the Baháʼís of the United States and Canada written on 25 December 1938. It describes the unique spiritual destiny of America, its role in establishing the Most Great Peace and the...

"Si estamos para vivir en un mundo sano, necesitamos reconectarnos con los bosques desde una base espiritual. El Llamado de los Árboles de Dorothy Maclean nos ayuda a ver, escuchar y sentir los bosques a través de los árboles y a reconocerlos a ellos...

In Advancing the Oneness of Humanity: The Olympic Games Kiser Barnes takes uson an exhilarating journey to the heart of the Olympic spirit. This compellingnarrative explores how Bahá'u'lláh's vision of the unity and oneness of humanityresonates with the...

The story of a well-connected, wealthy woman from the West whose devotion to a spiritual leader from the East transformed her life into one of selfless service to humanityThe Life of Laura Barney traces the journey of Laura Barney from her pampered...

Among those who visit 'Akká, some have made great forward strides. Lightless candles, they were set alight; withered, they began to bloom; dead, they were recalled to life and went home with tidings of great joy. 'Abdu'l-Bahá. . .each pilgrim brings back...

A story of love, belief and triumph. It is historic because it is the first time that the story of the House of the Báb in Bushehr has been told. It is also Manijeh's story, because she was the custodian of that holy place. This book describes a...

Paganistan - a moniker adapted by the Twin Cities Contemporary Pagan community - is the title of a history and ethnography of a regionally unique, urban, and vibrant community in Minnesota. The story of the community traces the formation of some of the...

This book explores the ways in which the ecologically centred Indian philosophy of Jainism could introduce a new and non-western methodology to environmental politics, with the potential to help the green movement find new audiences and a new voice...

Agnes Alexander was the only Hand of the Cause of God to be mentioned in the Tablets of the Divine Plan. 'Abdu'l-Bahá wrote of her: 'I declare by the Lord of Hosts that had this respected daughter founded an empire, that empire would not have been so...

The short prayer revealed by the Báb known as ‘The Remover of Difficulties’ is among those best known and most frequently recited by Bahá’ís all over the world. It is one of the first prayers learnt by...

Shoghi Effendi Through the Pilgrim's Eye tells the story of the Guardian's ministry from 1922 when the young Shoghi Effendi, just 24 years old, was charged with guiding the affairs of a worldwide Faith. Rather than a biography, it draws on the diary...

Light and glory, greeting and praise be upon the Hands of His Cause, through whom the light of fortitude hath shone forth . . . Bahá'u'lláhThe first Hands of the Cause of God were appointed by Bahá'u'lláh. They were given various responsibilities,...

The Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh is a unique and priceless heritage, unprecedented in past Dispensations. It carries within itself enormous potentialities for the future in the unfoldment of Bahá'u'lláh's new world order and ultimately the Golden Age of...

Door of Hope is an indispensable guide to the history and sites of pilgrimage of the Bahá'í Faith in the Holy Land. The author lived at the Bahá'í World Centre for twenty-five years, and used the opportunity to make the subject of this book his...

Leanne had it all—the relationship, the career, the dream home and lifestyle—what more could she want? But in spite of “having it all” her heart was longing for something else. Tormented and guilt-ridden by the thought of hurting...