Philosophy and Religion

What does it mean to follow the path of Christ today? Former Catholic monk and mystic Jim Marion believes if you want to join Christ in the Kingdom of Heaven, you must strive for inner spiritual growth during your lifetime. It's not something that automatically happens to Christians after death, nor can the Church do it for you. Inner spiritual growth, says Marion, has always been the true essence

Retreats in darkness have been used by all the great spiritual traditions for thousands of years as a method for tapping deep clarity, accessing sacred wisdom, connecting with the Divine, and training to transform the mind/body system into a manifestation of wisdom. In dark retreat, the practitioner lives in complete darkness--eating, sleeping, meditating, and simply existing in a world without

Paradise is not the state of being in harmony, but the process of harmonizing. It is not a garden of bliss, but the bliss of gardening. Paradise is about mending the self, restoring the balance, getting back into tune, bringing all our discarded and forgotten parts into the whole. That means paying attention to and honoring synchronicities, precognitive dreams, telepathic communications, vision

Is God dead? Jim Marion says that what has really died is our myth of God, our worn-out notion of the deity in the sky, separate from us, who intervenes in our lives only when petitioned strenuously.

Eternal Life and How to Enjoy It is a real-life tour of what awaits us in the afterlife, as told by a guide Henry, who just happens to be dead. Author Gordon Phinn has been in communication with Henry for many years and brings us the tragicomic tale in his own inimitable style. Henry, a so-called "boring accountant," relates how--immediately after being killed in a car crash--he is welcomed by

If you have wanted to have an out-of-body experience, but were intimidated by books on the subject, Out-of-Body Exploring is for you! This is an entry-level-to-expert book--everything from what OBEs are, to how you can have your own anytime you want. Preston Dennett began his explorations beyond the physical body nearly twenty years ago in an attempt to contact his deceased mother. Thousands of

"The Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands." aActs 7: 48

"A Church Not Made with Hands" is written for those who are seeking a deeper spiritual connection to Jesus. Using Jesus' own words, Michael Roden strips away centuries of dogma to reveal the mysticism underlying the New Testamentaand Christian spirituality.

Jesus for the Rest of Us by John Selby is written for the many millions of Americans who don't find traditional or right-wing Christian theologies fulfilling, but who want to explore the direct meditative experience of Jesus' presence and guidance in their lives. Despite an artificially-boosted high profile, fundamentalist Christians actually make up less than 7 percent of the American public.

When a local psychic reduces Chicago's popular, down-to-earth sportscaster Tim Weigel to tears, his daughter Jenniffer questions her own spiritual beliefs. STAY TUNED is Jenniffer's story of a father and daughter's journey from materialistic journalists to spiritually attuned spiritual beings - a journey that continues even after his death.During his illness, while Tim turns to alternative treatme

This book is constructed around a series of late night conversations between Cheryl Simone and Sadhguru Vasudev at her mountain retreat in rural Georgia. Part personal journey, part teaching book, MIDNIGHTS WITH THE MYSTIC is the most thorough exposition of the teaching of India's most sought after mystic. Jaggi challenges us to embrace the possibility that to each of is available a higher realm o

Drawing on myth, folklore, poetry, and the tales of Celtic gods and heroes, 366 Celt provides 366 daily meditations to show how anyone can explore the power of Celtic spirituality throughout the year. Topics covered include: The magic of the Druids Animals and plants of Celtic lore Fairy stories and heroes of old Sacred sites and ancient treasures The holy days of the wheel of the year McCol

Millions of people have read all three volumes in the Conversations with God series. The Conversations with God Guidebook invites Walsch fans not only to delve more deeply into the concepts and principles delineated in his bestselling series, but, more importantly, to experience those teachings. The goal here is to create for readers an interactive experience that will provide them the opportunity

Living the good life doesn't require a lot of money or even any faith. THE TEN GOLDEN RULES condenses the wisdom of the ancient Greeks into 10 memorable and easy-to-understand rules that, if lived by, can enable modern readers to have rich, meaningful lives.Each chapter examines a rule:Examine life Worry only about those things under your control Treasure friendship Experience true pleasure Master

Profound and amusing, this book provides a viable approach to answering the perennial questions: Who am I? Why am I here? How can I live a meaningful life? For Asma, the answers are to be found in Buddhism. There have been a lot of books that have made the case for Buddhism. What makes this book fresh and exciting is Asma's iconoclasm, irreverence, and hardheaded approach to the subject. He is di

We are in trouble. The social, financial, and religious institutions are crumbling. The criminal justice system is a prime example of society's dysfunction. Courtroom veteran and law professor Sylvia Clute was burned out on the American system of justice. What she saw on a daily basis was all too often the miscarriage of justice. Because of her legal background, Clute focuses on legal horror stori

Brain Haycock was a cabdriver - who happened to be a Buddhist. During the course of his career as a cabdriver, he learned that each fare provided an opportunity to learn the life lessons of the Buddha.So, hop in and buckle up; we'll be making several stops on this trip. We're off on our journey to self-discovery, passing through the precepts, the four noble truths, taking a hard left to stop and g

The theme of this helpful gift book is that when we surrender our wills to a Higher Power our lives become less stressful, more focused and more open to the miraculous. In addition to her own stories, Gallagher draws on a wide range of material - pearls of wisdom, golden nuggets and priceless gems from Norman Vinicent Peale, Martin Luther King, Jr.,Sam Ervin, Rumi, Martin Buber, Rachel Naomi Remen

After the publication of Conversations With God, readers from around the world wrote to Walsch, sharing their own direct experiences of what happens when God steps in. This is the paperback edition of the inspirational book of stories from Neale Donald Walsch's readers that was originally published in 2001 under the title Moments of Grace which sold nearly 50,000 copies.Here, Walsch recounts eight

This is the perfect beginner's guide to Buddhism. Organised in an easy to use Question and Answer format, Manuel answers the many common questions people have about Buddhism, such as:- "Do you have a book like the Bible or Koran?"- "What do Buddhists believe?" - "Are there core teachings?" - "Do you believe in a god?" - "Do some people have good karma and some bad?" - "Why do the monks, nuns and p

From the mother of the Evolutionary Consciousness Movement, comes this unique manual for the emergence of the Universal Human. Visionary and futurist, Barbara Marx Hubbard, shows how we are all emerging into a new type of human connected through the heart to the whole of life, evolving consciously and helping to co-create a new and better world to live in. In EMERGENCE she offers a completely new