How to be Caring – An Ancient Guide to a Compassionate Life
This book presents selections from the classic eighth century Buddhist text How to Live an Awakened Life, effectively a guide to becoming a Bodhisattva. Shantideva…… Read More »
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
How to Cope – An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship
This is a new translation of selections from Boethius’ (480-524 CE) famous work Consolations of Philosophy. His life trajectory resembles that of Nicolas Fouquet, Louis…… Read More »
The Ripple of Awakening
Through her own process of spiritual awakening, the author passes on the benefit of her experience in the various high and low phases through which…… Read More »
God, The Science, The Evidence, The Dawn of a Revolution
Authors: Michel-Yves Bolloré, Olivier Bonnassies
Reviewer: Gunnel Minett
Category: Philosophy Spirituality
God is said to be big business in the publishing world at the moment and this book has already become a bestseller across Europe. The…… Read More »
Sacred Mysticism of Egypt
This is a powerful story of initiation into the teachings of ancient Egypt, specifically of Isis (Iset) as a way of reawakening this latent knowledge…… Read More »
I Am Shakti
The author of this remarkable book is a former nun, teacher of Ayurveda, humanitarian, and world peace activist promoting the principles of ahimsa. Her exploration…… Read More »
Sophia – Goddess of Wisdom and Guardian of the Earth
This is a remarkable text – the fruit of deep inner exploration – which was rewritten after the author’s near-death experience as he journeyed more…… Read More »
Life of St. Paisios of Athos (1924-1994)
I came across St Paisios while reading The Mountain of Silence by Kyriacos Markides, and wanted to find out more, hence purchasing this short book…… Read More »
The Art of the Self – The Blue Book of Eranos Founder Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn
Readers may recall that I reviewed a book about Emma Jung-Rauschenbach in April, and below you will find the latest volume from CG Jung’s lectures…… Read More »
Begetting – What does it mean to create a child?
Mara lectures and philosophy at the University of Saint Andrews, and is the author of Dark Matters: Pessimism and the Problem of Suffering and Hopeful…… Read More »