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    The Dalai Lama's Book of Awakening

    The Dalai Lama's Book of Awakening

    Author: HH the Dalai Lama
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Buddhism / Spirituality
    A small format book of Buddhist teaching from the Dalai Lama written with his inimitable style and humour. Many books of his teachings are now…… Read More »
    Manual of the Warrior of Light

    Manual of the Warrior of Light

    Author: Paulo Coelho
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    An inspiring series of reflections set within a larger narrative structure. The reflections are a page or less and explore the human condition. They are…… Read More »
    Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Major Works

    Gerard Manley Hopkins, The Major Works

    Author: Catherine Phillips
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Poetry & Literature
    A new edition of Hopkins' works in Oxford World's Classics containing his best known poems (including some in Latin and Greek!) as well as a…… Read More »
    Chartres, and the Birth of the Cathedral

    Chartres, and the Birth of the Cathedral

    Author: Titus Burckhardt
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Architecture / Spirituality
    This remarkable book begins with a clear statement of intent: 'The purpose of this book is to evoke as authentically as possible the spiritual climate…… Read More »
    Learning to Fall

    Learning to Fall

    Author: Philip Simmons
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Health & Spirituality
    Subtitled 'the rewards of an imperfect life', this book is an absolute classic that deserves all the testimonials on the cover from the likes of…… Read More »
    Christian Though - A Brief History

    Christian Though - A Brief History

    Authors: Adrian Hastings, Alistair Mason, Hugh Pyper
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Christian Theology / Intellectual History
    A series of essays on Christian intellectual history drawn from the Oxford Companion to Christian Thought. It covers not only history but different traditions east…… Read More »
    Neoplatonism and Indian Philosophy

    Neoplatonism and Indian Philosophy

    Author: Paulos Mar Gregorios
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Philosophy / Comparative Religion
    A remarkable collection of scholarly essays addressing similarities in themes or philosophical systems between Western Neoplatonic writers and certain major classical and more contemporary Hindu…… Read More »
    Embracing the Beloved - Relationship as a Path of Awakening

    Embracing the Beloved - Relationship as a Path of Awakening

    Authors: Ondrea Levine, Stephen Levine
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality / Relationships
    Stephen Levine is well known for his work on meditation and in the death and dying field. Here he brings his own and his wife's…… Read More »
    The Vision of the Fool and other Writings

    The Vision of the Fool and other Writings

    Author: Cecil Collins
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Art & Spirituality
    Readers unacquainted with the art and writings of Cecil Collins should give themselves a present of this beautifully produced book. Collins was an artist deeply…… Read More »
    The Alphabet of Paradise

    The Alphabet of Paradise

    Author: Howard Cooper
    Reviewer: David Lorimer
    Category: Spirituality
    This book is literally set out as an alphabet - awe, bodies, creativity, dreams etc. In the introduction the author explains that he hopes to…… Read More »
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