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Ma & Me

The Story of an Apprenticeship

by Thomas "Billy" Byrom ...

A spiritual memoir both timeless and contemporary, Ma and Me invites us to follow the author into ever deeper waters. We meet him as a young Oxford Don who studies the classics of many mystical traditions, but remains hungry for more. We accompany him through his own opening awareness, then through an apprenticeship with an unconventional guru, and into his own reckoning with illness and early ... Read more

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A spiritual memoir both timeless and contemporary, Ma and Me invites us to follow the author into ever deeper waters. We meet him as a young Oxford Don who studies the classics of many mystical traditions, but remains hungry for more. We accompany him through his own opening awareness, then through an apprenticeship with an unconventional guru, and into his own reckoning with illness and early
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Andrew Jackson for Kids

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Smith Show Media presents Andrew Jackson for Kids written by Mike Hill and read by Billy Thomas.This is a biography about Andrew Jackson for children. ... Read more

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Smith Show Media presents Andrew Jackson for Kids written by Mike Hill and read by Billy Thomas.This is a biography about Andrew Jackson for children.
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Izu Dancer and Other Stories

The Counterfeiter, Obasute, The Full Moon

by Yasunari Kawabata, Yasushi Inoue ...

This Japanese literature collection contains four translated stories from two of Japan's most beloved and acclaimed fiction writers.The Izu Dancer, Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travelers. As the six travelers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of ... Read more

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This Japanese literature collection contains four translated stories from two of Japan's most beloved and acclaimed fiction writers.The Izu Dancer, Yasunari Kawabata's first work to bring him recognition as a writer, is a novella about six Izu Peninsula travelers. As the six travelers journey together, intimacy develops and friendship overcomes class differences. Capturing the shy eroticism of
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On Love and Barley

Haiku of Basho

by Matsuo Basho ...

Translated by Lucien Stryk ...

Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness ... Read more

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Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness
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The Sound of Water

Haiku by Basho, Buson, Issa, and Other Poets

Series series Shambhala Centaur Editions
Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volumeThe haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from ... Read more

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Over 200 of the best haiku poems from Japanese literature, translated by one of America’s premier poet-translators and now in one giftable volumeThe haiku is one of the most popular and widely recognized poetic forms in the world. In just three lines a great haiku presents a crystalline moment of image, emotion, and awareness. This illustrated collection includes haiku by the great masters from
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Japanese Haiku

Translated by Peter Beilenson ...

by Basho, Buson ...

Series Book 1 - Peter Pauper Press Classic Haiku
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions ... Read more

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Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional impressions
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One Blade of Grass

Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir

by Henry Shukman ...

One man’s “beautifully written . . . hilariously funny” memoir of how the wisdom of Zen Buddhism helped him recover from longtime mental health struggles (Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones)One Blade of Grass tells the story of how a Zen meditation practice helped Henry Shukman to recover from the depression, anxiety, and chronic eczema he had since childhood and to integrate a ... Read more

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One man’s “beautifully written . . . hilariously funny” memoir of how the wisdom of Zen Buddhism helped him recover from longtime mental health struggles (Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones)One Blade of Grass tells the story of how a Zen meditation practice helped Henry Shukman to recover from the depression, anxiety, and chronic eczema he had since childhood and to integrate a
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The New Path

My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda

by Swami Kriyananda ...

The New Path tells the story of a young American's spiritual quest, his discovery of the powerful classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his subsequent meeting with-and acceptance as a disciple by-the book's author, the great spiritual teacher and yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda is an extraordinary narrator: He recreates the vibrancy of his guru's presence, remembers Yogananda's ... Read more

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The New Path tells the story of a young American's spiritual quest, his discovery of the powerful classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his subsequent meeting with-and acceptance as a disciple by-the book's author, the great spiritual teacher and yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda is an extraordinary narrator: He recreates the vibrancy of his guru's presence, remembers Yogananda's
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Japanese Haiku: The Four Seasons

Translated by Peter Beilenson ...

by Basho, Buson ...

Series Book 2 - Peter Pauper Press Classic Haiku
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goals were twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional ... Read more

$2.99 USD

Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilensons goals were twofold: to craft a book of haiku accessible to anyone, and to render his best guess at what the poets would have written in English. His translations preserve the sublime spirit of each verse, conjuring vivid visual and emotional
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Patience

A Little Book of Inner Strength

by Eknath Easwaran ...

Series Book 2 - Pocket Wisdom
This little book of wisdom is full of insights and advice from one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers."Patience is the ornament of the brave," Eknath Easwaran's wise grandmother used to say. Patience is also the mark of love, says Easwaran – with our children, our parents, our partners, our colleagues, and our communities.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual ... Read more

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This little book of wisdom is full of insights and advice from one of the twentieth century's great spiritual teachers."Patience is the ornament of the brave," Eknath Easwaran's wise grandmother used to say. Patience is also the mark of love, says Easwaran – with our children, our parents, our partners, our colleagues, and our communities.Easwaran is one of the twentieth century's great spiritual
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Hojoki

Visions of a Torn World

by Kamo no Chomei ...

Series series Rock Spring Collection of Japanese Literature
A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut.From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki ... Read more

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A luminous translation of the classic Buddhist poem.Japan's capital city of Kyoto was devastated by earthquake, storm, and fire in the late 12th century. Retreating from "this unkind world," the poet and Buddhist priest Kamo-no-Chomei left the capital for the forested mountains, where he eventually constructed his famous "ten-foot-square" hut.From this solitary vantage point Chomei produced Hojoki
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Comrade Loves of the Samurai

by Ihara Saikaku ...

Translated by E. Powys Mathers ...

In Comrade Loves of a Samurai, the theme of homosexual love between the samurai is explored.To the old Japanese such love among samurai was quite permissible. The sons of samurai families were urged to form homosexual alliances while youth lasted, and often these loves matured into lifelong companionships. Saikaku describes Japanese love scenes of all kinds with a frankness that has made him a ... Read more

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In Comrade Loves of a Samurai, the theme of homosexual love between the samurai is explored.To the old Japanese such love among samurai was quite permissible. The sons of samurai families were urged to form homosexual alliances while youth lasted, and often these loves matured into lifelong companionships. Saikaku describes Japanese love scenes of all kinds with a frankness that has made him a
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