Now I'm getting the chance to read books I didn't have time for before. Think of me whenever you see the slogan "So many books, so little time!" Now I've got the time.  Cheers, Fred.

Eastern & Native Religion

Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (Mandarin_chinese Edition)

Posted Tue, 03/17/2009 - 1:13pm by fred
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Book Number: 
188
Date Fred Read: 
January 2007
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Lao Tsu
Author: 
Gia-Fu Feng (translator)
Author: 
Jane English (artist)
Total Pages: 
162
Publisher: 
Vintage; 25 Anv edition
Year: 
1997

This edition of the Tao Te Ching has 81 of Lao Tsu's poems side-by-side with 81 photos - a lavishly illustrated (in black-and-white) 25th Anniversary Edition. This edition of his classic poetry was recommended to me by some Chinese friends as the best of many versions.  Read more

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Many Ways to Nirvana: Reflections and Advice on Right Living

Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 3:52pm by fred
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Book Number: 
156
Date Fred Read: 
June 2006
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
the Dalai Lama
Total Pages: 
193
Publisher: 
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year: 
2005

This book by the Dalai Lama is a collection of five lectures. Amazon.com lists dozens of books and audios by or about him: Tenzin Gyatso - the XIV Dalai Lama. (For his books I've read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying

Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 3:42pm by fred
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Book Number: 
155
Date Fred Read: 
May 2006
Fred's Rating: 
3
Author: 
Sogyal Rinpoche
Total Pages: 
370
Publisher: 
HarperOne
Year: 
1994

This book by Sogyal Rinpoche has long been regarded as a “mystical classic” by Buddhists and students of religion. An international bestseller, it has also achieved recognition as one of the most complete and authoritative contemporary presentation of Tibetan Buddhist teachings.  Read more

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Live in a Better Way: Reflections on Truth, Love, and Happiness

Posted Fri, 03/13/2009 - 3:50pm by fred
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Book Number: 
140
Date Fred Read: 
January 2006
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
the Dalai Lama
Total Pages: 
196
Publisher: 
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year: 
2002

For comments on the Dalai Lama, see my reviews of other books by him (just click on his name). This book has a fact-filled Introduction by Lama Thubten Zopa Rinpoche. It is a compilation of selected lectures delivered at annual celebrations in Tushita, India, that includes some Q&A sessions.  Read more

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Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux

Posted Tue, 03/10/2009 - 8:03am by fred
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Book Number: 
89
Date Fred Read: 
December 2004
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
John G. Neihardt
Total Pages: 
274
Publisher: 
University of Nebraska Press
Year: 
1988

John G. Neihardt first met Black Elk in 1930. Black Elk Speaks was first published in 1932. The 3 Appendices (22 pp) should be read. The University of Nebraska published 8 other books by Neihardt about the Sioux.  Read more

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Science of Being and Art of Living: Transcendental Mediation

Posted Tue, 03/10/2009 - 7:45am by fred
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Book Number: 
88
Date Fred Read: 
November 2004
Fred's Rating: 
1
Author: 
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Total Pages: 
304
Publisher: 
Plume
Year: 
2001

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (His Holiness) is the founder of the Worldwide Transcendental Meditation Movement. This book was first published in 1963 and extended thereafter. (Six Appendices add 74 pp.)  Read more

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Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World

Posted Sat, 03/07/2009 - 12:00pm by fred
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Book Number: 
69
Date Fred Read: 
March 2004
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Thich Nhat Hanh
Total Pages: 
208
Publisher: 
Free Press
Year: 
2004

This book's subtitle tells you how all-encompassing Thich Nhat Hanh's message is in this book. It also includes the 2-pp UNESCO Manifesto 2000 for peace seeking. (For his books I/ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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Native Wisdom: Perceptions of the Natural Way

Posted Tue, 03/03/2009 - 2:08pm by fred
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Book Number: 
62
Date Fred Read: 
December 2003
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Ed McGaa
Total Pages: 
224
Publisher: 
Four Directions PR; 1st edition
Year: 
1995

Ed McGaa, Eagle Man, Oglala Sioux, former Marine pilot and lawyer, now practices, speaks and writes about Native American religions. Appendices B and C give Lakota Sioux Words and Lakota Sioux Songs.  Read more

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Advice on Dying: And Living a Better Life

Posted Sat, 02/28/2009 - 10:12am by fred
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Book Number: 
41
Date Fred Read: 
July 2003
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
the Dalai Lama
Total Pages: 
215
Publisher: 
Atria
Year: 
2002

This book was written by the Dalai Lama and was translated by Jeffrey Hopkins, who also wrote the Foreword. In this book the Dalai Lama uses a wide range of traditions and beliefs to explore the stages we all go through when we die. (For all my reviews of the author, click on his name.)  Read more

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Buddha

Posted Wed, 02/25/2009 - 2:56pm by fred
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Book Number: 
37
Date Fred Read: 
June 2003
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Karen Armstrong
Total Pages: 
187
Publisher: 
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Year: 
2004

“Buddha” is one of the Penguin Lives Series of biographies of famous people. Amazon.com has very many entries for Karen Armstrong. (For her books I've read, click on her name.)  Read more

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