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Eastern & Native Religion

Lighting the Way

Posted Fri, 04/22/2011 - 8:32pm by fred
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Book Number: 
400
Date Fred Read: 
March 2011
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
the Dalai Lama
Total Pages: 
129
Publisher: 
Snow Lion Publications
Year: 
2007

The Dalai Lama, leader of the Tibetan people and a Nobel Peace Laureate, has become a global spiritual leader whose commitment to peace and non-violence has been widely recognized and whose message of universal and individual responsibility has won worldwide admiration and acclaim. (For his books I’ve read, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Analects of Confucius: With A Selection of the Sayings of Mencius, The Way and Its Power of Laozi

Posted Sun, 05/23/2010 - 7:13pm by fred
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Book Number: 
356
Date Fred Read: 
May 2010
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Confucius
Author: 
Mencius
Author: 
Lao Tzu
Total Pages: 
196
Publisher: 
Signature Press
Year: 
2008

The Chinese philosophers Confucius, Mencius, and Laozi (or Lao Tzu) lived from the 6th to the 4th centuries BC, a period of spiritual awakening when philosophers and religious leaders in diverse cultures throughout the world appeared as teachers. This was a gift book. (For books by an author, click on his name.)  Read more

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The Way of Lao Tzu [Tao te ching]

Posted Wed, 03/17/2010 - 2:59pm by fred
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Book Number: 
345
Date Fred Read: 
March 2010
Fred's Rating: 
5
Author: 
Lao Tzu
Author: 
Wing-Tsit Chan
Total Pages: 
345
Publisher: 
Prentice Hall
Year: 
1963

The translation, introductory essays, comments, and notes by Wing-Tsit Chan are why this book was given to me by a Chinese friend, who knew the lack of such were serious omissions of the illustrated book 188 – Tao Te Ching. Wing-Tsit Chan (1901-1994) was one of the world’s leading scholars of Chinese philosophy and religion. (For books by Lao Tzu, click on his name.)  Read more

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Tao Te Ching, 25th-Anniversary Edition (Mandarin-Chinese Edition)

Posted Tue, 03/17/2009 - 2:13pm by fred
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Book Number: 
188
Date Fred Read: 
January 2007
Fred's Rating: 
4
Author: 
Lao Tzu
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 Tzu'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 Chinese friends as the best of many. (For books by Lao Tzu, click on his name.)  Read more

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Many Ways to Nirvana: Reflections and Advice on Right Living

Posted Sun, 03/15/2009 - 4:52pm 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 - 4:42pm 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 - 4:50pm 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 - 9:03am 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 - 8:45am 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 - 1:00pm 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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