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Coming Back Alive

Coming Back Alive

Coming Back Alive: The Case for Reincarnation
Joe Fisher

978 0285 63597 5
Format PB
£10.99

“I am sure it will contribute substantially to explain and interest the average westerner in the subject of rebirth.” – From the Preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

The age-old belief in reincarnation is enjoying a revival. More and more people are asking ‘is this all there is?’ and opening themselves up to the possibility of returning to life in new bodies to continue their spiritual growth.

Reincarnation is not exclusive to the Hindu or Buddhist religions, it is part of the history of mankind.

In Coming Back Alive Joe Fisher explores the origins of belief in rebirth and examines the evidence for life after life while placing ideas of human reincarnation in the context of the life of the universe. Joe Fisher began to research past and future lives in 1982; the more deeply he delved the more he was swayed by the large body of evidence that supports the case for reincarnation.

He first published his findings in The Case for Reincarnation but has now revised and updated his work under the title Coming Back Alive. Including new material on the discarnate realm between incarnations, new developments in past-life therapy and childhood reincarnation memory of earlier lives and describing the continued progress made in reincarnation research since this work’s original publication.

“This is a particularly thorough and detailed examination of the concept of reincarnation… there is real depth and value in this book… I have yet to read a more absorbing and detailed (and, above all, readable) account of this subject.”
‘Prediction’

“Fascinating, and challenging”
‘Caduceus’

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Essays in Zen Buddhism

Essays in Zen Buddhism

Essays in Zen Buddhism
D.T. Suzuki

978 0285 63867 9
Format PB
£14.99

“Suzuki’s works on Zen Buddhism are among the best contributions to the knowledge of living Buddhism.”
Carl Jung

Knowledge of Zen Buddhism in the West is largely due to the work of D.T. Suzuki. Dr Suzuki reached his Zen enlightenment at the age of 27 and for the next 65 years he wrote widely about Buddhism and taught at universities in Europe and the US. He became the leading authority on Buddhism of the twentieth century and Essays in Zen Buddhism was the first book to fully introduce Zen in the West.

In Essays in Zen Buddhism Dr Suzuki outlines the origins of Zen as a unique Chinese interpretation of the Doctrine of Enlightenment and the aim of the specifically Zen tradition was to attain Satori (‘Sudden Enlightenment’). He describes how Satori can be achieved and the methods that can bring it about, but always stressed that Zen had to be a way of life that could cope with the demands and frustrations of daily life.

The clarity of Dr Suzuki’s writing helps the reader to an understanding of Zen, in giving the reader the ability to understand Zen rather than dictating what Zen is. In this collection of his most important essays Dr Suzuki explores the history of Buddhism, the daily life of a Zen monk and the path to enlightenment.

Zen is not a religion, it is a way of perceiving, acting and being and these essays are the classic introduction to it, providing a foundation for living a fulfilled life. Essays on Zen Buddhism is not only an ideal introduction to the study of Zen but also a guide to discovering inner tranquility for anyone seeking a deeper meaning to their life.

“He speaks of what he has experienced… the essential quality of Zen.”
Erich Fromm

“Dr Suzuki writes with authority… he is a Buddhist… He is honoured in every temple in Japan for his knowledge of spiritual things.”
Christmas Humphreys

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A Meditator’s Diary

MEDITATOR'S DIARY web jacket

A Meditator's Diary
Jane Hamilton-Merritt

9780285640795
Format PB
£10.00

For the first time in paperback…

It is rare for a foreign woman to be accepted for instruction in intensive meditation in a Buddhist temple in Thailand. Jane Hamilton-Merritt writes about this experience from the inside, describing the extraordinary journey into the self and the expansion of her consciousness. In an intimate account of her struggles, her fears and her experiences – some euphoric, some terrifying, some beautiful in the form of psychedelic visions and some that were genuinely threatening.

A Meditator’s Diary is a book about meditation like no other. Jane Hamilton-Merritt describes her journey to achieve ‘compassion without attachment’ and to find a sense of the living flow with the universe that changed her life. This is a book that may change many people’s lives.

A Meditator’s Diary is an intellectually disciplined attempt to understand what Buddhist meditation techniques have to offer us, those in the Western world caught up in a cycle of destruction that we cannot control, and how to access its secrets.

Jane Hamilton-Merritt worked as a war correspondent in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand (and was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1969 for her work in covering the Vietnam War). She was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 and 2000 for her work on behalf of the Hmong tribal people of Laos.

“A fine and sensitive piece of writing.” Buddhist Quarterly

“Warmly written, full of emotions and experiences and very compelling reading.”
Yoga Today

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Religion

Religion

978 0 285 63318 6 Beyond Dogma £16.99 The Dalai Lama
978 0 285 63597 5 Coming Back Alive £10.99 Joe Fisher & The Dalai Lama
978 0 285 63867 9 Essays in Zen Buddhism £14.99 D.T. Suzuki
978 0 285 63558 6 Essential Teachings £9.99 The Dalai Lama
978 0 285 63256 1 The Eye of the Prophet £8.99 Khalil Gibran
978 0 285 63836 5 God in Search of Man £14.99 Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
978 0 285 63746 7 Infinite Life £14.99 Robert Thurman
978 0 285 63692 7 The Lost Sutras of Jesus £7.99 Ray Riegert & Thomas Moore
978 0 285 63721 4 Love Letters in the Sand £9.99 Khalil Gibran
978 0 285 63732 0 Love: The Joy That Wounds £9.99 Rumi
978 0 285 63892 1 Naming and Blessing £15.00 Andrew Tawn
978 0 285 63160 1 Tales £8.99 Hazrat Inayat Khan
978 0 285 63368 1 This is my God £10.99 Hermann Wouk
978 0 285 63354 4 Visions of the Prophet £7.99 Khalil Gibran
978 0 285 63269 1 The Way of Passion £12.99 Andrew Harvey
978 0 285 63490 9 Zen in the Art of Flower Arrangement £7.99 Gustie L. Herrigel