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  • Discovering Bhutan

    Land of Gross National Happiness

    by Janet Ward Schofield ...
    "People from foreign countries shall not be welcomed" is carved into a black stone containing Bhutan's founding document, which may help to explain why this reclusive Himalayan kingdom, sometimes called the Last Shangri-La, is so little understood.Janet Schofield felt like she jumped off a cliff when, in her mid-sixties, she left her position as a professor of psychology in the US to help start a ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Married to Bhutan

    How One Woman Got Lost, Said 'I Do,' and Found Bliss

    by Linda Leaming ...
    Tucked away in the eastern end of the Himalayas lies Bhutan: a tiny, landlocked country bordering China, India, and Nepal. One of the most remote places in the world, Bhutan is rich in natural beauty, exotic landscapes, and ancient wisdom, where people are genuinely happy with very few material possessions and the government embraces "Gross National Happiness" instead of Gross National Product.As ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Folk Tales of Japan: 28 Japanese folk tales with cultural commentary

    by Kyota Ko ...
    Once upon a time in Japan, there was a province where parents who reached the age of sixty had to be abandoned deep in the woods on a hill called Ubasute-yama... Was the story based on a real practice?History is written and re-written by the victors of history, but folktales are told and retold by folks of the ordinary. The truths they intend to convey can differ greatly...A collection of 28 ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Horror Tales of Japan: 21 Japanese folktales not to be read to children, coupled with (mostly) uplifting cultural commentary

    by Kyota Ko ...
    The chilling consequences of greed, supernatural, wrath, and innocent mistakes... horror tales and yokai stories have been passed down orally to warn the Japanese people against overstepping their bounds in the realms of morality and the divine. Journey through the most powerful narratives that have captivated the Japanese people and shaped their worldview, each story enriched with cultural and ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Across Many Mountains

    A Tibetan Family's Epic Journey from Oppression to Freedom

    by Yangzom Brauen ...
    "A moving reminder that the consequences of the Chinese invasion of Tibet continue down to this day. A lovely memoir of three generations of Tibetan women." —Oliver StoneKunsang thought she would never leave Tibet. One of the country's youngest Buddhist nuns, she grew up in a remote mountain village where, as a teenager, she entered the local nunnery. Though simple, Kunsang's life gave her all she ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • While the Gods Were Sleeping

    A Journey Through Love and Rebellion in Nepal

    by Elizabeth Enslin ...
    Love and marriage brought American anthropologist Elizabeth Enslin to a world she never planned to make her own: a life among Brahman in-laws in a remote village in the plains of Nepal. As she faced the challenges of married life, birth, and childrearing in a foreign culture, she discovered as much about human resilience, and the capacity for courage, as she did about herself.***While the Gods ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Song of India: Tales of Travel and Transformation

    by Mariellen Ward ...
    "Follow your bliss!" Joseph Campbell famously said, so she did. After several harrowing years of losses, author Mariellen Ward set out to recover from grief, understand the essence of yoga and rediscover the joy of living by traveling, studying yoga and volunteering in India.The stories in this collection are inspired by the scorched earth of the Rajasthan desert; the hypnotic currents of India's ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ritual

    Power, Healing and Community

    by Malidoma Patrice Some ...
    Series series Compass
    The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Ritual: Power, Healing and Community

    by Malidoma Patrice Some ...
    The stories within these books have the poignancy of new discoveries as well as the unworn imagination of the ancestors. The commentary has the sharp edge of modern thought and the intricacy which results from the intellect being woven through the ritual complexities of tribal life. The purpose of constructing thresholds that bring this world together is to find the powers that can heal the rends ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • What Makes You Not a Buddhist

    by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse ...
    An innovative meditation master cuts through common misconceptions about Buddhism, revealing what it truly means to walk the path of the BuddhaSo you think you’re a Buddhist? Think again. Tibetan Buddhist master Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, one of the most creative and innovative lamas teaching today, throws down the gauntlet to the Buddhist world, challenging common misconceptions, stereotypes, and ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • A Guru Always Takes You for a Ride

    In the Presence of the Master

    by Sadhguru ...
    "In the Presence of the Master" is a series of stirring and insightful discourses given by Sadhguru. In his willingness to share, Sadhguru offers glimpses of the profound wisdom that is otherwise accessible to enlightened beings only. Offering the rare possibility to go beyond all limitations, a veritable Guru takes the seeker on a mystical journey towards the ultimate liberation. But why not ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Little Book of Encouragement

    (Penguin Petit)

    by His Holiness The Dalai Lama ...
    His Holiness The Dalai Lama, a perennial source of inspiration, is one of the most eminent spiritual leaders in the world. Recipient of the Noble Peace Prize, His Holiness's life and works have inspired millions of lives throughout the world. In this specially curated companion volume, His Holiness shares words of encouragement to deal with new realities in a pandemic stricken world. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD