World wisdom books us (312 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: New. Schuon goes to the root of the impasse reached by the modern mind, resulting from the difficulty so many people have in accepting the symbolic expressions of religion in the face of academic rationalism, relativism and the discoveries of science. These essays clear the ground, beginning with the cruci…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Richly illustrated with historical photographs and paintings, Spirit of the Indian Warrior presents the thoughts of some of history's greatest warriors and tribal leaders. It offers an intimate window into the cultural values of courage, loyalty, and generosity. When the first Europeans landed in Nort…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Often spoken at the end of a prayer, a well-known Sioux phrase affirms that we are all related." Similarly, the Sioux medicine man, Brave Buffalo, came to realize when he was still a boy that the maker of all was Wakan Tanka (the Great Spirit), and .in order to honor him I must honor his works in natu…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "Indian Spirit is a very beautiful book combining excellent photos with fine and meaningful quotations from the most prominent Plains Indians in the last one hundred and fifty years. Recommended reading for anyone who is interested in American history. The editor, Michael Fitzgerald, has managed with…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Containing a wide variety of early Christian art, from sources as varied as the Coptic and Celtic traditions and wide-ranging quotations from Christian saints and sages of the first one and a half millennia of Christianity, this book invites the reader to reflect upon the beauty and wisdom of the Chri…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Did you know that angels of all kinds are everywhere? Some are big, some are tiny. They're all so bright and very shiny." This lyrical, breezy, and nondenominational picture book introduces children and adults to a magical place which radiates warmth, love, and caring throughout its colorful and delica…

Paperback. Condizione: New. With an increasing sense of urgency as we enter the 21st Century, we face a mounting environmental crisis. With a profound vision of the sacred quality of creation this collection of beautiful photographs of the natural world combined with commentaries by a host of Christian sages of all denominations…

Hardback. Condizione: New. In this beautifully illustrated book by award-winning author Paul Goble, readers can discover the fascinating story of how horses first appeared to the tribes of the American Plains. In his final collection of "stories from the tipi," Goble features a collection of 23 traditional stories from the Black…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "Imagine that you are sitting on buffalo robes in the tipi, with the fire at the centre casting flickering shadows on the painted lining behind you. Someone places a glowing coal in front of the storyteller. He rubs his hands in the smoke, and passing them over his head and body, he purifies himself.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. There is more to life than our ordinary experience of it and "A Guide to Hindu Spirituality" is intended to serve as a guide to help us explore that missing dimension. Spirituality is often viewed as something mysterious and Hindu spirituality even more so. But its central claim is really quite simple…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Stands-by-Herself lives with her grandmother in a buffalo-hide tipi among their Cheyenne people on the Great Plains. Other children make fun of her because she is always by herself dreaming. One day she finds a strange egg-shaped rock and senses there is something special about it. Taking it home, she…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Have you ever wondered why pine trees stay green all winter long and don't lose their leaves like other trees? According to an ancient legend attributed to the Cherokee Indians, it was a simple act of kindness towards an injured little bird that earned pine trees this very honor. Retold by award-winnin…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This commemorative edition of THE GOSPEL OF THE REDMAN honours Ernest Thompson Seton renowned naturalist artist and founder of the Boy Scouts of America. It features: ·A new introduction by Seton's daughter ·A new Foreword by Paul Goble ·Seton's American Indian Sketches ·Photographs from throughout Se…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Laughing Buddha Of Tofuku-Ji is an intimate account of the life and teachings of the contemporary Zen Master Keido Fukushima. It features the Zen insights of a living master, who is in the tradition of the great Zen scholar, Professor D.T. Suzuki and the late Zen Master Shibayama Roshi, in bringin…

Hardback. Condizione: New. What was it like to grow up in the world of the pre-reservation Plains Indians before the coming of the white settlers? Prior to our modern era of television, video games, and computers how did American Indian children live, learn, and play? In this beautifully illustrated book, award-winning author, M…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Long ago, when the world was brand new, all birds were naked. It wasn't fair. Foxes had fur. Turtles had shells. Birds deserved warm coats, too. Disgruntled, they approach the first full spring moon for advice. Birds of all shapes and sizes attend the meeting. Everyone except Peacock. He arrives on the…

Hardback. Condizione: New. "Ahrooooooo" went the cry. It was the call of the wolf pack. A young boy named Two Birds heard it, and so did his wolf. Two Birds had found the abandoned wolf pup, and they had grown up together. Now, the wild was calling, and Two Birds had a choice to make. Struggling with a mix of emotions, he must d…

Paperback. Condizione: New. This new edition is a collection of brief passages which focus on the spiritual life, including such simple and concrete aspects as the nature of faith and our relationship with God, the importance of prayer, the meaning of virtue and the significance of beauty in our lives. The selections are taken f…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Eating bamboo shoots with chopsticks three feet long? Impossible, you say. Not if you are a playful panda and learn to share and work together with your friends! In her beautifully illustrated new book, award-winning author, Demi, presents ten classic animal stories, each containing important moral les…

Paperback. Condizione: New. SURVEY OF METAPHYSICS AND ESOTERISM serves as a near complete expression of Schuon's thought. This book is distinctive in presenting in one volume what might be called the three hallmarks of Schuon's writings. In clear and distinct order he writes on cosmology and metaphysical principles on the esoter…

Hardback. Condizione: New. "Promise to remember me!" was all the beautiful woman had ever said to the hunter. She had appeared from nowhere one day, when he had been lonely during the long winter hunting trip. Isolated in the vast wilderness of the northeast, he would only return to his village in the spring. Except that this ye…

Hardback. Condizione: New. No one ignores the grand vizier. The most important advisor in the royal court, he was considered the wisest man in the kingdom. He was also Samuel's father. "Make sure Hamza never says a mean word to you again," he had ordered Samuel. What should Samuel do? He couldn't disobey his father. But how woul…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Princess Sophie, the spirited young heroine of this adapted tale from the Brothers Grimm, finds herself faced with an incredible challenge and some lessons to learn. She had forgotten her departed mother's warning to temper loyalty and strength with a compassionate heart. Antagonized by Sophie's resent…