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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 crucial reintegration of intelligence and our need for causal explanations, long left neglected and outside faith. The transcendent and primordial nature of revelation, intellect, faith, prayer and the human condition are set for a thin framework that reconciles the apparent incompatibility between metaphysics - commonly confused with rational thought - and the love of God, often seen only from the standpoint of sentimentality.

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 nature." The interconnectedness of all things, and the respect all things are due, are among the most prominentand most welcomethemes in this collection of Indian voices on nature. Within the book are carefully authenticated quotations from men and women of nearly fifty North American tribes. The illustrations include historical photographs of American Indians, as well as a wide selection of contemporary photographs showing the diversity of the North American natural world. Together, these quotations and photographs beautifully present something of nature's timeless message.

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 North America, its native peoples faced a challenge unlike any before. Many warriors and chiefs vowed, like Tecumseh, "to resist as long as I live and breathe." Some eventually accepted treaties of peace, but they soon found, like Chief Joseph, that these were worth little: "What treaty that the whites have kept has the red man broken? Not one. What treaty that the whites ever made with us red men have they kept? Not one." Hope for the future, however, remains strong among their proud descendants. And the words of the Indian warrior live on and inspire the people of America's First Nations, as well as people across the world.

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 great consideration and understanding to compose this invaluable book." - Ake Hultkrantz, author of "Religions of the American Indians" and "Native Religions of North America: The Power of Visions and Fertility". Through its striking combination of stirring oratory and majestic portraiture from the early Plains Indians, "Indian Spirit" reveals the very heart of the traditional American Indian life-way: a world where dignity of soul, nobility of sentiments, discipline of gesture and a sense of the Great Spirit in all things reigned supreme. This heroic vision of the American Indian, blends the courage of the warrior with the wisdom of the priest and stands as a timeless example for all peoples. Each page of this revised and enlarged edition is completely redesigned with many new motifs, quotations and photographs.The expanded pages mean that the photographs have an even more powerful impact than the best-selling original. It features a new foreword by Shoshone Sun Dance Chief, James Trosper.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

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 Christian spirit. The visual and written treasures contained in this volume formed the sacred foundation of the early Church and established a tradition which may even now be traced back to the Gospels. Though specifically Christian in content, the book in hand should provide a source of spiritual inspiration to seekers of all faiths. What is the essential message of the great saints and sages in the first one and a half millennia of Christianity? Is there a unifying doctrine within the different branches of the Christian Church? Are there common spiritual Truths that exist within each of the world's great religions? The gem-like selections of art and writings in Christian Spirit cover the first one and a half millennia of Christianity beginning shortly after the death of the Christ. All spiritual seekers regardless of specific religious affiliation will the inspired by the beauty and wisdom contained in this book.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Weedn, Flavia (illustratore). 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 delicate pages. With its rich paintings, readers are transported through many colorful scenes, places and seasons to see how angels work behind the scenes, weaving their graces throughout the world. Through Angels, readers can experience a world of gentle wonder, beauty, and comfort that makes this a perfect bedtime story. Angels, angels, always near, protecting you, my special dear!".

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, from the origins of Christianity up to the 19th century, provides answers to how we should view the relationship between the Creator and creation as well as understand how the divine activity permeates the entire universe. Linking the environmental crisis to a failure of spiritual vision, SERMON OF ALL CREATION is both testimonial and hymn and it reveals the great reverence for creation which lives in the heart of the Christian tradition.

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 Blackfoot, Lakota, Assiniboin, Pawnee, and Cheyenne nations. This book features a foreword by Lauren "Candy" Waukau-Villagomez, an educator and author of works on the oral traditions and storytelling of the North American tribes.

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. The Star People looking down through the smoke hole will be witness to the truth of the stories he will tell. . . ." With this powerful imagery begins Paul Goble's new masterpiece, THE BOY AND HIS MUD HORSES. Readers young and old will delight to learn how the Cheyenne began to hunt buffalo; how the Blackfoot made peace with the Shoshone; and the cautionary tale of the man who betrayed his wife. These 27 traditional stories from many different Native American tribes, including the Pawnee, Cheyenne, Blackfoot, and Lakota, are all masterfully brought to life by Goble's award-winning illustrations.Foreword by Albert White Hat, Sr.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Goble, Paul (illustratore).

Hardback. Condizione: New. Coleman, Winfield (illustratore). 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 cares for it as if it were a child, even though the other children mock her. When a terrible drought threatens to wipe out her people, could Stands-by-Herself's rock hold the key to their survival? The Thunder Egg is the story of a girl's coming of age, when she realizes that life can require us to think of others before ourselves and to follow what our hearts tell us. Featuring an author's note, informative notes on the illustrations, and a bibliography, the book is filled with vibrant images of Plains Indian life in the unspoiled West. Carefully crafted text and paintings bring a true authenticity to the time, place, and people of the story.

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: that our normal life does not exhaust the experience of reality. The word spirituality is simply a signpost pointing to this unexplored religion. The various religions of the world provide their own roadmaps for exploring this region. "A Guide to Hindu Spirituality", by Arvind Sharma, presents one such roadmap based on a well-known philosophical system of the Hindu tradition.

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 esoteric and exoteric expression of these principles in the various religious traditions and on the trials and ultimate transformation of human nature - from the Foreword by Bruce K. Hanson Those familiar with Schuon's writings will know that this transformation involves not only certitude of thought and serenity of mind but also certitude and serenity of heart. Whether the subject is intellectual religious moral or aesthetic the aim is ultimately a quasi-existential assimilation of certitude that is reflected in man's centrality his total and integral nature.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Vidal, Beatriz (illustratore). 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-winning author Alexis York Lumbard, this story invites readers to experience a world where trees and birds speak and interact with each other, and which shows us that no act of kindness and sharing goes unrewarded. Featuring beautiful paintings by multiple award-winning illustrator Beatriz Vidal, you will never look at pine trees in the same way again!

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 Seton's life ·An extensive bibliography of his works. 'Much simplified the message Seton delivered for more than sixty years is that a proper understanding and respect for Nature can provide a type of antidote to many of the difficulties brought on by our modern technological world. And the spiritual traditions of the First Americans provide us with profound insights into the proper understanding of man's role in the universe. THE GOSPEL OF THE REDMAN presents Seton's message and the message of the American Indians in its essential form'. Although best known as a writer of animal stories he dedicated a large part of his life to helping the Indian wherever he could but more to helping the White man realise the value of the doctrines by which the Redman lived in the days of his unspoiled grandeur.

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 bringing authentic Zen to the West. In these pages we see deeply into the Zen tradition and we feel the pulse of the Zen master as a flesh-and-blood human being. Harris's book serves as a fresh introduction to Zen for Western readers which never fails to convey the radiant spirit of one of the most remarkable spiritual masters of our time.

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, Michael Oren Fitzgerald, combines stunning photographs and simple quotations by Indian chiefs and elders to explain to today's youth what life would have been like growing up on the American plains. Children of the Tipi includes sections on boys and girls at play, camp life, and the important role of parents and grandparents. It features historical sepia photographs of children at work and play, as well as detailed color photographs of their toys, tools, and everyday objects.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Cann, Helen (illustratore). 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 scene late, to find his friends covered with warm, colorful feathers. "Look at Peacock! He's still naked!" All the birds stare at poor Peacock trembling in the cold night air. What will Peacock and his friends do? Find out in this beautiful and charming pourquoi story about kindness. Award-winning author Jacqueline Jules blends folktale motifs from around the world to offer an original explanation for why the peacock has such beautiful feathers. An appendix provides more information about peacocks. Helen Cann's stunning illustrations give young readers fun opportunities to identify the colors and plant life of spring. Feathers for Peacock is a gently humorous tale of generosity and friendship.

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 decide whether his love for the wolf is greater than his need to be near it. Will Two Birds learn to let go-not just of the wolf, but also of his own fears? Whispers of the Wolf is a beautiful picture book set around 500 years ago among the Pueblo Indians of the desert Southwest. A heartwarming piece of historical fiction, it weaves together themes of community, tradition, self-esteem, and respect for all life, creating a realistic portrait of a culture that continues to exert a vibrant, living influence today.

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 from Schuon's unpublished letters and papers as well as from his books. The free-flowing arrangement of the excerpts allows the reader to explore the author's writings in an almost carefree manner as if taking a meditative stroll through a garden. This edition has been re-translated and expanded to include 19 pages of additional inspiring passages.

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 lessons for little hearts and minds to absorb. Cunning kitties, helpful hummingbirds, talkative turtles, and hasty hedgehogs, all bring these meaningful fables to life. Through her magical illustrations and whimsical storytelling, Demi teaches the importance of being humble, the dangers of being too proud, the importance of generosity and sharing, and how everyone, no matter how small, has a part to play in life.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Farnsworth, Bill (illustratore). "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 year he would not be alone, because she had appeared. The hunter had quickly fallen in love with the mysterious woman, and together they had become their own little family. But when spring arrived and it was time to return to the village, she disappeared just as suddenly as she had arrived. Would he ever see his love again? The hunter didn't know, but he was sure he would keep his promise and never forget her. That is, until one day the chief's daughter cast a spell on him! World-renowned storyteller Joseph Bruchac retells this traditional story of love, loyalty, trust, and magic, which can be found in various forms among many of the indigenous nations of the northeast, both Iroquoian and Algonquin.Join him and award-winning illustrator Bill Farnsworth, as they recount this ancient and unique Abenaki tale of keeping a promise to one's family and of the proper relationship of humans to the natural world.

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Paperback. Condizione: New.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Bernhard, Durga Yael (illustratore). 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 would he make sure that Hamza never insulted him again? Perhaps train a monkey to hold Hamza's lips closed, or give him some lemon juice to make his mouth pucker? Inspired by a powerful legend of conflict resolution in Muslim Spain, Never Say a Mean Word Again is the compelling story of a boy who is given permission to punish an enemy. What will he do?

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Paperback. Condizione: New. Most of us, seeing a respectable lady shopping in London's Bond Street, searching, let us say, for a sensible pair of new shoes, are hardly likely to suspect that we are looking at a God-intoxicated woman, comparable in her inner nature to a St. Francis of Assisi. So it was with the little-known Protestant Lilian Staveley (c. 1878-1928), one of the most remarkable Christian saints of recent times. The present volume is an edited compilation of Staveley's three published books: The Prodigal Returns, The Romance of the Soul, and The Golden Fountain. Lilian speaks to ordinary men and women in the world, teaching us to combine an inner and hidden "blessed intercourse" with Jesus Christ, along with an outward life of everyday duties and correspondence with fellow-beings. She speaks directly from her heart and her wisdom is the wisdom of love.

Hardback. Condizione: New. Jacobs, Kim (illustratore). 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 resentful words, her powerful new stepmother turns Sophie's six brothers into swans and sets her the task of saving them. Will Sophie succeed in helping her brothers? Can she spin six shirts made from the thorny thistle, while never speaking a word, even in her defense? And what will happen when King Yoren captures Sophie and takes her prisoner? Featuring stunning artwork by renowned illustrator Kim Jacobs, her retelling of this classic Brothers Grimm fairytale also contains an author's note with fascinating details on family heraldry and mute swans.