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|  | The Way of a Pilgrim by Olga Savin
A firsthand account of the experiences of one of the wandering pilgrims in the Russian countryside, this book was given great attention in Salinger's novel Franny and Zooey . AUTHOR: Olga Savin
PUBLISHER: Shambhala Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality 
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 | The Unfettered Mind by Takuan Soho
Description not available.Three essays on swordsmanship focus on confrontation, the relationship of the self and the other, and the distinction between what is right and selfishness AUTHOR: Takuan Soho
PUBLISHER: Kodansha America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Orthodox Church by Timothy Ware
Description not available.Recounts the history of Orthodox Christianity, and discusses Orthodox beliefs, practices, and forms of worship AUTHOR: Timothy Ware
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Searchlight by Lawrence Rinder
This book is an unprecedented exploration of the nature of consciousness and its embodiment in many forms of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, installation, video, film, and computer media. At what is possibly the most portentous moment in recent history -- the turn of the millennium -- Searchlight reveals the threads of a new aesthetic, reaching from the early nineteenth century through its extraordinary fulfillment in the art of the present. Consciousness is the bedrock of all experience, the foundation of all perception and interaction, the source of meaning. As such, it may be said to have been the primary subject of art for the past 125 years, ever since the Modernist revolution of the nineteenth century shifted artists' goals from the direct representation of the seen world to the expression of felt experience. As art increasingly focused on the perceiver rather than the perceived, the consciousness of the artist and the viewer moved to the foreground of the artistic event. The book features essays by writers in the fields of art history, philosophy, cognitive science, theology, and linguistics. Over one hundred illustrations show some of the most extraordinary works of art made over the past twenty years by artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Agnes Martin, Ad Reinhardt, Bill Viola, Yoko Ono, Stan Douglas, Gillian Wearing, Adrian Piper, and Gary Hill. The volume also includes classic reflections on consciousness by such renowned scholars as William James, Thomas Nagel, the Dalai Lama, Francisco J. Varela, John R. Scarle, and Nobel Laureate Francis Crick. AUTHOR: Lawrence Rinder
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Live in a Better Way by Renuka Singh, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
Description not available.Collects public lectures given in India to audiences from all walks of life, complementing each with sections on living fully and responsibly while developing religious tolerance, compassion, and nonviolence. Reprint. AUTHOR: Renuka Singh, Thubten Zopa Rinpoche
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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 | Buddhist Women on the Edge by Marianne Dresser
Buddhist Women on the Edge presents the voices of American women on their experiences of Buddhist practice. In thirty thoughtful and provocative essays, a diverse range of contributors - Dharma teachers, scholars, monastics, practitioners, and sympathizers - explore the challenges and rewards of integrating Buddhist practice in the West. Contributors include Tsultrim Allione, Sandy Boucher, Pema Chodron, Rita M. Gross, Jane Hirshfield, bell hooks, Anne C. Klein, Miranda Shaw, Sallie Tisdale, Kate Wheeler, Jan Willis, and many others. The essays explore issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality; lineage, authority, and the accessibility of Buddhist institutions; monastic, lay, and community practice; the teacher-student relationship; psychological perspectives and the role of the emotions; crosscultural adaptation and appropriation; and how spiritual practice informs creativity, personal relationships, and political/social activism. AUTHOR: Marianne Dresser
PUBLISHER: North Atlantic Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Religion & Spirituality
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