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The Inner Guide Meditation by Edwin C. Steinbrecher.
I remember being drawn to this book. It literally changed my life and was part inspiration for VirtueScience.com. Edwin is a likeable guy and speaks with an authority which obviously comes from much experience. |
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The Atoms of Language: The Mind's Hidden Rules of Grammar by Mark C. Baker.
Baker compares linguistics with chemistry i.e., between the detection of grammatical "recipes" and chemists' long struggle to establish the periodic table. The book goes far in establishing linguistics as a hard science.
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The Cube of Space: Container of Creation by Kevin Townley.
A good source of information concerning the cube of space from a kabbalistic/tarot perspective. Very technical in places so not recommended for the beginner.
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Your Body's Many Cries for Water: A Revolutionary Natural Way to Prevent Illness and Restore Good Health by F. Batmanghelidj
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The body possesses many different thirst signals. A dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of your body's water needs. He describes a variety of more reliable ones, and helps you learn to understand when your body is calling for water. In this way, he claims you can prevent, treat, and cure a variety of conditions of ill health, at no cost, with what he calls nature's miracle medicine: Water. Tea, coffee, and sodas are not good substitutes for water.
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The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living
Dalai Lama, Howard Cutler.
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sit down with the Dalai Lama and really press him about life's persistent questions? Why are so many people unhappy? How can I abjure loneliness? How can we reduce conflict? Is romantic love true love? Why do we suffer?
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Foundations of Language: Brain, Meaning, Grammar, Evolution by Ray Jackendoff.
Hailed as a masterpiece, this book offers a brilliant overhaul of the last 35 years of research in generative linguistics and related fields. Foundations of Language offers a radically new understanding of how language, the brain, and perception intermesh.
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Semantics: Primes and Universals by Anna Wierzbicka.
Conceptual primitives and semantic universals are the cornerstones of a semantic theory which Anna Wierzbicka has been developing for many years. It delineates a full set of universal concepts, as they have emerged from large-scale investigations across a wide range of languages.
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The Virtue of Success: Finding Values in an Age of Techno-affluence
Dinesh D'Souza.
If you are interested in politics and economics then you will find this book thought provoking.
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The Theory of Partitions by George E. Andrews.
The partitions of a number are the ways of writing that number as sums of positive integers. For example, the five partitions of 4 are 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. Surprisingly, such a simple matter requires some deep mathematics for its study. This subject is very relevent for students of the hidden structure of the universe etc.
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Benjamin Franklin's the Art of Virtue: His Formula for Successful Living by Benjamin Franklin, George L. Rogers (Editor), John Hamer (Illustrator) .
The Art of Virtue organizes and describes Franklin's perception of a virtuous life, defines happiness by his own values, and shows how every person has the power to pursue a virtuous life to become a happy person.
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The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls by Chris Morton,Ceri Louise Thomas.
Thirteen ancient crystal skulls, that are said to speak and hold important information about the origins, purpose and destiny of mankind. At sacred gatherings of native elders they learn of ancient wisdom kept secret for thousands of years. They hear of startling prophecies concerning events that will happen on this Earth in the immediate future. This is the story of their remarkable discoveries.
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Essential Spirituality by Roger Walsh M.D.,PH.D
"Exercises from the world's religions to cultivate kindness, love, joy, peace,wisdom and generosity." A real joy to read-this is much more than an overview of the world religions. An invaluable guidebook for modern spiritual seekers.
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Zen mind, beginners mind by Shunryu Suzuki
This text offers a series of insights into the Zen mind. In one of the best and most succinct introductions to Zen practice, the important teacher Shunryu Suzuki discusses posture and breathing in meditation as well as selflessness, emptiness, and mindfulness.
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Soul Sword : The Way and Mind of a Zen Warrior by Vernon Kitabu Turner
The power of "no mind" applied to the martial way by a gentle and compassionate man. The Warrior Spirit illuminated with poignant beauty.
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Kashmir Shaivism: The Secret Supreme by Swami Lakshmanjoo
Reads like the spoken word. It seems obvious that Swami Lakshmanjoo bases his teaching on his own personal experience. He presents a systematic unfolding of the Tantric teachings of Kashmir Shaivism.
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