Amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive, this piercing work distills 3,000 years of the history of power into 48 well-explicated laws....

One of the most significant books ever written by a head of state, the Meditations are a collection of philosophical thoughts by the Emperor Marcus Aurelius....

Letting Go describes a simple and effective means by which to let go of the obstacles to enlightenment and become free of negativity....

The New York Times best-selling author of The Geography of Bliss embarks on a rollicking intellectual journey, following in the footsteps of history’s greatest thinkers and showing us how each offers practical and spiritual lessons for today’s unsettled times....

Illuminating, enlightening, and uplifting, A New Earth is a profoundly spiritual manifesto for a better way of life—and for building a better world.

University of London physicist David Bohm, one of the world's most respected quantum physicists, and Stanford neurophysiologist Karl Pribram, an architect of our modern understanding of the brain, have developed a remarkable new way of looking at the universe....

101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think is a collection of author Brianna Wiest's most beloved pieces of writing.

As featured in the Ram Dass documentary film Becoming Nobody, five essential live teaching sessions on audio, presented here in their entirety....

My Big TOE: Awakening, written by a nuclear physicist in the language of contemporary culture, unifies science and philosophy, physics and metaphysics, mind and matter....

The Convoluted Universe: Book One is the sequel to The Custodians. This book contains some of the more complicated concepts in metaphysics that Dolores Cannon discovered through 20 years of using deep hypnosis to explore the subconscious mind....

The modern world can be a complicated, frenzied, and noisy place, filled with too many options, products, ideas and opinions. That explains why what many of us long for is simplicity: a life that can be more pared down, peaceful, and focused on the essentials....

For anyone who has ever dreamed of love, sex, and companionship beyond the limits of traditional monogamy, this groundbreaking guide navigates the infinite possibilities that open relationships can offer....

One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tells the iconic story of a father and son's motorcycle trip across America in the 1960s....

An essential balm for these tumultuous times, this thoughtful and inspiring guide features newly gathered teachings to abandon the idea there is an “other,” bridging differences and cherishing our lives in the world, from beloved spiritual leader Ram Dass.

From one of America's greatest minds, a journey through psychology, philosophy, and lots of meditation to show how Buddhism holds the key to moral clarity and enduring happiness....

In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding....

In The Mastery of Love, don Miguel Ruiz illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to suffering and drama in our relationships....

The prominent Zen Buddhist scholar and author of The Wisdom of Insecurity draws on Taoism, Christianity, and other world religions to explore the dilemma of seeking your true self.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh reveals an art of living in mindfulness that helps us answer life's deepest questions and experience the happiness and freedom we desire....

In his third book, Tantric philosopher and Oxford scholar Dr. Christopher Wallis calls out the seemingly helpful spiritual platitudes dominating our current culture....

The Complete Strategy Collection, a compilation of ancient and historical philosophies, will increase your knowledge of strategy, conflict, and adversity throughout the ages, giving you valuable insight into the past while opening a window to the future....

Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics is widely regarded as one of the most important works in the history of Western philosophy....

From the New York Times best-selling author of The Black Swan, a bold new work that challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion....

In The Wisdom of Insecurity, Watts explains complex concepts in beautifully simple terms, making this the kind of book you can return to again and again for comfort and insight in challenging times....

Written in Greek by an intellectual Roman emperor without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a wide range of fascinating spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the leader struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe....

With the world seeming to teeter between democracy and authoritarianism, between humanitarianism and individualism, Ram Dass’s teachings on wholeness and unity are more needed than ever. There Is No Other is a groundbreaking work showcasing the late spiritual leader’s thoughts and insights on broaching the divide and bringing disparate souls together. In these profound, newly gathered writings, Ram Dass shows us how a house divided against itself—whether that “house” is our individual self or the society in which we live—can come together in wholeness. There is no “other,” he explains.

700年読み継がれる名著が1ページ1項目でわかりやすく！元銀行員×コンサル×グロービス講師の異色の僧侶がビジネス経験と仏教の視点から現代のビジネスパーソンにもわかりやすく解説！

Many American churches have lost their way, but the path back to true Christianity is clear. When did worship become entertainment? When did biblical truth take a backseat to social activism? When did comfort replace the call to discipleship? These are the major crises facing Christianity today. Churchianity cuts through the confusion to expose how modern churches have traded authentic faith for "Churchianity"—a watered-down substitute that prioritizes feelings over truth, crowds over Christ, and cultural approval over spiritual transformation.

In Capturing Kahanamoku, historian Michael Rossi draws on archival research and firsthand interviews to weave together a truly fascinating narrative—at once an absorbing account of obsession, a cautionary tale about the subjectivity of science and the afterlives of eugenics, a meditation on humanity, and the story of a man whose personhood shunned classification.

In this eloquent and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means for learning the skills of mindfulness. From washing dishes and answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.

Omar Khayyám (1048–1122) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, and a philosopher who was not known as a poet in his lifetime. Later, a body of quatrains became attached to his name, although not all were his works. These verses lay in obscurity until 1859, when Edward FitzGerald (1809–1883), an English country gentleman, published a free adaptation of this Persian poetry. After its discovery by D. G. Rossetti and others, the verse became extremely popular.

According to the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), philosophy is a “battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.” This audacious idea changed the way many of its practitioners saw their subject. In the first biography of Wittgenstein in more than three decades, Anthony Gottlieb evaluates this revolutionary idea, explaining the evolution of Wittgenstein’s thought and his place in the history of philosophy.

A partir de las enseñanzas de la cosmovisión tradicional y de la Sophia Perennis, Gonzalo Rodríguez García ofrece una crítica implacable al nihilismo contemporáneo y plantea las claves para su confrontación y superación. Frente a la bancarrota espiritual de la modernidad, este libro propone una visión renovada del mundo, la vida, la muerte y el ser humano, donde el ideal clásico de la areté -la excelencia del alma- vuelve al centro de la existencia.

Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, is considered by many to be the most effective martial art, and its popularity has only been heightened by its dominance in the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) arena. But one little-known aspect of this potent self-defense system is its deep spiritual roots and meditative practices. In The Essence of Muay Thai, Nuakai Aru, a Muay Thai master and longtime practitioner of various other martial arts, offers a fascinating historical and philosophical view of Muay Thai—along with his personal insights and experiences on the path.

Aufmerksamkeit ist zu einer kommerziellen Ressource geworden. Einst waren die Sirenen mythische Wesen, die umherfahrende Seeleute in den Tod lockten. Heute ertönen sie rund um die Uhr in unseren Küchen und Schlafzimmern, beauftragt von den wertvollsten Unternehmen der Weltgeschichte, deren Ziel es ist, unsere gesamte Aufmerksamkeit auf sich zu bündeln. Das Ergebnis: Ständig starren wir auf unsere Handys und verlieren die Welt um uns herum aus den Augen.

A Thousand Tiny Paper Cuts is a raw, arresting dive beneath the glossy surface of American evangelicalism, exposing the often-invisible damage of spiritual abuse. Drawing on her upbringing in the Christian Patriarchy Movement, her former role as a ministry leader, and her work founding the nonprofit Tears of Eden, Katherine Spearing offers an unflinching look at the wounds that religious institutions cause, which are impossible to ignore, and helps you name and understand them.

As we live our lives, we repeatedly make decisions that shape our future circumstances and affect the sort of person we will be. When choosing whether to start a family, or deciding on a career, we often think we can assess the options by imagining what different experiences would be like for us. L. A. Paul argues that, for choices involving dramatically new experiences, we are confronted by the brute fact that we can know very little about our subjective futures. This has serious implications for our decisions.

The Strategy of No Strategy is your guide to profound clarity, lasting impact, and deep ease, not through exhausting effort, but through strategic stillness. Rooted in the timeless wisdom of Laozi’s Tao Te Ching and the living rhythm of modern Taoism, this transformative book by bestselling author ShaoLan reveals how mindfulness, precise timing, invisible preparation, and quiet awareness help you lead with authentic power and live with calm, unshakable confidence.

Rebecca van Laer and her partner purchase a home and move in with their senior cats, Toby and Gus. Their loved ones see this as a step toward an inevitable future—first comes the house, then a dog, then a child. But what if they are just cat people ? Moving between memoir, philosophy, and pop culture, Cat is a playful and tender meditation on cats and their people.

Die Fröhliche Wissenschaft stellt, auch in der zeitlichen Umrahmung des Zarathustra, mit den Ausgaben von 1882 und 1887 ein Schlüsselwerk in der Reihe der Schriften Nietzsches dar. Es gibt die Zeit eines zu-sich-Kommens, einer Gesundung wieder, die auch im Untertitel la gaya scienza, als Verweis auf das romanische Erlebnis zum Ausdruck kommt: In der 1887 hinzugefügten Vorrede zur zweiten Ausgabe betont Nietzsche die Teilnahme der ganzen Person in der Philosophie.

Giving listeners a fresh take on the ancient philosophy of oneness, while at the same time restoring Taoism’s original teachings, Jason Gregory shows how to effortlessly align with the Tao. By returning to the source texts of the Tao Te Ching and the writings of Chuang-tzu, he offers wisdom to liberate us from the suffering inherent in a materialistic culture and reconnect us with our unfiltered true nature.

The Agnostic Mind invites the listener into a journey through uncertainty—not as weakness, but as a source of strength. Moving across the landscapes of philosophy, science, and daily life, it explores what it means to live without final answers yet without surrendering to despair.

What happens when someone sounds wise—but isn’t? In Sophist, Plato takes us into a thoughtful and eye-opening conversation about truth, falsehood, and the power of language.

What do you do when your life has fallen apart? Fifteen hundred years ago, a Roman nobleman named Boethius asked this question as he was sitting in a prison cell waiting to die, accused—probably unjustly—of treason. Boethius had been a rich and powerful man with all a person could want in life, but now he had lost everything. Shaken, he wondered how such terrible misfortune could have happened to him and why life was so unfair.

Aristotle's Poetics is the earliest surviving work of dramatic theory and the first extant philosophical treatise to focus on literary theory. In it, Aristotle offers an account of what he calls "poetry" (a term which in Greek literally means "making" and in this context includes drama—comedy, tragedy, and the satyr play—as well as lyric poetry, epic poetry, and the dithyramb). He examines its "first principles" and identifies its genres and basic elements. His analysis of tragedy constitutes the core of the discussion.

What does it mean to be a Hindu in today’s world? I Am a Hindu is an enlightening audiobook that explains dharma, spirituality, and Hindu values in the context of modern life. With clarity and compassion, Dr. Bhaskar Bora explores how timeless wisdom from the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita can guide everyday challenges in the 21st century. This audiobook simplifies complex ideas, making them practical for today’s listener. It is both a personal reflection and a guide for those who want to understand Hinduism as a living, breathing way of life beyond rituals and labels.

Platon fait une entrée fracassante dans le monde du développement personnel sous la plume alerte de Nathanaël Masselot. Célèbre pour ses dialogues, dans lesquels il apporte des réponses limpides à des questions incontournables comme l'amitié, la justice, le plaisir, le courage, l'amour… Platon est le philosophe des solutions. Rarement dogmatique, il nous pousse à agir et penser vrai, justement et avec beauté ! Puisez dans son immense pensée pour devenir la meilleure version de vous-même !

Empathie gilt als höchste Kunst des Miteinanders. Trotzdem scheint sie der gegenwärtigen Debattenkultur abhanden gekommen zu sein. Im digitalen survival of the fittest beschäftigen sich alle mit allem, vorrangig jedoch mit sich selbst. Meinungen werden absolut, Zwischentöne unmöglich. Warum wir wieder lernen müssen, empathisch zu sein - oder zumindest mehr empathische Egoisten brauchen -, erzählt Yasmine M'Barek in I Feel You .

In Letters from the Shire, Matthew J. Distefano invites listeners on a journey through Middle-earth with fresh eyes, curious hearts, and a deep longing for something more grounded than empire, consumerism, and despair. These letters, part literary criticism, part spiritual reflection, and part cultural commentary, explore the enduring relevance of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Legendarium in a world increasingly marked by violence, division, and ecological collapse.

Les Démons de la liberté retrace l’histoire d’une trahison. Celle d’un mot magnifique devenu instrument de domination. Celle d’un rêve qui, au lieu d’émanciper, a trop souvent asservi. À travers une analyse lucide des mécanismes politiques, économiques, médiatiques et culturels, ce livre démonte les illusions modernes pour poser une question essentielle : jusqu’à quand continuera-t-on à tuer, exclure, humilier au nom de la liberté ?