Showing results by publisher "Sounds True" in Religion & Spirituality

One of the most powerful acts of devotion is also one of the most simple: bowing down and surrendering to the earth. This is the basis for "The Five Prostrations", a time-honored Buddhist meditation practice that joins the mind and body. On Touching the Earth, Buddhist masters Thich Nhat Hanh and Sister Chan Khong update this ancient teaching for the modern student. You learn each phase of this practice, which will help empty your body of resentment while opening it to compassion for all life.

In this guide to reconciling with ancestral traditions and weaving ourselves back into our history, Pacha philosopher and ecopsychologist Lorena Saavedra Smith shares the medicine of Nature, cultural connection, and ancestral wisdom through mirroring and embodiment practices for facing the jaguar—a powerful symbol of courage and purpose.

It is customary, when referring to the life and work of a poet, to speak in academic terms. But with Jalal-ud-Din Rumi, this custom does not apply. His direct and indirect influence on both our spiritual lives and world literature over the past seven centuries has been immeasurable. Not only does his writing continue to set sales records, he is also remembered as the founder of Mevlevi Sufism—the whirling dervishes—whose followers in this century have numbered in the millions.

If happiness comes from within, why can’t we just “think” our way to a fulfilling life? “Positive thinking can only relieve fear and negativity for a little while,” says Moshe Gersht. “To change our lives, we must address and challenge the most basic beliefs that we have about ourselves and the world we live in.” Now, this bestselling author shares his insights on the keys to energizing your transformation to a life filled with confidence, synchronicity, and abiding happiness: The Three Conditions.

In every moment, you are receiving divine messages to help you align with your soul’s path—a path of spiritual evolution, soulful meaning, and universal love. These messages originate from the vast metaphysical library of your entire soul journey known as the Akashic Records. With The Line, Ashley Wood, along with her creative collaborator Ben Wood, shares a new way of accessing your Akashic Records—one that is updated for the rapidly changing times we live in.

Joyfully Just is a tour de force of insights and practices from Black cultural traditions and Buddhism to help listeners overcome injustice with courage, playful curiosity, and joy. Dr. Kamilah Majied offers original practices that invite us to play with ways of being just toward ourselves, our friends, our families, our communities, and the world.

With more than 40 years of experience practicing traditional Zen, Jakusho Kwong-roshi removes some of the mystery surrounding this enigmatic philosophy through clear instruction in its core principles and how it relates to our everyday world, including methods of zazen meditation, why delusion is inseparable from enlightenment, turning our light inward, and more.

America has given birth to a wisdom tradition entirely its own, a spirituality that is as diverse as its people, and that respects the freedom and uniqueness of each individual. Judeo-Christian traditions and the meditation practices of Asia and India...modern science and Native American teachings...Sufism and transpersonal psychology - The New American Spirituality explores what happens when these and other traditions cohabitate our unique cultural landscape.

How powerful do you feel right now? “Each of us enters this life to do something extremely important,” says Marianne Williamson. “And we also come equipped with the incredible power to fulfill our purpose, if we are brave enough to embrace it.” In A Guide to Feeling Powerful Beyond Measure, one of the world’s most celebrated spiritual teachers reveals how you can navigate your fears, egoic distractions, and inner obstacles to uncover the limitless freedom and empowerment that is your birthright.

Hard times come to everyone. When they come, we can all use help. Fortunately there are skillful ways to illuminate our path and strengthen our heart's courage, clarity, dignity and compassion. To help us navigate our own difficult time, trusted meditation teacher Jack Kornfield, known for his gift of transmitting meditation with his warmth, wisdom and precision, offers Guided Mediations for Difficult Times.

With his best seller Awakening to Zero Point, earth scientist and author Gregg Braden offered a stunning theory: that our planet has now entered a rare geophysical phase predicated millennia ago by ancient cultures across the globe - a "Shift of the Ages", that is transforming your consciousness even as you read this. On Beyond Zero Point, Braden shares new scientific research essential to understanding the prophecies of the Essenes, Hopis, Mayans, Egyptians, and others. Hidden within these ancient teachings, asserts Braden, is a universal set of sacred technologies meant specifically for us at this crucial point in human history. The secret of these tools is learning to see how the outer world mirrors the inner conditions of our consciousness. With this knowledge, each of us can transcend ordinary awareness, align ourselves with the external forces around us, and directly participate in the great challenges that lie ahead.

As an honored physician and teacher, Rachel Naomi Remen has spent a lifetime immersed in the world of science. Yet today, after four decades of face-to-face experience with cancer patients, medical academia, and her own chronic illness, she has come to see that life is best defined not by science but by mystery. In The Will to Live and Other Mysteries, this best-selling author and beloved healer of the heart probes the experience of mystery and illuminates its power to literally transform our lives.

Of the many Eastern wisdom teachings to have found their way westward, the notion of karma may be the most misunderstood - and most transformative. American-born teacher Pema Chödrön is renowned for making the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism accessible, practical, and relevant for Westerners from all walks of life. But to bring us an understanding of the fundamental concept of karma, Ani Pema called on one of her own guides.

Recorded on retreat in Rishikesh, India, The Deepest Truth of Human Existence invites you to join Eckhart Tolle to realize who you are beyond the thought-based "little me" that too often dominates our lives. Eckhart begins by exploring the way we come to develop a separate sense of self and how, from a very young age, our minds are conditioned to maintain what he calls "the story in the head".

Twenty years ago, two spiritual seekers met at a workshop about conscious dying. What happened next is the extraordinary foundation for To Love and Be Loved - a life-changing program about what it means to be alive and in love. Together ever since that first day, Stephen and Ondrea Levine poured all of the wisdom, compassion, and courage they gained from their work with the suffering and grief stricken into the mystery of their own relationship.

With Pain Relief, Shinzen Young teaches listeners how to step outside of pain through traditional meditation practices. Drawing from 20 years of results in the field, this widely respected teacher offers a practical program to address both chronic and short-term pain, possibly reducing the need for drugs or surgery. Step-by-step techniques taught in plain language show how to overcome internal resistance, the key to transforming physical pain into a flow of pure energy.

Spiritually, We aims to restore the connection to spirituality and spirituality to connection. Drawing from his own experiences of breaking boundaries and making connections—supported by contributions from scientists, communication experts, and other specialists—Sah D'Simone shares a road map for becoming a healing presence in the world.

Have you ever dreamed of creating more passion and fulfillment in your relationships without losing your spiritual life or sense of self in the process? According to clinical psychologist Charlotte Kasl, the keys to love that we're all looking for are the same ones that mystics and sages have used for centuries to open their hearts to the world around them.

What lessons can the modern seeker of truth gain from the shaman's way? Join respected anthropologist and folklorist Angeles Arrien as she bridges the past with the present to find powerful methods based on the shamanic tradition for gaining clarity and direction in your life.

The clues surround you wherever you go, messages and signs telling you how to live a more rewarding and fulfilling life. Have you ever wondered how your life would improve if you were to "tune in" to the information that the universe is offering to you? With The Advanced Manifestation Program, Rick Jarow introduces a powerful curriculum for heightening your awareness of synchronicities, opportunities, and serendipity (all of which have little to do with simple luck, teaches Jarow).