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Everything Is the Way: Ordinary Mind Zen

by michaeld | Feb 20, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit

    Ordinary But Uncommon By Elihu Genmyo Smith Shambhala Publications, 17.95, 240 pages This book is presented as a series of talks, each building upon each other. Author Elihu Genmyo Smith patiently leads readers through a thicket of koan-like, iterative...
The Buddha Walks into a Bar: A Guide to Life for a New Generation

The Buddha Walks into a Bar: A Guide to Life for a New Generation

by Site Owner | May 22, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit

By Lodro Rinzler Shambhala Publications, $14.95, 207 pages Author Lodro Rinzler attempts something unconventional: describing a “Western Buddhism” that would appeal to new college graduates who are beginning careers. His timing is fortunate due to the current economic...
Right Here with You: Bringing Mindful Awareness into Our Relationships

Right Here with You: Bringing Mindful Awareness into Our Relationships

by Site Owner | May 20, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Body, Mind & Spirit

Edited by Andrea Miller & Shambhala Sun Shambhala Publications, $16.95, 224 pages Mindfulness, as defined by editor Andrea Miller, is “paying close, yet gentle attention to whatever life brings and allowing our awareness to make us more compassionate and loving.”...

Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart

by Site Owner | Apr 5, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Self-Help

By  John Welwood Shambhala Publications, $12.95, 205 pages Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships: Healing the Wound of the Heart is a helpful self-help book with a focus on how moments of loving freely in personal relationships give way to problems that arise in those...

How to be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving

by michaeld | Apr 5, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Relationships & Sex

  Sound Advice By David Richo Shambhala Publications, $15.95, 265 pages How to Be an Adult in Relationships by David Richo is a book of the belief that you must be whole yourself to have a healthy relationship. The book walks through several concepts on how to...
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