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The tao te ching is one of the world's spiritual classics
The 81 chapters have distilled the wisdom of the sages, oracles and folk traditions of ancient China and are beautiful to read
They offer reflection and insight, and guide us towards personal growth and greater understanding
T!M'S modern rendering encapsulates the freshness and simplicity of the original Chinese text and makes it relevant to our lives today
It is a book to dip into, to meditate upon and to treasure
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This book is an accessible introduction to the paradoxical wisdom of the zen masters
Challenged by their down-to-earth craziness, we can embrace our ignorance before the great enigma of existence
Learning from their mysterious ordinariness, we can penetrate the magic of the present moment
Inspired by their unsentimental compassion we can understand that enlightenment is not just for holy sages or the fanatically disciplined
Anyone can experience enlightenment – it is our birthright
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'Lovers have a religion all of their own ... their only creed is love'
Rumi raves with mystical intoxication, seducing us into the ecstasy of love
He fires off pithy philosophical one-liners like a machine gun, demanding we reach beyond second-hand opinions and directly confront the mystery of life for ourselves
He playfully relates funny allegorical stories, like some spiritual stand-up, urging us to laugh at our own foolishness
Rumi knocks on the door of the heart, encouraging us to open up
He is burning with love and insight and he wants to set us on fire
Rumi Wisdom is a year's supply of daily inspiration from the great sufi mystic and poet, Mevlana Jalal Al-Din Rumi (1207-73)
T!M's renderings of extracts from rumi's masterwork the mathnawi are strikingly modern, capturing Rumi's intense devotion to god and enthusiasm for the truth
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'A thousand mile journey starts with one step' Lao Tzu
Taoist wisdom is an invitation to step into the mysterious world of the Taoist sages and embrace their profoundly simple vision of life
Contemplating their enigmatic insights, you will find yourself letting go of your anxiety, your need to control, and your fear of death and change
Day by day you will rediscover how to listen to the inner voice of your own heart, to celebrate the incomprehensible splendour of existence, and live naturally in harmony with the great flow of life which the Chinese call 'Tao'
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Zen wisdom takes the reader on a journey of gradual awakening, which echoes the traditional zen story of 'the ten bulls'
Each section of this book corresponds to a step on the path to enlightenment, beginning with quotes from the 12th-century Chinese master kuo-an shih-yuan, followed by inspirational thoughts of the day from the great zen masters
The zen journey is not a direct one, however, and readers will find themselves at different stages at different times
But the tale of 'the ten bulls' is a powerful metaphor, in which the bull represents the seeker's self, which he or she must find, master and eventually relinquish in the search for the essential oneness of all things
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With some of the greatest Hindu gurus as our guides, this remarkable little book leads us on a mystical journey from ignorance to self-realisation; from separation to unity; from selfishness to service; from a troubled mind to an open heart; from illusion to love
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In this inspiring little book the Sufi sages lead us on a mystical voyage of discovery; enticing us into a love affair with the divine beloved
Sufi wisdom may seem mystifying, but actually it is trying to point us to something so obvious that we miss it
God is everywhere and everything
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The wisdom of the mystics contained within this inspiring little book is the spiritual essence of Christianity
The mystics teach that the very purpose of human life is to know god and that if we turn toward God we will find that he has been waiting for us all along
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The ancient Pagan philosophers were charismatic sages who taught a perennial wisdom which is as inspiring today as it was to the ancients
'Know your self' is their essential challenge, from which springs their profound teachings contained within this little book
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Tibetan Buddhism is far more than the veneration of a buddha who lived 2,500 years ago
It has been inspired and shaped by a succession of living Buddhas
Their wisdom, contained in this remarkable little book, nurtures the potential within all of us to experience enlightenment
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A book of zen teachings is a conundrum because zen is beyond words
Zen cannot be understood by the mind, because it is about becoming aware of the mind itself
Zen wisdom is not a clever theory, it is medicine
We suffer from the illness of the illusion of separateness and zen is the cure
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The fervent belief in an after life is a phenomenon common throughout human history, whether it be the elysian fields, valhalla, paradise or a happy hunting ground
T!M presents a lively exploration of varying concepts of life after death in the religious traditions of the world