ISBN: 0-890772-34-8
ONLY GOD
A Biography of Yogi Ramsuratkumar
by Regina Sara Ryan
Foreword by Jay Martin, Ph.D.
This is the true life story of a beggar, a hidden saint, a well educated holy man who begged on the streets of India: Yogi Ramsuratkumar.
“Only God” was his creed and his approach to everyday life. His unusual innocence and radiant presence were recognized by seekers from both East and West. The book includes the lives and teachings of the holy beggar’s three gurus: Sri Aurobindo, Ramana Maharshi and Swami Papa Ramdas. With self-revelatory honesty and an enjoyable mix of storytelling, interviews and fact-finding, this is an affecting account of an extraordinary life.
cloth, 832 pages, $39.95
ISBN:1-890772-35-6
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT
Bringing Meditation to Life
by Rick Lewis
With sparkling clarity and humor, Rick Lewis explains exactly what meditation can offer to those who are ready to establish an island of sanity in the midst of an active life. This book is a comprehensive look at everything a beginner would need to start a meditation practice, including how to befriend an overactive mind and how to bring the fruits of meditation into all aspects of daily life. Experienced meditators will also find refreshing perspectives to both nourish and refine their practice.
paper, 188 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 1-890772-23-2
NOBODY SON OF NOBODY
Poems of Shaikh Abu-Saeed Abil-Kheir
Renditions by Vraje Abramian
Anyone who has found a resonance with the love-intoxicated poetry of Rumi, must read the poetry of Shaikh Abil-Kheir. This renowned, but little known, Sufi mystic of the 10th century preceded Rumi by over two hundred years on the same path of annihilation into God. This book contains translations and poetic renderings of 195 short selections from the original Farsi, the language in which Abil-Kheir wrote.
These poems deal with the longing for union with God, the desire to know the Real from the false, the inexpressible beauty of creation when seen through the eyes of Love, and the many attitudes of heart, mind and feeling that are necessary to those who would find the Beloved, The Friend, in this life.
paper, 120 pages, $12.95
ISBN: 1-890772-04-6
THE WOMAN AWAKE
Feminine Wisdom for Spiritual Life
By Regina Sara Ryan
Through the stories and insights of great women whom the author has met or been guided by in her own journey, this book highlights many faces of the Divine Feminine: the silence, the solitude, the service, the power, the compassion, the art, the darkness, the sexuality. Read about: the Sufi poetess Rabia (8th century) and contemporary Sufi master Irina Tweedie; Hildegard of Bingen, author Kathryn Hulme (The Nun’s Story); German healer and mystic Dina Rees, and others. Includes personal interviews with contemplative Christian monk Mother Tessa Bielecki; artist Meinrad Craighead and Zen teacher and anthropologist Joan Halifax.
paper, 518 pages, 20+ photos, $19.95
ISBN: 0-934252-79-3
THE YOGA TRADITION
Its History, Literature, Philosophy and Practice
by Georg Feuerstein, Ph.D.
A complete overview of the great Yogic traditions of: Raja-Yoga, Hatha-Yoga, Jnana-Yoga, Bhakti-Yoga, Karma-Yoga, Tantra-Yoga, Kundalini-Yoga, Mantra-Yoga and many other lesser known forms. Includes translations of over twenty famous Yoga treatises, like the Yoga-Sutra of Patanjali, and a first-time translation of the Goraksha Paddhati, an ancient Hatha Yoga text. Covers all aspects of Hindu, Buddhist, Jaina and Sikh Yoga. A necessary resource for all students and scholars of Yoga.
paper, 540 pages, 200+ illustrations, $29.95
ISBN: 1-890772-18-6.
TAO TE CHING FOR THE WEST
by Richard Degen
A new rendition of the revered classic, Tao Te Ching, this sensitive version offers a contemporary application of Eastern wisdom to the problems created by modern Western living. This highly-readable collection presents a way of life characterized by harmony and integrity; a way that bypasses the happiness-depleting traps that people have set for themselves and others.
paper, 120 pages, $9.95
ISBN: 0-934252-92-0
PRAYING DANGEROUSLY
Radical Reliance on God
by Regina Sara Ryan
Re-enlivens an age-old tradition of prayer as an expression of radical reliance on God. This approach expands the possibilities of prayer, elevating it beyond ordinary pleas for help, comfort, security and prosperity. Contains a chapter on the poetry-prayer of Lee Lozowick to Yogi Ramsuratkumar.
paper, 240 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 1-8990772-06-2
A MAN AND HIS MASTER:
My Years With Yogi Ramsuratkumar
by Mani, with S. Lkasham
A personal account by Yogi Ramsuratkumar’s trusted “right-hand man,” Mani, of his six years at the master’s side. Mani’s heart and extraordinary faith shine through this touchingly personal and intimate account.
paper, 394 pages, $21.95
ISBN: 1-890772-36-2
THE ART OF DYING
RedHawk
RedHawk’s poetry cuts close to the bone whether he is telling humorous tales or indicting the status-quo throughout the culture. Touching upon themes of life and death, power, devotion and adoration, these ninety new poems reveal the poet’s deep concern for all of life, and particularly for the needs of women, children and the earth.
“An eye-opener; spiritual, native, populist. RedHawk’s is a powerful, wise, and down-home voice.” – Gary Snyder
paper, 120 pages, $12.00
ISBN: 0-934252-93-9
JOURNEY TO HEAVENLY MOUNTAIN
An American’s Pilgrimage to the Heart of Buddhism in Modern China
by Jay Martin
“I came to China to live in Buddhist monasteries and to revisit my soul,” writes best-selling American author and distinguished scholar Jay Martin of his 1998 pilgrimage. This book is an account of one man’s spiritual journey. His intention? To penetrate the soul of China and its wisdom. Anyone who has wondered about the health of monastic Buddhism in China today will find this a fascinating revelation. Anyone who longs for the serenity and clarity that the author sought will want to read this book.
“Well written and intelligent.” – Library Journal
paper,263pages,b&wphotographs,$16.95
ISBN: 1-890772-17-8
HOLY MADNESS
Spirituality, Crazy-Wise Teachers, and Enlightenment
Revised and Expanded Edition
by Georg Feuerstein, Ph. D.
This book traces the shadowy tradition of “holy madness/crazy wisdom” from the Holy Fools of early Christianity, through the great adepts of India and Tibet, up to the controversial gurus of today. In our day, when even the Dalai Lama has warmed Western seekers to choose their teachers carefully, Feuerstein provides an intelligent and cautionary guidebook to the guru-disciple relationship, plus a comprehensive analysis of the principles of authentic spirituality.
Dozens of shorter illustrative examples surround a more in-depth portrayal of crazy-wisdom in action in the lives and activities of contemporary teachers.
paper, 526 pages, $29.95
ISBN: 1-890772-54-2
THE WAY OF FAILURE
Winning Through Losing
by Mariana Caplan
This straight-talking and strongly inspirational book looks failure directly in the face, unmasking it for what it really is. Mariana Caplan tells us to how to meet failure on its own field, how to learn its twists and turns, its illusions and its realities. Only then, she advises, is one equipped to engage failure as a means of ultimate “winning,” and in a way that far exceeds our culturally defined visions of success.
paper; 144 pages; $14.95
ISBN: 1-890772-10-6
KISHIDO: The Way of the Western Warrior
by Peter Hobart
T
he code of the samurai and the path of the knight-warrior—traditions from opposite sides of the globe—find a common ground in Kishido: the Way of the Western Warrior. In fifty short essays, Peter Hobart presents the wisdom, philosophy and teachings of the mysterious Master who first united the noble houses of East and West. Kishido prioritizes the ideals of duty, ethics, courtesy and chivalry, from whatever source they derive. This cross-cultural approach represents a return to time-honored principles from many traditions, and allows the modern reader from virtually any background to find the master within.
paper, 130 pages, $12.95
ISBN: 1-890772-31-3
THE SHADOW ON THE PATH
Clearing the Psychological Blocks to Spiritual Development
by VJ Fedorschak
Foreword by Claudio Naranjo, M.D.
Tracing the development of the human psychological shadow from Freud to the present, this readable analysis presents five contemporary approaches to spiritual psychotherapy for those who find themselves needing help on the spiritual path. Topics include: the shadow in the work notable therapists; the principles of inner spiritual development in the major world religions; examples of the disowned shadow in contemporary religious movements; and case studies of clients in spiritual groups who have worked with their shadow issues.
paper, 304 pages, 6 x 9; $16.95
ISBN: 0-934252-81-5
THE ANTI-WISDOM MANUAL
A Practical Guide to Spiritual Bankruptcy
by Gilles Farcet, Ph.D.
What if the spiritual path turned out to be a road to hell paved with good intentions?
Most spiritual books tell us what we should do, or how we should view things. The Anti-Wisdom Manual takes a different approach. It simply describes what people actually do to sabotage their own progress on the spiritual path, whatever their chosen way – Christian, Buddhist, Native American, Muslim, Jewish, or any other. Think of it as a handbook in reverse. Using humor and irony, while based in clarity and compassion, the author alerts readers to the common traps into which so many sincere seekers easily fall.
paper, 176 pages, $14.95
ISBN: 1-890772-42-9
WESTERN SADHUS AND SANNYASINS IN INDIA
by Marcus Allsop
This book contains interviews and stories about a unique group of Westerners who have lived in India for twenty years or more. Now known as sadhus and sannyasins (traditional Indian holy men or women), they have renounced the materialistic values of their native culture in favor of a life of austerity and spiritual practice. Marcus Allsop’s pilgrimage takes him from Mt. Arunachala in southern India to the source of the Ganges in the foothills of the Himalayas. He stops at age-old shrines and majestic temples, and shares the powerful insights into Indian spiritual culture that he gains along the way.
paper; 232 pages; 24 photos; $14.95
ISBN: 0-934252-50-5
ZEN TRASH
The Irreverent and Sacred Teaching Stories of Lee Lozowick
Edited and with Commentary by Sylvan Incao
This book contains dozens of teaching stories from many world religious traditions – including Zen, Christianity, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism and Hinduism – rendered with a twist of humor, irony or provocation by contemporary spiritual teacher Lee Lozowick.
These stories will typically confound the mind and challenge any conventional seriousness about the spiritual path. In essence, however, they hold what every traditional teaching story has always held – the possibility of glimpsing reality, beyond the multiple illusions that surround the truth.
paper, 150 pages, $12. 95
ISBN: 1-890772-21-6
FACETS OF THE DIAMOND
Wisdom of India
By James Capellini
A book of rare and moving photographs, brief biographies, and evocative quotes from contemporary spiritual teachers in the Eastern tradition, including Ramana Maharshi, Swami Papa Ramdas, Sri Yogi Ramsuratkumar, Swami Prajnanpad, Chandra Swami, Nityananda, Shirdi Sai Baba, and Sanatan Das Baul. This mood-altering book richly captures the texture and flavor of the Eastern spiritual path and the teacher-disciple relationship, and offers penetrating insight into the lives of those who carry the flame of wisdom for the good of all humanity.
cloth, 240 pages, 45 photos, $39.95
ISBN: 0-934252-53-X
JOURNEY
From Political Activism to the Work
by Janet Rose
This book recounts the story of a spiritual journey that led the author from a life of political and social activism to a life of spiritual transformation. Having worked as a newspaper reporter, a manager of a food cooperative, a coordinator of a rural health service and a VISTA volunteer, Janet Rose thought her next step was to build her practice as a psychotherapist in a large southeastern city. In the summer of 1986, however, almost overnight her life took a radical turn. Following inner mystical guidance, she turned west, to the mountains of Colorado, to “find God more deeply.” In her quest for genuine wisdom, compassion and service, she left behind the vestiges of her previous life to pursue a path of renunciation and to apprentice herself to a spiritual teacher. How that choice was made, what that commitment entailed, and how it has changed every aspect of her life is what this book is about.
paper, 384 pages, $19.95
ISBN: 1-890772-04-6
TO TOUCH IS TO LIVE
The Need for Genuine Affection in an Impersonal World
by Mariana Caplan
Foreword by Ashley Montagu
The vastly impersonal nature of contemporary culture, supported by massive child abuse and neglect, and reinforced by growing techno-fascination are robbing us of our humanity. The author takes issue with the trends of the day that are mostly overlooked as being “progressive” or harmless, showing how these trends are actually undermining genuine affection and love. This uncompromising and inspiring work offers positive solutions for countering the effects of the growing depersonalization of our times.
“An important book that brings to the fore-front the fundamentals of a healthy world. We must all touch more.” − Patch Adams, M.D.
paper, 272 pages, $19.95
ISBN: 1-890772-24-0
WOMEN CALLED TO THE PATH OF RUMI
The Way of the Whirling Dervish
by Shakina Reinhertz
This book shares the experience of Turning practice by women of the Mevlevi Order of Whirling Dervishes. The beauty and mystery of the Whirling Dervishes have captured the mythic imagination of the Western world for centuries. Rumi, the great Sufi saint of 13th-century Turkey, taught both male and female students this whirling dance, but in the centuries after his death women were excluded from participation. Not until the late 1970s, when Shaikh Suleyman Dede brought the turn ritual to America, was this practice again opened to women. The heart of the book is the personal experience of contemporary women—interviews with over two dozen American initiates (from adolescents to wise elders), many of whom have practiced on this path for twenty years or more.
“I love the wisdom and fire of this book. It’s full of the light of longing and people trying to experience the mystery of that truth.”
– Coleman Barks, translator of Rumi’s poetry.
paper, 300 pages, 200 black and white photos and illustrations, $23.95
ISBN: 1-890772-04-6
STAINLESS HEART
The Wisdom of Remorse
by Clelia Vahni
Anyone who has ever felt guilt will find both comfort and direction in this clearly written and compassionate book. The “stainless heart” is Clelia Vahni’s description of the pure, essential nature of the human being. This heart, however, is rarely touched. One reason for this impasse, the author states, is that we have built walls around the heart out of shame, or have held ourselves apart so we don’t get hurt or hurt others any more because we are afraid of the pain that guilt carries. Guilt is different from genuine remorse, the author argues. Guilt destroys us, while true remorse is the entry into truth, t
o a clear vision of life “as it is,” and thus to a transformed relationship to ourselves and others. “The voice of remorse,” she writes, “is a call from our stainless heart, challenging us to make the effort necessary to live by its wisdom.”
paper, 160 pages, $12.95
ISBN: 1-890772-40-2
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Further Experimenting
I appreciate that you are reading this page. Each further experiment you try has the possibility of cutting new forms of consciousness that other people can then more easily follow. Authentic change happens one individual at a time. If you take a step, it pioneers the way for others to take the same step. This is how your personal efforts can make a difference. Please keep going. Here are some suggestions:
1. Decide that you are an experimenter. Practice responsible Edgework experiments for the rest of your life.
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