books by Inner Traditions

books by Inner Traditions

books:

Inner Traditions

Quantum Shift in the Global Brain: How the New Scientific Reality Can Change Us and Our World

Ervin Laszlo

Inner Traditions, 2008

An Absolutely Necessary Read
As a university student studying topics of sustainability, development, and economics with interests in science and spirituality, this book completely surpassed my expectations. Laszlo--a renowned systems theorist-- synthesizes current research and ideas from all these ...

Muhammad: His Life Based on the Earliest Sources

Martin Lings

Inner Traditions, 2006

For The Confused Westerner
Westerners are confused why Muslims reacted the way they did when the Danish cartoons about Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) were published. This is because Westerners are not aware of where Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) is placed within Islam and how He is viewed/revered by Muslims. ...

The Heart of Yoga: Developing a Personal Practice

T. K. V. Desikachar

Inner Traditions, 1999

great for any yoga student
I love the way the yoga philosophy is presented and interpreted. It's a wonderful resource for understanding Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. I highly recommend it.

The Complete Illustrated Kama Sutra

Inner Traditions, 2003

BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS
This book gives you not only the original text of the 14th century Kama Sutra, like some other books also do, but it also gives you beautifully photos from very old and newer drawings, medals, pottery and many other art forms. The photos relate to the topic dealt with ...

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene

Jean-Yves Leloup

Inner Traditions, 2002

Gospel Truth
One of the happy outcomes of The Da Vinci Code phenomenon is a wider awareness of the "Gnostic Gospels". Publishers have not been slow to respond, but this precious volume towers above the crowded scene along with its companion titles in the series: the Gospels of ...

Science and the Akashic Field: An Integral Theory of Everything

Ervin Laszlo

Inner Traditions, 2007

Excellent, straightforward discussion of complex subjects.
Reading this book was a joyful experience. Of course, if you want a more profound, detailed, technical if you will, discussion you can read one of the several books by the same author on this or related subject.Or, other authors on this same matter. I enjoyed very much ...

The Complete I Ching: The Definitive Translation by the Taoist Master Alfred Huang

Taoist Master Alfred Huang

Inner Traditions, 2004

Provides My Primary, Fundamental Understanding Of The I Ching
I came to understand the I Ching by way of a rich amalgam of factors that I could not have accomplished the goal without... And Alfred Huang's presentation of the I Ching has been the foremost influence in my ability to comprehend & access this incredibly vast system ...

The Forbidden Rumi: The Suppressed Poems of Rumi on Love, Heresy, and Intoxication

Inner Traditions, 2006

The suppressed love poems of Rumi
THE FORBIDDEN RUMI: THE SUPPRESSED POEMS OF RUMI ON LOVE, HERESY, AND INTOXICATION presents the 13th-century poet and mystic's spontaneous poems, created after he let go formal religion. Nevit Ergin decided to translate his collected works - the Duivan-I Kebir, which ...

Sacred Mirrors: The Visionary Art of Alex Grey

Alex Grey

Inner Traditions, 1990

Spectacular art and a tool for transformation.....
Alex Grey's art is unique, provocative, visionary and striking. The anatomical detail, overall composition and beauty is uplifting. While this type of art may not be everyone's cup of tea, it is undeniably creative and powerful. This book is based on a series of ...

Transcending the Speed of Light: Consciousness, Quantum Physics, and the Fifth Dimension

Marc Seifer

Inner Traditions, 2008

Bound to Become a Metaphysical Classic
After listening to Marc Seifer on Coast to Coast I decided to get his book. As a lay reader, since I could follow what he was saying on he radio, I was hoping that his book would not get too technical and I wasn't disappointed. Seifer begins his book with a definition ...

The Forbidden Rumi: The Suppressed Poems of Rumi on Love, Heresy, and Intoxication

Masters of the Living Energy: The Mystical World of the Q'ero of Peru

Joan Parisi Wilcox

Inner Traditions, 2004

Light work
Having recieved rites from the Q'ero I found Joan's book to be an impressive body of work. Her intention to share the teachings of the shaman in an unbiased informative way felt impeccable to me. The work is devotional in presenting their truths as she struggled ...

Less Is More: An Anthology of Ancient & Modern Voices Raised in Praise of Simplicity

Inner Traditions, 1996

Inspiring Words
'Less is More' is a collection of quotes and very short essays from a multitude of sources on the value of simplicity. Some of those quoted lived and wrote many centuries ago, while others are from the near present, and of course, there are many in between. Some of the ...

The Genius of China: 3,000 Years of Science, Discovery, and Invention

Robert Temple

Inner Traditions, 2007

Ancient Chinese Technology
Wow. This is an incredible book! Like many readers of popular modern science, I constantly underestimate the inventiveness and technology of ancient man. This book really highlights that. Also, it's an amazing inventory of creativity and inventiveness that the current ...

Yoga Spandakarika: The Sacred Texts at the Origins of Tantra

Daniel Odier

Inner Traditions, 2005

Yoga Spandakarika
The Yoga Spandakarika (spanda: sacred tremor; karika: set of verse), originally written in the ninth century by Kallata, is one of the fundamental Tantric texts of Kashmir Saivism. Teacher and author Daniel Odier brings one of the first translations of this scripture ...