Wisdom Publications

This book shows how we can move beyond secular mindfulness and compassion techniques to the cultivation of insight - seeing into and thereby becoming free of the repetitive thinking that keeps us trapped in cycles of suffering. Most books in the secular mindfulness tradition stop with mindfulness and self-compassion but do little to uncover the root causes of our suffering. Drawing on both Buddhist analyses of mind and current findings in psychology and neuroscience, the book explains how our thinking becomes fixed through our engaging with unconscious preferences and reactions.

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.

Self-Care for Mental Health— Key to Well-Being Relieve Anxiety, Stress, and Burnout; Increase Resilience and Healthy Choices; Live Your Best Life! Ken Vanderlip, Ph.D. And Susie Vanderlip, CSP, CPAE No matter what you’ve been told, self-care is never selfish… It’s the secret to a healthy and happy life. Discover its power! One in five adults in the US experiences mental health issues every year… and that means that even if you’re okay now, you need to take action. The world is fast-paced and stressful, and pressures come at you from every angle. Perhaps you’re juggling your ...

Tired of leadership books that promise quick fixes but deliver empty platitudes? Discover the ancient wisdom that has guided leaders for over 2,500 years. "Taoist Leadership: The Way of Subtle Influence" by David Tuffley PhD reveals the timeless secrets of effortless, effective leadership that creates harmony and achieves remarkable results. In a world of loud, self-promoting leaders, learn why the best leaders are those their people hardly know exist. Intrigued? You should be. This isn't just another leadership book – it's a paradigm shift that will transform how you think about ...

The Greatest Accomplishment of Walking Across America is What We Learned! Embark on a journey like no other as you join Rick and Jane McKinney on their awe-inspiring trek across America. In “Ageless Faith,” they invite you to lace up your boots and walk alongside them as they traverse the nation's vast expanse, each step echoing with the resonance of spiritual revelation. Through the lens of ancient Scripture, this captivating study intertwines the timeless tales of the Old Testament with the modern-day odyssey of Rick and Jane's walk across America. Each chapter reveals profound ...

In the Buddhist tradition, renunciation typically includes leaving the household life. What does this mean for laypeople who devote their lives fully to the Dharma? Kim Allen provides an invaluable guide to renunciation as a path for lay Buddhist practitioners. In early Buddhist teachings, renunciation is associated with ease, harmony, and wisdom. For both monastics and laypeople, it provides a broad and deep underpinning to the entire Buddhist path, such that engagement with it draws forth our most beautiful qualities and supports the letting go that leads to Awakening. The book deftly ...

There’s so much misrepresentation of the Holy Spirit as well as perversion of spiritual activities today in godliness in the name of the Holy Spirit. We therefore need God’s Standard with which to correctly identify as well as authenticate the true (Holy) Spirit. The True Spirit is the Holy Spirit; and the truth of Christ is His authenticating Standard; hence, Christ the Truth introduced and presented Him as the Spirit of Truth (John 16:13-15). The Author in this neat and precise book of great importance, ‘The True Spirit,’ has clearly shown who the true (Holy) Spirit is and His ...

Why practice Zen? What sets Zen apart from religion? What are its different practices? These questions, and more, are examined and answered by Zen Master Koun Yamada, whose Dharma heirs include Robert Aitken, Ruben Habito, and David Loy. Through compelling stories and a systematic approach, he guides the listener through creating and sustaining a lifelong practice. Warm and ecumenical in tone, Koun uses the insights of Zen to bring a deeper understanding of faith.

In this inspiring and incisive offering, Barry Magid uses the language of modern psychology and psychotherapy to illuminate one of Buddhism's most powerful and often mysterious technologies: the Zen koan. What's more, Magid also uses the koans to expand upon the insights of psychology (especially self-psychology and relational psychotherapy) and open for the listener new perspectives on the functioning of the human mind and heart.

"‘Inspire Me’ is a book of practical wisdom, packed with great insights on how to live a more successful life. Written by a leading performance expert, there are 15 chapters ranging from Success, Business, Health, Relationships and many more. Each chapter is designed to be listened to very quickly. You can listen to the book cover to cover or you can dip in and out as you want. A blend of quotes, stories, insights and challenges this book is one that has been borne from real life experience.

Mother Mary emerges as Being of Light and Truth in this remarkable transmission received through Marietta Beregi—not only as a being of Wisdom but as a supremely practical mother, fully compassionate with human desires and foibles. Like a true Mother, she never leaves her human children. This volume demonstrates again and again her tender embrace. Moreover, she understands and offers meaningful insight into the three most important things about spiritual awakening: relationship, relationship, and relationship!

Most of us want to succeed. And most of us want to do the right thing. But we often forget that the way tosucceed is by doing the right thing, as Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe remind us in Practical Wisdom: The Right Way to Do the Right Thing. When the institutions that shape our society need to change, the people in them typically either make more rules or offer smarter incentives.

Buddhism is rooted in the simple idea that you can train your mind to suffer less and flourish more. In this experiential guide, Cortland Dahl will take you on a journey through the core principles and meditation practices of the Buddhist tradition. The journey begins with teachings on the Four Noble Truths, practical observations that will help you understand the causes of unhappiness, and how you can access inner calm and deep insight through meditation.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom is the autobiographical account of T. E. Lawrence's role in the Arab Revolt against the Turkish Empire. The book is mostly set in the deserts of Arabia with a great deal of time spent marching through them with camels and the telling of the events through Lawrence's eyes.

The world of work is expanding. New technologies, industries and means of meeting apart–and–still–together, have presided in the transition of the workplace into a fast, digital and busier–than–ever era. In whichever sector you care to name, work is increasing exponentially, for reducing rewards and benefits. It is more than easy to complain, drag one’s feet while getting out of the door, and face daily tasks with an apathetic attitude. A Good Return does not provide maxims to get you through the day.

Barbara Rhodes offers the Korean Zen teaching of don’t-know mind as an antidote to the overthinking, overly-stimulating modern world that is the cause of so much suffering. Rhodes shows us that there are ways we can work with, or “compost,” whatever we’ve got in front of us, digest it into energy that can get us through the rough times, and cultivate a satisfying life. And she offers fascinating insights from her professional life as a nurse, commitment to engaged Buddhism, life experience as a member of the LGBTQ community, use of psychedelics on her spiritual path, and more.

All Round SALVATION SALVATION simply means Soundness. In the beginning when God concluded His creation, with man, made in His image and likeness, and positioned here to rule…, beginning at Eden…, everything was perfect and sound. There was no trouble, no danger, no affliction, no bad condition or negative situation anywhere. Man had the very sound life of God in him; and everything was made and kept sound and safe with him and around him. And God gave man a command to keep: for the maintenance of their relationship, and the sustenance of man’s soundness, as they tended the Garden at ...

The Best of James Hollis: Wisdom for the Inner Journey is a collection of excerpts from the writings of James Hollis, PhD, Jungian psychotherapist and author. These selections span across his body of work and are organized into different topics, ranging from the psychological concepts of Carl Jung to the everyday tasks of our living and callings. Hollis’ wisdom will challenge listeners to find their own path, to be who they are called to be, to take the risks to trust their soul, and thus live a life worthy of their unique gifts.

Is meditation an escape from - or a solution to - our psychological problems? Is the use of antidepressants counter to spiritual practice? Does a psychological approach to meditation reduce spirituality to "self-help"? What can Zen and psychoanalysis teach us about the problems of the mind and suffering?

A lack of self-confidence is one of the greatest maladies of today’s world, one that is responsible for the rampant helplessness, lack of self-control, aimlessness, procrastination, and despair that characterize modern society. But as the venerable steel magnate Andrew Carnegie emphasized to Hill, “Confidence is a state of mind, necessary to succeed, and the starting point of developing self-confidence is definiteness of purpose.”