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Teachings of the Hindu Mystics by Andrew Harvey
$24.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
Some of the most lyrical, passionate, and illuminating writings of the Hindu mystical tradition are showcased in this anthology. Spiritual scholar and writer Andrew Harvey has selected excerpts from ancient and contemporary sources, including the Bhagavad Gita, the Upanishads, and other classical Hindu ...Show more
The Art of War: Shambhala Pocket Library by Sun Tzu; Thomas Cleary
$26.00 NZD
Category: Business | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
In the words of Sun Tzu, "To win without fighting is best." This timeless Chinese classic captures the essence of military strategy used in ancient East Asia, with lessons on how to handle conflict confidently, efficiently, and successfully. The techniques and instructions discussed in The Art of War ap ...Show more
The Book of Five Rings by Miyamoto Musashi; Thomas Cleary (Translator)
$26.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
THE BOOK OF FIVE RINGS is one of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture. Written not only for martial artists but for anyone who wants to apply the timeless principles of this text to their life, the book analyzes the process of struggle an ...Show more
The Pocket Hagakure: The Book of the Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo; William Scott Wilson
$25.00 NZD
Category: General | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
Living and dying with bravery and honor is at the heart of Hagakure, a series of over 1,300 short texts written by eighteenth-century samurai Yamamoto Tsunetomo. These texts illuminate the classic Japanese concept of bushido (the Way of the Warrior), which dictated how samurai were expected to behave, c ...Show more
The Pocket Rumi by Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
$24.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
The cry of the soul in love with God has never been more eloquently expressed than by the great Persian Sufi master Jalaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). Readers have thrilled to his ecstatic songs of divine union for more than eight hundred years. Now, here is the collection of the best of Rumi's poetry reissue ...Show more
The Pocket Sappho by Sappho (Translated by Willis Barnstone)
$24.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
A vivid, contemporary translation of the greatest Greek love poet by the prize-winning poet and translator. Sappho's thrilling lyric verses have been unremittingly popular for more than 2,600 years--certainly a record for poetry of any kind--and love for her art only increases as time goes on. Though h ...Show more
Tibetan Book of the Dead by Francesca Fremantle; Chogyam Trungpa; Jean-Claude Van Itallie
$24.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction | Series: Shambhala Pocket Library
In this classic scripture of Tibetan Buddhism--traditionally read aloud to the dying to help them attain liberation--death and rebirth are seen as a process that provides an opportunity to recognize the true nature of mind. This unabridged translation of The Tibetan Book of the Dead emphasizes the pract ...Show more