Product Description: In his most deeply personal work, religious scholar Needleman cuts a clear path through today's clamorous debates over the existence of God, illuminating an entirely new way of approaching the question of how to understand a higher power...read more

An extraordinary treasure chest of sacred poetry with selections from the world's most profound cultural and religious traditions read by outstanding figures in the contemporary spiritual landscape. 2 cassettes.

Product Description: Now restored to print, here is philosopher Jacob Needleman's groundbreaking study of America's alternative spiritual movements, with a new introduction by the author. Originally published in 1970, The New Religions was the first full-scale study of alternative spirituality in America...read more

Product Description: Now restored to print, here is philosopher Jacob Needleman?s groundbreaking study of America?s alternative spiritual movements, with a new introduction by the author. Originally published in 1970, The New Religions was the first full-scale study of alternative spirituality in America...read more

Product Description: The Gurdjieff tradition, commonly referred to as "The Work,” describes people’s day-to-day lives as completely mechanical, conducted asleep. Gurdjieff's intent, as with many sacred traditions, was literally to aid in one's awakening...read more

Product Description: The Way of the Physician brims with rich stories, telling observations, trenchant analysis, tough questions, and high drama, all a result of philosopher Jacob Needleman's intense discussions with doctors and other health professionals about the ideals and challenges of their profession...read more

Product Description: This concise volume collects the core writings that have made Ralph Waldo Emerson into a key source of insight for spiritual seekers of every faith—with an introduction by the bestselling philosopher Jacob Needleman.Here is the essential collection of Emerson’s spiritual thought for those readers who understand the transformative quality of ideas...read more

Product Description: The Gurdjieff tradition, commonly referred to as "The Work,” describes people’s daily lives as completely mechanical, conducted asleep. Gurdjieff's intent, as with many sacred traditions, was literally to aid in one's awakening...read more

Product Description: The widely respected social philosopher embarks on his most gripping and broadly appealing work, asking the ultimate question of human nature: Why do we repeatedly violate our most deeply held values and beliefs? After nearly forty years of weighing humanity's deepest dilemmas-working in settings ranging from university and high school classrooms to corporate offices and hospitals-bestselling author, philosopher, and religious scholar Jacob Needleman presents the most urgent, deeply felt, and widely accessible work of his career...read more

A keepsake collection of the philosopher king's private meditations is a modern translation of his perspectives on the world's forefront religions and ethical traditions that also illuminates his role at the center of second-century culture. Original.

Product Description: Originally published in France in 1969 and in America in 1972 and again in 1995, To Live Within is a thoughtful, beautifully written record of Lizelle Reymond’s five years spent in a hermitage in Northern India. Reymond studied with guide and mentor Shri Anirvan, a master of the ancient Samkhya tradition...read more

Product Description: What is the antidote to romantic love that all too often exhausts itself over night? Might it be to join with a partner in a spiritual search. “Love to… awaken us: Body and Soul to a greater unknown”. Further, what is the work which will sustain a love over a lifetime? By searching for the sacred with our lover we might well find the divine within them...read more

Presents a complete translation of the gnostic Gospel of Mary and includes commentary that reveals an emphasis on the divine feminine in early Christian thought and offers a new perspective on the life of Mary Magdalene.

Product Description: Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has been the subject of more controversy and debate than Mary Magdalene. Although she is discussed in the gospels of Philip, Thomas, Peter, and Bartholomew in the collection of writings known as the Gnostic gospels that were rejected by the early Christian church, there is no better insight into this mysterious and influential woman than Mary's own gospel...read more

Product Description: "With this one compact statement, Jacob Needleman has forced the discussion of both science and religion in our time into a new, more mature and discriminating phase. . . . It is a way station where those who are seriously exploring the transformation of consciousness will have to stop, take thought, and perhaps re-plot their course...read more

Experience the miracle called love...What is the purpose of love? Is the storm of ecstasy that we call love simply a biological urge that eventually passes--or the first stage in something much more? Is it possible for love to last, literally, forever?In this extraordinary book, philosopher Jacob Needleman explores the greatest works of philosophy, myth, and sacred wisdom to offer a bold new interpretation of why two people are brought together in the first place. The radiant poetry of the great Sufi mystic Rumi, the revelations of St. Paul, the moving tale of Philemon and Baucis, and the words of the world's sages become, with Needleman's gentle guidance, an enthralling journey of discovery--one that reveals the secret to finding love...and staying together for a lifetime. Resonating with hope and wisdom, A Little Book on Love shows us how true love can transcend time and the difficulties of daily life. It is a precious resource for anyone who wants a relationship to last a lifetime--and beyond.

A introduction to philosophy as a living art features a new preface by the author and provides a 'user's guide' on how to understand philosophy's life-transforming possibilities. Reprint.

Examines how the spiritual beliefs and vision of America's founders shaped the country's history and culture and assesses the influence of the spiritual traditions of African slaves, Native Americans, and early mystical communities on colonial America. (view table of contents)

Product Description: - By the author of Money and the Meaning of Life (55,000 copies sold)

Product Description: El tema de estudio planteado en este libro ofrece una opor-tunidad única para examinar la viabilidad de la búsqueda espiritual en el mundo moderno, un mundo que ha diluido de forma significativa la sensibilidad de los seres humanos para el lenguaje y las formas de la tradición religiosa...read more

Examines society's attitude toward money, and presents alternative points of view which allow human values and a holistic outlook to motivate financial decisions

Draws parallels between the importance of money in one's life and one's attitudes toward spirituality, relationships, and self-esteem.

A renowned philosopher provides insightful approaches to recapturing time and unearthing the emotional issues and anxieties surrounding time that may hinder the future and explains how to reset the human clock so that it breaks the constraints of time and freedom ensues.