Describes mythical beasts of the sea, air, and land such as the phoenix, griffin, behemoth, and merman.

Monsters: Their Histories, Homes, and Habits,

Besserman, Perle

Epstein, Perle S.

Children's Books

DOUBLEDAY

Oriental mystics & magicians

A comprehensive explanation and history of the secret tradition of Jewish mysticism - its methods, schools, and practitioners.

Kabbalah: The way of the Jewish mystic

Pilgrimage: Adventures of a wandering Jew

Houghton/Mifflin

Many Zen Buddhist practitioners have come to question some of Japanese Zen's less democratic aspects-from the strict, male-dominated hierarchies to the racial overtones. At the same time, modern American Buddhists often find it difficult to integrate zazen (seated Zen meditation) with lives of family, work, and social engagement. This book offers a fascinating guide to overcoming both these dilemmas. A study of how one Zen group returned to an ancient Chinese tradition of community meditation practice without a leader or hierarchy, this book also outlines an authentic, "grassroots" approach, urging people from all walks of life to come together in meditation and the study of dharma.Grassroots Zen focuses on the challenge of truly becoming one with the moment in our frantically paced society; of finding a space for the passing self; and of achieving balance between Zen practice and daily life, as well as individuality in community. A thoughtful and absorbing work, Grassroots Zen is an important book for those seeking a practice that is truly of the people, by the people, and for the people.

Grassroots Zen

Religion & Spirituality

Steger, Manfred B.

Buddhism

Tuttle Pub

The revolutionary figures in this book are those innovative, non-conformist masters--Zen "madmen"--whose unorthodox behavior has helped define the radical countercultural movement known simply as Zen. In Zen Radicals, Rebels, and Reformers you'll meet Zen boat-rockers that span from early eighth-century China all the way to the bustling streets of modern-day America with a stop in the middle to visit a courageous Zen master who made the ultimate sacrifice in his resistance to the brutal actions of the Japanese government in World War II. These remarkable masters show us through their audacious actions and fearless words that the pursuit of spiritual awakening must ultimately be a rebellion against the very foundations of suffering in the world.

Zen Radicals, Rebels, and Reformers

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Wisdom Publications

The varied and colorful mystic traditions of Europe and the Middle East, from ancient times to the present, suggest a universal practice of the heart. Such rich sources as the Zohar, the Baal Shem Tov, Martin Buber, Abraham Abulafia, and others cover a variety of topics, including Creation and Good and Evil. A pocket classic.

THE WAY OF THE JEWISH MYSTICS (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

Shambhala

Fiction. Perle Besserman's KABUKI BOY is a novel of Japan set in and around the capital city of Edo (modern-day Tokyo) during the waning decades of the Tokugawa Era (1600-1868). Broadening the often narrowly focused literary and cinematic portrayals of samurai resistance to their declining social status, Besserman's vivid narrative conveys that tumultuous period through the eyes of its peasants, priests, politicians, revolutionaries, mountebanks, geisha, and actors using the Kabuki theatre as a backdrop. Its nineteenth-century framework nested in a post-modern narrative by its fictional twentieth-century "editor," a cultural historian and abbot of a Zen monastery one hundred miles from Tokyo, the book is comprised of memoirs, theatrical and monastery records, personal letters and journals, all centering on the life of a Kabuki boy actor whose brief but illustrious career reflects not only the "golden age of Kabuki Theatre," but the most dramatic spiritual, political, and artistic events characterizing Japan's violent emergence into the modern world.

Kabuki Boy

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Aqueous Books

A New Kabbalah for Women

The red bracelet: it graces the wrists of numerous celebrities - from Madonna to Britney Spears - who have converted to the spiritual practice of Kabbalah. But what is Kabbalah and how can women apply it to their own lives? In A New Kabbalah for Women, bestselling author and teacher of Jewish mysticism and meditation, Perle Besserman, shares a feminine approach to spirituality. Since the time of Moses, Jewish mysticism has been barred to women, and Shekhinah, the feminine side of God, has been forced underground. Now, many women are adapting traditional mystical practices in radical new ways. Besserman is at the forefront of this revolution. In this book she traces the history of female-centered worship and tells the story of searching for her own path to truth. Combining practices from the Kabbalah with meditation, Besserman walks readers through step-by-step rituals to find their own personal connection with the divine.

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

The red bracelet: it graces the wrists of numerous celebrities--from Madonna to Britney Spears--who have converted to Kabbalah. But what is Kabbalah and how can women apply it to their own lives? In A New Kabbalah for Women, bestselling author Perle Besserman shares a feminine approach to Kabbalah. Since the time of Moses, Jewish mysticism has been barred to women, and the feminine side of God has been forced underground. Now, many women are adapting traditional practices in radical new ways. Besserman is at the forefront of this revolution. Combining Kabbalistic practices with meditation and memoir, Besserman walks readers through step-by-step rituals to find their own personal connections to the divine.

St. Martin's: Griffin

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Monsters: Their Histories, Homes, and Habits,

Oriental mystics & magicians

Kabbalah: The way of the Jewish mystic

Pilgrimage: Adventures of a wandering Jew

Grassroots Zen

Zen Radicals, Rebels, and Reformers

THE WAY OF THE JEWISH MYSTICS (Shambhala Pocket Classics)

Kabuki Boy

A New Kabbalah for Women

A New Kabbalah for Women