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  1. Zen : The Religion of the Samurai: A Study of Zen Philosophy and Discipline in China and Japan

    Nukariya, Kaiten
    Duke Classics 2022

    Interested in learning more about the Zen tradition? Skip the watered-down, touchy-feely translations that crowd the shelves of most Western bookstores and go straight to the sourc...

  2. The Crest-Wave of Evolution : A Course of Lectures in History, Given in the Raja-Yoga College, 1918-1919

    Morris, Kenneth
    Duke Classics 2021

    This fascinating series of lectures looks at human history not through the typical lens of conflict and struggles for political power, but as a gradual process of collective spirit...

  3. How to Succeed : Or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune

    marden, Orison Swett
    Duke Classics 2021

    What's the secret to success? According to leading motivational author Orison Swett Marden, it's a simple three-step process: clearly identify your goals, create an action plan, an...

  4. How to Teach Religion : Principles and Methods

    Betts, George Herbert
    Duke Classics 2021

    Despite the profound significance that religion holds in believers' lives, most teachers of religion are volunteers or amateurs with no formal training in instructional methods. Th...

  5. The Creative Process in the Individual

    Troward, Thomas
    Duke Classics 2021

    Are you an artist who has difficulty producing work that fully reflects your capability? Do you have artistic aspirations, but haven't yet been able to make a breakthrough? No matt...

  6. Esoteric Christianity : Or the Lesser Mysteries

    Besant, Annie
    Duke Classics 2021

    Religious historian Annie Besant offers a new take on standard Christian doctrine and practice in Esoteric Christianity. Building on the precept that Christianity is actually a mys...

  7. The Human Aura : Astral Colors and Thought Forms

    Panchadasi, Swami
    Duke Classics 2021

    In common parlance, an 'aura' is a metaphysical emanation that provides insight into the mental and spiritual character and well-being of an individual. Those with advanced psychic...

  8. The Human Machine

    Bennett, Arnold
    Duke Classics 2021

    In this delightful volume of insightful and good-humored advice, motivational writer Arnold Bennett points out that for all of the time we humans dedicate to learning, very little...

  9. Creative Mind And Success

    Holmes, Ernest
    Duke Classics 2021

    When we encounter the term "creativity," most of us think of artistic pursuits, such as painting or composing music. But in Creative Mind and Success, famed New Thought expert Erne...

  10. The Science of Being Well

    Wattles, Wallace D.
    Duke Classics 2022

    The Science of Being Well is from the author Wallace D. Wattles (1860 - 1911), whose work inspired the cult-phenomenon book and film "The Secret". He was a widely popular and pione...

  11. The Breath of Life

    Burroughs, John
    Duke Classics 2022

    Much of the time, our bodies carry out the process of respiration without our conscious involvement. But when you stop to really ponder the miraculous nature of breathing, as autho...

  12. The Science of Breath : A Complete Manual of the Oriental Breathing Philosophy of Physical, Mental, Psychic and Spiritual Development

    Ramacharaka, Yogi
    Duke Classics 2022

    The Science of Breath points out the way to physical health along the lines of what Western scientists have termed "deep breathing," etc., but also goes into the less known phases...

  13. The Science of Getting Rich

    Wattles, Wallace D.
    Duke Classics 2022

    The Science of Getting Rich is the best known work from pioneering self-help and success writer, Wallace D. Wattles. With these principles and methods, which he developed from his...

  14. The Science of Being Great

    Wattles, Wallace D.
    Duke Classics 2022

    The Science of Being Great is from the author Wallace Delois Wattles (1860 - 1911), whose work inspired the cult-phenomenon book and film "The Secret". He was a widely popular and...

  15. الاستنارة بين الفكر العقلاني و الفكر المظلم

    إبراهيم, جورج عوض
    Cicc 2021 1. edition

    يعرف مصطلح "الإستنارة" كما هو مستخدم في الخطاب التحليلي العربي بأن: العالم يحوي داخله ما يكفي لتفسيره، وأن عقل الإنسان قادر على الوصول إلى قدر من المعرفة ينير له كل شئ أو معظم الأش...

  16. The Law and the Word

    Troward, Thomas
    Duke Classics 2022

    In this era of moral relativism, many people have come to believe that life -- and by extension, the universe -- is inherently random. Not so, argues prominent self-help author T....

  17. The Essence of Buddhism

    Duke Classics 2022

    Although Buddhism has been an important cultural force in the East for thousands of years, the tenets of this religion and belief system were largely unknown throughout much the We...

  18. The Untroubled Mind

    Hall, Herbert J.
    Duke Classics 2021

    The notion of finding peace and fulfillment in a simpler way of living seems to be everywhere you look these days, but believe it or not, it's not a new concept. After the Spiritua...

  19. The Laws of Etiquette : Short Rules and Reflections for Conduct in Society

    Gentleman, A.
    Duke Classics 2022

    Think etiquette is strictly for the ladies? Think again. In this straightforward volume, men are let in on some of the secrets of proper social behavior. Although it was originally...

  20. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects

    Spencer, Herbert
    Duke Classics 2021

    Although philosophers have been pontificating on education and pedagogy since ancient times, Victorian thinker Herbert Spencer's ideas about education proved to be instrumental in...