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Sanctuaries: The Complete United States--A Guide to Lodgings in Monasteries, Abbeys, and Retreats9 reviews
Jack Kelly, Marcia Kelly

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1996

Sanctuaries: A guide to great places to visit!
During these very stressful times, when the simple desire to find peace within becomes a burning obsession, this book can help you locate some perfect places to do just that.There are many guide books out there to choose from for a myriad of vacation styles but this book is extremely unique as it only offers places where a seeking soul can find inner peace, can find the true divine nature of who ... 		  
  







  
  
Improv Wisdom: Don't Prepare, Just Show Up27 reviews
Patricia Ryan Madson

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2005

Make up your part as you go along
This book reminds me of another one I read and reviewed recently, Walter Mosley's This Year You Write Your Novel. Both emphasize the importance of just getting down to business, and relying on your subconscious to take over when you need it to. Like the author, I am a big fan of Keith Johnstone's Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre, and very much agree with his idea of not trying too hard to ... 		  
  







  
  
A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as If It Were Your Last18 reviews
Stephen Levine

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1998

moving and helpful even for the non-religious
I'm not a Buddhist or anything else, and I don't often find "spiritual" reading very accessible, as it often strikes me as vague, abstract, and jargon-y. I didn't think this was the best-written book I've ever read--Mr. Levine, please, please, please look up the definition of "enormity" before you write another word--but I nevertheless found the insights unusually moving and helpful in a ... 		  
  







  
  
The Essential Zohar: The Source of Kabbalistic Wisdom29 reviews
Rav P.S. Berg

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2004

Alive with Meaning
In Part One: Foundations, the author explains that the Zohar is the central text of Kabbalah which is the spiritual heritage of all humanity. Kabbalah is not religious in the traditional sense of the term and isn't based on literal interpretations of scripture. Logical analysis is however an important tool for investigating spiritual matters. But logic in Kabbalah can take paradoxical forms. The ... 		  
  







  
  
The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day Guide to Ethical Living30 reviews
Joseph Telushkin

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2000

Recommended to Jews and non-Jews
Telushkin does it again with another wonderful book! An extremely easy to read guide to the core of what Judaism is all about. This is a great guide for non-Jews who would like to learn more about Judaism, for non-observant Jews to re-discover Judaism, and a great reminder to some "observant" Jews who sometimes forget that kindness is also a big part of being a Jew. I think this book speaks ... 		  
  







  
  
The Great Work: Our Way into the Future12 reviews
Thomas Berry

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2000

One of the Great Prophetic Minds of our age!
Tom Berry has been called the "Bard of the New Cosmology" and so he is! His thoughts challenge those rooted in authoritarian structures and flatland awareness. His views challenge those who find extreme security in their myths and dogmatic positions. These people have made a career of striking back with an authoritarian thunder when challenged with a more comprehensive unfolding of the Cosmos. ... 		  
  







  
  
The Art of Practicing: A Guide to Making Music from the Heart24 reviews
Madeline Bruser

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1999

A valuable resource for all musicians
Madeline Bruser's compendium on her Art of Practicing seminars will prove valuable to all musicians who feel that the physical/mental stresses of life affect their playing. For a long time I suffered from a sore left wrist after a several hour practice session at the piano which was a result of built up tension and using inefficient motions. After correcting the height of my bench (to be higher) ... 		  
  







  
  
A Code of Jewish Ethics: Volume 1: You Shall Be Holy4 reviews
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2006

Wise advice throughout, for anyone
One of the things I find most wonderful about this book is that I can pick it up and read only a page, and have something worth thinking about. It is packed full of good, clear advice and ethical guidance. On first glance there are some ideas that seem obvious, and some that seem impossible. But with further reading and effort the impossible becomes easier to conceive of, and ideas that seemed ... 		  
  







  
  
Nourishing Wisdom: A Mind-Body Approach to Nutrition and Well-Being7 reviews
Marc David

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1994

Makes sense!
A refreshing change from other "nutrition" books, you'll find yourself rethinking your attitude about food. David's focus is more about HOW to eat than WHAT to eat. This book is a different approach than you've probably encountered before, but if you read it and give it some thought, I think you'll conclude that it most definitely makes sense. I had the good fortune of meeting the author at ... 		  
  







  
  
Grace Unfolding: Psychotherapy in the Spirit of Tao-te ching4 reviews
Greg Johanson, Ronald S. Kurtz

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1994

A book for all counselors in training
In using this book as an extra reading for a Counseling Strategies class, I found that the authors brought to life client-centered and gestalt philosophy and techniques. In addition, a number of students decided to seek counseling themselves to experience the process of unfolding and self-discovery. The best part of this book is the emphasis on the power and courage of the individual client ... 		  
  







  
  
True Work: Doing What You Love and Loving What You Do9 reviews
Michael Toms, Justine Toms

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1999

It's not about finding a job, it's about finding a life.
Other than finding true love, finding true work is just about the most important thing we can do to feel fulfilled. True Work helps you discover your passion, look for synchronicities along the way, and realize that the path to true work is a journey, not a destination. 		  
  







  
  
Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master's Lessons in Living a Life That Matters5 reviews
Bernard Glassman, Rick Fields

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1997

Best Guide to Spirituality in the Street
On Becoming a Zen Cook How do you go further from the top of a hundred-foot pole? The answer to this Zen koan, given on the opening page of Instructions to the Cook: A Zen Master1s Lessons in Living a Life that Matters (Bell Tower Harmony Books) is simply, 3Live life more fully.2 The Zen 3cook2 writing this book is Bernard Glassman, abbot of the Zen Community of New York and the Zen Center of ... 		  
  







  
  
Bearing Witness: A Zen Master's Lessons in Making Peace6 reviews
Bernie Glassman

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1999

You'll never snub a panhandler again
This book is a masterpiece because Bernie Glassman's life and work is a masterpiece. His activism is truly awe-inspiring. This book will touch your heart and make you think deeply about life, your own comfortable life with heat and light and computers, versus the dirty, cold, unsafe life on the streets. There are just too many things to praise about this book that I can't write them all. ... 		  
  







  
  
Watch and Pray: Christian Teachings on the Practice of Prayer3 reviews
Lorraine Kisly

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2002

Every Page is a Gift
While I found Ordinary Graces to be not at all ordinary (other than that it related to me) and totally eye opening, Watch and Pray is entirely soul opening. Ms. Kisly has done all the grunt work so that I can sit back and perceive in absolute awe the connectedness and global universality of God's gift of the holy spirit and the power of prayer - not only in me but in everyone in and of all ages. ... 		  
  







  
  
Buddha Laughing: A Tricycle Book of Cartoons (Tricycle Book)3 reviews
Tricycle Magazine

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1999

The best
The cure for those who take their spirituality too seriously. Like the laugh of the Dalai Lama, the cartoons uplift and enlighten and teach us to lighten up. Page 27 , the cartoon by Mari Gayatri-Stein, depicting two dogs at a Vipassana retreat, questioning whether they are at a zombie convention is precious and worth the price of the book!!!! 		  
  







  
  
Ordinary Graces: Christian Teachings on the Interior Life5 reviews
Lorraine Kisly

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2001

Ordinary Graces - An extraordinary collection
Ordinary Graces opens with a joyful celebration of the wonder of God's creation followed by a gradual unfolding of the Christian message that culminates in divine union. The passages are carefully selected so that each reflects upon and illuminates those that precede and follow it. As the book progresses, a path of work is traced, its demands increasing in difficultly and deepening in meaning. ... 		  
  







  
  
Old Age: Journey into Simplicity1 review
Helen M. Luke

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2001

For All Ages and for All Time
Like her former partner Robert A. Johnson, Helen Luke is a master of rendering the psychological meanings in great literature understandable and relevant to all people wishing to gain a deeper level of understanding about the growtn of the human soul. Having plumbed the depths of her own psycho-spiritual aging process(Such Stuff As Dreams are Made On), Ms. Luke has created a work fusing literary ... 		  
  







  
  
The Ten Commandments of Character: Essential Advice for Living an Honorable, Ethical, Honest Life4 reviews
Joseph Rabbi Telushkin

Harmony/Bell Tower, 2004

Provocative and thought-provoking exploration of ethics.
Joseph Telushkin, in his latest book, "The Ten Commandments of Character," explores a variety of ethical dilemmas that make life challenging for people who worry about doing "the right thing" whenever possible. Most of the book is written in a question and answer format, and it includes material that was previously published in Telushkin's ethical advice column found on the Web site, ... 		  
  







  
  
100 Graces: Mealtime Blessings4 reviews
Marcia M. Kelly, Jack Kelly

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1997

Works If You Eat Alone
After realizing how rote saying grace had become for me, especially since I eat most of my meals alone, the glorious graces in this book helped me center and use this sacred time to make a heartfelt connection. Also, I began to praise things I'd never considered before (like the sacrifices made by individuals, animals, plants, etc.) that went into the making of the meal. It is an absolutely ... 		  
  







  
  
Self-Reliance: The Wisdom of Ralph Waldo Emerson as Inspiration for Daily Living5 reviews

Harmony/Bell Tower, 1991

Totally inspiring...
I cannot pick up this book without feeling encouraged and inspired. The editor has gone through and picked out some of the best passages from Emerson's works, thus saving us the trouble of wading through hundreds of pages of prose for the really good stuff. Everyone needs a copy of this book. 		  
  







  




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