Raids on the Unspeakable3 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1966 Best book I ever read! + Fascinating, challenging, relevant + Essential to the Christian Contemplative This was Merton's favorite book (of his own writing), and my favorite book as well. He was a scholar and a poet, and his essays reflect that: he does not write down to his audience. Merton was that great rarity: an existential mystic. He had incredible insights; his writing had a profound ...             The Art of Loving (Perennial Classics)74 reviews Erich Fromm Harper Perennial, 2000 To Live is to Love + Erich Fromm + A Master Work + This Book Changed My Life! + Not a Self-Help Book, Thank God             Still the Mind: An Introduction to Meditation11 reviews Alan Watts New World Library, 2000 life-changing literature + Good ---But Not Best--- of Alan Watts' Lecture Releases i dont know where to start with this book. basically, its been one of those life-changing reads to me, along with siddhartha. the amount of wisdom and philosophical info in here is mind-boggling, but somehow alan watts is able to make you understand as though it were the simplest thing in the ...             Women118 reviews Charles Bukowski HarperCollins, 2002 A Raucous Good Time + Women + A woman on 'Women' Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R27PF6CT4ON2CQ This book is a jolly good time and I hope you like the review.             The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide17 reviews Robert Pinsky Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999 Excellent introduction + A Small but Immensely Valuable Book + Not a dull manual Robert Pinsky's The Sounds of Poetry is an invaluable guide to the most critical--and one of the most neglected--aspects of poetic writing: sound. I first read this book when taking an undergrad poetry-writing course, and I found it immensely helpful. Pinsky takes a great deal of potentially ...             Walden and Other Writings31 reviews Henry David Thoreau MetroBooks, 2001 FIVE STARS FOR THE GIRL IN WYOMING! + I'd buy it just for the introduction + Different, especially nowadays I have no intention of reviewing the writings of Thoreau. The way I figure it is this : if you don't "get it" (and the world around us clearly testifies that few do), I'm not about to explain it. Besides, several other reviewers here have already done a very admirable job of excavating and ...             Cheng-Tzu's Thirteen Treatises on T'ai Chi Ch'uan7 reviews Cheng Man Ch'Ing North Atlantic Books, 1993 Wonderful Edition + A treasure from one of the great ones + Great classic by great master + Classic Text Covers a Lot of Ground-- a few insights + Clear message             There Are No Secrets: Professor Cheng Man Ch'ing and His T'ai Chi Chuan15 reviews Wolfe Lowenthal North Atlantic Books, 1993 great tai chi book + Insight + No secrets, just simple truths. I really liked this book. I have been studying Tai Chi for just over a year and a half, and this book is one of several recommended by my teacher. It doesn't teach you how to do Tai Chi, but the insights are great if you have been practicing consistently for awhile. I don't think it matters ...             Wisdom of the Desert (New Directions)7 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1970 Perfect for What it sets out to do + Merton among friends + Some choices from the 'Verba Seniorum' + A wisdom well warmed + lost a star due to $- per-page...             The Essential Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson (Modern Library Classics)22 reviews Ralph Waldo Emerson Modern Library, 2000 Eye Opening Essays + Excellent essays, but poorly edited + One of the absolute classics If the words of Whitman do not prompt one to at least explore the ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson, nothing I say will be able to (or should). I suppose though many readers have merely seen Emerson's name after a famous quote or heard it mentioned by others and are curious about what he wrote. The ...             Post Office131 reviews Charles Bukowski Ecco, 2002 Bukowski was a funny guy! + Work Sucks + Love him or hate him... he's funny + Brilliant. Buy this book and borrow it to you friends.             How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry25 reviews Edward Hirsch Harvest Books, 2000 What goes out from the heart enters the heart + Like an old glove, it gets better with age... There is a Jewish teaching, that something said from the heart enters the heart. Hirsch's love of poetry is the dominant theme here, an enthusiasm he teaches in every line he writes. He cites Rilke as saying that poetry should be an ' experience' something felt and sensed directly. And poetry is ...             Confession15 reviews Leo Tolstoy W. W. Norton & Company, 1996 'The meaning of life is within us ' + Tolstoy Review + Insightful + Confession + Candid and insightful reflections.             Acrophobia: A Collection of Love Poems2 reviews Ronald S Dondiego AuthorHouse, 2002 He Speaks To The Heart And Soul + A Gifted Poet Mr. Dondiego is one of those rare poets who speaks to the heart and soul of a reader. I found these verses to be both profound and elequent in their warm, lyrical quality. It's sad though, that there are so many poets whose voices are seldom heard above the maddening din of this world. For "The ...             Tao: The Watercourse Way21 reviews Alan Watts, Al Chung-liang Huang Pantheon, 1977 I had to buy it again! + An excellent introduction, and more, on Zen + Tao The Water Course Way + The Master + Somewhat dated, but stil a wonderful Introduction             The Way of Zen43 reviews Alan W. Watts Vintage, 1999 My Favorite Book of all the ones I have ever read... + watt's The Way of Zen + Empty & Marvelous + A Remarkable Achievement + It's got the goods             The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism (25th ...75 reviews Fritjof Capra Shambhala Publications, Inc., 2000 An enlightening experience + The Tao of Physics + Slack service. From reading Fritjof Capra's remarkable book, I have gained much more respect for physics while also strengthening my understanding of Eastern philosophy. In his book, Capra urges that physicists realize nature's organic processes instead of explaining these processes in vague and mechanical ...             Prose, Poems, And Private Reflections2 reviews Ronald S. Dondiego Xlibris Corporation, 2001 Reflections Of A Brooklyn Poet + A Book Worth Reading If You Enjoy Good Prose & Poems. Endearing, philosophical, romantic...a truly exceptional accumulation of verse comprising a complete spectrum of inner reflection in our day-to-day existence. Highly recommend.             Leaves of Grass (Bantam Classics)69 reviews Walt Whitman Bantam Classics, 1983 What book will you get when you order this? + The original lean, bursting on the scene, Whitman + Excellent edition of Whitman's Masterwork There seems to be some confusion, both in the editorial reviews and the customer reviews, about what edition is being referred to in this listing. the first editorial review correctly discusses the first edition as shorter and "less bloated" than the deathbed edition. however, the rest of the ...             Way of Chuang Tzu (New Directions Paperbook)18 reviews Thomas Merton New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1969 Like a fine wine ... + Thomas Merton's Best: The Way of Chuang Tzu + The way of Chuang Tzu + THE INNER LAW