Over the past several decades, there has been a remarkable shift in the way humanity views life as a whole. In fact, some would say what we are experiencing is radical. Our physical needs are no longer our only focus. Now, we are also pursuing spiritual and emotional fulfillment. An increasing number of people are looking to step away from the ego and move toward conscious awareness. They are seeking their true purpose in this life. The process of connecting with the non-physical world is challenging. Both our bodies and our minds will encounter symptoms that cannot easily be diagnosed via traditional means. We may experience dis-ease, and yet all the tests come back normal. This is part of the journey. Furthermore, how do we make choices that sit well in our bodies? How do we manage stress in a healthy way? How do we cope with trauma we have experienced and find our way out of the negativity and into a safe and supportive space? Jenna Walker’s A Guide to the Collective Awakening addresses just that: our awakening. In this book, you will learn about meditation and the breath. You will learn how to consciously feed the body through specific food and water choices. You will also learn how to feed your soul through ten hands-on art projects meant to guide you in processing and releasing your emotions in a healthy and constructive way. Rediscover your divine power, connect with the universe, express yourself creatively, and take your personal growth into your own hands. As Walker says, “We have the ability and power to heal ourselves.” Use this book to take your first steps on this magnificent journey of awakening.

In this highly anticipated Buddhist perspective on resolving conflict, Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh demonstrates how a real peace process is based on spiritual,not political strength. Inspired by an ongoing Buddhist retreat project for Israelis and Palestinians, this book offers practical ways to handle our strong emotions and misperceptions and provides a possible way out of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Peace Begins Here is rich with stories from individual Israelis and Palestinians, as well as examples from Thich Nhat Hanh’s life, including his experience with nonviolent action during the war in Vietnam and its aftermath. Highlights include personal stories from participants in the peace retreats and Thich Nhat Hanh’s collected practices for peace, including deep listening, deep relaxation, mindful walking, mindful eating, and loving speech.

The book Awakening Consciousness is a complete guide for personal and collective transformation. It is an adventure intertwined with universal knowledge that will enable you to get to know yourself truly, to awake and create consciously. We all have a purpose, and if we all fulfill it with love and joy, the world would be a wonderful place to live and work in, where every individual inspired by their own magnificence will contribute toward the overall compassion, peace, and love. We would like to invite you to join us to develop together this idea of awakening consciousness. We would like you to take a good look inside yourself, to discover your true yearning, to create reality by your own design and to become pure love.

This is the ebook version of One Buddha Is Not Enough. How do we learn to believe in ourselves and not just rely on our spiritual teachers? Based on a retreat that Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh organized but then couldn't attend, One Buddha Is Not Enough is a book on how to become your own teacher and create your own community where you might least expect it. It offers fresh and original insight from emerging Buddhist teachers on topics such as how to handle grief, strengthen our relationships with family and friends, deal with anger and other strong emotions, and find happiness in the present moment. Through letters, stories, poems, calligraphies, and photographs, Thich Nhat Hanh shares his unique insights on illness, health, and different healing modalities. One Buddha Is Not Enough is a true expression of American Buddhism. We already contain all the insight and wisdom we need--and we're surrounded by the people who can help us on our journey. Sometimes all it takes is a wake-up call to remind us of what we are capable.

“Awakening Together combines the intimately personal, the Buddhist and universal into a loving, courageous, important work that will benefit all who read it. For anyone who longs to collaborate and create a just and inclusive community, Larry provides a brilliant guidebook.” —Jack Kornfield, author of A Path With Heart How can we connect our personal spiritual journeys with the larger course of our shared human experience? How do we compassionately and wisely navigate belonging and exclusion in our own hearts? And how can we embrace diverse identities and experiences within our spiritual communities, building sanghas that make good on the promise of liberation for everyone? If you aren’t sure how to start this work, Awakening Together is for you. If you’ve begun but aren’t sure what the next steps are, this book is for you. If you’re already engaged in this work, this book will remind you none of us do this work alone. Whether you find yourself at the center or at the margins of your community, whether you’re a community member or a community leader, this book is for you.

What does it mean to be enlightened or spiritually awakened? In The Leap, Steve Taylor shows that this state is much more common than is generally believed. He shows that ordinary people — from all walks of life — can and do regularly “wake up” to a more intense reality, even if they know nothing about spiritual practices and paths. Wakefulness is a more expansive and harmonious state of being that can be cultivated or that can arise accidentally. It may also be a process we are undergoing collectively. Drawing on his years of research as a psychologist and on his own experiences, Taylor provides what is perhaps the clearest psychological study of the state of wakefulness ever published. Above all, he reminds us that it is our most natural state — accessible to us all, anytime, anyplace.