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Civil Society
by Michael Edwards civil society

Since its publication in 2004, Civil Societycivil society has become a standard work of reference for all those who seek to understand the role of voluntary citizen action in the contemporary world. In this thoroughly-revised edition, Contemplative Mind Board Member Michael Edwards updates the arguments and evidence presented in the original and adds major new material on issues such as civil society in Africa and the Middle East, global civil society, information technology and new forms of citizen organizing. This new edition will be required reading for anyone who is interested in creating a better world through voluntary citizen action.

Meditation as Contemplative Inquiryempty
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Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry
by Arthur Zajonc
Director of the Center's Academic Program and Professor of Physics, Amherst College

Zajonc offers an overview of the meditative life, weaving practical instruction together with the guidance and inspiration of the world's great teachers, from Rudolf Steiner to Rumi, and from Goethe to the sages of Asia.

Sailing Home

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Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls
by Norman Fischer

A Contemplative Mind Board Member and respected teacher, Norman Fischer's new book incorporates Buddhist, Judaic, Christian, and popular thought, as well as his own unique and sympathetic understanding of life, in his reinterpretation of Odysseus's familiar wanderings as lessons that everyone can use.


Publications

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The Activist's Ally

 

 

 

The Activist's Ally:
Contemplative Tools for Social Change

Includes a 13-track companion CD of music and practice instructions.
Full color; 120 pages; view sample .pdf
$20.00

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A Powerful Silence: The Role of Meditation and Other Contemplative Practices In American Life and Work

159 pages, 1.2 MB .pdf file
hard copy cost: $15.75

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Contemplative Organizations

 

Creating the Contemplative Organization: Lessons from the Field

84 pages, 1.9 MB .pdf file
hard copy cost: $12.60

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Inviting the World to Transform

 

Inviting the World to Transform: Nourishing Social Justice Work with Contemplative Practice

90 pages, 771 KB .pdf file
hard copy cost: $12.60

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Building a Community of Change

 

Building a Community of Change: A Report on the Social Justice Gathering

27 pages, 919 KB .pdf file
hard copy cost: $10.50

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Tree of Practices Print

Tree of Practices poster

Tree of Contemplative Practices Print

Printed in color on 11" x 17" cardstock. The image can be trimmed to 11" x 14" for framing.
$8.00

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Contemplative Practices

The Best Guide to Meditation

Victor N. Davich
The Best Guide to Meditation
Renaissance Books

Sailing Home

Norman Fischer
Sailing Home: Using the Wisdom of Homer's Odyssey to Navigate Life's Perils and Pitfalls

Free Press

Insight Meditation

Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom
Shambhala Publications

The Experience of Insight

Joseph Goldstein
The Experience of Insight:
A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation

Shambhala Publications

Direct PathDirect Path

Andrew Harvey
The Direct Path: Creating a Journey to the Divine Using the World’s Mystical Traditions

Broadway Books

Christian Zen

William Johnston
Christian Zen
Fordham University Press

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wherever You Go, There you are:
Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

Hyperion

Seeking the Heart of Wisdom

Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein
Seeking the Heart of Wisdom:
The Path of Insight Meditation

Shambhala Publications

Being BlackBeing Black

Angel Kyodo Williams
Being Black: Zen and the Art of Living with
Fearlessness and Grace

Penguin Group

The 8 gates of Zen

John Daido Loori
The Eight Gates of Zen: A Program of Zen Training
Shambhala Publications

In the Spirit of Happiness

The Monks of New Skete
In the Spirit of Happiness
Back Bay Books

The Long Road Turns to JoyThe Long Road Turns to Joy

Thich Nhat Hanh
The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation

Parallax Press

The Miracle of Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh
The Miracle of Mindfulness:
A Manual on Meditation

Beacon Press

The Intuitive WayThe Intuitive Way

Penney Peirce
The Intuitive Way: A Guide to Living from Inner Wisdom

MJF Books

The Intuitive WriterThe Intuitive Writer

Gail Sher
The Intuitive Writer: Listening to Your Own Voice

Compass Books

Zen Mind Beginner's Mind

Shunryu Suzuki
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Weatherhill

Voices of Insight

Voices of Insight
(edited by Sharon Salzberg;
essays by many meditation teachers)
Shambhala Publications

Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry
by Arthur Zajonc
Lindisfarne Books

The Way of CouncilThe Way of Council

Jack Zimmerman and Virginia Coyle
The Way of Council

Bramble Books

 

Justice, Activism and Societal Change

Brave HeartsBrave Hearts

Brave Hearts, Rebel Spirits
Brooke Shelby Biggs
Anita Roddick Books

Civil Society

Civil Society
Michael Edwards
Polity Press

Consciousness-in-ActionConsciousness In Action

Consciousness-in-Action: Toward an Integral Psychology of Liberation & Transformation
Raúl Quiñones Rosado
ilé Publications

The Love That Does Justice

The Love That Does Justice: Spiritual Activism in Dialogue with Social Service
Edited by Michael A. Edwards and Stephen G. Post
Unlimited Love Press

The Spiritual Activist

The Spiritual Activist: Practices to transform Your Life, Your Work, and Your World
Claudia Horowitz
Penguin Compass

Turning to One AnotherTurning to One Another

Turning to One Another: Simple Conversations to Return Hope to the Future
Margaret J. Wheatley
Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Working Inside Out

Working Inside Out
Margo Adair
Sourcebooks

 

Resources for the Contemplative Workplace

Real Power

James A. Autry & Stephen Mitchell
Real Power:
Business Lessons from the Tao Te Ching

Riverhead Books

Coming to our Senses

Jon Kabat-Zinn
Coming to Our Senses
Hyperion

The Reinvention of Work

Matthew Fox
The Reinvention of Work:
A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time

Harper San Francisco

Zen at Work

Les Kaye
Zen at Work:
A Zen Teacher's 30-Year Journey in Corporate America

Crown Publishers

Work as a Spiritual Practice

Lewis Richmond
Work as a Spiritual Practice:
A Practical Buddhist Approach to Inner Growth
and Satisfaction on the Job

Broadway Books

The Heart Aroused

David Whyte
The Heart Aroused:
Poetry and the Preservation of Soul in Corporate America

Currency/Doubleday

Crossing the Unknown Sea

David Whyte
Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity
Riverhead Books

Attending Retreats

Come and Sit

Come and Sit: A Week inside Meditation Centers
Marcia Z. Nelson and Wayne Teasdale
Skylight Paths Publishing

This book devotes a chapter to each of seven traditions: Christianity, Zen, Theravadan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism, Sufism, Judaism, and Hinduism.

Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom

Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom: A Week inside a Yoga Ashram
John Ittner and David Frawley
Skylight Paths Publishing

Making a Heart for God

Making a Heart for God: A Week inside a Catholic Monastery
Dianne Aprile and Patrick Hart
Skylight Paths Publishing

Waking Up

Waking Up: A Week inside a Zen Monastery
Jack Maguire, Foreword by John Daido Loori
Skylight Paths Publishing

SPIRITUAL SEARCH: Fiction and Memoir

Meeting Faithempty

Meeting Faith: The Forest Journals of A Black Buddhist Nun
by Faith Adiele
W. W. Norton Publishing

Mount Analogue

Mount Analogue
by René Daumal
Overlook Press

Making Waves and Riding the Currents

Making Waves and Riding the Currents:
Activism and the Practice of Wisdom
by Charlie Halpern,
Chair of our Board of Directors
This memoir demonstrates the benefits of integrating a commitment to social justice with the cultivation of wisdom--essential for effectively addressing the challenges of the 21st century. Learn more about upcoming events with Charlie Halpern.

Stumbling Toward Enlightenment

Stumbling Toward Enlightenment
by Geraldine Larkin
Celestial Arts

Surfing the Himalayasempty

Surfing the Himalayas: A Spiritual Adventure
by Frederick Lenz
St. Martin's Press

Asian Journals of Thomas Mertonempty

The Asian Journal of Thomas Merton
by Thomas Merton
New Directions Publishing

Breakfast with Buddhaempty

Breakfast With Buddha
by Roland Merullo
Algonquin Books

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind

Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: The Life and Letters of an Irish Zen Saint
by Maura O'Halloran
Wisdom Publications

Dreaming Me

Dreaming Me
by Jan Willis
Riverhead Books

 

Nature and Contemplation

Meditations of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Meditations of Ralph Waldo Emerson: Into the Green Future
Chris Highland, Ed.
Wilderness Press

Meditations of John Muir

Meditations of John Muir: Nature's Temple
Chris Highland, Ed.
Wilderness Press

Meditations of Henry David Thoreau

Meditations of Henry David Thoreau: A Light in the Woods
Chris Highland, Ed.
Wilderness Press

Meditations of Walt Whitman

Meditations of Walt Whitman: Earth, My Likeness
Chris Highland, Ed.
Wilderness Press

 

Law and Contemplation

Transforming Practices

Steven Keeva
Transforming Practices:
Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life

McGraw-Hill

Worship and Wilderness

Lloyd Burton
Worship and Wilderness: Culture, Religion, and Law in Public Lands Management
Universty of Wisconsin Press

The Lawyer's Guide to Balancing Life and Work

George W. Kaufman
The Lawyers' Guide to Balancing Life and Work: Taking the Stress out of Success
Law Practice Management Section, Amerian Bar Association

The Soul of the Law

Benjamin Sells
The Soul of the Law: Understanding Lawyers and the Law
Element Books

The Reinvention of Work

Matthew Fox
The Reinvention of Work:
A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time

Harper San Francisco

Insight Meditation

Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation:
The Practice of Freedom

Shambhala Publications

Coming to our Senses

Jon Kabat-Zinn
Coming to Our Senses
Hyperion

Wherever You Go, There You Are

Jon Kabat-Zinn
Wherever You Go, There you are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
Hyperion

 

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