Generally recognized as having introduced yoga and meditation to the West, Paul Brunton was the most popular and authoritative source of information on Eastern philosophies, gurus, and meditation systems from the mid-’30s to the ’60s. His books have sold over two million copies in seventeen languages. In 1954, he withdrew from public life and continued writing the …continue
For those graduating and entering new periods of their life this month, the journey is just beginning. In this excerpt from Radical Dharma, co-author Lama Rod Owens describes his own personal and spiritual journeys, and coming home to himself. Remembering in Seven Movements I am wondering what it has meant for me to leave home. I …continue
Below is an exclusive preview of Father Francis V. Tiso’s Rainbow Body and Resurrection, a new book that draws unprecedented connections between Dzogchen and Christian spiritual traditions. The rainbow body phenomenon is said to occur as a physical manifestation of spiritual attainment, where the corporeal form becomes, literally, a body of pure light. Rainbow Body …continue
With today’s release of the revised edition of Confessions, North Atlantic Books is kicking off Matthew Fox’s month-long blog tour celebrating its publication with a Q&A about his experience being expelled from the vatican. Confessions tells the inside story of what it was like “standing in front of the train” when the Vatican was on the attack and highlights …continue