Ancient Mind

4 JAPANESE CONCEPTS TO TRANSFORM YOUR STATE OF MIND - “Unleashing Secrets Of Ancient Japanese Wisdom To Transcend Your State Of Mind And Create Lasting Mental Change”Do you want to live a peaceful and stress-free life, but don’t know how? Do you want to complete more work in less time? Do you hear everywhere about the benefits of a Zen state of mind, but you just can’t figure out how to achieve it? If your answer is Yes, then this book is exactly what you are looking for. In this book, we will discuss four Japanese concepts derived from ancient Zen principles. These concepts are ...

In a time of confusion, division, and digital noise, Chinese Philosophy for a Chaotic World offers a clear path back to balance. Drawing on the timeless insight of Confucius, Lao Tzu, and Zhuangzi, this book translates the essence of Chinese philosophy, Taoism, and Eastern wisdom into practical lessons for modern minds seeking peace. Unlike academic introductions or heavy philosophy textbooks, this book brings the classics of ancient Chinese philosophy—including the Dao De Jing (Tao Te Ching), the Analects, and the writings of Mencius—into everyday life with clarity and warmth. You will...

Book Two in my new Manifestation is Magick series Unlock the Power of Your Higher Self and Transform Your Magick The power to shape reality is already within you—but are you using it effectively? In Mind Alchemy: Unlocking Your Manifestation Potential, bestselling occult author David Thompson takes you beyond surface-level manifestation techniques and into the deeper mechanics of how the mind constructs reality. Building on the foundation of Mind Magick: The Zen of Manifestation, this book refines the process, revealing how thought, belief, and subconscious programming dictate the world ...

In The Distracted Mind, leading psychologist Larry Rosen and pioneering neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley explain why our minds have become addicted to email, text messages, virtual worlds, and social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Through compelling true stories and scientific research, they show how digital distractions affect every aspect of life, from work, safety, and communication to our relationships and health.

Acclaimed classics scholar Edith Hall's Introducing the Ancient Greeks is the first book to offer a synthesis of the entire ancient Greek experience, from the rise of the Mycenaean kingdoms of the sixteenth century BC to the final victory of Christianity over paganism in AD 391. Each of the ten chapters visits a different Greek community at a different moment during the twenty centuries of ancient Greek history.

A groundbreaking guide from trusted teacher Andrew Holecek on dark retreat—the revelatory practice of being in complete darkness. This program is read by the author. We have become a “wake-centric” civilization, addicted to the world of doing, striving, and performing. But what if the cure...

Are you familiar with the vicious cycle where you keep distracting yourself with anything and everything, just to keep your mind off the important things that actually need to get done?

A monumental and exhilarating history of European thought from the end of Antiquity to the beginning of the Enlightenment—500 to 1700 AD—tracing the arc of intellectual history as it evolved, setting the stage for the modern era. Charles Freeman, lauded historical scholar and author of The...

The Truth Is Older, Deeper, and Infinitely More Empowering. For generations, humanity has lived under a quiet, persistent myth: that we are only physical, limited to flesh, bone, and chance. This belief has shaped how we heal, how we love, and what we believe is possible. But the truth, known to mystics, sages, and ancient healers for millennia, is now converging with modern physics: You are an energy field long before you are a physical body. Your invisible electromagnetic, emotional, and intentional signature, your biofield, does not just surround your life. It influences your health, ...

Rediscover Balance, Energy & Inner Calm — Gentle Qigong & Tai Chi for Seniors Feeling stiff, tired, or anxious? Start moving again—gently—with exercises that are easy on your joints, soothing for your mind, and proven to support healthy aging. Qigong and Tai Chi Exercises for Seniors is a warm, beginner-friendly guide designed for older adults—whether you’re 60, 70, 80+, or just getting started with mindful movement. These ancient practices are made simple, safe, and uplifting—with seated and standing options, step-by-step instructions, and video demonstrations you can follow ...

In an age of collapse, one man carried a kingdom. Zhuge Liang is remembered as one of history’s great strategists—but the real story is harder, and far more compelling than legend. He did not inherit a powerful empire. He entered public life as the Han dynasty collapsed and stronger rivals seized control of China. What followed was not triumph—but discipline. From the Longzhong Plan to the survival of Red Cliffs, from the construction of Shu to the burden of regency, Zhuge Liang became the mind behind one of the most serious political efforts of the Three Kingdoms period. He governed ...

What if the ancient Greek myths were never really about gods in the sky? What if they were maps of the human mind? Mirror of the Gods is a bold and illuminating exploration of Greek mythology, Jungian archetypes, and modern psychology. This book reveals how the stories of Narcissus, Icarus, Sisyphus, Persephone, Prometheus, Ariadne, and Odysseus continue to live inside our daily struggles: in our ambition, our burnout, our grief, our need for validation, our hidden shame, our relationship patterns, and our search for meaning. For centuries, myths have been treated as old stories from a ...

What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi's tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year-old become the last emperor of Rome? Told in a straightforward, engaging style that has become Susan Wise Bauer's trademark, The Story of the World series covers the sweep of human history from ancient times until the present. Africa, China, Europe, the Americas—find out what happened all around the world in long-ago times.

Tired. Bloated. Moody. In pain. You’ve normalized it—but you don’t have to. We’re facing a different kind of epidemic. It’s not cancer or diabetes—it’s disconnection. From our bodies. From our true selves. From the vibrant health we’re meant to enjoy. The Mysterious Mind reveals how ancient Ayurvedic principles can explain—and help reverse—the chronic “dis-ease” of modern life. Neurologist Dr. Trupti Gokani fuses Eastern wisdom with Western medicine to help you understand your body’s signals, realign with your natural Dosha, and reclaim your health. Inside, ...

Trading is a stressful occupation with mental and emotional traps on every side. Our instincts drive us to self-destruction: holding plummeting stocks in the hope of a sudden recovery, or obsessing over the minute-to-minute movements of our holdings. What if there were a trader who knew how to avoid these traps and could teach us to trade from a place of inner calm and peace of mind? Peter Castle has been a successful trader in financial markets for almost 30 years. He also happens to be a Zen monk.

What If Everything You Believe About Reality Was Carefully Engineered to Keep You Spiritually Powerless? Do you ever feel like your thoughts aren’t truly your own… like you’ve been programmed to live on autopilot? Have you sensed there’s a deeper power within you, but the world keeps you too distracted, anxious, or numb to access it? Are you tired of vague advice, spiritual fluff, or “affirmation culture” that never seems to deliver real change?Everywhere you turn—news feeds, classrooms, politics, even popular self-help—you’re being fed someone else’s narrative. A system...

What does it mean to "think Orthodox"? What are the unspoken and unexplored premises and presumptions underlying what Christians believe? Orthodox Christianity is based on preserving the mind of the early Church, its phronema. Dr. Jeannie Constantinou brings her more than 40 years' experience as a professor, Bible teacher, and speaker to bear in explaining what the Orthodox phronema is, how it can be acquired, and how that phronema is expressed in true Orthodox theology.

A bodhisattva is one who seeks liberation from suffering not only for themselves, but for all beings. If you were a bodhisattva, how would you respond in the face of chaos and difficulty? Is it possible to find calm in the middle of a storm? On Bodhisattva Mind, Pema Chödrön explores timeless...

It is not uncommon for a book to claim to be "life altering" or "world altering," what is rare is for a book's authors to provide science proving their book literally positively affected the entire planet in a scientifically measurable way. These world altering effects offer profoundly beautiful possibilities, not just for the planet ... but for our personal lives. The science in this book can dramatically lower your stress and improve every aspect of your life, reducing stress and igniting hope. In a world of constant alarming media, things may seem a bit hopeless at times--but new science...

You closed your eyes to pray and your mind kept working anyway. The grocery list. The email still sitting unanswered. The thing you said to your brother that neither of you has ever taken back. You decided that was your fault. Nobody warned you it happens to almost everyone: hospital rooms, quiet houses at two in the morning, faithful people certain that a mind too busy to pray means a faith too weak to matter. The instructions were incomplete. Silence first, then God, the teaching goes. Empty the mind. Try harder. Rise earlier. And when the stillness never comes, you decide the failure is ...