Stephen A. Mitchell Boeken

The Battle of the Peaks is the first book to be devoted to a series of forgotten battles in the spring of 1943 in the hills of northern Tunisia.

Hailed as the greatest modern lyrical poet of Germany, Rainer Maria Rilke's genius lies in his passion for perfection, artistic integrity and willingness to remain a perpetual beginner'. The verse contained in this selection ranges from the objective, naturalistic descriptions of his earliest works to the increasingly effusive outpourings of half-religious ecstasy and anguish that characterize his later poems and culminates in the overwhelmingly personal vision of the famous Duino Elegies' and `The Sonnets to Orpheus', in which his most intense experiences of living and being find their noblest expression.

The book presents a modern interpretation of ancient wisdom, showcasing the author's insightful flights of thought and paradoxes. It invites readers to explore profound ideas through engaging and liberating prose, making complex concepts accessible and relatable. The writing is characterized by its brilliance and creativity, offering a fresh perspective on timeless themes.

A magnificent compilation of sacred writings from all traditions and the perfect companion to Stephen Mitchell's poetry collection,  The Enlightened Heart , and the bestselling  Tao Te Ching A collection of prose--discourses, sermons, essays, and aphorisms--includes texts and authors such as the Hindu, Confucian, and Buddhist sciptures, Heraclitus and Plato, Chuang-tzu, Jesus, the Tibetan Book of the Dead, Symeon the New Theologian, the Chinese Zen masters, and others.

An anthology of poetry chosen from the world's great religious and literary traditions--the perfect companion to the bestselling Tao Te Ching.• The Upanishads • The Book of Psalms • Lao-tzu • The Bhagavad Gita • Chuang-tzu • The Odes of Solomon • Seng-ts'an • Han-shan • Li Po • Tu Fu • Layman P'ang • Kukai • Tung-shan • Symeon the New Theologian • Izumi Shikibu • Su Tung-p'o • Hildegard of Bingen • Francis of Assisi • Wu-men • Dõgen • Rumi • Mechthild of Magdeburg • Dante • Kabir Mirabai • William Shakespeare • George Herbert • Bunan • Gensei • Angelus Silesius • Thomas Traherne • Basho • William Blake • Ryõkan • Issa • Ghalib • Bibi Hayati • Wait Whitman • Emily Dickinson • Gerard Manley Hopkins • Uvavnuk • Anonymous Navaho • W. B. Yeats • Antonio Machado • Rainer Maria Rilke • Wallace Stevens • D.H. Lawrence • Robinson Jeffers •

Psalm 93God acts within every moment and creates the world with each breath. He speaks from the center of the universe, in the silence beyond all though. Mighter than the crash of a thunderstorm, mighter than the roar of the sea, is God's voice silently speaking in the depths of the listening heart.

When clearing out his mother's fl at Stephen discovers a tin of old photographs under her bed. Each image evokes a memory of childhood and we get to meet the people who inhabit those memories wayward friends and sensible friends, strict teachers and hopeless teachers, ugly girls and gorgeous girls, Aunts who are not Aunts and Uncles who are not Uncles and a grandfather who revels in the art of mischief. In this funny and sometimes moving novella Stephen Mitchell wonders whether our memories can really be relied upon to provide an accurate reconstruction of our childhood years and especially those of an ordinary child growing up in the North of England in the 1960s.

Focusing on the mature period of Pablo Neruda, this collection features nearly 50 poems that showcase his passionate and humorous style. The selection begins with "Elemental Odes," published when Neruda was 50, and concludes with "Full Powers," from his later years. The bilingual format presents the original Spanish text alongside Mitchell's definitive English translations, making the poetry accessible to a new generation of readers while preserving its emotional depth and lyrical beauty.

This collection uniquely blends Buddhist, Christian, and Taoist koans, offering a broader spiritual perspective. It features classic Buddhist koans from renowned texts alongside Christian insights from Angelus Silesius and Taoist wisdom from the Tao Te Ching. The probing questions challenge readers' understanding, while the insightful commentaries enhance the experience, revealing profound truths with humor and subtlety. This anthology promises to engage both the mind and spirit, making it a significant contribution to spiritual literature.