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With Huston Smith as your personal guide, you will examine the defining perspectives within the world's central religions - the teachings that have touched his own life directly - and learn how these traditions differ while retaining a common interior language that speaks to our highest aspirations. Religions of the World looks beyond information, beyond doctrine and dogma, into the wisdom at the very heart of these great traditions.

While Western medicine often sees healthcare as a battle against a disease or injury, Native American tradition holds that true healing come through dialogue - with our afflictions, our spirititual allies, and our own innate wisdom. With gentle guidance and a rich understanding of tribal medicine, Dr. Mehl-Madrona offers you essential practices for tapping into the resources of the spirit world with Native American healing meditations.

In this audiobook authored immediately before his death, anthropologist and shaman Carlos Castaneda gives us his most autobiographical and intimately revealing work ever, the fruit of a lifetime of experience and perhaps the most moving volume in his oeuvre.

Whatever happened to a simple approach to life? Whatever happened to our appreciation for the land, the air, water, animals? When did man take such a brutal turn where money, possessions, power, and control all became the priorities in society? Do you ever long for the time when life was simpler and developing inner spirit and cherishing family were tops on your daily to-do list? Well, you can get back there through the teachings of one who has had them passed down for generations.

For over 40 years, Carlos Castaneda’s The Teachings of Don Juan has inspired audiences to expand their world view beyond traditional Western forms. Originally published as Castaneda’s master’s thesis in anthropology, Teachings documents Castaneda’s supposed apprenticeship with a Yaqui Indian sorcerer, don Juan Matus. Dividing the work into two sections, Castaneda begins by describing don Juan’s philosophies, then continues with his own reflections.

Dive into the enchanting world of Native American folklore with Old Native American Legends. This collection features fourteen captivating tales by Dakota author Zitkala-sa, highlighting the clever antics of Iktomi, the legendary Native American Trickster god. Let these timeless stories transport you to a realm where the wisdom of the past meets the magic of storytelling. (summary by Robert Scott)

Native is about identity, soul-searching, and the never-ending journey of finding ourselves and finding God. As both a citizen of the Potawatomi Nation and a Christian, Kaitlin Curtice offers a unique perspective on these topics. In this book, she shows how reconnecting with her Potawatomi identity both informs and challenges her faith.

American Indian & Alaska Native Living, is a one-hour weekly talk show focusing on current health issues in Indian country presented by David DeRose MD, MPH. This program covers a broad range of health issues, viewed in a holistic way in keeping with traditional Native perspectives. Discover how to avoid common diseases, how to improve the quality of your nutrition, how to control your blood sugar, diabetes, high blood pressure and much more. Every week Dr. DeRose interviews specialists on a variety of health topics of interest to not only Native groups but also to the general public. The ...