By popular demand, East West Crossings is proud to bring you our selection of music from around the globe. You can now bring home the music we play at the cafe! From chants to meditation music, to vocals and instrumentals, the first batch of CD's are now on display and available.

Book Description
This beautiful journal/workbook, illustrated by the authors own paintings, provides the perfect opportunity for would-be writers, as well as those seeking a fresh approach to their work, to learn simple techniques that will help them master the basics of the craft. Inspired by Zen Buddhism, the book provides a complete step-by-step mini-course on how to write clearly and powerfully. Abundant lined pages can be used for writing practice.

About the Author
Natalie Goldberg teaches writing in workshops nationwide. She is the best-selling author of several books on writing including Writing Down the Bones, Wild Mind, and Thunder and Lightning.

Our Journals Stock also includes a selection for kids! Our new activities books have arrived but in limited quantity so make sure you grab yours now!

Super Sand Art
Appealing illustrations invite children to pull up adhesive shapes and pour their chosen colors onto the sticky surfaces beneath. Eight sand and two glitter vials with tipped applicators allow for young artists' precision while minimizing mess. With 56 pages, including ten perforated card-stock illustrations that can be detached and framed, book measures 6 1/2" wide x 8 1/2" high, with a covered wire-o binding. Ages 6 and up.

Peace is Every Step
by Thich Nhat Hanh

From Publishers Weekly
"Next time you are caught in a traffic jam . . . sit back and smile . . . a smile of compassion and loving kindness." While such sappy Zen advice from a Buddhist monk, a Vietnamese resident in France following his exile in 1966, could send Western seekers of enlightenment into overdrive, fortunately most of the suggestions offered in this slim guidebook are of more substance. In a series of vignettes and short passages, e.g., "Cooking Our Potatoes," Nhat Hanh outlines techniques for living mindfullly, that is, in the present. Emphasizing that all things are interconnected on personal and political levels, he notes, for example, that the wealth of one society is based on the poverty of others. This book of illuminating reminders bids us to reorient the way we look at the world, turning away from a goal-driven, me-first modality toward a humanitarian perspective.

Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Christmas Origami Kit
Bring the ancient art of origami into your home for the holidays. Includes complete instructions for 6 decorations, from a heavenly angel to a traditional peace crane, and 24 sheets of designer paper. Origami creations can be used as gift tags, place cards or ornaments for a touch of homespun cheer.

The Scratch and Sketch Series:
Ancient Egypt
Dig up fascinating facts about the discoveries of Ancient Egypt as you scratch pictures of pyramids and mummies, hieroglyphics and King Tut. Ages 6 and up.

Spooky
Explore the eerie magic of All Hallows Eve-with the handy wooden stylus. Create 20 sketches of haunted houses, warty-nosed witches, impish goblins, and more! Just scratch away the black coating on the pages.

Solar System
Explore the amazing world of outer space as you scratch pictures of planets, comets, and spacecraft to reveal glittery, swirly, and even glow-in-the-dark colors beneath. Ages 6 and up.

Wild Safari
Take a walk on the wild side as you get creative with the handy wooden stylus, copying simple sketches of 20 of the world's most exotic animals. Learn amazing facts about critters large and small, from the colossal blue whale to the tiny tree frog.

A new stock of gorgeous blank, lined journals has just arrived! Be sure to stop by and check them out. A variety of styles to choose from.

We also have a variety of guided journals for meditation and other topics. Selections include:

Blackrock: Soar
Persian Splendour (so gorgeous! pictured above, lower left hand corner)
Enlightment
The Cat's Meow (so cute!)
Zia Sun Leather Journal (Perfect for Dad and Gramps)
Floral Silhouette
Asian Landscape
Guided Journal
You Go Girl!
Van Gogh Irises
Bullfinch and Cherry
Blackrock: Shoot For The Stars
Wisteria in Full Bloom
Compact Travel Journal
Follow Your Dreams
Imagine

We offer over 50 occassion specific and blank note cards, as well as a selection of boxed sets. Unless otherwise noted, all cards are blank inside. Please come in and browse our selection in time for the holidays!

NOW 70% OFF!
A large variety of beautiful wall calendars for 2008 are now in stock! Come by and browse the calendars or call to reserve your copy now.

Selections include:
Celtic Mandala
Chakras
Dalai Lama: Heart of Wisdom
Environmental Art

Feng Shui
Gardens of the Spirit
Hindu Gods & Goddesses
Lotus Blossoms & Water Lilies
Mark Lerner's Zen Astrology
Meditation Art
The Organic Kitchen Garden
Pema Chödrön: Awakening the Heart

SARK's Fabulous Friendship
Sacred Images of Tibet
SageWoman
Tao
Thich Nhat Hanh: The Energy of Prayer
Urban Tails
A Year of Healthy Living
Zen Mind

Book Description
This guide to self-discovery through intimate relationships offers a spiritual perspective on healing childhood wounds and destructive patterns that are learned early on and later cause relationship dysfunction in adulthood.

About the Author
Cheri Huber is the author of 19 books, including There Is Nothing Wrong with You, When You're Falling, Dive,and Time-Out for Parents. She founded the Mountain View Zen Center in Mountain View, California, and the Zen Monastery Practice Center in Murphys, California, and teaches in both communities. She travels widely and often, leading workshops and retreats around the United States and abroad, most recently in Costa Rica and Italy. She founded Living Compassion in 2003, a nonprofit group comprised of There Is Nothing Wrong With You Retreats (based on the book); Global Community for Peace: The Assisi Peace Project; The Africa Vulnerable Children Project; and Open Air Talk Radio, her weekly call-in radio show originating from Stanford University. She lives in Murphys, California.

From Publishers Weekly
"In the 1980s capitalism triumphed over communism. In the 1990s it triumphed over democracy and the market economy." So begins The Post-Corporate World: Life After Capitalism, the latest salvo from David C. Korten (When Corporations Rule the World). In four sections of three or four chapters each, Korten lays out how it happened and what we can do about it, using model communities that have already begun to "treat money as a facilitator, not the purpose, of our economic lives." 25,000 first printing. (Berrett-Koehler and Kumarian, co-publishers, $27.95 300p ISBN 1-57675-051-5; Mar.) Can the Net really foster, as in Bill Gates's phrase, "friction-free capitalism"?

How about "robust direct democracy"? In Digital Capitalism: Networking the Global Marketing System, Dan Schiller, professor of communications at UC-San Diego, turns a skeptic's eye to the screen. After reviewing how Internet technology differs from previous forms of telecommunication (and how a "Neoliberal" agenda drove its development), Schiller examines its ever-closer ties with commerce and prognostications for educational revolution. His conclusion: "Digital capitalism has strengthened, rather than banished, the ago-old scourges of the market system: inequality and domination." (MIT, $29.95 320p ISBN 0-262-19417-1; Apr.) Oxford professor of politics John Gray has been an acknowledged influence on Margaret Thatcher, and his writings were appropriated by Britain's New Right.

It was thus astonishing to U.K. readers that, in False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism, Gray does an about-face and argues against a market untethered to cultural foundations within particular societies. Updated with a chapter on the controversy it sparked on its U.K. release, the American version further stresses the all-too-apparent instability of global markets. (New Press, $25 272p ISBN 1-56584-521-8; Apr.)

Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly
The fourth annual collection of best Buddhist writings, as in previous years, reflects breadth and diversity among English-speaking Western Buddhists. This collection is notable for the number of reflections on love—true love, mother love, a culture based on love—that offer refreshing change from more cerebral teachings on no-self. Even as he ages, venerable Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh continues to pour forth teaching in his distinctive lyrical way, embodying what is meant by bodhisattva, a Buddhist saint. Dying mothers, cancer, crazy siblings, violent men in a prison yard—such concrete situations all provide food for Buddhist reflection and response. Not every piece is equally accessible, which is not a problem but a caution for some readers. Two essays of Tibetan textual commentary require patience and advanced knowledge. Anthologies are not always well served by including A-list writers; Alice Walker's essay is beautiful in parts but contains undisciplined rambling in other sections. It's interesting to hear less well-known voices, alongside those of the Dalai Lama or the American nun Pema Chödrön, who also contribute pieces. This series does a great service by highlighting views and themes as they modulate with each passing year. (Oct. 9)

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Book Description
Containing writings that are variously wise, witty, heartfelt, and profound, this is the fourth volume in an annual series that brings together the year’s most notable literature inspired by Buddhist philosophy and practice. Selected by the editors of the Shambhala Sun, North America’s leading Buddhist-inspired magazine, the pieces in this anthology offer an entertaining mix of writing styles and reflect on a wide range of issues from a Buddhist point of view. The collection includes writings by the Dalai Lama, Matthieu Ricard, Dzongsar Khyentse, Diana Mukpo, Thich Nhat Hanh, Charles Johnson, Susan Piver, bell hooks, John Tarrant, Natalie Goldberg, Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso, Thinley Norbu, Karen Maezen Miller, Pema Chödrön, and Norman Fischer, among others.

Meditation Journal
The art of meditation is at once the foundation of a spiritual practice and, in its highest form, the end result as well. This guided journal by Beth Baker is designed to support and encourage the practitioner/journaler on the path to self-discovery. Journalers are invited and inspired to inquire within themselves and record their insights. Beth Baker’s life of meditation inquiry has spanned thirty years and a variety of modalities, including Buddhist meditation, Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi and professional vegetarian cooking.

The 128-page journal is 6" x 8.25" and has a high-quality hardbound cover with an attractive Wire-O binding. The journal has lined pages while evenly spaced throughout are selections of meditative text and attractive graphics. The journal has an elastic band closure.

Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Journal
The beginner’s mind of Zen Buddhism appears as the blank page awaiting your alert presence in this new journal based on the best-selling 2005 wall calendar. Interspersed throughout the journal are sixteen wisdom quotes from the classic best-selling book, Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Shunryu Suzuki paired with stunning Zenga art masterworks from the premier collection of the Gitter-Yelen Museum in New Orleans.

The 128-page journal is 6" x 8.25" and has a high-quality hardbound cover with an attractive Wire-O binding. The journal has blank pages on the left and lined pages on the right, while evenly spaced throughout are selections of meditative text and zenga brush drawings. The journal has an elastic band closure.

Awen Spirit, a Celtic Journal
By Jen Delyth
AWEN is the breath of inspiration that awakens the creative flame. Awen Spirit, a Celtic Journal features the intricate knotwork and paintings of Welsh artist Jen Delyth. Awen Spirit reminds us of the divine presence in all aspects of the natural world and encourages our own imaginative spark.

The 128-page journal is 6" x 8.25" and has a high-quality hardbound cover with an attractive Wire-O binding. The journal has blank pages on the left and lined pages on the right, while evenly spaced throughout are selections of Jen’s art and the ancient Celtic triads and bardic poetry.

Green Tara Journal
The cover of this stunning new journal features Green Tara, the Tibetan Bodhisattva, who is the goddess of unconditional love and compassion. Interspersed throughout the journal are sixteen illustrations of Tibetan Buddhist iconography paired with Buddhist wisdom quotes specific to Green Tara.

The 128-page journal is 6" x 8.25" and has a high-quality hardbound cover with an attractive Wire-O binding. The journal has blank pages on the left and lined pages on the right, while evenly spaced throughout are selections of Green Tara graphics and characteristics. The journal has an elastic band closure.

Yoga Shakti Journal
Chart your yoga practice on this timeless spiritual path with the new Yoga Shakti journal. Featuring colorful yoga art from Yoga teacher, practitioner and artist Anja Borgstrom, and informative text from Yoga teacher and author Julie Rappaport. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this journal will be donated to the Yoga Inside Foundation. This non-profit organization brings yoga and meditation practices to juvenile and adult prisons, women’s and children’s shelters and inner city communities.

The 128-page journal is 6" x 8.25" and has a high-quality hardbound cover with an attractive Wire-O binding. The journal has blank pages on the left and lined pages on the right, while evenly spaced throughout are selections of meditative yoga text and paintings of yoga asana/poses. The journal has an elastic band closure.