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How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
 
 
(Anne Frank)

Books

This list represents a sample of the books we have found useful in discovering the essence of tai chi.

Please note that tai chi cannot be learned from a book.
 

Keep it simple by Nick Page
A very nice little book examining ways in which to simplify your life and start living.


Kierkegaard in a Nutshell by Robert Van De Weyer


The Kitchen Chronicles:1001 Lunches with J Krishnamurti by Michael Krohnen
An unsettling look at the pampered lifestyle of Krishnamurti. A behind the scenes insight that serves to show that no man is special.


The Knee: Problems and Prevention by Vivian Grisogono 


Knocking at the Gates of Life by Edward C Chang



The Koran

Krishnamurti for Beginners by Juan Carlos Kreimer
 

The Krishnamurti Reader by Krishnamurti


Krishnamurti To Himself: His Last Journal by Krishnamurti


Kung Fu for Girls by Simon Harrison 


Landscapes for Small Spaces: Japanese Courtyard Gardens by Katsuhiko Mizuno


Last Talks at Saanen, 1985
by Krishnamurti


Lateral Thinking by Edward De Bono


Life Ahead
by Krishnamurti


Life and Holiness by Thomas Merton


Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali by B.K.S. Iyengar


The Little Book of Calm by Paul Wilson


The Little Book of Native American Wisdom by Steven McFadden


The Little Book of Sleep by Paul Wilson


The Little Book of Tao Te Ching translated by John R Mabry


The Little Book of Wisdom by Dalai Lama


The Little Book of Zen Wisdom by John Baldock


The Little Yoga Book by Erika Dillman

 
The Little Zen Companion by David Schiller
A very useful book that offers traditional and contemporary examples of zen insight and wisdom.


The Limits of Thought by Krishnamurti & David Bohm



Living and Dying with Grace by Hadrat Ali


Living in China: Unique Homes in the People's Republic by Daisann McLane


Living in Japan by Alex Kerr


Living Wabi Sabi: The True Beauty of Your Life by Taro Gold


Lonely Planet Journeys : Lost Japan by Alex Kerr


Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan by Alan Booth


Martial Arts for Beginners by Ron Sieh
An introduction to martial arts that is easy to read.


Martial Arts for Dummies by Jennifer Lawler


Mastering Yang Style Taijiquan by Fu Zhongwen



Meditation by Sogyal Rinpoche


Meditation is Easy by Greer Allica



Meditations by Krishnamurti


Meeting life by Krishnamurti


The Mind-Body Workout by Lynne Robinson



Monkey: A Journey to the West by David Kherdian


Moving Towards Stillness by Dave Lowry


Moving Zen: Karate as a Way to Gentleness by C.W. Nicol



The Mystic Arts of the Ninja by Stephen K. Hayes


Mystics and Zen Masters by Thomas Merton


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