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Recovering A Balanced Self

 

FOR ADULTS

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The Way Of The Mangrove Seed:
Cultivating Inner Peace

 

PART 1:   Preface, Overview

PART 2:   Educational Foundation, Learning Program

PART 3:   How It Works

PART 4:   Why It Works

PART 5:   Appendeces

OR

ENTIRE 74 PAGE EBOOK

 


 

The Mangrove Seed Chronicles: Learning To Trust

A NEW BOOK FOR CHILDREN


Mangrove Seed Chronicles is the journey of a tiny manrove seed. It is lost after a hurricane storm and has no directions for surviving in the ocean.

The 64 page, four color illustrated book, was published in 2007, for children frrom ages 3-13.


The book addresses a fundamental question underlying all peaceful living:
How do children learn to trust themselves and others?

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Through many animal characters visited on the mangrove islands, the
Mangrove Seed Chronicles provides principles that parents, teachers, and grandparents may use for discussion with children.


As a blueprint, it can be used to guide character and values education for children.
As a fable, it can stimulate them to apply lessons of peaceful living
in their special life situations.


Ultimately, Mangrove Seed Chronicles is a catalyst for ethical personal living
in a stressful and confusing world.


Our fervent wish is that all children can learn to fertilize, water, and weed their own seeds of authentic personal growth. 


Hopefully,through teaching the children, we ALL can learn to plant new seeds for global peaceful living that will blossom seven generations forward.

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This Suggested Bibliography Supports The Learning Program Of The Mangrove Seed


The lists reflect significant readings, but they are not inclusive of all authors and subject material relevant to peaceful living.

An attempt has been made to include at least one relevant book of many that an author may have created; the reader may search out others. There is no order of importance implied in the listings; however, there is a wide range of intellectual depth ranging from childrens's books to esoteric treatises.

The Mangrove Seed does NOT benefit financially from the sale of these books.

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 1


Eckhart Tolle
Practicing The Power Of Now

                          

   

F. Scott Peck
The Road Less Travelled

Gary Zukav
The Seat of the Soul

   

Steven Hayes
Get Out Of Your Mind
& Into Your Life

 

Ken Keyes
Handbook To Higher Consciousness

  

 Thaddeus Golas
The Lazy Man's Guide To Enlightenment

 

Peace Pilgrim
Peace Pilgrim

James Fowler
Stages Of Faith

Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Women Who Run With Wolves

Alan Watts
The Book: on the taboo
against knowing who you are

Robert Earl Burton
Self-Remembering

John Davis
The Diamond Approach

Harville Hendrix and
Helen LaKelly Hunt

Receiving Love

Diane Dreher
The Tao Of Inner Peace

Anne Wilson Schaef
Meditations For Living In Balance

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 2


Bill Thatcher, Douglas P. Shadel,
and M. Scott Peck
The Power of Acceptance:
Building Meaningful Relationships in a   Judgmental World

             

Shannon Duncan
Present Moment Awareness

Jack and Cornelia Addington
The Perfect Power Within You

   

Melody Beattie
Finding Your Way Home

 

Harriet Lerner
Fear And Other Univited Guests

  

John Bradshaw
Healing The Shame That Binds You

 

Mathew McKay and Patrick Fanning
Self Esteem

Helen Palmer
Enneagram

John Gray
Men Are From Mars,
Women Are From Venus

Stephen and Ondrea Levine
Embracing The Divine

Dennis Linn, Sheila Fabricant Linn, and Mathew Linn
Belonging: Bonds Of
Healing & Recovery

William James
The Variety Of Religious Experience

Elizabeth Somer
   Food And Mood

Andrew Weil
Eating Well For Optimum Health

Kenneth Cohen
The Way Of Quigong

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 3


Trina Paulus
Hope For The Flowers

             

Marsha Sinetar
Do What You Love,
The Money Will Follow

Stephen R. Covey
The Seven Habits Of
Highly Effective People

   

Leo F. Buscaglia
The Way Of The Bull

 

Don Richard Riso
Discovering Your Personality Type

  

Eli Jaxon-Bear
The Enneagram Of Liberation

 

Jacquelyn Small
Transformers

P.D. Ouspensky
The Fourth Way

Gerald G. May
Addiction And Grace

Samuel J. Warner
Self-Realization And Self-Defeat

Paul Ferrini
Wisdom Of The Self

Soren Kierkegaard
Works Of Love

Andre Comte-Sponville
  A Small Treatise
On The Great Virtures

Harry G. Frankfurt
The Reasons Of Love

Jerry Lynch and Chungliang Al Huang
Working Out, Working Within:
The Tao Of Inner Fitness
Through Sports And Fitness

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 4


Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly G. Wilson
Acceptance And Commitment Therapy

             

Daniel N. Stern
The Present Moment
In Psychotherapy And Everyday Life

Gerald G. Jampolsky
Love Is Letting Go Of Fear

   

Jean Shinoda Bolen
The Tao Of Psychology

 

Martin E.P. Seligman
What You Can Change
& What You Can't

  

Susan Anderson
Black Swan: Lessons Of
Abandonment Recovery

 

Toni Raiten-D'Antonio
The Velveteen Principles:
A Guide To Becoming Real

Mike George
Discover Inner Peace

Sheila Alson and Gayle B. Burnett
Peace In Everyday Relationships

Charles T. Tart
Living The Mindful Life

Michael Murphy
The Future Of The Body

Jeffrey Satinover
The Quantum Brain

Joseph LeDoux
   Synaptic Self: How Our Brains Become Who We Are

Helen Palmer
Inner Knowing: Consciousness, Creativity, Insight, And Intuition

Fritjof Capra
The Tao Of Physics

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 5


Osho Rajneesh
 The Psychology Of The Esoteric

             

Andrew Harvey
The Essential Mystics:
The Soul's Journey Into Truth

Ken Wilber
No Boundary

   

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Flow: The Psychology
Of Optimal Experience

 

Friedrich von Hugel
The Mystical Element Of Religion

  

Michael Washburn
The Ego And The Dynamic Ground

 

Evelyn Underhill
Mysticism

Willigis Jagaer
Search For The Meaning Of Life

Douglass R. Hofstadter and Daniel C. Dennett
The Mind's I:
Fantasies And Reflections
On Self & Soul

Michael von Bruck
The Unity Of Reality

Nina W. Brown
Children Of The Self Absorbed

David R. Hawkins
I: Reality And Subjectivity

Wei Wu Wei
  Ask The Awakened

Bernadette Roberts
The Path To No-Self

C.G. Jung
Modern Man In Search Of A Soul

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 6


A.H. Almaas
The Inner Journey Home:
Soul's Realization Of
The Unity Of Reality

             

Harry L. Weinberg
Levels Of Knowing And Existence: Studies In General Semantics

Dan Millman
Sacred Journey Of
The Peaceful Warrior

   

Gangaji
The Diamond In Your Pocket

 

Thomas Cleary
The Taoist Classics

  

Livia Kohn
The Taoist Experience: An Anthology

 

Deng Ming-Dao
Scholar Warrior:
Introduction To The Tao
In Everyday Life

Plotinus
The Enneads

Judee Gee
Intuition: Awakening Your Inner Guide

Penney Peirce
The Intuitive Way:
A Guide To Living From Inner Wisdom

Alan Seale
Intuitive Living: A Sacred Path

Henry Reed and
Brenda English

The Intuitive Heart: How To Trust Your Intuition For Guidance And Healing

Osho
   Autobiography Of A Spiritually Incorrect Mystic

Maoshing Ni and Cathy McNease
The Tao Of Nutrition

Richard Bach
Jonathan Livingston Seagull

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 7


Thomas Merton
  Mystics And Zen Masters

             

Hubert Benoit
Zen And The Psychology Of Transformation

David Brazier
Zen Therapy: Transcending The Sorrows Of The Human Mind

   

Robert Aitken
Taking The Path Of Zen

 

Thomas Cleary
The Taoist Classics

  

John Welwood
Toward A Psychology Of Awakening: Buddhism And Psychotherapy

 

Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki
The Awakening Of Zen

Eugen Herrigel
Zen In The Art Of Archery

Pema Chodron
Comfortable With Uncertainty

Thich Nhat Hanh
Teachings On Love

Joseph Goldstein
Insight Meditation:
The Practice Of Freedom

Jack Kornfield
A Path With Heart

Ira Progoff
   At A Journal Workshop

David A. Cooper
Silence, Simplicity & Solitude:
A Complete Guide
To A Spiritual Retreat

Steven Harrison
Doing Nothing

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 8


Chogyam Trungpa
 Training The Mind
And Cultivating Loving-Kindness

             

Deng Ming-Dao
365 Tao: Daily Meditations

Karla McLaren
Emotional Genius: Discovering The Deepest Language Of The Soul

   

Roger Walsh and Fraces Vaughan
Paths Beyond Ego:
The Transpersonal Vision

 

Richard Maurice Bucke
Cosmic Consciousness

  

Charles Tart
Altered States Of Consciousness

 

Ram Dass(Richard Alpert)
Be Here Now

Ronald Campbell
Transpersonal Psychology:
An Integrated Encounter
With Self-Awareness

Robert Monroe
Journeys Out Of The Body

Frances Vaughn
The Inward Arc

James Redfield
and Carol Adrienne

The Tenth Insight:
An Experiential Guide

Tilden Edwards
Spiritual Friend:
Reclaiming The Gift
Of Spiritual Direction

Morton T. Kelsey
  Companions On The Inner Way:
The Art Of Spiritual Guidance

Rick Fields
Chop Wood, Carry Water:
A Guide To Finding
Spiritual Fulfillment In Everyday Life

Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 9


Martin Buber
I And Thou

             

Eric Fromm
The Art Of Being

Soren Kierkegaard
Fear And Trembling

   

Thorstein Veblen
Conspicuous Consumption

 

E.F. Schumacher
A Guide For The Perplexed

  

Rollo May
The Discovery Of Being

 

Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha

Henry David horeau
Walden

Helen Bacovcin
The Way Of A Pilgrim

Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search For Meaning

Farrell Silverberg
Make The Leap: A Practical Guide
To Breaking The Patterns
That Hold You Back

Robert W. Firestone, Lisa Firestone, Joyce Catlett
Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice

Dan Neuharth
  If You Had Controlling Parents

J. Keith Miller
Compelled To Control

Patricia Evans
Controlling People

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 10


Susan Jeffers
Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway

             

Lavinia Plonka
What Are You Afraid Of?

Forrest Church
Freedom From Fear:
Finding The Courage
To Act, Love, And Be

   

Don Miguel Ruiz
Beyond Fear:
A Toltec Guide To Freedom And Joy

 

Claudia Black
Changing Course:
Healing From Abandonment And Fear

  

John Powell, S.J.
Why Am I Afraid
To Tell You Who I Am?

 

Gavin De Becker
The Gift Of Fear: Survival Signals
That Protect Us From Violence

Albert Ellis
A Guide To Well-Being Using
Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

Maxwell Maltz
Psycho-Cybernetics

William Glasser
Reality Therapy

Abraham H. Maslow
Toward A Psychology Of Being

Charles L. Whitfield
Healing The Child Within

Melody Beattie
 Codependent No More:
How To Stop Controlling Others
And Start Caring For Yourself

Shakti Gawain
Creative Visualization

Dean Ornish
Love And Survival: The Scientific Basis For The Healing Power Of Intimacy

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 11


Daniel Goleman
        Emotional Intelligence

             

David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates
Please Understand Me

Helen Merrell Lynd
On Shame And The Search For Identiy

   

Helena P. Blavatsky
The Key To Theosophy

 

Jay Kinney
The Inner West:
An Introduction To The Hidden Wisdom

  

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The Evolving Self:
A Psychology For The Third Millenium

 

Steven Reiss
Who Am I?
The 16 Desires That Motivate Our Behavior And Define Our Personality

Denise Winn
The Manipulated Mind: Brainwashing, Conditioning And Indocrination

Owen Flanagan and
Amelie Rorty

Identity, Character, And Morality

Phillip C. McGraw
Self Matters:
Creating Your Life From The Inside Out

Jon J. Muth
The Three Questions

J. Krishnamurti
The Awakening Of Intelligence

Patanjali
 The Yoga Sutra

Ramana Maharshi
The Spiritual Teaching

John-Roger
When Are You Coming Home?
A Personal Guide
To Soul Transcendence

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 12


Paramahansa Yogananda
  Autobiography Of A Yogi

             

Idries Shah
The Way Of The Sufi

Hazrat Inayat Khan
The Art Of Being And Becoming

   

Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
I Am That

 

Sanaya Roman
Spiritual Growth:
Being Your Higher Self

  

Swani Chetanananda
Choose To Be Happy: The Craft And Art Of Living Beyond Anxiety

 

Linda Schierse Leonard
The Wounded Woman:
Healing The Father-Daughter Relationship

Christine Northrup
Mother-Daughter Wisdom

Merlin Stone
When God Was A Woman

Barbara G. Walker
Restoring The Goddess:
Equal Rites For Modern Women

Oriah Mountain Dreamer
The Call:
Discovering Why You Are Here

Jean Shinoda Bolen
Goddesses In Older Women: Archetypes In Women Over Fifty

Gary Null
Secrets Of The Sacred White Buffalo: Native American Healing

Ted J. Kaptchuk
The Web That Has No Weaver: Understanding Chinese Medicine

Margo Anand
The Art Of Sexual Magic: Cultivating Sexual Energy To Transform Your Life

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 13


Henri J.M. Nouwen
  The Inner Voice Of Love

             

Thomas Merton
The New Man

Diana Loomans
The Lovables
In The Kingdom Of Self Esteem

   

C.S. Nott
Teachings Of Gurddjieff:
A Pupil's Journal

 

C.G. Jung
Synchronicity:
An Acausal Connecting Principle

  

Alan Watts
Become What You Are

 

David Deida
The Way Of The Superior Man:
A Spiritual Guide To Mastering The Challenges Of Women, Work, And Sexual Desire

Steven Carter and Julia Sokol
Getting To Commitment:
Getting Beyond The
8 Obstacles To Love

Zbigniew Brzezinski
The Grand Chessboard

Brother Lawrence
The Practice Of The Presence Of God

Edward R. Tufte
The Visual Display
Of Quantitative Information

Erik H. Erikson
Childhood And Society

Phil Rich
The Healing Journey Through Grief: Your Journal
For Reflection And Recovery

Kenneth Cohen
Honoring The Medicine: The Essential Guide To Native American Healing

Milton Viorst
The Great Documents
Of Western Civilization

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 14


Benedict de Spinoza
  Ethics

             

Rene Descartes
Meditations on First Philosophy

Judith Butler
Giving An Account Of Oneself

   

Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt
Receiving Love:
A Course For Singles And Couples

 

Alexander Berzin
Relating To A Spiritual Teacher

  

Robert Fritz
The Path Of Least Resistance

 

Sandra C. Brossman
Awakening To Oneness: A Personal Guide To Wholeness And Inner Peace

Hugh Prather
The Little Book Of Letting Go

George Fowler
Learning To Dance Inside:
Getting To The Heart Of Meditation

Wally P.
Back To Basics: The Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners' Meetings

Michael and Lesley Tierra
Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine

Diana Leafe Christian
Creating A Life Together:
Practical Tools To Grow
Ecovillages
And Intentional Communities

Naomi R. Lowinsky
The Motherline: Every Woman's Journey To Find Her Female Roots

Brooke Medicine Eagle
Buffalo Woman Comes Singing

Malcolm Godwin
Who Are You?
101 Ways Of Seeing Yourself

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 15


John Gray
  What You Feel You Can Heal

             

Teresa of Avila
The Interior Castle

Tara Brach
Radical Acceptance

   

Robert Thurman
Inner Revolution

 

John Buehrens and Forrest Church
A Chosen Faith: An Introduction
To Unitarian Universalism

  

Starhawk
and Hilary Valentine

The Twelve Swans: A Journey To The Realm Of Magic, Healing, And Action

 

Anna Voigt
The Chakra Workbook

Karen L. King, editor
Women And Goddess Traditions

Sidney B. Simon,
Leland W. Howe, and
Howard Kirschenbaum

Values Clarification: Discovering Your Truest Feelings, Beliefs, and Goals

Alan K. Tillotson,
Nai-shin Hu Tillotson,
and Robert Abel

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook

Hans Kung
Tracing The Way: Spiritual Dimensions Of The World Religions

Mararishi Mahesh Yogi
Transcendental Meditation

Emmet Fox
The Sermon On The Mount

Elaine Pagels
The Gnostic Gospels

John Dominic Crossan
The Historical Jesus

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 16


Betty Edwards
  
  Drawing On The Artist Within

             

Henri J. M. Nouwen
Here And Now: Living In The Spirit

Charles Van Doren
A History Of Knowledge

   

Julia Cameron
The Artist's Way:
A Spiritual Path To Higher Creativity

 

Steven Ash
Sacred Drumming

  

David B. Abernethy
The Dynamics Of Global Dominance: European Overseas Empires
1415-1980

 

Alvin Toffler
The Third Wave

Gilbert Rist
The History Of Development:
From Western Origins To Global Faith

David C. Korten
When Corporations Rule The World

Noam Chomsky
Hegemony Or Survival:
America's Quest For Global Dominance

J. Bronowski
The Ascent Of Man

Polish Ministry Of Information
The Black Book Of Poland

Muriel Solomon
Working With Difficult People

Michael Lewis
Liar's Poker:
Rising Through The Wreckage
Of Wall Street

Richard Nelson Bolles
What Color Is My Parachute?

 

Reference Points For Your Journey

List 17


W. Timothy Gallwey
  
 The Inner Game Of Work

             

Katherine Crowley and Kathi Elster
Working With You Is Killing Me: Freeing Yourself
From Emotional Traps At Work

Richard Florida
The Flight Of The Creative Class:
New Global Competition For Talent

   

Bill Bonner and
Addison Wiggin
Empire Of Debt:
The Rise Of An Epic Financial Crisis

 

F.A. Hayek
The Road To Serfdom

  

Lynne Twist
The Soul Of Money: Transforming Your Relationship With Money And Life

 

Nolo Press
Solve Your Money Troubles

Judy Lawrence
The Budget Kit: The Common Cents Money Management Workbook

Michael Lerner
Spirit Matters: Global Healing
And The Wisdom Of The Soul

Bill Moyers
Healing And The Mind

Martin Seymour-Smith
The 100 Mo