The Path of Light is Barnett's 1909 translation of an important text to Mahayana Buddhism. It is the treatise of the Bodhicharyavatara of Santideva--part of the Wisdom of the East series. Barnett gives a detailed introduction to Mahayana Buddhism and its significance.

Social history of the native peoples of the American South, bridging prehistory and history The past 20 years have witnessed a change in the study of the prehistory and history of the native peoples of the American South. This paradigm shift is the bridging of prehistory and history to fashion a seamless social history that includes not only the 16th-century Late Mississippian period and the 18th-century colonial period but also the largely forgotten--and critically important--century in between. The shift is in part methodological, for it involves combining methods from anthropology, history, and archaeology. It is also conceptual and theoretical, employing historical and archaeological data to reconstruct broad patterns of history--not just political history with Native Americans as a backdrop, nor simply an archaeology with added historical specificity, but a true social history of the Southeastern Indians, spanning their entire existence in the American South. The scholarship underlying this shift comes from many directions, but much of the groundwork can be attributed to Charles Hudson. The papers in this volume were contributed by Hudson’s colleagues and former students (many now leading scholars themselves) in his honor. The assumption links these papers is that of a historical transformation between Mississippian societies and the Indian societies of the historic era that requires explanation and critical analysis. In all of the chapters, the legacy of Hudson’s work is evident. Anthropologists, archaeologists, and historians are storming the bridge that connects prehistory and history in a manner unimaginable 20 years ago. While there remains much work to do on the path toward understanding this transformation and constructing a complete social history of the Southeastern Indians, the work of Charles Hudson and his colleagues have shown the way.

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in fifteen books derived from more than 20 years of spiritual practice. Additional Articles V - table of contents: The rise and fall of spiritual traditions / Religions without initiation / The sword and the wand / The underlying unity of creation / Shielding / Karma Healing / The Christian devil / Gods of compassion / About psychopaths / The mystery of the human spirit / And much more....

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in seven books derived from more than 16 years of spiritual practice. Book VII - table of contents: Gods and spheres / Divine virtues - about abundance / Astral bodybuilding / About Bardon / The principle of will / The use of Akasha / Self-influence / Spiritual training - time and structure / The divine light / Energy exchange / The cosmic dimension of the human nature / Quabbalistic healing / Forgiveness - healing karma / Wishing factors / Self-defense with love energies / Asceticism / Prayers / And much more....

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in seven books derived from more than 16 years of spiritual practice. Book VI - table of contents: The principle of darkness / Mastership / Love as self-defense / Quabbalistic formulas and numbers / Secret societies / Spiritual brothership / Introspection - soul mirrors / Sleepers / Karma and Incarnation / Healing / Psychology / JHVH / Symbols / Psychology / Mental perfection / Healing techniques / Astral body building / Clearing technique / Quabbalistic wisdom / Negative beings / And much more...

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in seven books derived from more than 16 years of spiritual practice. Book IV - table of contents: The world today - a critical view / A masterkey to wisdom / God - the divine self / Quabbalah training / The way of realization / Three paths / Meditation techniques for balancing / Training diary / Spiritual assistance / 462 - ritual / Self-defense / Guidance / Astral development / Astral senses / Introspection / Perfect concentration / Forcing chakras / Spiritual attitude / Transformation / And much more...

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in fifteen books derived from more than 20 years of spiritual practice. Additional Articles II - table of contents: Character refinement / Akasha meditation / Special trance technique / Perfection / enlightenment / About angels / Maha Ganga / Keys for success / Karma / Tamas, Rajas, Sattva / Evil religions / A mystical meditation / Problems of nourishment / And much more....

For the genuine spiritual seeker: Collection of universal spiritual topics, techniques, questions & answers in fifteen books derived from more than 20 years of spiritual practice. Additional Articles III - table of contents: Divine virtues / Divine Grace / Intuition versus intellect / The spirit of nature / Fate / The diabolic spirit / Esoteric atheism / About love, freedom, God / Imagination / The dark side of spirituality / The nirvana of ignorance / Spiritual traps / Society and real values / And much more....

The final volume of the Library of Wisdom and Compassion by His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes us to the uncommon practices and realizations of Vajrayana to the full awakening of a buddha. His Holiness the Dalai Lama skillfully illuminates the unique qualities of Vajrayana, as practiced in Tibet, and the method to eradicate the subtlest obscurations preventing the full awakening of a buddha. Speaking to newcomers and advanced students alike, he explains the similarities and differences of the Sutra and Tantra paths. Having gathered many of the doubts and difficult points concerning the tantric path, he clarifies the purpose of receiving proper empowerment by qualified gurus and the ethical restraints and commitments required to enter the path of secret mantra. The paths and stages of the four tantric classes are explained, as are the generation-stage and completion-stage practices of Highest Yoga Tantra. You are introduced to the practices of clear appearance and divine identity common to all tantric sadhanas, as well as the distinctive practices of illusory body and actual clear light that overcome the subtlest defilements on the mind and eliminate all obscurations quickly. The understanding of emptiness in Sutra and Tantra is the same, but the consciousness perceiving emptiness differs. In Highest Yoga Tantra that consciousness is great bliss, which arises from knowing the methods to manipulate the channels, winds, and drops of the subtle body. In short, in Vajrayana and the Culmination of the Path the Dalai Lama sets out the path that leads to blissful awakening and enables us to be of great benefit to all sentient beings.