Rhinebeck publisher Monkfish has reincarnated this 1932 treatise by Nobel laureate Tagore, a Bengali poet who helped introduce the riches of India's spiritual heritage to the West. He makes a passionate plea for unity, limning the various historical religions as strands of one vast human web.

Omega and Esalen instructor Shulman has steeped himself in both Jewish and Buddhist mystical traditions. In lucid, accessible prose, he describes the Kabbalistic path to wholeness and "the self that lives in God as a fish lives in water: water outside and water inside."

This loving tribute to the influential yogi, affectionately called "Bapuji" (dear father), includes autobiographical writings, sadhana teachings and essays by his disciples. Editor Levitt has taught at the Berkshires' legendary Kripalu Yoga Center for 30 years.

A practical guide to Chinese healing techniques for a variety of everyday and sports injuries. Martial artist and acupuncturist Bisio describes herbal remedies and poultices, acupressure, self-massage, cupping, dietary changes and strengthening exercises ranging from Hula Hips to Pulling Nine Oxen.

A slender volume of "letters" from a fictional 19-century Hasidic master to a questioning student who's moved to America. Originally written by Rabbi Shapiro as a Bar Mitzvah gift to his son, the letters are pithy and colloquial: ("There, I said it. So? Flog me.")

Buddhist science fiction is not an overcrowded genre. In this unique fantasy novel, a Woodstock-born Enlightened Being with a penchant for computer technology creates a system for tracking personal karma online, with action-by-action updates on your reincarnation potential. Imagine the possibilities.