Feng Shui

We are often asked which book is a good read. It is difficult to recommend books regarding Feng Shui. First of all because very few books are about Traditional Feng Shui. Those that exist might to some extent differ from each other or from what we practice. Each lineage, each school has her specialties and might deal differently in some cases.

Many texts still exist and are available to Chinese readers. Yet Feng Shui training is still done the old way : principles and methods will be passed down from master to disciple, field training is where one learns and grows understanding.

So you have to remember that Feng Shui cannot be learned in books. Given this you will find in the books we mention below interesting information regarding some principles and methods, history, metaphysical and cultural background. They will give you a flavour of this fascinating issue.

Most reference we have are for books published in French. Every time we could, we have displayed the book's title in English.

Numérologie et Yi King

Da Liu - Numérologie et Yi King - Chiron

Chao Young is often credited with writing the first treaty on Plum Blossom during the 11th century. Although this does not seem to be historically true, Plum Blossom is nonetheless an ancient practice and remains very much in use.
This book explains the approach with all the necessary details to perform precise divinations. It contains numerous examples and information about the trigrams, a gold mine for all the readers who wish to investigate yi king divinatory system.

The Ancient Wisdom of Harmonious Living for Modern Times

Eva Wong - The Ancient Wisdom of Harmonious Living for Modern Times - Shambhala

"For thousands years, feng shui guided Chinese in designing towns, homes, and in selecting fields for tombs. Based on taoist and shamanic approaches, feng shui explains the principles that underly the universe."

Leçons approfondies de Feng Shui

Eva Wong - Leçons approfondies de Feng Shui - Le courrier du livre

"For thousands years, feng shui guided Chinese in designing towns, homes, and in selecting fields for tombs. Based on taoist and shamanic approaches, feng shui explains the principles that underly the universe."

A master course in Feng Shui

Eva Wong - A master course in Feng Shui - Shambhala

"This fully illustrated, comprehensive workbook is designed primarily for homeowners, renters, architects, and business owners who want to put feng-shui to practical personal use--to choose a home, build a house, select an office, or find a retail space. Real estate agents, interior designers, and architects will also find it useful as a reference manual. The text and exercises proceed in systematic fashion from basic principles to specific projects". (Shamabla)

La vérité des apparences

Zu-hui Yang, Hiria Ottino - La vérité des apparences - Guy Trédaniel Editeur

Alas that book only exists in French. Written by a French man who trained in China as a traditional Chinese medicine doctor. The author introduces us to the subtlety of Feng Shui practiced by masters in China. It gives a profound insight of the metaphysical background ancient arts rooted in.

Feng Shui methods exposed here might be difficult to grasp for absolute beginners.

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Chine, culture et traditions

Jacques Pimpaneau - Chine, culture et traditions - Editions Philippe Picquier

Le maître de feng shui perd le nord

Nury Vittachi - Le maître de feng shui perd le nord - Picquier poche

What is a Singaporean feng shui master everyday life like? Hell you may think if you consider how this one master is surrounded by odd characters.
This novel will walk you through a serie of adventures that will take you from Singapore to Sidney where the feng shui master will display both common sense and some feng shui skills. A pleasant read.

Mind and Life

In october 1987, a small party of scientists made their way to Dharamsala in India to meet his Highness the Dalaï-Lama, the leader of the Tibetan people. They all are high ranking researchers dealing with scientific approach of mind and life.

Those meetings were the opportunity to establish bridges for the first time between western science and buddhism.

The group met at various times and took upon a name : Mind and Body. Here are some of the transcriptions that have been made over the years. Special care has been taken by all parties to ensure the highest possible quality in the translation as both English and Tibetan were used. A master piece !

Even though most speakers are experts in their field, all texts are easily accessible to all readers.

Passerelles - Entretiens avec des scientifiques sur la nature de l'esprit

Dalaï Lama - Passerelles - Entretiens avec des scientifiques sur la nature de l'esprit - Albin Michel

Esprit et Vie II - Octobre 1989 - Newport

Dalaï Lama - Esprit et Vie II - Octobre 1989 - Newport -

A two day meeting to discuss neuroscience

Quand l'esprit dialogue avec le corps - Entretiens avec le Dalaï-Lama sur la conscience, les émotions et la santé

Dalaï Lama - Quand l'esprit dialogue avec le corps - Entretiens avec le Dalaï-Lama sur la conscience, les émotions et la santé - Guy Trédaniel Editeur

Mind and Body III - 1990 - Dharamsala.

The meeting ponders over the relation between ethic and emotions, which leads to the question the biological factors behind emotions .

Psychology, medicine, philosophy : when everything leads us to understand the ultimate nature of mindfulness.

Dalaï-Lama last words : "human life relies a lot on human feelings"

Dormir, rêver, mourir. Explorer la conscience avec le Dalaï-Lama

see back cover

Dalaï Lama - Dormir, rêver, mourir. Explorer la conscience avec le Dalaï-Lama - Nil éditions

Mind and Body IV - October 1993 - Dharamsla.

For Buddhists, sleep is a state of intense activity that can be compared to that of near death experience. It is a time when we are given to experience before hand what will occur when we die.

Mind and Body V - October 1994 - Dharamsala

Dalaï Lama - Mind and Body V - October 1994 - Dharamsala -

Altruism, ethic and compassion as natural phenomena

Esprit et Vie VI - Octobre 1997 - Dharamsala

Dalaï Lama - Esprit et Vie VI - Octobre 1997 - Dharamsala -

Physics and cosmology

Taoïsm - Buddhism

Taoïsm & Buddhism underlies Feng Shui, castrology or Yi King. Books are numerous regarding Buddhism. We give here references of those that have been of special importance to us.

Le tao de Pooh

Benjamin Hoff - Le tao de Pooh - Editions Philippe Picquier

Seven taoist masters

Eva Wong - Seven taoist masters - Shambhala

Cultivating stillness

Eva Wong - Cultivating stillness - Shambhala

Cultiver l'énergie de la vie

Houa Yang Liou, Eva Wong - Cultiver l'énergie de la vie - Les éditions de l'éveil

L'infini dans la paume de la main

Matthieu Ricard - Trinh Xuan Thuan - L'infini dans la paume de la main - Fayard

The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet

You are a scientist and often wonder how to consider in the same time scientific knowledge and spiritual aspirations. You are going to love this book !

You have not spent 15 years of your life studying quantum ? This book is still good for you and you might want to flip over pages that discuss physics.

Le livre tibétain de la vie et de la mort

Sogyal Rinpoche - Le livre tibétain de la vie et de la mort - Editions de la Table Ronde

We have enjoyed this book written by a contemporary Dzogchen renown master who is based in France. He states fundamentals of Tibetan buddhism in a very clear manner, and we were taken by his warm approach to various issues.

We have often recommended it with success to people who were new to the subject and wanted to have a feel. How is a master brought up in Tibet ? What is meditation ? Why should some undergo such sufferings in their lives ? What is karma ? And many other issues.

Le cœur des enseignements du Bouddha

Thich Nhat Hanh - Le cœur des enseignements du Bouddha - Editions de la Table Ronde

The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, & Liberation: The Four Noble Truths, the Noble Eightfold Path, and Other

This book has a very poetic atmosphere. Many classic texts written in verses often are difficult to read, they make use of symbols and pictures that are foreign to us. Here everything is crystal clear. A book to read asap to learn compassion and love, first step on our way to enlightenment.