Shambhala

Nicholas Roerich--prolific artist and writer, renowned philosopher, educator, and explorer--relates the remarkable encounters and events of his travels through central Asia and Tibet at the turn of the century. Through his detailed diary notes and the chronicling of legends and parables, he reveals the many facets of the tale of Shambhala, the long-awaited realization of paradise on earth. In Western mythology, Shambhala appears as the mythic land of Shangri-la. In the prophecies of the East, it is seen as both a physical place and the dawning of a New Era of enlightened consciousness. Roerich found signs of the imminent arrival of Shambhala at every juncture of his journey--in the legends of local villagers and within their rock paintings and engravings. In keeping with the ancient traditions, Roerich felt that Shambhala would be attained not inevitably or without effort, but only as a result of “the Noblest and most intensive activity.” A living example of this philosophy, he worked unceasingly for peace through culture, believing that “obstacles are only new possibilities to create beneficent energy.” Chapters on Tibetan art, the desert cities, subterranean dwellers, and the Great Mother give the reader crystalline glimpses of Roerich’s manifold vision and the vast panorama of his life journey toward a new age of human achievement.

Nicholas Roerich is a prolific artist and writer, renowned philosopher, educator, and explorer.

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Publisher's Preface
Introduction
1. The Right to be Rich
2. There is a Science of Getting Rich
3. Is Opportunity Monopolized?
4. The First Principle in the Science of Getting Rich
5. Increasing Life
6. How Riches Come to You
7. Gratitude
8. Thinking in the Certain Way
9. How to Use the Will
10. Further Use of the Will
11. Acting in the Certain Way
12. Efficient Action
13. Getting Into the Right Business
14. The Impression of Increase
15. The Advancing Man
16. Some Cautions and Concluding Observations
17. A Summary of the Science of Getting Rich
Questions