Buddhism category: 3907 books
by Jeffrey Hopkins
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2014
In fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Tibet there was great ferment about what makes enlightenment possible, since systems of self-liberation must show what factors pre-exist in the mind that allow for transformation into a state of freedom from suffering. This controversy about the nature of mind,...
Approaching the Great Perfection
Simultaneous and Gradual Methods of Dzogchen Practice in the Longchen Nyingtig
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, is the highest meditative practice of the Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism. Approaching the Great Perfection looks at a seminal figure of this lineage, Jigme Lingpa, an eighteenth-century scholar and meditation master whose cycle of teachings, the Longchen Nyingtig,...
Straight from the Heart
Buddhist Pith Instructions
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2007
Straight from the Heart brings together an inspiring collection of Buddhist teachings, songs of realization, meditation instructions, and enlightened poetry—all chosen for their power to speak directly to the student. Drawn from Indian Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism as well as from all four schools...
Remembering the Lotus-Born
Padmasambhava in the History of Tibet's Golden Age
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2016
Remembering the Lotus-Born sheds light on the work of Nyangrel Nyima Öser (1124–92), one of the most influential yet least known figures in the history of Tibetan Buddhism. His pivotal work, the Copper Island, is the story of how the Indian tantric master Padmasambhava brought Buddhism to the region....
by Hakuin Zenji
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
“The authoritative . . . essential set of texts from the great [Zen] master . . . edgy, practical and often funny” (Gary Snyder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author).
Born in the 17th century, Hakuin Zenji is one of the greatest and most influential figures in Zen Buddhism. In addition to being...
by Daisaku Ikeda
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai—one of the most dynamic, diverse, and empowering Buddhist movements in the world today—readers will discover the organization’s goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately...
Buddhist Meditation
An Anthology of Texts from the Pali Canon
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Meditative practice lies at the heart of the Buddhist tradition. This introductory anthology gives a representative sample of the various kinds of meditations described in the earliest body of Buddhist scripture, the Pali canon.
It provides a broad introduction to their traditional context...
The Dharma of The Princess Bride
What the Coolest Fairy Tale of Our Time Can Teach Us About Buddhism and Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
An engagingly contemporary approach to Buddhism—through the lens of an iconic film and its memorable characters
Humorous yet spiritually rigorous in the tradition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and The Tao of Pooh, drawing from pop culture and from personal experience, The Dharma...
If You Meet the Buddha on the Road
Buddhism, Politics, and Violence
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
It is said that the famous ninth century Chinese Buddhist monk Linji Yixuan told his disciples, "If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him." The deliberately confounding statement is meant to shock people out of complacent ways of thinking. But beyond the purposeful jolt from complacency...
Why Is the Dalai Lama Always Smiling?
A Westerner's Introduction and Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Practice
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
If you think meditation is only for monks, think again.
Today's world seems to be growing more and more stressful by the minute-for all of us. So now, as a teacher of Tibetan Buddhist practice and a 21st-century woman, Lama Tsomo offers us time-tested tools for getting underneath our everyday...
Buddha Meditations
The Art of Letting Go
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
In an easy-to-understand and succinct style, this accessible guide presents gems of Buddhist wisdom that have helped people of various faiths find greater peace and happiness. Now Buddha’s teachings can help you discover your best path in life and let go of what’s causing you to feel dissatisfied.
The...
Being Buddha at Work
108 Ancient Truths on Change, Stress, Money, and Success
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2012
Buddhism has for thousands of years provided a spiritual foundation for the daily lives of millions of people around the world. But does Buddhism have anything to offer us—Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike—in today’s world of work? Metcalf and Gallagher think it does. Spiritual wisdom, Western...
Minding the Earth, Mending the World
Zen and the Art of Planetary Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2014
How Buddhism can help solve our environmental challenges: “Though her book is dense with facts, it reads like poetry or a series of koans.” —The Shambhala Sun
We know that our earth is in crisis, but is the situation beyond repair? Are we on a path of planetary disaster where the only proper...
by Vaddhaka Linn
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2015
'An original, insightful, and provocative evaluation of our economic situation today. If you wonder about the social implications of Buddhist teachings, this is an essential book.' David Loy, author Money, Sex, War, Karma. 'Lays bare the pernicious consequences of corporate capitalism and draws forth...