East Asian and Indian philosophy

An exploration of the roots of beauty in Japanese aesthetics.

Not believing, but only experiencing, says Osho in this inspiring book, is a way of finding truth and meaning.

Osho sees Zen not as a historical spiritual tradition, but as the future of a humanity that has matured to the point that people no longer need religions controlled by priesthoods and based on fearful superstitions that cripple peoples innate intelligence and divide them from one another.

That which is never lost cannot be found, and to search for it is absurd.

Understanding our minds and consciousness are topics high on everybody's list of important issues.

The Heart Sutra, originally a very short set of verses, was given in privacy.

Using eleven Zen stories as a starting point and diving deep into their mysterious world, he then weaves his magical clarity on many diverse contemporary topics.

Kabir is a 15th-century Indian mystic.

Talks on the Stories of Chuang Tzu.

Nirvana has become an idealized word associated with the juxtaposition of a cult rock celebrity who died before his time and a vague new age version of Eastern religion.

Moving beyond the usual interpretations of this classic Chinese text that of using it as an indicator of what to do next or attempting to predict the future Osho is using the Tao Te Ching as Lao Tzu intended: to ignite the flame of individual awareness and insight.

Eleven classic anecdotes provide starting points to demonstrate the relevance of Zen to every aspect of 21st-century life.

Today, humanity is caught up in the mad complexity of the mind, and as never before, there is an urgent need to rediscover simplicity and innocence.

The feeling that it is five minutes to midnight is known to many by now, and is often referred to as the "e;Doomsday Clock.

In this talk Osho takes his audience into the world of ZEN.

';A masterpiece.

Fed up with teenage life in the suburbs, Jaimal Yogis ran off to Hawaii with little more than a copy of Hermann Hesse's Siddhartha and enough cash for a surfboard.

What is tantra?

This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words.

The Dalai Lama opens The Middle Way with an elegant argument for the power of compassion in cultivating a happy life.

This is not your typical Zen book.

The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts.

This engaging and accessible little book is filled with both humor and profound teaching.

For more than two thousand years, the Heart Sutra has been part of the daily life of millions of Buddhists.

In the classic bestseller, Introduction to Tantra, Lama Yeshe offered a profound and wonderfully clear glimpse into the sophisticated practices of Tibetan Buddhist tantra.

For over thirty years, Opening the Hand of Thought has offered an introduction to Zen Buddhism and meditation unmatched in clarity and power.

We all have a right to the pursuit of happiness - but could we actually be happier if we gave that whole thing up?

Whether you have no background in meditation or yoga or have been practicing for years, Mindfulness Yoga is for you.

Renowned for the beauty and simplicity of his teachings, Ajahn Chah was Thailand's best-known meditation teacher.

In this lucid classic, beloved teacher Ayya Khema introduces the reader to the essence of the Buddhist path.

In The Gateless Gate, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories.

Jeff Wilson started his walk on the Buddha's path as a Zen practitioner - taking up a tradition of vigorous self-effort, intensive meditation, and meticulous attention to rectitude in every action.

With characteristic humility, His Holiness the Dalai Lama begins this landmark survey of the entire Buddhist path by saying, "e;I think an overview of Tibetan Buddhism for the purpose of providing a comprehensive framework of the path may prove helpful in deepening your understanding and practice.

Meditation can seem a mystery.

In Emptiness, the fifth volume in The Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering provides readers with an incredibly welcoming presentation of the central philosophical teaching of Mahayana Buddhism.

The four noble truths are well known as the Buddha's first and most essential explanation of his enlightened realizations.

This new volume from the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, provides a stand-alone and systematic - but accessible - entry into how Buddhism understands the mind.

This book offers a complete translation of the Majjhima Nikaya, or Middle Length Discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.

This book offers a complete translation of the Digha Nikaya, the long discourses of the Buddha, one of the major collections of texts in the Pali Canon, the authorized scriptures of Theravada Buddhism.

Many books have been published in recent years on the topic of mahamudra, or meditation on the fundamentally clear nature of the mind.

Before he began training as a psychiatrist, Mark Epstein immersed himself in Buddhism through influential teachers such as Ram Dass, Joseph Goldstein, and Jack Kornfield.

The sound of silence is like a subtlety behind everything that you awaken to; you don't notice it if you're seeking the extremes.

"e;After my death I will come back and haunt over you, checking on your practice.

This landmark presentation at last makes heard the centuries of Zen's female voices.

This unique collection presents the verse, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks.

Using the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our existence, though fleeting and often full of woes, brims with the potential for peace and happiness.

Shikantaza--or "e;just sitting"e;--is one of the simplest, most subtle forms of meditation, and one of the most easily misunderstood.

An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation.