Buddhism: branches and groups

Written by a Zen priest, this book explodes the myth of Zen Buddhism as a peaceful religion.

Dzogchen is a particular practice that has its own history and tradition while it illuminates a timeless, universal truth.

With lively, engaging stories and exquisite portraits, this volume is sure to inspire all.

Grassroots Zen envisions a socially engaged Buddhism where zazen is integrated each day with work, family, and social obligations.

Very few masters of Zen have been writers; very few writers about Zen have been masters.

Es ist nie zu spät für eine glückliche VergangenheitDer in Japan lebende Zen-Meister Muhô zeigt, wie wir uns von der Last der Vergangenheit befreien können.

Get to know the teachings and legacy of the celebrated Lerab Lingpa, the influential confidant of the Thirteenth Dalai Lama, in this collection of practical instructions on the Great Perfection and reflections on the nonsectarian (rime) approach to Tibetan Buddhism.

The Buddha Party tells the story of how the People's Republic of China employs propaganda to define Tibetan Buddhist belief and sway opinion within the country and abroad.

Delve into the biographies of Tsongkhapa, Khedrup, and Jetsunpa.

The purpose of Playing in Emptiness is to expose readers to the notion of play in Zen/Chan Buddhism and its manifestation in emptiness, language, strange teaching methods, the erotic, comic, the fine arts, and the martial arts with the goal of shedding new light on the religious tradition.

If you think meditation is only for monks, think again.

A legendary contemporary meditation master illuminates practices that are essential to Tibetan Buddhists everywhere.

Ourvan offers a succinct but illuminating overview of Zen, Tibetan, and Soka Gakkai Buddhism.

Compiled in the fifteenth century, Mind Training: The Great Collection is the earliest anthology of a special genre of Tibetan literature known as "e;mind training,"e; or lojong in Tibetan.

A uniquely playful and incisive collection of Zen teaching stories from a beloved American master.

The vivid story of a hippie, a carpenter, a Vietnam vet, an alcoholic, a marine engineer, and a great dad who battled his demons on the Buddhist path.

The Zen gardens of Japan are places in which to meditate.

A collection of talks, photos, and calligraphy by Jakusho Kwong-roshi, exploring the profound beauty of Zen history and practice, nature, and the philosophy of the ancient Zen master Eihei Dogen.

In Travels in the Netherworld, Bryan J.

This book is at once a love letter to Zen practice and a critique of late twentieth century American Zen.

The Record of the Dharma-Jewel Through the Generations (Lidai fabao ji) is a little-known Chan/Zen Buddhist text of the eighth century, rediscovered in 1900 at the Silk Road oasis of Dunhuang.

Exploring crucial points on the path to enlightenment, Stages of the Path literature continues to hold its place as one of the great treasures of Buddhist thought.

Ritual is one of the most pervasive religious phenomena in the Tibetan cultural world.

Pith Instructions for Realizing the Great Perfection, from One of the Greatest Tibetan Yogis of the Twentieth Century.

What is Tantra?

Meditation can seem a mystery.

The classic guide for Zen students pursuing the true way.

A major contribution to the literature on Buddhist practice according to the Geluk school of Tibetan Buddhism from its foremost interpreter.

Tsongkhapa (1357-1419) is by any measure the single most influential philosopher in Tibetan history.

The Letters of Chan Master Dahui Pujue offers a complete annotated translation, the first into English, of a Chan Buddhist classic, the collected letters of the Southern Song Linji Chan teacher Dahui Zonggao (1089-1163).

With the growing popularity of Zen Buddhism in the West, virtually everyone knows, or thinks they know, what a koan is: a brief and baffling question or statement that cannot be solved by the logical mind and which, after sustained concentration, can lead to sudden enlightenment.

Today's greatest health challenges, the so-called diseases of civilization-depression, trauma, obesity, cancer-are now known in large part to reflect our inability to tame stress reflexes gone wild and to empower instead the peaceful, healing and sociable part of our nature that adapts us to civilized life.