Buddhism: branches and groups

Enjoy popular Tibetan collections of advice, fables, and aphorisms for following the way of the wise and avoiding the paths of fools.

Eihei Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto School of Zen, is renowned as one of the world's most remarkable religious thinkers.

A systematic approach to making intelligent use of our lives: forget the self, live more fully for others, and find happiness deep within.

If the Western world knows anything about Zen Buddhism, it is down to the efforts of one remarkable man, D.

If we can learn how to relax, before our minds become agitated and our perceptions bombarded and overwhelmed, we can bring out the hidden qualities of our senses and appreciate their nuances and textures.

How are the teachings of a thirteenth-century master relevant today?

Like the bestselling A Flash of Lightning in the Dark of the Night, Practicing Wisdom focuses on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva.

Entdecken Sie die zeitlose Weisheit des Zen-Buddhismus und lernen Sie, wie Sie innere Ruhe und Achtsamkeit in Ihrem hektischen Alltag finden können.

Die legendäre Zen-Lehrerin und Bestseller-Autorin über die Kunst, alles im Leben anzunehmen Charlotte Joko Beck war eine der einflussreichsten Zen-Lehrerinnen im Westen.

Introduction to Zen Training is a translation of the Sanzen Nyumon, a foundational text for beginning meditation students by Omori Sogenone of the foremost Zen teachers of the twentieth century.

Tibetan Buddhism derives from the confluence of Buddhism and yoga which started to arrive in Tibet from India briefly around the late eighth century and then more steadily from the thirteenth century onwards.

A Classical Tibetan Reader answers a long-standing need for well chosen readings to accompany courses in classical Tibetan language.

The truth of Chan Buddhismbetter known as ';Zen'is regularly said to be beyond language, and yet Chan authorsmedieval and modernproduced an enormous quantity of literature over the centuries.

A Tibetan Buddhist lama gives advice on the issues facing people in the modern world.

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Zen Masters of China presents more than 300 traditional Zen stories and koans, far more than any other collection.

As spiritual paths, Zen and Christianity can learn from one another.

The imperialist ambitions of China - which invaded Tibet in the late 1940s - have sparked the spectacular spread of Tibetan Buddhism worldwide, and especially in western countries.

The definitive presentation of one of the most unique and compelling works of classical Tibetan literature.

Wie wirklich ist unsere Wirklichkeit?

Enlightenment in Dispute is the first comprehensive study of the revival of Chan Buddhism in seventeenth-century China.

In this major work, Jeffrey Hopkins, on e of the world's foremost scholar-practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism, offers a clear exposition of the Prasangika-Madhyamaka view of emptiness as presented in the Ge-luk-ba tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * A LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * A SPIRITUALITY & PRACTICE BOOK AWARD WINNER* A NAUTILUS BOOK AWARD WINNERA Landmark Message from His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Are we ready to hear it?

A former abbot of one of the largest Tibetan Buddhist monasteries in the world, Khensur Jampa Tegchok has been teaching Westerners about Buddhism since the 1970s.

Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide!

The Essence of Jung's Psychology and Tibetan Buddhism cuts to the heart of two very different yet remarkably similar traditions.

How American Buddhists use Zen riddles to imagine who they are The koan is one of the most recognizable East-Asian spiritual exercisesa thought experiment in the form of a riddle or puzzle that Zen Buddhists employ to become enlightened.

Learn how to create a tranquil outdoor space at home with this practical and inspiring guide!

When books about Zen Buddhism began appearing in Western languages just over a half-century ago, there was no interest whatsoever in the role of ritual in Zen.

In Jizo Bodhisattva, Zen teacher and practicing pediatrician Jan Chozen Bays explores the development of traditional Buddhist practices related to Jizo, as well as the growing interest in Jizo practice in modern American Zen Buddhism.

"e;It has stayed with me for the last 30 years, a classic portraying Zen mind to our linear thinking.

Enter into the presence of a wise Buddhist master through this modern distillation of a spiritual classic.

Treasures from Juniper Ridge combines meditation and pith practiceinstructions in a way that is easy to apply and comprehend.