Buddhism: sacred texts and revered writings

Kaum ein Werk wie "Das tibetische Buch vom Leben und vom Sterben" hat unsere Auffassung vom Tod so stark beeinflusst.

Birgit Schönberger weist Frauen einen Weg zu innerer Stärke durch Zen.

Wie kaum ein anderer Europäer ist Eugen Herrigel nicht nur intellektuell, sondern auch durch eigene Erfahrung in den Geist und die Praxis des Zen eingedrungen.

Der praktische Lebensratgeber von dem international bekannten Gartenbau-Architekten und Zen-Mönch Shunmyo Masuno zeigt, wie man aus den alltäglichen Pflichten ein sinnvolles, freudiges Tun macht.

Der moderne Zen-Lehrer Jeff Shore lässt keine Frage zur Praxis des Zen unbeantwortet.

Richte nicht über die Menschen, mutmaße nicht über andere; ein Mensch schadet sich selbst, wenn er über andere urteilt.

Die Dialoge und Lehrreden des berühmten Zen-Meisters Linji sind in dem Basiswerk Linji Lu zusammengefasst worden.

Der weltbekannte buddhistische Meister Thich Nhat Hanh widmet sich hier der Achtsamkeit im Arbeits-Alltag.

Entdecken Sie den Weg zur Erleuchtung mit Lama Ole Nydahls tiefgründiger Erläuterung des "Großen Siegels" - der Essenz des Diamantweg-Buddhismus.

In seiner Lehre vom Einen Geist hat Huang-po die "Leerheit", den Kernbegriff des Mahayana-Buddhismus, auf eine einmalig klare und lebensnahe Weise erklärt.

Was ist Wirklichkeit?

In einer Welt, in der die Suche nach Frieden und tieferem Verständnis noch nie so dringend war, offenbart dieses Buch überraschende Zusammenhänge zwischen Wissenschaft, Religion und Spiritualität.

»Leben ist Verwandlung.

Schritt für Schritt führt Harry Mishō Teske, Zen-Meister in Kiel, in die Meditation des Zen-Buddhismus ein.

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha.

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha.

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha.

This translation and commentary on an ancient Tibetan Buddhist text helps readers grasp the essence of healing and teaches healthcare practitioners how to develop limitless compassion, a quality that is essentialas our current healthcare situation makes starkly clear.

A new presentation of Tantra with its most renowned commentary by one of the foremost translator/scholar teams of Indian and Tibetan Buddhism.

The first English translation of the Vajra Rosary Tantra, with extensive annotations from Alamkakalashas Commentary, with a detailed introduction by the author.

A groundbreaking English translation of a key tantric text in the history of Indo-Tibetan Buddhism.

The most important commentary on Vajrayana from the founder of the Dalai Lamas school of Buddhism.

This is the second volume of the annotated translation of Tsong Khapa's Illumination of the Hidden Meaning (sbas don kun gsal), a magnificent commentary on the Cakrasamvara Tantra.

A Buddhist teacher shares insights into the prisoner's mindset, something with implications for us all, whether or not we are in a conventional jailAs a prison chaplain, Cuong Lu discovered that when the men inside allowed themselves to feel their pain including remorse for committing crimes knowing and feeling the truth became a source of strength for them.

Winner of the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards Gold Prize for MemoirThis luminous memoir combines the hardscrabble setting of Appalachia with the spiritual wisdom of Shunryu Suzukis classicZen Mind, Beginners Mind.

This is one of the best books on Zen and Zen practice that I have read in years.

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

A Temporary Affairis a collection of talks given at Sunday morning sittings at the Ithaca Zen Center by Yoshin David Radin, abbot and founder of the Ithaca Zen Center for the past 40 years.

International Book AwardsReligion: Eastern | Top AwardAmericanBookFest's Best Book Awards Winner | Religion: EasternNautilus Award | GoldBenjamin Franklin Award | SilverIndependent Book Publisher's Award | BronzeNamed One of the Best Books of 2021 Spirituality and Practice MagazineAn intriguing, challenging crash course in Zen Buddhism.

Enlightened Contemporaries is the first book to compare the lives and teachings of three of the world's most admired spiritual masters: Francis of Assisi, the Christian saint; Dogen, the great Zen Buddhist teacher; and Rumi, the Islamic Sufi master.

"e;These two extraordinary Zen Teachers offer a cutting-edge immersion into the koans of our actual lives, issue by issue, urging us to plunge in, and be intimate with what actually is, in this very moment.

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

Said to contain the words of the Buddha on the nature of ultimate wisdom, the Lankavatara was influential in the general doctrines of Mahayana Buddhism, in particular Zen.

Essential Chan Buddhism is the rare unearthing of an ancient and remarkable Chinese spiritual tradition.

This second volume of passages gathered from the leading monks and teachers of the Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhist teaching focuses on religious practice.

This book is an anthology of passages gathered from the leading monks and teachers of the Pure Land, or Shin, school of Buddhist teaching.

A classic, examining the history of the great Chinese Zen masters of the 7th through 10th century.

When mystics like Angelus Silesius speak of God, they do so from a vibrant intensity of awareness, and in a tone of voice one trusts at once.

Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn.

The Way and the Mountain is a selection of Marco Pallis' most important writings on Tibetan Buddhism.

Zen Buddhist teachings and writings of the late Ken Jones

Walk Like a Mountain is the definitive guide to walking as Buddhist practice, not just for the serious practitioner but for anyone who wants to bring more contemplative depth to their everyday walks.

This commentary is based on the six bardos teachings from a series of hidden treasure texts known as the Profound Dharma of Natural Liberation through the Intention of the Peaceful and Wrathful Ones (Zab chos zhi khro dgongs pa rang grol), discovered by the great terton Karma Lingpa in the fourteenth century.

Lama Chopa is a practice of guru devotion special to the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism.

Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche (1910-1991) was one of the greatest Tibetan Buddhist teachers of the 20th century.

A beautifully designed introduction to the Japanese concept of 'Kaizen' - the art of self-improvement.