In diesem Buch bringt uns die bekannte deutsche buddhistische Nonne Ayya Khema die Weisheiten des Buddha so lebendig nahe, als würde er selbst zu uns sprechen.
"Wenn wir Frieden für die Welt schaffen möchten, dann müssen wir erst einmal Frieden in uns selbst schaffen, denn jeder Einzelne von uns ist ein Teil dieser Welt.
Chögyam Trungpas alles durchdringende Sicht auf das Verhältnis zwischen Buddhismus und westlicher Psychologie ist vor allem für Psychotherapeuten und all jene Menschen erhellend, die in Heilberufen mit dem Geisteszustand ihrer Patienten in Berührung kommen.
In diesem Buch führt uns Ayya Khema zu den Kernfragen unseres Lebens: Wie kann die buddhistische Lehre uns dabei helfen, Sorgen, Schwierigkeiten und Ängste zu überwinden und die Fesseln unserer Gewohnheiten zu sprengen und Befreiung zu erfahren - und sei es nur für einen Augenblick?
El Dhammapada o El Sendero de la Realización Interior es uno de libros esenciales del Budhismo en el cual se hallan expuestas las principales enseñanzas de Budha, tal como fueron compiladas por los primeros monjes.
Con un conocimiento muy profundo de la mente occidental y un estilo cálido e informal, Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoché nos introduce en las misteriosas enseñanzas tibetanas sobre los bardos: los intervalos de la vida, la muerte y más allá.
Burma's Mass Lay Meditation Movement: Buddhism and the Cultural Construction of Power describes a transformation in Buddhist practice in contemporary Burma.
Zen master Julian Daizan Skinner guides the reader through a sequence of meditation techniques that can safely lead even a complete novice through to advanced levels.
The roots of Buddhism go back to more than two thousand years ago in India, to start from there on an extension journey across Asia and the whole world, which is explored by Damian Keon in this exciting version of the "Literary Views" series.
This book analyzes Buddhist discussions of the Aryan myth and scientific racism and the ways in which this conversation reshaped Buddhism in the United States, and globally.
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Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility.
Master Cherng's translation of Discourse on Sitting and Forgetting, an 8th century classic text on meditation by Si Ma Cheng Zhen, is accompanied by his extensive explanatory commentary, unique in its ability to make this complex text accessible to the Western reader.
Buddhism's influence is growing in the West, as seen in the widespread use of "e;Buddhist mindfulness apps"e; in people's attempts to unwind, or the casual use of words like "e;nirvana"e; and "e;karma"e; that have crept into the English language.
The Mythology of Venus is a collection of essays that summarizes the archaeoastronomy, calendar associations, religious and cultural icons, and myths identified with the planet Venus.
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.
Among all the experiences of the Buddha, his eye-to-eye encounter with a terrorist is perhaps the most relevant and vital for those of us caught in the binds of the early 21st century.
Buddhism, Digital Technology and New Media in Korea introduces Uisang (625-702), a seminal figure in East Asian religion who founded the Korean Hwaom school of Buddhism, from various angles by placing his thought in the interdisciplinary and intercultural context of the twenty-first century.
Le zen, tradition bouddhiste très populaire dans les pays occidentaux, est aujourd'hui souvent convoqué pour répondre à des situations très diverses, et souvent de façon erronée.
