Buddhism

Buddhism: The Basics provides a thorough and accessible introduction to a fascinating religion.

In today's harried, ultra-connected, technology-laden society, it's easy to become overwhelmed.

A profound and practical guide to uncovering your own wise mind and kind heart.

The thirty-four essays in this volume follow the particular interests of Leonard van der Kuijp, whose groundbreaking research in Tibetan intellectual and cultural history imbued his students with an abiding sense of curiosity and discovery.

This textbook introduces and explores the ideas, practices and philosophy of engaged Buddhism.

This book describes current advances and future directions in the theory and application of intelligent agents and multi-agent systems in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector.

The story of the Buddha's authorizing the Sangha to accept new members establishes the legitimacy of each new bhikkhu accepted in line with the prescribed pattern.

The most lucid and penetrating survey of classical Indian philosophy in the Tibetan language.

For several years Mouni Sadhu steeped himself in the teachings of the foremost Hindu ascetic, Sri Ramana Maharshi.

Those who care for the ailing, whether helping someone recover, grapple with a long-term disability, or face a terminal illness, often feel alone, overwhelmed, exhausted.

Entdecken Sie die faszinierende Geschichte und spirituelle Tiefe einer der ältesten religiösen Traditionen der Welt: die Bön-Religion.

When Shunryu Suzuki Roshi's Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind was published in 1972, it was enthusiastically embraced by Westerners eager for spiritual insight and knowledge of Zen.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh, bestselling author of Peace is Every Step and one of the most respected and celebrated religious leaders in the world, delivers a powerful path to happiness through mastering lifes most important skill.

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In 2003, Tibetan lama Phakyab Rinpoche was admitted to the emergency clinic of the Program for Survivors of Torture at Manhattan's Bellevue Hospital.

The poems and teachings of a beloved Buddhist master, vividly presented so that readers feel they are listening to the precious and renowned teachings of His Holiness directlyand learning how to live with more joy and ease.

This book contains the fundamental and basic information of subject and the selection of contents makes it an appropriate textbook for the students.

The idea that there is a truth within the person linked to the discovery of a deeper, more fundamental, more authentic self, has been a common theme in many religions throughout history and an idea that is still with us today.

'A spiritual polymath, the first and possibly greatest' Deepak ChopraThe spiritual is not to be separated from the material, nor the wonderful from the ordinary This remarkable collection of essays from pioneering Zen scholar Alan Watts offer a challenging and comprehensive insight into 'cosmic consciousness'.

We issue this book amidst the challenges arising from the resurgence of religions in the various nations of the post-modern world.

Zen philosophy tells us that the great truth of the universe applies to all things at all times.

Originated by the great sage of modern India, Sri Aurobindo, integral yoga has been presented in this volume, first published in 1965, in the context of modern western thinking.

The Heart Sutra is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom.

Koans are dialogues that stand at the center of Zen Buddhist literature and are often used to provoke the "e;great doubt"e; in testing a trainee's progress.

When Sasaki Sokei-an founded his First Zen Institute of North America in 1930 he suggested that bringing Zen Buddhism to America was like "e;holding a lotus against a rock and waiting for it to set down roots.

For many years Daisaku Ikeda has used poetry to express his innermost observations and sensations.

Found in many different religious cultures, the practice of making votive offerings into fire dates back to the earliest periods of human history.

Honest rituals are ceremonial actions that celebrate what is actually happening in people's lives.

The Missional Impact of Social NetworksIf Christian mission in Asia and most of the non-Western world is ever to advance, it must seriously consider the importance of family networks.

The now-classic exploration of the role of women and the feminine in Buddhist TantraThe crowning cultural achievement of medieval India, Tantric Buddhism is known in the West primarily for the sexual practices of its adherents, who strive to transform erotic passion into spiritual bliss.

A respected professor of Buddhist philosophy brings readers on a fascinating journey through Buddhism's most animating ideas.

The Routledge Handbook of Phenomenology of Mindfulness brings together two schools of thought and practice that - despite rarely being examined jointly - provide an incredibly fruitful way for exploring thinking, the mind, and the nature and practice of mindfulness.

Go beyond mere mindfulnessand deepen your connection to your self, the people in your life, and the world around you.

"e;Master storyteller Joshua Greene reveals the true, thrilling adventure story of Bhaktivedanta Prabhupada, a modern-day spiritual giant.

This clearly written undergraduate textbook explains the origin and development of Buddhist ideas and concepts.

This fascinating book explores the concept of slow living, offering a philosophical and psychological exploration of the need for a slower pace of life.