Buddhism

For a non-Chinese and non-Buddhist like me, Chu Dongweis version of Huineng comes as a revelation.

Filled with simple exercises and thought-provoking lessons, this Buddhist instructional book will help you get started on the Buddhist path of moderation, mindfulness, and enlightened living.

A systematic presentation of the path of Dzogchen, the Great Perfection, by one of its most renowned proponents and rendered by a master translator.

Ladakh, or 'Little Tibet', is a wildly beautiful desert land up in the Western Himalayas.

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

The Great Gate, A Guidebook to the Gurus Heart Practice, is a compilation of instructions on the preliminary practices by the great masters, Chokling Dewey Dorje, Dudjom Rinpoche, Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche kyi Nyima Rinpoche.

"e;A diverse and edifying collection of practices to use in annoying and difficult circumstances"e; from the author of What Would Buddha Do?

What would you see if you looked directly at your mind?

This exquisite book is a treasure of timeless wisdom from one of the most respected Buddhist teachers in the West.

Never before published in Kerouac's lifetime, this 1955 biography of the founder of Buddhism is a clear and powerful study of Siddartha Gautama's life and works.

We think of enlightenment as something that happens all at once, like a tidal wave that cleans away everything impure.

*; Shares ancient Tibetan wisdom to help readers break through the process of ';ego-clinging' to find deeper freedom and escape from feelings of lack and scarcity*; Offers authentic guidance and support for confidence in overcoming challenges, bravery in caring for the self and others, as well as fearlessness in the face of dying*; Examines key concepts and history in Dzogchen Buddhism, including a guide to the Vajrayana teachings, the Bardo teachings, and the role of the five elementsAccording to the Buddha, all sentient beings are naturally enlightened and have been pure since the beginning.

Peter Adamson and Jonardon Ganeri present a lively introduction to one of the world's richest intellectual traditions: the philosophy of classical India.

"e;Three steps into Oneness"e;To face the challenges of modern life, we need to evolve a new view of awakening by being balanced within the wisdom of the Absolute and the Relative.

Filled with simple exercises and thought-provoking lessons, this Buddhist instructional book will help you get started on the Buddhist path of moderation, mindfulness, and enlightened living.

This book of Zen poetry and art blends simple, haiku-like poetry with bold minimalist ink brush drawings.

This life story of Milarepa--the important Tibetan religious leader who lived over 800 years ago--is part of a remarkable four-volume series on Tibetan Buddhism produced by the late W.

This Zen guide offers a readable, helpful interpretation of a classic pillar of Zen training.

The Life of Buddha is based on a prolonged study of Indian legends, poems, history and literature.

Zen Beyond All Words contains a selection of talks given by Zen Master Wolfgang Kopp.

This Zen guide offers a readable, helpful interpretation of a classic pillar of Zen training.

Following the massive success of The Art of Happiness, the Dalai Lama & Howard Cutler now bring their bestselling message to our working lives.

In Dharma Delight, abstract artist and Zen practitioner Rodney Greenblat uses lighthearted narrative and vivid pop art paintings to celebrate the joys of living life from the inside out.

"e;The practice of purification is one of the most important solutions to life's problems.

Dzogchen, a tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, is considered by many to be an extremely powerful path to enlightenment.

This groundbreaking book successfully fuses the two overlapping traditions of Zen Buddhism and Christianity.

Extraordinary Freedom is an approachable and straightforward invitation to open to life, to inquire within, and to go beyond confusion and live in the light of awareness.

The Lankavatara Sutra is the cornerstone of Chinese Chn and Japanese Zen, and the teachings in the Lankavatara Sutra are considered as the authentic words of the Siddhartha Gautama Buddha, and speaks of the transcendental awareness of all Buddhas, wherein the Diamond Sutra is a book of the Perfection of Wisdom, completing each other in this workbook, that as progressing step-by-step deeper into the enlightenment and transcendental awareness of Buddhas, and stages those on the Path of Enlightenment travel through, functions as the definitive guide to Nirvana.

This new dictionary, now available in paperback as part of the best-selling Oxford Paperback Reference series, covers both historical and contemporary issues in Buddhism, and includes all Buddhist schools and cultures.

How to tune in to our own biology in pursuit of spiritual awakening*; Provides a practical program, complete with enjoyable, even playful meditations, for realizing greater self-awareness, increased wisdom, and happiness*; Shows how recent discoveries in physics, evolutionary biology, and psychology express in scientific terms the same insights the Buddha discovered more than 2,500 years ago*; Reveals the origins of attachments, desires, emotions, and thoughts in our own bodiesTaking us on an evolutionary journey to find the origins of emotions, desires, and thoughts in our own bodies, Wes ';Scoop' Nisker shows not only how cutting-edge science is proving the tenets of the Buddha but also how we can interpret the traditional practices of Buddhism through this scientific lens for more personal freedom and peace of mind.

The Life of Buddha is based on a prolonged study of Indian legends, poems, history and literature.

An absolute essential of Buddhist thought and practice.

The Book of Equanimity contains the first-ever complete English language commentary on one of the most beloved classic collections of Zen teaching stories (koans), making them vividly relevant to spiritual seekers and Zen students in the twenty-first century.

An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present.

Jesus is seen as a representative of an ancient and continuing wisdom tradition identified with that of the Sufis.

The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts.

Zen Beyond All Words contains a selection of talks given by Zen Master Wolfgang Kopp.

TAMING THE TIGER offers a simple approach to finding happiness for oneself that also brings happiness to others.

Get a glimpse of what it means to be a Buddhist in today's world.

Using the garden as a metaphor, The Seeds of Love is a charming guide to creating your own mindfulness.

This groundbreaking book successfully fuses the two overlapping traditions of Zen Buddhism and Christianity.

This book of Zen poetry and art blends simple, haiku-like poetry with bold minimalist ink brush drawings.

When Jack Karouac wrote about Zen in Dharma Bums he was echoing the sentiments of the Beat generation, who found in Zen credence for a way of life unencumbered by the limits of "e;square"e; society.

I just lit up.

How To Practise is a major inspirational work, by one of the world's greatest spiritual teachers.

A humorous behind-the-robes account of life in a Thai forest monastery.

Discover the fascinating history of a long-hidden Buddhist culture at a historic crossroads.

In this comprehensive book, Lama Surya Das provides a bridge between East and West, past, present and future, making sacred and profound Tibetan teachings clear and easily accessible for anyone who wants to lead a more enlightened and sane life.