Buddhism

7 simple yet powerful guidelines provide a compass for navigating life harmoniously, cultivating a peaceful mind, and spreading kindness *; Offers 7 guidelines for living a life of harmony and peace based on existing guidance from Buddhism, Yoga, and other great teachings, integrated and updated for the modern world *; Explains how to implement the guidelines in daily life on a practical basis, supported by real-life examples and practices *; Illustrates in-depth how and why each of these guidelines hold value and how they provide a set of tools to help us deal with life's ups and downs more skillfully, mindfully, and compassionately In our very busy world it's easy to get lost in the details and demands of everyday living.

Explore two seminal Sakya texts with an incomparable teacher.

The world moves fast, but that doesn't mean we have to.

An innovative guide to applying the strategies of a bodyguard to create a Buddhist ';security plan' for protecting ourselves from suffering *; Presents the unique concept of the ';bodyguard' and its protection tactics as a metaphor for explaining and implementing Buddhist teachings *; Recasts the Four Noble Truths as the Four Noble Tactical Truths, the Eightfold Path as the Eight Tactics Plan, and the notion of Interbeing in the Buddhist world as the Tactics of Interdepending *; Offers a new, modern understanding for the new generation of Buddhist practitioners intrigued by a more Western take on Buddhism Drawing from his extensive experience as a professional protection agent, Jeff Eisenberg uses the tactics and strategies that a bodyguard employs in protecting a client from a threat as a blueprint for creating a Buddhist ';security plan.

What is tantra?

Have you ever wondered how you can make decisions every day that make for the most meaningful life for you?

Enter the mind and practice of Zen: apply the insights of one of Zen's classic poems to your life--here and now.

We experience illness on a physical level, but in order to be healed, we must understand where true healing begins: within our hearts and minds.

This collection of Zen poetry by 19th century Japanese Buddhist monk and hermit Ryokan is a masterful exploration of life and nature.

Selfless Love shows how meditation can help us realize that we don't lovewe are love.

Self-transformation is an essential element in all forms of Buddhist meditation--from Tantra to Zen.

In The State of Mind Called Beautiful, Burmese meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita lays out the breadth, depth, and wealth of the Theravadan tradition of Buddhism.

Open up Daily Wisdom and find page after page of illuminating words.

In this brilliant new translation and commentary on The Diamond Sutra--one of the sublime wisdom teachings of Mahayana Buddhism--Mu Soeng integrates this ancient wisdom teaching with current scientific and psychological thought.

When Adhe Tapontsang--or Ama (Mother) Adhe, as she is affectionately known--left Tibet in 1987, she was allowed to do so on the condition that she remain silent about her twenty-seven years in Chinese prisons.

Walk step by step through the stages of this tantric ritual of purification with inspired commentary and forty full-color illustrations.

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

The Essence of Zen is an expert's guided tour of the ins and outs of the tradition's approach to meditation, enlightenment, and the oneness of all things.

This unique collection presents the verse, much of it translated for the first time, of fourteen eminent Chinese Buddhist poet monks.

"e;The key to a happier and more successful world is the growth of compassion.

All readers, both novice and longtime practitioners, will encounter in this book new answers, and new questions, to the what, why and how of Zen practice.

Jeff Wilson started his walk on the Buddha's path as a Zen practitioner - taking up a tradition of vigorous self-effort, intensive meditation, and meticulous attention to rectitude in every action.

Revered by many--especially His Holiness the Dalai Lama--as the very embodiment of altruism, the late Khunu Rinpoche Tenzin Gyaltsen devoted his life to the development of bodhicitta--the aspiration to achieve enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings.

Wisdom, warmth, and humor from a renowned Zen Master.

Beloved and critically acclaimed author Lin Jensen returns with this bounteous volume exploring what the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins calls "e;deep down things.

Discusses the Buddhist meaning of true love and how to attain it in the modern world.

"e;The ideas, concepts, and methods of various religions must be tried on for size, must be lifted above museum displays, must be confronted and allowed to resonate with one's own character.

Form is emptiness; emptiness is form.

This is an absorbing account of a dialogue between leading Western scientists and the foremost representative of Buddhism today, the Dalai Lama of Tibet.

Embark on a poignant and sometimes comic journey through Zen, poetry, and the transformative, personal practice of writing.

A classic essay at the intersection of art, philosophy, and tea.

Experience a complete meditation course with one of the West's most renowned Buddhist teachers.

Mother Theresa.

With the right perspective, our anxiety around sickness, old age, and death can be a "e;wholesome fear"e;--a fear with a positive quality that ultimately enriches and nourishes our lives.

For more than two thousand years, the Heart Sutra has been part of the daily life of millions of Buddhists.

In this sixth and final volume in the Foundation of Buddhist Thought series, Geshe Tashi Tsering brings his familiar, helpful approach to the esoteric practices of Buddhist tantra.

*; Shares practices to show how sitting meditation can be reconnected to lived, bodily experience and help you rediscover your natural somatic radiance*; Explores how the modern thought-focused frame of mind introduces patterns of holding and tension into our bodies*; Draws on techniques from the Buddhist, Sufi, and somatic wisdom traditions as well as insights from the author's own teachers and collaborators, including Ida Rolf and Judith AstonThe modern practice of seated meditation is in serious need of reformation.

"e;I've studied politics my entire life.

A harrowing and sometimes beautiful story of a man who lost his mind only to find it again halfway across the world.

This guide to meditation and spirituality draws on both Buddhist and Christian sources to present a unique path to enlightenment.

Relative Truth, Ultimate Truth is a clear and remarkably practical presentation of a core Buddhist teaching on the nature of reality.

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.

With a much-needed sense of levity, Daju Suzanne Friedman teaches the art of keeping ones body, mind, and spirit together while living with cancer.

Jodo's interpretations of the stories and koans of Zen master Ejo Takata *; Offers more than 60 Zen teaching tales, initiatory stories, koans, and haikus for self-realization and spiritual awakening *; Each story or koan is accompanied by the author's lucid and penetrating commentary, blending the same burlesque slapstick and sublime insight that characterize his films *; Explains how one must see beyond the words of the story to grasp the spiritual insights they contain Before he became the film maker and graphic novel author known throughout the world today, Alejandro Jodorowsky studied with Zen master Ejo Takata in Mexico City.

Using the traditional Buddhist allegorical image of the Wheel of Life and the teaching of the twelve links of dependent origination, the Dalai Lama deftly illustrates how our existence, though fleeting and often full of woes, brims with the potential for peace and happiness.

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