Zen Buddhism category: 725 books

Dalai Lama: Living A Meaningful Life  In Buddhism, our purpose is to help sentient beings mitigate their suffering. The Dalai Lama says in "The Art of Happiness," the purpose in life is to be happy. Christianity teaches its adherents to love God and others. Looking for purpose in life...

Thich Nhat Hanh's central teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of in the past and in the future. It’s only way to truly develop peace, both in one's self and in the world. Now, for the first time, all of Thich Nhat Hanh’s key practices are collected...

“Writing a ‘nuts and bolts’ guide that is genuinely wise, charmingly conversational, and a pleasure to read requires a particular talent, and Jean Smith has proved once again that she has it.”—Sylvia Boorstein, author of Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There The third of Jean Smith’s...

Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, an Indian Buddhist monk named Bodhidharma arrived in China. His approach to teaching was unlike that of any of the Buddhist practitioners who had come to China before him. Bodhidharma confounded and infuriated the emperor with cryptic dialogues before...

Imbued with a friendly tone and pithy wisdom, this handsome handbook to approaching life "in a better way" includes six of His Holiness The Dalai Lama's most accessible and inspirational public lectures. Following each talk are the original question-and-answer sessions in which His Holiness...

A thought-provoking collection of the most notable and insightful Buddhism-inspired writing published in the last year:    • Thich Nhat Hanh’s vision for a more enlightened and sustainable society    • Ezra Bayda on avoiding the pitfalls that arise on the path of meditation    • Tsoknyi...

What kind of person should I strive to be? What ideals should I pursue in my life? These basic human questions and others like them are components of the overall question that guides this book: What is enlightenment? As Dale Wright argues, any serious practitioner of human life, religious or not,...

You, for whatever reason, may be interested in Buddhism, joining a community or integrating the Buddha's great teachings. Whatever your reasons, this book will teach you the basics of what you need to know to become a Buddhist... Scroll up... and click on "Buy Now" to deliver almost instantly to your Kobo or other reading device.

This booklet needs no preface for those who are familiar with the sacred books of Buddhism, which have been made accessible to the Western world by the indefatigable zeal and industry of scholars like Beal, Bigandet, Buehler, Burnouf, and others. To those not familiar with the subject it may be stated that the bulk of its contents is derived from the old Buddhist canon.

Quotes from the Buddha are everywhere: on Facebook, Instagram, coffee mugs, posters. There's only one problem: the Buddha didn't actually say most of them. This humorous and informative book takes these fake Buddha quotes as a launching point for a discussion on what the Buddha really did say, and...

Yoga refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines that originated in India. The word is associated with meditative practices in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism. Major branches of yoga in Hindu philosophy include Raja Yoga (Patanjali, meditation and positive thinking), Karma Yoga (do good),...

El subtítulo lo dice todo, es un diario real de autoconocimiento. ..Esto lo podrás leer mil veces, pero solo lo creerás, cuando tú tengas la experiencia: puede que haya cosas malas y buenas, pero únicamente te hace sufrir el juicio que haces de ellas. No aceptar lo que es, es lo único...

"Followers and newcomers to Nhat Hanh’s teaching alike will find this collection inspiring for everyday practice and for social engagement in the world."—Publishers Weekly This collection of autobiographical and teaching stories from peace activist and Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh...

"Joan Halifax is a clearheaded and fearless traveler and in this book…she offers us a map of how to travel courageously and fruitfully, for our own benefit and the benefit of all beings." —From the foreword by Rebecca Solnit Standing at the Edge is an evocative examination of...