Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
by Jampa Thaye
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2016
A short guide to Buddhism for beginners, covering essential topics such as Buddha nature, the Three Jewels, the Guru or Lama and how to do meditation practice. It has clear and easy to follow instructions for beginners to practice meditation at home.
by Nagamani S.Rao
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2012
A student's distinction lies in his devout pursuit of knowledge, and not merely in his heritage. This manifests in a splendid manner in Ekalavya's life He worshipped an idol of his 'Guru', learnt his lessons in archery in the Master's absence, and mastered the art. When his master desired the...
by Yogi Krarishnanda
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: June 16, 2015
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: June 16, 2015
A essência dos ensinamentos de Buda está condensada em três livros ou coleções, chamados cânones budistas (Trîpitakas), cuja idade se pode fixar, de maneira geral, no século IV a.c. e possivelmente na época do grande Instrutor. Foi dessa fonte que o autor desta obra colheu os preciosos ensinamentos...
Healing
A Woman's Journey from Doctor to Nun
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2006
This extraordinary story takes the reader from the rice fields of Vietnam to the peaceful surrounding of Thich Nhat Hanh’s monastery in Plum Village where Sister Dang Nghiem took refuge. There she gained a deep understanding of the Buddhist teachings of mindfulness forged in the fire of her own...
by Martin Bayne
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2011
Martin Bayne on Learning to Turn the Stream of Compassion Within looks with a soulful heart and a scholar’s mind at one of Mankind’s most difficult challenges: the ability to love oneself unconditionally. The author, a literary journal publisher who is a former Soto Zen Buddhist monk, journalist,...
by Phillip Duke
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
When I painted the Zendo door and sat in meditation watching it dry, a powerful new meditation tool emerged. Suddenly I was with the Creator, He answered all my questions, and showed me even more. I was astounded, it became just too much, and I asked to go back. In a flash I returned to the Zendo,...
by Gregg Krech
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2018
When we travel, we have limited space in our bags. We try to take only what’s important and leave the rest behind. We would be wise to treat our stories the same way. We carry around our stories in our mind and heart. Some of these stories don’t serve us very well. They weigh us down. The renowned...
Writing Down the Bones
Freeing the Writer Within
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2016
For more than thirty years Natalie Goldberg has been challenging and cheering on writers with her books and workshops. In her groundbreaking first book, she brings together Zen meditation and writing in a new way. Writing practice, as she calls it, is no different from other forms of Zen practice—"it...
by David Michie
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2017
The bonds we share with our pets go beyond words and are often deeper than many of our human relationships. What is the nature of these close connections? And what if our influence on pets, both in life and especially through sickness and death, is far more powerful than we ever conceived?
David...
Mindfulness Is Better Than Chocolate
A Practical Guide to Enhanced Focus and Lasting Happiness in a World of Distractions
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
“This book is better than chocolate!”—Tal Ben-Shahar, New York Times best-selling author of Happier and Choose the Life You Want
Distractions are everywhere these days. Our thoughts drift to what we need to do tomorrow, or what went wrong yesterday. Even pleasurable things—like eating...
American Veda
From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2010
A fascinating look at India’s remarkable impact on Western culture, this eye-opening popular history shows how the ancient philosophy of Vedanta and the mind-body methods of Yoga have profoundly affected the worldview of millions of Americans and radically altered the religious landscape.
What...
One Bird, One Stone
108 Contemporary Zen Stories
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2013
Drawn from the archives of major Zen centers in America and interviews with some of the most seminal figures of American Zen, including Philip Kapleau, Bernie Glassman, Gary Snyder, and Walter Nowick, One Bird, One Stone presents the notable encounters between teachers and students, the moments of...
Sit Down and Shut Up
Punk Rock Commentaries on Buddha, God, Truth, Sex, Death, and Dogen's Treasury of the Right Dharma Eye
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2007
In 2003 Brad Warner blew the top off the Buddhist book world with his irreverent autobiography/manifesto Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality. Now in his second book Sit Down and Shut Up Brad tackles one of the great works of Zen literature the Shobogenzo by thirteenth-century...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2005
The Diamond Sutra, composed in India in the fourth century CE, is one of the most treasured works of Buddhist literature and is the oldest existing printed book in the world. It is known as the Diamond Sutra because its teachings are said to be like diamonds that cut away all dualistic thought, releasing...