Zen Buddhism category: 725 books

Love in Action is a collection of over two decades of Thich Nhat Hanh’s writing on nonviolence, peace, and reconciliation. Reflecting on the devastation of war, he makes the strong argument that mindfulness, insight, and altruistic love are the only sustainable bases for political action. This timeless book is an important resource for those interested in social change.

First published in 1938, this is a collection of four Oriental tales, including ‘Five Merchants Who Met in a Tea-House,’ and ‘Doctor Shen Fu,’ a tale of a Chinese alchemist who possesses the elixir of life. These beautiful and exotic series of Oriental fantasies, set in a China of the...

the immanent model of dharma training is well known for its epithet of being a 'practice of no practice'. the paradoxical nature of this form of training found traditionally in china, japan and tibet is one that so easily defeats the western mind as this generally will only accept something...

Come journey to the Self, in a profound but animated look into the traditions of Self-Realization and the possibilities held therein. Using my own path of self-discovery as the roadmap, I light the way forward for other seekers desperately wanting to touch reality again with the innocence of a child...

this is not a book of lists and formulas like so many books on buddhist practice. instead, it begins by creating a practical framework for understanding the principles of the buddha’s teaching, and then goes much further, offering valuable advice on how to put those principles into practice. it...

« Quand la colère et le découragement surgissent en vous, soyez bienveillant envers vous-même et transformez vos émotions en énergies de guérison. » Être ce que l'on est, c'est le fort de l'esprit, c'est la santé, physique et mentale, c'est l'état d'intégrité. Quand nous sortons de notre...

how important is chastity for practice?how can we go for refuge to the sangha when it is (presumably) full of unenlightened people like me?how do I balance the need for a teacher and the need to be 'a light unto myself'?do you have anything to say about overcoming the tendency to control...

Pochi conoscono IL POTERE DEL TAO. Pochissimi sanno che è una dottrina che può cambiare IL SENSO DELLA VITA, con ripercussioni pratiche per le nostre finanze e per i nostri rapporti lavorativi, familiari e amorosi. Questo libro coniuga la potenza del TAO con i moderni crismi della manualistica...

"Stopping" and "seeing" are sometimes referred to as the yin and yang of Buddhist meditation—complementary twin halves of a unified whole. In essence, "stopping and seeing" refers to stopping delusion and seeing truth, processes back to basic Buddhist practice. One...

Der weltbekannte buddhistische Meister Thich Nhat Hanh widmet sich hier der Achtsamkeit im Arbeitsalltag. Fast die Hälfte unseres Lebens verbringen wir bei der Arbeit; umso wichtiger ist es, dass wir uns dabei gut fühlen. Die Art, wie wir uns für die Arbeit bereit machen und wie wir uns an unserem...

Das Standardwerk für alle, die wissen wollen, was Meditation wirklich ist und wie man sie in den Alltag integrieren kann. Thich Nhat Hanh zeigt, wie wichtig Achtsamkeit ist, um den Herausforderungen des Lebens gelassen und entspannt zu begegnen. Die 32 Übungen, die er entwickelt hat, helfen, das Wunder der Achtsamkeit in jedem Moment unseres Lebens zu erfahren.

In this book you will find the stories of nine different individuals from nine different religious backgrounds. They followed different customs and wore different clothes. They disagreed about what people should eat. Some were involved in politics and business, some retired from the world. They had...

La riedizione di uno dei testi più apprezzati dai sostenitori di uno dei Maestri spirituali più noti al mondo e più amati di sempre, per entrare nella dimensione spirituale che caratterizza l’essenza più vera di ciascuno di noi.

Spiritual pioneers such as Buddha Shakyamuni and Jesus Christ were human beings who, like us, were explorers seeking the truth of what it means to be human and how to live an authentic and satisfying life. Through working with clients in her psychotherapy practice, and as an explorer on her...