Shambhala imprint: 827 books
Lieh-tzu
A Taoist Guide to Practical Living
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2001
The Lieh-tzu is a collection of stories and philosophical musings of a sage of the same name who lived around the fourth century BCE. Lieh-tzu's teachings range from the origin and purpose of life, the Taoist view of reality, and the nature of enlightenment to the training of the body and mind, communication,...
The Pocket I Ching
The Book of Change
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2006
The I Ching (Book of Change) is considered the oldest of the Chinese classics, and has throughout Chinese history commanded unsurpassed prestige and popularity. Containing several layers of text and given numerous levels of interpretation, the I Ching has been venerated for more than three thousand...
by Chang Po-tuan
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2001
Taoist inner alchemy is a collection of theories and practices for transforming the mind and refining the self. The Inner Teachings of Taoism includes a classic of Chinese alchemy known as Four Hundred Words on the Gold Elixir. Written in the eleventh century by a founder of the Complete Reality...
Secrets of the Blue Cliff Record
Zen Comments by Hakuin and Tenkei
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2002
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic text of Zen Buddhism, designed to assist in the activation of dormant human potential. The core of this extraordinary work is a collection of one hundred traditional citations and stories, selected for their ability to bring about insight and enlightenment. These...
Tao Te Ching
Zen Teachings on the Taoist Classic
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2011
This version of the Tao Te Ching presents the classic in a unique light, through the eyes of a renowned master of the Rinzai Zen tradition. Takuan Soho, who lived from 1573 to 1645, was an acerbic, witty, free spirit who; a painter, poet, author, calligrapher, gardener, and a tea master. He was also...
by Sam Hamill
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 1999
The Chuang Tzu has been translated into English numerous times, but never with the freshness, accessibility, and accuracy of this remarkable rendering. Here the immediacy of Chuang Tzu's language is restored in a idiom that is both completely fresh and true to the original text. This unique collaboration...
Entering the Tao
Master Ni's Guidance for Self-Cultivation
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 1997
Master Hua-Ching Ni uses straightforward language and personal experiences, as well as traditional stories and teachings of the ancient masters, to impart the wisdom of Taoism, the Integral Way. His teachings promote a simple, natural, healthy, and happy way of life that lays the foundation for spiritual...
Secrets of God
Writings of Hildegard of Bingen
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 1996
Visionary, mystic, poet, musician, naturalist, healer, theologian—the Rhineland nun Hildegard of Bingen (1098–1179) was a Renaissance woman long before there was a Renaissance. This is the first book in English to offer a representative selection of writings from all of her amazing range of work.
Hildegard...
Dream Conversations
On Buddhism and Zen
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 1996
Dream Conversations is a collection of a renowned Japanese master's written replies to questions about the true nature of Zen. In short, simply worded teachings, Muso Kokushi (1275–1351), also known as Muso Soseki, exposes common misconceptions with unprecedented clarity, offering psychological...
by Thomas Cleary
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Zen Buddhism emerged in China some fifteen centuries ago and remained the most dynamic and influential spiritual movement in Asia for more than a millennium. Though the teachings of the first Zen masters are sometimes considered innovation, they were actually a return to the core of Buddhist teaching...
Indestructible Truth
The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2002
Indestructible Truth is one of the most thorough introductions to the Tibetan Buddhist world view ever published; at the same time it is also one of the most accessible. The author presents complex and sophisticated teachings and practices in nontechnical language, using engaging stories and personal...
Subtle Sound
The Zen Teachings of Maurine Stuart
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1996
Maurine Stuart (1922–1990) was one of a select group of students on the leading edge of Buddhism in America: a woman who became a Zen master. In this book, she draws on down-to-earth Zen stories, her friendships with Japanese Zen teachers, and her experiences as a concert pianist to apply the inner...
Dharma Drum
The Life and Heart of Chan Pracice
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Here is an ideal guide to the practice of Chan Buddhism by a great modern teacher. Part One presents Master Sheng Yen’s lively, anecdotal account of the history and main principles of the Chan tradition, along with his careful instructions for meditation. Part Two consists of 180 of his gemlike...
Contemplating Reality
A Practitioner's Guide to the View in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
This book is for intermediate and advanced Buddhist practitioners who wish to deepen their understanding by joining practice with study of traditional ideas. It introduces the reader to contemplations that investigate a series of views of reality as they evolved in the Buddhist tradition. These views...