Shambhala imprint: 827 books
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Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: December 28, 2010
Here is a portable collection of inspiring readings from the revered masters of Tibetan Buddhism. The Tibetan Buddhism Reader includes quotations from major lineage figures from the past such as Padmasambhava, Atisha, Sakya Pandita, Marpa, Milarepa, and Tsongkhapa. Also featured are the writings of...
by Thinley Norbu
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2009
Like a spontaneous cascade of wisdom nectar, the open and natural words of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, uncomplicated by scholarly elaboration, flow here in the tradition of the direct transmissions of Buddhas and Bodhisattvas of the past. Through commentary on the Preliminary Practices (Ngöndrö) prayer...
Magic Dance
The Display of the Self-Nature of the Five Wisdom Dakinis
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 1999
This is a unique and powerful presentation of the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism on the five elements: earth, water, air, fire, and space. In their gross and subtle forms, these elements combine to make up the infinite illusory display of phenomenal existence. Through teachings, stories, and his distinctive...
The Epic of Gesar of Ling
Gesar's Magical Birth, Early Years, and Coronation as King
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
The epic of Gesar has been the national treasure of Tibet for almost a thousand years. An open canon of tales about a superhuman warrior-king, the epic is still a living oral tradition, included on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. This book is a translation...
The Dzogchen Primer
An Anthology of Writings by Masters of the Great Perfection
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2002
The Tibetan Buddhist meditation practice known as Dzogchen (pronounced ZOG-chen) is a practical method for accessing the pristine, clear awareness that lies beneath the chatter and confusion of our daily thoughts. The Dzogchen Primer provides the keys for understanding Dzogchen and putting it into...
White Sail
Crossing the Waves of Ocean Mind to the Serene Continent of the Triple Gems
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2001
Buddhism teaches that enlightenment is our natural state; the problem is that we do not recognize this state, owing to the mind's confusion about its true nature. Thinley Norbu presents the Buddhist view in a way meant to clear up misconceptions and awaken the reader's innate wisdom. Thinley Norbu...
Lovingkindness
The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: September 3, 2002
Throughout our lives we long to love ourselves more deeply and find a greater sense of connection with others. Our fear of intimacy—both with others and with ourselves—creates feelings of pain and longing. But these feelings can also awaken in us the desire for freedom and the willingness to take...
Training the Wisdom Body
Buddhist Yogic Exercise
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2013
Sitting still in meditation may be the common image that comes to mind when one thinks of Buddhist practice—but just as important is cultivation of awareness through movement. The traditional Tibetan practice of yogic exercises known as lujong helps us connect with and explore the natural wisdom...
Good Karma
How to Create the Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
Why do things happen the way they do in our lives? How do we create the causes for a happy life? The Buddhist practice of mind training gives us the answer to these questions: it involves overcoming our self-centered attitude and replacing it with an attitude that cherishes others. This, in turn,...
The Teacup and the Skullcup
Where Zen and Tantra Meet
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2015
The Teacup and the Skullcup is made up of edited transcripts from two seminars that Chögyam Trungpa gave near the beginning of his North American teaching career in 1974—one in Barnet, Vermont, and one in Boston—called "Zen and Tantra." Although Trungpa Rinpoche belonged to the tantra...
The Simple Feeling of Being
Visionary, Spiritual, and Poetic Writings
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2004
The author of nineteen books of philosophy and psychology, Ken Wilber is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral "theory of everything" that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. Yet while he is best known for his scholarly research into the world's...
The Spirit of Noh
A New Translation of the Classic Noh Treatise the Fushikaden
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2013
The Japanese dramatic art of Noh has a rich six-hundred-year history and has had a huge influence on Japanese culture and such Western artists as Ezra Pound and The Japanese dramatic art of Noh has long held a fascination for people both in the East and the West. For six hundred years it has had a...
by Alex Grey
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2017
This is an inspirational book about art's power to bring about personal catharsis and spiritual awakening. Alex Grey's reflections combine his extensive knowledge of art history and his own first-hand experiences in creating art on the boundaries of consciousness. Included are practical techniques...
by Ken Wilber
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Ken Wilber—the author of over twenty books of philosophy and psychology—is a pioneering thinker who has developed an integral "theory of everything" that embraces the truths of both Eastern spirituality and Western science. The Pocket Ken Wilber highlights the personal wisdom of this...