Shambhala imprint: 827 books
by Seung Sahn
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 1997
The Compass of Zen is a simple, exhaustive—and often hilarious—presentation of the essence of Zen by a modern Zen Master of considerable renown. In his many years of teaching throughout the world, the Korean-born Zen Master Seung Sahn has become known for his ability to cut to the heart of Buddhist...
Nine-Headed Dragon River
Zen Journals 1969-1982
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 1998
In August 1968, naturalist-explorer Peter Matthiessen returned from Africa to his home in Sagaponack, Long Island, to find three Zen masters in his driveway—guests of his wife, a new student of Zen. Thirteen years later, Matthiessen was ordained a Buddhist monk. Written in the same format as his...
Glimpses of Abhidharma
From a Seminar on Buddhist Psychology
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001
The Abhidharma is a collection of Buddhist scriptures that investigate the workings of the mind and the states of human consciousness. In this book, Chögyam Trungpa shows how an examination of the formation of the ego provides us with an opportunity to develop real intelligence. Trungpa also presents...
Practicing the Jhanas
Traditional Concentration Meditation as Presented by the Venerable Pa Auk Sayada w
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
This is a clear and in-depth presentation of the traditional Theravadin concentration meditation known as jhāna practice, from two authors who have practiced the jhānas in retreat under the guidance of one of the great living meditation masters, Pa Auk Sayadaw. The authors describe the techniques and their results, based on their own experience.
Stepping Out of Self-Deception
The Buddha's Liberating Teaching of No-Self
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010
Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self. It’s a notoriously puzzling and elusive concept, usually leading to such questions as, "If I don’t have a self, who’s reading this sentence?" It’s not that there’s no self there, says Rodney Smith....
Right Concentration
A Practical Guide to the Jhanas
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
The jhanas are eight progressive altered states of consciousness that can be identified with the aspect of the Buddha’s Eightfold Path called Right Concentration. Training in concentration leads to these states, each of which yields a deeper and subtler state of awareness than the previous one....
Embracing Each Moment
A Guide to the Awakened Life
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
The awakened life is the essence and aim of the Buddhist teachings, according to Anam Thubten, and this book is a guide to cultivating the awakened mind and heart that allows this wonderful kind of life to happen. He illuminates the path to awakened living in a way that’s concise and completely...
The Experience of Samadhi
An In-depth Exploration of Buddhist Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2008
Dharma practice comprises a wide range of wise instructions and skillful means. As a result, meditators may be exposed to a diversity of approaches to the core teachings and the meditative path—and that can be confusing at times. In this clear and accessible exploration, Dharma teacher and longtime...
by Pema Chodron, Lodro Rinzler, Natalie Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2013
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...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2012
A treasury of the most notable, profound, and thought-provoking Buddhist-inspired writing published in the last year.
The Best Buddhist Writing 2012 includes:
• His Holiness the Dalai Lama on cultivating a universal ethic of kindness
• Sharon Salzberg on getting your...
A Heart as Wide as the World
Stories on the Path of Lovingkindness
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 1999
The Buddhist teachings have the power to transform our lives for the better, says Sharon Salzberg, and all we need to bring about this transformation can be found in the ordinary events of our everyday experiences. Salzberg distills more than twenty-five years of teaching and practicing meditation...
Boundless Heart
The Buddha's Path of Kindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A course in the Buddhist practice of the brahma viharas, or "heavenly abodes." Detailed instructions from the Buddhist tradition in cultivating mindfulness presented by a prominent Insight Meditation teacher.
Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the...
by Andrew Harvey
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 1997
The Christian mystics are the treasure of Western civilization—yet they remain little known among those of us who are potentially their spiritual heirs. Andrew Harvey's anthology confronts us with the mystics in their own words, to show us how well they serve, even now, as guides for the spiritual...
Faith in Mind
A Commentary on Seng Ts'an's Classic
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
The Supreme Way is not difficult
If only you do not pick and choose.
Neither love nor hate,
And you will clearly understand.
Be off by a hair,
And you are as far from it as heaven and earth.
These vivid lines begin one of the most beloved and commented upon of all Zen texts, the Hsin Hsin Ming...