Shambhala imprint: 827 books
Himalaya
A Literary Homage to Adventure, Meditation, and Life on the Roof of the World
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2018
Intimate, exhilarating writings on adventure, meditation, and life in the captivating wildness of the Himalayan Mountains—with contributions from Amitav Ghosh, Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Peter Matthiessen, and more.
For some, the Himalaya is a frontier against which people test themselves....
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Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Sappho’s thrilling lyric verse has been unremittingly popular for more than 2,600 years—certainly a record for poetry of any kind—and love for her art only increases as time goes on. Though her extant work consists only of a collection of fragments and a handful of complete poems, her mystique...
Existence
A Story
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
This is the story of existence, and it begins with a painting. Join David Hinton, the premier modern translator of the Chinese classics, as he stands before a single landscape painting, discovering in it the wondrous story of existence—and as part of that story, the magical nature of consciousness....
Being with Dying
Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2009
The Buddhist approach to death can be of great benefit to people of all backgrounds—as has been demonstrated time and again in Joan Halifax’s decades of work with the dying and their caregivers. Inspired by traditional Buddhist teachings, her work is a source of wisdom for all those who are charged...
Single White Monk
Tales of Death, Failure, and Bad Sex (Although Not Necessarily in that Order)
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Think the life of a Zen monk is all serenity, peace, and austerity? Think again. Here, Shozan Jack Haubner gives an often-hilarious, always-candid account of what it’s really like behind those monastery walls. Haubner’s adventures include memories of his dysfunctional Midwestern family that drove...
Bright Moon, White Clouds
Selected Poems of Li Po
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2012
Li Po (701-762) is considered one of the greatest poets to live during the Tang dynasty—what was considered to be the golden age for Chinese poetry. He was also the first Chinese poet to become well known in the West, and he greatly influenced many American poets during the twentieth century.
Calling...
Only Companion
Japanese Poems of Love and Longing
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
Written by court princesses, exiled officials, Zen priests, and recluses, the 150 poems translated here represent the rich diversity of Japan’s poetic tradition. Varying in tone from the sensuous and erotic to the profoundly spiritual, each poem captures a sense of the poignant beauty and longing...
Timely Rain
Selected Poetry of Chogyam Trungpa
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 1998
Newly selected poetry from previously published and unpublished works, Timely Rain is the definitive edition of poems and sacred songs of the renowned Tibetan meditation master.
by Mark W. McGinnis
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: August 29, 2017
A picture book of Taoist wisdom tales inspired by the ancient philosopher Chang Tzu, for children ages 5-10, beautifully illustrated with original artwork.
“If we are true to who we are, we will naturally find what is right.”
“Beauty is in the eyes and mind of the beholder.”
“What...
The Prince and the Zombie
Tibetan Tales of Karma
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2015
In this series of tales, a prince must capture and bring back to his country a zombie who is endowed with magical powers—but in order to succeed he must keep himself from speaking even one word to the zombie. The zombie is wily, and during the long journey he recounts fascinating tales to the prince,...
Haiku
An Anthology of Japanese Poems
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
This celebration of what is perhaps the most influential of all poetic forms takes haiku back to its Japanese roots, beginning with poems by the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century masters Basho, Busson, and Issa, and going all the way up to the late twentieth century to provide a survey of haiku...
Stories of God
A New Translation
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2003
Composed in 1899 when Rilke was only twenty-three, the interconnected tales of Stories of God were inspired by a trip to Russia the young poet had made the year previously. It is said that the vastness of the Russian landscape and the profound spirituality he perceived in the simple people he met...
Yoga for Emotional Balance
Simple Practices to Help Relieve Anxiety and Depression
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2011
Emotional balance is within your reach—when you cultivate the intelligence of both your body and mind. Bo Forbes, a psychologist and yoga teacher, presents an integrative approach to healing anxiety, depression, and chronic stress. In this book, she offers some of her most important teachings and...
The Interpretation of Fairy Tales
Revised Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2017
Of the various types of mythological literature, fairy tales are the simplest and purest expressions of the collective unconscious and thus offer the clearest understanding of the basic patterns of the human psyche. Every people or nation has its own way of experiencing this psychic reality, and so...