Shambhala imprint: 827 books
Our Pristine Mind
A Practical Guide to Unconditional Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
The true nature of our mind is brilliant, clear, and joyful. But we don’t experience this reality amid the swirl of stresses, thoughts, and emotions of day-to-day life. Our Pristine Mind is a practical guide to uncovering our naturally comfortable state of mind and reconnecting with the unconditional...
The Intelligent Heart
A Guide to the Compassionate Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
Compassion arises naturally when one comes to perceive the lack of solid distinction between self and other. The Buddhist practice known as tonglen—in which one consciously exchanges self for other—is a skillful method for getting to that truthful perception. In this, his commentary on the renowned...
Nothing Holy about It
The Zen of Being Just Who You Are
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2015
According to legend, when the founder of Zen Buddhism was asked about the main principle of his holy teaching, he replied that there was "nothing holy about it!" Now, a millennium and a half later, Tim Burkett reveals how and why the wisdom of nonholiness is the key to a joyful heart. You...
Buddha's Daughters
Teachings from Women Who Are Shaping Buddhism in the West
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
Buddhism began to take root in the West at just the same time that women’s voices were arising to find expression here—after millennia of being relegated to the background. If that was a coincidence, it was an auspicious one, for the women who emerged as Buddhist teachers have been among the most...
Seeds for a Boundless Life
Zen Teachings from the Heart
Language: English
Release Date: August 25, 2015
Zenkei Blanche Hartman is an American Zen legend. A teacher in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, she was the first female abbot of an American Zen center. She is greatly revered, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she has lived and taught for many years....
Living the Sutras
A Guide to Yoga Wisdom beyond the Mat
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Bring the wisdom of ancient Yoga philosophy into your life in a fresh, accessible, and relevant way.
In its highest form, yoga is a practice for your body and your mind. Living the Sutras brings the wisdom of classical yoga philosophy into your life in an accessible and relevant way. The Yoga...
by Jack Kornfield
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
An introductory guide to Insight meditation, offering exercises from two master teachers and a look into how this practice leads to compassion and a deeper understanding of self.
Insight meditation is a Buddhist practice that opens the way to profound awakening in our daily lives. This introductory...
by Robert Bosnak
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 1998
This is a hands-on manual for anyone who is interested in dreams. At the same time, it is the story of a personal journey through the dream world by the author and several of his patients and students. Robert Bosnak offers exercises and strategies for studying dreams, including:
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Living Your Yoga
Finding the Spiritual in Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2016
If you think that you have to retreat to a cave in the Himalayas to find the enlightenment that yoga promises, think again. In this second edition of Living Your Yoga, Judith Hanson Lasater stretches the meaning of yoga beyond its familiar poses and breathing techniques to include the events of daily...
The Posture of Meditation
A Practical Manual for Meditators of All Traditions
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 1996
When it comes to meditation practices, the body is as important as the mind—a fact that may come as a surprise to the many people who regard meditation as a strictly mental activity. But, as Will Johnson shows, the physical aspect of the practice is far too often underemphasized. The alert-yet-relaxed...
Mindful Yoga, Mindful Life
A Guide for Everyday Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
A longtime yoga teacher and Buddhist meditation practitioner, Charlotte Bell describes in passionate detail how she applied the eightfold path of the Yoga Sutras and the Buddha’s heed for mindfulness to her hectic Western life—with practicality and precision, grace and guts.Her insights honor...
by J. Krishnamurti
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2000
To Be Human presents Krishnamurti's radical vision of life in a new way. At the heart of this extraordinary collection are passages from the great teacher's talks that amplify and clarify the nature of truth and those obstacles that often prevent us from seeing it. Most of these core teachings have...
Inward Revolution
Bringing About Radical Change in the World
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2006
J. Krishnamurti was one of the most influential and widely known spiritual teachers of the twentieth century. Here, he inquires with the reader into how remembering and dwelling on past events, both pleasurable and painful, give us a false sense of continuity, causing us to suffer. His instruction...
Facing a World in Crisis
What Life Teaches Us in Challenging Times
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2005
J. Krishnamurti, one of the most beloved and renowned religious teachers of the twentieth century, often taught his students that they must look at the state of the world, with all its violence and conflict, if they are ever to understand themselves. To turn away from world events was for him not...