Wisdom Publications: 444 books
by Y. Karunadasa
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
A clear, elegant clarification of the basic teachings of early Buddhism, ideal for both general readers and scholars.
Discover the birth of Buddhism and the essentials of Buddhist teachings with this clear, comprehensive explanation of early Buddhism’s key doctrines. You’ll come away with:
insight...
The Mirror of Beryl
A Historical Introduction to Tibetan Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2016
Composed while its author was the ruler of Tibet, Mirror of Beryl is a detailed account of the origins and history of medicine in Tibet through the end of the seventeenth century. Its author, Desi Sangye Gyatso (1653 - 1705), was the heart disciple and political successor of the Great Fifth Dalai...
Waking Up Together
Intimate Partnership on the Spiritual Path
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Waking Up Together is written for those who want to journey to new depths of intimacy, both spiritually and in their love relationship. The book shows how a committed, long-term relationship can enhance spiritual development and how relationships can be transformed by spiritual practice. Written by...
by Bhikkhu Analayo
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2018
Join a rigorous scholar and Buddhist monk on a brisk tour of rebirth from ancient doctrine to contemporary debates.
German Buddhist monk and university professor Bhikkhu Analayo had not given much attention to the topic of rebirth before some friends asked him to explore the treatment of the...
Fathoming the Mind
Inquiry and Insight in Dudjom Lingpa's Vajra Essence
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2018
Bestselling author B. Alan Wallace delivers the long-awaited followup to his Stilling the Mind: Shamatha Teachings from Dudjom Lingpa’s Vajra Essence (2011).
This companion volume stems from an oral commentary Düdjom Lingpa gave to the next section of the Vajra Essence, in which he elucidates...
The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems
A Tibetan Study of Asian Religious Thought
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017
The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems, by Thuken Losang Chokyi Nyima (1737-1802), is arguably the widest-ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in pre-modern Tibet. Like most Tibetan texts on philosophical systems, this work covers the major schools of India, both Buddhist and...
Dignity and Discipline
Reviving Full Ordination for Buddhist Nuns
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
When the Buddha established his community over twenty-five centuries ago, he did so upon a foundation of radical equality among women and men. And indeed, the earliest Buddhist scriptures celebrate the teachings and inspiring influence of these path-blazing female renunciants. Nonetheless, through...
The Easy Path
Illuminating the First Panchen Lama's Secret Instructions
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2013
The First Panchen Lama's Easy Path (de lam), written nearly four hundred years ago, is like a chest of jewels that has, until now, been locked to English speakers. This translation, with Gyumed Khensur Lobsang Jampa's commentary, unlocks that chest and holds each jewel up to the sunlight to reveal...
The Path
A Guide to Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Khenpo Sherab Zangpo draws on Tibetan Buddhist tradition and his own fascinating life story to describe a way forward for contemporary practitioners, offering lucid guidance on daily practice, finding the right teacher, and cultivating a wiser and more compassionate attitude toward others and ourselves.
The...
Zen Master Raven
The Teachings of a Wise Old Bird
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
A uniquely playful and incisive collection of Zen teaching stories from a beloved American master.
A Modern Classic. In the tradition of the great koan collections and the records of ancient masters, Robert Aitken distills a lifetime of teaching down to its essence. Intriguing and deceptively...
Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness
A Commentary on Nagarjuna's Precious Garland
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2017
Let a great Tibetan scholar guide you through one of Nagarjuna’s masterworks.
In Practical Ethics and Profound Emptiness Khensur Jampa Tegchok walks us carefully through a classic of Indian Buddhist philosophy, explaining the implications of its philosophical arguments and grounding its advice...
Mindful Politics
A Buddhist Guide to Making the World a Better Place
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
"I've studied politics my entire life. It's been because of my time working on this book that I've finally learned what's really important in politics." So says Melvin McLeod, editor of Mindful Politics, a book that transcends Right and Left, progressive and conservative, to get to the heart of what...
Beside Still Waters
Jews, Christians, and the Way of the Buddha
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
A compelling question for people of faith today is how to remain committed to one's own religious tradition while being open to the beauty and truth of other religions. For example, some fear that Buddhism is a threat to Western faith traditions and express grave doubts about interreligious and cross-cultural...
The Grace in Living
Recognize It, Trust It, Abide in It
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2016
Bestselling author Kathleen Dowling Singh (The Grace in Dying) presents an opportunity to view and reflect upon our lives in a new way—as an already unfolding awakening.
Kathleen Dowling Singh invites us to enter into an awakened relationship with our lives by exploring our own spiritual...