Wisdom Publications: 444 books
by Matthew Bortolin
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2012
Is Yoda a Zen Master? What might Jedi training be like? Is the story of Luke Skywalker a spiritual epic?
The answers--as well as excitement, adventure, and a lot of fun--are here!
The Dharma of Star Wars uses George Lucas' beloved modern saga and the universal discoveries of the Buddha...
Mindfulness in Plain English
20th Anniversary Edition
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
“A masterpiece.”
—Jon Kabat-Zinn
Since Mindfulness in Plain English was first published in 1994, it has become one of the bestselling — and most
influential — books in the field of mindfulness. It’s easy to see why.
Author Bhante Gunaratana, a renowned meditation master,...
Untangling Self
A Buddhist Investigation of Who We Really Are
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2016
Untangling Self invites us to see nonself, interdependence, and mindfulness as rational, real-world solutions to the human condition of suffering.
In psychologically rich essays that equally probe traditional Buddhist thought and contemporary issues, Andrew Olendzki helps us to reconcile ancient...
Living by Vow
A Practical Introduction to Eight Essential Zen Chants and Texts
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
This immensely useful book explores Zen's rich tradition of chanted liturgy and the powerful ways that such chants support meditation, expressing and helping us truly uphold our heartfelt vows to live a life of freedom and compassion. Exploring eight of Zen's most essential and universal liturgical...
Novice to Master
An Ongoing Lesson in the Extent of My Own Stupidity
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
Everybody loves Novice to Master! As you'll see in the glowing endorsements and reviews included below, this modern spiritual classic has been embraced by readers of all types.
In his singularly humorous and biitingly direct way, Zen abbot Soko Morinaga tells the story of his rigorous training...
The Dharma of Dragons and Daemons
Buddhist Themes in Modern Fantasy
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
In order to live, we need air, water, food, shelter…and stories. This book is about Buddhist stories: not about stories to be found in Buddhism, but about the “Buddhism” to be found in some of the classics of contemporary fantasy including the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Hayao Miyazaki, Michael...
This Truth Never Fails
A Zen Memoir in Four Seasons
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2012
This Truth Never Fails is a playful yet well-grounded narrative of a year in the life of an unusual Zen master. Far from the silent and detached stereotype of Zen teachers, Rynick writes with disarming humor, offering both the struggles and the joys of ordinary life as opportunities for insight. Anyone...
by Dinty W. Moore
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 21, 2016
Find inspiration and insight on writing as a spiritual practice through astute quotes, thoughtful advice, and productive excercises on both mindfulness and craft.
This isn't your typical “how to write” book. Author Dinty W. Moore, a well-respected writing coach and teacher, thoughtfully...
Heaven and Earth Are Flowers
Reflections on Ikebana and Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
In this lovely meditation on ikebana - the Japanese art of flower arranging - Joan Stamm shows us how her twin paths of Buddhist practice and artistic endeavor converge and indeed become thoroughly intertwined.
Stamm's lush, elegant voice weaves childhood memories of her mother's joy at a just-bloomed...
The Mindful Writer
Noble Truths of the Writing Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Going beyond the typical "how to write" book, The Mindful Writer illuminates the creative process: where writing and creativity originate, how mindfulness plays into work, how to cultivate good writing habits, how to grow as a writer and a person, and what it means to live a life dedicated to the...
by Ross Bolleter
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2018
Discover how the mysterious, powerful form of the koan—known for bringing about sudden enlightenment—can disrupt and illuminate your everyday understanding of life.
Traditionally, Zen koans—the teaching stories of Zen—are drawn from the words and teachings of ancient masters and primarily...
Dreaming Me
Black, Baptist, and Buddhist — One Woman's Spiritual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Jan Willis is not Baptist or Buddhist. She is simply both. Dreaming Me is the story of her life, as a child growing up in the Jim Crow South, dealing with racism in an Ivy League college, and becoming involved with the Black Panther Party. But it wasn't until meeting Lama Yeshe, a Tibetan Buddhist...
by John Daishin Buksbazen
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2005
An excellent, practical introduction to Zen meditation. Written in a warm and easily accessible style, this book appeals to anyone with an interest in meditation, Zen, or, as is often the case today, a combination of the two. The book emphasizes the importance of receiving good instruction and of...
Realizing Genjokoan
The Key to Dogen's Shobogenzo
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Dogen, the thirteenth-century Zen master who founded the Japanese Soto school of Zen, is renowned as one the world's most remarkable religious geniuses. His works are both richly poetic and deeply insightful and philosophical, pointing to the endless depths of Zen exploration. And almost precisely...