Buddhism category: 3907 books
Compassionate Revolution
Radical Politics and Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 1998
In his first book Free to Be Human, David Edwards showed how the mass media, controlled by powerful business interests, distorts our understanding of many personal, ethical, and spiritual issues, ensuring that we remain passive, conformist and uninformed, and willing to accept the irrational values...
Hooked!
Buddhist Writings on Greed, Desire, and the Urge to Consume
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2005
At one time or another, most of us have experienced an all-consuming desire for a material object, a desire so strong that it seems like we couldn't possibly be happy without buying this thing. Yet, when we give in to this impulse, we often find ourselves feeling frustrated and empty. Advertisers,...
The Inner Tradition of Yoga
A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
A wise, accesible guide that makes the spiritual and ethical teachings of the yogic tradition immediately relatable to our practice on the mat--and in our everyday relationships and activities. Now revised and updated.
“There is no daily practice without some formal training; and there is...
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2009
In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions: How can we live free from suffering? How can we achieve lasting happiness and peace?
Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative...
Caring Economics
Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
A COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A MORE ALTRUISTIC ECONOMY
Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or...
Verses from the Center
A Buddhist Vision of the Sublime
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2001
The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept...
Original Perfection
Vairotsana's Five Early Transmissions
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2013
These early, foundational Dzogchen texts--clear, lyrical, and rich in metaphor--were smuggled into Tibet in the eighth century on white silk, written in goat-milk ink that would become visible only when exposed to heat. These five texts are the root of Dzogchen practice, the main practice of the Nyingma...
by Michelle Dujardin, Willem Radder
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014
This eBook is derived from the hardcover book called 'the Zen drawing Pack', which was published in October 2014 by Rockpoint publishers and as an eBook called 'The Zen drawing eBook' by the authors. In this eBook version called 'Zen drawing - a new way to become mindful', the reader finds lots of...
The Essential Yoga Sutra
Ancient Wisdom for Your Yoga
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali is a classic Sanskrit treatise consisting of 195 “threads,” or aphorisms, describing the process of liberation through yoga. Although little is known about Patanjali (most scholars estimate that he lived in India circa 200–300 b.c.), his writings have long been recognized...
To Heal a Wounded Heart
The Transformative Power of Buddhism and Psychotherapy in Action
Language: English
Release Date: December 12, 2017
Early on in her clinical practice, psychoanalyst Pilar Jennings was presented with a particularly difficult case: a six-year-old girl who, traumatized by loss, had stopped speaking. Challenged by the limitations of her training to respond effectively to the isolating effect of childhood trauma, Jennings...
Making a Change for Good
A Guide to Compassionate Self-Discipline
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2007
According to Zen teacher Cheri Huber, we are conditioned to think that if we were only a little better in some way, we would be happy: "Life isn't the way it should be and it's my fault!" But, Huber says, no amount of self-punishment will ever make us happy or bring us control over life’s...
At Home in the Muddy Water
A Guide to Finding Peace Within Everyday Chaos
Language: English
Release Date: November 9, 2004
May we exist like a lotus, / At home in the muddy water. / Thus we bow to life as it is.
This verse is an important reminder, says Ezra Bayda, of what the spiritual life is truly about: the willingness to open ourselves to whatever life presents—no matter how messy or complicated. And through...
by Dylan Barry
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2015
Zen meditation starts from the typical position called lotus which has numerous variations, such as half-lotus or seiza - also, there is the kinhin posture, which refers to meditating while walking. This practice is divided into Rinzai Zen and Soto Zen, which use different techniques, postures and adjacent objects in order to complete the meditation session.
by anonymous
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
According to Wikipedia: "In Buddhism, the sūtra refers mostly to canonical scriptures, many of which are regarded as records of the oral teachings of Gautama Buddha. In Chinese, these are known as jīng. These teachings are assembled in part of the Tripitaka which is called Sutra Pitaka. There are...