Buddhism category: 3907 books
Work
How to Find Joy and Meaning in Each Hour of the Day
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2008
In Thich Nhat Hanh’s latest teachings on applied Buddhism for both the work place and daily life, chapters include dealing with workplace scenarios; dealing with home and family; encounters with strangers and with daily life; transportation; and creating communities wherever you are. This book is...
Zen Battles
Modern Commentary on the Teachings of Master Linji
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2009
One of the key tenets of the Zen school of Mahayana Buddhism is that each one of us is already a Buddha—our enlightenment is inherent within us, and the practice of mindfulness is the tool to bring this truth to our full awareness. While it can bring much relief, this simple statement does not preclude...
Happiness
Essential Mindfulness Practices
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2005
Thich Nhat Hanh's central teaching is that, through mindfulness, we can learn to live in the present moment instead of in the past and in the future. It’s only way to truly develop peace, both in one's self and in the world. Now, for the first time, all of Thich Nhat Hanh’s key practices are collected...
by Daisaku Ikeda
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
Through this novelized history of the Soka Gakkai—one of the most dynamic, diverse, and empowering Buddhist movements in the world today—readers will discover the organization’s goals and achievements even as they find inspiring and practical Buddhist wisdom for living happily and compassionately...
Becoming Vajrasattva
The Tantric Path of Purification
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2012
"The practice of purification is one of the most important solutions to life's problems." - Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Common to all four traditions of Tibetan Buddhism, the practice of Vajrasattva is used to purify negative karma, illness, and obstacles to spiritual development. Lama Yeshe, the inspirational...
The Tantric Path of Indestructible Wakefulness
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma, Volume Three
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2013
The Profound Treasury of the Ocean of Dharma represents meditation master Chögyam Trungpa’s greatest contribution to Western Buddhism. This three-volume collection presents in lively, relevant language the comprehensive teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist path of the hinayana, mahayana, and vajrayana....
Wild Awakening
The Heart of Mahamudra and Dzogchen
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Mahamudra and Dzogchen are perhaps the most profound teachings within all of Tibetan Buddhism. The experience of Mahamudra, or "great symbol," is an overwhelming sense of extraordinary clarity, totally open and nondualistic. Dzogchen, or "great perfection," is the ultimate teaching...
The Buddhist Path
A Practical Guide from the Nyingma Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
An accessible and practical introduction to Tibetan Buddhism as practiced in the Nyingma or 'ancient' tradition, The Buddhist Path presents for us the proper way of cultivating intellect and heart so that our true nature can manifest. The authors provide clear explanations and methods that reveal...
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Volume 5
Crazy Wisdom; Illusion's Game; The Life of Marpa (Excerpts); The Rain of Wisdom (Excerpts); The Sadhana of Mahamudra (Excerpts); Selected Writings
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa brings together in eight volumes the writings of one of the first and most influential and inspirational Tibetan teachers to present Buddhism in the West. Organized by theme, the collection includes full-length books as well as articles, seminar transcripts,...
Entrance to the Great Perfection
A Guide to the Dzogchen Preliminary Practices
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2010
Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection. It contains classic commentaries by the renowned Tibetan masters Jigme Lingpa and Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo, alongside a lively contemporary discussion...
The Flight of the Garuda
The Dzogchen Tradition of Tibetan Buddhism
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2012
Dzogchen, a tradition of the Nyingma school of Tibetan Buddhism, is considered by many to be an extremely powerful path to enlightenment. This ground-breaking book offers translations of four sacred texts of the Dzogchen tradition: Secret Instruction in a Garland of Vision, The Flight of the Garuda,...
A Trackless Path
A commentary on the great completion (dzogchen) teaching o Jigmé Lingpa's Revelations of Ever-present Good
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2016
18th century Tibetan mystic Jigmé Lingpa wrote a number of poems on the practice of Dzogchen, one of the great wisdom traditions of Tibetan Buddhism. In A Trackless Path renowned translator and teacher Ken McLeod offers a beautiful and evocative translation of one of these poems. Illumined by his...
Jamgon Mipam
His Life and Teachings
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2011
Jamgön Mipam (1846–1912) is one of the most extraordinary figures in the history of Tibet. Monk, mystic, and brilliant philosopher, he shaped the trajectory of Tibetan Buddhism’s Nyingma school. This introduction provides a most concise entrée to this great luminary’s life and work. The first...
Things Pertaining to Bodhi
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
The Thirty-seven Aids to Enlightenment are a set of fundamental teachings of Buddhism in the form of a list. The list’s seeming simplicity belies the fact that it is actually a kind of road map to enlightenment for anyone who follows it with diligence and sincerity. The Thirty-seven Aids comprise...