Eastern Religions category: 6161 books
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds
The Life and Times of a Realized Tibetan Master, Khyentse Chokyi Wangchug
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
The Lamp That Enlightens Narrow Minds: The Life and Times of a Realized Tibetan Master, Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug presents an engaging account of the life of Khyentse Chökyi Wangchug, a realized Tibetan tulku (reincarnated lama or teacher). The book's historical references provide a detailed portrait...
The Life of My Teacher
A Biography of Kyabjé Ling Rinpoché
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2017
**The Dalai Lama tells the life story of his remarkable teacher, Ling Rinpoché, who remained a powerful anchor for him from childhood and into his emergence as a global spiritual leader. **
The Sixth Ling Rinpoché (1903–83) was a towering figure in Tibetan Buddhism. Combining great learning...
The Faith to Doubt
Glimpses of Buddhist Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
Kierkegaard said that faith without doubt is simply credulity, the will to believe too readily, especially without adequate evidence, and that in Doubt can Faith begin.” All people involved in spiritual practice, of whatever persuasion, must confront doubt at one time or another, and find a way...
The Life of Marpa the Translator
Seeing Accomplishes All
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Marpa the Translator, the eleventh-century farmer, scholar, and teacher, is one of the most renowned saints in Tibetan Buddhist history. In the West, Marpa is best known through his teacher, the Indian yogin Nâropa, and through his closest disciple, Milarepa. This lucid and moving translation of...
Dhan Dhan Mata Sahib Kaur Ji
Mother Of The Khalsa
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
This booklet accompanies the CD- “Dhan Dhan Mata Sahib Kaur Ji” available via www.akaalpublishers.com
The booklet details the life of the mother of the Khalsa- Mata Sahib Kaur Ji & Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji. The booklet will build the knowledge base for one and all on these...
The Lawudo Lama
Stories of Reincarnation from the Mount Everest Region
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
The Lawudo Lama presents two life stories along with an extended introduction laying out their social and cultural context. It takes place in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, the home of the famous Sherpa guides, where the people practice Tibetan Buddhism and revere the local lamas and yogis. The...
Surviving the Dragon
A Tibetan Lama's Account of 40 Years under Chinese Rule
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
On a peaceful summer day in 1952, ten monks on horseback arrived at a traditional nomad tent in northeastern Tibet where they offered the parents of a precocious toddler their white handloomed scarves and congratulations for having given birth to a holy child—and future spiritual leader.
Surviving...
Journey to Mindfulness
The Autobiography of Bhante G.
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
**The inspiring life-story of from the bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English—updated and expanded in honor of his 90th birthday.
Bhante Gunaratana—Bhante G., as he is affectionately called—has long been among the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West. Ordained at twelve,...
Champions of Oneness
Louis Gregory and his Shining Circle
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Champions of Oneness tells the story of outstanding Bahai teachers during the early years of the twentieth century (1898-1911). Nearly all of them had the fortune of meeting, at one time or another, Abdul-Baha--the son and appointed successor of Bahaullah, the Prophet and Founder of the Bahai Faith....
by Hampa Nagarajaiah
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2012
A young prince who gave up power, position and money to follow the path of Jainism. He spent twelve long years in strict meditation and became a light to millions.
by Rajkumar Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2014
Guru Har Krishan Sahib Ji was declared as Eighth Nanak Guru by his father Shri Guru Har Rai Sahib Ji before his death in 1661. Ram Rai, the eldest son of Guru Har Rai Sahib, was inflamed with jealousy. He had long cherished a desire to be the next Guru of the Sikhs.Ram Rai sought the audience...
A Brief Fantasy History of a Himalayan
Autobiographical Reflections
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
In this autobiographical narrative, Kyabje Thinley Norbu Rinpoche sets a magical scene as he describes his early years in "Snowland" (Tibet) as one of seven children of the renowned Nyingma master Kyabje Dudjom Rinpoche. After touching on his youthful training and experiences, Rinpoche describes...
by Arthur Braverman
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
What motivated Sodo-san to spend the last twenty years of his life in a “temple under the sky”— a corner of a public park where he taught passersby what it means to be forever young through the funky tunes he played on his grass flute?
In The Grass Flute Zen Master: Sodo Yokoyama, we...
Thursday's Lotus
The Life and Work of Fuengsin Trafford
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2016
Fuengsin Trafford (née Sarayutpitag) is brought up in Thailand in a traditional and ambitious family of devout Buddhists. She shows aptitude as a child, but is desperate to escape the confines of home, making a resolution to leave and never return. It is only when a monk suggests that...