Zen category: 918 books
Behold Your Queen!
A Story of Esther
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2016
It is the ancient days of the Persian Empire. Hadassah was content in her quiet life in the Jewish quarter of the city of Babylon with her uncle Mordecai, who had raised her from childhood. But she was old enough to be married, and yet her uncle hadn’t arranged a marriage for her.
Meanwhile...
Deep Down Things
The Earth in Celebration and Dismay
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
Beloved and critically acclaimed author Lin Jensen returns with this bounteous volume exploring what the poet Gerard Manley Hopkins calls "deep down things." Richly informed by deep ecology, Lin's writing explores our intimate connection to the land, to the specificities of place, and to the living...
The Complete Cold Mountain
Poems of the Legendary Hermit Hanshan
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
A fresh translation--and new envisioning--of the most accessible and beloved of all classic Chinese poetry.
Welcome to the magical, windswept world of Cold Mountain. These poems from the literary riches of China have long been celebrated by cultures of both East and West—and continue to be...
by Mila Shugurova
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 25, 2013
Esoteric Buddhist koans through visual and poetic art. Original, authentic.
Sakuteiki
Visions of the Japanese Garden
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2011
Learn the art of Japanese gardening with this classic, fascinating text.
The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly one thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening—or any kind of gardening—in the world. In this edition of the...
Passing Through the Gateless Barrier
Koan Practice for Real Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Gateways to awakening surround us at every moment of our lives. The whole purpose of kōan (gong’an, in Chinese) practice is to keep us from missing these myriad opportunities by leading us to certain gates that have traditionally been effective for people to access that marvelous awakening. The...
Close to the Ground
Reflections on the Seven Factors of Enlightenment
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
After the bliss and emptiness we might be lucky enough to experience along our spiritual path, what’s left are the karmic knots of conditioning that still need to be undone if we are going to be of any genuine help to anybody. Untying them is the work of spiritual warriors: that is, all of us. The...
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by Nancy Fullwood
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
“Like many another mariner shipwrecked on this shoal of time, I have always been on the lookout for rescuing sails on the metaphysical horizon—that is, for some resolving and revelatory teaching which should make possible the practical realization of one’s spiritual life, the sense of which...
The Flower Ornament Scripture
A Translation of the Avatamsaka Sutra
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 1993
Known in Chinese as Hua-yen and in Japanese as Kegon-kyo, the Avatamsaka Sutra, or Flower Ornament Scripture, is held in the highest regard and studied by Buddhists of all traditions. Through its structure and symbolism, as well as through its concisely stated principles, it conveys a vast range...
Awakening the Buddhist Heart
Integrating Love, Meaning, and Connection into Every Part of Your Life
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2007
Surya Das illustrates how to develop authentic presence, how to connect to our own life experience, build deeper relationships, embrace life's lessons, as well as learn how to love what we don't like.
Everyone needs to feel connected, to love and feel loved, to reach out to others and communicate...
Joyfully Together
The Art of Building a Harmonious Community
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
Joyfully Together contains a wealth of ideas, thoughts, and practical suggestions on how to live happily with other people. The wisdom in this book draws from ancient Buddhist traditions to solve conflicts large and small. Thich Nhat Hanh explores the spiritual, emotional, and practical aspects of...
Touching the Earth
Guided Meditations for Mindfulness Practice
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2004
Though the original edition of Touching the Earth is deeply embraced by those already practicing mindfulness in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, the revised edition seeks to make the exercises contained within more accessible for those new to Buddhist or mindfulness practice.
Based on the...
by Thich Nhat Hanh
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2002
Weaving together traditional stories, personal experiences, and a deep understanding of the Buddha's way of mindful living, Thich Nhat Hanh provides step-by-step practices that foster understanding and intimacy in any relationship and extend our love even to those that cause us pain. Teachings on...
by Albert Low
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2015
“Restoring Meaning: Evolution Revisited” offers an original and fertile way to integrate spiritual and scientific views of human evolution. It offers a new and refreshing alternative to the way we think about our origins: random mutation (mechanistic neo-Darwinism), Genesis (God did it all personally),...