Shambhala: 1067 books
Orderly Chaos
The Mandala Principle
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 1991
According to the mandala principle, a prominent feature of tantric Buddhism, all phenomena are part of one reality. Whether good or bad, happy or sad, clear or obscure, everything is interrelated and reflects a single totality. As Chögyam Trungpa explains in this work, from the perspective of the...
Everything Arises, Everything Falls Away
Teachings on Impermanence and the End of Suffering
Language: English
Release Date: March 8, 2005
Ajahn Chah (1919–1992) was admired for the way he demystified the Buddhist teachings, presenting them in a remarkably simple and down-to-earth style for people of any background. He was a major influence and spiritual mentor for a generation of American Buddhist teachers, including Jon Kabat-Zinn,...
Comfortable with Uncertainty
108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion
Language: English
Release Date: December 30, 2003
This book offers short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than a collection of thoughts for the day, Comfortable with Uncertainty offers a progressive program of spiritual study, leading the reader through essential...
Living Dharma
Teachings and Meditation Instructions from Twelve Theravada Masters
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In this book, Jack Kornfield presents the heart of Buddhist practice as taught by twelve highly respected masters from Southeast Asia. These renowned teachers offer a rich variety of meditation techniques: the practices include traditional instructions for dissolving the solid sense of self, for awakening...
On the Path to Enlightenment
Heart Advice from the Great Tibetan Masters
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2013
Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche inspired Matthieu Ricard to create this anthology by telling him that "when we come to appreciate the depth of the view of the eight great traditions [of Tibetan Buddhism] and also see that they all lead to the same goal without contradicting each other, we think, ‘Only...
by Chogyam Trungpa
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2010
Chögyam Trungpa’s in-depth exploration of the Four Noble Truths—the foundational Buddhist teaching about the origin of suffering and its cessation—emphasizes their profound relevance not just as an inspiration when we set out on the path, but at every other moment of our lives as well, showing...
The Collected Works of Chögyam Trungpa: Volume 7
The Art of Calligraphy (Excerpts); Dharma Art; Visual Dharma (Excerpts); Selecte d Poems; 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,...
Become What You Are
Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2003
"Life exists only at this very moment, and in this moment it is infinite and eternal. For the present moment is infinitely small; before we can measure it, it has gone, and yet it exists forever. . . . You may believe yourself out of harmony with life and its eternal Now; but you cannot be, for...
by J. Krishnamurti
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2011
J. Krishnamurti was renowned for the penetrating insight and immediacy of his spiritual teaching. Radical in his day for seeking truth beyond the boundaries of religion, ideology, or tradition, he declared that "Truth is a pathless land, and you cannot approach it by any path whatsoever."...
Can Humanity Change?
J. Krishnamurti in Dialogue with Buddhists
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2003
Many have considered Buddhism to be the religion closest in spirit to J. Krishnamurti's spiritual teaching—even though the great teacher was famous for urging students to seek truth outside organized religion. This record of a historic encounter between Krishnamurti and a group of Buddhist scholars...
by Longchen Yeshe Dorje, Jigme Lingpa
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2010
This book is a translation of the first part of Jigme Lingpa’s Treasury of Precious Qualities, which in a slender volume of elegant verses sets out briefly but comprehensively the Buddhist path according to the Nyingma school. The concision of the root text and its use of elaborate poetic language,...
by Kakuzo Okakura
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2001
This modern classic invites the reader to discover a unique tradition that has come to symbolize wisdom, beauty, and the elegant simplicity of Asian culture. The author celebrates the Way of Tea from its ancient origins in Chinese Taoism to its culmination in the Zen discipline known as the Japanese...
Nourishing the Essence of Life
The Outer, Inner, and Secret Teachings of Taoism
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2004
The teachings of Taoism, China's great wisdom tradition, apply to every aspect of life, from the physical to the spiritual—and include instruction on everything from lifestyle (a life of simplicity and moderation is best) to the work of inner alchemy that is said to lead to longevity and immortality.
Here,...
When the Past Is Present
Healing the Emotional Wounds that Sabotage our Relationships
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2008
In this book, psychotherapist David Richo explores how we replay the past in our present-day relationships—and how we can free ourselves from this destructive pattern. We all have a tendency to transfer potent feelings, needs, expectations, and beliefs from childhood or from former relationships...