Shambhala: 1067 books
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Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
Here is this year’s installment in the series Publishers Weekly says "does a great service by highlighting views and themes as they modulate with each passing year." The Best Buddhist Writing 2010 is an eclectic, inspiring collection of writings from the Buddhist perspective. Selected...
The Tao of Physics
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2010
Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time—way back in 1975. Many books have been written in the ensuing years about the connections between quantum theory and the ideas of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Taoism, but Fritjof...
Beyond Anger
How to Hold On to Your Heart and Your Humanity in the Midst of Injustice
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2013
In July 2013, multiple bombs exploded in Bodh Gaya, India, in and around the holiest Buddhist pilgrimage site, the Mahabodhi temple that marks the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment. In response, Shambhala Publications offers this free eBook consisting of excerpts from some of our books...
Conversations with Trees
An Intimate Ecology
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2019
From a pioneering thinker in the field of religion and ecology, a collection of evocative meditations on the beauty, fragility, and resilience of trees. Included are twenty-seven original lithographs of the trees profiled in each chapter.
First published in 1993, Stephanie Kaza's heartfelt...
The Lone Samurai
The Life of Miyamoto Musashi
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Miyamoto Musashi (1584?1645) was the legendary samurai known throughout the world as a master swordsman, spiritual seeker, and author of the classic book on strategy, the Book of Five Rings. Over 350 years after his death, Musashi and his legacy still fascinate us and continue to inspire artists,...
Narrow Road to the Interior
And Other Writings
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2006
A beautiful translation of one of the most-loved classics of Japanese literature.
Bashō (1644–1694)—a great luminary of Asian literature who elevated the haiku to an art form of utter simplicity and intense spiritual beauty—is renowned in the West as the author of Narrow Road to the...
Singapore Dream and Other Adventures
Travel Writings from an Asian Journey
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2018
Hermann Hesse's voyage to the East Indies, recorded in journal entries and other writings translated into English for the first time, describes the experiences that influenced his greatest works.
“I knew but few of the trees and animals that I saw around me by name, I was unable to read the...
Gurdjieff Reconsidered
The Life, the Teachings, the Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2019
From a master biographer and longtime Gurdjieff practitioner, a brilliant new exploration of the quintessential Western esoteric teacher of the twentieth-century.
The Greek-Armenian teacher G.I. Gurdjieff was one of the most original and provocative spiritual teachers in the twentieth-century...
Enlightened Vagabond
The Life and Teachings of Patrul Rinpoche
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2017
Colorful stories about and profound teachings of Patrul Rinpoche, one of the most impactful teachers and thinkers in the Tibetan tradition from the nineteenth century.
The life and teachings of the wandering yogi Patrul Rinpoche—a highly revered Buddhist master and scholar of nineteenth-century...
by Mary Gordon
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
From the best-selling novelist and memoirist: a deeply personal view of her discovery of the celebrated modern monk and thinker through his writings.
“If Thomas Merton had been a writer and not a monk, we would never have heard of him. If Thomas Merton had been a monk and not a writer, we...
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...
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 John Stevens
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 1999
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 1999
Invincible Warrior tells the fascinating story of the life of Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969), whose quest for the true meaning of warriorship led to the creation of the martial art called Aikido, "The Art of Peace." Ueshiba—whose name means "abundant peace"—is considered by...
The Art of War
Complete Texts and Commentaries
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2005
Sun Tzu's Art of War, compiled more than two thousand years ago, is a study of the anatomy of organizations in conflict. It is perhaps the most prestigious and influential book of strategy in the world today. Now, this unique volume brings together the essential versions of Sun Tzu's text, along with...