Shambhala: 1067 books
The Revolutionary Life of Freda Bedi
British Feminist, Indian Nationalist, Buddhist Nun
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2017
A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon.
She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nun—but that...
Mindful Games
Sharing Mindfulness and Meditation with Children, Teens, and Families
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Mindful play is a great way for kids to develop focusing skills while learning to regulate their emotions and respond to any situation calmly, with kindness and compassion. Here are fifty simple and accessible games that can bring mindfulness to your daily routine.
These delightful games, developed...
by Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 11, 2012
¿Así que crees ser budista? Veamos, reflexiona. El maestro de budismo tibetano Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse, uno de los Lamas más creativos e innovadores de hoy en día, arroja el guante al mundo budista, desafiando los conceptos erróneos, estereotipos y fantasías más comunes. Con ingenio e ironía...
Recovering Sanity
A Compassionate Approach to Understanding and Treating Pyschosis
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2003
Recovering Sanity is a compassionately written examination of the experience of psychosis and related mental illnesses. By presenting four in-depth profiles of illness and recovery, Dr. Edward Podvoll reveals the brilliance and chaos of the psychotic mind and demonstrates its potential for recovery...
Our Immoral Soul
A Manifesto of Spiritual Disobedience
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Rabbi Bonder turns a few conventional ideas on their heads as he identifies the forces at play in individual, social, and spiritual transformation. Many people believe that obedience to the established moral order leads to the well-being of society as well as the salvation of their souls. On the contrary,...
Imagery in Healing
Shamanism and Modern Medicine
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2002
This influential book shows how the systematic use of mental imagery can have a positive influence on the course of disease and can help patients to cope with pain. In Imagery in Healing, Jeanne Achterberg brings together modern scientific research and the practices of the earliest healers to support...
Mango Elephants in the Sun
How Life in an African Village Let Me Be in My Skin
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2000
When the Peace Corps sends Susana Herrera to teach English in northern Cameroon, she yearns to embrace her adopted village and its people, to drink deep from the spirit of Mother Africa—and to forget a bitter childhood and painful past. To the villagers, however, she’s a rich American tourist,...
Kundalini
The Evolutionary Energy in Man
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Coiled like a snake at the base of the spine, kundalini is the spiritual force that lies dormant in every human being. Once awakened, often through meditation and yoga practices, it rises up the spine and finds expression in the form of spiritual knowledge, mystical vision, psychic powers, and ultimately,...
The Silent Question
Meditating in the Stillness of Not-Knowing
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2007
In The Silent Question, Packer provides fresh insights on using the experiences of life that are raw, messy, painful, and sometimes full of laughter, to open a way to compassion. She urges us to let go of our thoughts and to sit "in the stillness of not knowing" in order to reflect upon...
Diamond Heart: Book Five
Inexhaustible Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2011
From one perspective, we can see ourselves merely as human beings struggling in a crowded and chaotic world of suffering. This book opens our eyes to a different reality, one that turns our familiar world inside out. We need only explore—with curiosity and love—our true potential as human beings...
Jewels of Enlightenment
Wisdom Teachings from the Great Tibetan Masters
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
Delve into Tibet’s rich religious heritage with this compilation of Buddhist prayers, poems, and teachings from all the various schools. A perfect companion for meditation and contemplation, Jewels of Enlightenment represents over a millennium of wisdom from masters such as Milarepa, Gampopa, Machig...
Yoga FAQ
Almost Everything You Need to Know about Yoga-from Asanas to Yamas
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Concise and readable answers to the most commonly asked questions about yoga, and illuminating little-known facts and esoteric aspects of the philosophy and practice--by renowned yogi Richard Rosen.
Here are answers to all the questions that come up in your yoga practice and study! Renowned...
Roaring Silence
Discovering the Mind of Dzogchen
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2002
According to the Vajrayana Buddhist tradition, Dzogchen is the direct experience of enlightenment. In Roaring Silence, Vajrayana teachers Ngakpa Chögyam and Khandro Déchen walk the reader through the meditation techniques that "enable us to side-step the bureaucracy of intellectual processes...
Best Foot Forward
A Pilgrim's Guide to the Sacred Sites of the Buddha
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2018
A pithy guidebook for Buddhist pilgrims to the four holy sites of India.
“The aim of all Buddhist practice is to catch a glimpse of the awakened state. Going on pilgrimage, soaking up the sacred atmosphere of holy places, and mingling with other pilgrims are simply different ways of trying...