Wisdom Publications: 444 books
The Door of Liberation
Essential Teachings of the Tibetan Buddhist Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
This book contains seven fundamental Buddhist texts considered essential to Western students by Geshe Wangyal, who first brought Tibetan Buddhism to America. Ranging from early scriptural sources to meditation and visualization guides of Tibetan Buddhist practice, this is indispensible reading for those interested in opening the door to the highest realms of freedom, wisdom, and compassion.
Thunderous Silence
A Formula for Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2012
Thunderous Silence throws light on the Heart Sutra--a pithy encapsulation of the essence of Perfection of Wisdom literature--using stop-by-step analysis and an easy, conversational voice. Dosung Yoo examines the sutra phrase by phrase, using rich explanations and metaphors drawn from Korean folklore,...
The Karmapas and Their Mahamudra Forefathers
An Illustrated Guide
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
With lively, engaging stories and exquisite portraits, this volume is sure to inspire all.
“I believe the life a lama lives is the greatest instruction to the students who follow him or her. It is an instruction we can actually see. The lama's deeds display the Dharma in action for us. They...
Freedom from Anger
Understanding It, Overcoming It, and Finding Joy
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Extinguish anger forever and find true happiness with this step-by-step guide.
Anger is a potent poison that ruins health and damages relationships. In today’s world of Twitter feuds, road rage, and internet trolls, it is all too easy for anger to grab hold of us.
This timely book offers...
How to Be Sick
A Buddhist-Inspired Guide for the Chronically Ill and Their Caregivers
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2010
This life-affirming, instructive, and thoroughly inspiring book is a must-read for anyone who is - or who might one day be - sick. It can also be the perfect gift of guidance, encouragement, and uplifting inspiration to family, friends, and loved ones struggling with the many terrifying or disheartening...
Momentary Buddhahood
Mindfulness and the Vajrayana Path
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2015
We think of enlightenment as something that happens all at once, like a tidal wave that cleans away everything impure. In truth, however, realization happens incrementally, from moment to moment. And in any moment when true wisdom is recognized, all concepts and afflictions are freed right on the...
Unbinding
The Grace Beyond Self
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2017
An invitation to everyday mystics: unbind yourself from the causes of suffering and step into grace.
“We all want the freedom of sanity and peace, the undefended inclusiveness of love. We all want refuge in grace.”
—Kathleen Dowling Singh, from her introduction to Unbinding
Unbinding...
by Robert Aitken
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2018
A poetic classic from a major figure of American Zen.
Zen Vows for Daily Life is a collection of gathas, vows in verse form for daily practice, similar to prayers or affirmations for use at home, at work, and in the meditation hall itself. Reciting these poetic vows can help us be fully present...
Together Under One Roof
Making a Home of the Buddha's Household
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
In Together Under One Roof, Lin Jensen turns his keen eye and powerful prose explicitly to the teachings of the Buddha, to traditional Zen stories, and to the practices of meditation and compassion--as well as the intricacies of everyday language and the natural world, truth and beauty, family, and...
The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment
Part of the On Zen Practice collection
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2016
The Hazy Moon of Enlightenment takes the reader to the next level of Zen practice, exploring some of the more subtle and sophisticated topics in Zen.
The first two parts of the book explore enlightenment and delusion: What is nature of enlightenement? What does it mean to describe enlightenment...
Bad Dog!
A Memoir of Love, Beauty, and Redemption in Dark Places
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
What would happen if, instead of bolting your doors against the intrusion of demons you invited them in?
Bad Dog! is a vivid testament to the unforeseen love, beauty, and redemption discovered in the most difficult times and places. It reads like a collection of closely linked short stories...
Unfathomable Depths
Drawing Wisdom for Today from a Classical Zen Poem
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2014
Navigate a forgotten classic poem and enrich your practice with famed Zen master Sekkei Harada.
Three of the most pressing issues in any discussion of modern Zen are the true nature and function of Dharma transmission, how to appropriately practice with koans, and how to understand the "just...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2018
A must-read for students of Tibetan Buddhism, The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa provides a thorough exploration of the great teacher’s wisdom.
In The Life and Teachings of Tsongkhapa, you’ll discover Tsongkhapa’s teachings on
transcendental aspects of sutra, tantra, and insight...
by Chokyi Dragpa
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
A unique presentation of the Buddhist path by Chökyi Dragpa, the foremost Gelug disciple of the famed nineteenth-century Tibetan master Patrul Rinpoche.
Illuminating the Thirty-Seven Practices of a Bodhisattva's quotations and direct instructions from realized sages of the past reinforce one...