Wisdom Publications: 444 books
Zen Bridge
The Zen Teachings of Keido Fukushima
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2017
A funny, poignant, and illuminating masterclass on Zen philosophy and practice from a beloved teacher.
Zen Bridge collects Dharma talks given by the Zen master Keido Fukushima Roshi. Fukushima Roshi's anecdotes on his own training are humble, hilarious, and full of wisdom. His reflections on...
by Sayadaw U Pandita
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2017
Thorough guidance from one of the twentieth-century’s most influential Theravadan masters.
In The State of Mind Called Beautiful, meditation master Sayadaw U Pandita lays out the breadth, depth, and wealth of the Theravadan tradition of Buddhism. U Pandita begins with the basic guidelines...
by His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 25, 2012
Opening the Eye of New Awareness is a succinct, thorough overview of the doctrines of Buddhism as they have been practiced for a thousand years in Tibet. The Dalai Lama here discusses the need for religious practice and the importance of kindness and compassion. Originally written for Tibetan lay...
by Ruben L. F. Habito
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
The release of Ruben Habito's new book, Living Zen, Loving God has coincided with a rave review from Publishers Weekly magazine:
"Habito may not seem himself as a revolutionary, but his humble life calling - to illuminate the commonalities between Zen Buddhism and Christianity - seems a profound...
by Dick Allen
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2016
A unique voice in American poetry evocative of Han Shan’s Zen verses, Pablo Neruda’s Book of Questions, and the writings of Jack Kerouac.
What a long conversation
we never had!
All those rivers?
we never crossed together.
You so busy with your own life,
I so busy with mine.
Dick...
The Voice that Remembers
One Woman's Historic Fight to Free Tibet
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
When Adhe Tapontsang--or Ama (Mother) Adhe, as she is affectionately known--left Tibet in 1987, she was allowed to do so on the condition that she remain silent about her twenty-seven years in Chinese prisons. Yet she made a promise to herself and to the many that did not survive: she would not let...
The Lawudo Lama
Stories of Reincarnation from the Mount Everest Region
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
The Lawudo Lama presents two life stories along with an extended introduction laying out their social and cultural context. It takes place in the Mount Everest region of Nepal, the home of the famous Sherpa guides, where the people practice Tibetan Buddhism and revere the local lamas and yogis. The...
Journey to Mindfulness
The Autobiography of Bhante G.
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
**The inspiring life-story of from the bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English—updated and expanded in honor of his 90th birthday.
Bhante Gunaratana—Bhante G., as he is affectionately called—has long been among the most beloved Buddhist teachers in the West. Ordained at twelve,...
The Lives and Liberation of Princess Mandarava
The Indian Consort of Padmasambhava
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
This lucid translation of a rare Tibetan text makes available for the first time to Western readers the remarkable life story of Princess Madarava. As the principal consort of the eighth century Indian master Padmasambhava before he introduced tantric Buddhism to Tibet, Mandarava is the Indian counterpart...
Great Disciples of the Buddha
Their Lives, Their Works, Their Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: January 30, 2012
A perennial favorite, Great Disciples of the Buddha is now relaunched in our best-selling Teachings of the Buddha series.
Twenty-four of the Buddha's most distinguished disciples are brought to life in ten chapters of rich narration. Drawn from a wide range of authentic Pali sources, the material...
The Hidden Lamp
Stories from Twenty-Five Centuries of Awakened Women
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2013
The Hidden Lamp is a collection of one hundred koans and stories of Buddhist women from the time of the Buddha to the present day. This revolutionary book brings together many teaching stories that were hidden for centuries, unknown until this volume. These stories are extraordinary expressions of...
In the Buddha's Words
An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2005
This landmark collection is the definitive introduction to the Buddha's teachings - in his own words. The American scholar-monk Bhikkhu Bodhi, whose voluminous translations have won widespread acclaim, here presents selected discourses of the Buddha from the Pali Canon, the earliest record of what...
The Lotus Sutra
A Contemporary Translation of a Buddhist Classic
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2014
The Lotus Sutra is regarded as one of the world's great religious scriptures and most influential texts. It's a seminal work in the development of Buddhism throughout East Asia and, by extension, in the development of Mahayana Buddhism throughout the world. Taking place in a vast and fantastical cosmic...
Trust in Mind
The Rebellion of Chinese Zen
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2013
"The Great Way is not difficult / for those who have no preferences. / When love and hate are both absent / everything becomes clear and undisguised. / Make the smallest distinction, however / and heaven and earth are set infinitely apart."
So begins "Trust in Mind," the...