Philosophy & Practice

Jan Chozen Bays, MD - physician and Zen teacher - has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives....

Beginning with the Four Noble Truths, Traleg Rinpoche incorporates the expansive vision of the bodhisattva path and the transformative vision of Tantra....

Using the insights gained from his many years of practice and teaching, Larry Rosenberg makes insight meditation practice accessible to modern practitioners....

In Beyond Happiness, Bayda draws on Zen teachings to question our conventional notions about what happiness is and where we can find it....

This user’s guide to Buddhist basics takes the most commonly asked questions and provides simple answers in plain English....

This classic teaching by a Tibetan master continues to inspire both beginners and long-time practitioners of Buddhist meditation....

This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources....

Ricard has selected and translated some of the most profound and inspiring teachings from across these traditions....

When the Buddha set in motion the wheel of Dharma, he knew that the teaching he gave was inexhaustible - that every future generation would find its own skillful ways....

Anatta is the Buddhist teaching on the nonexistence of a permanent, independent self....

AnamThubten, in remarkably easy-to-understand language, provides teachings for doing exactly that, based on the wisdom of the Buddhist traditions....

We all hope that these aspects of our life will be a source of fulfillment and pleasure, and they often are. Yet they are also always sources of problems for which we seek practical advice and solutions....

Warning: Using this book could be hazardous to your ego! The slogans it contains are designed to awaken the heart and cultivate love and kindness toward others....

In this modern spiritual classic, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa highlights the commonest pitfall to which every aspirant on the spiritual path falls prey....

In 2008, celebrating the long-awaited completion of the English-language translation of The Great Treatise, the Dalai Lama gave a historic six-day teaching at Lehigh University....

This is the first book to offer the great master's incisive wisdom in short selections taken from the whole range of his voluminous works. The pithy and powerful readings, arranged according to theme....

In this volume, Traleg Kyabgon offers a fresh translation of the slogans as well as in-depth new commentary of each....

Lojong is the Tibetan Buddhist practice that involves working with short phrases (called "slogans") as a way of generating bodhichitta, the heart and mind of enlightened compassion....

This isn’t your grandmother’s book on meditation. It’s about integrating that “spiritual practice” thing into a life that includes beer, sex, and a boss who doesn’t understand you.....

If your ultimate goal is enlightenment, Ngndro practice is a must, and Not for Happiness your perfect guide, as it contains everything an aspiring practitioner needs....

Bridging cutting-edge neuroscience and ancient meditation, Fit Mind is a practical guide to unlocking mental fitness in everyday life. Our minds rarely savour the present. Instead, they replay painful memories, spiral into needless worries, and chatter internally at up to 4,000 words per minute...

As Big Panda and Tiny Dragon undertake their demanding expedition, they traverse dark forests, hazardous mountains and derelict ruins. But whilst the landscapes of life can seem overwhelming, the pair slowly come to see pockets of light and beauty at every turn. Through a simple tale inspired by Buddhist philosophy, Norbury draws our gaze back to the simple pleasures and helps us to find hope in the most unlikely places.

इस पुस्तक में बुद्ध की प्राचीन शिक्षाओं के माध्यम से अपने शरीर को सचेतन रखने का तरीका बताया गया है। इस पुस्तक से...

Take the Tibetan Buddhist approach to mind training with lojong, a practice of simple contemplations and pithy “slogans” to train the mind in enlightened compassion, or bodhichitta. A centuries old, time-tested method, lojong remains readily applicable to daily life.

Amid life’s relentless challenges, uncertainties, and endless striving, how do we find a sense of ease, clarity, and connection? Skymind offers a way to step back from life’s constant push and pull and discover the spaciousness and wholeness that has always been within you. Inspired by the revolutionary teachings of Machig Labdrön, an 11th-century Tibetan yogini who pioneered a radical approach to inner freedom, this book introduces Skymind meditation—a practice that helps you cultivate clarity, compassion, and resilience by resting in the sky-like nature of your mind.

Die buddhistische Nonne Jung-mok zeigt in ihrem erzählerischen Ratgeber, wie wir uns vom Stress des modernen Lebens befreien können. Diese kostbare Sammlung von inspirierenden Geschichten und Gleichnissen lässt uns die Welt wieder mit frischen Augen sehen. Wir lernen, die kleinen Dinge zu schätzen, trennen uns von Überflüssigem und finden in die ursprüngliche, spontane Freude unseres Wesens zurück. Jung-mok ist eine koreanische buddhistische Nonne, die ihr eigenes buddhistisches Radioprogramm startete, was ihr den Spitznamen »Bikkhuni DJ« einbrachte.

‘Oh! How adorable! I didn’t know you had a cat!’ she exclaimed. I am always surprised how many people make this observation. Why should His Holiness not have a cat? ‘If only she could speak,’ continued the actress. ‘I’m sure she’d have such wisdom to share.’ And so the seed was...

A candid Buddhist guide to thriving in messy, real-world love. “Honest, quirky, and compassionate—this is dharma for real relationships.”—Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance Partnership is hard, especially after the honeymoon shine has faded. In this refreshingly honest guide to...

Blending Buddhism and psychotherapy, acclaimed psychiatrist Mark Epstein shows how to radically transform your emotional life. “One of the most sophisticated integrations of the therapeutic and spiritual disciplines.” —New York Times Today, the benefits of meditation practices like...

Cuando algo se tuerce en nuestras vidas, nos preguntamos si existe alguna forma de vivir que nos resulte menos difícil y dolorosa. Ese es el inicio de la verdadera sabiduría. Puedo estar equivocado cuenta la extraordinaria historia de Björn Natthiko Lindeblad, quien abandonó una prometedora...