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L'arte dello stratagemma è un'arte antica. L'intelligenza e la creatività applicate al coordinamento dei mezzi necessari per raggiungere uno scopo fanno parte di quella saggezza che da sempre guida - o dovrebbe guidare - gli esseri umani. Questa saggezza, però, va coltivata; le abilità vanno...

Conflict is going to be part of your life--as long as you have relationships, hold down a job, or have dry cleaning to be picked up. Bracing yourself against it won't make it go away, but if you approach it consciously, you can navigate it in a way that not only honors everyone involved but...

7 contes zen, pleins de sagesse et d'optimisme. Invitation à un voyage allégorique à travers des fables universelles, animalières et végétales, qui traitent toutes d'évolution, de conscience et de résilience. Olivier Clerc est auteur, conseiller éditorial, directeur de collection et traducteur. Il anime également des conférences et des ateliers en France et à l'étranger.

Lire à haute voix un "conte Zen", c'est restituer un climat, recréer les conditions originelles. Nous voici revenus aux temps anciens, sur la place du village aux pieds d'un Maitre Zen de passage. Voici que dans le soir qui vient, nous sommes à nouveau touchés par la passion, le timbre singulier, la magie, la paix d'une voix, attentifs à l'inflexion d'un sourire, bouleversés par le rythme des phrases, la force du discours, l'enchantement des images, conscients du silence... et se brise le mur de nos refus.

"Que philosopher c'est apprendre à mourir". Emprunté à Cicéron, ce titre célèbre de l'un des essais de Michel de Montaigne résume l'enseignement attendu du stoïcisme - l'école philosophique dont Sénèque, homme d'Etat et écrivain latin (4 av. J.-C.-65), fut l'un des plus éminents représentants. Pourtant son petit traité "De la brièveté de la vie" n'a rien de tragique, et s'il nous invite à méditer sur l'imminence de la mort, c'est bien plutôt pour nous apprendre à vivre.

"In Standing at the Edge, Joan Halifax weaves together scientific research and her own powerful personal experiences as a social activist and humanitarian to show how we can transform our biggest challenges with compassion and wisdom. Standing at the Edge is essential reading for our time." —...

Proven to be invaluable resources for anyone in a position of power, here are three of China's greatest classical works on leadership, warriorship, and strategy: The Art of War: This timeless guide is perhaps the most influential book of strategy in the world today. Zen Lessons: These core...

禅宗认为，所有的烦恼与冲突都是源于对万物的分别和执著，而事实上万物是统一的、连续的。……禪宗認為，所有的煩惱與衝突都是源於對萬物的分別和執著，而事實上萬物是統一的、連續的。

禅是一种悟道，是一种顿悟、觉悟、彻悟之道。道是广博、深邃的真理。禅是方法，是途径；道是目标，是结果……禪是一種悟道，是一種頓悟、覺悟、徹悟之道。道是廣博、深邃的真理。禪是方法，是途徑；道是目標，是結果……

Columbia University professor Robert Thurman stands alone among scholars of Tibetan Buddhism in the West. He was the first Westerner to be ordained as a Tibetan Buddhist monk, and he is the renowned translator of many seminal Buddhist texts, including The Tibetan Book of the Dead. On Making the...

Two Master Teachers Illuminate the Mysteries of Karma Of the many Eastern wisdom teachings to have found their way westward, the notion of karma may be the most misunderstood—and most transformative. American-born teacher Pema Chödrön is renowned for making the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism...

Where will we look when we are afraid? How do we find strength? In what can we place our trust? According to Tibetan Buddhism, there are four noble aspirations, known as the Four Great Catalysts of Awakening, which we can call on to cultivate strength and openness in any situation. From Fear to...

Zen Golf Deck is a collection of brief lessons and exercises drawn from Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game. Applied in actual on-course sessions with golfers, including many PGA TOUR and LPGA players, they will introduce you to a unique perspective that brings together techniques of modern psychology and ancient wisdom traditions. Each lesson in the Zen Golf Deck will give you ways to make your mind an ally instead of an enemy, helping to reduce frustration, increase consistency, and lower your scores.

When the Buddha had electrified the ancient world with his teachings and his example, people came to him and asked, “What are you? A god, a saint, an angel?” And he replied: “I am awake.” Within this statement is embedded the heart of Buddhism's unique position among the world's...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Art of Stopping Time by Pedram Shojai, read by John Sackville. The Art of Stopping Time guides the reader through 100 practices to help busy people practice mindfulness and a slowing of time wherever they might be: in the shower, sitting in traffic...

Discover The Urban Monk’s Secrets for Optimal Well-Being For centuries, an isolated monastery in China has held an unbroken lineage of powerful Taoist alchemical practices for health and vitality. Now, former Taoist monk and Qi Gong master Pedram Shojai shares these once secret teachings in a...

Minimalism is not just a series of actions but also a total mind-set shift. It recognises that modern-day abundance has not increased our level of happiness - in fact we are less happy than generations before despite having more - and it argues that embracing less will allow us to live more fully. This handbook gives us the tools to achieve this complete life-changing mental shift, teaching us how to search for items and thoughts that add value to our lives and how to get rid of nonessential physical and mental clutter.

A Titkos jegyzőkönyv legnagyobb titka, hogy nincs titok."Ha látni akarsz, mondja egy zen mester, nézz bele. Ha gondolkodni kívánsz felőle, tévedni fogsz."

¿Qué es el budismo?, ¿Quién fue Buda?, ¿Qué enseñnazas nos dejó? ¿Cómo puede el budismo ayudar a mi paz interior?, ¿Qué nos enseña Buda sobre nosotros mismos?, ¿Cómo mejorar nuestra realación con los demás? "GuíaBurros: Budismo - Buda y su enseñanza", desde la figura de Buda, Shiddarta Gautama, pasando por los conceptos clave para entender el budismo y su enseñanza, hasta las prácticas para la paz interior y el sosiego de la mente, para mejorar la relación con uno mismo y para mejorar la relación con los demás.

Die meditative Kraft des Gärtnerns. In Gartenbüchern wird hauptsächlich über Pflanzen geschrieben. Wie man Erträge erzielt, wie man Blumen zum Blühen bringt und den Garten zum Kunstwerk macht. Salat und Tomaten, Rosen und Chrysanthemen kommen bei Miki Sakamotos zwar auch vor - in ihrem von buddhistischer Weisheit durchdrungenen Buch wird der Garten jedoch zum kleinen Universum und zur Quelle von Kraft. Eine zauberhafte Anleitung zum Leben im Einklang mit der Gartennatur.