A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A unique visual journal of travels in Tibet, featuring drawings, collages, photographs, and paintings full of mischievous sadhus and fantastic palaces. Today's young travelers are in many ways similar to those who in previous generations also set out to explore the world, both literally and in the imagination. But there are vital differences. Travelers now, as enthused as ever by cultures other than their own, want their experiences imaginatively re-c... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Alexander Berzin introduces a series of techniques for overcoming insensitivity and hypersensitivity. Based on traditional Buddhist sources, they are presented in non-traditional forms suitable for workshops and private practice. The exercises deal with difficult, everyday situations and show how to access our mind's natural talents; dispel nervousness, insecurity, and low self-esteem; make decisions; deconstruct deceptive appearances; and recognize t... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Wonderful stories illustrating Buddhist insight and wisdom, showing us all how to live well. "With grace and humor, Sylvia Boorstein lowers the threshold to enlightenment."-- Zalman Schacter-Shalomi. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. This is the first and only book in English on modern Chinese Buddhism writt en by a practicing Chinese monk. Chen-hua provides a rare eyewitness accoun t of Chinese monastic life and Buddhist practices before they were changed forever by the Communist revolution. It begins with his departure from home in northern China to study Buddhism in Kiansu and Chekiang in the south an d ends with his rejoining the monastic order in Taiwan after spending sever a... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within, is the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition. In this elegant, inspiring book, he integrates essential Buddhist practices with a variety of other spiritual philosophies and wisdom traditions, to show you how to create a personalized spiritual practice based on your own individual beliefs, aspirations, and needs. Through reflections on his own life quest, though... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Although Tibetan Buddhism continues to grow in popularity, the crucial relationship between teacher and student remains largely misunderstood. Dangerous Friend offers an in-depth exploration of this mysterious and complex bond, a relationship of paramount importance in Tibetan Buddhist practice. According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the student must have complete trust in the teacher (the dangerous friend) if he or she is to achieve any understandi... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Renowned photographer Don Farber, one of the most important chroniclers of Buddhism today, brings the face and the spirit of contemporary Tibetan Budd hism alive with this remarkable book. Portraits of Tibetan Buddhist Masters â??a collection of superb color photographs presented with brief biographie s and teachings from each masterâ??is a vibrant work, a testament to the co mpassion and wisdom that lies at the heart of the Tibetan Buddhist traditio ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Throughout Buddhism's history, women have been hindered in their efforts to actualize the fullness of their spiritual lives; they face more obstacles to reaching full ordination, have fewer opportunities to cultivate advanced practice, and receive diminished recognition for their spiritual accomplis hments. Here, a diverse array of scholars, activists, and practitioners explore how women have always managed to sustain a vital place for themselves with... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Su Shih (1037-1101) is regarded as one of the greatest Chinese literary and intellectual figures not only of the Northern Sung but of all time. He has been the subject of many studies but, until now, none have attempted to ad dress fully the vital question of Buddhism in his work. Beata Grant has unc overed among Su Shih's voluminous writings an extraordinarily wide range of Buddhist-related poems, hymns, essays, and other writings that attest to B ud... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. The Dalai Lama often says "Kindness is society." By learning to live from a more compassionate viewpoint, Jeffrey Hopkins writes we can create a better life not only for ourselves but for everyone. In A Truthful Heart, Hopkins uses Buddhist meditations (including the Dalai Lama's favorite), visualizations, and entertaining recollections from his own life to guide us in developing an awareness of the capacity for love inside us and learning to project ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. A collection of stories and meditations gathered from Tibet's spiritual teachers and doctors--many of whom have suffered persecution by the Chinese government--reflects on the spiritual world, the experience of being possessed, and the gift of life. View More...
What makes Buddhist teacher Kohn's book different from a work like E.J. Tho mas's The Life of the Buddha (1969) is his lucid way of combining the vario us early sources he relies on here. The major events in the life of the Bud dha from preexistence to his "utter extinction of final nirvana, parinirvan a" provide a framework into which Kohn fits many of the Buddha's teachings, which he presents without analysis. A Mahayana view of the Buddha marks Ko hn's work, as evidenced by a description of the Buddha's preexistence and h is superhuman powers, such as the ability to make others invisible. T... View More...
How does one actually become a compassionate person? What are the mechanism s by which a selfish heart is transformed into a generous heart? The Dalai Lama's teachings on this essential subject, drawn from talks he delivered d uring his epochal visit to America in 1999, form the basis of this universa lly appealing book. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. An intimate guide to self-acceptance and discovery that offers a Buddhist p erspective on wholeness within the framework of a Western understanding of self. For decades, Western psychology has promised fulfillment through building a nd strengthening the ego. We are taught that the ideal is a strong, individ uated self, constructed and reinforced over a lifetime. But Buddhist psychi atrist Mark Epstein has found a different way. Going to Pieces Without... View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout. (Reprint 2004) Music in the Sky: The Life, Art, and Teachings of the 17th Karmapa by Michele Martin is actually five small volumes bound under one cover. The first is the Karmapa's life story from the time of his discovery and return to his monastery through to his education, escape from Tibet (a thrilling adventure) and his residence in India. The second is a selection of his teachings, including a series on meditation that would allow anyone to begin, plus sophisticated descriptions of the nature of mind according to different philosophical sc... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. With vivid photography and insightful commentary, this travel pictorial shi nes a light on the Buddhist art and architecture of Borobudur. The glorious ninth-century Buddhist stupa of Borobudur-the largest Buddhist monument in the world-stands in the midst of the lush Kedu Plain of Centra l Java in Indonesia, where it is visited annually by over a million people. Borobudur contains more than a thousand exquisitely carved relief panels extending along ... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Includes bibliographical references and index. View More...
