Author : Lama Anagarika Govinda
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 28,14 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Philosophy
ISBN :
An overview of the development of Buddhism ; describes the author's insights into the essential meaning of Buddhist morality, meditation, ritual and initiation, the Bodhisattra ideal, and the teacher-disciple relationship.
Author : Christopher S. Queen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 481 pages
File Size : 29,23 MB
Release : 2012-11-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 0861718410
Engaged Buddhism is founded on the belief that genuine spiritual practice requires an active involvement in society. Engaged Buddhism in the West illuminates the evolution of this new chapter in the Buddhist tradition - including its history, leadership, and teachings - and addresses issues such as violence and peace, race and gender, homelessness, prisons, and the environment. Eighteen new studies explore the activism of renowned leaders and organizations, such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Bernard Glassman, Joanna Macy, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, and the Free Tibet Movement, and the emergence of a new Buddhism in North America, Europe, South Africa, and Australia.
Author : Andrew Powell
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 45,56 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780520204102
Buddhist ideals of Enlightenment and the practice of meditation have caught the imagination of many in the Western world. This book's powerful photographs immerse readers in the landscapes of the East, revealing in touching detail the daily lives of both monks and laity, while the text explores the major Buddhist traditions, including Tantric and Zen. 150 color plates.
Author : Robert Thurman
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 31,72 MB
Release : 2005-02-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1101664452
One of Time magazine's 25 Most Influential People in America writes about taking responsibility for our own happiness and our actions. Robert Thurman is America's most popular and charismatic Buddhist. His first book, Inner Revolution, is an international bestseller and his lectures sell out to thousands. Infinite Life demonstrates that our every action has infinite consequences for ourselves and others, here and now and after we are gone. He introduces the Seven Paths to reconstructing body and mind carefully in order to reduce the negative consequences and cultivate the positive. In his powerful, pragmatic style, Thurman delivers life-changing lessons on virtues and emotions through the lens of Buddhist practices and ways of thinking. He invites us to take responsibility for our actions and their consequences while we revel in the knowledge that our lives are truly infinite. Infinite Life is the ultimate guidebook to understanding our place in the universe and realizing how we can personally succeed while helping others.
Author : Arnaud Maitland
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9780898003673
Coming to terms with the loss of a loved one is a major life challenge. In this moving book, the author, a longtime practitioner and teacher of Tibetan Buddhism, reveals how his grief over his mother's death, who had been an Alzheimer's patient for many years, deepened his ability to apply the Buddhist teachings in his own life. Using the traumatic experience of the family's ten-year battle with Alzheimer's disease as his anchor point, author Arnaud Maitland unfurls for the reader the intricacies of Tibetan Buddhism, so that the teachings assume an immediate practical relevance. The poignant account takes us through turbulent emotions, while grounding the narrative in a larger framework of Buddhist teachings on impermanence, suffering and the development of wisdom and compassion.
Author : Paul Morand
Publisher :
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 35,94 MB
Release : 1927
Category : French fiction
ISBN :
Author : Sogyal Rinpoche
Publisher : Random House
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 2012-02-29
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1448116953
25th Anniversary Edition Over 3 Million Copies Sold 'I couldn't give this book a higher recommendation' BILLY CONNOLLY Written by the Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Sogyal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. It includes not only a lucid, inspiring and complete introduction to the practice of meditation, but also advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion, and how to bring them help of a spiritual kind. But there is much more besides in this classic work, which was written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become 'servants of peace'.
Author : Lama Surya Das
Publisher : Random House
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 38,28 MB
Release : 2011-02-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1446463192
In this comprehensive book, Lama Surya Das provides a bridge between East and West, past, present and future, making sacred and profound Tibetan teachings clear and easily accessible for anyone who wants to lead a more enlightened and sane life. Utilizing the unique Buddhist guidelines embodied in the Noble Eight Fold Path and the traditional Three Enlightenment Trainings of Virtue, Meditation and Wisdom, he elucidates the tried and true path of spiritual transformation - including key principles such as karma, rebirth and mind-training, as well as the highest, most secret teaching of Tibet, Dzogchen. In this wonderful marriage of the practical and the profound, Lama Surya Das reveals how sacred wisdom can be integrated into our busy lives. He offers a unique approach to the comprehensive wisdom of ancient Tibetan teachings on conscious living and dying and shows that the power of the Buddha is resting within us all. Drawing on Buddhist spirituality and wisdom, this is a view of the world written for Western seekers.
Author : Sogyal Rinpoche
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 33,34 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0061800341
“A magnificent achievement. In its power to touch the heart, to awaken consciousness, [The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying] is an inestimable gift.” —San Francisco Chronicle A newly revised and updated edition of the internationally bestselling spiritual classic, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, written by Sogyal Rinpoche, is the ultimate introduction to Tibetan Buddhist wisdom. An enlightening, inspiring, and comforting manual for life and death that the New York Times calls, “The Tibetan equivalent of [Dante’s] The Divine Comedy,” this is the essential work that moved Huston Smith, author of The World’s Religions, to proclaim, “I have encountered no book on the interplay of life and death that is more comprehensive, practical, and wise.”
Author : Thubten Chodron
Publisher : North Atlantic Books
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 30,47 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Buddhist monasticism and religious orders for women
ISBN : 9781556433252
In the first book to reflect the voices of Buddhist nuns from every major tradition, 14 contributors describe their experiences, explain their order's history, and discuss their lives. 14 photos.
