Buddhism/Psychology/Science
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BALANCING THE MIND: A Tibetan Buddhist Approach to Refining Attention by B. Alan Wallace 336 pp. #BAMI - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "For centuries Tibetan Buddhist contemplatives have directly explored consciousness through carefully honed and rigorous techniques of meditation. B. Alan Wallace explains the methods and experiences of Tibetan practitioners and compares these with investigations of consciousness by Western scientists and philosophers. Balancing the Mind includes a translation of the classic discussion of methods for developing exceptionally high degrees of attentional stability and clarity by fifteenth-century Tibetan contemplative Tsongkhapa."--Mandala Magazine More ... | |
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CHOOSING REALITY: A Buddhist View of Physics and the Mind, 2nd ed. by B. Alan Wallace 232 pp. 2nd ed. #CHRE2N - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Choosing Reality shows how Buddhist contemplative methods of investigating reality are relevant for modern physics and psychology. How shall we understand the relationship between the way we experience reality and the way science describes it? In examining this question, Alan Wallace discusses two opposing views: the realist view, which argues that scientific theories represent objective reality, and the instrumentalist view, which states that concepts cannot describe what exists independently of them. Finding both of these philosophies of science inadequate, the author explores the Buddhist middle way view and the relevance for modern physics of Buddhist contemplative methods of investigating reality. He also examines the ideas of body, mind, and reincarnation from the viewpoint of Tibetan Buddhism. Our designer's favorite book! More ... | |
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CONSCIOUSNESS AT THE CROSSROADS: Conversations with the Dalai Lama on Brain Science and Buddhism by The Dalai Lama, et al., ed. by Zara Houshmand, Robert B. Livingston and B. Alan Wallace, trans. by Thubten Jinpa and B. Alan Wallace, afterword by B. Alan Wallace Paper, 185 pp. #COCR - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Organized by the Mind and Life Institute, this discussion addresses some of the most troublesome questions that have driven a wedge between Western science and religion. Consciousness at the Crossroads resulted from meetings of the Dalai Lama and a group of eminent neuroscientists and psychiatrists. Is the mind an ephemeral side-effect of the brain's physical processes? Are there forms of consciousness so subtle that science has not yet identified them? How does consciousness happen? The Dalai Lama's incisive, clear approach and open-minded pursuit of knowledge both challenges and offers inspiration to Western scientists. More ... | |
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THE COURAGE TO FEEL: Buddhist Practices for Opening to Others by Rob Preece Paper, 152 pp. #COFEBU - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion When circumstances are challenging, how do we react? This book offers methods to help us develop greater inner strength and openness to life by changing the habit of what Rob Preece calls "self-preoccupation"—the tendency to act from a narrow perspective dominated by insecurity and isolation. When we learn to look outside this mentality and truly cherish others as well as ourselves, we create a happier, relaxed mind and more fulfilling relationships, as well as realizing our life's purpose in a meaningful way. More ... | |
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ENOUGH! A Buddhist Approach to Finding Release from Addictive Patterns by Chönyi Taylor 192 pp., paper. #ENOUGH - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Enough! is a hands-on guide to help put an end to the patterns that sabotage the potential for a true and satisfying happiness. All of us are caught up in addictions—big or small. Enough! presents a practical path that releases us from the grip of negative habits and addictions that block a full and meaningful life. More ... | |
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EVERYDAY CONSCIOUSNESS AND PRIMORDIAL AWARENESS by Khenchen Thrangu, translated and edited by Susanne Schefczyk 128 pp., paper. 3rd Edition. #EVCOPR - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This introduction to Buddhist psychology supplies essential instructions for successful meditation practice. Rinpoche clearly describes how consciousnesses operate in everyday perception and presents practices that can powerfully influence the mind, ultimately transforming it into Buddhahood. More ... | |
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MINDING CLOSELY: The Four Applications of Mindfulness by B. Alan Wallace 368 pages, paper. With guided meditation practice sequence chart. #MICLFO - list price $ 24.95 Our Price $17.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "The ability to sustain close mindfulness is a learned skill that offers profound benefits in all situations. This book explains the theory and applications of the practice the Buddha called the direct path to enlightenment. These simple but powerful techniques to cultivate mindfulness will allow anyone, regardless of tradition, beliefs, or lack thereof, to achieve genuine happiness and freedom from suffering. By closely minding the body and breath, we relax, grounding ourselves in physical presence. Coming face to face with our feelings, we stabilize our awareness against habitual reactions. Examining mental phenomena nakedly, we sharpen our perceptions without becoming attached. Ultimately, we see all phenomena just as they are, and we approach the ground of enlightenment."—from the preface More ... | |
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THE POWER AND THE PAIN: Transforming Spiritual Hardship into Joy by Andrew Holecek Paper, 294 pp., 2 line drawings. #POANPA - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion We all encounter obstacles on a daily basis—from small inconveniences and nuisances to the really big hardships wreaking havoc with our lives. Sometimes just the small things are enough to set us reeling. Andrew Holecek offers us a progressive path, beginning with common, easily understood hardships, and moving on to more subtle and challenging ones that commonly arise on our spiritual journeys. More ... | |
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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF BUDDHIST TANTRA by Rob Preece 276 pp., 18 line drawings, 7 diagrams. #PSBUTA - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This book masterfully succeeds in clarifying the nature of tantric practice. In contrast to the approaches of conventional religion, tantra does not attempt to soothe the turmoil of existence with consoling promises of heaven and salvation. The tantric practitioner chooses to confront the bewildering and chaotic forces of fear, aggression, desire, aphand pride, and to work with them in such a way that they are channeled into creative expression, loving relationships, and wisely engaged forms of life. More ... | |
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TWO VIEWS OF MIND: Abhidharma and Brain Science by Christopher deCharms 250 pp. #TWVIMI - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $13.96 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion A clear overview of perception, thought, and awareness in Tibetan Buddhist psychology and in Western neuroscience. DeCharms lays out the Buddhist theory of perception side-by-side with the scientific view of Western neuroscience on the brain activity of human cognition. He discovers insights from each system that suggest exciting new approaches to perennial problems that the other has not been able to resolve. Directed to non-specialists, he focuses on the differences between the two traditions in methodology, assumptions, and purpose. "DeCharms provides illuminating comparisons between the two systems of knowledge and proposes ways that further discussion could be of mutual benefit."--Choice More ... | |
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VINEGAR INTO HONEY: Seven Steps to Understanding and Transforming Anger, Aggression, and Violence by Ron Leifer, M.D. 144 pp. #VIHOSE - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Our desires and our fears are woven into a tangled web of conflicts. We want both to eat dessert and to be thin. We want money but don’t want to work. Anything that threatens our sense of self and its striving for happiness is perceived as a threat to our very lives—the response to which is defensiveness, anger, aggression, and violence. More ... | |
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THE WISDOM OF IMPERFECTION: The Challenge of Individuation in Buddhist Life by Rob Preece Second Edition 336 pp. #WIIM2E - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion If you have been practicing Buddhism for a while, why do you still have so many problems? And how do you balance the sometimes different needs of spiritual and psychological perspectives? Rob Preece draws on his personal experience—over two decades as a psychotherapist and many years as a meditation teacher—to explore and map the psychological influences on our struggle to awaken. For psychological and spiritual health, acceptance of imperfection is key. More ... | |
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THE ATTENTION REVOLUTION: Unlocking the Power of the Focused Mind by B. Alan Wallace, Ph.D. 208 pp. #ATREUN - $ 16.95 How can we learn to really focus our minds? Wallace, well-known author and key speaker in the Mind-Life conferences with the Dalai Lama, offers systematic methods of achieving clarity and attention in both our waking and dreaming lives. An exciting, rewarding "expedition of the mind." More ... | |
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BUDDHA'S BRAIN: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love, and Wisdom by Rick Hanson, with Richard Mendius, foreword by Daniel J. Siegel, preface by Jack Kornfield 270 pp., 7 line drawings. #BUBRHA - $ 17.95 The Buddha and other great teachers were born with brains built essentially like anyone else's—and then they changed their brains in ways that changed the world. Science is now revealing how the flow of thoughts actually sculpts the brain. By combining breakthroughs in neuroscience with insights from thousands of years of contemplative practice, you, too, can use your mind to shape your brain for greater happiness, love, and wisdom. More ... | |
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THE BUDDHA'S WAY OF HAPPINESS: Healing Sorrow, Transforming Negative Emotion and Finding Well-Being in the Present Moment by Thomas Bein, foreword by Lama Surya Das 252 pp. #BUWAHA - $ 17.95 The excitement you feel after hearing good news or achieving a goal is fleeting, but true happiness—that is, the warm feeling of deep contentment and joy—is lasting, and it can be yours in every moment. The Buddha's Way of Happiness is a guide to putting aside your anxieties about the future, regrets about the past, and constant longing to change your life for the better, and awakening to the joy of living. More ... | |
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BUDDHA IN YOUR BACKPACK: Everyday Buddhism for Teens by Franz Metcalf, illust. by Monk Song Yoon 270 pp., paper. #BUYOBA - $ 14.95 "Teenage life (like other parts of life, but even more so) is really hard. You have to be a daughter or son, a sister or brother, a grandchild, an extended family member, a goof-off, a hormonally deranged adolescent, a student, a citizen, a worker, a 'future leader,' a part of the ecosystem, a psycho-spiritual being, a human person. You have to be all that. It takes some doing. This book can help. Being a teenager is an astonishing amount of work. You know that, but this book will show how deep that work is and how you can make it deeper. Your teen experience is so central to what Zen Buddhists call 'this great matter of birth and death,' that to be full awake to your teenageness is to be a genuinely spiritual person."—from the Introduction. More ... | |
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DESTRUCTIVE EMOTIONS: How Can We Overcome Them? A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama narrated by Daniel Goleman, foreword by the Dalai Lama 448 pp, 12 b& w illustrations, paperback. New edition! #DEEMP - $ 18.00 Imagine sitting with the Dalai Lama in his private meeting room with a small group of world-class scientists and philosophers as these leading minds grapple with age-old questions as urgent as today's headlines: More ... | |
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EMOTIONAL AWARENESS: A Conversation Between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman by the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman, Ph.D. 260 pp. #EMAWCO - list price $ 15.00 Our Price $12.00 (you save 20%) At their first meeting, a remarkable bond was sparked between the Dalai Lama, one of the world’s revered spiritual leaders, and the psychologist Paul Ekman, whose groundbreaking work helped to define the science of emotions. Now these two luminaries share their thinking about science and spirituality, the bonds between East and West, and the nature of our emotional lives. More ... | |