Buddhist Ethics
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CHOOSING SIMPLICITY: A Commentary on the Bhikshuni Pratimoksha by Venerable Bhikshuni Master Wu Yin, trans. by Bhikshuni Jendy, ed. by Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron. 338 pp. #CHSI - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Choosing Simplicity discusses the precepts and lifestyle of fully ordained nuns within the Buddhist tradition. The ordination vows act as guidelines to promote harmony both within the individual and within the community by regulating and thereby simplifying one's relationships to other sangha members and laypeople, as well as to the needs of daily life. Observing these precepts and practicing the Buddhadharma brings incredible benefit to oneself and others. Since the nuns' precepts include those for monks and have additional rules for nuns, this book is useful for anyone interested in monastic life. More ... | |
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DESTROYING MARA FOREVER: Buddhist Ethics Essays in Honor of Damien Keown edited by John Powers and Charles S. Prebish 320 pp., paper. #DEMAFO - list price $ 22.95 Our Price $16.06 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion A thought-provoking collection of essays on Buddhist ethics by some of the leading thinkers in the field. The reader is provided with engaging explorations of central issues in Buddhist ethics, insightful analyses of the ways Buddhist ethical principles are being applied today in both Asian and Western countries, and groundbreaking proposals about how Buddhist perspectives might inform debates on some of the core ethical issues of the modern world, including consumerism, globalization, environmental problems, war, ethnic conflict, and inter-religious tensions. More ... | |
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THE TREASURY OF KNOWLEDGE- Book Five: Buddhist Ethics by Jamgön Kongtrul Lodrö Tayé, trans. by the Kalu Rinpoche Translation Group, under the direction of Ven. Bokar Rinpoche 564 pp. clothbound edition. #TRKN5 - list price $ 34.95 Our Price $24.47 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In Tibetan religious literature, Jamgon Kongtrul's Treasury of Knowledge in ten books stands out as a unique encyclopedic masterpiece embodying the entire range of Buddhist teachings as it was preserved in Tibet. More ... | |
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WORKING WITH ANGER by Thubten Chodron. 170 pp. #WOAN - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Anger plagues all of us on a personal, national, and international level. Yet, we see people, such as the Dalai Lama, who have faced circumstances far worse than many of us have faced--including exile, persecution, and the loss of many loved ones--but who do not burn with rage or seek revenge. How do they do it? More ... | |
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THE LEADER'S WAY: The Art of Making the Right Decisions in Our Careers, Our Companies, and the World at Large by HH the Dalai Lama and Laurens van den Muyzenberg Cloth. 224 pp. #LEWAAR - list price $ 25.00 Our Price $20.00 (you save 20%) Born out of a decade of probing conversations between the Dalai Lama and international management consultant Laurens van den Muyzenberg, The Leader's Way is the meeting of two worlds--Buddhism and business. At first these may seem to be an unlikely pairing, but when we take a closer look we discover that the best business practices in fact have much in common with Buddhist principles: both are concerned with making ethical decisions and taking responsible, effective action. More ... | |
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MOONSHADOWS: Conventional Truth in Buddhist Philosophy The Cowherds (Georges Dreyfus, Bronwyn Finnigan, Jay L. Garfield, Guy Martin Newland, Graham Priest, Mark Siderits, Koji Tanaka, Sonam Thakchoe, Tom Tillemans, and Jan Westerhoff) 264 pp., paper. #MOSHCO - $ 35.00 The doctrine of the True Truths—a conventional truth and an ultimate truth—is central to Buddhist metaphysics and epistemology. The two truths (or two realities), the distinction between them, and the relation between them is understood variously in different Buddhist schools and is of special importance to the Madhyamaka school. The fundamental ideas are articulated with particular force by Nagarjuna (2nd-3rd century CE) who famously claims that the two truths are identical to one another, and yet distinct. One of the most influential interpretations of Nagarjuna's difficult doctrine derives from the commentary of Candrakirti (6th century CE). While much attention has been devoted to explaining the nature of the ultimate truth in view of its special soteriological role, less has been paid to understanding the nature of conventional truth, which is often described as "deceptive," "illusion," or "truth for fools." But conventional truth is nonetheless truth. This book therefore asks, "what is true about conventional truth?" and "What are the implications of an understanding of conventional truth for our lives?" More ... | |
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PERFECT CONDUCT: Ascertaining the Three Vows commentary by H.H. Dudjom Rinpoche 176 pp. #PECON - $ 18.00 "This book fulfills a crucial need for serious students of Buddhism...explains the full code of discipline [pratimoksa, bodhisattva, and tantric vows] and elucidates their philosophical principles and historical background."--from the preface by Tulku Thondup More ... | |
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SEX AND THE SPIRITUAL TEACHER: Why It Happens, When It's a Problem, and What We All Can Do by Scott Edelstein, intro. by Mic Hunter, afterword by Anne Katherine 264 pp., paper. #SESPTE - $ 16.95 "In Sex and the Spiritual Teacher, Scott Edelstein courageously turns toward a topic so many individuals and institutions turn away from—sexual transgressions between spiritual teachers and their students. With compassion and wisdom, he explores the understandable, human reasons that these transgressions so often arise, without wavering in the clear message that they must be avoided for the sake of all members of the spiritual community. By emphasizing the humanness of even the wisest teacher and the importance of transparency, Edelstein provides wise, clear counsel for spiritual teachers, students, and those who care for them that will undoubtedly reduce the risk of problematic relationships, as well as help those who find themselves having crossed boundaries act with kindness and care to extricate themselves from these harmful situations. Every student and teacher in any spiritual tradition should read this book immediately, and more than once. Students and teachers in other contexts will also benefit from the wisdom in these pages. Edelstein's willingness to look at what is so often hidden with unwavering clarity and compassion is an immense gift to us all."—Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D, co-author of The Mindful Way Through Anxiety More ... | |
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TANTRIC ETHICS: An Explanation of the Precepts for Buddhist Vajrayana Practice by Tsongkhapa, trans. by Gareth Sparham, fore. by Jeffrey Hopkins. 224 pp. #TAETEX - $ 16.95 Tsongkhapa (1357-1419), one of Tibet's greatest philosophers, here explains the highest sets of vows required for tantra to be successfully practiced. This is the first English translation of this valuable work. More ... | |
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TOWARD A TRUE KINSHIP OF FAITHS: How the World's Religions Can Come Together by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, edited by Thupten Jinpa and Jas Elsner 208 pp., paper. #TOTRUE - $ 15.00 In perhaps his most important book, the Dalai Lama shares his hopeful yet realistic views on how the world's religions must peacefully coexist. In our daily lives today no one is untouched by what happens in the rest of the world. New technology, environmental problems, economic gain and loss, nuclear weapons, and instant communication have all created unprecedented familiarity and closeness among the world's many cultures. All major religions confront the same perennial questions, and each has its own distinct answers. The diversity of these insights can inspire dialogue that can enrich everyone's pursuit of wisdom. More ... | |
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WORK, SEX, MONEY: Real Life on the Path of Mindfulness by Chogyam Trungpa, edited by Carolyn Rose Gimian and Sherab Chodzin Kohn 266 pp., paper. #WOSEMO - $ 15.95 Work, sex, and money: these are the main things in our lives that we look to instinctively for satisfaction, and yet, they almost never supply it; which is exactly why our relationship to these subjects is so worthy of examination, says Chogyam Trungpa. He teaches us to break down the artificial barrier we construct for ourselves between our spiritual practice and these inevitable aspects of life in order to reveal their inherent sacredness, to learn what they have to teach us, and to make wise choices where they manifest in our lives, livelihood, and relationships. More ... | |