Intro to Tibetan Buddhism
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THE BACKDOOR TO ENLIGHTENMENT by Za Rinpoche, with Ashley Nebelsieck 272 pp. #BAENEI - $ 14.00 Everyone dreams of a better life. All the things you’ve ever wanted—happiness, loving relationships, well-being, abundance, and peace of mind—are all qualities of enlightenment, a way of embracing our fullest potential. More ... | |
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THE BIG QUESTIONS: How to Find Your Own Answers to Life's Essential Mysteries by Lama Surya Das Cloth. 248 pp. #BIQUHO - $ 17.95 As humans we are all faced with deep life questions. We wonder what our purpose is in life and feel perplexed about the mysteries of death and the afterlife. In The Big Questions, best-selling author Lama Surya Das offers his wisdom and personal experience through incisive instruction in the art of intelligent questioning while unlocking your own crucial questions and helping you discover your pathway in life. The insights he provides helps you transition from a seeker of knowledge to a finder of fulfillment, inner peace, and conviction. The Big Questions is for anyone looking to break through their own personal identity and self-imposed limitations, find the sacred life, and further develop integrity, authenticity, ethical values, meaning and truth. More ... | |
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BUDDHA IS AS BUDDHA DOES: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living by Lama Surya Das Hard cover, 266 pp. #BUISBU - $ 23.95 In 2006 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who calls Lama Surya Das the American Lama, said to an American audience, "It is not enough just to meditate and pray, which are always good things to do, but we also must take positive action in this world." More ... | |
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BUDDHISM FOR DUMMIES by Jonathan Landaw and Stephan Bodian 362 pp. #BUDU - $ 21.99 Usually we're leery of titles like this, but Landaw (former translation editor, Bureau of HH Dalai Lama) and Bodian have done a good job. Far more than a primer, this overview is great for seasoned Buddhist and newcomer alike. Includes, history, the path, practices, key misconceptions, and more. More ... | |
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COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron 224 pp. #COWIUN - $ 6.99 Short, stand-alone readings designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of "thoughts for the day," this book offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with Uncertainty, like a set of traditional Buddhist prayer beads, strings together 108 gems that will be cherished for their guidance and inspiration. More ... | |
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THE CRYSTAL MIRROR OF PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS: A Tibetan Study of Asian Religious Thought byf Thuken Chokyi Nyima, trans. by Geshe Lhundub Sopa Pre-order Now--Available February 2009. Cloth. 640 pp. #CRMIPH - $ 59.95 The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems is probably the widest-ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in premodern Tibet. Thuken was a cosmopolitan Buddhist monk from Amdo, Mongol by heritage, Tibetan in education, and equally comfortable in a central Tibetan monastery or at the imperial court in Beijing. More ... | |
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CUTTING THROUGH SPIRITUAL MATERIALISM by Chogyam Trungpa 250 pp. #CUTHSP - $ 14.95 Walking the spiritual path properly is a subtle process. We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spiritually when instead we are strengthing our egocentricity through spiritual techniques. Cutting Through Spiritual Materialism is an enlightening tour of common spiritual self-deceptions. | |
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ESSENCE OF BUDDHISM: An Introduction to Its Philosophy and Practice by Traleg Kyabgon 191 pp. #ESBU - $ 13.95 This is an overview of the Buddhist path from the perspective of the three vehicles of Tibetan Buddhism--Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana. These three correspond with the basic attitudes of practitioners as embodied in the teachings of the Four Noble Truths, the Bodhisattva path and Tantra teachings. Basic to them all is the need to understand our immediate condition. The primary tool for achieving this is meditation, and Traleg Kyabgon created this handbook for the various meditative approaches as well as presenting an excellent basis in Buddhist philosophy. More ... | |
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THE FOUR NOBLE TRUTHS: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 1 by Geshe Tashi Tsering, foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche 144 pp. #FONOT - $ 14.95 This first volume, part of the curriculum of a popular course for Western students, presents the four noble truths, which summarize the fundamentals of the Buddhist world view. The Foundation of Buddhist Thought series is an excellent introduction to Tibetan Buddhism. These unique books, based on the curriculum of a popular course of the same name, were developed by Geshe Tashi Tsering, a Tibetan scholar renowned for his ability to render Buddhist teachings accessible and relevant to everyday life. More ... | |
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A GUIDE TO THE BUDDHAS by Vessantara 168 pp. #GUTHBU - $ 18.95 This is an interesting guide and reference to the array of archetypal and historical Buddhas who form part of Buddhism's rich symbolism, covering topics ranging from the benefits of visualization to the five Buddha families. Well written and informative. More ... | |
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INDESTRUCTIBLE TRUTH: The Living Spirituality of Tibetan Buddhism by Reginald Ray 512 pp., 18 halftones, line art & diagrams. Now in paperback. #INTRP - $ 24.95 This is a thorough introduction to Tibetan Buddhism that emphasizes the Kagyu and Nyingma points of view. Ray presents complex and sophisticated teachings and practices in non-technical language. He covers: the sacred environment; the religious history of Tibet; the core teachings of Hinayana and Mahayana; and the three turnings of the wheel of dharma. Ray is a Professor of Buddhist Studies at Naropa University in Boulder. | |
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INTRODUCTION TO TANTRA: The Transformation of Desire by Lama Yeshe, edited by Johathan Landaw 174 pp. #INTA - $ 16.95 "When Lama Yeshe's Introduction to Tantra first appeared, it was like an illumination, a vision both brilliant and generous, for which many people had spent years waiting and preparing. Even rereading it now, I am thrilled by the clarity and directness of Lama Yeshe's thought. His descriptions of foundation practices and subsequent stages are both essential and complete. I know of no work on tantra that has improved on this."--Philip Glass, from the foreword More ... | |
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LETTING GO OF THE PERSON YOU USED TO BE: Lessons on Change, Loss, and Spiritual Transformation by Lama Surya Das 288 pp. #LEGOPP - $ 15.00 How do we deal with change and loss? What's the role of crisis in uncovering our authentic selves? The beloved American lama Surya Das offers a practical, guided approach on how to deal when life throws us a curve ball. Change provides our most important opportunity for learning about ourselves and the nature of reality. Now in paperback. More ... | |
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THE LION'S ROAR: An Introduction to Tantra by Chogyam Trungpa 272 pp. #LIROIN - $ 24.95 This book is based on two historic seminars of the 1970s, in which Chogyam Trungpa introduced the tantric teachings of Tibetan Buddhism to his Western students for the first time. Each seminar bore the title "The Nine Yanas." Yana, a Sanskrit word meaning "vehicle," refers to a body of doctrine and practical instruction that enables students to advance spiritually on the path of buddha-dharma. Nine vehicles, arranged in successive levels, make up the whole path of Buddhist practice. Teaching all nine means giving a total picture of the spiritual journey. The author's nontheoretical, experiential approach opens up a world of fundamental psychological insights and subtleties. He speaks directly to a contemporary Western audience using earthly analogies that place the ancient teachings in the midst of ordinary life. More ... | |
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OCEAN OF DHARMA: The Everyday Wisdom of Chogyam Trungpa ed. by Carolyn Rose Gimian 384 pp. #OCDHEV - $ 16.95 Here is an inspiring collection of short teachings from Chögyam Trungpa, renowned Buddhist teacher and best-selling author. Drawn from published and unpublished sources, the short teachings presented here offer pithy, immediate, and wonderfully useful wisdom that can be applied to anyone’s life. The selections touch on a broad range of topics, including fear, confidence, passion, realization of our true nature, helping others, and everyday life as a spiritual path. Ocean of Dharma offers powerful daily reminders and refreshers for the many readers of Chögyam Trungpa’s previous books, and it also serves as an accessible introduction to his teachings for those not yet familiar with them. More ... | |
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PEARL ROSARY: The Path of Purification by Khenchen Rinpoche, Konchog Gyaltshen, edited by Khenmo Trinlay Chodron 514 pp. #PEROPA - $ 29.95 "The content of this text is primarily meant for people who are far away and don't have the opportunity to engage in Dharma practice in the presence of the teacher. The book itself is a representation of the teacher, and therefore is meant to help one's Dharma practice. The text describes the methods of visualization and how to incorporate practice into our day to day life experience. The visualization of these deities is mainly concerned with the practices of tantrayana and mantrayana, which are the highest forms of practice. The path of visualization is very powerful and if properly engaged in, it is capable of transforming our life within a single moment."--His Holiness Drigung Kyabgon Chetsang Rinpoche, from the Foreword More ... | |
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START WHERE YOU ARE: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron 208 pp. #STWHAR - $ 12.95 A handbook for cultivating fearlessness and awakening a compassionate heart. With insight and humor, Pema Chodron has us make friends with ourselves by "starting where we are"--by embracing the painful aspects of our lives. Then she guides us through self-reflection and meditations that develop the courage to work with our pain and experience joy. | |
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TIBETAN BUDDHISM FROM THE GROUND UP: A Practical Approach for Modern Life B. Alan Wallace 214 pp. #TIBUGR - $ 15.95 Asking neither unquestioning faith nor blind obedience to abstract concepts or religious beliefs, this highly readable book challenges us to question and investigate life's issues for ourselves in the light of an ancient and effective approach to the sufferings and joys of the human condition. More ... | |