Intro to Tibetan Buddhism
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OPEN HEART, CLEAR MIND by Thubten Chodron, foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 218 pp., paper, 14 line drawings, 3 charts. #OPHECL - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This practical introduction to Buddhism focuses on the application of Buddhist psychology to modern life. Thubten Chodron, an American Buddhist nun, presents the basic points of this path for understanding ourselves and improving the quality of our lives. More ... | |
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OPENING TO OUR PRIMORDIAL NATURE by Khenchen Palden Sherab Rinpoche and Khenpo Tsewang Dongyal Rinpoche 130 pp., paper. #OPPRNA - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This book provides clear and deep explanations of how to uncover our inherent wisdom and compassion. The authors explain how our minds function and what our primordial nature is; they show us how to go about cultivating insight, bodhichitta, and devotion so that our true nature can manifest. They give detailed instructions on how to meditate using the tantric techniques of visualization, mantra, and formless meditation. At the same time, the book is simple and accessible, pointing out how we can see our fundamentally enlightened nature. This is a great introduction to Tibetan Buddhism by highly respected teachers from the Nyingmapa Vajrayana tradition. More ... | |
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THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT by H.H. the Dalai Lama, trans. & ed. by Glenn H. Mullin Paper, 238 pp. #PAEN - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In this extensive teaching, the Dalai Lama beautifully elucidates the meaning of the path to enlightenment through his own direct spiritual advice and personal reflections. Based upon a very famous Tibetan text, this teaching presents in practical terms the essential instructions for the attainment of enlightenment. Its direct approach and lucid style make The Path to Enlightenment one of the most accessible introductions to Tibetan Buddhism ever published. More ... | |
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TAMING THE MIND by Thubten Chodron 228 pp., 6" x 9". #TAMIBO - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion We all wish to gain greater understanding of ourselves. This ideal follow-up to the author's extremely popular Buddhism for Beginners explains in clear and simple language the essence of Buddhist philosophy and psychology, together with practical tools for immediate implementation in our daily lives. More ... | |
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A TRUTHFUL HEART: Buddhist Practices for Connecting with Others by Jeffrey Hopkins, foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 218 pp., paper. #TRHEBU - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion 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 that love into the world around us. More ... | |
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ANCIENT TEACHINGS IN MODERN TIMES: Buddhism in the 21st Century by Ven. Lama Losang Samten, edited by Lori Petruskevich 208 pp., paper. #ANTEMO - $ 16.95 Reading this book is like sitting down for a cozy conversation with Venerable Losang Samten in a quite corner of a bustling cafe; there is so much going on, yet we become enraptured by his gentle words. Each page is filled with gems of wisdom that illuminate the path towards discovering greater joy and peace within ourselves, through the teachings of the Buddha. Losang's friendly storytelling nature draws the reader into a delightful journey through the complexities of Buddhism and spirituality for everyday life, all the while preserving the profound essence of the teaching. He masterfully weaves together the story of how the teachings of the Buddha can help anyone of any culture or faith achieve greater peace and joy by practicing loving-kindness and compassion. He affirms the potential that lies within each one of us to realize the 'Buddha within' and to become free from suffering through the wisdom that lies within these Ancient Teachings in Modern Times. More ... | |
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AWAKENING KINDNESS: Finding Joy through Compassion for Others by Nawang Khechog, foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama 208 pages, hardbound--includes free music download! #AWKIFI - $ 23.00 One of the wonders of being human is our ability to cultivate kindness, compassion, and love. In Awakening Kindness, Nawang Khechog explains how these precious human values are the foundation of true happiness and make possible our peaceful coexistence with one another, with other species, and with our environment. More ... | |
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THE AWAKENING MIND: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought, Volume 4 by Geshe Tashi Tsering, Foreword by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, edited by Gordon McDougall 172 pp. #FOBUTH - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 (you save 20%) Based on popular courses, this book creates a simple, systematic introduction to Buddhist philosophy and practice, exploring the importance of compassion in our lives, and the traditional techniques for developing bodhichitta. Among the topics covered are the seven-point cause-and-effect method for developing bodhicitta, the practice of exchanging oneself for others, and the ten deeds of a bodhisattva. This volume also offers accessible and precise instructions on the traditional techniques for developing bodhichitta, or "the mind of enlightenment," which aspires to buddhahood in order to liberate all beings from suffering. More ... | |
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BECOMING ENLIGHTENED by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, trans. and ed. by Jeffrey Hopkins PhD 304 pp., pocket-sized paper. #BEENPA - $ 15.00 In Becoming Enlightened, His Holiness the Dalai Lama powerfully explores the foundation of Buddhism, laying out an accessible and practical approach to age-old questions. Drawing from traditional Buddhist meditative practices as well as penetrating examples from today's troubled planet, he presents step-by-step exercises designed to expand the reader's capacity for spiritual growth—with clear milestones to mark the reader's progress—and shares personal anecdotes from his own experiences as a lifelong student, thinker, political leader, and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. More ... | |
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BEYOND RELIGION: Ethics for a Whole World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, trans. by Thupten Jinpa Langri 198 pp., hardbound. #BEREET - $ 24.00 Ten years ago, in his best-selling Ethics for a New Millennium, His Holiness the Dalai Lama first proposed an approach to ethics based on universal rather than religious principles. Now, in Beyond Religion, the Dalai Lama, at his most compassionate and outspoken, elaborates and deepens his vision for the nonreligious way. More ... | |
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THE BUDDHA AND HIS TEACHINGS edited by Samuel Bercholz and Sherab Chodzin Kohn 352 pp, paper, 53 b & w illustrations. #BUANHI - $ 18.95 Originally published as Entering the Stream, this book offers a simple and inspiring answer to the question "What is the Buddha's teaching?" primarily in the words of the Buddha and other masters. This anthology draws on traditional Indian, Chinese, Japanese, and Tibetan sources as well as teachings by contemporary Buddhist masters. Among the contributors, both classical and modern, are: Ajahn Chah, Pema Chödrön, The Second Dalai Lama, Dogen, S.N. Goenka, Dainin Katagiri, Hakuyu Taizan Maezumi, Milarepa, Padmasambhava, Reginald Ray, Shunryu Suzuki, Nyanaponika Thera, Thich Nhat Hanh, Chögyam Trungpa, and Burton Watson. More ... | |
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BUDDHISM IN A NUTSHELL: Essentials for Practice and Study by Lama Thubten Yeshe, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, and Venerable Amy Miller 246 pp. + MP3 CD. #BUNUES - $ 24.99 Buddhism in a Nutshell is an overview of the complete Buddhist path to enlightenment that combines the blessings and transformational teachings of Tibetan Buddhist masters Lama Thubten Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche with the candidly refreshing perspective of Western teacher Venerable Amy Miller. It provides students with the information they need for their spiritual journey along with advice on how to integrate these teachings into daily life. In addition, readers are given simple meditation techniques to help bring each topic "from the head into the heart." More ... | |
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THE BUDDHIST WHEEL OF EXISTENCE: The Psychology of Confusion and the Path of Liberation--Guide and Overview by Jakob Leschly and Stefan Mager 8-page coated foldout guide. #BUWHEX - $ 18.00 This invaluable guide provides easy charts for understanding the sacred images of the Wheel of Existence, or Karmic Wheel. It provides a lovely full-page image of the Wheel, a 'navigation chart' and an overview of its symbology, discussions of the sections, the six realms of existence, the twelve links of dependent origination, the eightfold path, the four noble truths, reincarnation, and a glossary of key Buddhist terms. In short, it's packed with information covering key points of the path. This full-color fold-out is an essential study guide. More ... | |
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BUDDHA STANDARD TIME: Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now by Lama Surya Das 224 pp., hardback, with numerous exercises and inspirational phrases. #BUSTTI - $ 25.99 We're all given the same twenty-four hours a day. We can spend our time feeling hurried and harried, overwhelmed by chores and demands, distracted and burned out...or we can awaken to Buddha Standard Time, the realm of timelessness where every choice, every action, and every breath can be one of renewal and infinite possibilities. More ... | |
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COMPASSION NOW! by The Seventeenth Gyalwang Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje 96 pp., paper, 2 b& w images. #CONOSE - $ 9.95 Too often compassionate feeling is left inactive. Compassion Now! is a work not only focused on how love and compassion are the root of all Buddhist practices, but is a call to put these compassionate feelings into action in the world. More ... | |
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THE CRYSTAL MIRROR OF PHILOSOPHICAL SYSTEMS: A Tibetan Study of Asian Religious Thought by Thuken Chokyi Nyima, trans. by Geshe Lhundub Sopa Cloth. 640 pp. #CRMIPH - $ 59.95 The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems by Thuken Losang Chokyi Nyima (1737-1802) is probably the widest-ranging account of religious philosophies ever written in pre-modern 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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THE DALAI LAMA'S LITTLE BOOK OF COMPASSION: The Essential Teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, translated by Geshe Thupten Jinpa, preface by Kesang Y. Takla 224 pp., hardbound. #DALIBO - $ 12.95 Life is hard. In response to the pain of daily life, the Dalai Lama offers words of wisdom and hope. He asserts that while suffering is a given, it does not have to be overwhelming. We "have the right to overcome suffering." The way out is rooted in the path of compassion. More ... | |
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THE DHAMMAPADA: Teachings of the Buddha translated with annotations by Gil Fronsdal, forward by Jack Kornfield Set includes: 186 pp. paperbound book; 2 CDs, approx. 2 hrs; gift slipbox. #DHTEBU - $ 19.95 The Dhammapada is the most widely studied Buddhist scripture, enjoyed for centuries by Buddhists and non-Buddhists alike. This classic text of teaching verses conveys the philosophical and practical foundations of the Buddhist tradition. The text presents two distinct goals: the first is attaining happiness in this life (or in future lives); the second is the achievement of spiritual liberation, lasting freedom, absolute peace. More ... | |