Intro to Tibetan Buddhism
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ENLIGHTENMENT TO GO: Shantideva and the Power of Compassion to Transform Your Life by David Michie 286 pp. #ENTOGO - $ 17.95 The Dalai Lama always recommends a classic text by the eighth-century Buddhist sage Shantideva as essential reading for those seeking life-changing psychological tools and transcendent wisdom. In Enlightenment to Go, David Michie provides a lively, accessible introduction to the "best of" Shantideva. With warmth, humor, and stories of his own experiences, Michie shows how modern psychological science confirms Shantideva's insights, and he explores its powerful antidotes to contemporary problems, including stress, anxiety, and depression. Whether you are a newcomer to Buddhism or a seasoned practitioner, dip into Enlightenment to Go to get a glimpse of a radiantly different reality right here in your busy life. More ... | |
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THE ESSENCE OF HAPPINESS: A Guidebook for Living by Tenzin Gyatso, His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama and Howard C. Cutler, M.D. 228 pp, hardbound. #ESHAHA - $ 19.95 The Dalai Lama inspired millions around the world with his wisdom and compassion with his previous works. Now, in The Essence of Happiness, some of His Holiness's most unforgettable insights are gathered in this keepsake book. More ... | |
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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF BUDDHISM for Easy Understanding and Remembering by Stefan Mager 8-page coated foldout guide. #ESELBU - $ 18.00 Here is an important study guide to help you understand key Buddhist principles in an organized, straightforward way. This fold-out chart covers essential Buddhist topics, explained in narrative, charts and illustrations, and finally keywords for easy memorization, covering the material in 12 sections: More ... | |
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FREEING THE HEART AND MIND, Part One: Introduction to the Buddhist Path by His Holiness Sakya Trizin, edited by Khenpo Kalsang Gyaltsen and Ani Kunga Chodron 184 pp., paper, 9 b&w images, 4 full-color plates. #FRHEMI - $ 15.95 His Holiness Sakya Trizin, head of the Sakya lineage, presents the essential Buddhist teachings on the four noble truths, universal compassion, and the proper motivation for practice. This book begins with a private teaching given to a young newcomer seeing to understand the Sakya heritage. His Holiness's advice inspires us to integrate the living power of these teachings into our daily lives. More ... | |
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THE HEART OF THE BUDDHA: Entering the Tibetan Buddhist Path by Chogyam Trungpa 224 pp., paper. #HEOFBU - $ 16.95 In The Heart of the Buddha, the Tibetan meditation master Chögyam Trungpa presents the basic teachings of Buddhism as they relate to everyday life. The book is divided into three parts. In "Personal Journey," the author discusses the open, inquisitive, and good-humored qualities of the "heart of the Buddha," an "enlightened gene" that everyone possesses. In "Stages on the Path," he presents the three vehicles—Hinayana, Mahayana, and Vajrayana—that carry the Buddhist practitioner toward enlightenment. In "Working with Others," he describes the direct application of Buddhist teachings to topics as varied as relationships, drinking, children, and money. More ... | |
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THE HEART OF THE PATH by Lama Zopa Rinpoche, ed. by Ailsa Cameron 500 pp. #HEOFPA - list price $ 20.00 Our Price $16.00 (you save 20%) This comprehensive work on guru devotion, on why we need a guru and how it is the very essence of the path, is the result of over 50 different teachings Rinpoche has given over the past 3 decades and covers and explains the entire subject in great detail - including: the Importance of Devotion; the Realization of Guru Yoga; Who to Regard as Guru; How the Past Kagyu Lamas Practiced; What is Guru Yoga?; Six Session Guru Yoga; Calling the Lama from Afar; Is Absolute Obedience Required?; Checking the Guru; the Kindness of the Guru; etc. More ... | |
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HOW TO BE COMPASSIONATE: A Handbook for Creating Inner Peace and a Happier World by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, translated and edited by Jeffrey Hopkins 160 pp., hardbound, compact size. #HOTOCO - $ 20.00 The surest path to true happiness lies in being intimately concerned with the welfare of others. Or, as his Holiness the Dalai Lama would say, in compassion. In How to be Compassionate, His Holiness reveals basic mistakes of attitude that lead us to inner turmoil, and how we can correct them to achieve a better tomorrow. More ... | |
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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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THE JEWEL TREASURY OF ADVICE: A Hundred Teachings from the Heart "The Wisdom of Drikung Bhande Dharmaradza" translated from Tibetan by Khenpo Konchog Gyaltshen Rinpoche, edited by Rick Finney 90 pp., paper. #JETRAD - $ 0.00 More ... | |
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LIGHT COMES THROUGH: Buddhist Teachings on Awakening to Our Natural Intelligence by Dzigar Kongtrul 144 pp., paper. #LICOPA - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 (you save 20%) Our thoughts and emotions can take us anywhere. In an instant they can bring us down or lift us up. If we don't attend to the mind, the source of all our thoughts and emotions, it can seem like a runaway train. Yet when guided by wisdom, our mind can lead us to awakening. How do we utilize this resource? More ... | |
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THE MIND IS MIGHTIER THAN THE SWORD: Enlightening the mind, Opening the Heart by Lama Surya Das 411 pp. #MIMITH - list price $ 16.99 Our Price $13.59 (you save 20%) For beginners and experienced practitioners alike, Lama Surya Das outlines his Six Building Blocks of Spiritual Practice and offers insight and advice not only on how to find and develop a spiritual center, but how to integrate it into your daily life. From daily meditation and yoga to creative work, journaling, volunteering in your community, and finding teachers in unexpected places, Buddhist practice can and should be part of everything you do. The Mind Is Mightier Than the Sword is a practical guide to using the teachings of Buddhism to live a happier, healthier, more enlightened life. More ... | |
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THE MINDFULNESS REVOLUTION: Leading Psychologists, Scientists, Artists, and Meditation Teachers on the Power of Mindfulness in Daily Life
edited by Barry Boyce 288 pp., paper. #MIRELE - $ 16.95 A growing body of scientific research indicates that mindfulness can reduce stress and improve mental and physical health. Countless people who have tried it say it's improved their quality of life. Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of paying steady and full attention, without judgment or criticism, to our moment-to-moment experience. Here is a collection of the best writing on what mindfulness is, why we should practice it, and how to apply it in daily life, from leading figures in the field. More ... | |
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THE PATH IS THE GOAL: A Basic Handbook of Buddhist Meditation by Chögyam Trungpa, edited by Sherab Chodzin 192 pp., paper, pocket-size. #PAGO - $ 14.95 The Buddha taught meditation as the essential spiritual practice. Nothing else is more important. These classic teachings on the outlook and technique of meditation provide the foundation that every practitioner needs to awaken as the Buddha did. Chögyam Trungpa here reveals how the deliberate practice of mindfulness develops into awareness, insight, and openness. He also guides us away from the ego's trap: the urge to make meditation serve our ambition. 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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THE POWER OF AN OPEN QUESTION: The Buddha's Path to Freedom by Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel, foreword by Dzigar Kongtrul 128 pp., paper. #POOFOP - $ 16.95 How do we find a resting place in a world that is complex and always changing? How do we practice spirituality beyond the limits of blind acceptance and doubt? Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel proposes that when we ask challenging questions like these, we access our deepest intelligence and most powerful insights. "When we ask a question," she suggests, "our mind is engaged yet open. The process of inquiry protects us from our tendency to reach static conclusions. Instead, we can respond to uncertainty and change with inquisitiveness and a sense of wonder." Her book guides us on a provocative, playful, and spiritually enriching journey of contemplation that could last a lifetime. More ... | |
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REBEL BUDDHA: A Guide to a Revolution of Mind by Dzogchen Ponlop 224 pp., now in paper! #REBUON - $ 15.95 "Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche shatters old myths and sweeps away cultural baggage, presenting the essence of the Buddha's teachings in a fresh, contemporary voice. With uncommon clarity and authority, he offers a new vision for the future of Buddhism that is at once shocking and hopeful. This is a small book with a big message that is timely and important."—Pema Chödrön, author of When Things Fall Apart More ... | |
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START WHERE YOU ARE: A Guide to Compassionate Living by Pema Chodron 208 pp. #STWHAR - $ 14.95 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. More ... | |
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SUTRA OF THE WISE AND THE FOOLISH trans. from Mongolian by Stanley Frye 262 pp., paper. #SUWIFO - $ 18.00 Told for adults, the 52 short narratives in this edition of the Sutra of the Wise and the Foolish are Jatakas, or rebirth stories of the Buddha, tracing the causes of the pitfalls in human lives to events which took place in the characters' former lifetimes. The stories cover a wide range of situations and concepts, but there is a common thread to each of the narratives: exploring tragedy in the human condition, the reason for this tragedy and the possibility of transcending it. More ... | |