Beginning Meditation/Shamatha/Vispashyana
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CALM ABIDING AND SPECIAL INSIGHT: Achieving Spiritual Transformation Through Meditation by Geshe Gedun Lodro and Jeffrey Hopkins 334 pp., glossary, bibliography, index. A Namgyal Institute Textbook. #CAABSP - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $18.36 Published by Snow Lion This manual presents an intimate and detailed picture of the intricacies of meditation so vividly that the reader is drawn into a Tibetan world-view of spiritual development. Geshe Gedun Lodro, one of the foremost scholars of Tibet, reveals methods for overcoming afflictive states and disorders to create a mind which is stable, calm and alertly clear. The dangers of not recognizing states contrary to successful meditation are great, and the possibilities of implementing the wrong antidote or of over-extending an appropriate one until it becomes counter-productive are many. Through such detail Geshe Gedun Lodro makes vividly clear a Tibetan approach to meditative transformation. This is a completely revised new edition of Walking Through Walls. More ... | |
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CALMING THE MIND: Tibetan Buddhist Teachings on the Cultivation of Meditative Quiescence by Gen Lamrimpa, translated by B. Alan Wallace, edited by Hart Sprager 148 pp., a Namgyal Institute Textbook. #CAMI - regular price $ 12.95 Our Price $10.36 Published by Snow Lion "It is Gen Lamrimpa's familiarity with meditation on a deep experiential level that makes his teachings so valuable and this a book to be recommended."--Ani Jutima, Tibetan Review More ... | |
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THE FOUR IMMEASURABLES: Cultivating a Boundless Heart by B. Alan Wallace 192 pp. #FOIM - regular price $ 15.95 Our Price $12.76 Published by Snow Lion This book is a rich suite of practices that open the heart, counter the distortions in our relationships to ourselves, and deepen our relationships to others. Alan Wallace presents a unique interweaving of teachings on the Four Immeasurables (the cultivation of loving-kindness, compassion, equanimity, and empathetic joy) with instruction on quiescence or shamatha meditation practices to empower the mind and render it "fit for service." The book includes both guided meditations and lively discussions on the implications of these teachings for our own lives. More ... | |
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THE PRACTICE OF TRANQUILLITY AND INSIGHT: A Guide to Tibetan Buddhist Meditation by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 170 pp., b&w photo, 3 line drawings, 3 tables. #PRTRIN - regular price $ 14.95 Our Price $11.96 Published by Snow Lion The two types of meditation that form the core of Buddhist spiritual practice are: tranquillity (samatha) meditation aims at stilling the mind, while insight (vipasyana) meditation produces "clear vision," or insight into the nature of all phenomena. With masterful scholarship, Rinpoche explains this unified system of meditation--what to do, what to avoid and the stages of deepening meditation so the practitioner can gauge progress. His teaching is a commentary on the eighth chapter of the Treasury of Knowledge by Jamgon Kongtrul. More ... | |
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STAGES OF MEDITATION by the H.H. the Dalai Lama, trans. by Ven. Geshe Lobsang Jordhen, Losang Choephel Ganchenpa, and Jeremy Russell 216 pp., includes root text in English, Dalai Lama's commentary, and Tibetan root text by Kamalashila. Paper edition. #STMEPP - regular price $ 16.95 Our Price $13.56 Published by Snow Lion The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format especially suited to Westerners. Based upon the middle section of the Bhavanakrama by Kamalasila, a translation of which is included, this is the most extensive commentary given by the Dalai Lama on this concise but important meditation handbook. It is a favorite text of the Dalai Lama and he often takes the opportunity to give teachings on it to audiences throughout the world. In his words, "This text can be like a key that opens the door to all other major Buddhist scriptures." More ... | |
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CRYSTAL CLEAR by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche #CRCL - $ 18.00 Straightforward, lucid guidebook for insight practice (vipashyana). A practical handbook that begins with watching the breath and leads practitioners through stages of realization. | |
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GENUINE HAPPINESS: Meditation as the Path to Fulfillment by B. Alan Wallace and H.H. the Dalai Lama Cloth. 256 pp. #GEHAME - $ 24.95 "Excellent guidance...for actualizing our innate capacity for wisdom, compassion, and well-being, right here and now."--Jon Kabat-Zinn More ... | |
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HOW TO MEDITATE: A Practical Guide by Kathleen McDonald, ed. by Robina Courtin 256 pp. #HOME2 - $ 14.95 This revised, enlarged, and updated edition of this classic, contains a wealth of advice on many proven meditation techniques: from simple breathing and mindfulness exercises to deity visualizations--a whole spectrum of useful exercises in one book. The next best thing to private instruction! | |
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JORCHO: The Six Preparatory Practices trans. by Lobsang Ganchenpa & Ani Karma Lekshe Tsomo 48 pp., line drawings. #JOSIPR - $ 8.95 Here are the practices of preparing your altar, posture, motivation, visualizing the merit field, offering the seven-limb puja, etc. important for conducting a meditation session. It is appropriate to students of all schools and at all levels of practice. More ... | |
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MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS by Jack Kornfield 88 pp., cloth. Plus CD. #MEBE - $ 19.95 How do you learn to meditate? Trusted teacher Kornfield gives a step-by-step method of starting--and sticking with--vipassana or "insight" meditation, using breath and even difficult emotions to create tranquility. Six guided meditations are offered on the included CD. | |
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MEDITATION: Advice to Beginners by Bokar Rinpoche 150 pp. #MEA - $ 15.95 A meditation manual for calming the mind, developing insight and practicing mahamudra. | |
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THE MIRACLE OF MINDFULNESS: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation by Thich Nhat Hanh, translated by Mobi Ho 140 pp., 11 b&w wash drawings. #MIMI - $ 14.00 In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercises as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness - being awake and fully aware. From washing the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness. More ... | |
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PLEASE BE SEATED: Instructions and Practices for Beginning Meditators by Tenzin Deshek 32 pp., line drawings. #PLBESE - $ 12.95 This handy, spiral-bound manual includes shamatha meditation instructions, the six preliminary practices for beginning a meditation practice, Tong-len, Shakyamuni, Chenrezig, White Tara Healing, Long-life prayer and so forth, many of these with brief introductory instructions. More ... | |
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STABILIZING THE MIND: A Meditational Technique to Develop Spaciousness in the Mind by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo 96 pp. #STMIME - $ 13.95 Written by the first Western woman to be recognized by Tibetan lamas as a Tulku, this book brings alive a range of ancient teachings for both newcomers and longtime Buddhist practitioners, with chapters on Stepping Back from Reaction, How to Reside in a State of Innate Wakefulnesss, When Does the I Begin, When Does It End, and much more practical material. | |
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TEACHINGS ON THE PRACTICE OF MEDITATION by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 96 pp. #TEPRME - $ 19.95 The essence of the teachings of the Buddha is practice. The reason we practice meditation is to attain happiness. This means happiness in both the short-term and the long-term. More ... | |
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TOUCHING ENLIGHTENMENT: Finding Realization in the Body by Reginald A. Ray Cloth edition, 304 pp. #TOENFI - $ 24.95 How is that a person can meditate for many years--and hardly change? This esteemed author of five books guides the reader in a systematic process that results in a profound awareness "in our bodies rather than in our heads." He explores the body as the ideal place of spiritual pilgrimage, how to cultivate imagination and deal with pain, and why rejected experiences become imprinted in the body and how they can be released. More ... | |