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MONEY, SEX, WAR, KARMA: Notes for a Buddhist Revolution by David R. Loy 160 pp. #MOSEWA - $ 15.95 Loy's "Buddhist Revolution" is nothing less than a radical change in the way we approach our lives, our planet, and our future, offering transformative insights into the causes behind worldwide troubles. More ... | |
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THE MYTH OF FREEDOM and the Way of Meditation by Chogyam Trungpa 178 pp. #MYFR - $ 13.95 What is the meaning of freedom in the profound context of Tibetan Buddhism? Trungpa Rinpoche shows how our attitudes and even our spiritual practices become chains that bind us to patterns of frustration and despair. He explains how meditation brings into focus the causes of frustration and how these negative forces become aids in advancing toward true freedom. | |
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NATURAL RADIANCE: Awakening to Your Great Perfection by Lama Surya Das 104 pp. book plus CD. #NARAPA - $ 14.95 "One moment of total awareness is one moment of perfect enlightenment." This is the ultimate teaching of Tibetan Buddhism, renowned as Dzogchen, the subject of Lama Surya Das' newest book. In this book/CD set, he teaches for the first time a complete daily Dzogchen practice in the oral tradition as it was originally transmitted, including guided meditations and chants. More ... | |
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THE NECTAR OF MANJUSHRI'S SPEECH: A Detailed Commentary on Shantideva's Way of the Bodhisattva by Kunzang Pelden, trans. by the Padmakara Translation Group Cloth. 464 pp. #NEMASP - $ 34.95 This is the first English translation of the authoritative commentary of Shantideva’s classic The Way of the Bodhisattva that has been studied deeply in the Tibetan language by practitioners and scholars alike for a century. The Way of the Bodhisattva, renowned for its inspirational message and for the lyric beauty of its verses, is the subject of many books, including Pema Chödrön’s No Time to Lose. More ... | |
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NIGHTLY WISDOM: Buddhist Inspirations for Sleeping, Dreaming, and Waking Up edited by Josh Bartok, compiled by Gustavo Szpilman Cutz 240 pp. #NAWIBU - $ 14.95 This small gift book is made of inspiring entries of Buddhist insights related to sleeping, dreaming, and other nighttime activities, including lucid More ... | |
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NO TIME TO LOSE: A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva by Pema Chodron 408 pp. New in paperback! (See description above.) #NOTILP - $ 16.95 This fresh, encouraging guide to how to become a spiritual warrior is an in-depth commentary on one of the most essential Buddhist texts, The Way of the Bodhisattva. Written by the best-selling author of When Things Fall Apart, this wonderful book is full of practical exercises and examples from everyday life that will help you to better understand and live the bodhisattva way. More ... | |
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NOW THAT I COME TO DIE: Intimate Guidance from One of Tibet's Greatest Masters by Longchenpa, introduction by Tarthang Tulku 160 pp., paper edition. #NOICOD - $ 16.95 The all-knowing Longchenpa stands at the center of the Nyingma tradition. Acknowledged by all schools of Tibetan Buddhism as one of Tibet's greatest masters, he wrote works that cover every aspect of the Buddhist path. His writings, in clear and luminous prose, have the power to awaken our own innermost knowing and inspire us to act on the knowledge we already have. More ... | |
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THE NYINGMA SCHOOL OF TIBETAN BUDDHISM: Its Fundamentals and History by Dudjom Rinpoche (Jikdrel Yeshe Dorje), translated, edited, and annotated by Matthew Kapstein and Gyurme Dorje 1584 pp., cloth. #NYSC - $ 90.00 Written by a great modern Nyingma master, Dudjom Rinpoche's The Nyingma School of Tibetan Buddhism covers in detail and depth both the fundamental teachings and the history of Tibetan Buddhism's oldest school. This, the first English translation of His Holiness Dudjom Rinpoche's masterwork, constitutes the most complete work of its type in the West. It is an absolute treasure for students of the tradition, it is also an indispensable reference for anyone with an interest in Buddhism. The book includes chronologies and glossaries that elucidate Buddhist doctrine, and it provides fascinating insights into the Buddhist history of Tibet. 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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ORACLES AND DEMONS OF TIBET: The Cult and Iconography of the Tibetan Protective Deities by Rene De Nebesky-Wojkowitz 680 pp., cloth. #ORDE - $ 39.00 This definitive study of Tibetan protector deities reveals much about the early shamanistic base from which the Bon religion developed. The secrecy with which Tibetans surround the cult of the protective deities, especially the ceremonies involving ritual dances, divinations, black magic and weathermaking, was overcome by the author and he received instruction on these topics. He classifies the protective deities, details their appearance and attributes, and describes sacrificial objects, offerings, ceremonies, and oracles--their trances, ceremonies and attire. | |
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ORDINARY WISDOM: Sakya Pandita's Treasury of Good Advice trans. by John Davenport 384 pp. #ORWI - $ 21.95 "...a sterling translation of one of the most loved books of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Sakya Pandita's masterpiece gives advice on the conduct of life suitable for the ordinary individual, while John Davenport's modern commentaries clarify and explain the verses and open this timeless Tibetan wisdom to Western readers."--Gelek Rinpoche | |
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THE ORNAMENT OF CLEAR REALIZATION by Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche 230 pp. #ORCLRE - $ 24.95 Maitreya received these teachings directly from the Buddha, and wrote them to explain the hidden meaning of the Prajnaparamita sutras--the paths and bodhisattva levels. Maitreya's text is given in both Tibetan and English, with a wonderful, extensive commentary by Thrangu Rinpoche. More ... | |
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PASSIONATE ENLIGHTENMENT: Women in Tantric Buddhism by Miranda Shaw 312 pp., 18 illus. #PAENL - $ 23.95 Tantric Buddhism is known in the West primarily for its sexual practices which transform erotic passion into spiritual ecstasy. Historians of religion have held that the enlightenment thus attempted was for men only, and that women in the movement were subordinate and at worst degraded and exploited. Miranda Shaw presents extensive new evidence of outspoken and independent female founders of the Tantric movement and their creative role in shaping sacred sexuality. In her view, the Tantric theory has promoted cooperative, mutually liberative relationships that rely on women as a source of spiritual insight and power. | |
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PATH AND GROUNDS OF GUHYASAMAJA ACCORDING TO ARYA NAGARJUNA by Yangchen Gawai Lodoe, comm. by Geshe Losang Tsephel 184 pp. #PAGRGU - $ 15.95 This significant 18th-century text maps the paths and the grounds of the Guhyasamaja Tantra. It is an indispensable guide for initiated Buddhist tantric practitioners. The Guhyasamaja Tantra provides the basic structure for other highest yoga tantras--by understanding it, other tantras are more easily understood. | |
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A PATH FOR PARENTS: What Buddhism Can Offer by Sara Burns 168 pp. #PAFOPA - $ 17.95 A refreshingly honest and accessible account of how parents can grow spiritually among the everyday experiences of life with children, addressing letting go, the need for time out, and transforming everyday tasks into spiritual practice. More ... | |
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PEACEFUL DEATH, JOYFUL REBIRTH: A Tibetan Buddhist Guidebook by Tulku Thondup 352 pp., paper, plus CD. #PEDEJ2 - $ 19.95 “A healing treasure from Tulku Thondup: a clear, complete, and compassionate guidebook to the journey through life, dying, death, and beyond. Drawing on an extraordinary range of sources, including the Tibetan near-death experiences, he shows to what extent the quality of our life, death, and rebirth all depend upon the mind.”—Sogyal Rinpoche, author of The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying More ... | |
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THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron 144 pp. #PLSCP - $ 12.95 Fearlessness is what we need to take us beyond the obstacles of self-deception into a state of open-heartedness. Pema Chödron shows how to accept ourselves and others even with faults and imperfections; stay in the present moment by seeing through ego strategies to resist life as it is; move toward what makes us feel insecure and fearful as a way to awaken the sense of our basic goodness and connect with others; cultivate the four immeasurables; train in the five strengths and six warrior activities that increase confidence and inspiration. | |
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THE POCKET TIBETAN BUDDHIST READER ed. by Reginald A. Ray 224 pp., 3" x 4 1/2". #POTIBU - $ 6.95 Short, inspirational selections from legendary Tibetan masters, including the Dalai Lama, Milarepa, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, Sogyal Rinpoche and others. A great pocket-sized companion full of pithy quotes. | |