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THE ALL-SEEING BOY AND THE BLUE SKY OF HAPPINESS: A Children's Parable by Nick Kettles, illustrated by Serena Sax Hallam 32 pp., 13 illustrations, hardbound. For all ages, but reading level is for age 8 and up. #ALSEBO - list price $ 16.95 Our Price $11.86 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The All-Seeing Boy believed that there must be a way to make people happy. Then he met the mysterious hobo Jason Carper, Esquire, who taught him about the blue sky of happiness...and our inherent, somewhat magical ability to bring happiness to others. More ... | |
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HOW TO PRACTICE SHAMATHA MEDITATION: The Cultivation of Meditative Quiescence by Gen Lamrimpa, translated by B. Alan Wallace, edited by Hart Sprager 150 pp., paper. This is an updated edition of Calming the Mind. #HOPRSH - list price $ 15.95 Our Price $11.16 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion In 1988, Gen Lamrimpa, a Tibetan monk and contemplative, led a one-year retreat in the Pacific Northwest, during which a group of Western meditators devoted themselves to the practice of meditative quiescence (shamatha). This book is a record of the oral teachings he gave to this group at the outset of the retreat. The teachings are brought to life by Gen Lamrimpa's warmth, humor, and extensive personal experience as a contemplative recluse. An invaluable, practical guide for those seeking to develop greater attentional stability and clarity, this work will be of considerable interest to meditators, psychologists, and all others who are concerned with the potentials of the human mind. More ... | |
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INTO THE HEART OF LIFE by Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, foreword by H.H. the Gyalwang Drukpa 192 pp., paper. #INHELI - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion The real test of our Buddhist practice happens not on the cushion or in the protected space of retreat but moment-to-moment in daily life, particularly when we find ourselves in uncomfortable situations. How do we respond? In this book, one of the most respected Western figures of contemporary Buddhism, Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, offers insights gleaned from more than forty years of engagement with Buddhist practice. Her perspective is vast, with a well-grounded understanding of how the timeless Buddhist teachings apply to the demands and challenges of modern life. More ... | |
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THE NEPAL COOKBOOK by the Association of Nepalis in the Americas, illustrated by Palden Choedak Oshoe 2nd Edition, 168 pp., 20 line drawings, 133 recipes. #NECO2E - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion This treasury of recipes from the members of the Association of Nepalis in the Americas represents the best of authentic Nepali cuisine. From festival dishes to simple everyday favorites, the recipes included here reflect the many facets of Nepal's colorful and diverse cultures. More ... | |
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THE THREE SILVER COINS: A Story from Tibet by Veronica Leo and Tashi Daknewa 32 pp., fully illustrated, 8" x 10", for ages 5 and up. #THSIC2 - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Once upon a time there was a poor boy named Jinpa who lived in the high mountains of Tibet. For his hard work he received one day three gleaming silver coins. "With these you can become rich!" his mother told him. "Invest them wisely, and they will increase a hundredfold." So into the world Jinpa went, carrying his three silver coins, to seek his future. More ... | |
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TIBETAN YOGAS OF BODY, SPEECH, AND MIND by Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, edited by Polly Turner 230 pp., 22 photos, 5 drawings, 12 tables. #TIYOBO - list price $ 18.95 Our Price $13.27 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion Understanding how our actions, words, and thoughts interact enhances our ability to progress in spiritual practice and brings us closer to self-realization. In a warm, informal style, Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche opens up Tibetan meditation practice to both beginners and experienced students, placing as much emphasis on practice as on knowledge. Depending on the sources of the problems in our lives, he offers practices that work with the body, speech, or the mind—a collection of Tibetan yoga exercises, visualizations, sacred sound practices, and spacious meditations on the nature of mind. Together, he says, knowledge and regular meditation practice can alter our self-image and lead to a lighter, more joyful sense of being. More ... | |
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WHERE IS TIBET? 2nd Edition written and illustrated by Gina Halpern 48 pp., 8"x11", 46 color illustrations, gloss paper. #WHTI2 - list price $ 14.95 Our Price $10.46 (you save 30%) Published by Snow Lion "Where is Tibet?" is really a way of asking "Where is happiness?" Gina Halpern's enchanting book takes children on a double journey...to a real country and into their own hearts. Brilliantly illustrated with Tibetan images and colors, this sensitively rendered, cross-cultural book follows the search of a refugee Tibetan boy and girl for their native Himalayan land. The children could be two of the real exiled children now living in India and Nepal, but their search goes far beyond the geographical and personal. In Gina Halpern's hands their quest becomes the universal search of all who seek a place of peace. More ... | |
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AVALOKITESHVARA SINGING BOWL SET 4.5" x 2" round. #SIBAV4 - $ 70.00 This finely-turned and well-tuned singing bowl comes with a leather-wrapped wooden striker, and a 5x8" page of the mantra of Avalokiteshvara with explanation and visualization (Love and Compassion). The set also includes a lovely hand-made gift box made from natural, sustainable materials, printed with auspicious symbols and sealed with a string and button closure. More ... | |
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AVENTURINE HAND MALA Approximately 6 mm. beads #AVHAMA - $ 24.00 Aventurine hand mala. | |
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THE AWAKENED ONE: A Life of the Buddha by Sherab Chodzin Kohn 176 pp., paper. #AWON - list price $ 19.95 Our Price $13.96 (you save 30%) The story of the founder of Buddhism is one of the world's great archetypal tales of spiritual awakening. He was born Siddhartha Gautama in the sixth century BCE, the son of a prince who ruled a small kingdom in what is now Nepal. Siddhartha led a sheltered existence until the age of twenty-nine, when he left his life of ease and set out to find a solution to the problem of suffering. For years he wandered as a homeless ascetic, practicing severe austerities that brought him to the brink of death but no nearer to his goal. He then abandoned asceticism for a "middle way." Sitting down under a tree, he vowed to remain there until he realized the truth. After a night of deep meditation, his Enlightenment came at dawn, and he was thereafter known as the Buddha, the "Awakened One." More ... | |
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BREATHE: The Perfect Harmony of Breathing DVD by Fabio Andrico and Yamila Diaz 120 min. DVD. #BRPEDV - $ 19.95 Harmony in breathing is harmony in life! With the help of Yamila Diaz and Fabio Andrico, beginner and expert yoga practitioners alike will find simple but effective exercises that deepen and clarify their experience of breathing. This ground-breaking technique enables the discovery of a new dimension of relaxed energy in modern life. 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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BUDDHA AT BEDTIME: Tales of Love and Wisdom for You to Read with Your Child to Enchant, Enlighten, and Inspire by Dharmachari Nagaraja 7.25" x 9.25". 144 pp. #BUATBE - $ 16.95 Filled with full-color illustrations throughout, this delightful book is packed with over twenty Buddhist-themed stories to read-aloud with a child. Each story's magical world not only prepares children for a good night's sleep, but also entertainingly teaches about empathy, compassion, and forgiveness. Ages 6 to 10 years. More ... | |
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BUDDHA HEART PARENTING: Enrich Your Family with Buddhist Wisdom and Compassion by Dr. C.L. Claridge 230 pp. #BUHEPA - $ 18.95 Buddha Heart Parenting offers the reader deep insights into how to integrate Buddhist philosophy with contemporary psychology to arrive at a method of parenting that is both effective and enables family members to realise their true Buddha nature. It provides a frank look at the norms and status of parenting today, and suggests ways to develop more authentic communication using Buddhist principles. More ... | |
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BUDDHA IN YOUR BACKPACK: Everyday Buddhism for Teens by Franz Metcalf, illust. by Monk Song Yoon 270 pp., paper. #BUYOBA - $ 14.95 "Teenage life (like other parts of life, but even more so) is really hard. You have to be a daughter or son, a sister or brother, a grandchild, an extended family member, a goof-off, a hormonally deranged adolescent, a student, a citizen, a worker, a 'future leader,' a part of the ecosystem, a psycho-spiritual being, a human person. You have to be all that. It takes some doing. This book can help. Being a teenager is an astonishing amount of work. You know that, but this book will show how deep that work is and how you can make it deeper. Your teen experience is so central to what Zen Buddhists call 'this great matter of birth and death,' that to be full awake to your teenageness is to be a genuinely spiritual person."—from the Introduction. More ... | |
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THE BUDDHIST MANDALA COLORING KIT--12 Notecards #BUMACO - $ 19.95 This terrific kit contains everything you need to create personalized mandala notecards: 10 quality coloring pencils, 12 mandala notecards to color, with envelopes for mailing--and a 40-page full-color book with instructions on simple meditations to do when working with each mandala. A good value. Makes a great gift--for a friend, a child, or yourself--with hours of creative enjoyment. More ... | |
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BUDDHIST PAINTINGS COLORING BOOK by the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco 8.5" x 11". 44 pp. #BUPACO - $ 7.95 Here you'll find 22 beautiful images to color, all based on paintings in the Asian Art Museum collection. The original artworks are shown in color on the inside cover! You can follow the colors used in the original artworks, or choose your own colors. Each coloring page is blank on the back, so you can frame your work if you wish. More ... | |
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BUDDHA PENDANT IN TEACHING MUDRA #PEBUCI - $ 16.00 Here is a very fine rendering of Buddha in teaching mudra, etched in a silver finished medallion. One of the five Dhyani Buddhas, his mantra is engraved below the lotus petals. Keep the Buddha close to your heart. This smooth circular pendant measures 1.75" across, and comes with a polished cotton cord. | |