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BUDDHA IS AS BUDDHA DOES: The Ten Original Practices for Enlightened Living CD by Lama Surya Das 2.5 hr. 3-CD set. #BUISAS - $ 29.95 An original author adaptation, best-selling author Surya Das' newest work, this 3-CD set helps you to discover:
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COMFORTABLE WITH UNCERTAINTY: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion by Pema Chodron, read by Joanna Rotte 3.5-hr., 3-CD set, unabridged. #COUNCD - $ 19.95 These short, stand-alone teachings are designed to help us cultivate compassion and awareness amid the challenges of daily living. More than just a collection of "thoughts for the day," this CD, taken from the book of the same name, offers a progressive program of spiritual study. Comfortable with Uncertainty, like a set of traditional Buddhist prayer beads, strings together 108 gems that will be cherished for their guidance and inspiration. More ... | |
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HAPPINESS: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill by Matthieu Ricard 2.5 hrs. 2-CD set #HAGUDE - $ 19.95 Where do we find happiness? Buddhist monk and former cell biologist Ricard has been working with scientists and meditators to find out. Here he merges the newest scientific research with traditional Buddhist teachings, and discusses: how to use cultivate the blissful state known as sukha; ethics; guided imagery for relieving pain; how to enter the state of "flow"; and much more. More ... | |
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HISTORY OF THE RISE OF DHARMA WHICH CLEARLY EXPLAINS THE SUGATA'S TEACHING "A Precious Treasury of the Excellent Discourses" by Buton Rinchen Drub, electronic ed. by Lotsawa Tony Duff Computer CD for Windows. #BUHIRI - $ 45.00 There have been several major, Tibetan texts that give the history of the rise and spread of the buddhist teaching in India and then in Tibet. The one written by Buton Rinchen Drup is widely regarded as one of the most important. It is encyclopaedic in extent and forms an ideal reference work for those working in Tibetan studies, with enormous amounts of detail of names, lineages, and dates. The entire text in Tibetan in 1 large volume is made available here. (An English translation made many years ago by E. Obermiller is hard to get but available through major Western bookstores.) More ... | |
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HOW TO EXPAND LOVE--CD by the Dalai Lama, read by Jeffrey Hopkins 5-CD set. #HOEXCD - $ 29.95 How well do we understand love's transformative powers? Drawing on exercises and techniques established in Tibetan monasteries, the Dalai Lama guides us through seven key stages. We discover how to create and maintain a positive attitude toward those around us, in ever widening stages. Unabridged version, read by translator and editor, Jeffrey Hopkins. Prof. Jeffrey Hopkins teaches at the University of Virginia and is the author of numerous books. More ... | |
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LIVING WELL, DYING WELL--CD by Sogyal Rinpoche 75-min. CD #LIWECD - $ 14.95 This lucid distillation of core teachings on living and dying is by the author of the phenomenal bestseller The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. It invites us to face death without fear, and discusses aging, two aspects of mind, the teachings of Milarepa, care of the dying, finding your true nature, and more. | |
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THE PATH TO ENLIGHTENMENT CD Set by HH the Dalai Lama 3-CD set. #PAENCD - $ 19.95 The beautiful elucidation of the meaning of the path to enlightenment, based around the Third Dalai Lama's Essence of Refined Gold, offers not only wonderful commentary on this key Lam Rim text but also HH the Dalai Lama's personal reflections and practical, spiritual advice. Well-read by Ken McLeod, author of Wake Up to Your Life. Reading based on Path to Enlightenment book trans. and ed. by Glenn H. Mullin. More ... | |
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THE PLACES THAT SCARE YOU: A Guide to Fearlessness in Difficult Times by Pema Chodron, read by Tami Simon of Sounds True 4.5-hr., 4-CD set. #PLSCCD - $ 19.95 We always have a choice: to let circumstances make us fearful, or let them soften us into kindness and self-acceptance. Filled with specific tools to deal with life's difficulties, this 5-session talk presents several forms of tonglen practice, following the 5 slogans of Machig Lapdron: reveal your hidden faults; approach what you find repulsive; help those whom you think you cannot help; give what you are attached to; and go to the places that scare you. Unabridged. | |
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PRECIOUS ESSENCE: The Inner Autobiography of Terchen Barway Dorje trans. by Lama Yeshe Gyamtso, fore. by HH 17th Karmapa Cloth. 267 pp. #PRESIN - regular price $ 22.95 Our Price $18.36 Terchen Barway Dorje, an reincarnation of one of Padmasambhava's 25 disciples, was a famous 19th Century revealer of "treasures"—teachings hidden for centuries to be revealed at the appropriate time—including the Dakini Cycle and the Vajrakila Cycle. This biography is a fascinating record of his inner and outer life. More ... | |
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TIBETAN WISDOM FOR LIVING AND DYING--CD by Sogyal Rinpoche 9-hr.,8-CD set #TIWICD - $ 69.95 The definitive workshop on the teachings of Sogyal Rinpoche, author of New York Times bestseller The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. With mediations, practices, and wisdom teaches, he discusses topics such as: facing the truth of yourself; death as a mirror; what survives; spacious mind in meditation; bardo teachings; buddha-nature; rigpa; obstacles; giving inspiration to the dying; taking on the suffering of others; openness and truth in relationships; working with people in pain; purifying negative karma; love as the only security; grieving; the inner and outer teacher; Padmasambhava's instructions for the bardos; power of prayer; traumatic death; dissolving into light; recognition of the clear light; arising and dissolving of karma. An incredible set of teachings. | |
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THE WAY OF THE BODHISATTVA--CD and book set by Shantideva, trans. by the Padmakara Translation Group 3-CD, 64-page booklet set. #WABOCD - $ 18.95 This new presentation of the Tibetan Buddhist classic comes as a compact set, with the folder of CDs and a 64-page book enclosed in a slipcase. Studied by all the schools of Tibetan Buddhism, the text is an exposition of the path of the bodhisattva--the spiritual path of putting aside selfish concerns and devoting one's life to working for the enlightenment of all. Beautifully translated by the well-respected Padmakara Translation Group. | |
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WHEN THINGS FALL APART: Heart Advice for Difficult Times CD set read by Pema Chodron 2.5 hr. 2-CD set. #WHTHF - $ 19.95 How can we go on living when things fall apart--when we are overcome by pain, fear, and anxiety? Pema Chödrön's answer to that question contains some spectacularly good news: there is a fundamental happiness readily available to each one of us, no matter how difficult things seem to be. To find it, according to traditional Buddhist teaching, we must learn to stop running from suffering and instead actually approach it --fearlessly, compassionately, and with curiosity. This radical practice enables us to use all situations, even very painful ones, as a means for discovering the truth and love that are utterly indestructible. More ... | |