Here is the inimitable Master Sheng Yen at his best, illuminating the ancient texts of the Chinese Zen tradition to show how wonderfully practical they really are, even for us today. The texts, writ……続きを見る
May we exist like a lotus, / At home in the muddy water. / Thus we bow to life as it is.
This verse is an important reminder, says Ezra Bayda, of what the spiritual life is truly about: the willingn……続きを見る
In the Buddhist tradition, love is not just a feeling but a way of being present with ourselves and others. This book offers practical advice on how to cultivate love, how to deepen it, and how to l……続きを見る
Blending contemporary and traditional perspectives, this groundbreaking work offers guidance on the profound foundational practices of the Great Perfection. It contains classic commentaries by the r……続きを見る
This collection of ‘dharma talks’ from one of the great Buddhist teachers of the 20th-century is a fun, accessible crash course in Theravadan teachings on meditation, mindfulness, and more
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Thirty of the most creative, eloquent, and energetic Tibetan Buddhist teachers of Westerners in recent decades are featured in this collection of teachings that are certain to be highly treasured by……続きを見る
Anagarika Munindra (1915–2003) was a Bengali Buddhist master and scholar who was teacher to an entire generation of practitionersーincluding some of the most prominent Insight Meditation teachers in……続きを見る
What is the essence of the mind? Could computers ever have consciousness? Can compassion be learned? When does consciousness enter the human embryo? These are just some of the many questions that we……続きを見る
Believe what you’ve heard about meditation: it’ll focus your mind, open your heart, and sometimes surprise you with insight. And it’s not complicated to learn. In fact, everything you need to get st……続きを見る
A collection of teachings on the practice of meditation by twelve contemporary Buddhist masters from Southeast Asiaーcurated by the author of A Path with Heart
In this book, Jack Kornfield presents ……続きを見る
The complete English translation of one of the great Zen classics and works of Japanese literature, by the founder of the Soto schoolーnow in a single volume
Treasury of the True Dharma Eye (Shobo G……続きを見る
An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited Buddhist texts, by a renowned modern translator
The Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra is among the best known of all the Buddhist……続きを見る
Ārya Asanga’s Bodhisattvabhūmi, or The Stage of a Bodhisattva, is the Mahāyāna tradition’s most comprehensive manual on the practice and training of bodhisattvasーby the author’s own account, a comp……続きを見る
In the Root of the Middle Way, Nagarjuna presents a magical method of reasoning, inviting everyone who encounters these lucid and fearless contemplations to follow him on a journey to the heart of t……続きを見る
The Mahamudra Prayer by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje is a short yet thorough and profound text which presents all the essential points of Mahamudra teaching in terms of view, practice, and fruit……続きを見る
Here is the inimitable Zen Master Seung Sahn up close and personalーin selections from the correspondence that was one of his primary modes of teaching. Seung Sahn received hundreds of letters per m……続きを見る
The most in-depth and famed text on Mahamudra ever written, The Ocean of Definitive Meaning by the Ninth Karmapa offers a detailed, uniquely comprehensive presentation. Thrangu Rinpoche has distille……続きを見る
In this beautifully written memoir, a daughter travels to her mother's Tibetan homeland and finds both her own deep connections to her heritage and a people trying to maintain its cultural integrity……続きを見る
A Zen chant is like a compass that sets us in the direction of the awakened life; it is the dynamic, audible counterpart to the silent practice of zazen, or sitting meditation; and it is a powerful ……続きを見る
In this collection of provocative essays by prominent teachers of Yoga and Buddhism, the common ground of these two ancient traditions becomes clear. Michael Stone has brought together a group of in……続きを見る
On the spiritual path we speak of enlightenment. But how do we reconcile the idea of enlightenment with what we see when we look in the mirrorーwhen insecurities, doubts, and self-centered tendencie……続きを見る
Some types of meditation are aimed at promoting a sense of confidence and well-being in everyday life, while other types focus on producing altered states of consciousness, transcending the world, o……続きを見る
Buddhism began to take root in the West at just the same time that women’s voices were arising to find expression hereーafter millennia of being relegated to the background. If that was a coincidenc……続きを見る
A Japanese master offers a Zen perspective on the nature of time and being, further exploring the concepts of impermanence, living in the present moment, and more
It’s easy to regard time as a commo……続きを見る
Kimberley Snow offers an outrageously funny and honest account of her adventures as head cook at a Tibetan Buddhist retreat center. With her earthy sensibility and sharp sense of humor, the author s……続きを見る
The Fundamental Wisdom of the Middle Way was written in the second century and is one of the most important works of Nagarjuna, the pioneering commentator on the Buddha's teachings on the Madhyamik……続きを見る
Why do things happen the way they do in our lives? How do we create the causes for a happy life? The Buddhist practice of mind training gives us the answer to these questions: it involves overcoming……続きを見る
Dharma practice comprises a wide range of wise instructions and skillful means. As a result, meditators may be exposed to a diversity of approaches to the core teachings and the meditative pathーand……続きを見る
The joy of "suchness"ーthe absolute and true nature inherent in all appearanceーshines through the teachings attributed to Dongshan Liangjie (807–869), the legendary founder of the Caodong lineage o……続きを見る
Like a spontaneous cascade of wisdom nectar, the open and natural words of Thinley Norbu Rinpoche, uncomplicated by scholarly elaboration, flow here in the tradition of the direct transmissions of B……続きを見る