What Is Buddhism?

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Cosmology and Buddhist Thought is the result of a conversation with astrophysicist and television celebrity, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, that took pla...

This exploration of the radical, yet ancient, idea that everything and everyone is God will transform how you understand your life and the nature o...

Reducere. God is mystery, writes Norvene Vest in the Introduction to Tending the Holy, and every form of religion is an effort to respond faithfully to the m...

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Reducere. RISING MAGNIFICENTLY in the wilderness of Western Tibet, Mount Kailash is one of three sacred mountains in Tibet. Its shape is unmistakable: a symm...

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Reducere. If God exists and is good, why is there evil? Avoiding such questions underlies the spiritual emptiness and anxiety in today's world. A Theology fo...

Reducere. Kuji-Kiri means "Nine symbolic cuts." It is a technique that belongs to the Japanese esoteric Buddhist tradition. From the outside, it seems to con...

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Reducere. Thich Nhat Hanh brings his warmth and clarity to this unique explication of Zen Buddhism. Beginning with a discussion of daily life in a Zen monast...

Reducere. A major figure in the transmission of Zen to the West, Zen Master Seung Sahn was known for his powerful teaching style, which was direct, surprisin...

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Reducere. "We have so many ways to cope with life, many ways to worship comfort and pleasantness. All are based on the same thing: the fear of encountering a...

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Reducere. Making Friends With Our Mind gives a basic guide to Buddhist meditation. Starting with what meditation actually is and its basics, the book moves o...

Reducere. Dirty Enlightenment is a stripped-down, radical presentation of the Nature of Reality and your spiritual place in it. In actuality, you are a mirac...

Reducere. Emotion is not the enemy. We just need to decipher them and learn tools for regulation and resilience. We all get knocked down and face hardships, ...

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Reducere. In What the Buddha Thought, Richard Gombrich argues that the Buddha was one of the most brilliant and original thinkers of all time. Intended to se...

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Reducere. Live mindfully through Zen Buddhism What is Zen? Are there different types? How can you make it part of everyday life? No-Nonsense Zen for Beginner...

DescriptionA collection of essays by fifteen philosophers presenting a thoughtful, introductory guide to choosing a philosophy for living an examin...

Reducere. Shinto permeates the religious landscape of Japan and is a major key to the understanding of Japanese culture and society. But what is it? If ideol...

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DescriptionWhen Zen Buddhism crossed from China to Japan in the twelfth century, it entered a phase of development that was not only to inspire a m...

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Reducere. Kuji-In is a ritual process that encourages the development of body, mind and spirit. It enhances the nervous system, endocrine system, energy chan...

Buddhist meditator and scholar Bhikkhu Anālayo introduces the Buddhist background to mindfulness practice, from mindful eating to its formal cultiv...

Reducere. The shadow is made up of all that we hide from others: our shame, our fears and our wounds, but also our divine light, our blinding beauty and our ...

Reducere. The great way does not have to be a difficult journey. The Buddha-nature or spirit within is fundamentally pure. Many people end up trying to sit t...

Reducere. DescriptionWhy am I here? What should I be doing? What happens when we pass away? Have you ever felt an invisible presence around you? These are so...

Reducere. What does it mean to say Yes to receiving-without guilt or shame? How many of us can say that we use our bodies to do this with sleep, rest, food, ...

Kiera Van Gelder's first suicide attempt at the age of twelve marked the onset of her struggles with drug addiction, depression, post-traumatic str...

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DescriptionExploring the esoteric subject of Dzogchen, His Holiness offers insights into one of Buddhism's most profound systems of meditation. He ...

Reducere. How do the Japanese about their native philosophy, Shinto, a decade and a half after its abolishment as a state religion by the Western Allies? // ...

What would you see if you looked directly at your mind? The Tibetan Buddhist teachings on mahamudra are known for their ability to lead to profound...

Many people describe themselves as secular rather than religious, but they often qualify this statement by claiming an interest in spirituality. Bu...

A must-read for modern sanghas--Asian American Buddhists in their own words, on their own terms. Despite the fact that two thirds of U.S. Buddhists...

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Reducere. The book is journey through 5000 years of evolution of Hinduism, and is outcome of seven years of study to understand the roots of Hinduism. Tracin...

Reducere. Allison Hong is not your typical fifteen-year-old Taiwanese girl. Unwilling to bend to the conditioning of her Chinese culture, which demands that ...

Create beautiful macramé projects that invoke the sacred elements of Earth, Air, Water, Fire and Spirit. The idea of classical 'elements' is common...

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Reducere. Mindfulness for a Happy Life is a beautiful guide to what insight meditation really is. Robert's personable, funny, sweet, sad, and ultimately huma...

DescriptionYoga, tantra and other forms of Asian meditation are practised in modernized forms throughout the world today, but most introductions to...

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Reducere. Can literature reveal reality? Is philosophical truth a literary artifice? How does the way we think affect what we can know? Buddhism has been gra...

Reducere. Ajahn Sumedho urges us to trust in awareness and find out for ourselves what it is to experience genuine liberation from mental anguish and sufferi...

Reducere. For thirty years, Fr. John-Julian has practiced contemplative prayer daily as a monk of the Order of Julian of Norwich. The book is a record of let...

The fourteenth Dalai Lama, a living embodiment of the bodhisattva ideal, presents here detailed practical guidance based on sections of The Way of ...

Classical stories and depictions of hungry ghosts not only tell us a great deal about Buddhism in the ancient world--they also speak to the modern ...

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Reducere. Though the abhidharma is recognized as one of the major topics of the Buddhist teachings, up until now there have been few translations of any of t...

Reducere. What is the way of Zen in Vietnam? Is there only one answer, or many? Should the answer be a wordless gesture? Who has the authority to answer thos...

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