Don T Believe Everything You Think
Thubten ChodronIt can be hard for those of us living in the twenty-first century to see how fourteenth-century Buddhist teachings still apply. When you're trying to figure out which cell phone plan to buy or brooding about something someone wrote ab...
The Heart of Meditation: Discovering ...
Dalai LamaNow in paperback. His Holiness the Dalai Lama provides intimate details on an advanced meditation practice called Dzogchen using a visionary poem by the 19th-century saint Patrul Rinpoche, author of the Buddhist classic Words of My P...
The Six Lamps: Secret Dzogchen Instru...
Jean-Luc AchardEsteemed Tibetologist Jean-Luc Achard contextualizes and provides a clear translation of highly secret precepts on Dzogchen practice unlike anything published. The Instructions on the Six Lamps is a profound and important work from...
Easy Logic: Tibetan Wisdom for Happin...
Eric BrinkmanThe ancient Tibetans devised a unique system to prove, logically, if something is true or not. Learn how to form a correct argument, how to determine whether an argument is true, and what are the follow up strategies on a line of arg...
The Heart Attack Sutra: A New Comment...
Karl Brunnh'olzlThe radical message of the Heart Sū tra, one of Buddhism's most famous texts, is a sweeping attack on everything we hold most dear: our troubles, the world as we know it, even the teachings of the Buddha himself. Several of the Buddh...
The Five Keys to Mindful Communicatio...
Susan Gillis ChapmanGood communication is essential to any healthy relationship, whether it's between spouses, family members, friends, or co-workers, and mindfulness—the practice of nonjudgmental awareness—can help us communicate more effectively an...
Inspiration and encouragement for cultivating kindness--by embracing the joy, suffering, confusion, and brilliance of our everyday lives.Do you want to be a more compassionate person, confident and unafraid to love yourself and the wo...
Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Tea...
Pema Chodron108 practical teachings for cultivating mindfulness and compassion in the face of fear and uncertainty.These are essential teachings for developing compassion and clarity amid the anxieties and hardships of real life. Collecting some ...
Living Beautifully: An Inspirational ...
Pema ChodronEmbrace the beauty of each day--exactly as it is--with this inspirational journal of quotes from Buddhist teacher and best-selling author Pema Chödrön.This keepsake journal from revered Buddhist teacher Pema Chödrön shares thought...
Los Lugares Que Te Asustan (the Place...
Pema Chodron"A lively and accessible take on ancient techniques for transforming terror and pain into joy and compassion" (O magazine)—now available in Spanish.Pema Chödrön nos enseña que siempre tenemos la oportunidad de elegir: p...
Inspiring teachings on what each of us can do to promote peace from the inside out.Can there be hope for a peaceful future in times like these? How can we overcome our sense of helplessness when problems seem so big and tensions so st...
Practicing Peace (Shambhala Pocket Cl...
Pema ChodronInspiring teachings on what each of us can do to promote peace from the inside out--now available as a Shambhala Pocket Classic. With war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling vulnerable an...
Start Where You Are: A Guide to Compa...
Pema ChodronPema Chödrön's perennially helpful guide to transforming the pains and difficulties in our lives into opportunities for genuine joy and personal growthWe all want to be fearless, joyful, and fully alive. And we all know that it’s ...
Taking the Leap: Freeing Ourselves fr...
Pema ChodronLearn to free yourself from destructive habits and live a life of courage and compassion with these heart-to-heart teachings from "one of the world's wisest women" (O, the Oprah Magazine).Ever feel trapped in the same old ha...
The Places That Scare You: A Guide to...
Pema ChodronLifelong guidance for learning to change the way we relate to the scary and difficult moments of our lives, showing us how we can use all of our difficulties and fears as a way to soften our hearts and open us to greater kindness.We a...
The Pocket Pema Chödrön (Shambhala ...
Pema ChodronA collection of short inspirational readings by "one of the world's wisest women"--O, the Oprah Magazine.Pema Chödrön, beloved Buddhist nun and best-selling author, offers this treasury of 108 short selections from her mor...
The Wisdom of No Escape: and the Path...
Pema ChodronIt's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves. And we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: learn to open oursel...
Vivir bellamente (Living Beautifully)...
Pema ChodronThe best-selling author and spiritual teacher shares practices for living with wisdom and integrity even in confusing and uncertain situations—now available in Spanish. Vivimos en epocas difíciles. En ocasiones la vida parece un...
Welcoming the Unwelcome: Wholehearted...
Pema ChodronFrom the bestselling author of When Things Fall Apart, an open-hearted call for human connection, compassion, and learning to love the world just as it is during these most challenging times. In her first new book of spiritual teac...
When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice ...
Pema ChodronStill appearing on the Publisher's Weekly bestseller lists, this invaluable guide to finding happiness in difficult times is now available in massmarket for the first time. Pema Chodron reveals the vast potential for happiness, wisdom...
Good Karma: How to Create the Causes ...
Thubten ChodronTraining the mind in the habit of happiness--enlightening commentary on a classic Tibetan Buddhist teaching poem by a popular modern teaching nun. Lojong, or "mind-training" is a practice that has gained astonishing...
The Compassionate Kitchen: Buddhist P...
Thubten ChodronEating as a spiritual practice: wisdom from the Buddhist tradition that you can use at home.Every aspect of our daily activities can be a part of spiritual practice if done with compassion—and this compact guide offers wisdom from t...
365 Dalai Lama: Daily Advice from the...
Dalai LamaImagine having an audience with the Dalai Lama every day, receiving personal advice about how to make your life better and more joyful.365 Dalai Lama offers exactly that: short and inspiring words offering enlightening advice for ever...
The Middle Way: Faith Grounded in Rea...
Dalai LamaThe Dalai Lama lays out the Buddhist approach to matters of faith and devotion that is based on the highest spirit of critical inquiry.The Dalai Lama opens The Middle Way with an elegant argument for the power of compassion in cultiva...
Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole W...
H. H. Dalai Lama"A book that brings people together on the firm grounds of shared values, reminding us why the Dalai Lama is still one of the most important religious figures in the world." —Huffington Post, "Best Religious Books of ...
With the directness of a farmer naming the crops in his fields, Traktung Yeshe Dorje-farmer, mystic, scholar and poet-points out that transformation and enlightenment are possible for each person. How? Why? Because, in fact, transform...
Natural Perfection: Lonchenpa's Radic...
Keith DowmanIn life and in death, in meditation and in sleep, every transitional stage of consciousness, or bardo, provides an opportunity to overcome limitations, frustrations, and fears. The profound teachings in this book provide the under- st...
The Essential Jewel of Holy Practice
Jay L. GarfieldPatrul Rinpoche (1808–1887) was one of the most important Dzogchen teachers in nineteenth-century Tibet. His lineage comprises many of the greatest Dzogchen teachers of the twentieth century. The Essential Jewel is among his most ...
The Dalai Lama's Big Book of Happines...
His Holiness the Dalai LamaEveryone wants to be happy. Here in this profound volume is a road map for discovering a life filled with happiness, joy, and a sense of purpose. The Dalai Lama's basic premise is that each of us is responsible for our own health and ...
The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Buddh...
His Holiness the Dalai Lama"The essence of all spiritual life is your attitude to others." --His Holiness the Dalai LamaWith clarity and candor, the Dalai Lama expounds on the core teachings of Buddhism. Fusing ancient wisdom with a modern sensibility...