The Dalai Lama's Little Book of Inner...
His Holiness the Dalai LamaPowerful, profound advice on how to live a peaceful and fulfilling life amidst all the conflicts of the modern world.In this distillation of his life and teachings, the Dalai Lama paints a compelling portrait of his early life, reflec...
Best Foot Forward: A Pilgrim's Guide ...
Dzongsar Jamyang KhyentseA pithy guidebook for Buddhist pilgrims to the four holy sites of India."The aim of all Buddhist practice is to catch a glimpse of the awakened state. Going on pilgrimage, soaking up the sacred atmosphere of holy places, and ming...
Essential Mind Training: Tibetan Wisd...
Thupten JinpaThe key to happiness is not the eradication of all problems but rather the development of a mind capable of transforming any problem into a cause of happiness. Essential Mind Training is full of guidance for cultivating new mental hab...
Tibetan Buddhism a Very Short Introdu...
Matthew KapsteinThe Tibetan Buddhist tradition has known over thirteen centuries of continuous development. During that time, it has spread among the neighboring peoples - the Mongol, Himalayan, and Siberian peoples, Manchus and Chinese. At its heigh...
The Heart Is Noble: Changing the Worl...
Ogyen Trinley Dorje KarmapaAdvice and encouragement from a leading young spiritual teacher on how to live with compassion, ethical principles, and bravery in the face of the global challenges facing humanity.In his first major book, the Karmapa, a charismatic 2...
An Open-Hearted Life: Transformative ...
Russell KoltsA beloved Buddhist teacher and a psychologist specializing in Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) provide practical methods for living a life filled with compassion.     A life overflowing with compassion. It sounds wonderful in...
The Intelligent Heart: A Guide to the...
Dzigar KongtrulPractical instruction in a Tibetan Buddhist method for developing radical compassion--from a contemporary master with a gift for making the ancient teachings speak to modern hearts.Dzigar Kongtrül's lively and accessible presentatio...
Training in Tenderness: Buddhist Teac...
Dzigar KongtrulA little guide to cultivating tsewa: the loving warmth of heart from which the awakened mind arises--from the popular Buddhist teacher and author of The Intelligent Heart.This is a call to a revolution of heart. In Tibetan Buddhism, i...
Stages of Meditation: The Buddhist Cl...
Dalai LamaA translation of the ancient classic Stages of Meditation, by Kamalashila, with commentary from everyone's favorite Buddhist teacher, the Dalai Lama.The Dalai Lama explains the principles of meditation in a practice-oriented format es...
Where Buddhism Meets Neuroscience: Co...
H. H. The Dalai LamaThis book, designed as a conversation between the Dalai Lama and Western neuroscientists, takes readers on a journey through opposing fields of thought--showing that they may not be so opposing after all.Is the mind an ephemeral side ...
Calm Breath, Calm Mind: A Guide to th...
Geshe Yongdong LosarDiscover ancient Tibetan breath practices for calming your mind and improving your health in this plain-English guide. Over millennia, many Eastern traditions have developed practices that use the powerful healing energy of breath ...
The Logic of Faith: A Buddhist Approa...
Elizabeth Mattis NamgyelA popular American Buddhist teacher explores the creative relationship between faith and doubt, knowing and not-knowing, and shows how an awakened life results from living from the place in between.Faith is a thorny subject these days...
The Power of an Open Question: The Bu...
Elizabeth Mattis-NamgyelHow do we find a resting place in a world that is complex and always changing? How do we practice spirituality beyond the limits of blind acceptance and doubt? Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel proposes that when we ask challenging questions l...
White Lotus: An Explanation of the Se...
Jamgon MiphamThe commentary translated in these pages is unusual and rare. But if the commentary is a rarity, its subject matter—the seven-line invocation of Padmasambhava—is one of the best-known prayers in the Tibetan Buddhist world. The...
Gradual Awakening: The Tibetan Buddhi...
Miles NealeRediscover the Promise of Enlightenment As Western culture has embraced practices like meditation and yoga, has something been lost in translation? "What we see in America today in both the yoga boom and mindfulness fad," ...
Fallout: Recovering from Abuse in Tib...
Tahlia Newland'A compelling account of what can go wrong in religious groups.' Barbara Scott Emmet, author of The Land Beyond Goodbye. 'We are grateful to Ms Newland for bravely looking into this controversial issue with such compassion and insi...
A Beginner's Guide to Tibetan Buddhis...
Bruce NewmanThis book begins with the very awakening of students' interest in spirituality and their initial encounter with Tibetan Buddhism, and then leads them through the steps necessary for successful practice in the West.
Awakening from the Daydream: Reimagin...
David NichternHell realms, gods, and hungry ghosts—these are just a few of the images on the Buddhist wheel of life. In Awakening from the Daydream, discover how these ancient symbols are still relevant to our modern life.In Awakening from the ...
Always Present: The Luminous Wisdom o...
Jigme PhuntsokPersonal and heartfelt teachings on the Buddhist path by one of the most influential Tibetan lamas of the twentieth century, compiled and edited by an acclaimed Tibetan scholar and leader of a key center of Buddhist learning.  Â...
Somatic Descent: How to Unlock the De...
Reginald RayA powerful meditation practice for connecting with your body\'s innate, guiding wisdom.\r\n\r\nHave you ever had a \"gut feeling\" about a certain person or situation? Or a sense of intuition about how to respond to a particular chall...
The Wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism
Reginald A. RayShort inspirational selections from the great masters of Tibetan Buddhism, past and present--now part of the Shambhala Pocket Library series.Alternately sage and humorous, eloquent and pithy, these inspirational selections illustrate ...
Dying with Confidence: A Tibetan Budd...
Anyen RinpocheAnyen Rinpoche's wise and reassuring voice guides readers through the Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death and dying, while providing practical tools for end-of-life and estate planning. Dying with Confidence reads like a remarkable ho...
Stop Biting the Tail You're Chasing: ...
Anyen RinpocheHow to be free from bondage to your emotions: a practical and powerful Buddhist teaching for training the mind to be content in any circumstance.Are emotions our friends or our enemies? Is it possible to free ourselves from emotional ...
With Open Eyes: The Way of Awakening ...
Chokyi Nyima RinpocheA direct, pithy, and accessible guide to the entire path of Tibetan Buddhism by one of the most beloved and respected contemporary lamas.Accessible, playful, and genuine, this concise guide shows how we can incorporate our own daily e...
Introduction to the Nature of Mind
Dzogchen Pema Kalsang RinpocheTo meditate on the nature of mind is the swift, effortless path for all who seek enlightenment. This direct instruction unifies the key points of all Sutra and Tantra; it is the experience of all realised masters and the enlightened i...
The Ninth Karmapa's Ocean of Definiti...
Khenchen Thrangu RinpocheThe Ocean of Definitive Meaning by the Ninth Karmapa (1556–1603) is the most profound and famous text on Mahamudra ever written and is of vital importance in the living Kagyu tradition. It offers a detailed, uniquely comprehensive p...
In the Footsteps of Bodhisattvas: Bud...
Phakchok RinpocheA complete path of meditation training framed by the Buddha\'s words in the King of Samadhi Sutraone of the most important Mahayana sutrasfrom a contemporary, accessible voice.\r\n\r\nThe term \"meditation\" is often spoke...
Walk Like a Buddha: Even If Your Boss...
Lodro RinzlerFrom the author of the best-selling Buddha Walks into a Bar . . ., tips for living with integrity, compassion, and happiness--from his popular Huffington Post advice column.How can I be the person I want to be when I'm stuck in a job ...
What Makes You So Busy?: Finding Peac...
Khenpo SodargyeA Tibetan Buddhist lama gives advice on the issues facing people in the modern world.In this book, Khenpo Sodargye, a world-famous Tibetan Buddhist lama and scholar, offers guidance on an issue that troubles so many of us in the moder...
The Essentials of Tibetan Buddhism (D...
Jampa ThayeWe look in every place for happiness. Some of us search for it in physical pleasure, some in power and some in religion. Yet it has always been within reach, for it is mind itself 'the king of all creators' which is the source of true...