Archive for Buddhism Books
Everyday Zen: Love and Work
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- ISBN13: 9780061285899
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Charlotte Joko Beck offers a warm, engaging, uniquely American approach to using Zen to deal with the problems of daily living—love, relationships, work, fear, ambition, and suffering. Everyday Zen shows us how to live each moment to the fullest. This Plus edition includes an interview with the author. … More >>
Living Buddha, Living Christ
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- ISBN13: 9781573220187
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A widely followed Vietnamese monk and Buddhist teacher explores the common ground of Christianity and Buddhism on such subjects compassion and holiness and offers inspiration to believers in both religions to renew their spiritual calling.Amazon.com Review
If you have always assumed that Christianity and Buddhism are as far apart philosophically as their respective founders were geographically, you may be in for a bit of a surprise. In this national bes… More >>
Turning the Mind Into an Ally
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- ISBN13: 9781573223454
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Sakyong Mipham shows how to cultivate a strong stable mind and no longer live “at the mercy of our moods.” His stories and wisdom from American culture, as well as from the great Buddhist teachers, help demystify this essential discipline and place it in the framework of Western culture. Accessible, practical, and clear, it provides readers with the necessary tools for taming the mind…. More >>
Be Free Where You Are
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- ISBN13: 9781888375237
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Be Free Where You Are is a compendium of the core teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, based on a talk given at a prison. It shows how mindfulness practice can cultivate freedom no matter where you are, and summarizes for the first time all of Thich Nhat Hanh’s core teachings making it an outstanding introduction to the ideas and practices of one of the foremost Buddhist teachers alive. Included is a foreword by Sister Chan Kh”ng and an appendix describing how Thich Nhat H… More >>
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
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- ISBN13: 9781590304044
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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In this little treasure, Thich Nhat Hanh, the renowned Zen monk, offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity, warmth, and directness, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: lovingkindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—explaining how to experience them in our day-to-day lives. He also emphasizes that in order to love in a real way, we must first learn how to be fully present in our lives, and he of… More >>
Happiness: Essential Mindfulness Practices
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- ISBN13: 9781888375916
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Encouraging readers to be intelligent and skillful in their practice, this new collection by Thich Nhat Hanh outlines the essential steps by which we can all obtain real and lasting happiness. Each day, we perform the tasks of everyday life without thought or awareness ? walking, sitting, working, eating, driving, and much more. But Hanh points out that if we remain truly aware of our actions, no matter the task we?re performing, we can stay engaged in our lives and… More >>
An Open Heart: Practicing Compassion in Everyday Life
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How does one actually become a compassionate person? What are the mechanisms by which a selfish heart is transformed into a generous heart? The Dalai Lama’s teachings on this essential subject, drawn from talks he delivered during his epochal visit to America in 1999, form the basis of this universally appealing book.Amazon.com Review
In the summer of 1999, the Dalai Lama addressed an audience of over 40,000 in Central Park on how to live a better life. Op… More >>
Zen Golf: Mastering the Mental Game
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- ISBN13: 9780385504461
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Vijay Singh, Masters and PGA Champion, says, “ZEN GOLF is the best book there is for connecting golf and the mind together. It’s for everyone, and you’re going to enjoy it. I keep it in my golf bag and take it with me everywhere.” Charles Howell III says, “The techniques in ZEN GOLF for working with negative thoughts are better than any other psychological approach.” In chapters such as “Never Keep More Than a Hundred Thoughts in Your Mind During Your Swing”, … More >>
Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life
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Common sense tells us that to lose weight, we must eat less and exercise more. But somehow we get stalled. We start on a weight-loss program with good intentions but cannot stay on track. Neither the countless fad diets, nor the annual spending of $50 billion on weight loss helps us feel better or lose weight. Too many of us are in a cycle of shame and guilt. We spend countless hours worrying about what we ate or if we exercised enough, blaming ourselves for acti… More >>
How to See Yourself As You Really Are
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- ISBN13: 9780743290463
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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According to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, we each possess the ability to achieve happiness and a meaningful life, but the key to realizing that goal is self-knowledge. In How to See Yourself As You Really Are, the world’s foremost Buddhist leader and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize shows readers how to recognize and dispel misguided notions of self and embrace the world from a more realistic — and loving — perspective. Through illuminating explanations and step… More >>
