Introduction To Tibetan Buddhism
Written by John Powers
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2007
Price: $22.95
This is the most comprehensive and authoritative introduction to Tibetan Buddhism available to date, covering a wide range of topics, including history, doctrines, meditation, practices, schools, religious festivals, and major figures. The revised edition contains expanded discussions of recent Tibetan history and tantra and incorporates important new publications in the field...
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King Of The Empty Plain
The Tibetan Iron Bridge Builder Tangtong Gyalpo
Written by Cyrus Stearns
Format: Hardcover, 700 pages
On Sale: November 9, 2007
Price: $49.95
King of the Empty Plain is familiar to every Tibetan yet nearly unknown in the rest of the world. Tangtong Gyalpo's incredible lifespan, profound teachings, unprecedented engineering feats, eccentric deeds, and creation of Tibetan opera have earned this fascinating figure a unique status in Tibetan culture. Believed to be the great...
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Skillful Grace
Tara Practice for Our Times
Written by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche and Trulshik Rinpoche Adeu
Edited by Marcia Binder Schmidt
Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang
Foreword by Tara Bennett-Goleman
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 16, 2007
Price: $15.95
Tara is one of the most inspiring of Buddhist deities, embodying the most compelling and vital qualities of the feminine: beauty, grace, and the ability to nurture, care for, and protect. This complex goddess, whose practice transcends sect and class, is also a true warrior, vanquishing fear and ignorance–in a sense...
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Teachings of the Buddha
Edited by Jack Kornfield
Format: Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $6.99
This treasury of essential Buddhist writings draws from the most popular Indian, Tibetan, Chinese, and Japanese sources. Among the selections are some of the earliest recorded sayings of the Buddha on the practice of freedom, passages from later Indian scriptures on the perfection of wisdom, verses from Tibetan masters on the...
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Insight Dialogue
The Interpersonal Path to Freedom
Written by Gregory Kramer
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $24.95
Insight Dialogue is a way of bringing the tranquility and insight attained in meditation directly into your interactions with other people. It’s a practice that involves interacting with a partner in a retreat setting or on your own, as a way of accessing a profound kind of insight. Then, you take...
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Practicing Peace in Times of War
Written by Pema Chodron
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: September 11, 2007
Price: $12.95
With war and violence flaring all over the world, many of us are left feeling vulnerable and utterly helpless. In this book Pema Chödrön draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression, hatred, and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own hearts and minds. She goes...
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Guided Meditations On The Stages Of The Path
Written by Thubten Chodron
Foreword by Dalai Lama
Format: Hardcover, 224 pages
On Sale: September 5, 2007
Price: $29.95
The
lamrim (stages of the path) presentation of Buddhist teachings has become a core topic of study at many Buddhist centers in the West. For busy practitioners, the lamrim gives a concise and easily graspable picture of the Buddhist path. Best-selling author Thubten Chodron has a unique ability to present these...
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Finding the Still Point (Book and CD)
A Beginner's Guide to Zen Meditation
Written by John Daido Loori
Format: Package, 128 pages
On Sale: September 4, 2007
Price: $14.00
Through Zen meditation it is possible to find stillness of mind, even amidst our everyday activities—and this practical book-and-CD set reveals how. John Daido Loori, one of America's leading Zen teachers, offers everything needed to begin a meditation practice. He covers the basics of where to sit (on a cushion, bench...
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Basic Teachings of the Buddha
Written by Glenn Wallis and Buddha
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $10.99
In
Basic Teachings of the Buddha, Glenn Wallis selects sixteen essential dialogues drawn from more than five thousand Pali-dialect suttas of the Buddhist canon. The result is a vibrant introductory guide to studying Buddhist thought, applying its principles to everyday life, and gaining a deeper understanding of Buddhist themes in modern...
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Basic Teachings of the Buddha
Written by Glenn Wallis and Buddha
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $14.95
In
Basic Teachings of the Buddha, Glenn Wallis selects sixteen essential dialogues drawn from more than five thousand Pali-dialect suttas of the Buddhist canon. The result is a vibrant introductory guide to studying Buddhist thought, applying its principles to everyday life, and gaining a deeper understanding of Buddhist themes in modern...
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No Time to Lose
A Timely Guide to the Way of the Bodhisattva
Written by Pema Chodron
Format: Trade Paperback, 408 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2007
Price: $16.95
Over the years, Pema Chödrön's books have offered readers an exciting new way of living: developing fearlessness, generosity, and compassion in all aspects of their lives. In
No Time to Lose Pema invites readers to venture further along the path of the "bodhisattva warrior," explaining in depth how we can awaken...
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The Sutras of Abu Ghraib
Notes from a Conscientious Objector in Iraq
Written by Aiden Delgado
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 1, 2007
Price: $13.95
The Sutras of Abu Ghraib is the story of a soldier who refused to succumb to violence. In chronicling the struggles of military life and the dehumanizing effects of war, Aidan Delgado examines the attitudes that make prisoner abuse possible and explores his own developing Buddhist beliefs against a brutal backdrop...
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Ruling Your World
Ancient Strategies for Modern Life
Written by Sakyong Mipham
Format: Compact Disc
On Sale: July 10, 2007
Price: $24.95
"We often feel overwhelmed by the world. But it is possible," says Sakyong Mipham, "to rule our world and direct our lives in a positive way." In this recorded workshop, the Sakyong presents the most powerful ideas from his book
Ruling Your World. He reveals the spiritual practices of ancient Tibetan...
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Theravada Buddhism - Simple Guides
Written by Diana St. Ruth and Richard St. Ruth
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: June 5, 2007
Price: $10.95
THIS BOOK WILL HELP YOU
• to appreciate the timeless wisdom of the oldest form of Buddhism in existence today
• to understand what it means to be a Buddhist
• to recognize the key practices and traditions of Theravada Buddhism
• to avoid faux pas in conversation, in travelling and in personal relationships
ACCESS THE...
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Straight From The Heart
Buddhist Pith Instructions
Translated by Karl Brunnholzl
Introduction by Karl Brunnholzl
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: May 11, 2007
Price: $32.95
Straight from the Heart brings together an inspiring collection of Buddhist teachings, songs of realization, meditation instructions, and enlightened poetry all chosen for their power to speak directly to the student. Drawn from Indian Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism as well as from all four schools of Tibetan Buddhism, some will impress...
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