Attaining the Way
A Guide to the Practice of Chan Buddhism
Written by Master Sheng-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $22.95
This is an inspiring guide to the practice of Chan (Chinese Zen) in the words of four great masters of that tradition. It includes teachings from contemporary masters Xuyun and Sheng Yen, and from Jiexian and Boshan of the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644). Though the texts were written over a period of...
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Dharma Drum
The Life and Heart of Chan Pracice
Written by Master Sheng-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $29.95
Here is an ideal guide to the practice of Chan Buddhism by a great modern teacher. Part One presents Master Sheng Yen’s lively, anecdotal account of the history and main principles of the Chan tradition, along with his careful instructions for meditation. Part Two consists of 180 of his gemlike aphorisms...
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Faith in Mind
A Commentary on Seng Ts'an's Classic
Written by Master Sheng-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $18.95
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The Supreme Way is not difficult
If only you do not pick and choose.
Neither love nor hate,
And you will clearly understand.
Be off by a hair,
And you are as far from it as heaven and earth. <p style="line-height: 150%;"> These vivid lines begin one of...
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The Infinite Mirror
Commentaries on Two Chan Classics
Written by Master Sheng-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 136 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $17.95
Here is the inimitable Master Sheng Yen at his best, illuminating the ancient texts of the Chinese Zen tradition to show how wonderfully practical they really are, even for us today. The texts, written by two of the founders of the Ts’ao-tung sect of Chan Buddhism, are poems entitled
Inquiry into...
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The Poetry of Enlightenment
Poems by Ancient Chan Masters
Written by Master Sheng-Yen
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $18.95
For the masters of the Chan tradition, poetry was a form of creative expression, but even more than that, it was a primary vehicle for teaching. Here a modern master presents ten teaching poems from the ancient masters, with illuminating commentary. “These poems flow directly from the minds of the enlightened...
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Written by Shunryu Suzuki
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 10, 2006
Price: $18.95
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few." So begins this most beloved of all American Zen books. Seldom has such a small handful of words provided a teaching as rich as has this famous opening line of Shunryu Suzuki's classic. In a single...
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Penetrating Wisdom
The Aspiration Of Samantabhadra
Written by Dzogchen Ponlop
Format: Hardcover, 192 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2006
Price: $22.95
The reason we rely on the Vajra master is that we have already tried many different methods to wake ourselves up, but none of them really worked. We set our alarm clock for the next morning and then in the morning it beeps with a very unconfident beep. When this feeble...
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Images Of Enlightenment
Tibetan Art In Practice
Written by Jonathan Landaw and Andy Weber
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 18, 2006
Price: $24.95
One of the most striking aspects of Tibetan Buddhism is its wealth of visual imagery. Ranging from the tranquility of a serenely poised meditator to the dynamic energy of apparently wrathful figures, this vivid and diverse imagery often leaves Western observers as puzzled as they are fascinated. Who are these figures...
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Hakuin on Kensho
The Four Ways of Knowing
Written by Albert Low
Format: Trade Paperback, 144 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $16.95
Kensho is the Zen experience of waking up to one’s own true nature—of understanding oneself to be not different from the Buddha-nature that pervades all existence. The Japanese Zen Master Hakuin (1689–1769) considered the experience to be essential. In his autobiography he says: “Anyone who would call himself a member of...
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True Love
A Practice for Awakening the Heart
Written by Thich Nhat Hanh
Format: Paperback, 120 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $6.99
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...
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The Universe in a Single Atom
The Convergence of Science and Spirituality
Written by Dalai Lama
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $14.95
Galileo, Copernicus, Newton, Niels Bohr, Einstein. Their insights shook our perception of who we are and where we stand in the world, and in their wake have left an uneasy coexistence: science vs. religion, faith vs. empirical inquiry. Which is the keeper of truth? Which is the true path to understanding...
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The Way of the Bodhisattva
Revised Edition
Written by Shantideva
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 12, 2006
Price: $16.95
Treasured by Buddhists of all traditions,
The Way of the Bodhisattva (
Bodhicharyavatara) is a guide to cultivating the mind of enlightenment, and to generating the qualities of love, compassion, generosity, and patience. This text has been studied, practiced, and expounded upon in an unbroken tradition for centuries, first in India, and...
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Practicing Peace in Times of War
A Buddhist Perspective
Written by Pema Chodron
Format: Unabridged Compact Disc
On Sale: August 29, 2006
Price: $19.95
“War and peace begin in the hearts of individuals,” declares Pema Chödrön at the opening of her inspiring and accessible new book. In
Practicing Peace in Times of War she draws on Buddhist teachings to explore the origins of aggression and war, explaining that they lie nowhere but within our own...
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Tibetan Thangka Painting
Methods And Materials
Written by David Jackson and Janice Jackson
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: August 14, 2006
Price: $39.95
Tibetan Thangka Painting is the only detailed description of the techniques and principles of the sacred art of Tibetan scroll painting. It is the distillation of research carried out over a period of ten years, collected during five journeys to Nepal and India, and compiled from some twenty traditional painters. This...
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Repeating the Words of the Buddha
Written by Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche
Translated by Erik Pema Kunsang
Foreword by Chokyi Nyima Rinpoche
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2006
Price: $14.00
Tulku Urgyen Rinpoche spent many years in retreat, assimilating the teachings within his experience. He spoke with humor and true understanding, expressing plainly and simply what he himself had undergone. Consequently, his teachings are uniquely accessible, with a powerfully beneficial impact on those who hear or read his words. This book...
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She Still Lives
A Novel Of Tibet
Written by William A. Magee
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: August 4, 2006
Price: $14.95
She Still Lives: A Novel of Tibet is an action-love story set in a fictional Tibet of the future. The beginning of the next century is a pivotal time for the Land of Snows. A nascent freedom movement has been crushed by the Communists. Tara Gyatso, beloved Dalai Lama, and her...
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Eight Verses For Training The Mind
Written by Geshe Sonam Rinchen
Translated by Ruth Sonam
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2006
Price: $14.95
How do we free ourselves from the demon of self-concern? These instructions are found in
Eight Verses for Training the Mind, one of the most important texts from a genre of Tibetan spiritual writings known as
lojong (literally "mind training"). The root text was written by the eleventh-century meditator Langritangpa. His...
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How Karma Works
The Twelve Links Of Dependent-Arising
Written by Geshe Sonam Rinchen
Edited by Ruth Sonam
Translated by Ruth Sonam
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2006
Price: $15.95
We all want to find happiness and be free from suffering. Happiness comes from positive mental states and actions, and suffering from the opposite. The twelve-part process of dependent arising shows how actions underlain by ignorance propel us from one rebirth into another, keeping us trapped in suffering, and how through...
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On Buddha Essence
A Commentary on Ranjung Dorje's Treatise
Written by Khenchen Thrangu
Format: Trade Paperback, 200 pages
On Sale: July 11, 2006
Price: $29.95
According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, human beings' true nature, or buddha essence, is the foundation from which all wisdom develops. In order to discover our buddha essence, the meditator needs to know how to meditate correctly and must properly understand the reasons for practicing meditation. We also need training in how...
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The Practice Of The Six Yogas Of Naropa
Edited by Glenn C. Mullin
Translated by Glenn H. Mullin
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: July 10, 2006
Price: $18.95
The Tibetan tradition known as the Six Yogas of Naropa is one of the most popular tantric systems with all schools of Tibetan Buddhism. Structured and arranged by the eleventh-century Indian masters Tilopa and Naropa from various Buddhist tantric legacies, this system of yogic practice was carried to Tibet by Marpa...
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